| Alaska Avalanche |
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| City |
Palmer, Alaska |
| League |
NAHL |
| Division |
West |
| Founded |
1996 |
| Home arena |
Palmer Ice Arena |
| Colors |
Kelly Green and Navy
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| Owner(s) |
Mark D. Lee |
| General manager |
Dave Boitz |
| Head coach |
Corey Millen |
| Media |
FastHockey |
| Franchise history |
| 1996-2001 |
St Louis Sting |
| 2001-2004 |
Springfield Spirit |
| 2005-2006 |
Wasilla Spirit |
| 2006-present |
Alaska Avalanche |
The Alaska Avalanche are a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League's West Division. The team plays their home games at the Palmer Ice Arena in Palmer, Alaska.[1]
[edit] Franchise history
The franchise was originally called the St Louis Sting, and in 2001 moved to Springfield, Missouri as the Springfield Spirit. In 2005, they made their most recent move to Wasilla, Alaska as the Wasilla Spirit. The Avalanche played out of the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center in Wasilla until the end of the 2009-10 Season. The Avalanche moved to Palmer, Alaska beginning in the 2010-11 season and play at the Palmer Ice Arena.[2][3]
[edit] Regular season records
Note: as of conclusion of 2009-10 season[4][5]
| Season |
GP |
W |
L |
OTL |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
PIM |
Finish |
| St. Louis Sting |
| 1996-97 |
46 |
8 |
38 |
0 |
16 |
123 |
248 |
n/a |
8th, League |
| 1997-98 |
56 |
23 |
32 |
1 |
47 |
188 |
237 |
1,718 |
7th, League |
| 1998-99 |
56 |
34 |
16 |
6 |
74 |
211 |
180 |
1,611 |
3rd, League |
| 1999-00 |
56 |
18 |
35 |
3 |
39 |
164 |
230 |
1,605 |
5th, West |
| 2000-01 |
56 |
15 |
36 |
5 |
35 |
170 |
263 |
2,034 |
5th, West |
| Springfield Spirit |
| 2001-02 |
56 |
23 |
29 |
4 |
50 |
182 |
222 |
1,533 |
3rd, West |
| 2002-03 |
56 |
15 |
36 |
5 |
35 |
129 |
240 |
1,689 |
5th, West |
| 2003-04 |
56 |
13 |
39 |
4 |
30 |
153 |
259 |
1,803 |
7th, South |
| 2004-05 |
56 |
20 |
29 |
7 |
47 |
144 |
188 |
1,027 |
6th, South |
| Wasilla Spirit |
| 2005-06 |
56 |
23 |
33 |
2 |
48 |
133 |
187 |
1,307 |
4th, West |
| Alaska Avalanche |
| 2006-07 |
62 |
16 |
39 |
7 |
39 |
148 |
242 |
1,699 |
6th, South |
| 2007-08 |
58 |
16 |
38 |
4 |
36 |
158 |
270 |
1,251 |
5th, South |
| 2008-09 |
58 |
23 |
30 |
5 |
51 |
172 |
224 |
1,505 |
3rd, West |
| 2009-10 |
58 |
32 |
19 |
7 |
71 |
198 |
178 |
1,393 |
2nd, West |
| 2010-11 |
58 |
32 |
22 |
4 |
68 |
193 |
173 |
1,479 |
3rd, West |
[edit] Playoff Records
| Season |
GP |
W |
L |
OTL |
GF |
GA |
PIM |
Finish |
| 2009 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
11 |
21 |
67 |
Lost in 1st Round |
| 2010 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
12 |
111 |
Lost in 1st Round |
| 2011 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
12 |
|
Lost in 1st Round |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.frontiersman.com/articles/2010/07/30/sports/doc4c50b2b081946060718500.txt
- ^ http://www.frontiersman.com/articles/2010/08/27/sports/doc4c776b9087414753189129.txt
- ^ http://www.adn.com/2010/07/27/1384160/palmer-council-approves-ice-arena.html
- ^ http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/149.html
- ^ http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/standings.html?leagueid=164&seasonid=2025
[edit] External links
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