Welcome to your
new home
Spirit!
May
17th, 2005- As rumors have abound, and the chat
rooms buzzing, Junior A hockey is finally coming to Southcentral Alaska. The
Springfield Spirit of the North American
Hockey League has agreed to move it's franchise to play in the newly
built Curtis
C. Menard II Memorial Ice Arena for the 2005-2006 season.
Coaching the
team will be Alaska hockey legend
Dean
Larson, who is a University of Alaska Anchorage hall of fame inductee,
and the all-time leading scorer for the Alaska Aces, as well as the former
West Coast Hockey League.
Corey
Millen will be taking over General Manager duties, as well as assisting
Dean with coaching. Corey
has over ten years experience in the NHL, as well as 6 years in Europe
following his college career as a Golden Gopher and playing on the US
National Team.
On May 16th,
the organization tendered 8 players, as well as drafting 5 others in the May
17th 2005 NAHL Entry Draft. Information on players will be made available on
the Player Profile page as soon as it becomes available.
If you are interested in being a corporate sponsor, season ticket holder, or
volunteer, you can email info@alaskaarcticice.com. We look forward to
seeing you this fall! |
