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Condors continue to feast on Aces

The Bakersfield Condors sent Aces starting goaltender Scott Reid packing in less than three minutes, crucified Alaska with four goals inside the first 13 minutes and delivered a 7-4 thrashing of the visitors at Rabobank Arena.

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Condors thump Aces

The Alaska Aces surrendered four power-play goals in a hostile rink Friday night, falling 6-2 to the Bakersfield Condors at Rabobank Arena in California.

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Ryznar returns to lineup

After missing the Alaska Aces' first 14 hockey games with a broken left hand suffered blocking a shot in an exhibition game six weeks ago, Jason Ryznar, the former NHLer from Anchorage tonight makes his ECHL debut on the road against Bakersfield.

Aces' loss becomes AHL affiliate's gain

Individual excellence in the ECHL is often double-edged for teams -- igniting excitement but also inducing angst.

Aces score 6 in the first to defeat Bakersfield

Until Saturday night, the Alaska Aces shared a dubious distinction with the Wheeling Nailers — the ECHL teams co-owned the league’s longest current streak without a win in regulation.

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Condors knock off Aces in overtime

Aces goalie Scott Reid smothers the puck in front of the net as the Alaska Aces take on the Bakersfield Condors in hockey action Friday night November 13, 2009 at the Sullivan Arena. In on the play are Aces Bryan Miller and Chris Morehouse and Condors' center Adam Naglich.

Former Alaska Aces center Gino Guyer, playing his first hockey game of the season, scored in overtime Friday night to lift the Bakersfield Condors to a 3-2 victory over the Alaska Aces at Sullivan Arena.

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Aces' Mazzolini getting noticed

Think of Nick Mazzolini's current gig with the Alaska Aces as that of a temporary hire trying to impress enough to secure full-time employment.

Concussion sits Turek indefinitely

Ryan Turek figured something was amiss when he sat in the penalty box late Sunday afternoon in Ontario, Calif., and couldn't track the puck as his Alaska Aces played the Ontario Reign.

Aces blanked by Ontario to end their road trip

What could have been a fabulous road trip ended in a bit of a funk for the Alaska Aces on Sunday, when they were shut out for the first time this hockey season.

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Aces top Stockton Thunder 5-4 in a shootout

Thanks to goaltender Scott Reid's shootout heroics and the winning shootout goal from rookie center Nick Mazzolini, the Aces persevered Saturday night after twice coughing up three-goal leads and won 5-4 at Stockton.

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Stefanishion lifts Aces to overtime win

Matt Stefanishion, the hulking winger with the wicked hard shot but a propensity for taking bad penalties, racked two goals and an assist to help the Aces to their dramatic 4-3 overtime ECHL road victory against the Stockton Thunder.

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Aces hope Fraser can regain puck productivity

Alaska Aces newcomer Curtis Fraser cemented his scoring credentials in juniors and college, and again in brief ECHL stints, but spent most of his first two professional seasons doing dirty work in the American Hockey League.

Aces' roster continues to be fluid

Between injuries, call-ups, suspensions and, well, life, the ever-evolving Alaska Aces roster rarely stays static these days. Wednesday was no exception.

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Aces rally to force overtime but fall short, losing 3-2

Alaska Aces coach Brent Thompson is trying to keep his team's temperament in perspective. In the wake of Sunday's 3-2 overtime loss to Idaho, Thompson said he believes his players have reduced their penchant for thoughtless penalties.

Aces beat Idaho Steelheads 3-2 in overtime

By almost any statistical measure -- the actual score being the glaring exception -- the Alaska Aces didn't have much business winning a hockey game Saturday night.

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Going in opposite directions

Matt Stefanishion of Alaska, left, collides with Ashton Rome of Idaho during second-period action Friday evening October 30, 2009 at Sullivan Arena.

Given their abundance of turnovers, their repeated failures to clear the puck from their zone and their seemingly unending string of errant passes, the Alaska Aces got pretty much what they deserved Friday night: their third straight loss.

Fans feel economic pinch at Sullivan Arena this year

Hockey fans this season are learning either to do without food, drinks and convenient parking -- or to bring extra cash.

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Aces add veteran Boguniecki to roster

When Brent Thompson was hired as the Alaska Aces' head coach over the summer, Eric Boguniecki phoned to offer his congratulations and the former American Hockey League teammates caught up for a bit.

Aces bring Gutierrez back home

Moises Gutierrez needed a job. The Alaska Aces needed a forward. Both solved their problem Wednesday.

Aces lose first-line center to AHL

At the rate Alaska Aces center John Lammers has produced points in the ECHL early this season, it's impossible to stay off the radar of American Hockey League teams.

Aces lose to Las Vegas for second time

Saturday night the bill for the Aces' lack of discipline finally came due, and they paid it with a 6-3 loss to the Las Vegas Wranglers at Orleans Arena in Nevada.

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Aces lose fight-filled game to Wranglers

A victory Friday night would have propelled the Aces to a franchise-record fifth straight win to open the ECHL season, but the Las Vegas Wranglers derailed that prospect with a 4-3 win over the visiting Aces in Nevada.

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Aces tie best start in team history

Might as well start the pucks parlor game now and place your bet on how soon an American Hockey League team comes sniffing around, inquiring about John Lammers' services.

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Aces continue solid penalty-killing

Alaska Aces goaltender Scott Reid peeks around Victoria's Scott Howes as Aces defenseman Derick Martin looks on during a Salmon Kings power play Oct. 20, 2009. The Aces, who won 2-1 to improve to  3-0-0, have yet to surrender a power-play goal this season.

Just more than five minutes into their 2-1 victory over Victoria on Monday night, the Alaska Aces already trailed by a goal and faced a Salmon Kings power play.

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Aces winger knocks in winning goal to beat Salmon Kings

Alaska Aces Derick Martin (9) battles for the puck against Victoria Salmon Kings Yannick Tifu (10) and Scott Howes (12) during the Aces 2-1 victory and season opening series sweep of the Victoria Salmon Kings at the Sullivan Arena on Monday, Oct. 19, 2009.

John Lammers scored twice and goaltender Scott Reid stopped 34 shots in his club debut Monday night to lead the Alaska Aces to a 2-1 win over the Victoria Salmon Kings and a sweep of the season-opening, three-game ECHL series.

Aces take another game from Victoria Salmon Kings

Midway through the Alaska Aces' 5-3 win Saturday night, circumstances for the home hockey team were not nearly as rosy as that result.

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Aces win season opener in last minute

Alaska's John Lammers comes between Victoria defenseman Patrick Coulombe and goalie John Murray with the puck during the first period Friday, October 16, 2009, at Sullivan Arena.

All that proven, professional and veteran offensive scoring prowess coursing through the Alaska Aces' forward lines, and it turns out a couple of kids -- rookies, no less -- unlimber the heavy artillery in the season opener.

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Accolades end, season begins today for Alaska Aces

Before the Aces open their ECHL season against the Victoria Salmon Kings at Sullivan Arena tonight, there will be one last feel-good look back at last season, when the Aces made it to Game 7 of the Kelly Cup Finals before succumbing to the South Carolina Stingrays.

Injured players give Aces depth

Wednesday morning brought the ECHL's deadline for submitting season-opening rosters, and tracking the Alaska Aces' myriad moves practically required an organizational flow chart and a traffic cop.

Trickle-down effect nets Aces a winger

With the ECHL deadline for submitting season-opening rosters looming Wednesday, the Alaska Aces added rookie winger Anthony Peluso to their training-camp roster Monday.

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Tough breaks for Aces

Alaska Aces coach Brent Thompson's decision to slow his timetable for making extensive preseason roster cuts turned fortuitous Friday, when wingers Justin Johnson and Jason Ryznar fell victim to hockey's occupational hazards.

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Dahm and Reid show the Aces' depth at goalie

Auditions to fill goaltending roles for the Alaska Aces produced two sharp performances Thursday night, when the Aces beat the Kalamazoo Wings 2-1 in an ECHL exhibition game at Sullivan Arena.

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Wings knock off Aces in overtime

The career highs in goals, assists and points Justin Johnson achieved last season did not alter his sense of his own hockey identity.

Exhibition game tonight kicks off Aces season

Kalamazoo Wings ice hockey players practice on pink ice at the Sullivan Arena Oct. 6, 2009.

Following a busy off-season of transactions, the Alaska Aces' exhibition games tonight and Thursday night against the Kalamazoo Wings at Sullivan Arena will help coach Brent Thompson determine further cuts in preparation for next week's start of the regular season.

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Tonight and Thursday

Ryznar's hockey journey leads to the Aces

More than 10 years have passed since Jason Ryznar left Anchorage as a 16-year-old to pursue his hockey dreams, so he finds it both strange and exciting to be haunting local rinks again.

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Stefanishion returns to Aces

The Alaska Aces fitted some of the last pieces into their puzzle Thursday, and that included one very large piece in returning winger Matt Stefanishion, the 6-foot-3, 225-pounder who unloads a cannonading slap shot.

Aces sign goalie with eyes on prize

Incoming Alaska Aces goaltender Sebastian Dahm knows all about Jean-Philippe Lamoureux, the guy who backstopped the club to the ECHL's Kelly Cup Finals last season and set the bar high for masked men who follow.

3 new Aces signees bring 'A' game

One measure of the remarkable depth the Alaska Aces are accumulating is the number of their players who have skated in the American Hockey League, one step above the Aces' station in the ECHL.

Aces roster has no room for slackers

At this rate, the toughest task for a prospective Alaska Aces skater might be gaining a foothold in the lineup.

Aces vs. Idaho

Matt Stefanishion of the Alaska Aces, left, collides with Ashton Rome of the Idaho Steelheads during second-period action Friday evening October 30, 2009 at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska. Idaho claimed a 5-3 win in ECHL action.

Idaho defeats the Aces 5-3 Friday evening October 30, 2009 at Sullivan Arena.

Aces vs. Kings

The Alaska Aces host the Victoria Salmon Kings in their 2009 hockey season opener on Friday October 16, 2009 at the Sullivan Arena.

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Alaska Aces 4-3 OT loss to the Kalamazoo Wings during an exhibition game at the Sullivan Arena on Wednesday, October 7, 2009.  The Aces are wearing pink sweaters and skating on pink ice for two exhibition games with the Wings to promote cancer awareness.

Photos from the 2009 Alaska Aces season.

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