University of Alaska Nanooks
Ice Hockey History and Team Rosters
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1925-1926 Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines
The college team won the first ever Crosby E. Keen Trophy by defeating the Fairbanks town team with three wins in four games. Fairbanks won the series opener 5-4 but the college team won the final three games 7-1, 10-5 and 21-4. The McCombe twins from Dorval, Quebec, taught the game to their four teammates. The six man team had to skate the entire series with no substitutions.
Clarence Burglin, goalie
George King, defense
John Luss, defense
John G. McCombe, wing
Robert J. 'Bob' McCombe, center
Donald A. Morgan, wing
1926-1932
No hockey teams
1932-1933
After reviving hockey following several years of inactivity, the College team won four of a seven game series with the Fairbanks Exploration Hockey Team when Parker scored a goal in the third period for a 1-0 win on the town rink in the final game.
James T. 'Jimmy' Stewart, forward
F. Parker, forward
Leonard E. 'Pat' Thompson, center
H. Weir, defense
Jack Alexander, defense
Thomas 'Tom' Ek, goalie
1933-1934
The Polar Bears defeated the Fairbanks Elks 3-0 and tied them 2-2 to win the Fairbanks Winter Carnival series and then earned a 2-1 win in a playoff game over the same team to finish the season.
Jack Alexander, right defense, team captain *
Harko 'Harvey' Hautula
Reino Huttula
Frank 'Frankie' Johnson, left defense *
George Karabelnikoff, left wing *
Harold Schmidt, defense *
Bob Showell, goalie *
Louie A. Smith, defense *
Leonard E. 'Pat' Thompson, center *
James T. 'Jimmy' Stewart, right wing *
* Block 'A' letter winners
1934-1935
The College team defeated Anchorage 4-1 and Fairbanks 2-1 to start the Fairbanks Winter Carnival series but were then swamped 11-0 by the team from Dawson, Canada.
Edgar M. 'Cy' Clausen
George A. Colette, goalie
Glen D. Franklin, goalie
Harko 'Harvey' Hautula
George B. Henton
Reino Huttula
George Karabelnikoff, right wing
Harry M. Mikami, defense
Roy J. Moyer
Al O'Shea
Gordon L. 'Bullet' Picotte, left wing
Louie A. Smith, defense
James T. 'Jimmy' Stewart
Leonard E. 'Pat' Thompson, center
Paul F. 'Pack' Wickstrom
Olavi 'Ole' Kukkola, manager
Patrick H. 'Pat' O'Neill, manager
1935-1936 University of Alaska
The first team from the newly renamed University of Alaska shocked the Canadian squad from Dawson 6-5 in overtime after trailing 5-2 in the opening game of the Fairbanks Winter Carnival. Hoehner tallied a hat trick and an assist, Pat Thompson scored the tying and winning goals, and Picotte had a goal and an assist on the game winning goal. The team lost a 3-2 rematch with Dawson and the championship two days later when the Canadians rallied from a 2-0 first period deficit and scored the game winning goal with 35 seconds remaining. Picotte and Pat Thompson scored for the University.
Coach Alfred W. Bastress
Glenn D. Bowen, defense
Erwin Clahassey, goalie
Glen D. Franklin, goalie
Francis Harper
Arnold 'Arne' Hoehner, left wing
Reino Huttula
Albert L. 'Al' Malden
Harry M. Mikami, defense
George Karabelnikoff, defense
Gordon L. 'Bullet' Picotte, center, team captain
Louie A. Smith
Dick Thompson
Leonard E. 'Pat' Thompson, right wing
1936-1937
The University team lost the first local game of the season 1-0 to the Fairbanks town team on February 28. It then lost two games in the Fairbanks Winter Carnival in mid-March by the same 1-0 score to both the Anchorage Aces and then Fairbanks.
Earlier in February Bowen, Harper, and Malden played for the Fairbanks Hockey team that split four games in the Anchorage Fur Rendezvous Sports Tournament. The Fairbanks team won one of three games with Anchorage and also defeated Palmer.
Glen Franklin, Arne Hoehner, Wally Kuhn, Erwin Clahassey, Gordon Picotte, Pat Thompson, George Karabelnikoff, and Pat O'Neill were on a Polar Bear team made up of players from Fairbanks, the University and originally Dawson that barnstormed through the United States and Canada. Among their 22 games were two at the University of Minnesota where they lost 2-1 and 4-3.
Coach Alfred W. Bastress
Sam K. Arness
Ernest Boulanger, defense *
Glenn D. Bowen, center/wing *
Harold W. Culver, defense *
Francis Harper, wing *
Karl Kaiser, wing *
Richard O. 'Dick' Mahan, defense *
Albert L. 'Al' Malden, defense *
Raymond T. 'Ray' Mathews, center/wing *
Ted C. Mathews, wing *
Leo A. Matson
Harry M. Mikami, center/wing *
Wilson Scott
Charles A. Sundholm, goalie *
* Letter winners
1937-1938
The University swept a pair of games from the Anchorage Aces 6-2 and 4-2 in overtime during the Fairbanks Winter Carnival. George Karabelnikoff led the team with five goals in the series. Wally Kuhn and Gordon Picotte each had a pair of goals and Ray Mathews scored one. Karabelnikoff, Kuhn, and Picotte also played for the Fairbanks town team in a 10-5 win over the Aces.
The University and the Fairbanks town hockey teams then squared off on March 20 for the "championship of Alaska". Karabelnikoff scored twice and Picotte and Bowen once each but the Polar Bears could not completely overcome 4-1 and 5-3 deficits and lost a 5-4 decision and the Carnival hockey cup to the Fairbanks team.
Coach Alfred W. Bastress
Glenn D. Bowen, forward
Harold W. Culver
Stephen M. 'Steve' Johnson, spare goalie
Carl John 'Karl' Johnston, goalie
Karl Kaiser, defense
George Karabelnikoff, forward
Wellington 'Wally' Kuhn, defense
Richard O. 'Dick' Mahan
Raymond T. 'Ray' Mathews
Leo A. Matson
Milton J. O'Farrell
Gordon L. 'Bullet' Picotte, center
Robert 'Bob' Rutledge
1938-1939
The Polar Bears tied the Anchorage Aces 1-1 and defeated the squad from Dawson 7-4 before falling to the Aces 3-1 in the championship game of the Fairbanks Winter Carnival. Picotte, Anderson, and Bowen formed the team's first line with Rutledge, Mathews, and Mahan on the second line. Anderson scored four goals, Picotte three and Bowen and Mahan one each during the Carnival series.
Coach Alfred W. Bastress
Phil Anderson, forward
Glenn D. Bowen, forward
Harold W. Culver
Wellington 'Wally' Kuhn, defense
Richard O. 'Dick' Mahan, forward
Raymond T. 'Ray' Mathews, forward
Gordon L. 'Bullet' Picotte, forward
Robert 'Bob' Rutledge, forward
Charles A. Sundholm, goalie
1939-1940
The University team was extremely inexperienced with only Picotte and Rutledge returning from the previous season and most of the newcomers had little previous hockey experience. The team lost a 3-1 practice game to the Fairbanks town team but then surprised the Anchorage Aces in a 1-1 overtime tie in the first game of the Fairbanks Winter Carnival. Gordon Picotte fed Bob Rutledge for a goal and the lead in the first five-minute overtime period but Buddy Minano tied the game for Anchorage during the second overtime. The Polar Bears lost their final game the next day to the eventual champion Fairbanks Elks by a 7-0 score.
Brooks Drayton
Alvin T. 'Al' Ehrensing
Donald H. 'Don' George, defense
Charles J. 'Bud' Jenne, center
Stephen M. 'Steve' Johnson, goalie
Karl Kaiser, wing
Robert 'Bob' Kuhn, wing
Albert L. 'Al' Malden, defense
Simon John 'Jack' Newcomb
Gordon L. 'Bullet' Picotte, center, team captain
Bernard A. 'Bern' Reak, goalie
Carroll R. Robinson, wing
Chet Rosenstein
Robert 'Bob' Rutledge, wing
1940-1941
The University and Fairbanks town teams combined as a single squad for a trip to play in the Anchorage Fur Rendezvous. Benedictus, George, Johnson, Parker, Paskvan, Picotte, and Robinson from the Polar Bears joined George Karabelnikoff, Pete Passe, and Don Thies from the town team. The locals lost two games falling in the second by a 2-1 score in overtime. Tom Paskvan scored in the third period on a pass from Carroll Robinson to send the game into overtime, but the Isom Hillary picked off a bad pass in front of the Fairbanks goal and scored for an Anchorage win.
The Polar Bears defeated the Fairbanks town team 5-1 in the opening game of the Fairbanks Winter Carnival. Ray Benedictus had a hat trick while Carroll Robinson and Don George each scored one goal. The University then lost a 3-0 decision to the fast-skating Anchorage team. Stubborn defense and good goaltending kept the score at 1-0 until late in the third period when the Aces scored two quick goals to put the game out reach.
Coach Joe Gerlach
Ray 'R. L.' Benedictus, defense *
Donald H. 'Don' George, defense *
Charles J. 'Bud' Jenne
Stephen M. 'Steve' Johnson, goalie *
Simon John 'Jack' Newcomb
Charles L. 'Charlie' Parker *
Thomas J. Paskvan, left wing *
Gordon L. 'Bullet' Picotte, center, team captain *
Bernard A. 'Bern' Reak
Carroll R. Robinson, right wing *
William H. 'Hank' Ullrich
Listed as turned out for first team meeting
Herbert Bremner
Vincent Masel
John C. Ryan
* Letter or award winners
1941-1942
The bombing of Pearl Harbor in December and the activation of many players for military service resulted in the cancellation of the hockey season.
1942-1943
John Bagoy
Hal Johnson
John Nelson
Carroll R. Robinson
Owen E. Rye, goalie
1943-1946
No hockey teams due to World War II
1946-1947
No games are known to have been played because work on the ice rink was never completed.
Jalmar Kertula
Charles L. 'Charlie' Parker
George E. Paul
Joseph A. 'Joe' Riendl
Pete Siciliano
1947-1948
The University team played its first games since the 1943 season in a league with Eielson, Fairbanks, and Ladd earning a single 2-1 win over Eielson. Charlie Parker and Joe Riendl were the team's leading scorers. Parker, Benedictus, and Rye all returned to action for the university team after service in the military during World War II.
Ray 'R. L.' Benedictus, defense/wing/goalie
Alfred B. 'Al' Bruck, defense/wing
John Franklin 'Frank' Hoggan, center
Carl A. 'Jake' Jacobsen, goalie
John 'Johnny' Mizar
Donald 'Red' Morris, defense
Charles L. 'Charlie' Parker, right wing
George E. Paul, wing
Merritt A. Peterson, wing
Joseph A. 'Joe' Riendl, left wing, team captain
William Robinson, goalie
Owen E. Rye, right defense/goalie
Pete Siciliano, defense
David D. 'Dave' Sivyer
Herbert Smuk, defense
Phil Stern, defense
1948-1949
The Polar Bears beat Delta 11-2 for their first league victory in a game in which 1949 University of Alaska Outstanding Athlete Donn Huber scored five goals. They also defeated their archrivals from Ladd Field late in the season by a 4-1 margin. Huber, Bruck and Ringstad were the team's high scorers during the season.
Alfred B. 'Al' Bruck, wing *
James E. 'Jim' Canfield, defense *
Carl A. Durkee, defense *
John Franklin 'Frank' Hoggan, center *
Richard C. 'Dick' Holdren, wing *
Donn A. Huber, wing *
Carl A. 'Jake' Jacobsen, goalie *
Jefferson C. Jeffers, wing
John G. McCall, defense *
Merritt A. Mitchell, wing
John 'Johnny' Mizar, wing *
Donald 'Red' Morris, defense *
Mark B. Ringstad, center *
Owen E. Rye, defense *
Roger Van House, defense *
* received Major 'A' Letters
1949-1950
The Polar Bears played a limited schedule finishing with a 1-4 record for the season. The team's only victory was a 4-2 win over the Ladd Flyers during the Winter Carnival.
Coach Jim Welsch
Ray 'R. L.' Benedictus
Alfred B. 'Al' Bruck, defense
James E. 'Jim' Canfield, defense
William Delagren, goalie
Peter E. Galli
Robert Gibbs
Richard 'Dick' Haley, right wing
Jesse Hatch
John Franklin 'Frank' Hoggan, center
Donn A. Huber, left wing
Carl A. 'Jake' Jacobsen, goalie
James G. King
Robert V. 'Bob' Sewell
Roger Van House
Jim Watt
1950-1951
Problems with the ice rink prevented games or even practice on campus for the entire season. The team was shutout twice 9-0 by the Fairbanks Eagles and 8-0 by Fort Richardson Avenger Eagles in the Fairbanks Ice Carnival hockey tournament. The Polar Bears then lost four games in the Paul Greimann Trophy Tournament by scores of 8-1 and 4-2 to the Eielson Outlaws and 10-5 and 11-8 to the Fairbanks Eagles.
Coach Urick
Robert W. 'Bob, Curly' Brooks
Mark N. 'Chris' Christensen, goalie
Richard 'Dick' Haley
John Franklin 'Frank' Hoggan
Richard C. 'Dick' Holdren
Donn A. Huber
William N. 'Bill' Irving
Johnson
James G. King
John G. Koropp
Rock
remainder of team currently unidentified
1951-1952
Coach Leonard Brumm, who played on the 1948 NCAA ice hockey champions from the University of Michigan, injected new life into the hockey program rebuilding the rink which was soon called Brumm's Glacier and starting the hockey season much earlier than usual in the fall semester. The team, which sometimes skated as the University All-Stars with Brumm playing at defenseman, improved rapidly during the season and was able to defeat Eielson, Ladd, and finally the defending All-Alaska champion Fairbanks Eagles team. Brumm, Christensen, Ferko and Stephl then joined together with the Eagles team to venture to Anchorage for the Fur Rendezvous where they won the All-Alaska Hockey Tournament and the state championship.
Coach Leonard W. Brumm, Jr.
Jerry Adams #
William F. 'Bill' Attwood *
Albert E. 'Frenchy' Belon, center
Robert W. 'Bob, Curly' Brooks, defense
Mark N. 'Chris' Christensen, goalie *
Robert J. 'Bob' Ferko, wing *
Thomas R. 'Tom' Frazier, wing
Stephen 'Steve' Harcharick, defense
John Franklin 'Frank' Hoggan, wing
Ralph Hosley #
Donn A. Huber, center
William N. 'Bill' Irving, defense
Kenneth J. 'Ken' Huseby, wing
John E. Nickles, right wing *
Carl A. 'Buddy' Roberts, wing *
Jack Stephl, defense *
Donald E. 'Don' Wilber, goalie *
* received Major 'A' letters
# received Minor 'A' letters
1952-1953
The hockey team suffered a major set back with the resignation of Coach Leonard Brumm from the university at the end of January 1953. Bob Ferko assumed the role of coach as well as team captain for the remainder of the season during which the Polar Bears lost two games in the Winter Carnival ice hockey tournament 8-3 to the Ladd Flyers and 9-1 to the Fairbanks Eagles.
Jerry Adams
Mark N. 'Chris' Christensen, goalie
Wesley Eckert
Robert J. 'Bob' Ferko, player/coach
Paul Garceau
John Franklin 'Frank' Hoggan
James D. 'Jim' Moore
John E. Nickles
George B. Schaller
Jack Stephl
Arne N. Sundt
Donald E. 'Don' Wilber
Richard A. 'Dick' Zagars
1953-1954
The University All-Stars played their only games of the season in a best out of five series with the Fairbanks team for the University of Alaska Presidential Trophy. The team lost the series opener in a 9-8 heartbreaker after rallying from a four goal deficit to tie the score behind three goals by Bob Ferko and then lost the final two games by 8-3 and 3-2 scores to finish with a 0-3 record.
Coach Gilhooley
Robert J. 'Bob' Ferko
Paul Garceau
John Franklin 'Frank' Hoggan
James D. 'Jim' Moore
John E. Nickles
Ace R. Parker, goalie
George B. Schaller
Peter B. 'Pete' Schust
Jack Stephl
Walter A. 'Walt' Stevens
Donald E. 'Don' Wilber
Roger A. Winkler
1954-1955
The Polar Bears played local military teams from Ladd and Eielson Air Force Bases early in the season with the Fairbanks team not making their debut until early March when they defeated the university team by a 5-2 score. The Polar Bears played in the Fairbanks Winter Carnival hockey tournament later in the month but were eliminated by 8-4 losses to Fairbanks and 4-3 to the Eielson Outlaws. The Polar Bears had defeated Eielson five consecutive times earlier in the season including 7-6 in February when Don Wilber netted a hat trick with two goals in the third period and Mike Chamberlain scored with just 20 seconds remaining in the game.
Coach Mark N. 'Chris' Christensen, Instructor of Geology
Joseph 'Joe' Bando, defense #7 *
Kenneth W. 'Ken' Carson, right wing *
Mike 'Byron' Chamberlain, defense/left wing #2 *
Robert J. 'Bob' Ferko, center #4 *
Paul Garceau, left wing/right wing #12 *
Jack W. Garrison, left wing/goalie #15 *
Laurence H. 'Larry' Irving, right wing/defense #10 *
Bob Kirkpatrick
James D. 'Jim' Moore, defense*
Allan J. 'Bud' Neidhold, right wing *
Delmar Orren
Ace R. Parker, goalie #1
Robert E. 'Bob' Phelps, center *
Carl A. 'Buddy' Roberts, defense # 3 *
George B. Schaller, left wing #5 *
Peter B. 'Pete' Schust, defense #9
Jack Stephl, defense *
Weiler, right wing #14
Donald E. 'Don' Wilber, center/left wing #11 *
Roger A. Winkler, right wing/center #6 *
* received varsity letters
1955-1956
The Polar Bear hockey team played a 20-game schedule in the North of the Range Athletic Conference with the Fairbanks Eagles and the Ladd Flyers and Ladd Army Rangers from local military bases. Coach Richardson initiated a fall training program and also started a junior varsity team.
Coach Edwin H. Richardson
Atkinson
Joseph A. 'Joe' Baldwin, left wing
Joseph 'Joe' Bando, defense
Mike 'Byron' Chamberlain
Gene A. Dinkel
Robert J. 'Bob' Ferko, center
David 'Dave' Fischer, defense
Jack W. Garrison, goalie
Ralph Hosley
Laurence H. 'Larry' Irving
John J. Knutsen, center
Brian T. Larman, right wing
Roald S. Magnusson
Curtis McDonald, defense
Allan J. 'Bud' Neidhold
Peter B. 'Pete' Schust
Jack L. Scoby, goalie
James W. 'Jim' Sears, defense
Silverton
Donald E. 'Don' Wilber
Roger A. Winkler, left wing, player-coach
Jack R. Yarnot, defense
1956-1957
The Polar Bears beat Elmendorf but lost to Fort Richardson and the Anchorage city team during a road trip to Anchorage in early February and were then swept in two games by Anchorage military teams in the Fairbanks Winter Carnival losing to Fort Richardson 7-4 and then 6-3 to Elmendorf Air Force Base.
Player-Coach Kenneth 'Ken' Smith
Joseph A. 'Joe' Baldwin *
Joseph 'Joe' Bando, defense *
Edward B. 'Ed, Tank' Brandon, right wing *
David 'Dave' Fischer, co-captain
Eugene 'Gene' Horning, goalie *
Lee Karabelnikoff, center, Most Inspirational Player *
Charles F. 'Chuck' Kennedy *
Brian T. Larman, left wing *
Roald S. Magnusson *
Donald J. 'Don' Malone
Sam Price, defense
Jack L. Scoby, goalie *
Roger A. Winkler, right wing, co-captain, Most Outstanding Player *
Frederic L. 'Fred' Day, manager *
Listed in one source by may not have played
Roger Tachiek
Dave Truett
* received varsity letters
1957-1958
The university squad had a 2-2 record including 12-9 and 6-5 wins over the Fairbanks town team before being disbanded for the season after too many players were academically ineligible. Twelve players including four from intramural hockey teams made the trip to Anchorage for the Fur Rendezvous hockey tournament anyway playing as the College All-Stars. The team was eliminated by 7-3 and 7-6 losses to Fort Richardson and the Hohn Plumbers.
Borland, Armstrong, Brandon, Karabelnikoff, Kareen, and Neubauer then played for the Fairbanks Hockey Club which won the Howard Blefgen Memorial Tournament with an 11-4 victory over the Fort Richardson Pioneers on March 17.
Coach Bill Borland
Jerry Armstrong, wing
Joe Armstrong, defense #3
Joseph A. 'Joe' Baldwin, center #16
Edward B. 'Ed, Tank' Brandon, right wing #5
Lawrence A. 'Larry' Cerrillo, goalie *
Ronald F. Cosgrave, manager *
William D. 'Bill' Dalatri, left wing #15
Elliot, right defense *
Mark W. Fryer
Donald L. 'Don' Hymes, defense #22
Lee Karabelnikoff, center #6, team captain
Kenneth L. 'Ken' Kareen, left defense/right wing
Frank Kay, center *
Brian T. Larman, left wing/right wing #7
Donald J. 'Don' Malone, defense #18
Joe Neubauer, defense #20
Allan J. 'Bud' Neidhold, defense #2
Kenneth D. 'Ken' Ross, defense/goalie #21
John S. 'Stuart' Samson, goalie #23
Jack L. Scoby, goalie #10
John Walker *
Roger A. Winkler, right wing/center/left defense #14
* played with team in Anchorage as College All-Stars
1958-1959
The entire season was cancelled as a penalty for "low scholastic standing" and the unauthorized participation in the Anchorage Fur Rendezvous hockey tournament the previous season.
1959-1960
The team started practicing in November under Coach Bill Borland and played an exhibition scrimmage against Lathrop High School on February 12 but was disbanded for the remainder of the season on February 16 due to eligibility problems just one day before it was scheduled to depart for the Fur Rendezvous tournament at Anchorage.
Coach Bill Borland
Edward A. 'Ed' Armstrong, right wing
Joe Armstrong, center
Lawrence J. 'Larry' Bidlake, defense
Jim M. Brown
William D. 'Bill' Dalatri, center
Kenneth J. 'Ken' Gain, wing
Lee Karabelnikoff, defense/center
Kenneth L. 'Ken' Kareen, wing
Charles F. 'Chuck' Kennedy
Harold 'Harry' Moening
Al 'Whitehorse Wonder' Norrington, left wing
David Schaefer, goalie
George Tibbetts
Karl 'Ray' Woodruff, goalie
1960-1961
The Polar Bears finished 14-2-0 winning every game against local competition before losing 8-2 to the Anchorage Merchants in the championship game of the Blefgen Memorial Hockey Tournament. The team finished the season strongly with 7-3 and 5-4 wins against the Dawson All Stars during the Fairbanks Winter Carnival in late March. Al Norrington scored twice in the third period of the final game completing a hat trick when he tallied the game winning goal with just 45 seconds left on the clock.
Coach William D. 'Bill' Dalatri
Edward A. 'Ed' Armstrong, center/defense, team captain *
Glenn A. Armstrong, wing *
Lawrence J. 'Larry' Bidlake, defense *
Edward B. 'Ed, Tank' Brandon, wing *
Jim M. Brown, defense
Kenneth J. 'Ken' Gain, wing
Mike Gordon
Gary Hadfield, defense *
Frank W. Hill, defense *
Ron Hoffman *
Kenneth L. 'Ken' Kareen, center, assistant captain, most sportsmanlike player *
Terrence P. 'Terry' McLean, wing *
Jon E. Neubauer, defense *
Al 'Whitehorse Wonder' Norrington, left wing/center, won outstanding player award *
David Schaefer *
George Tibbets, defense *
Clarence Vickaryous, defense
Karl 'Ray' Woodruff, goalie *
* received varsity letters
1961-1962
The first ever University of Alaska team officially referred to as the Nanooks finished the season 10-1-1 and were state champions after winning both the Alaska U.S. Amateur Hockey Association tournament in Anchorage and the Blefgen Memorial Tournament in Fairbanks.
The Nanooks defeated the Ft. Wainwright Rangers 7-2 in a game played in Fairbanks to open the U.S. Amateur Hockey Association state tournament, then crushed the Susitna Eskimos by a 19-2 score, smashed the Elmendorf Rockets 14-4, tied the Anchorage Merchants 2-2, and beat the Hohn Plumbers 5-3 to earn a spot in the championship game. The university team then scorched the Anchorage Merchants with four goals in the third period for an 8-2 victory. Harry Briggs, president of the Alaska Hockey Association, said the Nanooks were "the strongest university team seen in Anchorage in many seasons" while university athletic director Fred Boyle called the team "by far the most successful and strongest seen here in many years."
In the Blefgen Memorial Tournament the Nanooks blasted Ft. Wainwright, 20-4, and then edged the Elmendorf Rockets by a 6-5 score in the first two games. The Rockets then upset the Nanooks 5-3 to force a final playoff game the next day. Terry McLean picked up a hat trick on an insurance goal midway through the third period of the championship game for a 6-4 win to complete the season.
Coach William D. 'Bill' Dalatri
Coach Roger A. Winkler (during Dalatri's absence in February)
Edward A. 'Ed' Armstrong, center, co-captain, most inspirational and most valuable player
Glenn A. Armstrong, left wing
Nathan D. 'Nat' Bagley, goalie
Lawrence J. 'Larry' Bidlake, left defense
Edward B. 'Ed, Tank' Brandon, right wing
James A. 'Jim' Erickson, wing
Gary Hadfield, defense
Frank W. Hill, right defense
Sigfried 'Sig' Jokiel, wing/defense
Lee Karabelnikoff, right wing
Terrence P. 'Terry' McLean #15
Gordon Morris, defense/forward
Al 'Whitehorse Wonder' Norrington, left wing/defense, co-captain
August 'Augie' Shaefer, goalie
Jim Snell, center
George Tibbets, defense
Dave Tillman, defense
William R. 'Bill' Rodenberg, manager
1962-1963
The University of Alaska hockey team defended their state championship by winning the U.S. Amateur Hockey Association tournament in Fairbanks as well as tournaments at the Dawson City Ice Carnival and Fairbanks Winter Carnival.
The Nanooks swept three games at the Dawson City Ice Carnival earning a 3-1 win over the Dawson City All-Stars and then defeating the Mayo All-Stars by a 13-3 score. A hard fought rematch with the Dawson City team and the championship went to the Nanooks by a 7-5 margin when Sig Jokiel buried a rebound to break a 5-5 tie with less than two minutes remaining in the game.
The U.S. Amateur Hockey Association state tournament was cancelled once and then delayed. The Nanooks defeated the Fairbanks Hockey Club 15-1 and the Ft. Wainwright Rangers by a 13-7 score in early March before the tournament was called off on account of rain. The tournament was restarted in late March with the Nanooks again beating Ft. Wainwright 15-7 and then the Elmendorf Rockets by a 7-0 score. After weather forced postponement of two games until early April, the Nanooks finally clinched the championship with a 16-2 win over Fairbanks.
Coach William D. 'Bill' Dalatri
Edward A. 'Ed' Armstrong, team captain
Glenn A. Armstrong
William C. 'Bill' Armstrong, goalie
Burle B. Beard
David F. 'Dave' Bouker
Dave Carter, goalie
James A. 'Jim' Erickson
Gary Hadfield
Bernhard 'Bernie' Jokiel
Sigfried 'Sig' Jokiel
Terrence P. 'Terry' McLean
Gordon Morris
George Tibbets
Rockne S. 'Rocky' Wilson
Douglas R. 'Doug' Reger, manager
1963-1964
The Nanooks' chief competition during the 1963-1964 season was the Ft. Wainwright Rangers. They lost to the local army team in their first game at the U.S. Amateur Hockey Association Alaska State Championship in Anchorage 5-4 in two overtimes and sudden death and finished second after splitting four games. The Nanooks beat the Elmendorf Rockets 11-3 and the tournament favorite Hohn Plumbers 8-4 to reach the championship game. In a rematch with Ft. Wainwright, the team rallied from an early 2-0 deficit to tie the score 2-2 after two periods but tired in the third period and lost by a 5-2 score.
A road trip to Anchorage in January resulted in three wins in four games. The fourteen-man university team opened the road trip with a 5-1 loss to the Hohn Plumbers. They then defeated the Susitna Eskimos 11-5, the Elmendorf Rockets 3-2, and the Anchorage Merchants 9-6.
The Nanooks lost two close games on a road trip to Whitehorse but won all three at the Dawson Ice Carnival to bring home the championship trophy for the second consecutive year.
Home games were played at the new rink near the Patty Building.
Coach Lawrence J. 'Larry' Bidlake
William C. 'Bill' Armstrong, defense/goalie
Edward A. 'Ed' Armstrong, center, team captain, most outstanding player for third consecutive season
Glenn A. Armstrong, left wing
Robert 'Bob' Balster, right wing, most sportsmanlike player
Burle B. Beard, defense
Dave Carter, goalie
James A. 'Jim' Erickson, defense, outstanding student athlete
Gary Hadfield
Mike Harper, left wing
Sigfried Jokiel, defense
Terrence P. 'Terry' McLean, center, alternate captain
Gordon Morris
Jon E. Neubauer, defense
Benjamin 'Ben, Benny' Sheardown, right wing
George Tibbets, left wing
Rockne S. 'Rocky' Wilson, defense
Bill Reid, manager
Wayne Tanner, manager
The following players may have played with the team before final cuts were made prior to the first road trip to Anchorage:
Curt Clausin
Fred Heflinger
Chuck Maget
1964-1965
No games were played on campus during the season due to weather that was either too cold or too warm. The Nanooks defeated the defending state champions from Ft. Wainwright in five consecutive games and also made their first trip outside for competition since the 1930's. Lack of practice showed as the team lost its first four games of the season 12-2 and 9-3 at the University of Calgary on January 25 and 26 and then 16-3 and 13-2 at the University of British Columbia on January 28 and 30. The team from British Columbia featured four players from the 1964 Canadian Olympic team including Gary Dineen, who tallied a hat trick in the second game against the Nanooks.
Coach Jack Peterson
Edward A. 'Ed' Armstrong, forward, team captain
Glenn A. Armstrong, forward
Norman 'Norm' Auger
Robert 'Bob' Balster, forward
Dave Carter, goalie
James A. 'Jim' Erickson, defense, most sportsmanlike player
Sig Jokiel, defense
Ken Kane
Gordon Morris, defense
Al 'Whitehorse Wonder' Norrington, forward
Benjamin 'Ben, Benny' Sheardown, forward, most valuable player
Vince 'Vin, Vinny' Taylor
1965-1966
The Nanooks once again played no home games during the season. They made a trip to Anchorage for the Fur Rendezvous State Hockey Tournament where they won one of four games. The Nanooks lost to the Anchorage Blades 11-7 and Hohn Plumbers 10-5 to start the tournament then crushed the Elmendorf Rockets 19-5 as Ed Armstrong scored eight goals and added six assists while his brother, Glenn, scored four goals. In their final tournament game the Nanooks nearly rallied from a 6-0 deficit against the Anchorage Blades before losing by a final score of 6-5. The team also made a road trip to Whitehorse where they lost all three games to finish the season with a 1-6 record.
Edward A. 'Ed' Armstrong
Glenn A. Armstrong *
Norman Auger *
Robert Balster *
Dave Carter *
Kenneth M. 'Ken' Colette *
Murray E. Howk *
Leo J. Kerin *
Benjamin 'Ben, Benny' Sheardown, player/coach *
Richard A. 'Rich' Tarkiainen *
Rockne S. 'Rocky' Wilson *
Martin E. 'Marty' Scharf, manager
* received varsity letters
1966-1967
There was apparently some danger of hockey being dropped as a varsity sport after two years without any home games, but the team played on finishing third in the Anchorage Fur Rendezvous tournament losing their opener 5-0 to the Sand & Gravel Grizzlies, defeating Ft. Wainwright 13-7, and then dropping an 8-2 decision to the Anchorage Blades.
Christian G. 'Chris' Anderson, goalie
William C. 'Bill' Armstrong, goalie/defense
Glenn A. Armstrong, left wing
Robert 'Bob' Balster, center
Firth
Frank W. Hill, defense
Pete Hill, center
Russell J. 'Russ' Knapp
Grant Lardy
Marshall Morrisette
James Q. 'Jim' Perry, right wing
Dave Shaffter
Richard A. 'Rich' Tarkiainen
Jerry Taylor
Rockne S. 'Rocky' Wilson, defense
1967-1968
The Nanooks won two of three games during a December trip to Anchorage, defeating the Anchorage Sand and Gravel Grizzlies 10-3 and First National Bank Blades 8-3 before falling to the Hohn Plumbers by a 12-3 score. The team's next games weren't until February at the Anchorage Fur Rendezvous Alaska State Hockey Championship where they lost all three games. The Nanooks lost 10-4 to Anchorage Sand and Gravel, 10-6 to the First National Bank Blades, and then 9-2 to the champion Hohn Plumbers although Russ Knapp made 58 saves in the game. Despite the Nanooks' performance, Jim Perry was selected as the tournament's top defenseman.
The Nanooks closed their season with a 2-6 record after losing their only two home games of the season in early March by 5-1 and 6-3 scores to Anchorage Sand and Gravel. Jim Roddick had 10 goals and 4 assists for the season while Jim Perry had 6 goals and 8 assists. Jim Mackin and Vinny Taylor both had six goals.
Glenn A. Armstrong
Tim Armstrong
William C. 'Bill' Armstrong
Wayne D. Couture
Jan Dick
Stevens H. 'Steve' Drapeau
David A. 'Dave' Gaddis
Fred Heflinger
Vic Katongan
Russell J. 'Russ' Knapp
Jim Mackin
Gordon Morris
Mike Newton
James Q. 'Jim' Perry, player/coach, right wing
James 'Jim' Roddick, Most Valuable Player
Showalter Smith
Richard A. 'Rich' Tarkiainen
Vince 'Vin, Vinny' Taylor, Sportsman of the Year
1968-1969
The University of Alaska hockey team compiled a 3-6 record which included three losses to Alaska Methodist University. The Nanooks lost 9-5 to AMU at the Anchorage Sports Arena on December 5 in the first ever intercollegiate game played in Alaska. They also lost 9-5 in a rematch played in Fairbanks on February 1 in -21 degree weather. Their third game against AMU was played during the Anchorage Fur Rendezvous/Alaska State Championship, but the Vikings earned a third consecutive win by an 8-6 score. The Nanooks did earn wins in the tournament over the Air National Guard and First National Bank Blades, but also lost to the champion Hohn Plumbers to finish with a 2-2 record in third place.
Wayne D. Couture, goalie
Jan Dick, defense
Daryll Emmick
Bobby L. 'Bob' Gaddis, forward *
David A. 'Dave' Gaddis, defense
Doug Grahm, center *
Fred Heflinger, defense
Ken Jones, defense
Russell J. 'Russ' Knapp, forward/goalie, Most Sportsmanlike Player *
Dan 'Danny' Lang, forward
Jim Mackin, forward
Mike Newton, wing
Bert Perry, center
James Q. 'Jim' Perry, defense, player/coach and team captain *
James 'Jim' Roddick, forward *
Benjamin 'Ben, Benny' Sheardown, wing, Most Valuable Player *
Showalter Smith, forward
Richard A. 'Rich' Tarkiainen, defense *
Vince 'Vin, Vinny' Taylor, forward *
Phillip M. 'Phil' Blaker, manager *
* received varsity letters
1969-1970
The Nanooks finished 4-7-1 in their first season in the Beluga inflatable dome constructed for $50,000 the previous year. They earned their first ever win against Alaska Methodist University by a score of 9-6 on January 24 but lost the rematch with Vikings 13-5 on January 25.
The Nanooks played Gustavus Adolphus College in a home series on January 31 and February 1. The Gusties, who were ranked #4 in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) hockey ratings at the time and finished the season with a 21-2 record, skated to 11-2 and 11-3 victories.
The university team then made a road trip to Whitehorse in early February where they lost 9-6 to the Whitehorse Merchants, tied the Whitehorse Huskies 9-9, and lost 6-3 to the All-Star team that represented the Yukon Territories in the Arctic Winter Games.
After splitting a series with the Alaska Intermediate All-Stars, losing 7-6 and winning 8-7, the Nanooks finished second in the Alaska State Hockey Championships in Anchorage with a 2-1 record. The team beat the First National Bank Blades 8-6 and the Hohn Plumbers 6-3 before losing the championship game to Alaska Methodist University by a 14-5 score.
Coach Fred Stevenson, played against non-intercollegiate foes
William C. 'Bill' Armstrong, goalie
Henry P. Cole
Wayne D. Couture, goalie
Stevens H. 'Steve' Drapeau
Bobby L. 'Bob' Gaddis, right wing
David A. 'Dave' Gaddis, defense
Fred Heflinger, defense
Brad Holifield, goalie
Thomas W. 'Tom' Hillis, center
Ken Jones, defense
Dan 'Danny' Lang
Glenn R. Nesbitt, left wing
Bert Perry, center
James Q. 'Jim' Perry, defense, team captain
James 'Jim' Roddick, center/right wing
Kenneth C. 'Ken' Roy, left wing
Benjamin 'Ben, Benny' Sheardown, left wing
Tim Strand
Rich Tarkianen, defense
1970-1971
The 1970-1971 team played in the Anchorage City League and finished the season with a 13-14-1 record after three consecutive losses at the Alaska state championship tournament to end their season. The Nanooks did beat Alaska Methodist University 5-4 early in the season and swept a home series from Gonzaga University by 6-4 and 7-5 margins.
Player/Coach Fred Stevenson
Glenn A. Armstrong
Robert 'Bob' Balster
James Brady, defense
Henry P. Cole
Wayne D. Couture
Stevens H. 'Steve' Drapeau
Bobby L. 'Bob' Gaddis, left wing
David A. 'Dave' Gaddis, left defense
Hunter Grimes
Thomas W. 'Tom' Hillis
Dan 'Danny' Lang, wing
William C. 'Bill' McDougall, goalie/left wing
Fred Olson, goalie
Shaen R. Patience, defense
James Q. 'Jim' Perry, right wing, team captain
Dan Sheardown, center
Jerry Winchester, right defense
1971-1972
The Nanooks finished the season with a 6-5 record including a split of four games with Alaska Methodist University. The team split a series with the Whitehorse All-Stars and then finished the season with a 2-1 record at the Colorado Invitational Hockey Tournament with 9-6 and 7-6 wins over Wisconsin at River Falls and Iowa and a 5-3 loss to the University of Colorado. Al Pollock was the top scorer finishing the season with 26 goals and 12 assists in just eleven games.
Coach Gary Weitz
Glenn A. Armstrong, defense
Alan Baer
Bruce D. Clemson, wing
Wayne D. Couture
Bobby L. 'Bob' Gaddis, wing
David A. 'Dave' Gaddis, defense, team captain
Michael D. 'Mike' Gavin
Fred Heflinger, defense
Thomas W. 'Tom' Hillis, wing
Brad Holifield, goalie
Richard Mannisto, wing
William C. 'Bill' McDougall, goalie
Myron Naneng
Shaen R. Patience, defense
Allan 'Al' Pollock, center
John Roberts
Kenneth C. 'Ken' Roy
Benjamin 'Ben, Benny' Sheardown, center
Mark Smith
1972-1973
The Nanooks finished third in their only season in the Pacific Intercollegiate Hockey League and completed the season with a 14-10-1 overall record. The team swept home series from the University of Washington and Gonzaga University early in the season and earned their first ever series sweep over Alaska Methodist University on February 17 and 18. They also played their first games with the University of Alaska Anchorage scoring 8-6 and 12-1 victories on March 2 and 3 before ending the season with a disappointing loss to Peggy's Flyers of Anchorage in the finals of the Alaska State Hockey championship.
Coach Ray Korkiala
Bruce D. Clemson, forward #12
Henry P. Cole, defense/forward
Bobby L. 'Bob' Gaddis, forward #8
David A. 'Dave' Gaddis, defense #4
Brian 'Tiger' Hannigan, center #14
Fred Heflinger, defense/forward
Brad Holifield, goalie #13
Dave Klingbeil, forward #11
James A. 'Jim' Laiti, forward #9
Andy Laszlo, defense #15
Larry Long, defense #5
Joe McCauley, forward
Myron Naneng, forward #17
Gordon Norberg, goalie #1
Jeffrey 'Jeff' O'Bryant, goalie
Shaen R. Patience, defense #2
Allan 'Al' Pollock, center, team captain #7
Bill Stewart, forward
Frank Thiessen, forward
Listed in one source but not confirmed
Hubert Angaiak
1973-1974
The Nanooks played an abbreviated season and compiled a 1-7 record. The team's only win came when they split a series with the University of Alaska Anchorage Sourdoughs winning 8-5 and losing 6-4 on January 22 and 23. Tom Hillis scored three goals and Bob Gaddis notched a pair of goals in the win. The team also made a road trip to Vancouver to close out the season with games against British Columbia Hockey League Junior 'A' teams. The Nanooks lost to the Richmond Sockeyes 7-1 and to the Coquitlam Comets 4-1 on March 4 and 5.
Bobby L. 'Bob' Gaddis, player-coach
Phillip M. 'Phil' Blaker
Bruce D. Clemson
Henry P. Cole
Dave Crowley
Allan R. 'Al' Curtis, goalie
Jim Dore, assistant captain
Tom Downes
David A. 'Dave' Gaddis, team captain
Fred Heflinger
Thomas W. 'Tom' Hillis
Dave Klingbeil
Vic Lemaire, goalie
Larry Long
Myron Naneng
Jeffrey 'Jeff' O'Bryant, goalie
Shaen R. Patience
Scott Sexton
Matt Stephl
Bob 'Boom Boom' Toombs
Michael 'Mike' Young
1974-1975
The varsity hockey team voted November 8 to cancel its season due to lack of scheduled games and budget problems. The team's only game was a fundraiser against Wickersham Hall.
Coach Jim Dore
Allan R. 'Al' Curtis, goalie
1975-1977
Hockey returned on a club basis during the 1975-1976 season with a team playing in the Fairbanks Recreational Hockey League. The University provided limited financial assistance including league dues and some equipment and allowed free use of the Beluga rink for locally played games.
Dan Bosh
Joseph H. 'Joe' Klotz, team captain and organizer
remaining players currently unidentified
1977-1978
The UAF hockey club played in the Fairbanks 'A' league and finished the season with a 14-3-1 record including wins over the Fairbanks All-Stars and the Anchorage Intermediate League All-Stars. The team's scoring attack was led by the "Production Line" of Scott Roselius, John Burns, and Jeff Belluomini while the "Bulldog Line" of Matt Stephl, Tim Krupa, and Mark Carothers was known for its tenacious checking. Roselius, Burns, and Belluomini would be mainstays of the team for two seasons when varsity hockey was revived in 1979-1980.
Coach Tim Homan
Jeff R. 'Italian Stallion' Belluomini, forward
Brian G. Bue, forward
John Burns, center
Mark Carothers, forward
Mike B. Chihuly, defense
Tom Crawley
Steve Garvey, defense
George Henry, forward
Gordon L. 'Gordie' Johnson, defense
Joseph H. 'Joe' Klotz, goalie
Timothy E. 'Tim, The Gunner' Krupa, forward
Dan Kwapich
Michael T. 'Mickey' Leach, defense
Myron Naneng
Mark Pachiolli, forward
Peter J. 'Pete' Probasco, defense
Scott B. 'Bionic Backhand' Roselius, forward
Matt Stephl, forward
1978-1979
Coach Tim Homan
Assistant Coach Matt Stephl
Louis J. Bassler
Jeff R. 'Italian Stallion' Belluomini, forward
Daniel 'Dan' Boots, defense
John 'Romeo' Burns, center
Gar Carothers, goalie
Mark Carothers
Brian B. Castle, goalie
Mike B. Chihuly, defense
Randall L. 'Randy' Crawley
Tom Crawley, defense
Bruce Freifield
Steve Garvey, defense
Jim Grotha
Paul Hickel
Sandy Imlach, defense
Gordon L. 'Gordie' Johnson, defense
Joseph H. 'Joe' Klotz, goalie
Michael T. 'Mickey' Leach, defense
Paul A. Lugin
Kevin Parks
Scott B. 'Bionic Backhand' Roselius, forward
Chris Stephl
Lenny Zaiser
