Alaska Aces (ECHL)
| Alaska Aces | |
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 2016–17 ECHL season
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| City | Anchorage, Alaska |
| League | ECHL |
| Founded | 1989 (In the PSHL) |
| Home arena | Sullivan Arena |
| Colors | Black, glacier blue, green, silver, white |
| Owner(s) | Terry Parks, Steve Adams, Al Haynes, Dan Coffey, Rod Udd (d. 2017), Jerry Mackey |
| General manager | Terry Parks |
| Head coach | Rob Murray |
| Media |
Root Sports Northwest KFQD (NewsTalk 750/103.7) |
| Affiliates |
Vancouver Canucks (NHL) Utica Comets (AHL) |
| Franchise history | |
| 1989–2003 | Anchorage Aces |
| 2003–2017 | Alaska Aces |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 5 (2005–06, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14) |
| Division Championships | 8 (2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14) |
| Conference Championships | 4 (2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2013–14) |
| Kelly Cups | 3 (2005–06, 2010–11, 2013–14) |
The Alaska Aces, known as the Anchorage Aces until 2003, were a minor league ice hockey team in Anchorage, Alaska. Home games were played at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage. The Aces have won three Kelly Cup championships, most recently in 2013–14.
The Aces were formed as a semi-professional team in the Pacific Southwest Hockey League (PSHL) in 1989 and became a charter member of the professional West Coast Hockey League (WCHL) in 1995. When the WCHL was absorbed by the East Coast Hockey League in 2003, the team joined the merged ECHL.
The Aces official team mascot was a polar bear named Boomer. Aces fans were known for using small, ceremonial cow bells painted with the Aces insignia to show their support during games.
In 2017, the ownership group announced that the 2016–17 season would be the team's last, after which the franchise would cease operations. The owners cited the struggling Alaskan economy, and sagging ticket sales among the reasons for the clubs financial downfall.
The team was established in 1989 as the Anchorage Aces. They were originally a semi-professional club in the Pacific Southwest Hockey League organized by Dennis Sorenson, as a senior men's ice hockey team to compete against the established Alaska Gold Kings in Fairbanks.
The Aces played four unofficial games during in the 1989-90 season. During the 1990–91 season, Keith Street led the team on a 22–game schedule, which included 20 games against teams registered with USA Hockey. The 1990–91 season ended with the Aces winning the Senior Men's Open National Championship held in Fairbanks. In 1993 and 1994, they won the National Amateur Championship. They finished second in 1992 and 1995.
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