Alaska–Alaska Anchorage men's ice hockey rivalry

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Alaska–Alaska Anchorage men's ice hockey rivalry
Alaska Nanooks
Alaska Anchorage Seawolves
SportIce hockey
First meetingNovember 21, 1980
Alaska Anchorage 10, Alaska 5[1]
Latest meeting3 February 2024
Alaska Anchorage 4, Alaska 2
Next meetingTBD
StadiumsCarlson Center
Avis Alaska Sports Complex
TrophyGovernor's Cup
Statistics
Meetings total183
All-time seriesAlaska, 88–82–13 (.516)
Trophy seriesAlaska, 18–8
Largest victoryAlaska Anchorage, 9–1
(22 November 1980)
Longest win streakAlaska, 12
(28 February 2020 –
2 December 2023)
Longest unbeaten streakAlaska, 13
(28 February 2020 –
13 January 2024)
Current win streakAlaska Anchorage, 1
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The Alaska–Alaska Anchorage men's ice hockey rivalry is a college ice hockey rivalry between the Alaska Nanooks men's ice hockey and Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey programs. The first meeting between the two occurred on November 16, 1979.

History[edit]

Alaska, originally Alaska Agricultural College, began playing ice hockey in 1925. However, due to being so far away from any other college team, the program had difficulty finding opponents. This was a contributing factor in the school suspending its ice hockey program several times over the next 50 years. Alaska Anchorage, with assistance of head coach Brush Christiansen, promoted its ice hockey program to varsity status in 1979. A year later Alaska, then Alaska–Fairbanks, followed suit. The two programs were able to stabilize one another by providing a consistent opponent and allowing each team to steadily improve. Due to their proximity and the sheer number of times they played one another in the 1980 it would have almost been impossible for the two programs to not have become rivals.

In 1984, both programs were promoted to Division I status when the entire Division II level collapsed. A year later they joined with two teams from the lower-48 to form the Great West Hockey Conference. The experiment lasted just three years but it did give the two Alaska schools a greater profile in college hockey and eventually led to both joining other more established conferences. When Alaska Anchorage joined the WCHA in 1993, it caused the number of meeting between the two schools to drop but they continued to play one another each season. In order to continue the relevance of the rivalry, the 93–94 season was the inaugural year that the Governor's Cup was awarded.

In the interim, Alaska joined the CCHA and remained with the league for 19 years until it was dissolved in 2013. Alaska then joined the WCHA and the two programs became conference rivals once more. In 2010s, with Alaska facing an economic downturn, there were rumors that the two programs would be merged to reduce the cost of operating both programs.[2] While this plan never came to fruition, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a financial crisis for both clubs. Alaska was able to survive the troubles but in 2020, Alaska Anchorage announced that the 2020–21 season would be their last. In the end, the pandemic forced the Seawolves to cancel the campaign and suspend operations in November.[3]

Fundraising efforts did eventually succeed in allowing Alaska Anchorage to announce its return for the 22–23 season. While both teams will likely be playing one another soon, neither is a member of a conference and their long-term viability has yet to be settled.

Game results[edit]

Full game results for the rivalry, with rankings beginning in the 1998–99 season.[1]

Alaska victoriesAlaska Anchorage victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinning teamLosing teamNotes
1 21 November 1980 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 10 Alaska 5
2 22 November 1980 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 9 Alaska 1
3 28 November 1980 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 9 Alaska 5
4 29 November 1980 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 6 Alaska 5
5 30 January 1981 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 7 Alaska 6
6 31 January 1981 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 5 Alaska 2
7 27 February 1981 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 6 Alaska 5 (OT)
8 28 February 1981 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 8 Alaska 1
9 13 November 1981 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 3 Alaska Anchorage 2 Forfeit
10 14 November 1981 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 8 Alaska 1
11 1 December 1981 Anchorage, AK Alaska 5 Alaska Anchorage 4 Forfeit
12 2 December 1981 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 6 Alaska 3
13 22 January 1982 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 7 Alaska 3
14 23 January 1982 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 5 Alaska 1
15 12 November 1982 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 8 Alaska 4
16 13 November 1982 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 4 Alaska Anchorage 3 (OT)
17 10 December 1982 Anchorage, AK Alaska 6 Alaska Anchorage 3
18 11 December 1982 Anchorage, AK Alaska 4 Alaska Anchorage 3
19 9 December 1983 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 9 Alaska 3
20 10 December 1983 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 7 Alaska 2
21 17 February 1984 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 6 Alaska Anchorage 5
22 18 February 1984 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 5 Alaska Anchorage 1
23 7 December 1984 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 5 Alaska Anchorage 3
24 8 December 1984 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 4 Alaska 2
25 1 January 1985 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 3 Alaska 2
26 2 January 1985 Anchorage, AK Alaska 7 Alaska Anchorage 3
27 22 February 1985 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 7 Alaska Anchorage 4
28 23 February 1985 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 8 Alaska Anchorage 7 (OT)
29 6 December 1985 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 6 Alaska Anchorage 4 GWHC play begins
30 7 December 1985 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 5 Alaska 4 (OT)
31 31 January 1986 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 6 Alaska Anchorage 5
32 1 February 1986 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 4 Alaska 1
33 3 March 1986 Anchorage, AK Tie3Tie3 (OT)
34 4 March 1986 Anchorage, AK Alaska 5 Alaska Anchorage 3
35 7 November 1986 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 7 Alaska 4
36 8 November 1986 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 5 Alaska 4
37 5 December 1986 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 6 Alaska Anchorage 5
38 6 December 1986 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 6 Alaska 3
39 30 January 1987 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 5 Alaska 4
40 31 January 1987 Anchorage, AK Alaska 8 Alaska Anchorage 6
41 27 February 1987 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 7 Alaska Anchorage 3
42 28 February 1987 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 9 Alaska 2
43 27 November 1987 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 6 Alaska 3
44 28 November 1987 Fairbanks, AK Tie3Tie3 (OT)
45 4 December 1987 Anchorage, AK Alaska 6 Alaska Anchorage 4
46 5 December 1987 Anchorage, AK Alaska 4 Alaska Anchorage 2
47 20 December 1987 Anchorage, AK Tie6Tie6 (OT), Jeep/Nissan Classic consolation game
48 4 March 1988 Anchorage, AK Alaska 5 Alaska Anchorage 4
49 5 March 1988 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 5 Alaska Anchorage 4 GWHC play ends
50 3 November 1988 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 7 Alaska 3
51 4 November 1988 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 9 Alaska 3
52 9 December 1988 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 4 Alaska Anchorage 3
53 10 December 1988 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 3 Alaska 1
54 27 February 1989 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 7 Alaska Anchorage 4
55 28 February 1989 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 5 Alaska Anchorage 4
56 3 March 1989 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 3 Alaska 2
57 4 March 1989 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 6 Alaska 3
58 10 November 1989 Anchorage, AK Alaska 5 Alaska Anchorage 4 (OT)
59 11 November 1989 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 8 Alaska 4
60 8 December 1989 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 2 Alaska Anchorage 1
61 9 December 1989 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 5 Alaska 1
62 27 January 1990 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 10 Alaska 5
63 16 February 1990 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 9 Alaska Anchorage 6
64 17 February 1990 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 5 Alaska 1
65 29 November 1990 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 5 Alaska Anchorage 4
66 30 November 1990 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 3 Alaska 2
67 25 January 1991 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 6 Alaska 4
68 26 January 1991 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 4 Alaska Anchorage 3
69 1 March 1991 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 6 Alaska 5
70 2 March 1991 Anchorage, AK Alaska 4 Alaska Anchorage 3
71 8 November 1991 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 4 Alaska 2
72 9 November 1991 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 8 Alaska 4
73 24 January 1992 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 6 Alaska 1
74 25 January 1992 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 7 Alaska 3
75 21 February 1992 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 6 Alaska Anchorage 3
76 22 February 1992 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 2 Alaska Anchorage 1 (OT)
77 7 March 1992 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 4 Alaska 3 (OT)
78 22 January 1993 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 3 Alaska 1
79 23 January 1993 Anchorage, AK Tie3Tie3 (OT)
80 19 February 1993 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 5 Alaska 4
81 20 February 1993 Anchorage, AK Tie5Tie5 (OT)
82 22 October 1993 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 7 Alaska 6 Alaska Anchorage joins WCHA
83 23 October 1993 Anchorage, AK Alaska 7 Alaska Anchorage 3 Governor's Cup first awarded
84 14 October 1994 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 6 Alaska Anchorage 5 Alaska joins CCHA
85 15 October 1994 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 6 Alaska 5
86 13 October 1995 Fairbanks, AK Tie4Tie4 (OT)
87 14 October 1995 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 4 Alaska 1
88 11 October 1996 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 3 Alaska 2
89 12 October 1996 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 5 Alaska 2
90 17 October 1997 Anchorage, AK Tie5Tie5 (OT)
91 18 October 1997 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 4 Alaska Anchorage 0
92 16 October 1998 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 5 Alaska Anchorage 4 (OT)
93 17 October 1998 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 3 Alaska 1
94 15 October 1999 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 3 Alaska Anchorage 1
95 16 October 1999 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 3 Alaska 1
96 20 October 2000 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 3 Alaska 1
97 22 October 2000 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 3 Alaska 2
98 2 March 2001 Fairbanks, AK Tie2Tie2 (OT)
99 3 March 2001 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 3 Alaska 1
100 19 October 2001 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 5 Alaska Anchorage 2
101 20 October 2001 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 5 Alaska Anchorage 3
102 1 March 2002 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 4 No. 11 Alaska 2
103 2 March 2002 Anchorage, AK No. 11 Alaska 3 Alaska Anchorage 1
104 11 October 2002 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 4 Alaska 2
105 12 October 2002 Anchorage, AK Alaska 4 Alaska Anchorage 0
106 7 March 2003 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 6 Alaska Anchorage 4
107 8 March 2003 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 5 Alaska Anchorage 0
108 10 October 2003 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 4 Alaska 2
109 11 October 2003 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 4 Alaska Anchorage 0
110 5 March 2004 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 5 Alaska 4
111 6 March 2004 Anchorage, AK Alaska 6 Alaska Anchorage 4
112 22 October 2004 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 5 Alaska 2
113 23 October 2004 Anchorage, AK Alaska 6 Alaska Anchorage 0
114 4 March 2005 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 3 Alaska Anchorage 1
115 5 March 2005 Fairbanks, AK Tie3Tie3 (OT)
116 22 October 2005 Anchorage, AK No. 19 Alaska 2 Alaska Anchorage 1
117 23 October 2005 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 2 No. 19 Alaska 1
118 30 December 2005 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 4 Alaska Anchorage 2
119 31 December 2005 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 3 Alaska Anchorage 0
120 20 October 2006 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 6 Alaska 5 (OT)
121 21 October 2006 Fairbanks, AK Tie1Tie1 (OT)
122 29 December 2006 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 4 No. 19 Alaska 1
123 30 December 2006 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 4 No. 19 Alaska 2
124 19 October 2007 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 4 Alaska 3
125 20 October 2007 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 5 Alaska 3
126 20 December 2007 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 4 Alaska 2
127 21 December 2007 Fairbanks, AK Tie2Tie2 (OT)
128 27 February 2009 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 1 Alaska 0
129 28 February 2009 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 3 Alaska 0
130 26 February 2010 Anchorage, AK Alaska 7 Alaska Anchorage 4
131 27 February 2010 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 3 Alaska Anchorage 2
132 25 February 2011 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 5 Alaska Anchorage 1
133 26 February 2011 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 4 Alaska 1
134 24 February 2012 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 3 Alaska 2
135 25 February 2012 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 3 Alaska Anchorage 1
136 1 March 2013 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 2 Alaska Anchorage 1 (OT)
137 2 March 2013 Anchorage, AK Alaska 3 Alaska Anchorage 1
138 6 December 2013 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 3 Alaska 2 Alaska joins WCHA
139 7 December 2013 Anchorage, AK Alaska 5 Alaska Anchorage 4
140 7 March 2014 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 7 Alaska Anchorage 2
141 8 March 2014 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 3 Alaska 1
142 13 March 2014 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 3 Alaska Anchorage 2 (OT), WCHA First Round game 1
143 14 March 2014 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 2 Alaska 1 WCHA First Round game 2
144 15 March 2014 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 5 Alaska 4 WCHA First Round game 3
145 16 January 2015 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 2 Alaska 1
146 17 January 2015 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 3 Alaska 2 (OT)
147 6 March 2015 Anchorage, AK Alaska 1 Alaska Anchorage 0 WCHA First Round game 1
148 7 March 2015 Anchorage, AK Alaska 3 Alaska Anchorage 2 WCHA First Round game 2
149 11 December 2015 Anchorage, AK Alaska 2 Alaska Anchorage 1
150 12 December 2015 Anchorage, AK Tie1Tie1 (OT)
151 4 March 2016 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 3 Alaska Anchorage 2
152 5 March 2016 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 3 Alaska Anchorage 2
153 8 October 2016 Anchorage, AK Alaska 4 Alaska Anchorage 1
154 9 December 2016 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 3 Alaska 2
155 10 December 2016 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 3 Alaska Anchorage 1
156 24 February 2017 Anchorage, AK Alaska 4 Alaska Anchorage 3
157 25 February 2017 Anchorage, AK Alaska 2 Alaska Anchorage 1 (OT)
158 20 October 2017 Anchorage, AK Alaska 6 Alaska Anchorage 2
159 21 October 2017 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 3 Alaska Anchorage 2
160 8 December 2017 Anchorage, AK Alaska 7 Alaska Anchorage 2
161 9 December 2017 Anchorage, AK Alaska 3 Alaska Anchorage 2
162 23 February 2018 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 5 Alaska 3
163 24 February 2018 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 3 Alaska 2
164 8 February 2019 Fairbanks, AK Alaska Anchorage 4 Alaska 1
165 9 February 2019 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 2 Alaska Anchorage 1
166 1 March 2019 Anchorage, AK Alaska 4 Alaska Anchorage 0
167 2 March 2019 Anchorage, AK Alaska 2 Alaska Anchorage 1
168 25 October 2019 Anchorage, AK Alaska 2 Alaska Anchorage 1
169 26 October 2019 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 4 Alaska 0
170 28 February 2020 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 5 Alaska Anchorage 2
171 29 February 2020 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 6 Alaska Anchorage 1 WCHA play ends
172 9 December 2022 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 5 Alaska Anchorage 2
173 10 December 2022 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 7 Alaska Anchorage 2
174 16 December 2022 Anchorage, AK Alaska 4 Alaska Anchorage 0
175 17 December 2022 Anchorage, AK Alaska 1 Alaska Anchorage 0
176 27 January 2023 Anchorage, AK Alaska 4 Alaska Anchorage 3 (OT)
177 28 January 2023 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 4 Alaska Anchorage 3 (OT)
178 3 November 2023 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 6 Alaska Anchorage 1
179 4 November 2023 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 5 Alaska Anchorage 4
180 1 December 2023 Anchorage, AK Alaska 5 Alaska Anchorage 0
181 2 December 2023 Anchorage, AK Alaska 3 Alaska Anchorage 1
182 13 January 2024 Fairbanks, AK Tie2Tie2 (OT)
183 3 February 2024 Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 4 Alaska 2
Series: Alaska leads 88–82–13

Series facts[edit]

Statistic Alaska Alaska Anchorage
Games played 183
Wins 88 82
Home wins 51 45
Road wins 37 37
Neutral site wins 0 0
Goals scored 641 661
Most goals scored in a game by one team 9 (16 February 1990) 10 (21 November 1980, 27 January 1990)
Most goals in a game by both teams 15 (4 times)
Fewest goals in a game by both teams 1 (27 February 2009, 6 March 2015, 17 December 2022)
Fewest goals scored in a game by one team in a win 1 (6 March 2015, 17 December 2022) 1 (27 February 2009)
Most goals scored in a game by one team in a loss 6 (30 January 1981, 22 October 1993) 7 (23 February 1985)
Largest margin of victory 6 (23 October 2004) 8 (22 November 1980)
Longest winning streak 12 (28 February 2020 – 2 December 2023) 8 (21 November 1980 – 28 February 1981)
Longest unbeaten streak 13 (28 February 2020 – 13 January 2024) 10 (20 October 2006 – 28 February 2009)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Alaska Anchorage Hockey Media Guide". Go Seawolves.com. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
  2. ^ "Frederick column: Alaska hockey teams get reprieve — for one year anyway". The Free Press. August 15, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "Alaska Anchorage, already cutting hockey program in 2021, opts out of 2020-21 season due to COVID concerns". USCHO.com. November 13, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

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