Though small to begin with, the GWHC shrunk when Northern Arizona suspended their varsity program after the first season. International University (San Diego) and Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, Arizona) to form the Great West Hockey Conference. Great West Hockey Conference and independence (1985–1994) Īfter a year as an independent program, The Nanooks joined with in-state rival Alaska-Anchorage as well as U.S. In 1984, the entire Division II ice hockey level collapsed and, while most programs dropped down to Division III, Alaska promoted the ice hockey team to Division I. After winning just twice in his first two seasons, Schafer got the team to post a program-record 19 wins in 1983 and then produce back-to-back 20+ win seasons immediately afterwards.
After a reinvestment in the program, Ric Schafer took over as head coach in 1980 and began to build the Nanooks into a respectable team. Between '74 and '80 the Nanooks played just two seasons as a varsity program and continued to have trouble scheduling opponents. The program would go through another period of coaching turnovers, going through 9 coaches in a ten-year period from 1963–1973.įollowing the 1972–73 season the program moved from the University Division to NCAA Division II, when the different levels became numerically organized. In his final season as head coach Daltri's Nanooks won all 8 games of the 1962–63 season. In 1960–61 Daltri's Nanooks finished with a record of 14–2–0 and in the 1961–62 season the team finished 10–1–1. Daltri led the Nanooks for three seasons, including some of the most successful seasons of the early history of the program. The team went through six coaches through the 1950s before Bill Daltri took over behind the bench in 1960. The program was suspended during World War II and returned for the 1949–50 season. The team played the 1939–40 season again with no coach and Joe Gerlach coached the team during the 1941–42 season, splitting both games the team played that season. Bastress led the Nanooks for four seasons.
Alfred Bastress joined the Nanooks in 1937 and became the program's first head coach. The program returned in 1932 and for three additional seasons the team operated without a coach as an independent collegiate program. The team played four games during the inaugural 1925–26 season and finished the season with a 3–1–0 record despite having no coach. Varsity hockey at Alaska-Fairbanks began in 1925. 1.3 Great West Hockey Conference and independence (1985–1994).Tickets for Saturday’s game can be purchased online here. I’m beyond proud of our staff for coming together to take care of ‘Rush’ and make him a part of our family, and I can’t wait to see ‘Rush’ make a major impact in our candidate’s life.”īecause Rush is an active service animal wearing a designated service vest, if you see him at the game on Saturday night, please refrain from approaching Rush to pet him. “We’re thankful as well that this outstanding individual plans to remain involved with the Rush organization, so we still get to see our little buddy at games and around the community. “Our goal from day one was to help a person in need, and what a better way to do that than to identify a local candidate from South Dakota, who also happened to serve in the United States Military,” said Todd Mackin, President of Spire Hockey and the Rush. Rush’s vet care was provided by Canyon Lake Veterinary Hospital, while Healthy Paws took care of his food and toys. The Rush partnered with the South Dakota Canine Center for training, and with Mission 22 to help identify a veteran in need. “Rush,” a red Labrador puppy, was adopted from Turkey Creek Labradors last season with the goal of being developed into a service dog for a South Dakota veteran. The Rapid City Rush will be introducing their team dog to its new veteran handler this Saturday, January 9, during the first intermission of the “Local Heroes Night” game against the Allen Americans.
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