There game was good! It was nice to see a number of regular UAA hockey supporters in attendance. UAA Athletic Director Keith Hackett was in attendance along with a number of UAA Boosters and former players.
Final score was 4-3 UAA Alums.
The old guys skated better and faster than I was anticipating to be honest. Zaporzan got a hat trick in the first period (be nice if he had a wrister like that during his UAA days...). The Old Guys had good pressure and pretty much owned the first period on shots. Christensen gave one away when he came out of the net and made a long pass, only to the wrong team who then had an empty net to shoot at. It was fun to watch a couple of young goaltenders go at it. Young guys on both teams kept the play decently fast (until the end of the 3rd period...everybody looked tired or ready for a beer...probably a bit of both). I think if Thomas hits a rough patch getting out current skaters going, he should schedule a UAA Alumni vs Current UAA game to put a little jump back in their game. The Alums played quite well.
UAA Alumni included: Todd Bethard, Chris Luiten, Peter Cartwright, Matt Shasby, Chris Pont, Mark Filipenko, Brian Kraft, Jim Dahl, Mike Scott, Daron Underwood, Vladamir Novak, Dean Trboyevich, Bryce Christensen, Matt Williams, Jeff Edwards, Keith Morris, Merit Waldrop, Jeremy Smith, Pete Mcenaney, and Gregg Zaporzan. Current UAA Coach Matt Thomas also suited up for the UAA Alums and Kurt Haider served as bench boss for the former UAA skaters.
The AFD/APD team also included former UAA players Jim Tobin, Tim Molle, Marc Nokelby, Eric Tuott, and Eric Lawson. Anchorage Native and former Colorado College goaltender Drew O'Connell was in net for the AFD/APD squad.
Good hockey game for a good cause. All the money goes to support the Scotty Gomez foundation and stays in the state to support youth hockey.