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FAIRBANKS — His teammates were calling him Hometown Hero as he left the lockerroom, and Jared Linnell’s performance in the Ice Dog’s 10-4 win over the Dawson Creek Rage proved them right.

FAIRBANKS — One night after squandering a 2-0 lead and getting shelled, the Fairbanks Ice Dogs put an emphasis on defense against the Kenai River Brown Bears in the finale of the North American Hockey League series.

The Fairbanks Ice Dogs saw a 2-0 lead in the first period and momentum escape them, as they fell 10-4 to the Kenai River Brown Bears in a North American Hockey League game on Friday night in Soldotna.

FAIRBANKS — After being drubbed by the Alaska Avalanche on Friday night, the Fairbanks Ice Dogs stormed back to the top of the mountain Saturday night.

The Fairbanks Ice Dogs got stingy Saturday night, often taking away the middle of the ice from the Wenatchee Wild. The space restrictions allowed the host team to take a 3-1 victory for a split of the North American Hockey League series in the Big Dipper Arena.

“Our turnovers,” Ice Dogs head coach Josh Hauge said, targeting what he considered the reason for his team’s 2-1 loss in the Big Dipper Ice Arena. “We just turned the puck over to them too many times, and they out-special teamed us. They scored on the power play. We didn’t.”

SBK HOCKEY/NAHL WEST PLAYER OF THE WEEKrn

Captain Matt Millis scored three goals on power plays, including two in the third period, as the Fairbanks Ice Dogs pulled out a wild 6-5 North American Hockey League victory at the Fresno Monsters on Saturday night in California.