FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks Ice Dogs picked up a 5-2 win in the Palmer Ice Arena against in-state North American Hockey League rivals Alaska Avalanche Friday night and advanced to 31-12-2 atop the NAHL’s West Division.

The Ice Dogs took time Sunday to participate in the Skate the Lake event, the final event of Hockey Week in Fairbanks. In addition to a fun, family activity, this year the event served as a fundraising skate-a-thon to benefit the Breast Cancer Detection Center. Thanks for the picture Patty Linnell

rnFAIRBANKS—The Fairbanks Ice Dogs advanced another game atop the North American Hockey League’s West Division with a 3-1 victory over the Kenai River Brown Bears Saturday night at the Big Dipper Ice Arena.

rn“The jerseys could have been a big distraction,” Ice Dogs forward John Stampohar said after Fairbanks’ 5-1 victory. “But we were ready to go right away and didn’t let up.”

The Ice Dogs will be wearing Gold Kings replica jerseys when they take on the Kenai River Brown Bears in a two-game series at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.rnrnThe jerseys will be auctioned off between periods.

FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks Ice Dogs picked up a 6-5 shootout win in a North American Hockey League game against the Kenai River Brown Bears Saturday night in Soldotna.

FAIRBANKS—Fairbanks Ice Dogs head coach Josh Hauge had a unique perspective about Friday night’s 3-1 loss to the Kenai River Brown Bears in the opener of the North American Hockey League series in Soldotna.

Mario Mjelleli (Augsburg) and Cody Reichard (Miami-Ohio) are up for the 2011 NCAA Hockey Humanitarian Award. The award covers all divisions and both genders. Finalists will be announced in mid-February and the winner announced at the Frozen Four on April 8th.