Joe Krause – Fairbanks Ice Dogsrn rnFairbanks forward Joe Krause registered four assists as the Ice Dogs skated to a two-game sweep over Kenai River. On Friday, the Hermantown, Minn., native rang up a pair of assists, including one on Justin Kirchhevel’s game-winning goal, in a 3-2 triumph. The next night, the 20-year-old recorded two more assists as the Ice Dogs bested the Brown Bears, 5-3. He was also a plus-3 on the weekend.rnrn

FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks Ice Dogs went into the holiday break on a high note Saturday night by posting a 5-3 North American Hockey League victory against the Kenai River Brown Bears in a game that had a little bit of everything.rn

FAIRBANKS — Down a goal with less than 10 minutes remaining, the Fairbanks Ice Dogs were itching to get their league-leading power play on the ice.rnrnThe Kenai River Brown Bears obliged twice and the Ice Dogs put in late goals by James Saintey and newcomer Justin Kirchhevel to pull out a 3-2 victory Friday night at the Big Dipper Ice Arena.

Fairbanks forward Justin Kirchhevel rang up two goals and two assists as the Ice Dogs split a two-game series against Kenai River. On Saturday, the Brookings, S.D., native potted a goal and an assist in a 4-2 loss. The next day, the 20-year-old scored another goal and assisted on James Saintey’s game-winner as the Ice Dogs bested the Brown Bears, 5-3. Kirchhevel, who was acquired recently in a trade with St. Louis, was also a plus-4 on the weekend.rn

FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks Ice Dogs didn’t let the lead slip away Sunday night.rnrnAfter allowing four unanswered goals in the third period of a 4-2 loss to the last place Kenai River Brown Bears on Saturday night, the Ice Dogs built a 5-1 lead on Sunday and settled for a 5-3 North American Hockey League victory.

FAIRBANKS — Call it coincidental and call it the end of a nine-game winning streak for the Fairbanks Ice Dogs.rnrnThe Ice Dogs gave up four goals in the third period to the Kenai River Brown Bears and fell 4-2 to their intrastate rival in Saturday night’s opener of a North American Hockey League series in Soldotna.

Fairbanks forward Mark Pustin connected for three goals and four assists as the Ice Dogs skated to a three-game sweep over Alaska. On Thursday, the Northridge, Calif., native recorded three assists, including one on Jared Larson’s game-winning goal, in a 6-2 victory. The next night, the 20-year-old tallied a goal as the Ice Dogs downed the Avalanche, 3-2. On Saturday, Pustin tallied two more goals and an assist in a 5-2 triumph. He was also a plus-4 for the weekend.

FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks Ice Dogs extended their winning streak to eight games by the slimmest of margins on Friday night before nearly 2,000 frenzied fans at the Big Dipper Ice Arena.rnrnAfter scoring the go-ahead goal with a little more than three minutes remaining, the Ice Dogs gave up the game-tying goal with less than a minute to play.rnrnA scoreless overtime period didn’t decide the winner, so the Ice Dogs won the five-player shootout 2-1 to claim a 3-2 victory over the Alaska Avalanche in a battle of North American Hockey League South division rivals.