Fairbanks Ice Dogs

History

Originally started in 1997 in the Tier III Junior B Western States Hockey League (WSHL) as a hockey program to replace the Alaska Gold Kings and give Alaskan players a chance to play after they finished high school and/or midgets. The Ice Dogs won the Northern Division its inaugural season, but lost to the Southern champs the following year in exhibition games. In 1998–99 season, they again won the Northern Division but lost to the Southern Division champions, the Ventura Mariners.

In 2000, the Ice Dogs became a member of the Tier III Junior B Northern Pacific Hockey League (NorPac) and also played sixteen games in the Tier III Junior A America West Hockey League (AWHL) to help fill out their schedule in the 2000–01 season. The team would go on to win the NorPac championship in that season before leaving for the higher level AWHL full-time for the 2001–02 season.

The Ice Dogs were named the 2001–02 AWHL Organization of the Year in their first full Junior A season. The team moved to the NAHL in the AWHL-NAHL merger that took place in 2003. The Ice Dogs were upset in the West Division Finals in the 2008–09 season after winning the West Division regular season title. The Ice Dogs lost in the 2010 Robertson Cup final to the Bismarck Bobcats 3-0. The following season the Ice Dogs won the Robertson Cup for the first time in a come from behind win over the Michigan Warriors 4-2. In the 2013–14 season, the Ice Dogs once more won the West Division regular season title (4th time in 6 years) and proceeded to win the Robertson Cup for the second time.

Playoffs

2004

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2005

First Round – Team USA defeated Fairbanks Ice Dogs 3-games-to-0

2006

First Round – Fairbanks Ice Dogs defeated Wasilla Spirit 3-games-to-0Second Round – Bozeman Icedogs defeated Fairbanks Ice Dogs 4-games-to-1

2007

First Round – St. Louis Bandits defeated Fairbanks Ice Dogs 3-games-to-0Fairbanks Ice Dogs advance to Round Robin as HOST.Robertson Cup Round Robin – Fairbanks Ice Dogs(0-3) - Qualify for Consolation Game (L, 3-7 vs. Phantoms; L, 1-4 vs. Bandits; L, 3-5 vs. Express)Robertson Cup Consolation Game – Southern Minnesota Express defeated Fairbanks Ice Dogs 3-2

2008

First Round – Fairbanks Ice Dogs defeated Wichita Falls Wildcats 3-games-to-1Second Round – Topeka RoadRunners defeated Fairbanks Ice Dogs 3-games-to-2

2009

First Round – Fairbanks Ice Dogs defeated Kenai River Brown Bears 3-games-to-0Second Round – Wenatchee Wild defeated Fairbanks Ice Dogs 3-games-to-1

2010

First Round – Fairbanks Ice Dogs defeated Alaska Avalanche 3-games-to-0Second Round – Wenatchee Wild defeated Fairbanks Ice Dogs 3-games-to-0Fairbanks Ice Dogs advance to Round Robin as West representatives as Wenachee Wild is HOST.Robertson Cup Round Robin – Fairbanks Ice Dogs (3-1) - Qualify for Championship game (W, 3-2 vs. Wild; W, 4-3 vs. Bandits; L, 1-2 vs. North Stars; W, 4-3 vs. Bobcats)Robertson Cup Final – Bismarck Bobcats defeated Fairbanks Ice Dogs 3-0

2011

Division Semifinals – Fairbanks Ice Dogs defeated Kenai River Brown Bears 3-games-to-0Division Finals – Fairbanks Ice Dogs defeated Wenatchee Wild 3-games-to-1Robertson Cup Round Robin – Fairbanks Ice Dogs (3-0) - Qualify for Championship game (W, 4-3 vs. RoadRunners; W, 4-2 vs. Warriors; W, 2-1 vs. Bulls)Robertson Cup Final – Fairbanks Ice Dogs defeated Michigan Warriors 4-2Robertson Cup Champions

2012

Divisional Semifinals – Fairbanks Ice Dogs defeated Kenai River Brown Bears 3-games-to-0Divisional Finals – Fairbanks Ice Dogs defeated Wenatchee Wild 3-games-to-0Robertson Cup Round Robin – Fairbanks Ice Dogs (2-1) - Qualify for Semifinal (L, 1-3 vs. Bandits; W, 3-1 vs. Bulls; W, 4-3 vs. Fighting Falcons)Robertson Cup Semifinal game – Texas Tornado defeated Fairbanks Ice Dogs 4-3

2013

Divisional Semifinals – Fairbanks Ice Dogs defeated Kenai River Brown Bears 3-games-to-2Divisional Finals – Wenatchee Wild defeated Fairbanks Ice Dogs 3-games-to-2

2014

Divisional Semifinals – Fairbanks Ice Dogs defeated Kenai River Brown Bears 3-games-to-2Divisional Finals – Fairbanks Ice Dogs defeated Michigan Warriors 2-games-to-0Robertson Cup Semifinals – Fairbanks Ice Dogs defeated Wenatchee Wild 3-games-to-2Robertson Cup Finals – Fairbanks Ice Dogs defeated Austin Bruins 2-games-to-0Robertson Cup Champions

2015

Robertson Cup 1st Round Series – Fairbanks Ice Dogs defeated Minnesota Magicians 3-games-to-0Robertson Cup Quarterfinals – Minnesota Wilderness defeated Fairbanks Ice Dogs 3-games-to-0

2016

Divisional Semifinals – Fairbanks Ice Dogs defeated Coulee Region Chill 3-games-to-1Divisional Finals – Fairbanks Ice Dogs defeated Minnesota Wilderness 3-games-to-2Robertson Cup Semifinals – Fairbanks Ice Dogs defeated Aston Rebels 2-games-to-0Robertson Cup Championship game – Fairbanks Ice Dogs defeated Wichita Falls Wildcats 2–0Robertson Cup Champions