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HOCKEY: What’s the hottest thing in Anchorage, Alaska these days? No, it’s not Gov. Sarah Palin. But close. It does involve hockey. The Anchorage Aces of the East Coast Hockey League (yes, the EAST COAST Hockey League) are battling the South Carolina Stingrays in the ECHL Kelly Cup finals. Down 3-2 in the best-of-seven series, the Aces have sold out Sullivan Arena in Anchorage on Thursday night for Game 6. After the Aces beat the Stingrays 3-2 in overtime Saturday night in North Charleston, S.C., the remaining 4,600 or so tickets for Thursday’s game were sold in less than 40 hours. An announced crowd of 6,596, the largest for a hockey game since Sullivan Arena opened in 1983, will watch Game 6. The total includes 145 extra seats added for the playoffs and the usual 200 standing-room spots. Brendan Desjardin, the Aces’ director of ticket sales and merchandise, told the Anchorage Daily News that 9,000 or 10,000 tickets could have been sold if the arena had that much capacity. The Aces are averaging an ECHL-best 5,430 in playoff attendance. The team sold out Game 1 and Game 2 of the finals, with crowds of 6,482 and 6,396 on hand. If Alaska wins Thursday, Game 7 will be played Friday night at Sullivan Arena. Game time Thursday is 7:15 p.m. in Anchorage, 11:15 p.m. EDT. KFQD AM-750 radio will have the broadcast. Want to listen? Go to the radio station’s Web site and sign up for streaming audio.
MLB: Two first basemen are flying under the radar in the National League West Division. After an injury-plagued 2008 in which he hit .264, his lowest average since he batted .280 in 35 games in his rookie season in 1997, Todd Helton of the Colorado Rockies is a tough out once again. He had 33 hits in May, the most for him in a month since he banged out 41 hits in September 2007. He’s now batting .312 with seven homers and 34 RBI. Can you guess the major leagues’ home run leader? That would be Adrian Gonzalez of the San Diego Padres. He’s belted 22, including 15 on the road! The Padres’ PETCO Park isn’t homer-friendly, so it will be interesting to see if Gonzalez can stay ahead of the pack.
That’s all for now. See you later.
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When the Aces played here in Charleston, SC last Friday, the Stingrays held a Sarah Palin lookalike contest.
ReplyDeleteBefore the game, one of the contestants was so believeable that a bunch of the local yokels were lined up to get 'Palin's' autograph.