Merry Christmas Brown Bears!
The Kenai River Brown Bears Junior A hockey team, for the first time in team history, stand in first place in the Midwest Division of the North American Hockey League at the Christmas break. The Brown Bears own a record of 22-8-1-3 and a total of 48 points, good for first place by a mere point over Alaska rival Fairbanks Ice Dogs.
The Brown Bears return to action on Friday and Saturday, January 4-5 in Amarillo, Texas with a two-game series against the Amarillo Bulls. The Brown Bears next home stand begins January 17th against the Maine Nordiques at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. The Brown Bears will enter 2020 in first place!
Midwest Division Standings (as of December 24th)
| 1 | Kenai River Brown Bears | 34 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 48 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 34 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 47 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Chippewa Steel | 25 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Janesville Jets | 33 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 27 | ||||||||||
| 5 | MN Magicians | 31 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 23 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Springfield Jr. Blues | 33 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
Kenai River Brown Bears Schedule (through January 17th)
| Jan. 3 | Kenai River Brown Bears | – | Amarillo Bulls | – | Budweiser Bull Pen | 7:05 pm CST | ||||||
| Jan. 4 | Kenai River Brown Bears | – | Amarillo Bulls | – | Budweiser Bull Pen | 7:05 pm CST | ||||||
| Jan. 10 | Kenai River Brown Bears | – | New Mexico Ice Wolves | – | Outpost Ice Arenas | 7:30 pm MST | ||||||
| Jan. 11 | Kenai River Brown Bears | – | New Mexico Ice Wolves | – | Outpost Ice Arenas | 7:00 pm MST | ||||||
| Jan. 17 | Maine Nordiques | – | Kenai River Brown Bears | – | Soldotna Regional Sports Complex | 7:30 pm AKST |
