academy
2022-23 Season
Welcome to the 2022-23 Season! Thank you to all the players who came out for the competitive and development team tryouts. Alaska Grizzlies Acadamey PLAYMAKER SPECIAL – Register by September 1st and receive a FREE shirt and a ticket to the warm up skates for Ice Puppies and Jr. Grizzlies! ♦ 1…
Read MoreJoin the Alaska Grizzlies Academy
A few additional spaces have opened up for our Alaska Grizzlies Academy. Learn more and register below. The Alaska Grizzlies are proud to introduce the Jr Grizzlies Academy – a new and improved structure for all our 6u-8u skaters for the upcoming season. Our focus will be on developing our youngest athletes in the…
Read MoreWinter Semester Kick Off A Success
The 2021 AKG Academy #WinterSemester kicked off over the weekend and the smiles say it all. A record number of young athletes participated in the session that walked them through various drills and games designed to shake off the rust from the holiday break. Looking at the damp hair and obvious smiles, I think the…
Read MoreFor Benjamin Scotti, It Was Easy To Say Yes to Youth Coaching
Sometimes, in order to try new things, it can be as easy as being ready to say yes to the ask. That narrative has never been more true for AKG Academy coach Benjamin Scotti and his story about how he got involved with the Alaska Grizzlies. His story starts like a lot of youth coaches…
Read MoreBruins Super Fan Finds Calling As Youth Coach In Alaska
When hockey runs your life, it’s inevitable that at some point you’ll be cast as the most important teacher in a young athlete’s career. Especially when your own family is just as crazy about hockey as you are. That’s how it has all worked out for AKG Academy Coordinator and Boston Bruins super fan Beau McBrien. When…
Read MoreHockey Fan Relishes New Role as Youth Sports Coach
If you would have asked 6U Ice Puppies Coach Brandon Waller if he thought coaching youth hockey in Fairbanks, Alaska was in his future – he probably would have said no. But like a lot of coaches in interior Alaska, here we are. Along with his band of brothers in the coaching fraternity, the Fairbanks…
Read MoreRecord 22 Skaters Set to Advance
In a historic semester for the Alaska Grizzlies Academy (AGA), a record 22 Learn to Hockey skaters graduate up to the Ice Puppies after completing their 8 week class that started in the fall. Skaters graduate by mastering basic skating techniques administered via USA Hockey’s American Development Model (ADM) and trained by a handful of coaching…
Read MoreAlaska Grizzlies Academy
The Alaska Grizzlies are proud to introduce the Jr Grizzlies Academy – a new and improved structure for all our 6u-8u skaters for the upcoming season. Our focus will be on developing our youngest athletes in the sport of hockey by focusing on a small player to coach ratio and grouped skill sets. Safety with…
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