The first annual pucks event featured eight teams in two different age divisions. Athletes competed in the men over 25 and men over 40 brackets. The event was not only the first Iditarod Days Hockey Classic, but the first hockey event to be held at the Menard Ice Arena, since the opening of the sports complex.
In championship action of the event, the Grizzlies of Anchorage defeated the Mat-Su Thunder in the over 25 division and the Old Timers of Anchorage skated past the Mat-Su Fighting Ptarmigan in the over 40 division.
 The ceremonial first puck at the Iditarod Days Hockey Classic was dropped by Curtis Menard, Carol Menard and the children of Curt Menard II. Photos submitted by Robert Baker/ North Star Multimedia. |
All proceeds from the event will go to the United Way of Mat-Su, a nonprofit health and human services agency. Sponsors of the event included MTA, Spinell Homes, Subway, Windbreak Cafe, North Star Multimedia and the
Frontiersman.
Organizers are already planning to host the event next year.
The Menard Ice Arena is a 2,000 seat facility that will host hockey teams ranging from youth to adult in the future.
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