Anchorage edged out the Brown Bears in the team’s home opener at a longtime Alaska hockey venue.
A large crowd celebrates the second goal scored by the Anchorage Wolverines against the Kenai River Brown Bears at the Sullivan Arena in Anchorage on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024.
“It felt amazing, they put up a great crowd for us and we’re just glad we were able to deliver,” Wolverines defenseman Brock Devlin said. Since then, the facility was used as an emergency homeless shelter during the COVID-19 pandemic and afterward, it had to undergo a much-needed makeover and restoration before it could be used as a major hockey venue again.
“It’s been a long time coming, a lot of anticipation, a lot of work goes on behind the scenes that I don’t touch any of it,” he said. “To see the community come out and support these guys, it was an awesome first night so we just have to keep doing our job to keep them wanting to come back.”“It was loud and when you looked up, you saw a sea of people,” Walters said. “It was really cool and brought back a lot of memories of when I was a fan coming to these games as well.
“The fans were awesome and thanks to everyone that came out and made this night special,” Devlin said. “It was a special feeling for sure and I’ll never forget that.”Goalie Owen Zenone of the Kenai River Brown Bears stops the shot by Toby Carlson, of the Anchorage Wolverines, at the Sullivan Arena in Anchorage on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024.
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