About the ALASKA ALL STARS

The Alaska Allstars Hockey Association is a youth hockey development organization based in Anchorage, Alaska. The association organizes teams at the 8U (mite), 10U (squirt), 12U(peewee), 14U (bantam) and 16U and 18U (midget) levels as well as Girls Hockey. The Non Profit Youth Hockey Association was started by Michael L. Cusack, MD. and his late wife Bonnie L. Cusack in 1982 as the first competition only hockey program in Alaska. Young All Star players traveled outside Alaska to gain the exposure needed to achieve Division 1 scholarships and NHL status for the first time.

 

Alumni of the program include current NHL players Brandon Dubinsky of the Columbus Blue Jackets and Nate Thompson of the Ottawa Senators.  Other NHL alumni that played for the program include Scott Gomez, Joey Crabb, Matthew Carle, Scott Parker, Ty Conklin, and Tim Wallace. 

 

NHL Draftees for 2012 included Austin Wuthrich, Right winger, currently at Notre Dame, was picked fourth round by the Washington Capitals. He was the 107th of 211 players. Brian Cooper,a defenseman, currently at Nebraska-Omaha was taken in the fifth round, 127th overall, by the Anaheim Ducks and Hunter Fejes a left winger, currently at Colorado College, went in the sixth round, 178th overall, to the Phoenix Coyotes.

 

The association celebrated 35 years of success in 2017!