The NAHL is coming to Anchorage

A new NAHL franchise is coming to Anchorage, Alaska. The league’s Board of Governors has approved membership for a new program – the Anchorage Wolverines – who will begin playing in the 2021-22 season. The team is owned by a group known as NAHTSIITH LLC and Kai Binkley Sims will serve as president of the team.

“We have always been interested in expanding the NAHL in the West, but the situation has to be right to in order to grow NAHL Hockey. The combination of the facility, the market, the history, and the wonderful ownership group brought forward as the Anchorage Wolverines is second to none. This organization is more than ready and capable to hit the ground sprinting and we look forward to how impactful they will be as members of the NAHL and our players in the very near future,” said NAHL Commissioner and President Mark Frankenfeld.

Anchorage will become the third Alaskan franchise in the league, joining the Fairbanks Ice Dogs and the Kenai River Brown Bears.

No details were given on where the Wolverines will play, but the team said in a release that more information would be coming in the next coming weeks.

“Our focus will be to develop players to help them achieve their hockey goals. Their talent will be showcased in action packed games that will be community-oriented events,” said Sims. “We are excited to begin building our team and working with the community to build our fan base, and form business partnerships. We hope everyone will connect with us on social media to be the first to hear more details on our official launch.”