Alaska Avalanche

The Alaska Avalanche were a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League's West Division. The team played their home games at the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center in Wasilla, Alaska.
==Franchise history==
The franchise was originally called the St Louis Sting, and in 2001 moved to Springfield, Missouri as the Springfield Spirit. In 2005, they moved to Alaska as the Wasilla Spirit. The Avalanche played out of the Wasilla Multi-Use Sports Center.  The team relocated to Johnstown, Pennsylvania where they were renamed the Johnstown Tomahawks
==Regular season records==
===St. Louis Sting===
Season 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	PTS	GF 	GA 	PIM 	Finish
1996-97	46	8 	38	0 	16 	123	248	n/a 	8th, League
1997-98	56	23	32	1 	47 	188	237	1718	7th, League
1998-99	56	34	16	6 	74 	211	180	1611	3rd, League
1999-00	56	18	35	3 	39 	164	230	1605	5th, West
2000-01	56	15	36	5 	35 	170	263	2034	5th, West
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/149.html
===Springfield Spirit===
Season 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	PTS	GF 	GA 	PIM 	Finish
2001-02	56	23	29	4 	50 	182	222	1533	3rd, West
2002-03	56	15	36	5 	35 	129	240	1689	5th, West
2003-04	56	13	39	4 	30 	153	259	1803	7th, South
2004-05	56	20	29	7 	47 	144	188	1027	6th, South
===Wasilla Spirit===
Season 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	PTS	GF 	GA 	PIM 	Finish
2005-06	56	23	33	2 	48 	133	187	1307	4th, West
http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/standings.html?leagueid=164&seasonid=2025
===Alaska Avalanche===
Season 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	PTS	GF 	GA 	PIM 	Finish
2006-07	62	16	39	7 	39 	148	242	1699	6th, South
2007-08	58	16	38	4 	36 	158	270	1251	5th, South
2008-09	58	23	30	5 	51 	172	224	1505	3rd, West
2009-10	58	32	19	7 	71 	198	178	1393	2nd, West
==Playoff Records==
Season	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PIM	Finish
2009 	4 	1	3	0 	11	21	67 	Lost in 1st Round
2010 	3 	0	2	1 	7 	12	111	Lost in 1st Round
==References==
== External links ==
*Official site
*Wasilla Multi-Use Sports Complex
Category:North American Hockey League team
Category:American ice hockey teams
Category:Established in 1996