...Wasilla. The franchise moved to Johnstown following last season.The game went back and forth between the two rivals. Evan Hesse opened the scoring just 52 seconds into the game, but Kenai River came back with goals by Lucas Kohls and Albin Karlsson...

...Absolutely character and heart," Alaska assistant coach Josh Petrich said of the key to the Avs' comeback. Forwards Evan Hesse, Cobi Smith-Mass and Jordan Watt each scored before the three-minute mark of the third period to help first-place...

...Absolutely character and heart," Alaska assistant coach Josh Petrich said of the key to the Avs' comeback Friday. Forwards Evan Hesse, Cobi Smith-Mass and Jordan Watt each scored before the 3-minute mark of the third period to help first-place...

...first-period goals. Alaska was able to cut the lead in half during the second. Tanner Fahlstedt led a 2-on-1 and fed Evan Hesse with a pass across the zone. Hesse took the pass on the left wing and tucked it inside the far post. But in the third...

...traffic in front of Kulmanovsky. We did that." Alaska used a rebound score to take a 1-0 lead late in the first. Evan Hesse led an odd-man rush across the Kenai blue line and moved a puck to Connor Wright, who put a shot on goal. The puck...

...nearly poked a puck by Kenai goalie Austin Severson in overtime.Anthony Stempin gave Kenai River an early lead, but Evan Hesse scored twice for the Avs in the second period to give Alaska the advantage.Hesse came up the right wing and snapped...

...head-on shots," David said. "The times he did get legitimately challenged and we had a chance, we didn't bury it." Evan Hesse scored what proved to be the game-winner with 6:20 to play in the second on assists from Daniel Senkbiel and Cody...

...the Brown Bears in every period and 45-31 in the game, but Huebel didn't feel the consistency was there. Rookie Evan Hesse put the Avs on the scoreboard early in the third, smacking a shot from between the circles into the net. But that was...