Alaska Gold Kings

The Alaska Gold Kings were founded in 1975 as an amateur senior ice hockey team in Fairbanks, Alaska, as the Alaska Teamsters. The Teamsters hockey team were the brainchild of Gary Atwood, father of hockey playing sons, and then head of the Fairbanks Teamsters Local 959. Wanting a higher level of ice hockey for local youth to aspire to, and to provide Fairbanks with a sports institution that could compete with Anchorage, Atwood helped form the team in 1975. In 1977, the stockholders met and formed the Fairbanks Gold Kings. The name was created by Joe Jackovich of Jackovich Tractors and Equipment Co. in homage to the gold mining history of Fairbanks, the Alaska Goldpanners baseball team, and his favorite NHL team the Los Angeles Kings. The team's name was again later changed to the Alaska Gold Kings. Between 1983 and 1995 the Gold Kings won five national championships at the senior men's level, and routinely played the powerhouse teams from the Lower 48 and Canada.

During the 1994–95 season the Gold Kings played in the short-lived Pacific Hockey League, winning the league's only championship. In 1995, the Gold Kings along with two other former PHL teams, the Fresno Falcons and Anchorage Aces (now Alaska Aces) became members of the newly formed professional West Coast Hockey League. The Alaska Gold Kings made their only WCHL playoff appearance during the inaugural 1995–96 season, losing in the first round to the eventual champion San Diego Gulls. The team suspended operations after a last place finish in 1996–97 and did not play in the 1997–98 season.

Results

1975-76

• 2/6: Fairbanks Teamsters - Anchorage All-Stars 2:2 OT
• 2/7: Anchorage All-Stars - Fairbanks Teamsters 5:4 OT
• 2/8: Fairbanks Teamsters - Anchorage All-Stars 5:2
• 3/6: Fairbanks Teamsters - Anchorage All-Stars 10:6
• 3/7: Fairbanks Teamsters - Anchorage All-Stars 10:7
• 3/13: Anchorage All-Stars - Fairbanks Teamsters 8:7 OT
• 3/27: Fairbanks Teamsters - Fairbanks All-Stars 16:3
• 4/3: Fairbanks Teamsters - Anchorage All-Stars 8:1 - Governor's Cup
• 4/9: Fairbanks Teamsters - Anchorage All-Stars 7:2 - "

Fairbanks City Hockey League

• 11/17: Fairbanks Teamsters - Sports Cache 6:6
• 12/2: Fairbanks Teamsters - University of Alaska 15:1
• 1/4: Fairbanks Teamsters - Sports Cache 10:3
• 1/18: Fairbanks Teamsters - Jackovich 11:5
• 1/18: Sports Cache - University of Alaska 5:2
• 1/25: Fairbanks Teamsters - University of Alaska 17:3
• 1/25: Sports Cache - Jackovich 14:9
• 2/1: Fairbanks Teamsters - Sports Cache 11:6
• 2/4: Jackovich - University of Alaska 9:7
• 3/1: Sports Cache - University of Alaska 15:7
• 3/1: Fairbanks Teamsters - Jackovich 21:3
• 3/9: Fairbanks Teamsters - Sports Cache 11:6
• 3/16: Sports Cache - Jackovich 14:5
• 3/16: Fairbanks Teamsters - University of Alaska 22:1

Playoffs

• 3/19: Jackovich - University of Alaska
• 3/20: Alaska Teamsters - Sports Cache 15:1
• 3/21: Sports Cache - Jackovich 13:3
• 3/23: Alaska Teamsters - Sports Cache 14:4 - final

1976-77

• 12/10: Anchorage Wolverines - Fairbanks Teamsters 6:4
• 12/11: Anchorage Wolverines - Fairbanks Teamsters 5:4
• 12/28: Seattle Indians - Fairbanks Teamsters 9:4
• 12/29: Fairbanks Teamsters - Seattle Indians 8:8
• 1/14: Fairbanks Teamsters - Anchorage Wolverines 5:2
• 1/15: Fairbanks Teamsters - Anchorage Wolverines 5:4
• 1/28: Anchorage Wolverines - Fairbanks Teamsters 10:1
• 1/29: Anchorage Wolverines - Fairbanks Teamsters 6:3
• 2/12: Anchorage Wolverines - Fairbanks Teamsters
• 2/13: Fairbanks Teamsters - Anchorage Wolverines 6:6

1977-78

• 11/11: Anchorage Wolverines - Fairbanks Gold Kings 7:5
• 11/12: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Anchorage Wolverines 6:5
• 11/25: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Victoria Maple Leafs (BC) 8:4
• 11/26: Victoria Maple Leafs (BC) - Fairbanks Gold Kings 7:2
• 11/27: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Victoria Maple Leafs (BC) 6:5
• 12/3: Anchorage Wolverines - Fairbanks Gold Kings 10:5
• 12/4: Anchorage Wolverines - Fairbanks Gold Kings 5:2
• 12/16: Seattle Indians - Fairbanks Gold Kings 7:4
• 12/17: Seattle Indians - Fairbanks Gold Kings 7:5
• 1/6: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Victoria Juan DeFuca Merchants (BC) 9:8
• 1/7: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Victoria Juan DeFuca Merchants (BC) 7:1
• 1/13: Anchorage Wolverines - Fairbanks Gold Kings 9:6
• 1/14: Anchorage Wolverines - Fairbanks Gold Kings 6:5
• 1/18: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Vermillion Night Hawks (AB) 6:2
• 1/19: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Vermillion Night Hawks (AB) 12:5
• 2/3: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Spokane Jets 10:7
• 2/4: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Spokane Jets 8:2
• 2/10: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Anchorage Wolverines 7:6
• 2/11: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Anchorage Wolverines 9:4
• 2/17: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Anchorage Wolverines 5:3
• 2/18: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Anchorage Wolverines 4:3
• 2/24: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Seattle Indians 8:3
• 2/25: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Seattle Indians 8:5
• 3/3: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Anchorage Wolverines 8:2
• 3/4: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Anchorage Wolverines 4:3
• 3/10: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Anchorage Wolverines 7:4
• 3/11: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Anchorage Wolverines 8:7 OT

US Senior Championship

• 4/7: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Bemidji Blues 8:5
• 4/7: Fairbanks - Grand Forks Wheat Kings 10:5
• 4/8: Redford R-K Design - Fairbanks Gold Kings 9:3 - final

1978-79

• 11/10: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Anchorage Wolverines 10:3
• 11/11: Anchorage Wolverines - Fairbanks Gold Kings 6:3
• 11/17: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Anchorage Wolverines 8:6
• 11/18: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Anchorage Wolverines 5:3
• 11/24: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Vancouver Pharaohs (BC) 8:7 OT
• 11/25: Vancouver Pharaohs (BC) - Fairbanks Gold Kings 6:2
• 12/1: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Victoria Maple Leafs (BC) 8:2
• 12/2: Victoria Maple Leafs (BC) - Fairbanks Gold Kings 9:3
• 12/8: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Victoria Juan de Fuca Merchants (BC) 12:3
• 12/9: Victoria Juan de Fuca Merchants (BC) - Fairbanks Gold Kings 4:3
• 12/10: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Victoria Juan de Fuca Merchants (BC) 5:4
• 12/15: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Seattle Indians 4:3
• 12/16: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Seattle Indians 8:4
• 1/5: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Anchorage Wolverines 9:5
• 1/6: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Anchorage Wolverines 9:6
• 1/12: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Vancouver North Shore Winter Hawks (BC) 7:5
• 1/13: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Vancouver North Shore Winter Hawks (BC) 7:3
• 1/19: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Anchorage Wolverines 13:4
• 1/20: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Anchorage Wolverines 10:9
• 1/26: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Burnaby Lakers (BC) 5:3
• 1/27: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Burnaby Lakers (BC) 7:5 - match was halted with 14:58 remaining after two Burnaby players punched the referee
• 2/2: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Victoria Athletics (BC) 8:5
• 2/3: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Victoria Athletics (BC) 11:0
• 2/10: University of Alaska-Fairbanks - Fairbanks Gold Kings 5:3 - exhibition
• 2/16: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Vancouver District 69 Golden Eagles (BC) 10:4
• 2/17: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Vancouver District 69 Golden Eagles (BC) 4:1
• 2/23: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Seattle Indians 10:1
• 2/24: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Seattle Indians 10:3
• 3/23: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Spokane Expos 7:2
• 3/24: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Spokane Expos 7:5
• 3/27: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Sault Ste. Marie (MI) 9:7

US Senior Championship

• 3/30: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Lansing 6:6
• 3/31: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Muskegon 11:5
• 4/1: Redford R-K Design - Fairbanks Gold Kings 10:3 - final

1979-80

• 12/7: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Anchorage Blomfield's 13:5
• 12/8: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Anchorage Blomfield's 10:4
• 12/15: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Fairbanks City All-Stars 16:6
• 12/21: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Boise Blades 13:5
• 12/22: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Boise Blades
• 12/23: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Boise Blades
• 1/18: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Fairbanks City All-Stars 12:2
• 1/19: Fairbanks Gold Kings - University of Alaska-Fairbanks 15:3
• 2/1: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Vancouver Pharaohs (BC) 7:4
• 2/2: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Vancouver Pharaohs (BC) 7:4
• 2/3: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Vancouver Pharaohs (BC) 8:7
• 2/8: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Anchorage Champions Choice All-Stars 13:3 - stopped with 2:52 remaining due to brawl
• 2/9: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Anchorage Champions Choice All-Stars 8:5
• 3/7: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Pueblo Peps (CO) 4:3 - Pepsi Cup
• 3/8: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Pueblo Peps (CO) 6:1 - "
• 3/9: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Pueblo Peps (CO) 13:7 - "
• 3/14: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Anchorage Senior League All-Stars 5:3 - Governor's Cup
• 3/15: Anchorage Senior League All-Stars - Fairbanks Gold Kings 6:3 - "
• 3/16: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Anchorage Senior League All-Stars 13:7 - "
• 3/21: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Portage Lake Pioneers 8:1 - Copper Cup
• 3/22: Portage Lake Pioneers - Fairbanks Gold Kings 11:7 - "
• 3/23: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Portage Lake Pioneers 5:5 - "
• 3/28: St. Paul Parkers - Fairbanks Gold Kings 10:2 - Anderson Cup
• 3/29: St. Paul Parkers - Fairbanks Gold Kings 11:7 - "
• 3/30: St. Paul Parkers - Fairbanks Gold Kings 6:5 - "

Fairbanks Thanksgiving Tournament

• 11/23: Lansing Campbell's Catering - Boise Blades 8:5
• 11/23: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Boise Blades 8:2
• 11/24: Lansing Campbell's Catering - Fairbanks Gold Kings 7:3
• 11/24: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Boise Blades 14:4
• 11/25: Lansing Campbell's Catering - Boise Blades 12:4
• 11/25: Lansing Campbell's Catering - Fairbanks Gold Kings 7:6

Anchorage Rendezvous Tournament

• 2/13: Anchorage Visa Hockey Hut - Anchorage Chilkoot Charlie's 9:4
• 2/14: University of Alaska-Anchorage - Anchorage Blomfield's 11:2
• 2/15: Anchorage Visa Hockey Hut - University of Alaska-Fairbanks 9:5
• 2/16: Fairbanks Gold Kings - University of Alaska-Anchorage 6:3
• 2/17: Anchorage Blomfield's - University of Alaska-Fairbanks 10:3 - consolation
• 2/17: Fairbanks Gold Kings - Anchorage Visa Hockey Hut 11:4 - final

Sources

• Fairbanks Daily News Miner