Kenai River Brown Bears
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The Kenai River Brown Bears is a Tier II Junior A ice hockey
team in the North American Hockey League's
West Division based in Soldotna, Alaska
. The Brown Bears are the flagship program of a larger community-based and operated Kenai Peninsula Youth Foundation, which enables players the unique opportunity to provide countless hours of public service to the local community and youth including developing athletic skills and education-even mentoring students and assisting with reading programs. The direct relationship between the hockey team and the local youth community is unique to the Kenai River Brown Bears. The team joined the North American Hockey League (NAHL) as an expansion team for the 2007-08 season, and since then has upgraded as well as added team-specific facilities to the 2.000 plus capacity Soldotna Sports Center
it calls home. The Brown Bear's ultimate mission is to provide academic and athletic opportunities to student-athletes, and provide its players every possible resource to play hockey at the collegiate level.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team in the North American Hockey League's
North American Hockey League
The North American Hockey League is one of the top junior hockey leagues in the United States and is enterting its 36th season in 2011-12. It is currently the only Junior A Tier II league, sanctioned by USA Hockey. The NAHL currently acts as an alternative to the United States Hockey League...
West Division based in Soldotna, Alaska
Soldotna, Alaska
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,759 people, 1,465 households, and 969 families residing in the city. As of 2008, the population was close to 4,200. The population density was 541.9 people per square mile . There were 1,670 housing units at an average density of 240.7 per square mile...
. The Brown Bears are the flagship program of a larger community-based and operated Kenai Peninsula Youth Foundation, which enables players the unique opportunity to provide countless hours of public service to the local community and youth including developing athletic skills and education-even mentoring students and assisting with reading programs. The direct relationship between the hockey team and the local youth community is unique to the Kenai River Brown Bears. The team joined the North American Hockey League (NAHL) as an expansion team for the 2007-08 season, and since then has upgraded as well as added team-specific facilities to the 2.000 plus capacity Soldotna Sports Center
Soldotna Sports Center
The City of Soldotna Sports Center is a 2,000-seat multipurpose arena located in Soldotna, Alaska. The arena opened in 1983. It is the current home of the Kenai River Brown Bears of the North American Hockey League...
it calls home. The Brown Bear's ultimate mission is to provide academic and athletic opportunities to student-athletes, and provide its players every possible resource to play hockey at the collegiate level.
Regular Season Records
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA | PIM | Finish |
| 2007-08 | 58 | 12 | 38 | 8 | 32 | 144 | 257 | 1272 | 6th, South |
| 2008-09 | 58 | 14 | 36 | 8 | 36 | 165 | 249 | 1350 | 4th, West |
| 2009-10 | 58 | 12 | 40 | 6 | 30 | 144 | 247 | 1045 | 4th, West |
| 2010-11 | 58 | 27 | 24 | 7 | 61 | 189 | 191 | 1076 | 4th, West |
Playoff Records
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | PIM | Finish |
| 2008 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 50 | Lost in 1st Round |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 48 | Lost in 1st Round |
| 2011 | Did Not Qualify |