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rett Lubanski has discovered
that life's a lot different on the
banks of the Kenai River in
Alaska than it is in his hometown of
Farmington Hills.
"It's slower, not as much on the go:'
he said. "And it isn't unusual to see a
moose hanging out."
Lubanski's diet has also changed.
"I wasn't really a fish guy, but I'm
eating more fish now:' he said. "The
salmon here is some of the best in the
world."
It was hockey, not moose or salmon,
that brought Lubanski to Alaska. He's
in his second season playing for the
Kenai River Brown Bears of the North
American Hockey League, a presti-
gious Tier II Junior A circuit known
for preparing players for college hock-
ey and beyond.
The former Walled Lake Western
High School baseball star and travel
hockey standout has made a name for
himself in Soldotna, a town of 4,000
on the Kenia Peninsula about two
hours south of Anchorage.
He's led Kenia River to the best sea-
son by far in its four-year existence,
delighting fans in the 2,000-plus seat
Soldotna Sports Center.
The Brown Bears were 38-114-22
in their first three regular seasons
and never won more than 14 games
in a year. They were 26-23-6 last week,
and had clinched fourth place and the
final Robertson Cup playoff berth in
the six-team West Division.
Lubanski, the team captain, had 14
goals, 46 assists and a plus-15 ranking
through 54 games. The 19-year-old
center's assist total was second-
highest in the league and tied for
fourth nationally among Tier II Junior
A players.
He spends a lot of time on the ice
for the Brown Bears. Besides when his
team is at full strength, he sees power
plays, penalty killing and often takes
important faceoffs.
Lubanski was a key member of
Team West that won the NASL's Top
Prospects Tournament last month at
the Ice Cube in Ann Arbor, getting a
goal and two assists in three games.
He had four goals and 25 assists in
Brett
Lubanski
57 regular-season games with Kenia
River last season. The coach who
recruited the 5-foot-11, 185-pound
Lubanski to Kenia River was fired a
month into last season. But Lubanski
never thought about leaving, even
though he's 12 hours by plane and
four time zones away from home.
"This was a good opportunity for
me, a place with few distractions
where I could focus on hockey; and I
needed to establish myself,' he said.
"My ultimate goal is to play college
hockey, and playing in this league is
the best way to get there."
Oliver David, who became the
Kenia River coach last year and is still
behind the bench this season, also is
Jewish.
"Brett is playing at an elite level for
us',' David said. "He's hands-down our
hottest player, and we couldn't ask for
a better captain:'
Lubanski played on the U.S. junior
team that won a bronze medal
in the World Jewish Ice Hockey
Championships in Israel in 2009. He
was named the best forward in the
junior division.
Several colleges have contacted
Lubanski, but he's not ready to make a
commitment. He has one more year of
junior eligibility remaining.
"I'd love to play college hockey close
to home so my family can watch me
play, but that will be just one factor in
my decision," he said. Fl
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