Hall of Fame
The leading scorer in UAA hockey history, Dean Larson takes his rightful place in the Seawolf Hall of Fame in 2003.
At just 5-7 and 160 pounds, the speedster used his stick-handling and needle-threading passing ability to rack up 200 career points and 137 assists, both No. 1 all-time at UAA. His 63 goals are still tied for seventh-best in school history, while he also holds the school marks for assists (48 in 1989-90) and points (66 in 1989-90) in a season.
In his four years (1988-92), Larson’s squads combined for an 88-49-10 record, including a school-record 27 wins in 1991-92, and qualified for three straight NCAA Tournaments. He was voted team MVP in his sophomore and senior seasons.
Larson was chosen in the NHL’s 1991 supplemental draft by his hometown Calgary Flames before going on to a distinguished minor-league professional career. After two years playing in Germany, he returned to Alaska to play for the Anchorage Aces in 1995. Larson retired in 2003 after becoming the West Coast Hockey League’s all-time leading scorer and earning the WCHL’s 2003 Man of the Year award.
He also received a 2003 State of Alaska Legislative Citation for career achievement and outstanding contribution to the State of Alaska.
A 1995 UAA journalism and public communications graduate, Larson remains involved with the Anchorage community through visits to elementary schools, skate-a-thons and extensive work with charitable organizations.
