ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Being part of a professional team typically means countless hours on and off the ice, pitch, field, or court; that goes not only for those on the main roster, but also the many behind-the-scenes staffers who aren’t the faces of their respective programs.
Such is the case for Fairbanks native Brayden Deweese, whose interest in athletics and equipment management as a teen has now led him to the Colorado Eagles, a top-ranked squad in the 32-team professional league currently known as the American Hockey League.
Deweese, who is part of a two-person equipment management team for the Eagles, said he got his start while working at a sports rental shop in Anchorage. Simultaneously, he was at the University of Alaska Anchorage — around the time the hockey program was slated to be cut if fundraising efforts were not successful — helping out with equipment management there…