Hockey players are like children: they are often missing teeth, are placed in a timeout box when they get into a fight, and their legs can be rubbed for good luck. Give yourself the luck of a child with today's Groupon: for $12 get a lower mezzanine ticket to the Alaska Aces. Choose from the following four games:

• Idaho Steelheads on Tuesday, December 28, at 7:15 p.m. ($24 value)
• Idaho Steelheads on Wednesday, December 29, at 7:15 p.m. ($24 value)
• Ontario Reign on Friday, December 31, at 7:15 p.m. ($24 value)
• Ontario Reign on Saturday, January 1, at 7:15 p.m. ($24 value)

As an official ECHL team and an affiliate team of the NHL's St. Louis Blues and the AHL's Peoria Rivermen, the Alaska Aces bring the thrill and excitement of professional hockey to Anchorage's Sullivan Arena. ECHL All-Decade Team honoree Wes Goldie and former NCAA All-American and Alaska native Brian Swanson lead the skate-clad charge as the Aces battle for divisional position with the Idaho Steelheads or against the slap shots of the California-based Ontario Reign. As part of a 1-1-11 promotion, the January 1 game against the Reign will have $1 hot dogs, pucks signed by No. 1 Adam Courchaine, a No. 11 jersey signed by the team, and $1 hair cuts in section 111 of Sullivan Arena. With premium seats on the ice, avid hockey hounds are close enough to catch each goal, count every lost tooth, and settle the question of whether or not pucks cry after slap shots.

Reviews

Thirteen Ticketmaster reviewers give Alaska Aces games an average of 4.2 stars and all would recommend it to a friend:

• Love the crowd and excitement at the Aces game. The announcer is the best, lots of give-aways and the Sullivan is a great hockey arena! – diddymom, Ticketmaster
• Can't ask for more excitement. Fights, great goals and a great game. – RichardF, Ticketmaster