▁Al aska . ▁ ▁Career ▁L arg en ▁is ▁a ▁Fair b anks ▁native , ▁being ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁area . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁West ▁Valley ▁High ▁he ▁spent ▁a ▁year ▁playing ▁for ▁two ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁NA HL ▁before ▁en rolling ▁at ▁Al aska ▁Fair b anks ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁L arg en ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁backup ▁goal ie ▁for ▁two ▁years , ▁playing ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁four ▁games , ▁before ▁ending ▁his ▁playing ▁career . ▁ ▁After ▁leaving ▁the ▁university ▁L arg en ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁joining ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁Fair b anks ▁Ice ▁D ogs ▁as ▁a ▁go alt ending ▁coach . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁the ▁Ice ▁D ogs ▁reached ▁the ▁Robert son ▁Cup ▁Final s ▁and ▁claimed ▁the ▁championship ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁L arg en ▁received ▁his ▁first ▁head ▁co aching ▁job ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁when ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁T win ▁C ities ▁Northern ▁L ights ▁In ▁his ▁two ▁seasons ▁with ▁the ▁team ▁L arg en ▁gu ided ▁them ▁to ▁a ▁collect ive ▁ 8 7 - 9 - 2 ▁record , ▁consecutive ▁Bush ▁Cup ▁vict ories ▁and ▁a ▁national ▁runner ▁up ▁finish ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁L arg en ▁was ▁an ▁assistant ▁with ▁the ▁Tri - City ▁Storm ▁but ▁left ▁around ▁the ▁new ▁year ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁offered ▁a ▁better ▁position ▁with ▁the ▁Jan es ville ▁J ets . ▁He ▁remained ▁with ▁the ▁J