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2022–23 Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey season

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2022–23 Alaska Anchorage Seawolves
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceSeawolf Sports Complex
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall8–19–1
Home3–5–1
Road5–14–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachMatt Shasby
Assistant coachesTrevor Stewart
Kevin Murdock
Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2022–23 Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey season was the 42nd season of play for the program and the 37th at the Division I level. The Seawolves represented the University of Alaska Anchorage and were coached by Matt Shasby in his 1st season.

Season

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After the program was suspended due to a funding crisis at the school, a campaign was launched to save the program. At the outset, the university said that approximately $3 million dollars were required which would cover the operating cost of the ice hockey team for two years. While the team would be unable to compete during the 2021–22 season, the rapid fundraising that followed allowed the Seawolves to return after only a year hiatus.[1]

The Seawolves played their first game in over two and a half year on the opening day of the regular season and gave their fans a present; Anchorage took down a ranked Western Michigan squad. It was the program's first win over a nationally ranked opponent since December 2016 and demonstrated that, despite their circumstances, this group of Seawolves were fighters. Due to the late nature of their schedule making, Anchorage wasn't able to get a full slate of games against Division I opponents, but they weren't forced to add too many additional games. The Seawolves inserted six exhibition matches into their schedule and, while they were able to win all of those games, they didn't receive any official credit for doing so. What those matches did do was allow the newly assembled team extra time to get used to one another and build some chemistry in the lineup.

The familiarity was needed since the Seawolves were only able to win once more in the first half of the season after taking down the Broncos. They entered the winter break on an 8-game losing streak which included 4 consecutive losses to rival Alaska. The team began the second half of the year by taking a trip southeast and met UMass Lowell, who were preparing for a potential run to the NCAA tournament. Instead, Anchorage swept the #13 River Hawks, giving the program its first such weekend since 2009.[2] Trying to build on the sudden success, the Seawolves lost each of the next 5 games by just a single goal, with 4 coming in extra time. However, by the end of February the team seemed to have gotten things figured out and went 4–2–1 at the end of the season.

Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Brayden Camrud Forward  Canada Transferred to Saskatchewan
Kristofer Carlson Goaltender  United States Transferred to Long Island
Zach Court Forward  Canada Signed professional contract (Rapid City Rush)
Olivier Gauthier Defenseman  Canada Transferred to Niagara
Andrew Lane Forward  United States Transferred to Aurora
Zac Masson Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne)
Aaron McPheters Defenseman  Finland Graduation (retired)
Jared Nash Forward  Canada Transferred to Oswego State
Drayson Pears Defenseman  Canada Signed professional contract (Dogs de Cholet)
Troy Robillard Defenseman  Canada Transferred to Oswego State
Daniel Rybarik Forward  Canada Transferred to Dalhousie
Kristian Stead Goaltender  Canada Graduation (signed with Knoxville Ice Bears)
Preston Weeks Defenseman  United States Left program (retired)

Note: Departures occurred prior the 2021–22 season.

Recruiting

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As a result of the team being restarted, the entire roster consists of players new to the program. Caleb Huffman joined mid-season.

Roster

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As of June 30, 2022.[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Alberta Nolan Kent Graduate G 5' 9" (1.75 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1998-08-12 Chestermere, Alberta Northern Michigan (CCHA)
2 Alaska Max Osborne Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-02-01 Anchorage, Alaska Saint John's (MIAC)
4 Georgia (U.S. state) Davis Goukler Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-04-22 Atlanta, Georgia Shreveport (NAHL)
6 Alaska Brandon Lajoie Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-10-18 Eagle River, Alaska St. Cloud (NAHL)
7 Minnesota Carson Kosobud Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1999-06-04 Moorhead, Minnesota Arizona State (NCAA)
8 Connecticut William Gilson Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-06-28 Old Greenwich, Connecticut Aberdeen (NAHL)
9 Newfoundland and Labrador Conor Cole Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2001-10-28 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Maryland (NAHL)
11 Minnesota Ben Almquist Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-10-01 Victoria, Minnesota Minnesota Duluth (NCHC)
13 Alberta Matt Kinash Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-12-15 Edmonton, Alberta UMass Lowell (HEA)
14 British Columbia Connor Marritt Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1999-03-14 Kelowna, British Columbia Northern Michigan (CCHA)
15 Ontario Jamie Collins Graduate F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1997-09-21 Fergus, Ontario Clarkson (ECAC)
19 Arizona Rowan Miller Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2001-10-07 Phoenix, Arizona Prince George (BCHL)
20 Oklahoma Matt Allen Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 2000-05-13 Minco, Oklahoma UMass Lowell (HEA)
23 Alaska Maximilion Helgeson Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-12-05 Anchorage, Alaska Lindenwood (ACHA)
24 Ontario Dorian Dawson Graduate D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-05-29 Barrie, Ontario Brown (ECAC)
25 Alaska Caleb Huffman Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2002-01-31 Fairbanks, Alaska Kenai River (NAHL)
26 Quebec Dylan Finlay Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 2001-10-24 L'Île-Bizard, Quebec Powell River (BCHL)
28 Alberta Matt Johnson Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-11-25 Calgary, Alberta Anchorage (NAHL)
29 Alberta Adam Tisdale Graduate F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 1998-11-09 Cochrane, Alberta Sacred Heart (AHA)
30 Alberta Jared Whale Freshman G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-11-01 Calgary, Alberta Olds (AJHL)
32 Wisconsin Joey Lamoreaux Senior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1999-02-01 Shorewood, Wisconsin St. Cloud State (NCHC)
37 Saskatchewan Carter Belitski Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-01-13 Regina, Saskatchewan Drumheller (AJHL)
44 British Columbia James Darby Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 2001-04-12 North Vancouver, British Columbia Surrey (BCHL)
51 Michigan Caleb Hite Graduate F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-02-11 Grand Blanc, Michigan Alaska (NCAA)
63 Quebec Derek Hamelin Graduate D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1997-01-21 Mercier, Quebec Canisius (AHA)
74 Colorado Alex Gomez Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-07-18 Parker, Colorado New Mexico (NAHL)
77 Alberta Brett Bamber Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-11-07 St. Albert, Alberta Drayton Valley (AJHL)
86 Alberta Jarred White Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-05-21 Edmonton, Alberta Western Michigan (NCHC)

Standings

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Overall record
GP W L T GF GA
#15 Alaska 34 22 10 2 104 74
Alaska Anchorage 28 8 19 1 66 106
Arizona State 39 18 21 0 115 112
Lindenwood 30 7 22 1 92 134
Long Island 36 13 22 1 116 123
Stonehill 25 17 6 2 102 95
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
September 23 7:07 PM Simon Fraser* Seawolf Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska (Exhibition)   Kent L 0–1  666
Regular Season
October 1 6:07 PM #14 Western Michigan* Seawolf Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Lamoreaux W 3–1  830 1–0–0
October 2 5:07 PM #14 Western Michigan* Seawolf Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Kent L 1–4  821 1–1–0
October 7 5:30 PM at Colorado College* Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado ATTRM Lamoreaux L 2–6  3,652 1–2–0
October 8 4:00 PM at Colorado College* Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Kent L 1–4  3,701 1–3–0
October 14 7:07 PM UNLV* Seawolf Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska (Exhibition)   Whale W 8–0  881
October 15 6:07 PM UNLV* Seawolf Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska (Exhibition)   Kent W 2–1  813
October 21 3:07 PM at Northern Michigan* Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan FloHockey Lamoreaux L 1–9  2,481 1–4–0
October 22 2:07 AM at Northern Michigan* Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan FloHockey Kent W 3–1  2,898 2–4–0
November 4 5:05 PM at Air Force* Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Lamoreaux L 3–5  1,548 2–5–0
November 5 3:05 PM at Air Force* Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado Altitude 2 Kent L 1–3  1,774 2–6–0
November 11 5:00 PM at Arizona State* Mullett ArenaTempe, Arizona   Kent L 2–5  4,762 2–7–0
November 12 3:00 PM at Arizona State* Mullett ArenaTempe, Arizona   Whale L 0–3  4,787 2–8–0
November 16 5:00 PM at UNLV* City National ArenaSummerlin South, Nevada (Exhibition)   Lamoureaux W 3–1  -
November 17 3:00 PM vs. Liberty* City National ArenaSummerlin South, Nevada (Exhibition)   Whale W 9–1  -
December 2 7:07 PM Simon Fraser* Seawolf Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska (Exhibition)   Kent W 6–0  502
December 3 6:07 PM Simon Fraser* Seawolf Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska (Exhibition)   Lamoreaux W 4–0  550
December 9 7:07 PM at Alaska* Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup) FloHockey Kent L 2–5  2,712 2–9–0
December 10 7:07 PM at Alaska* Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup) FloHockey Whale L 2–7  3,034 2–10–0
December 16 7:07 PM Alaska* Seawolf Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup)   Lamoreaux L 0–4  666 2–11–0
December 17 6:07 PM Alaska* Seawolf Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup)   Kent L 0–1  810 2–12–0
December 30 2:05 PM at #13 Massachusetts Lowell* Tsongas CenterLowell, Massachusetts ESPN+ Whale W 4–2  4,483 3–12–0
December 31 12:05 PM at #13 Massachusetts Lowell* Tsongas CenterLowell, Massachusetts ESPN+ Kent W 3–2  3,543 4–12–0
January 6 3:05 PM at Maine* Alfond ArenaOrono, Maine ESPN+ Lamoreaux L 0–1  3,180 4–13–0
January 7 1:05 PM at Maine* Alfond ArenaOrono, Maine ESPN+ Whale L 3–4 OT 3,522 4–14–0
January 27 7:07 PM Alaska* Seawolf Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup) FloHockey Kent L 3–4 OT 872 4–15–0
January 28 7:07 PM at Alaska* Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup) FloHockey Whale L 3–4 OT 3,423 4–16–0
February 23 3:15 PM at #16 Connecticut* Toscano Family Ice ForumStorrs, Connecticut ESPN+ Whale L 3–4 OT 2,691 4–17–0
February 25 10:00 AM at Long Island* Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New York ESPN+ Lamoreaux W 4–0  500 5–17–0
February 26 3:15 PM at Long Island* Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New York ESPN+ Kent L 2–6  456 5–18–0
February 28 11:00 AM at Long Island* Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New York ESPN+ Lamoreaux W 5–3  300 6–18–0
March 3 7:07 PM Arizona State* Seawolf Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Whale L 0–5  555 6–19–0
March 4 5:07 PM Arizona State* Seawolf Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Kent W 4–3  666 7–19–0
March 10 7:07 PM Lindenwood* Seawolf Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Lamoreaux T 7–7 OT 455 7–19–1
March 11 6:07 PM Lindenwood* Seawolf Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Kent W 4–3 OT 475 8–19–1
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Alaska Time.
Source:[4]

Scoring statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Maximilion Helgeson F 28 11 11 22 18
Ben Almquist F 28 6 14 20 8
Connor Marritt F 28 7 9 16 10
Matt Allen F 27 7 7 14 22
William Gilson D 27 6 8 14 38
Caleb Hite F 27 5 6 11 23
Brett Bamber D 26 4 6 10 19
Derek Hamelin D 26 0 10 10 12
Jarred White LW 24 2 6 8 26
Jamie Collins F 27 3 4 7 8
Carson Kosobud D 27 1 6 7 44
Brandon Lajoie LW 16 3 2 5 8
Dylan Finlay D 27 3 2 5 14
Conor Cole C 24 1 4 5 8
Alex Gomez C/W 24 2 2 4 2
Max Osborne D 19 0 4 4 4
Davis Goukler D 17 2 1 3 6
Matt Johnson F 24 2 1 3 8
Caleb Huffman D 12 1 0 1 6
Rowan Miller F 6 0 1 1 4
Joey Lamoreaux G 10 0 1 1 0
James Darby D 13 0 1 1 4
Nolan Kent G 15 0 1 1 0
Matt Kinash D 20 0 1 1 16
Carter Belitski D 25 0 1 1 14
Adam Tisdale C 2 0 0 0 2
Jared Whale G 7 0 0 0 0
Total 66 109 175 324

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Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Nolan Kent 16 746:33 4 8 0 39 375 0 .906 3.13
Joey Lamoreaux 13 529:52 3 5 1 34 255 1 .882 3.85
Jared Whale 10 406:13 1 6 0 28 248 0 .899 4.14
Empty Net - 13:14 - - - 5 - - - -
Total 28 1695:52 8 19 1 106 878 1 .897 3.75

Rankings

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Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 (Final)
USCHO.com NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR
USA Today NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "College Hockey Returns to Anchorage; Kraken Get an Assist". si.com. August 31, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Alaska Anchorage Hockey Media Guide". Go Seawolves.com. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "UAA Hockey – 2022–23 Roster". GoSeawolves.com. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  4. ^ "2022-23 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Alaska Anchorage Seawolves. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Univ. of Alaska-Anchorage 2022-2023 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.