2023–24 Alaska Nanooks men's ice hockey season

2023–24 Alaska Nanooks
men's ice hockey season
2023–24 Alaska Nanooks; men's ice hockey season
Conference	Independent
Home ice	Carlson Center
Record
Overall	1–2–1
Home	0–2–0
Road	1–0–1
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Erik Largen
Assistant coaches	Chris Brown; Lenny Hoffman; Eric Yancey
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The 2023–24 Alaska Nanooks men's ice hockey season is the 74th season of play for the program and 39th at the Division I level. The Nanooks represent the University of Alaska Fairbanks and are coached by Erik Largen in his 5th season.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Daniel Allin	Goaltender	Canada	Left program (retired)
Karl Falk	Defenseman	Sweden	Transferred to St. Cloud State
Simon Falk	Forward	Sweden	Transferred to Augustana
Markuss Komuls	Defenseman	Latvia	Graduation (signed with Trois-Rivières Lions)
Ricards Landmanis	Defenseman	Latvia	Left program (retired)
Connor Mylymok	Forward	United States	Transferred to Niagara
Zachary Power	Forward	Canada	Left program (retired)
Garrett Pyke	Defenseman	Canada	Graduate transfer to North Dakota
Matt Radomsky	Goaltender	Canada	Graduation (signed with Calgary Wranglers)
Quinn Rudrud	Forward	United States	Transferred to Augustana

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Cade Ahrenholz	Forward	United States	20	Lakeville, MN; transfer from Colorado College
Edvards Bergmanis	Forward	Latvia	21	Spilve, LAT
Dawson Bruneski	Defenseman	Canada	24	Camrose, AB; graduate transfer from Maine
Pierce Charleson	Goaltender	Canada	23	Aurora, ON; transfer from Michigan State
Chase Dafoe	Forward	United States	21	Beverly, MA; transfer from Providence
William Hambley	Goaltender	Canada	21	Cole Harbour, NS; transfer from Western Michigan
William Lawson-Body	Forward	United States	21	Grand Forks, ND
Caleb MacDonald	Defenseman	Canada	20	Cambridge, ON
Derek Pys	Defenseman	Canada	21	Ayr, ON
Broten Sabo	Defenseman	United States	21	Rosemount, MN
Filip Wiberg	Forward	Norway	21	Trondheim, NOR

Roster

As of September 20, 2023.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Will Hambley	Sophomore	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-04-29	Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia	Western Michigan (NCHC)	—
4	Jonny Sorenson	Graduate	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-09-21	St. Louis Park, Minnesota	Minnesota (Big Ten)	—
6	T. J. Lloyd	Graduate	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-11-15	Lloydminster, Saskatchewan	Bowling Green (CCHA)	—
7	Broten Sabo	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2002-08-09	Rosemount, Minnesota	St. Cloud (NAHL)	—
8	Will Hilfiker	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2001-08-07	Middletown, New Jersey	Bonnyville (AJHL)	—
9	Caleb MacDonald	Freshman	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	2002-11-29	Cambridge, Ontario	Whitecourt (AJHL)	—
10	William Lawson-Body	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2002-04-04	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Oklahoma (NAHL)	—
11	Brady Risk	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-03-16	Medicine Hat, Alberta	Drumheller (AJHL)	—
12	A. J. Macaulay	Sophomore	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2002-04-12	Bonnyville, Alberta	Bonnyville (AJHL)	—
13	Xavier Jean-Louis	Sophomore	D	6' 5" (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2001-06-25	Montreal, Quebec	Austin (NAHL)	—
14	Anton Rubtsov	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1999-03-06	Saint Petersburg, Russia	Shreveport (NAHL)	—
15	Braden Birnie	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-08-19	Weyburn, Saskatchewan	Steinbach (MJHL)	—
16	Chase Dubois	Junior (RS)	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1998-03-12	Williams Lake, British Columbia	West Kelowna (BCHL)	—
17	Derek Pys	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2002-04-30	Ayr, Ontario	Sherwood Park (AJHL)	—
18	Edvards Bergmanis	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2002-04-04	Spilve, Latvia	Peoria (NA3HL)	—
20	Cade Ahrenholz	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	2002-11-30	Lakeville, Minnesota	Colorado College (NCHC)	—
24	Harrison Israels	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1999-09-01	Mississauga, Ontario	Oakville (OJHL)	—
25	Cade Neilson	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	2001-05-15	Nottingham, England	Aberdeen (NAHL)	—
26	Payton Matsui	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2000-04-15	Lakeville, Minnesota	Aberdeen (NAHL)	—
27	Matteo Pecchia	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-06-05	Nobleton, Ontario	Western Michigan (NCHC)	—
28	Brayden Nicholetts	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-08-27	Spruce Grove, Alberta	Spruce Grove (AJHL)	—
29	Pierce Charleson	Senior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	2000-02-27	Aurora, Ontario	Michigan State (Big Ten)	—
34	Kyle Gaffney	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-09-05	Plymouth, Michigan	Aberdeen (NAHL)	—
35	Lassi Lehti	Sophomore	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2001-11-29	Espoo, Finland	Minot (NAHL)	—
36	Filip Wiberg	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	2002-07-15	Trondheim, Norway	Maine (NAHL)	—
37	Chase Dafoe	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2002-02-25	Peachland, British Columbia	Providence (HEA)	—
38	Arvils Bergmanis	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	1999-12-29	Riga, Latvia	Olimp Riga (LHL)	—
39	Dawson Bruneski	Graduate	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1999-06-24	Camrose, Alberta	Maine (HEA)	—
40	Matt Koethe	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-09-28	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Fairbanks (NAHL)	—

Standings

2023–24 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standings v t e
	Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Alaska	34	17	14	3	110	86
Alaska Anchorage	34	15	17	2	95	105
Arizona State	38	24	8	6	129	94
Lindenwood	28	6	18	4	74	121
Long Island	37	16	20	1	115	103
Stonehill	36	2	34	0	62	213
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
September 30	7:07 pm	Vancouver Island*	Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (Exhibition)	FloHockey	Charleson	W 8–1
Regular Season
October 7	7:07 pm	#4 Denver*	Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska	FloHockey	Charleson	L 3–7	1,962	0–1–0
October 8	5:07 pm	#4 Denver*	Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska	FloHockey	Hambley	L 2–5	1,421	0–2–0
October 13	3:07 pm	at #9 Michigan Tech*	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	FloHockey	Charleson	W 4–1	3,454	1–2–0
October 14	2:07 pm	at #9 Michigan Tech*	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	FloHockey	Charleson	T 2–2 ^OT	3,454	1–2–1
October 20	4:30 pm	at #20 St. Cloud State*	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	Fox 9+	Charleson	L 1–4	3,626	1–3–1
October 21	3:00 pm	at #20 St. Cloud State*	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	Fox 9+	Charleson	W 5–2	3,314	2–3–1
November 3	7:07 pm	Alaska Anchorage*	Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup)	FloHockey
November 4	7:07 pm	Alaska Anchorage*	Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup)	FloHockey
November 10	3:00 pm	at Stonehill*	Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts	NEC Front Row
November 11	12:00 pm	at Stonehill*	Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts	NEC Front Row
November 17	3:07 pm	at Northern Michigan*	Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan	FloHockey
November 18	2:07 pm	at Northern Michigan*	Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan	FloHockey
December 1	7:07 pm	at Alaska Anchorage*	Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup)
December 2	6:07 pm	at Alaska Anchorage*	Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup)
December 15	7:07 pm	Augustana*	Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska	FloHockey
December 16	7:07 pm	Augustana*	Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska	FloHockey
Great Lakes Invitational
December 28	TBA	vs. Michigan Tech*	Van Andel Arena • Grand Rapids, Michigan (Great Lakes Invitational Semifinal)	FloHockey
December 29	TBD	vs. Ferris State / Michigan State*	Van Andel Arena • Grand Rapids, Michigan (Great Lakes Invitational)	FloHockey
January 5	4:07 pm	at North Dakota*	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco
January 6	3:07 pm	at North Dakota*	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco
January 13	7:07 pm	Alaska Anchorage*	Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup)	FloHockey
January 26	10:30 am	at Long Island*	Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York	ESPN+
January 27	10:00 am	at Long Island*	Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York	ESPN+
February 3	5:07 pm	at Alaska Anchorage*	Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup)
February 9	5:00 pm	at Arizona State*	Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona
February 10	3:00 pm	at Arizona State*	Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona
February 16	7:07 pm	Long Island*	Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska	FloHockey
February 17	7:07 pm	Long Island*	Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska	FloHockey
February 23	7:07 pm	Arizona State*	Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska	FloHockey
February 24	7:07 pm	Arizona State*	Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska	FloHockey
March 1	4:07 pm	at Augustana*	Midco Arena • Sioux Falls, South Dakota	FloHockey
March 2	3:07 pm	at Augustana*	Midco Arena • Sioux Falls, South Dakota	FloHockey
March 6	7:07 pm	Stonehill*	Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska	FloHockey
March 7	7:07 pm	Stonehill*	Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska	FloHockey
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Alaska Time. Source:^[2]

Scoring statistics

Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	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
USA Today	NR

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Alaska Nanooks. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Alaska Nanooks. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Alaska Nanooks. Retrieved September 20, 2023.

[2] "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Alaska Nanooks. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

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v t e Alaska Nanooks men's ice hockey
Formerly the Alaska Agricultural College Nanooks and Alaska–Fairbanks Nanooks
Playing venues	Carlson Center (1990–present)
Head coaches	Alfred Bastress (1935–1939) Joe Gerlach (1940–1941) Jim Welsch (1949–1950) Coach Urick (1950–1951) Coach Gilhooley (1953–1954) Chris Christensen (1954–1955) Ken Smith (1956–1957) Bill Borland (1957–1958) Bill Daltri (1960–1963) Larry Bidlake (1963–1964) Jack Peterson (1964–1965) Ed Armstrong (1965–1966) Jim Perry (1967–1969) Fred Stevenson (1969–1971) Gary Weitz (1971–1972) Ray Korkiala (1972–1973) Bob Gaddis (1973–1974) Tim Homan (1977–1978) Ric Schafer (1980–1987) Don Lucia (1987–1993) Dave Laurion (1993–1999) Guy Gadowsky (1999–2004) Tavis MacMillan (2004–2007) Doc DelCastillo (2007–2008) Dallas Ferguson (2008–2017) Lance West (2017–2018) Erik Largen (2018–present)
Seasons	1925–26 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1950–51 1953–54 1954–55 1956–57 1957–58 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1977–78 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 ~~2020–21~~ 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	Great West (1985–1988) CCHA (1995–2013) WCHA (2013–2021)
Rivalries	Alaska Anchorage Seawolves
NCAA Tournament appearances	2010 (vacated)
University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK