The 2023–24 Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey season was the 43rd season of play for the program and the 38th at the Division I level. The Seawolves represented the University of Alaska Anchorage, played their home games at the Avis Alaska Sports Complex and were coached by Matt Shasby in his 2nd season.
| 2023–24 Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Home ice | Avis Alaska Sports Complex |
| Record | |
| Overall | 15–17–2 |
| Home | 8–6–1 |
| Road | 7–11–1 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Matt Shasby |
| Assistant coaches | Trevor Stewart Aaron McPheters |
| Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey seasons « 2022–23 2024–25 » | |
Season edit
Returning with largely the same lineup as the year before, Alaska Anchorage got off to a decent start and were able to play even hockey over the first month of the season. The Seawolves ended with a win over a ranked Penn State squad as well as a vast improvement in play from all quarters. In their first three losses, the team fell by just a single goal which helped lift the team into the middle of the national rankings. Unfortunately, UAA was unable to sustain that level of play and the team suffer through a raft of poor goaltending and uninspired offense. During that stretch the team won just 2 out of 12 games but, thanks to a 41-save performance from Jared Whale, the Seawolves managed to take down one of the best teams in the country, Wisconsin.
When Anchorage began the second half its season after Christmas, the team had no real chance of making the postseason, however, they still had something to play for. The Seawolves began with a tie against Alaska, ending a 12-game losing streak to their long-time rival. The following week the team travelled to Rhode Island and earned a split with #9 Providence. The surprising victory kicked off a long stretch of winning hockey that saw the team play far better on both sides of the puck. The Seawolves finished out the year with a split against Arizona State, earning their fourth win over a ranked opponent on the season. Anchorage ended the year just shy of a .500 record but team had improved by leaps and bounds.
Departures edit
| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Collins | Forward |  Canada |
Graduation (signed with Comètes de Meudon) |
| Jimmy Darby | Defenseman | Canada |
Transferred to Simon Frazer |
| Dorian Dawson | Defenseman | Canada |
Graduation (retired) |
| Derek Hamelin | Defenseman | Canada |
Graduation (signed with Remparts de Tours) |
| Caleb Hite | Forward |  United States |
Graduation (retired) |
| Nolan Kent | Goaltender | Canada |
Graduation (signed with Coventry Blaze) |
Recruiting edit
| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Anderson | Forward | United States |
21 | Crystal, MN |
| Mitch LaFay | Forward | Canada |
21 | Stratford, ON |
| Karter McNarland | Forward | Canada |
20 | Saskatoon, SK |
| Greg Orosz | Goaltender |  Hungary |
21 | Győr, HUN |
| Porter Schachle | Forward | United States |
22 | Wasilla, AK; transfer from Vermont |
| Riley Thompson | Forward | Canada |
21 | Orleans, ON |
| Gunnar VanDamme | Defenseman | United States |
20 | Pittsford, NY |
| Aiden Westin | Forward | United States |
21 | Anchorage, AK |
Roster edit
As of September 20, 2023.[1]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 
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Max Osborne | Senior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1999-02-01 | Anchorage, Alaska | Saint John's (MIAC) | — |
| 4 | 
|
Davis Goulker | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2001-04-22 | Atlanta, Georgia | Shreveport (NAHL) | — |
| 6 |
|
Brandon Lajoie | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2001-10-18 | Eagle River, Alaska | St. Cloud (NAHL) | — |
| 7 | 
|
Carson Kosobud | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | 1999-06-04 | Moorhead, Minnesota | Arizona State (NCAA) | — |
| 8 | 
|
William Gilson | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2001-06-28 | Old Greenwich, Connecticut | Aberdeen (NAHL) | — |
| 9 | 
|
Conor Cole | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 2001-10-28 | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | Maryland (NAHL) | — |
| 10 | 
|
Riley Thompson | Sophomore | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2002-08-17 | Orleans, Ontario | Smiths Falls (CCHL) | — |
| 11 |
|
Ben Almquist | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1999-10-01 | Victoria, Minnesota | Minnesota Duluth (NCHC) | — |
| 12 |
|
Mitch Lafay | Freshman | F | 6' 6" (1.98 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 2002-08-06 | Stratford, Ontario | Trenton (OJHL) | — |
| 13 | 
|
Matt Kinash | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-12-15 | Edmonton, Alberta | UMass Lowell (HEA) | — |
| 14 | 
|
Connor Marritt | Senior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 1999-03-14 | Kelowna, British Columbia | Northern Michigan (CCHA) | — |
| 17 | 
|
Gunnar VanDamme | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | 2002-12-08 | Pittsford, New York | Maryland (NAHL) | — |
| 19 | 
|
Rowan Miller | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 2001-10-07 | Phoenix, Arizona | Prince George (BCHL) | — |
| 20 | 
|
Matt Allen | Senior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 168 lb (76 kg) | 2000-05-13 | Minco, Oklahoma | UMass Lowell (HEA) | — |
| 21 |
|
Ben Anderson | Freshman | F | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 2002-03-01 | Crystal, Minnesota | Wisconsin (NAHL) | — |
| 22 |
|
Aiden Westin | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2002-02-06 | Anchorage, Alaska | Anchorage (NAHL) | — |
| 23 |
|
Maximilion Helgeson | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-12-05 | Anchorage, Alaska | Lindenwood (ACHA) | — |
| 25 |
|
Caleb Huffman | Sophomore | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 2002-01-31 | Fairbanks, Alaska | Kenai River (NAHL) | — |
| 26 | 
|
Dylan Finlay | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | 2001-10-24 | L'Île-Bizard, Quebec | Powell River (BCHL) | — |
| 28 |
|
Matt Johnson | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2001-11-25 | Calgary, Alberta | Anchorage (NAHL) | — |
| 29 |
|
Adam Tisdale | Graduate | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 171 lb (78 kg) | 1998-11-09 | Cochrane, Alberta | Sacred Heart (AHA) | — |
| 30 |
|
Jared Whale | Sophomore | G | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2002-11-01 | Calgary, Alberta | Olds (AJHL) | — |
| 32 | 
|
Joey Lamoreaux | Graduate | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 1999-02-01 | Shorewood, Wisconsin | St. Cloud State (NCHC) | — |
| 33 |
|
Greg Orosz | Freshman | G | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2002-08-28 | Győr, Hungary | Odessa (NAHL) | — |
| 37 | 
|
Carter Belitski | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2001-01-13 | Regina, Saskatchewan | Drumheller (AJHL) | — |
| 43 |
|
Karter McNarland | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2003-02-10 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Powell River (BCHL) | — |
| 74 | 
|
Alex Gomez | Sophomore | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2001-07-18 | Parker, Colorado | New Mexico (NAHL) | — |
| 77 |
|
Brett Bamber | Sophomore | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2001-11-07 | St. Albert, Alberta | Drayton Valley (AJHL) | — |
| 79 |
|
Porter Schachle | Junior | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 2000-11-22 | Wasilla, Alaska | Danbury (NAHL) | — |
| 86 |
|
Jarred White | Senior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1999-05-21 | Edmonton, Alberta | Western Michigan (NCHC) | — |
Standings edit
| 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 edit
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| September 29 | 7:07 pm | Vancouver Island* | Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska (Exhibition) | Whale | W 7–2 | ||||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 7 | 4:07 pm | Massachusetts Lowell* | Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska | Whale | W 3–2 OT | 750 | 1–0–0 | ||||
| October 8 | 4:07 pm | Massachusetts Lowell* | Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska | Whale | L 1–2 | 650 | 1–1–0 | ||||
| October 13 | 3:07 pm | at Lake Superior State* | Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan | FloHockey | Lamoreaux | L 1–5 | 1,429 | 1–2–0 | |||
| October 14 | 2:07 pm | at Lake Superior State* | Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan | FloHockey | Whale | W 3–2 | 1,589 | 2–2–0 | |||
| October 20 | 7:07 pm | Air Force* | Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska | Whale | W 3–1 | 874 | 3–2–0 | ||||
| October 21 | 6:07 pm | Air Force* | Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska | Whale | L 3–4 | 715 | 3–3–0 | ||||
| October 26 | 3:00 pm | at #15 Penn State* | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | Whale | L 1–2 | 6,127 | 3–4–0 | ||||
| October 27 | 3:00 pm | at #15 Penn State* | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | Orosz | W 6–5 | 6,365 | 4–4–0 | ||||
| November 3 | 7:07 pm | at Alaska* | Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup) | FloHockey | Whale | L 1–6 | 3,112 | 4–5–0 | |||
| November 4 | 7:07 pm | at Alaska* | Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup) | FloHockey | Lamoreaux | L 4–5 | 4,086 | 4–6–0 | |||
| November 10 | 7:07 pm | Robert Morris* | Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska | Whale | W 3–2 | 700 | 5–6–0 | ||||
| November 11 | 6:07 pm | Robert Morris* | Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska | Whale | T 2–2 OT | 506 | 5–6–1 | ||||
| November 17 | 5:00 pm | at #14 Arizona State* | Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona | Whale | L 3–4 | 4,774 | 5–7–1 | ||||
| November 19 | 11:00 am | at #14 Arizona State* | Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona | Orosz | L 0–3 | 4,632 | 5–8–1 | ||||
| November 24 | 4:00 pm | at #6 Wisconsin* | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | BTN+ | Whale | W 1–0 | 8,496 | 6–8–1 | |||
| November 25 | 3:00 pm | at #6 Wisconsin* | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | BTN+ | Lamoreaux | L 0–5 | 8,755 | 6–9–1 | |||
| December 1 | 7:07 pm | Alaska* | Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup) | Whale | L 0–5 | 951 | 6–10–1 | ||||
| December 2 | 6:07 pm | Alaska* | Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup) | Whale | L 1–3 | 966 | 6–11–1 | ||||
| December 8 | 3:00 pm | at #11 Massachusetts* | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Whale | L 2–11 | 4,410 | 6–12–1 | |||
| December 9 | 3:00 pm | at #11 Massachusetts* | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Whale | L 2–3 | 3,685 | 6–13–1 | |||
| January 13 | 7:07 pm | at Alaska* | Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup) | FloHockey | Orosz | T 2–2 OT | 3,013 | 6–13–2 | |||
| January 19 | 3:00 pm | at #9 Providence* | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Whale | L 0–2 | 2,365 | 6–14–2 | |||
| January 20 | 3:00 pm | at #9 Providence* | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Whale | W 4–0 | 2,415 | 7–14–2 | |||
| February 3 | 5:07 pm | Alaska* | Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup) | Whale | W 4–2 | 712 | 8–14–2 | ||||
| February 10 | 6:07 pm | Long Island* | Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska | Whale | L 1–2 | 800 | 8–15–2 | ||||
| February 11 | 5:07 pm | Long Island* | Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska | Orosz | W 3–1 | 562 | 9–15–2 | ||||
| February 16 | 4:10 pm | at Lindenwood* | Centene Community Ice Center • St. Charles, Missouri | Whale | W 5–3 | 919 | 10–15–2 | ||||
| February 17 | 3:00 pm | at Lindenwood* | Centene Community Ice Center • St. Charles, Missouri | Orosz | W 3–0 | 1,012 | 11–15–2 | ||||
| February 23 | 4:07 pm | at Augustana* | Midco Arena • Sioux Falls, South Dakota | FloHockey, Midco | Lamoreaux | W 6–5 | 2,371 | 12–15–2 | |||
| February 24 | 3:07 pm | at Augustana* | Midco Arena • Sioux Falls, South Dakota | FloHockey, Midco | Whale | L 0–3 | 2,718 | 12–16–2 | |||
| March 1 | 7:07 pm | Stonehill* | Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska | Whale | W 9–3 | 680 | 13–16–2 | ||||
| March 2 | 3:07 pm | Stonehill* | Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska | Lamoreaux | W 12–2 | 580 | 14–16–2 | ||||
| March 8 | 7:07 pm | #20 Arizona State* | Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska | Whale | W 4–3 | 870 | 15–16–2 | ||||
| March 9 | 5:07 pm | #20 Arizona State* | Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska | Lamoreaux | L 2–5 | 909 | 15–17–2 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Alaska Time. Source:[2] | |||||||||||
Scoring statistics edit
| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Almquist | F | 34 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 14 |
| Maximilion Helgeson | F | 33 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 31 |
| Riley Thompson | F | 34 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 32 |
| Porter Schachle | F | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 41 |
| Aiden Westin | F | 29 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 17 |
| William Gilson | D | 34 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 67 |
| Connor Marritt | F | 33 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 |
| Adam Tisdale | F | 34 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 |
| Matt Allen | F | 30 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
| Brett Bamber | D | 34 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 17 |
| Gunnar VanDamme | D | 34 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 29 |
| Matt Johnson | F | 14 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| Karter McNarland | F | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| Carson Kosobud | D | 33 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 33 |
| Jarred White | LW | 24 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Matt Kinash | D | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Alex Gomez | C/W | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Brandon Lajoie | LW | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Conor Cole | C | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| Davis Goukler | D | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Joey Lamoreaux | G | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dylan Finlay | D | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Rowan Miller | F | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Carter Belitski | D | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Max Osborne | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Caleb Huffman | D | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 57 |
| Ben Anderson | G | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Jared Whale | G | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Orosz | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Lafay | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 95 | 156 | 251 | 437 |
Goaltending statistics edit
| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Whale | 27 | 1346:05 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 60 | 600 | 2 | .909 | 2.67 |
| Greg Orosz | 12 | 392:11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 195 | 1 | .915 | 2.75 |
| Joey Lamoreaux | 13 | 299:38 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 124 | 0 | .844 | 4.61 |
| Empty Net | - | 21:45 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 34 | 2059:39 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 105 | 919 | 3 | .897 | 3.06 |
Rankings edit
| 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 (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 | |
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 11 and 25.
Note: USA Today did not release a poll in week 12.
References edit
- ^ "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Alaska Anchorage Seawolves. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Alaska Anchorage Seawolves. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ "Univ. of Alaska-Anchorage 2023-2024 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 2, 2020.