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.
| 2022–23 Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | Independent |
| Home ice | Seawolf Sports Complex |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | NR |
| USA Today | NR |
| Record | |
| Overall | 8–19–1 |
| Home | 3–5–1 |
| Road | 5–14–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Matt Shasby |
| Assistant coaches | Trevor Stewart Kevin Murdock |
| Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey seasons « 2020–21 2023–24 » | |
Season
editAfter 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
edit| 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
editAs a result of the team being restarted, the entire roster consists of players new to the program. Caleb Huffman joined mid-season.
Roster
editAs of June 30, 2022.[3]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Nolan Kent | Graduate | G | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 1998-08-12 | Chestermere, Alberta | Northern Michigan (CCHA) | — |
| 2 | 
|
Max Osborne | Junior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1999-02-01 | Anchorage, Alaska | Saint John's (MIAC) | — |
| 4 | 
|
Davis Goukler | Freshman | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2001-04-22 | Atlanta, Georgia | Shreveport (NAHL) | — |
| 6 |
|
Brandon Lajoie | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2001-10-18 | Eagle River, Alaska | St. Cloud (NAHL) | — |
| 7 | 
|
Carson Kosobud | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | 1999-06-04 | Moorhead, Minnesota | Arizona State (NCAA) | — |
| 8 | 
|
William Gilson | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2001-06-28 | Old Greenwich, Connecticut | Aberdeen (NAHL) | — |
| 9 | 
|
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 |
|
Ben Almquist | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1999-10-01 | Victoria, Minnesota | Minnesota Duluth (NCHC) | — |
| 13 |
|
Matt Kinash | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-12-15 | Edmonton, Alberta | UMass Lowell (HEA) | — |
| 14 | 
|
Connor Marritt | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 1999-03-14 | Kelowna, British Columbia | Northern Michigan (CCHA) | — |
| 15 | 
|
Jamie Collins | Graduate | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 1997-09-21 | Fergus, Ontario | Clarkson (ECAC) | — |
| 19 | 
|
Rowan Miller | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 2001-10-07 | Phoenix, Arizona | Prince George (BCHL) | — |
| 20 | 
|
Matt Allen | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 168 lb (76 kg) | 2000-05-13 | Minco, Oklahoma | UMass Lowell (HEA) | — |
| 23 |
|
Maximilion Helgeson | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-12-05 | Anchorage, Alaska | Lindenwood (ACHA) | — |
| 24 |
|
Dorian Dawson | Graduate | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1997-05-29 | Barrie, Ontario | Brown (ECAC) | — |
| 25 |
|
Caleb Huffman | Freshman | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 2002-01-31 | Fairbanks, Alaska | Kenai River (NAHL) | — |
| 26 | 
|
Dylan Finlay | Freshman | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | 2001-10-24 | L'Île-Bizard, Quebec | Powell River (BCHL) | — |
| 28 |
|
Matt Johnson | Freshman | 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 | Freshman | G | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2002-11-01 | Calgary, Alberta | Olds (AJHL) | — |
| 32 | 
|
Joey Lamoreaux | Senior | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 1999-02-01 | Shorewood, Wisconsin | St. Cloud State (NCHC) | — |
| 37 | 
|
Carter Belitski | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2001-01-13 | Regina, Saskatchewan | Drumheller (AJHL) | — |
| 44 |
|
James Darby | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 204 lb (93 kg) | 2001-04-12 | North Vancouver, British Columbia | Surrey (BCHL) | — |
| 51 | 
|
Caleb Hite | Graduate | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1997-02-11 | Grand Blanc, Michigan | Alaska (NCAA) | — |
| 63 |
|
Derek Hamelin | Graduate | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1997-01-21 | Mercier, Quebec | Canisius (AHA) | — |
| 74 | 
|
Alex Gomez | Freshman | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2001-07-18 | Parker, Colorado | New Mexico (NAHL) | — |
| 77 |
|
Brett Bamber | Freshman | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2001-11-07 | St. Albert, Alberta | Drayton Valley (AJHL) | — |
| 86 |
|
Jarred White | Junior | 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 | ||
| #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
edit| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| September 23 | 7:07 PM | Simon Fraser* | Seawolf Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska (Exhibition) | Kent | L 0–1 | 666 | |||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 1 | 6:07 PM | #14 Western Michigan* | Seawolf Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska | Lamoreaux | W 3–1 | 830 | 1–0–0 | ||||
| October 2 | 5:07 PM | #14 Western Michigan* | Seawolf Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska | Kent | L 1–4 | 821 | 1–1–0 | ||||
| October 7 | 5:30 PM | at Colorado College* | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | ATTRM | Lamoreaux | L 2–6 | 3,652 | 1–2–0 | |||
| October 8 | 4:00 PM | at Colorado College* | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Kent | L 1–4 | 3,701 | 1–3–0 | ||||
| October 14 | 7:07 PM | UNLV* | Seawolf Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska (Exhibition) | Whale | W 8–0 | 881 | |||||
| October 15 | 6:07 PM | UNLV* | Seawolf Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska (Exhibition) | Kent | W 2–1 | 813 | |||||
| October 21 | 3:07 PM | at Northern Michigan* | Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan | FloHockey | Lamoreaux | L 1–9 | 2,481 | 1–4–0 | |||
| October 22 | 2:07 AM | at Northern Michigan* | Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan | FloHockey | Kent | W 3–1 | 2,898 | 2–4–0 | |||
| November 4 | 5:05 PM | at Air Force* | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Lamoreaux | L 3–5 | 1,548 | 2–5–0 | ||||
| November 5 | 3:05 PM | at Air Force* | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Altitude 2 | Kent | L 1–3 | 1,774 | 2–6–0 | |||
| November 11 | 5:00 PM | at Arizona State* | Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona | Kent | L 2–5 | 4,762 | 2–7–0 | ||||
| November 12 | 3:00 PM | at Arizona State* | Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona | Whale | L 0–3 | 4,787 | 2–8–0 | ||||
| November 16 | 5:00 PM | at UNLV* | City National Arena • Summerlin South, Nevada (Exhibition) | Lamoureaux | W 3–1 | - | |||||
| November 17 | 3:00 PM | vs. Liberty* | City National Arena • Summerlin South, Nevada (Exhibition) | Whale | W 9–1 | - | |||||
| December 2 | 7:07 PM | Simon Fraser* | Seawolf Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska (Exhibition) | Kent | W 6–0 | 502 | |||||
| December 3 | 6:07 PM | Simon Fraser* | Seawolf Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska (Exhibition) | Lamoreaux | W 4–0 | 550 | |||||
| December 9 | 7:07 PM | at Alaska* | Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup) | FloHockey | Kent | L 2–5 | 2,712 | 2–9–0 | |||
| December 10 | 7:07 PM | at Alaska* | Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup) | FloHockey | Whale | L 2–7 | 3,034 | 2–10–0 | |||
| December 16 | 7:07 PM | Alaska* | Seawolf Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup) | Lamoreaux | L 0–4 | 666 | 2–11–0 | ||||
| December 17 | 6:07 PM | Alaska* | Seawolf Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup) | Kent | L 0–1 | 810 | 2–12–0 | ||||
| December 30 | 2:05 PM | at #13 Massachusetts Lowell* | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Whale | W 4–2 | 4,483 | 3–12–0 | |||
| December 31 | 12:05 PM | at #13 Massachusetts Lowell* | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Kent | W 3–2 | 3,543 | 4–12–0 | |||
| January 6 | 3:05 PM | at Maine* | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | ESPN+ | Lamoreaux | L 0–1 | 3,180 | 4–13–0 | |||
| January 7 | 1:05 PM | at Maine* | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | ESPN+ | Whale | L 3–4 OT | 3,522 | 4–14–0 | |||
| January 27 | 7:07 PM | Alaska* | Seawolf Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup) | FloHockey | Kent | L 3–4 OT | 872 | 4–15–0 | |||
| January 28 | 7:07 PM | at Alaska* | Carlson Center • Fairbanks, 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 Forum • Storrs, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Whale | L 3–4 OT | 2,691 | 4–17–0 | |||
| February 25 | 10:00 AM | at Long Island* | Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York | ESPN+ | Lamoreaux | W 4–0 | 500 | 5–17–0 | |||
| February 26 | 3:15 PM | at Long Island* | Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York | ESPN+ | Kent | L 2–6 | 456 | 5–18–0 | |||
| February 28 | 11:00 AM | at Long Island* | Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York | ESPN+ | Lamoreaux | W 5–3 | 300 | 6–18–0 | |||
| March 3 | 7:07 PM | Arizona State* | Seawolf Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska | Whale | L 0–5 | 555 | 6–19–0 | ||||
| March 4 | 5:07 PM | Arizona State* | Seawolf Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska | Kent | W 4–3 | 666 | 7–19–0 | ||||
| March 10 | 7:07 PM | Lindenwood* | Seawolf Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska | Lamoreaux | T 7–7 OT | 455 | 7–19–1 | ||||
| March 11 | 6:07 PM | Lindenwood* | Seawolf Sports Complex • Anchorage, 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
edit| 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 |
Goaltending statistics
edit| 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
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 | 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
edit- ^ "College Hockey Returns to Anchorage; Kraken Get an Assist". si.com. August 31, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ "Alaska Anchorage Hockey Media Guide". Go Seawolves.com. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ "UAA Hockey – 2022–23 Roster". GoSeawolves.com. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- ^ "2022-23 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Alaska Anchorage Seawolves. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- ^ "Univ. of Alaska-Anchorage 2022-2023 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.