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2023–24 Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey season

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2023–24 Alaska Anchorage Seawolves
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceAvis Alaska Sports Complex
Rankings
USCHONR
USA HockeyNR
Record
Overall15–17–2
Home8–6–1
Road7–11–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachMatt Shasby
Assistant coachesTrevor Stewart
Aaron McPheters
Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey seasons
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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.

Season

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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 suffered through a raft of poor goaltending and uninspired offense in the middle of the season. 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

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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

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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

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As of September 20, 2023.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Alaska Max Osborne Senior 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 Goulker Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-04-22 Atlanta, Georgia Shreveport (NAHL)
6 Alaska Brandon Lajoie Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-10-18 Eagle River, Alaska St. Cloud (NAHL)
7 Minnesota Carson Kosobud Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1999-06-04 Moorhead, Minnesota Arizona State (NCAA)
8 Connecticut William Gilson Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-06-28 Old Greenwich, Connecticut Aberdeen (NAHL)
9 Newfoundland and Labrador 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 Ontario Riley Thompson Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-08-17 Orleans, Ontario Smiths Falls (CCHL)
11 Minnesota Ben Almquist Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-10-01 Victoria, Minnesota Minnesota Duluth (NCHC)
12 Ontario Mitch Lafay Freshman F 6' 6" (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2002-08-06 Stratford, Ontario Trenton (OJHL)
13 Alberta Matt Kinash Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-12-15 Edmonton, Alberta UMass Lowell (HEA)
14 British Columbia Connor Marritt Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1999-03-14 Kelowna, British Columbia Northern Michigan (CCHA)
17 New York (state) Gunnar VanDamme Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 2002-12-08 Pittsford, New York Maryland (NAHL)
19 Arizona Rowan Miller Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2001-10-07 Phoenix, Arizona Prince George (BCHL)
20 Oklahoma Matt Allen Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 2000-05-13 Minco, Oklahoma UMass Lowell (HEA)
21 Minnesota Ben Anderson Freshman F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2002-03-01 Crystal, Minnesota Wisconsin (NAHL)
22 Alaska Aiden Westin Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-02-06 Anchorage, Alaska Anchorage (NAHL)
23 Alaska Maximilion Helgeson Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-12-05 Anchorage, Alaska Lindenwood (ACHA)
25 Alaska Caleb Huffman Sophomore D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2002-01-31 Fairbanks, Alaska Kenai River (NAHL)
26 Quebec Dylan Finlay Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 2001-10-24 L'Île-Bizard, Quebec Powell River (BCHL)
28 Alberta Matt Johnson Sophomore 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 Sophomore G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-11-01 Calgary, Alberta Olds (AJHL)
32 Wisconsin Joey Lamoreaux Graduate G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1999-02-01 Shorewood, Wisconsin St. Cloud State (NCHC)
33 Hungary Greg Orosz Freshman G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-08-28 Győr, Hungary Odessa (NAHL)
37 Saskatchewan Carter Belitski Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-01-13 Regina, Saskatchewan Drumheller (AJHL)
43 Saskatchewan Karter McNarland Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2003-02-10 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Powell River (BCHL)
74 Colorado Alex Gomez Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-07-18 Parker, Colorado New Mexico (NAHL)
77 Alberta Brett Bamber Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-11-07 St. Albert, Alberta Drayton Valley (AJHL)
79 Alaska Porter Schachle Junior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2000-11-22 Wasilla, Alaska Danbury (NAHL)
86 Alberta Jarred White Senior 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
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

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
September 29 7:07 pm Vancouver Island* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska (Exhibition)   Whale W 7–2   
Regular Season
October 7 4:07 pm Massachusetts Lowell* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Whale W 3–2 OT 750 1–0–0
October 8 4:07 pm Massachusetts Lowell* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Whale L 1–2  650 1–1–0
October 13 3:07 pm at Lake Superior State* Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey Lamoreaux L 1–5  1,429 1–2–0
October 14 2:07 pm at Lake Superior State* Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey Whale W 3–2  1,589 2–2–0
October 20 7:07 pm Air Force* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Whale W 3–1  874 3–2–0
October 21 6:07 pm Air Force* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Whale L 3–4  715 3–3–0
October 26 3:00 pm at #15 Penn State* Pegula Ice ArenaUniversity Park, Pennsylvania   Whale L 1–2  6,127 3–4–0
October 27 3:00 pm at #15 Penn State* Pegula Ice ArenaUniversity Park, Pennsylvania   Orosz W 6–5  6,365 4–4–0
November 3 7:07 pm at Alaska* Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup) FloHockey Whale L 1–6  3,112 4–5–0
November 4 7:07 pm at Alaska* Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup) FloHockey Lamoreaux L 4–5  4,086 4–6–0
November 10 7:07 pm Robert Morris* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Whale W 3–2  700 5–6–0
November 11 6:07 pm Robert Morris* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Whale T 2–2 OT 506 5–6–1
November 17 5:00 pm at #14 Arizona State* Mullett ArenaTempe, Arizona   Whale L 3–4  4,774 5–7–1
November 19 11:00 am at #14 Arizona State* Mullett ArenaTempe, Arizona   Orosz L 0–3  4,632 5–8–1
November 24 4:00 pm at #6 Wisconsin* Kohl CenterMadison, Wisconsin BTN+ Whale W 1–0  8,496 6–8–1
November 25 3:00 pm at #6 Wisconsin* Kohl CenterMadison, Wisconsin BTN+ Lamoreaux L 0–5  8,755 6–9–1
December 1 7:07 pm Alaska* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup)   Whale L 0–5  951 6–10–1
December 2 6:07 pm Alaska* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup)   Whale L 1–3  966 6–11–1
December 8 3:00 pm at #11 Massachusetts* Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts ESPN+ Whale L 2–11  4,410 6–12–1
December 9 3:00 pm at #11 Massachusetts* Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts ESPN+ Whale L 2–3  3,685 6–13–1
January 13 7:07 pm at Alaska* Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup) FloHockey Orosz T 2–2 OT 3,013 6–13–2
January 19 3:00 pm at #9 Providence* Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Whale L 0–2  2,365 6–14–2
January 20 3:00 pm at #9 Providence* Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Whale W 4–0  2,415 7–14–2
February 3 5:07 pm Alaska* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup)   Whale W 4–2  712 8–14–2
February 10 6:07 pm Long Island* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Whale L 1–2  800 8–15–2
February 11 5:07 pm Long Island* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Orosz W 3–1  562 9–15–2
February 16 4:10 pm at Lindenwood* Centene Community Ice CenterSt. Charles, Missouri   Whale W 5–3  919 10–15–2
February 17 3:00 pm at Lindenwood* Centene Community Ice CenterSt. Charles, Missouri   Orosz W 3–0  1,012 11–15–2
February 23 4:07 pm at Augustana* Midco ArenaSioux Falls, South Dakota FloHockey, Midco Lamoreaux W 6–5  2,371 12–15–2
February 24 3:07 pm at Augustana* Midco ArenaSioux Falls, South Dakota FloHockey, Midco Whale L 0–3  2,718 12–16–2
March 1 7:07 pm Stonehill* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Whale W 9–3  680 13–16–2
March 2 3:07 pm Stonehill* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Lamoreaux W 12–2  580 14–16–2
March 8 7:07 pm #20 Arizona State* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Whale W 4–3  870 15–16–2
March 9 5:07 pm #20 Arizona State* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Lamoreaux L 2–5  909 15–17–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Alaska Time.
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Scoring statistics

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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

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Goaltending statistics

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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

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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 (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 Hockey 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 Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Alaska Anchorage Seawolves. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Alaska Anchorage Seawolves. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "Univ. of Alaska-Anchorage 2023-2024 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 2, 2020.