List of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the University of Alaska Anchorage men's ice hockey team.

Alaska Anchorage has made three NCAA tournament appearances in its history, all in consecutive years. As of 2018 the Seawolves are the last independent team to receive a bid to the NCAA tournament.

Season-by-season results

NCAA D-I Champions	NCAA Frozen Four	Conference regular season champions	Conference Playoff Champions

Season^[1]	Conference	Regular season^[a]												Conference Tournament Results	National Tournament Results
		Conference							Overall
		GP	W	L	T	3/SW	Pts*	Finish	GP	W	L	T	%
Division II
Brush Christiansen (1979 — 1996)
1979–80	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	8	0	0	1.000
1980–81	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	24	14	10	0	.583
1981–82	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	27	15	12	0	.556
1982–83	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	28	20	7	1	.732
1983–84	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	30	23	6	1	.783
Division I
1984–85	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	38	17	21	0	.447
1985–86	Great West	12	3	8	1	-	7	4th	33	12	20	1	.379
1986–87	Great West	16	9	6	1	-	19	1st	30	19	9	2	.667
1987–88	Great West	8	3	5	0	-	6	3rd	36	18	15	3	.542
1988–89	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	34	18	13	3	.574
1989–90	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	34	21	11	2	.647		Lost Regional semifinal series, 0–2 (Lake Superior State)
1990–91	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	43	22	17	4	.558		Won First round series, 2–0 (Boston College) Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Northern Michigan)
1991–92	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	36	27	8	1	.764		Lost Regional Quarterfinal, 3–7 (Lake Superior State)
1992–93	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	36	18	13	5	.569
1993–94	WCHA	32	14	16	2	-	30	6th	36	15	19	2	.444	Lost First round series, 0–2 (Northern Michigan)
1994–95	WCHA	32	10	22	0	-	20	10th	36	11	25	0	.306	Lost First round series, 0–2 (Colorado College)
1995–96	WCHA	32	8	25	5	-	20	9th	37	9	23	5	.311	Lost First round series, 0–2 (Minnesota)
Dean Talafous (1996 — 2001)
1996–97	WCHA	32	7	21	4	-	18	9th	36	9	23	4	.392	Lost First round series, 0–2 (Minnesota)
1997–98	WCHA	28	5	19	4	-	14	9th	36	6	25	5	.236	Lost First round series, 0–2 (Wisconsin)
1998–99	WCHA	28	10	13	5	-	25	6th	36	13	18	5	.431	Lost First round series, 0–2 (Minnesota)
1999–00	WCHA	28	11	14	3	-	25	7th	36	15	18	3	.458	Lost First round series, 0–2 (Minnesota State–Mankato)
2000–01	WCHA	28	4	20	4	-	12	9th	36	7	24	5	.264	Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (St. Cloud State)
John Hill (2001 — 2005)
2001–02	WCHA	28	10	14	4	-	24	T–6th	36	12	19	5	.403	Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Colorado College)
2002–03	WCHA	28	0	22	6	-	6	10th	36	1	28	7	.125	Lost First round series, 0–2 (Colorado College)
2003–04	WCHA	28	7	18	3	-	17	8th	40	14	23	3	.388	Won First round series, 2–1 (Wisconsin) Won Quarterfinal, 4–1 (Colorado College) Lost Semifinal, 2–4 (North Dakota) Lost Third Place, 2–4 (Minnesota–Duluth)
2004–05	WCHA	28	9	15	4	-	22	7th	37	12	19	6	.405	Lost First round series, 1–2 (Wisconsin)
Dave Shyiak (2005 — 2013)
2005–06	WCHA	28	4	21	3	-	11	10th	36	6	27	3	.208	Lost First round series, 0–2 (Minnesota)
2006–07	WCHA	28	8	19	1	-	17	10th	37	13	21	3	.392	Lost First round series, 1–2 (Minnesota)
2007–08	WCHA	28	3	19	6	-	12	10th	36	7	21	8	.306	Lost First round series, 0–2 (Colorado College)
2008–09	WCHA	28	9	14	5	-	23	9th	36	14	17	5	.458	Lost First round series, 0–2 (Denver)
2009–10	WCHA	28	9	17	2	-	20	T–8th	36	11	23	2	.333	Lost First round series, 0–2 (Wisconsin)
2010–11	WCHA	28	12	14	2	-	26	T–8th	37	16	18	3	.473	Won First round series, 2–0 (Minnesota) Lost Quarterfinal, 2–4 (Colorado College)
2011–12	WCHA	28	5	22	1	-	11	12th	36	9	25	2	.278	Lost First round series, 0–2 (Minnesota)
2012–13	WCHA	28	2	20	6	-	10	12th	36	4	25	7	.208	Lost First round series, 0–2 (St. Cloud State)
Matt Thomas (2013 — 2018)
2013–14	WCHA	28	12	12	4	–	28	6th	38	18	16	4	.526	Won First round series, 2–1 (Alaska) Lost Semifinal, 4–5 (OT) (Ferris State)
2014–15	WCHA	28	8	18	2	–	18	9th	34	8	22	4	.294
2015–16	WCHA	28	8	16	4	–	20	8th	34	11	20	3	.368
2016–17	WCHA	28	6	16	6	2	26	10th	34	7	21	6	.294
2017–18	WCHA	28	4	21	3	3	18	10th	34	4	26	4	.176
Matt Curley (2018 — 2021)
2018–19	WCHA	28	2	23	3	2	11	10th	34	3	28	3	.132
2019–20	WCHA	28	4	18	6	3	21	8th	36	4	25	7	.208	Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Minnesota State)
2020–21	WCHA	Season Cancelled
Program Suspended
Matt Shasby (2022 — Present)
2022–23	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	28	8	19	1	.304
2023–24	Independent	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	34	15	17	2	.471

Totals									GP	W	L	T	%	Championships
Regular season									1409	523	746	140	.421	1 Great West Championship
Conference Post-season									55	9	46	0	.164
NCAA Post-season									7	2	5	0	.286	3 NCAA Tournament Appearances
Regular season and Post-season Record									1471	534	797	140	.411

* Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.

Footnotes

^ Code explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, 3/SW—Win in 3 on 3 overtime or shootout, Pts—Points*

References

^ "Alaska Anchorage Hockey Media Guide". Go Seawolves.com. Retrieved May 18, 2018.

[2] Code explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, 3/SW—Win in 3 on 3 overtime or shootout, Pts—Points*

[1] "Alaska Anchorage Hockey Media Guide". Go Seawolves.com. Retrieved May 18, 2018.

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v t e Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey
Playing venues	UAA Sports Center (1979–1983) Sullivan Arena (1983–2019) Avis Alaska Sports Complex (2019–present)
Head coaches	Brush Christiansen (1979–1996) Dean Talafous (1996–2001) John Hill (2001–2005) Dave Shyiak (2005–2013) Matt Thomas (2013–2018) Matt Curley (2018–2021) Matt Shasby (2022–present)
Seasons	1979–80 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~~ 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	Great West (1985–1988) WCHA (1993–2021)
Rivalries	Alaska Nanooks
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Dean Larson (200 Points) Rob Conn/Joey Hayse (76 Goals) Paul Krake (53 Wins)
Retired numbers	79 Brush Christiansen
NCAA Tournament appearances	1990 1991 1992
University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK