2024–25 Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey season

2024–25 Alaska Anchorage Seawolves
men's ice hockey season
2024–25 Alaska Anchorage Seawolves; men's ice hockey season
Conference	Independent
Home ice	Avis Alaska Sports Complex
Record
Overall	1–7–0
Home	0–4–0
Road	1–3–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Matt Shasby
Assistant coaches	Trevor Stewart; Aaron McPheters; Chris Kamal; Vincent Pietrangelo
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The 2024–25 Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey season will be the 44th season of play for the program and the 39th at the Division I level. The Seawolves will represent the University of Alaska Anchorage, play their home games at the Avis Alaska Sports Complex and be coached by Matt Shasby in his 3rd season.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Matt Allen	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Tulsa Oilers)
Ben Almquist	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Lillehammer IK)
Brett Bamber	Defenseman	Canada	Transferred to American International
Carter Belitski	Defenseman	Canada	Left program (retired)
Will Gilson	Defenseman	United States	Transferred to Renssealer
Caleb Huffman	Defenseman	United States	Transferred to Simon Fraser
Matthew Johnson	Forward	Canada	Left program (retired)
Matt Kinash	Forward	Canada	Graduation (retired)
Carson Kosobud	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with Étoile Noire de Strasbourg)
Mitch LaFay	Forward	Canada	Left program (retired)
Joey Lamoreaux	Goaltender	United States	Graduation (retired)
Rowan Miller	Forward	United States	Signed professional contract (Åmåls SK)
Max Osborne	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (retired)
Riley Thompson	Forward	Canada	Transferred to Ohio State
Adam Tisdale	Goaltender	United States	Graduation (retired)
Jared Whale	Forward	United States	Transferred to New Hampshire

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Logan Acheson	Defenseman	Canada	22	Edmonton, AB; transfer from Bemidji State
Dylan Contreras	Forward	United States	21	Yorba Linda, CA
Tanner Edwards	Forward	United States	24	Anchorage, AK; graduate transfer from Minnesota State
Pavol Funtek	Defenseman	Slovakia	21	Bratislava, SVK
Nolan Gagnon	Defenseman	Canada	21	Metcalfe, ON
Ryan Johnson	Forward	Canada	21	Calgary, AB
Dimitry Kebreau	Forward	United States	21	Silver Spring, MD
Tyler Krivtsov	Goaltender	United States	20	Santa Clarita, CA
Grady Logue	Forward	Canada	20	Stittsville, ON
Bryant Marks	Goaltender	United States	20	Wasilla, AK
Adam Parsons	Forward	Canada	20	Port Moody, BC
J. P. Steele	Defenseman	United States	20	Franklin, MI
Ethan Warrener	Defenseman	Canada	21	Calgary, AB

Roster

As of July 30, 2024.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2	Ethan Warrener	Freshman	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2003-05-15	Calgary, Alberta	Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL)	—
3	Joey Potter	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-05-09	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Union (ECAC)	—
4	Davis Goulker	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-04-22	Atlanta, Georgia	Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL)	—
5	Pavol Funtek	Freshman	D	6' 6" (1.98 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	2003-07-03	Bratislava, Slovakia	Minot Minotauros (NAHL)	—
6	Brandon Lajoie	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-10-18	Eagle River, Alaska	St. Cloud Norsemen (NAHL)	—
8	Gunnar VanDamme	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	2002-12-08	Pittsford, New York	Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)	—
9	Conor Cole	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2001-10-28	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador	Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)	—
10	Logan Acheson	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	2002-04-24	Edmonton, Alberta	Bemidji State (CCHA)	—
11	Dylan Contreras	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2003-05-23	Yorba Linda, California	Kenai River Brown Bears (NAHL)	—
12	J. P. Steele	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-10-08	Franklin, Michigan	Maine Nordiques (NAHL)	—
14	Connor Marritt	Graduate	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	1999-03-14	Kelowna, British Columbia	Northern Michigan (CCHA)	—
16	Ryan Johnson	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-05-05	Calgary, Alberta	New Mexico Ice Wolves (NAHL)	—
19	Nolan Gagnon	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2003-04-18	Metcalfe, Ontario	Amarillo Wranglers (NAHL)	—
20	Adam Parsons	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2003-10-22	Port Moody, British Columbia	Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL)	—
21	Ben Anderson	Sophomore	F	6' 5" (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2002-03-01	Crystal, Minnesota	Wisconsin Windigo (NAHL)	—
22	Aiden Westin	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-02-06	Anchorage, Alaska	Anchorage Wolverines (NAHL)	—
23	Maximilion Helgeson	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-12-05	Anchorage, Alaska	Lindenwood (ACHA)	—
25	Will Schimek	Graduate	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2001-05-22	Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Providence (USHL)	—
26	Dylan Finlay	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	2001-10-24	L'Île-Bizard, Quebec	Powell River Kings (BCHL)	—
27	Dimitry Kebreau	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-06-16	Silver Spring, Maryland	Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)	—
28	Matt Johnson	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-11-25	Calgary, Alberta	Anchorage Wolverines (NAHL)	—
30	Tyler Krivtsov	Freshman	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2003-12-02	Santa Clarita, California	Fairbanks Ice Dogs (AJHL)	—
31	Bryant Marks	Freshman	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2004-03-12	Wasilla, Alaska	Kenai River Brown Bears (NAHL)	—
33	Greg Orosz	Sophomore	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-08-28	Győr, Hungary	Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL)	—
39	Tanner Edwards	Graduate	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2000-03-11	Anchorage, Alaska	Minnesota State (CCHA)	—
43	Karter McNarland	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2003-02-10	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Powell River Kings (BCHL)	—
74	Alex Gomez	Junior	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-07-18	Parker, Colorado	New Mexico Ice Wolves (NAHL)	—
79	Porter Schachle	Senior	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2000-11-22	Wasilla, Alaska	Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks (NAHL)	—
86	Jarred White	Graduate	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1999-05-21	Edmonton, Alberta	Western Michigan (NCHC)	—

Standings

2024–25 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standings v t e
	Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Alaska	–	–	–	–	–	–
Alaska Anchorage	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lindenwood	–	–	–	–	–	–
Long Island	–	–	–	–	–	–
Stonehill	–	–	–	–	–	–
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
September 27	7:00 pm	Grand Canyon*	Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska (Exhibition)		Orosz	W 7–1	750
Regular Season
October 5	6:07 pm	#1 Denver*	Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska		Orosz	L 2–6	710	0–1–0
October 6	5:07 pm	#1 Denver*	Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska		Orosz	L 1–4	659	0–2–0
October 11	3:05 pm	at Miami*	Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio		Orosz	L 2–3	1,621	0–3–0
October 12	3:05 pm	at Miami*	Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio		Orosz	L 1–4	1,589	0–4–0
October 18	3:07 pm	at Northern Michigan*	Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan	Midco Sports+	Krivtsov	L 1–2	2,916	0–5–0
October 19	2:07 pm	at Northern Michigan*	Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan	Midco Sports+	Orosz	W 5–3	2,762	1–5–0
October 25	7:07 pm	#9 Colorado College*	Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska		Orosz	L 1–2	601	1–6–0
October 26	6:07 pm	#9 Colorado College*	Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska		Orosz	L 0–2	577	1–7–0
November 15	7:07 pm	Alaska*	Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup)
November 16	5:07 pm	Alaska*	Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup)
November 23	6:07 pm	Lake Superior State*	Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska
November 24	5:07 pm	Lake Superior State*	Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska
November 29	4:00 pm	at Wisconsin*	Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin
November 30	5:00 pm	at Wisconsin*	Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin
December 4	3:00 pm	at Stonehill*	Bridgewater Ice Arena • Bridgewater, Massachusetts	NEC Front Row
December 6	3:00 pm	at Merrimack*	J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts	ESPN+
December 7	3:00 pm	at Merrimack*	J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts	ESPN+
December 12	7:07 pm	Augustana*	Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska
December 13	7:07 pm	Augustana*	Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska
Ledyard Bank Classic
December 28	3:30 pm	at Dartmouth*	Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Semifinal)	ESPN+
December 29	12:00 pm	vs. Northeastern / Providence*	Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank)	ESPN+
January 3	3:00 pm	at Western Michigan*	Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan
January 4	2:00 pm	at Western Michigan*	Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan
January 10	2:00 pm	at Niagara*	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	FloHockey
January 11	3:00 pm	at Niagara*	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	FloHockey
January 18	7:07 pm	Alaska*	Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska
January 31	7:07 pm	at Alaska*	Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup)	FloHockey
February 1	7:07 pm	at Alaska*	Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup)	FloHockey
February 8	5:07 pm	at Alaska*	Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup)	FloHockey
February 12	3:00 pm	at Connecticut*	Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+
February 14	10:00 am	at Long Island*	Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York	ESPN+
February 15	10:00 am	at Long Island*	Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York	ESPN+
February 21	7:07 pm	Lindenwood*	Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska
February 22	7:07 pm	Lindenwood*	Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska
*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 (Final)
USCHO.com
USA Hockey

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Alaska Anchorage Seawolves. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Alaska Anchorage Seawolves. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Alaska Anchorage Seawolves. Retrieved July 30, 2024.

[2] "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Alaska Anchorage Seawolves. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

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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