2022–23 Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey season

2022–23 Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey season
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
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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.

Season

After 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

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

As a result of the team being restarted, the entire roster consists of players new to the program. Caleb Huffman joined mid-season.

Roster

As 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

Schedule and results

Scoring statistics

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Goaltending statistics

Rankings

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26.^[6]

References