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Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockeyIce hockey teams in Alaska
National Collegiate Athletic AssociationDivision Icollege ice hockeyUniversity of Alaska AnchorageWestern Collegiate Hockey AssociationSullivan ArenaAnchorage, AlaskaUAADivision IIAlaska–Fairbanks1984Division IGreat West Hockey Conference1987Lake Superior StateBC Eagles1991–92WCHAWCHA tournamentCCHABig TenNCHC
| Alaska Anchorage Seawolves | |
|---|---|
| University | University of Alaska Anchorage |
| Conference | WCHA |
| First season | 1979–80 |
| Head coach | Matt Curley 1st season |
| Alternate captain(s) | Nils Rygaard, Cam Amantea, Nolan Nicholas, Eric Sinclair |
| Arena | Sullivan Arena Capacity: 6,451 Surface: 200' x 100' |
| Location | Anchorage, Alaska |
| Colors | Green and Gold[1] |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
1990, 1991, 1992 | |
| Conference regular season championships | |
| 1987 | |
| Current uniform | |
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The Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents the University of Alaska Anchorage. The Seawolves are a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). They play at the Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska.[2]
Contents
1 History
2 Season-by-season results[6]
3 Head Coaches
4 Statistical Leaders[8]
4.1 Career points leaders
4.2 Career Goaltending Leaders
5 Roster
6 Seawolves in the NHL
7 References
8 External links
History
UAA began its ice hockey program in 1979, playing 8 of its 31 games against Division II Alaska–Fairbanks (winning all) before beginning a full D-II schedule the following season. While Fairbanks had been playing hockey off and on since the 1920s Anchorage began with far more stability. The Seawolves rose quickly in the Division II ranks, narrowly missing out on the NCAA tournament in 1984 but promoted the team to Division I that summer when the entire D-II division collapsed.[3]
Anchorage played as an independent for a year before being a founding member of the first west coast conference, the Great West Hockey Conference. The league was very short-lived, lasting only three seasons before the two non-Alaska schools dropped hockey entirely, but it did provide UAA with the first ever league title in 1987.[4] The Seawolved were once again without a conference in 1988 but a year later they posted their first 20-win season at the D-I level and were selected as that years independent entry into the NCAA tournament.
The Seawolves dropped both games to Lake Superior State but returned the following year after another 20-win campaign and this time they were able to win their first NCAA round, taking down the vaunted BC Eagles. 1991–92 provided UAA with its best record, with the team going 27–8–1 and garnering a third consecutive NCAA berth (the last such for either UAA or any independent program as of 2018). After one more winning season the Seawolves joined their second conference, this time signing on with the WCHA, the oldest and most accomplished conference in NCAA history.
The stability of their new conference came as a double-edged sword, however, as the Seawolves would spend the next twenty years finishing with losing records. To make matters worse the team would lost both games in the opening round of the WCHA tournament most of the time and only twice could manage a First Round series win.
The college hockey world changed in 2013 when the CCHA collapsed due to the formation of the Big Ten and the NCHC.[5] This caused the WCHA to replace many of its departing members with weaker teams but even in the new WCHA UAA was still a bottom-half team. After making the conference semifinals the first season the Seawlves missed the playoffs each of the next four years and are still awaitng a coach who can lead the team to a resurgence.
Season-by-season results[6]
Head Coaches
| Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979–1996 | Brush Christiansen | 16 | 287–229–30 | .553 |
| 1996–2001 | Dean Talafous | 5 | 50–108–22 | .339 |
| 2001–2005 | John Hill | 4 | 39–89–21 | .332 |
| 2005–2013 | Dave Shyiak | 8 | 80–177–33 | .333 |
| 2013–2018 | Matt Thomas | 5 | 48–105–21 | .336 |
| 2018–Present | Matt Curley | |||
| Totals | 5 coaches | 38 seasons | 504-703-127 | .425 |
As of completion of 2017–18 season. Records includes regular season and playoffs games.[7]
Statistical Leaders[8]
Career points leaders
| Player | Years | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dean Larson | 1989–1992 | 63 | 137 | 200 | ||
Dennis Sorenson | 1981–1984 | 70 | 127 | 197 | ||
Joey Hayse | 1984–1987 | 76 | 93 | 169 | ||
Derek Donald | 1989–1992 | 74 | 91 | 165 | ||
Peter McEnaney | 1985–1988 | 54 | 107 | 161 | ||
Doug Spooner | 1988–1991 | 75 | 73 | 148 | ||
Steve Bogoyevac | 1989–1992 | 50 | 96 | 146 | ||
Rob Conn | 1989–1991 | 76 | 70 | 146 | ||
Keith Morris | 1990–1994 | 73 | 61 | 134 | ||
Mark Stitt | 1992–1995 | 45 | 88 | 133 |
Career Goaltending Leaders
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Minimum 30 games
| Player | Years | GP | Min | W | L | T | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregg Naumenko | 1998–1999 | 30 | 1692 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 65 | 1 | .920 | 2.31 |
| Olivier Mantha | 2014–2018 | 122 | 6973 | 28 | 77 | 14 | 350 | 3 | .908 | 3.01 |
| Chris Kamal | 2010–2014 | 71 | 3850 | 21 | 39 | 2 | 198 | 5 | .888 | 3.09 |
| Rob Gunderson | 2010–2014 | 82 | 4499 | 24 | 41 | 10 | 236 | 1 | .886 | 3.15 |
| Shaun Gravistin | 1990–1993 | 48 | 2688 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 142 | 2 | .883 | 3.17 |
Statistics current through the start of the 2018-19 season.
Roster
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As of January 14, 2019.[9]
No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Brody Claeys | Sophomore | G | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 219 lb (99 kg) | 1996-10-02 | Ste. Rose, Manitoba | Alberni Valley (BCHL) | — |
| 2 |  | Nathan Renouf | Junior | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 154 lb (70 kg) | 1994-03-11 | Mississauga, Ontario | Quinnipiac (ECAC) | — |
| 3 |  | Andrew Lane | Freshman | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 162 lb (73 kg) | 1997-02-19 | Howell, Michigan | Shreveport (NAHL) | — |
| 4 | | Jonah Renouf | Junior | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 1994-03-11 | Mississauga, Ontario | Quinnipiac (ECAC) | — |
| 5 |  | Drake Glover | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 1996-03-05 | Anchorage, Alaska | Lone Star (NAHL) | — |
| 7 | | Nolan Nicholas (A) | Junior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | 1995-09-24 | Thunder Bay, Ontario | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — |
| 8 |  | Drayson Pears | Freshman | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | 1998-03-09 | Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia | Victoria (BCHL) | — |
| 10 |  | Joe Sofo | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 1996-08-07 | Sylvania, Ohio | Coulee Region (NAHL) | — |
| 11 |  | Cam Amantea (A) | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 166 lb (75 kg) | 1994-02-17 | Calgary, Alberta | Penticton (BCHL) | — |
| 12 |  | Nils Rygaard (A) | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1995-04-11 | Norrköping, Sweden | Janesville (NAHL) | — |
| 14 | | Jared Nash | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 1998-01-16 | Stratford, Ontario | Penticton (SJHL) | — |
| 15 | | Tanner Schachle | Freshman | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | 1997-06-20 | Wasilla, Alaska | Fairbanks (NAHL) | — |
| 16 | | Nicolas Erb Ekholm | Senior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | 1995-06-07 | Malmö, Sweden | Malmö J20 (J20 SuperElit) | — |
| 17 | | Jordan Xavier | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 184 lb (83 kg) | 1997-08-05 | Calgary, Alberta | Okotoks (BCHL) | — |
| 18 |  | Tomi Hiekkavirta | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | 1996-04-05 | Helsinki, Finland | HIFK U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) | — |
| 19 | | Zac Masson | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1996-02-06 | Newmarket, Ontario | Langley (BCHL) | — |
| 20 | | Corey Renwick | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 1995-03-28 | Nanoose Bay, British Columbia | Nanaimo (BCHL) | — |
| 21 |  | David Trinkberger | Junior | D | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 209 lb (95 kg) | 1996-08-25 | Landshut, Germany | Sioux City (USHL) | — |
| 22 | | Carmine Buono | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | 1997-02-22 | Burnaby, British Columbia | Powell River (BCHL) | — |
| 23 | | Eric Sinclair (A) | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1996-02-19 | Kenora, Ontario | Flin Flon (SJHL) | — |
| 24 |  | Malcolm Hayes | Senior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 1995-04-21 | Atlanta, Georgia | Maine (HEA) | — |
| 26 | | Aaron McPheters | Sophomore | D | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1997-03-25 | Anchorage, Alaska | Fairbanks (NAHL) | — |
| 27 |  | Jeremiah Luedtke | Senior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 152 lb (69 kg) | 1994-09-24 | Lynnwood, Washington | Prince George (BCHL) | — |
| 28 | | Zach Court | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 1997-01-04 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Merritt (BCHL) | — |
| 29 | | Trey deGraaf | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1996-01-30 | Red Deer, Alberta | Okotoks (AJHL) | — |
| 30 |  | Kris Carlson | Sophomore | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | 1997-08-19 | Centreville, Virginia | New Jersey (USPHL) | — |
| 39 | | Kristian Stead | Sophomore | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | 1996-10-17 | Merritt, British Columbia | Nipawin (SJHL) | — |
Seawolves in the NHL
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