2018–19 Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey season

2018–19 Alaska Anchorage Seawolves
men's ice hockey season
Conference10th WCHA
Home iceSullivan Arena
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall3–28–3
Conference2–23–3–2
Home1–12–3
Road2–16–0
Neutral0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachMatt Curley
Assistant coachesMark Phalon
Matt Bruneteau
Alternate captain(s)Cam Amantea
Nolan Nicholas
Nils Rygaard
Eric Sinclair
Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2018–19 Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey season was the 40th season of play for the program, the 35th at the Division I level and the 26th in the WCHA conference. The Seawolves represented the University of Alaska Anchorage and were coached by Matt Curley, in his 1st season.

Season

Any hope that the Seawolves would improve under new head coach Matt Curley were quickly banished when Alaska Anchorage dropped the opener 2–10. While they recovered to win the rematch a day later, the team's offense was too inept to get a second win for over two months. Alaska Anchorage had one of the worst offensive performances in the history of NCAA hockey, scoring just 40 goals in 34 games, and were shut out 11 times during the season. Throughout the season, the team struggled to even get chances on goal, averaging just over 22 shots per game while surrendering nearly 32 attempts on their own goal. Perhaps making the situation worse, Alaska Anchorage squandered many good performances by their goaltenders, who gave the team numerous chances to win, including two 0–0 finishes.

Despite producing the worst season in program history, Alaska Anchorage retained Curley as their head coach.[1]

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Mason Anderson Defenseman  United States Left program (retired)
Matt Anholt Forward  Canada Graduation (retired)
Austin Azurdia Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Jarrett Brown Defenseman  Canada Graduation (retired)
Alec Butcher Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Wheeling Nailers)
Alex Jackstadt Forward  United States Left program (retired)
Tanner Johnson Defenseman  Canada Graduation (retired)
Tad Kozun Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with South Carolina Stingrays)
Olivier Mantha Goaltender  Canada Graduation (signed with Syracuse Crunch)
Brandon Switzer Forward  Canada Left program (signed with Killarney Shamrocks)
Cameron Trott Goaltender  Canada Returned to juniors (Vernon Vipers)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Carmine Buono Defenseman  Canada 21 Burnaby, BC
Kris Carlson Goaltender  United States 21 Centreville, VA
Zach Court Forward  Canada 21 Winnipeg, MB
Malcolm Hayes Defenseman  United States 23 Atlanta, GA; graduate transfer from Maine
Andrew Lane Defenseman  United States 21 Brighton, MI
Jared Nash Forward  Canada 20 Stratford, ON
Drayson Pears Defenseman  Canada 20 Victoria, BC
Tanner Schachle Forward  United States 21 Wasilla, AK

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Manitoba Brody Claeys Sophomore G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1996-10-02 Dauphin, Manitoba Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) —
2 Ontario Nathan Renouf Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 1994-05-11 Mississauga, Ontario Quinnipiac Bobcats (ECAC) —
3 Michigan Andrew Lane Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 162 lb (73 kg) 1997-02-19 Howell, Michigan Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL) —
4 Ontario Jonah Renouf Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 1994-05-11 Mississauga, Ontario Quinnipiac Bobcats (ECAC) —
5 Alaska Drake Glover Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-03-05 Anchorage, Alaska Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) —
7 Ontario Nolan Nicholas (A) Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1995-09-24 Thunder Bay, Ontario Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) —
8 British Columbia Drayson Pears Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1998-03-09 Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) —
10 Ohio Joe Sofo Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1996-08-07 Sylvania, Ohio Coulee Region Chill (NAHL) —
11 Alberta Cam Amantea (A) Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1994-02-17 Calgary, Alberta Penticton Vees (BCHL) —
12 New York (state) Nils Rygaard Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1995-04-11 Cheektowaga, New York Janesville Jets (NAHL) —
14 Ontario Jared Nash Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1998-01-16 Stratford, Ontario Penticton Vees (SJHL) —
15 Alaska Tanner Schachle Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1997-06-20 Wasilla, Alaska Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) —
16 Sweden Nicolas Erb Ekholm (A) Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995-06-07 Malmö, Sweden Malmö Redhawks J20 (J20 SuperElit) —
17 Alberta Jordan Xavier Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1997-08-05 Calgary, Alberta Okotoks Oilers (AJHL) —
18 Finland Tomi Hiekkavirta Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1996-04-05 Helsinki, Finland HIFK U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) —
19 Ontario Zac Masson Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996-02-06 Newmarket, Ontario Langley Rivermen (BCHL) —
20 British Columbia Corey Renwick Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1995-03-28 Nanoose Bay, British Columbia Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) —
21 Germany David Trinkberger Junior D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1996-08-25 Landshut, Germany Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) —
22 British Columbia Carmine Buono Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1997-02-22 Burnaby, British Columbia Powell River Kings (BCHL) —
23 Ontario Eric Sinclair (A) Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1996-02-19 Kenora, Ontario Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL) —
24 Georgia (U.S. state) Malcolm Hayes Graduate D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1995-04-21 Atlanta, Georgia Maine Black Bears (HEA) —
26 Alaska Aaron McPheters Sophomore D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1997-03-25 Anchorage, Alaska Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) —
27 Washington (state) Jeremiah Luedtke Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 159 lb (72 kg) 1994-09-24 Seattle, Washington Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) —
28 Manitoba Zach Court Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1997-01-04 Winnipeg, Manitoba Merritt Centennials (BCHL) —
29 Alberta Trey deGraaf Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996-01-30 Red Deer, Alberta Okotoks Oilers (AJHL) —
30 Virginia Kris Carlson Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1997-08-19 Centreville, Virginia New Jersey Hitmen (USPHL) —
39 British Columbia Kristian Stead Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1996-10-17 Merritt, British Columbia Nipawin Hawks (SJHL) —

Standings

2018–19 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#6 Minnesota State †* 28 22 5 1 1 68 99 43 42 32 8 2 147 76
Northern Michigan 28 18 8 2 0 56 82 57 39 21 16 2 104 96
#13 Bowling Green 28 16 8 4 3 55 77 52 41 25 11 5 133 75
Lake Superior State 28 16 10 2 0 50 91 69 38 23 13 2 123 93
Bemidji State 28 13 11 4 2 45 71 63 38 15 17 6 95 94
Michigan Tech 28 13 12 3 1 43 68 63 38 14 20 4 90 101
Alaska 28 12 14 2 2 40 57 81 36 12 21 3 72 114
Alabama–Huntsville 28 8 18 2 2 28 61 93 38 8 28 2 67 129
Ferris State 28 7 18 3 0 24 68 96 36 10 23 3 90 123
Alaska Anchorage 28 2 23 3 2 11 29 86 34 3 28 3 40 115
Championship: March 23, 2019
† indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Broadmoor Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
September 28 7:07 PM vs. Simon Fraser* McDonald Center • Eagle River, Alaska (Exhibition)   Carlson W 5–1  1,500
Regular Season
October 6 7:07 PM vs. Colorado College* Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska   Stead L 2–10  2,101 0–1–0
October 7 7:07 PM vs. Colorado College* Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska   Claeys W 4–3  1,264 1–1–0
October 26 3:07 PM at Ferris State Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan   Carlson L 0–4  1,273 1–2–0 (0–1–0)
October 27 3:07 PM at Ferris State Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan   Carlson L 2–3  1,326 1–3–0 (0–2–0)
November 2 7:07 PM vs. Bemidji State Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska   Claeys L 0–2  1,759 1–4–0 (0–3–0)
November 3 7:07 PM vs. Bemidji State Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska   Carlson L 1–3  1,461 1–5–0 (0–4–0)
November 9 7:07 PM vs. #10 Bowling Green Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska   Claeys T 0–0 3x3 OTL 1,692 1–5–1 (0–4–1)
November 10 7:07 PM vs. #10 Bowling Green Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska   Carlson L 0–3  2,269 1–6–1 (0–5–1)
November 16 3:07 PM at Northern Michigan Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan   Claeys L 0–3  2,029 1–7–1 (0–6–1)
November 17 3:07 PM at Northern Michigan Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan   Carlson L 1–2  1,921 1–8–1 (0–7–1)
November 23 4:37 PM at #17 North Dakota* Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Carlson L 2–5  11,155 1–9–1
November 24 4:07 PM at #17 North Dakota* Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Stead L 3–4  11,086 1–10–1
December 7 4:07 PM at #3 Minnesota State Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, Minnesota   Claeys L 1–4  3,780 1–11–1 (0–8–1)
December 8 4:07 PM at #3 Minnesota State Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, Minnesota   Stead L 0–6  4,263 1–12–1 (0–9–1)
December 14 4:07 PM at Bemidji State Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota   Carlson L 1–5  2,902 1–13–1 (0–10–1)
December 15 2:07 PM at Bemidji State Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota   Claeys W 2–1 OT 2,852 2–13–1 (1–10–1)
December 29 4:07 PM at Omaha Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Claeys L 0–3  6,605 2–14–1
December 31 9:07 AM at Omaha Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Carlson L 0–4  6,102 2–15–1
January 4 5:07 PM vs. Lake Superior State Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska   Carlson L 2–5  1,902 2–16–1 (1–11–1)
January 5 7:07 PM vs. Lake Superior State Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska   Claeys L 1–3  1,842 2–17–1 (1–12–1)
January 11 7:07 PM vs. Northern Michigan Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska   Stead L 1–5  1,562 2–18–1 (1–13–1)
January 12 7:07 PM vs. Northern Michigan Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska   Carlson L 1–4  1,708 2–19–1 (1–14–1)
January 18 4:07 PM at Alabama–Huntsville Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama   Carlson L 2–6  1,708 2–20–1 (1–15–1)
January 19 5:07 PM at Alabama–Huntsville Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama   Stead L 3–6  1,109 2–21–1 (1–16–1)
January 25 7:07 PM vs. Michigan Tech Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska   Carlson L 0–3  1,711 2–22–1 (1–17–1)
January 26 7:07 PM vs. Michigan Tech Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska   Stead T 0–0 SOW 1,958 2–22–2 (1–17–2)
February 8 7:07 PM at Alaska Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup)   Stead W 4–1  2,220 3–22–2 (2–17–2)
February 9 7:07 PM at Alaska Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup)   Stead L 1–2  2,468 3–23–2 (2–18–2)
February 15 7:07 PM vs. Ferris State Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska   Stead L 1–2  1,585 3–24–2 (2–19–2)
February 16 7:10 PM vs. Ferris State Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska   Carlson T 1–1 3x3 OTW 1,856 3–24–3 (2–19–3)
February 22 3:07 PM at Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan   Stead L 2–3  2,323 3–25–3 (2–20–3)
February 23 3:07 PM at Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan   Carlson L 1–3  2,575 3–26–3 (2–21–3)
March 1 7:07 PM vs. Alaska Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup)   Stead L 0–4  3,009 3–27–3 (2–22–3)
March 2 7:07 PM vs. Alaska Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup)   Stead L 1–2  3,429 3–28–3 (2–23–3)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Alaska Time.
Source:[3]

Scoring statistics

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Nicolas Erb Ekholm C/RW 33 6 7 13 14
Jeremiah Luedtke F 33 7 3 10 16
Carmine Buono D 29 3 6 9 37
Nils Rygaard C/RW 33 3 6 9 16
Tomi Hiekkavirta D 28 1 7 8 14
Drayson Pears D 32 2 5 7 16
Tanner Schachle LW 28 2 4 6 56
Trey deGraaf F 30 0 6 6 6
Jonah Renouf LW 27 2 3 5 18
Drake Glover C 29 1 4 5 12
Eric Sinclair D 33 3 1 4 37
Jordan Xavier F 21 1 3 4 0
Joe Sofo F 26 1 3 4 10
Corey Renwick F 34 1 3 4 17
Zach Court LW 25 0 3 3 10
Cam Amantea F 14 2 0 2 40
Aaron McPheters D 23 1 1 2 22
Andrew Lane D 23 1 1 2 12
Malcolm Hayes D 34 0 2 2 16
Jared Nash C 18 1 0 1 6
Zac Masson RW 22 1 0 1 16
David Trinkberger D 26 1 0 1 26
Kristian Stead G 13 0 1 1 2
Nolan Nicholas D 33 0 1 1 25
Brody Claeys G 9 0 0 0 0
Nathan Renouf LW 10 0 0 0 4
Kris Carlson G 15 0 0 0 0
Bench - - - - - 12
Total 40 70 110 460

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Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Brody Claeys 9 515 2 5 1 20 234 1 .921 2.33
Kris Carlson 15 850 0 13 1 49 421 0 .896 3.46
Kristian Stead 13 672 1 10 1 41 308 1 .883 3.66
Empty Net - 19 - - - 5 - - - -
Total 34 1058 3 28 3 115 963 2 .893 3.35

Rankings

Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
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 - NR
USA Today 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 NR

USCHO did not release a poll in Week 25.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Alaska Anchorage Hockey Media Guide". Go Seawolves.com. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "Univ. of Alaska-Anchorage". Elite Prospects. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "Alaska Anchorage Seawolves (Men) 2018-2019 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "Univ. of Alaska-Anchorage 2018-2019 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2019.