2019–20 Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey season

2019–20 Alaska Anchorage Seawolves
men's ice hockey season
Conference8th WCHA
Home iceWells Fargo Sports Complex
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall4–25–7
Conference4–20–6–3
Home3–8–5
Road1–17–2
Neutral0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachMatt Curley
Assistant coachesMark Phalon
Matt Bruneteau
P. D. Melgoza
Captain(s)Nolan Nicholas
Alternate captain(s)Eric Sinclair
Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2019–20 Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey season was the 41st season of play for the program, the 36th at the Division I level and the 27th in the WCHA conference. The Seawolves represented the University of Alaska Anchorage and were coached by Matt Curley, in his 2nd season.

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Cam Amantea Forward  Canada Graduation (Retired)
Brody Claeys Goaltender  Canada Signed Professional Contract (Birmingham Bulls)
Nicolas Erb Ekholm Forward  Sweden Graduation (Signed with Wheeling Nailers)
Malcolm Hayes Defenseman  United States Graduation (Signed with Fayetteville Marksmen)
Jeremiah Luedtke Forward  United States Graduation (Signed with Krefeld Pinguine)
Jonah Renouf Forward  Canada Graduation (Retired)
Nate Renouf Forward  Canada Graduation (Retired)
Nils Rygaard Forward  Sweden Graduation (Signed with Södertälje SK)
Jordan Xavier Forward  Canada Transferred to (Calgary)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Luc Brown Forward  Canada 23 Napanee, ON; transfer from Union
Brayden Camrud Forward  Canada 21 Saskatoon, SK
Dante Fantauzzi Defenseman  Canada 19 Woodbridge, ON
Alex Frye Forward  United States 21 Clarkston, MI
Taylor Lantz Forward  United States 21 Coleraine, MN
Marcus Mitchell Forward  Canada 20 Kelowna, BC
Zack Nazzarett Forward  United States 19 Cheektowaga, NY
Brandon Perrone Goaltender  United States 20 Hauppauge, NY
Troy Robillard Defenseman  Canada 20 Coquitlam, BC
Rylee St. Onge Forward  Canada 21 St. Catharines, ON
Nick Wicks Forward  Canada 21 Delta, BC

Roster

As of August 18, 2019.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 New York (state) Brandon Perrone Freshman G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-10-26 Hauppauge, New York New Jersey Titans (NAHL) —
3 Michigan Andrew Lane Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 162 lb (73 kg) 1997-02-19 Howell, Michigan Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL) —
4 British Columbia Troy Robillard Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-10-12 Coquitlam, British Columbia Coquitlam Express (BCHL) —
6 Ontario Dante Fantauzzi Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-05-01 Woodbridge, Ontario North York Rangers (OJHL) —
7 Ontario Nolan Nicholas (C) Senior 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 Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1998-03-09 Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) —
9 British Columbia Nick Wicks Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-04-24 Delta, British Columbia Merritt Centennials (NAHL) —
10 Alaska Tanner Schachle Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1997-06-20 Wasilla, Alaska Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) —
11 Ohio Joe Sofo Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1996-08-07 Sylvania, Ohio Coulee Region Chill (NAHL) —
12 New York (state) Zack Nazzarett Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 2000-08-25 Cheektowaga, New York Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) —
13 Michigan Alex Frye Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-07-27 Clarkston, Michigan Jamestown Rebels (NAHL) —
14 Ontario Jared Nash Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1998-01-16 Stratford, Ontario Penticton Vees (SJHL) —
15 Minnesota Taylor Lantz Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1998-06-21 Coleraine, Minnesota Minot Minotauros (NAHL) —
16 Manitoba Zach Court Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1997-01-04 Winnipeg, Manitoba Merritt Centennials (BCHL) —
17 Ontario Zac Masson Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996-02-06 Newmarket, Ontario Langley Rivermen (BCHL) —
18 Finland Tomi Hiekkavirta Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1996-04-05 Helsinki, Finland HIFK U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) —
19 Alaska Drake Glover Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1996-03-05 Anchorage, Alaska Lone Star (NAHL) —
20 British Columbia Corey Renwick Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1995-03-28 Nanoose Bay, British Columbia Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) —
22 British Columbia Carmine Buono Senior 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) Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1996-02-19 Kenora, Ontario Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL) —
24 Ontario Luc Brown Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1996-04-27 Napanee, Ontario Union Dutchmen (ECAC) —
25 British Columbia Marcus Mitchell Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-10-12 Kelowna, British Columbia Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) —
26 Alaska Aaron McPheters Junior D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1997-03-25 Anchorage, Alaska Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) —
27 Germany David Trinkberger Senior D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1996-08-25 Landshut, Germany Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) —
28 Ontario Rylee St. Onge Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-04-22 St. Catharines, Ontario Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) —
29 Alberta Trey deGraaf Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996-01-30 Red Deer, Alberta Okotoks Oilers (AJHL) —
30 Virginia Kris Carlson Junior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1997-08-19 Centreville, Virginia New Jersey Hitmen (USPHL) —
39 British Columbia Kristian Stead Junior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1996-10-17 Merritt, British Columbia Nipawin Hawks (SJHL) —
40 Saskatchewan Brayden Camrud Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-07-24 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Humboldt Broncos (SJHL) —

Standings

2019–20 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Minnesota State 28 23 4 1 1 71 115 38 36 29 5 2 141 53
#11 Bemidji State 28 20 5 3 2 65 101 46 34 20 9 5 111 65
Northern Michigan 28 16 11 1 1 50 92 87 36 18 14 4 115 112
Alaska 28 14 9 5 2 49 73 65 34 16 13 5 84 86
Bowling Green 28 14 10 4 3 49 85 70 36 19 13 4 112 92
Michigan Tech 28 14 12 2 0 44 68 65 37 19 15 3 96 85
Lake Superior State 28 11 13 4 4 41 66 77 38 13 21 4 90 112
Alaska Anchorage 28 4 18 6 3 21 56 96 34 4 23 7 66 122
Ferris State 28 5 21 2 0 17 54 100 35 7 26 2 70 127
Alabama–Huntsville 28 2 20 6 1 13 50 116 34 2 26 6 57 145
Championship: March 21, 2020
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2020

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 11 3:00 PM at Maine* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Stead L 1–7  2,975 0–1–0
October 12 3:00 PM at Maine* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Carlson L 1–2 OT 2,916 0–2–0
October 25 7:07 PM vs. Alaska Wells Fargo Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup) FloHockey.tv Carlson L 1–2  616 0–3–0 (0–1–0–0)
October 26 5:07 PM vs. Alaska Wells Fargo Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup) FloHockey.tv Stead W 4–0  581 1–3–0 (1–1–0–0)
October 31 7:07 PM vs. Omaha* Wells Fargo Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska   Stead L 3–4  723 1–4–0 (1–1–0–0)
November 1 7:07 PM vs. Omaha* Wells Fargo Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska   Carlson T 3–3 OT 766 1–4–1 (1–1–0–0)
November 8 4:07 PM at Alabama–Huntsville Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama FloHockey.tv Stead T 4–4 SOW 1,217 1–4–2 (1–1–1–1)
November 9 4:07 PM at Alabama–Huntsville Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama FloHockey.tv Stead W 3–1  1,187 2–4–2 (2–1–1–1)
November 15 3:07 PM vs. #17 Bowling Green Wells Fargo Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska FloHockey.tv Stead L 1–3  725 2–5–2 (2–2–1–1)
November 16 1:07 PM vs. #17 Bowling Green Wells Fargo Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska FloHockey.tv Carlson L 0–3  712 2–6–2 (2–3–1–1)
November 22 4:07 PM at #1 Minnesota State Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota FloHockey.tv Stead L 1–7  4,037 2–7–2 (2–4–1–1)
November 23 3:07 PM at #1 Minnesota State Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota FloHockey.tv Carlson L 0–3  4,522 2–8–2 (2–5–1–1)
November 29 7:07 PM vs. Ferris State Wells Fargo Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska FloHockey.tv Stead L 1–4  712 2–9–2 (2–6–1–1)
November 30 5:07 PM vs. Ferris State Wells Fargo Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska FloHockey.tv Carlson T 4–4 SOW 712 2–9–3 (2–6–2–2)
December 6 3:07 PM at Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan FloHockey.tv Carlson L 1–2  2,689 2–10–3 (2–7–2–2)
December 7 2:07 PM at Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan FloHockey.tv Carlson L 1–4  2,838 2–11–3 (2–8–2–2)
January 4 5:07 PM vs. Lake Superior State Wells Fargo Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska FloHockey.tv Carlson W 2–0  725 3–11–3 (3–8–2–2)
January 5 3:07 PM vs. Lake Superior State Wells Fargo Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska FloHockey.tv Carlson L 3–5  650 3–12–3 (3–9–2–2)
January 10 3:07 PM at #19 Northern Michigan Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan FloHockey.tv Carlson L 1–4  2,477 3–13–3 (3–10–2–2)
January 11 2:07 PM at #19 Northern Michigan Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan FloHockey.tv Stead L 3–6  3,066 3–14–3 (3–11–2–2)
January 17 7:07 PM vs. Alabama–Huntsville Wells Fargo Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska FloHockey.tv Carlson W 5–1  650 4–14–3 (4–11–2–2)
January 18 5:07 PM vs. Alabama–Huntsville Wells Fargo Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska FloHockey.tv Carlson T 2–2 3x3 OTL 666 4–14–4 (4–11–3–3)
January 24 3:07 PM at Lake Superior State Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey.tv Carlson L 2–3  1,870 4–15–4 (4–12–3–3)
January 25 3:07 PM at Lake Superior State Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey.tv Perrone T 3–3 3x3 OTL 2,216 4–15–5 (4–12–4–3)
January 31 7:07 PM vs. #3 Minnesota State Wells Fargo Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska FloHockey.tv Stead L 1–7  666 4–16–5 (4–13–4–3)
February 1 5:07 PM vs. Minnesota State Wells Fargo Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska FloHockey.tv Carlson T 2–2 3x3 OTL 690 4–16–6 (4–13–5–3)
February 7 3:07 PM at Bowling Green Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio FloHockey.tv Carlson L 4–5 OT 2,450 4–17–6 (4–14–5–3)
February 8 3:07 PM at Bowling Green Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio FloHockey.tv Carlson L 1–4  3,515 4–18–6 (4–15–5–3)
February 14 5:05 PM at #10 Arizona State* Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona   Carlson L 0–5  897 4–19–6 (4–15–5–3)
February 15 5:05 PM at #10 Arizona State* Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona   Carlson L 2–5  936 4–20–6 (4–15–5–3)
February 21 7:07 PM vs. #13 Bemidji State Wells Fargo Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska FloHockey.tv Carlson L 1–4  666 4–21–6 (4–16–5–3)
February 22 5:07 PM vs. #13 Bemidji State Wells Fargo Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska FloHockey.tv Perrone T 2–2 3x3 OTL 666 4–21–7 (4–16–6–3)
February 28 7:07 PM at Alaska Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup) FloHockey.tv Perrone L 2–5  1,998 4–22–7 (4–17–6–3)
February 29 7:07 PM at Alaska Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup) FloHockey.tv Perrone L 1–6  2,567 4–23–7 (4–18–6–3)
WCHA Tournament
March 6 4:07 PM at #3 Minnesota State* Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota (WCHA Quarterfinals game 1)   Carlson L 1–8  3,090 4–24–7 (4–18–6–3)
March 7 3:07 PM at #3 Minnesota State* Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota (WCHA Quarterfinals game 2)   Carlson L 2–4  3,417 4–25–7 (4–18–6–3)
Alaska Anchorage Lost Series 0–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Alaska Time.

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Scoring statistics

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Luc Brown RW 20 8 12 20 12
Rylee St. Onge LW 36 8 9 17 22
Nick Wicks F 35 7 9 16 6
Tomi Hiekkavirta D 33 2 13 15 10
Alex Frye C 34 9 5 14 28
Tanner Schachle LW 32 7 7 14 54
Zack Nazzarett LW 19 7 4 11 27
Taylor Lantz C 31 2 8 10 26
Jared Nash C 33 2 8 10 38
Trey deGraaf F 36 5 4 9 10
Brayden Camrud C 21 3 5 8 62
Eric Sinclair D 36 2 6 8 54
Zach Court LW 23 1 5 6 10
Zac Masson RW 34 1 4 5 18
Marcus Mitchell RW 30 2 2 4 39
Drayson Pears D 28 0 4 4 6
Corey Renwick F 24 2 1 3 4
Carmine Buono D 30 0 3 3 15
Drake Glover C 10 1 1 2 0
Troy Robillard D 24 0 2 2 18
Nolan Nicholas D 36 0 2 2 12
David Trinkberger D 21 0 1 1 21
Aaron McPheters D 30 0 1 1 29
Andrew Lane D 3 0 0 0 0
Brandon Perrone G 8 0 0 0 0
Kristian Stead G 10 0 0 0 0
Dante Fantauzzi D 11 0 0 0 0
Joe Sofo F 14 0 0 0 23
Kris Carlson G 24 0 0 0 0
Bench - - - - - 8
Total 69 116 185 552

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Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Kris Carlson 24 1255 2 16 3 66 640 1 .907 3.15
Brandon Perrone 8 393 0 2 3 24 164 0 .872 3.66
Kristian Stead 10 534 2 7 1 42 254 1 .858 4.71
Empty Net - 17 - - - 2 - - - -
Total 36 2200 4 25 7 134 1058 2 .888 3.65

Rankings

Main article: 2019–20 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 (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
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

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References

  1. ^ "UAA Hockey – 2018–19 Roster". GoSeawolves.com. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  2. ^ "Alaska Anchorage Seawolves (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "Univ. of Alaska-Anchorage 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.