The 2024–25 Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey season was the 44th season of play for the program and the 39th at the Division I level. The Seawolves represented the University of Alaska Anchorage, played their home games at the Avis Alaska Sports Complex and were coached by Matt Shasby in his 3rd season.

Season

Hoping to build on a surprisingly good season in 2024, Alaska Anchorage would first have to overcome a great deal of roster turnover that saw more than half of the lineup leave. Greg Orosz took over as starter at the beginning of the year but his performance was a bit lackluster. Compounding the subpar goaltending was the team's very weak offense that saw the Seawolves score just 13 goals in their first 8 games. After a two week break at the beginning of November, Anchorage returned to the ice to face their long-time rival, Alaska. The Seawolves looked refreshed after the mini-vacation and pushed the Nanooks into overtime in the first match before exploding for a 6–1 win the following night.

The following week saw the offense decline back to its weak state before Orosz posted his worst performance of the season against Wisconsin. Freshman Tyler Krivtsov had played a few games previously but his 44-save effort against the Badgers that resulted in a 1–1 tie was enough to convince Matt Shasby to begin alternating between the two netminders. With the reduced workload, Orosz showed a bit of improvement in December. That, coupled with the offense beginning to show some consistency, brought about a good string of games from Alaska Anchorage before the winter break.

Kicking off the second half of their season with the Ledyard Bank Classic, Anchorage was already 8 games below .500 and had very little chance to make the NCAA tournament. They could, however, begin to make up for their poor start to the season. Unfortunately, the defense faltered when the team returned to play. Both Krivtsov and Orosz played poorly in the second half of the season, with the two allowing at least 4 goals in ten of the next fourteen games. Even with an increase in the team's offensive output, that left the Seawolves lagging far behind most of their contemporaries. With the team winning just one game during that stretch, they turned to their third-string goalie for the season finale. At that time, Bryant Marks had just 30 minutes of college experience but he used everything he had to post the only shutout of the season and end the campaign on a high note.[1]

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.[2]

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

Standings

Overall record
GP W L T GF GA
Alaska 32 12 14 6 73 87
Alaska Anchorage 34 6 23 5 75 117
Lindenwood 32 8 22 2 65 86
Long Island 34 20 12 2 111 77
Stonehill 34 12 22 0 76 106
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
September 27 7:00 pm Grand Canyon* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska (Exhibition)   Orosz W 7–1  750
Regular Season
October 5 6:07 pm #1 Denver* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Orosz L 2–6  710 0–1–0
October 6 5:07 pm #1 Denver* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Orosz L 1–4  659 0–2–0
October 11 3:05 pm at Miami* Steve Cady ArenaOxford, Ohio   Orosz L 2–3  1,621 0–3–0
October 12 3:05 pm at Miami* Steve Cady ArenaOxford, Ohio   Orosz L 1–4  1,589 0–4–0
October 18 3:07 pm at Northern Michigan* Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan Midco Sports+ Krivtsov L 1–2  2,916 0–5–0
October 19 2:07 pm at Northern Michigan* Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan Midco Sports+ Orosz W 5–3  2,762 1–5–0
October 25 7:07 pm #9 Colorado College* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Orosz L 1–2  601 1–6–0
October 26 6:07 pm #9 Colorado College* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Orosz L 0–2  577 1–7–0
November 15 7:07 pm Alaska* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup)   Orosz L 2–3 OT 675 1–8–0
November 16 5:07 pm Alaska* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup)   Orosz W 6–1  712 2–8–0
November 23 6:07 pm Lake Superior State* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Orosz T 4–4 OT 636 2–8–1
November 24 5:07 pm Lake Superior State* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Krivtsov L 2–4  666 2–9–1
November 29 4:00 pm at Wisconsin* Kohl CenterMadison, Wisconsin   Orosz L 1–7  8,904 2–10–1
November 30 5:00 pm at Wisconsin* Kohl CenterMadison, Wisconsin   Krivtsov T 1–1 OT 9,505 2–10–2
December 4 3:00 pm at Stonehill* Bridgewater Ice ArenaBridgewater, Massachusetts NEC Front Row Orosz W 4–1  143 3–10–2
December 6 3:00 pm at Merrimack* J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts ESPN+ Krivtsov L 2–4  1,754 3–11–2
December 7 3:00 pm at Merrimack* J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts ESPN+ Orosz W 3–1  1,833 4–11–2
December 12 7:07 pm Augustana* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Orosz T 2–2 OT 507 4–11–3
December 13 7:07 pm Augustana* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Krivtsov L 2–3 OT 613 4–12–3
Ledyard Bank Classic
December 28 3:30 pm at #17 Dartmouth* Thompson ArenaHanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Semifinal) ESPN+ Orosz L 4–5  3,582 4–13–3
December 29 12:00 pm vs. Northeastern* Thompson ArenaHanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Consolation Game) ESPN+ Krivtsov L 3–4 OT 2,436 4–14–3
January 3 3:00 pm at #4 Western Michigan* Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Krivtsov L 1–4  2,654 4–15–3
January 4 2:00 pm at #4 Western Michigan* Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Krivtsov L 2–5  3,033 4–16–3
January 10 2:00 pm at Niagara* Dwyer ArenaLewiston, New York FloHockey Orosz L 2–6  487 4–17–3
January 11 3:00 pm at Niagara* Dwyer ArenaLewiston, New York FloHockey Krivtsov W 3–1  594 5–17–3
January 18 7:07 pm Alaska* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Krivtsov T 3–3 OT 715 5–17–4
January 31 7:07 pm at Alaska* Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup) FloHockey Krivtsov L 1–3  2,466 5–18–4
February 1 7:07 pm at Alaska* Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup) FloHockey Orosz L 1–5  3,180 5–19–4
February 8 5:07 pm at Alaska* Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup) FloHockey Krivtsov T 3–3  3,375 5–19–5
February 12 3:00 pm at #11 Connecticut* Toscano Family Ice ForumStorrs, Connecticut ESPN+ Krivtsov L 2–5  2,292 5–20–5
February 14 10:00 am at Long Island* Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New York ESPN+ Orosz L 1–6  203 5–21–5
February 15 10:00 am at Long Island* Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New York ESPN+ Krivtsov L 2–4  300 5–22–5
February 21 7:07 pm Lindenwood* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Krivtsov L 4–6  669 5–23–5
February 22 7:07 pm Lindenwood* Avis Alaska Sports ComplexAnchorage, Alaska   Marks W 1–0  533 6–23–5
*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
Ryan Johnson C 33 11 14 25 6
Dimitry Kebreau F 31 8 15 23 15
Max Helgeson F 34 8 11 19 16
Conor Cole C 28 4 13 17 12
Dylan Contreras F 29 8 4 12 6
Dylan Finlay D 28 4 6 10 8
Matt Johnson F 26 4 5 9 10
Tanner Edwards C/LW 31 3 5 8 58
Jarred White LW 32 3 5 8 17
Karter McNarland F 23 2 4 6 4
Gunnar VanDamme D 34 2 4 6 12
Logan Acheson D 27 1 5 6 4
Porter Schachle F 21 4 1 5 20
Joey Potter D 18 2 3 5 12
Aiden Westin F 27 2 3 5 6
Alex Gomez C/W 16 0 5 5 2
Connor Marritt F 28 2 2 4 4
Adam Parsons F 21 1 2 3 2
Ben Anderson F 21 1 2 3 41
Davis Goukler D 22 1 2 3 4
Will Schimek D 32 1 2 3 27
Brandon Lajoie LW 11 1 1 2 0
Pavol Funtek D 17 1 1 2 6
Ethan Warrener D 18 1 1 2 6
J. P. Steele D 17 0 2 2 12
Nolan Gagnon D 20 0 2 2 4
Greg Orosz G 20 0 0 0 0
Tyler Krivtsov G 18 0 0 0 0
Bryant Marks G 3 0 0 0 0
Total 75 120 195 322

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Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Bryant Marks 3 90:16 1 0 0 2 32 1 .941 1.33
Tyler Krivtsov 19 941:52 1 11 3 49 405 0 .892 3.12
Greg Orosz 21 1002:53 4 12 2 60 422 0 .876 3.59
Empty Net - 35:09 - - - 6 - - - -
Total 34 2070:10 6 23 5 117 859 1 .880 3.39

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
USA Hockey NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

Note: Neither USCHO nor USA Hockey released a poll in week 12.

References

  1. ^ "Alaska Anchorage 2024-25 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  2. ^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Alaska Anchorage Seawolves. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Alaska Anchorage Seawolves. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "Univ. of Alaska-Anchorage 2023-2024 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
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