Alaska Anchorage will play the first two of six games in the Alaska Airlines Governor's Cup this weekend in Fairbanks.
Series
Alaska Anchorage is 91-73-12 all-time against Alaska Fairbanks. The Nanooks lead the series in Fairbanks 43-40-5 and have won the last six games.
Rankings
Alaska Anchorage and Alaska Fairbanks both received votes in this week's USCHO.com poll.
Point Streak
Max Helgeson and
Ben Almquist each extended their point streaks to six games last weekend at Penn State. Helgeson has scored four goals and four assists, while Almquist has recorded three goals and four assists. Helgeson leads the team in goals (5) and points (9), and Almquist leads the team in assists (5) and ranks second in points (8).
First Start
Freshman
Greg Orosz made his first career start for the Seawolves making 39 saves in the 6-5 win at Penn State last Saturday. The native of Gyor, Hungary has an .886 save percentage and a 5.00 goals against average.
Nail Biters
Six of Alaska Anchorage's eight games this season have been one goal games, with the Seawolves winning three of them.
Six Goals
Last week's 6-5 win at Penn State was the first time Alaska Anchorage had scored six goals since a 7-7 tie with Lindenwood on March 10, 2023.
Beating the Best
Alaska Anchorage defeated No. 15 Penn State 6-5 last Saturday for its first win over a ranked opponent since it defeated No. 13 UMass Lowell 3-2 on Dec. 31, 2022.
Saturday Night Success
The Seawolves are 3-1-0 this season on Saturday's, 1-2-0 on Friday's and 0-1-0 on Sunday's.
Score First
Saturday's win was the first for the Seawolves this season when the opponent scored first.
Last Time Out
Alaska Anchorage split last weekend's road series at No. 15 Penn State falling the first night 2-1 and winning the second game 6-5.
Looking Ahead
Alaska Anchorage will host Robert Morris Nov. 10-11.