Alaska Anchorage will head to the Mitten State for a two-game series at No. 4 Western Michigan this weekend (Jan. 3-4).
Series
The Seawolves and Broncos are 3-3-0 all-time against each other in a series that dates back to 1988. UAA and WMU split their only series in Kalamazoo in 1988.
Coach Shasby
Head coach
Matt Shasby enters his third season leading the Seawolves. The Anchorage, native has a 27-50-6 mark as the UAA bench boss. Shasby will be assisted this season by
Chris Kamal,
Aaron McPheters and
Vincent Pietrangelo.
All-Tournament Team
Sophomore defensemen
Gunnar VanDamme was named to the Ledyard Classic All-Tournament Team. The Pittsford, N.Y., native scored his second goal of the season against Northeastern after recording an assist against No. 16 Dartmouth the night before. He has two goals and two assists in 21 games this season.
First Goal
Senior
Jarred White scored his first goal of the season last week at No. 16 Dartmouth. He notched his second point of the weekend with an assist the following night against Northeastern. The Edmonton, Alberta, native has five points (one goal, 4 assists) this season.
Saturday Success
Alaska Anchorage is 3-5-2 this season in games played on Saturday's and 1-9-1 in games played on any other day of the week.
Score First
The Seawolves are 4-3-2 this season when they score first and 0-11-1 when their opponent scores first.
Penalty Kill
UAA is 4-3-2 this season when it holds its opponents scoreless on the powerplay and 0-11-1 when their opponent scores on the powerplay.
Two Assists
Junior
Alex Gomez recorded his first multi-point game of the season with a pair of assists against Northeastern. The Parker, Colo., native has recorded four assists this season.
Ranked Teams
UAA is 0-5-0 this season against ranked teams. Alaska Anchorage's last win over a ranked team was a 4-0 win at No. 9 Providence on Jan. 20, 2024.
Last Time Out
Alaska Anchorage dropped a pair of games at the Ledyard Classic in New Hampshire last weekend. Dartmouth defeated Alaska Anchorage 5-4 and Northeastern claimed a 4-3 win in overtime.
Looking Ahead
Alaska Anchorage will play a two-game road series at Niagra Jan. 10-11.
