Alaska Anchorage will host Grand Canyon in an exhibition game at the Avis Alaska Sports Complex Friday. Admission is free. 

Series
This will be the first meeting between UAA and GCU.  

Coach Shasby
Head coach Matt Shasby enters his third season leading the Seawolves. The Anchorage, native has a 23-35-3 mark as the UAA's bench boss. Shasby will be assisted this season by Chris Kamal, Aaron McPheters and Vincent Pietrangelo. 

Captains
Senior Connor Marritt will serve as the Seawolves captain this season. Senior Porter Schachle, senior Jarred White and senior Max Helgeson will serve as assistant captains. 

New Guys
Alaska Anchorage welcomes 14 new players, 10 freshman and four transfers to this year's squad. 

Roster
Alaska Anchorages roster features players from four different countries, six Canadian provinces and nine US states. 

Point Streak
Junior Matt Johnson enters the 2024-25 season on a four-game point streak that dates back to March 1, 2024. The Calgary, Alberta, native scored three goals and two assists during his four-game point streak. 

Second Half Team
Last season the Seawolves started the season with a 6-13-1 record but turned things around after the holiday break by posting a 9-4-1 mark. 

Score First
Scoring first was a need for the Seawolves in 2023-24 as they posted a 12-4-0 mark when scoring first, but were 3-13-2 when their opponent scored first. 

Coast-to-Coast
Alaska Anchorage will play games in eight different states this season, including three trips to the east coast. 

Last Time Out
Alaska Anchorage slpit the final series of the 2023-24 season with Arizona State. The Seawolves won the first game 4-3 and dropped the season finale 5-2. 

Looking Ahead
Alaska Anchorage will host No. 1 and defending national champion Denver at the Avis Alaska Sports Complex Oct. 5-6.