Alaska Anchorage will host Briercrest in an exhibition game at the Avis Alaska Sports Complex Friday (Sept. 26). The team will host a Skate with the Seawolves after the game.  

Series
This will be the first meeting between Alaska Anchorage and Briercrest.  

Coach Shasby
Head coach Matt Shasby enters his fourth season leading the Seawolves. The Anchorage, native has a 29-59-8 mark as the UAA bench boss. 
Chris Kamal and Aaron McPheters return as assistant coaches for the Seawolves, while Anchorage native Evan Trupp has joined the staff as an assistant coach.  

Point Streak
Sophomore Ryan Johnson led the Seawolves in both goals (11) and points (25) last season. The Calgary, Alberta, native enters the season on a 10-game point streak that started on Jan. 11th against Niagara. He has scored two goals and 10 assists during the streak. 

Double Digits
The Seawolves return three other players, in addition to Ryan Johnson, who tallied ten or more points last season. 
Dimitry Kebreau led the team with 15 assists and scored eight goals to finish second on the team with 23 points. 
Conor Cole's 13 assists ranked third on the team while his 17 points ranked fourth. 
Dylan Contreras scored eight goals and four assists for 12 points. 

Goalies
The Seawolves return all three goalies. Tyler Krivtsov started 15 games and finished with a 3.12 goals against average and an .892 save percentage last season. Greg Orosz finished with a 3.59 goals against average and an .876 save percentage last season. Bryant Marks started one game and finished with a 1.33 goals against average and a .941 save percentage last season. 

New Guys
Alaska Anchorage welcomes 12 new players to this year's team. The Seawolves added six transfers and six freshmen. 

Road Warriors
The Seawolves will play games in eight different states, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Rhode Island and Wisconsin, this season. 

United Collegiate Hockey Cup
Alaska Anchorage will join the four other independent NCAA Div. I hockey teams for an end of the season tournament. The United Collegiate Hockey Cup will be hosted by Lindenwood in Maryland Heights, Mo., March 5-7.  

Looking Ahead
Alaska Anchorage will open the regular season at home with a pair of games against Bemidji State Oct. 2-3 at the Avis Alaska Sports Complex.