Alaska Anchorage returns to the Avis Alaska Sports Complex for a pair of games against Lake Superior State this weekend.   

Series
Alaska Anchorage is 9-18-3 all-time against Lake Superior State and 4-9-1 against the Lakers in Anchorage. The two teams last met in November of 2024 in Anchorage and skated to a 4-4 tie in the first game and LSSU won the second game 4-2.   

Coach Rud
Head coach Eric Rud enters his first season leading the Seawolves. He previously served as an assistant coach at St. Cloud, Miami and Colorado College. Rud served as the head coach of the women's at St. Cloud for five seasons (2014-19). 

Fantastic Freshman
Freshman defenseman Cooper Anderson tallied his goal of the season at No. 2 Michigan last weekend. The native of Elk River, Minn., is tied for the team lead in both goals (two) and points (three). 

First Goal
Freshman forward Jalen Bianchet scored his first career goal for his first career point at No. 2 Michigan last week. The native of Pickering, Ontario has appeared in all four games this season for the Seawolves. 

First Points
Sophomore defenseman Ethan Warrener and senior forward Karter McNarland each recorded their first point of the season last week at No. 2 Michigan when McNarland found Warrener for a breakaway goal. 

Helper
Sophomore Oren Shtrom recorded his team-leading third assist of the season last week at No. 2 Michigan. The Phoenix, Ariz., native scored three goals and four assists in 2025-26. 

Saves
Freshman goalie Joey Rocha made 41 saves in the second game at No. 2 Michigan last week. The last time a goalie made 40+ saves was Tyler Krivtsov at No. 3 Wisconsin on Jan. 9, 2026. 

Underclassmen
The underclassmen on this year's roster have tallied more goals (five), assists (eight) and points (13) than the upperclassmen have (1-3-4). 

Last Time Out
Alaska Anchorage made their first road trip of the season to No. 2 Michigan. The Wolverines won both games 10-1 and 7-2. 

Looking Ahead
Alaska Anchorage will return to the road for the first of 10 straight road games with a two-game series at Miami (OH) Oct. 23-24.