2025–26 Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey season

2025–26 Alaska Anchorage Seawolves
men's ice hockey season
2025–26 Alaska Anchorage Seawolves; men's ice hockey season
Conference	Independent
Home ice	Avis Alaska Sports Complex; Sullivan Arena
Record
Overall	3–15–0
Home	0–4–0
Road	3–10–0
Neutral	0–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Matt Shasby
Assistant coaches	Chris Kamal; Aaron McPheters
Captain	Conor Cole
	Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey seasons; « 2024–25 2026–27 »

The 2025–26 Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey season will be the 45th season of play for the program and the 40th at the Division I level. The Seawolves will represent the University of Alaska Anchorage in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at the Avis Alaska Sports Complex and be coached by Matt Shasby in his 4th season.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Tanner Edwards	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Florida Everblades)
Dylan Finlay	Defenseman	Canada	Transferred to Northeastern
Alex Gomez	Forward	United States	Transferred to Utica
Davis Goukler	Defenseman	United States	Transferred to Utica
Maximilion Helgeson	Forward	United States	Graduate transfer to Miami
Matthew Johnson	Forward	Canada	Left program (retired)
Connor Marritt	Forward	Canada	Graduation (signed with Tahoe Knight Monsters)
Porter Schachle	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Worcester Railers)
Will Schimek	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (retired)
Gunnar VanDamme	Defenseman	United States	Transferred to Rensselaer
Jarred White	Forward	Canada	Graduation (signed with Diables Rouges de Valenciennes)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Tanyon Bajzer	Forward	United States	23	Cleveland, OH; transfer from Miami
Henry Bartle	Forward	United States	22	Blaine, MN; transfer from Michigan Tech
Dominic Foglia	Defenseman	United States	23	Tinton Falls, NJ; transfer from Colgate
Luke Helgeson	Defenseman	United States	20	Anchorage, AK
David Jesus	Defenseman	Canada	23	Toronto, ON; transfer from Windsor
Luke Johnson	Forward	United States	23	St. Cloud, MN; transfer from Alaska
Judah Makway	Forward	Canada	21	Trail, BC
Isaac Ménard	Defenseman	Canada	21	Trois-Rivières, QC
Bryce Monrean	Forward	United States	22	Anchorage, AK; transfer from Alaska
Oren Shtrom	Forward	Canada	21	Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC
Tye Spencer	Forward	Canada	21	Saskatoon, SK

Roster

As of August 27, 2025.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2	Ethan Warrener	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2003-05-15	Calgary, Alberta	Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL)	—
3	Joey Potter	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-05-09	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Union (ECAC)	—
4	Isaac Ménard	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2004-04-08	Trois-Rivières, Quebec	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)	—
5	Pavol Funtek	Sophomore	D	6' 6" (1.98 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	2003-07-03	Bratislava, Slovakia	Minot Minotauros (NAHL)	—
6	Brandon Lajoie	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-10-18	Eagle River, Alaska	St. Cloud Norsemen (NAHL)	—
8	Oren Shtrom	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2004-09-28	Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)	—
9	Conor Cole (C)	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2001-10-28	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador	Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)	—
10	Logan Acheson	Senior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	2002-04-24	Edmonton, Alberta	Bemidji State (CCHA)	—
11	Dylan Contreras	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2003-05-23	Yorba Linda, California	Kenai River Brown Bears (NAHL)	—
12	J. P. Steele	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-10-08	Franklin, Michigan	Maine Nordiques (NAHL)	—
13	Luke Helgeson	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2004-11-03	Anchorage, Alaska	Colorado Grit (NAHL)	—
14	Henry Bartle	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-06-03	Blaine, Minnesota	Michigan Tech (CCHA)	—
15	Dominic Foglia	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-04-09	Tinton Falls, New Jersey	Colgate (ECAC)	—
16	Ryan Johnson	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-05-05	Calgary, Alberta	New Mexico Ice Wolves (NAHL)	—
17	Bryce Monrean	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2003-05-28	Anchorage, Alaska	Alaska (NCAA)	—
18	Judah Makway	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2004-09-28	Trail, British Columbia	Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL)	—
19	Nolan Gagnon	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2003-04-18	Metcalfe, Ontario	Amarillo Wranglers (NAHL)	—
20	Adam Parsons	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2003-10-22	Port Moody, British Columbia	Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL)	—
21	Ben Anderson	Junior	F	6' 5" (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2002-03-01	Crystal, Minnesota	Wisconsin Windigo (NAHL)	—
22	Aiden Westin	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-02-06	Anchorage, Alaska	Anchorage Wolverines (NAHL)	—
25	David Jesus	Junior	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2002-05-30	Toronto, Ontario	Windsor (OUA)	—
27	Dimitry Kebreau	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-06-16	Silver Spring, Maryland	Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)	—
28	Tanyon Bajzer	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2002-08-25	Shaker Heights, Ohio	Miami (NCHC)	—
29	Tye Spencer	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	2004-06-27	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Wenatchee Wild (WHL)	—
30	Tyler Krivtsov	Sophomore	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2003-12-02	Santa Clarita, California	Fairbanks Ice Dogs (AJHL)	—
31	Bryant Marks	Sophomore	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2004-03-12	Wasilla, Alaska	Kenai River Brown Bears (NAHL)	—
33	Greg Orosz	Junior	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-08-28	Győr, Hungary	Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL)	—
37	Luke Johnson	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2001-10-15	St. Cloud, Minnesota	Alaska (NCAA)	—
43	Karter McNarland	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2003-02-10	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Powell River Kings (BCHL)	—

Standings

2025–26 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standings
	Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Alaska	10	2	8	0	21	39
Alaska Anchorage	6	1	5	0	9	33
Lindenwood	10	5	5	0	30	37
Long Island	7	2	5	0	21	21
Stonehill	8	1	7	0	16	32
Championship: March 7, 2026 * indicates tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated November 3, 2025

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
September 26	7:00 pm	Briercrest*	Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska (Exhibition)		Orosz	W 12–0
Regular Season
October 3	7:00 pm	Bemidji State*	Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska		Orosz	L 2–9	775	0–1–0
October 4	5:00 pm	Bemidji State*	Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska		Marks	L 0–5	651	0–2–0
October 24	4:00 pm	at St. Cloud State*	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW	Krivtsov	L 2–5	3,014	0–3–0
October 25	3:00 pm	at St. Cloud State*	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW	Marks	L 1–5	4,126	0–4–0
October 31	5:00 pm	at #6 Denver*	Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado		Krivtsov	W 4–3 ^OT	5,031	1–4–0
November 1	4:00 pm	at #6 Denver*	Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado	Altitude	Krivtsov	L 0–6	6,235	1–5–0
November 14	3:00 pm	at Bentley*	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Krivtsov	L 1–2 ^OT	1,667	1–6–0
November 15	2:00 pm	at Bentley*	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Krivtsov	W 3–2	1,267	2–6–0
November 18	3:00 pm	at Stonehill*	Warrior Ice Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		Krivtsov	W 4–0	134	3–6–0
November 19	3:00 pm	at Brown*	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+	Krivtsov	L 2–5	529	3–7–0
November 20	3:00 pm	at Holy Cross*	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Orosz	L 2–7	839	3–8–0
November 23	10:00 am	at Holy Cross*	Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Krivtsov	L 0–1	683	3–9–0
December 5	7:00 pm	Stonehill*	Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska		Krivtsov	L 2–3	803	3–10–0
December 6	5:00 pm	Stonehill*	Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska		Marks	L 3–4 ^OT	840	3–11–0
December 10	7:00 pm	Maryville*	Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska (Exhibition)		Orosz	W 4–0
Desert Hockey Classic
January 2	5:00 pm	at Arizona State*	Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona (Desert Hockey Semifinal)		Krivtsov	L 2–7	5,050	3–12–0
January 3	3:00 pm	vs. Michigan Tech*	Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona (Desert Hockey Consolation Game)		Marks	L 0–5	—	3–13–0
January 9	4:00 pm	at #3 Wisconsin*	Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin	B1G+	Krivtsov	L 0–5	7,314	3–14–0
January 10	3:00 pm	at #3 Wisconsin*	Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin	B1G+	Krivtsov	L 2–3	9,578	3–15–0
January 16	7:07 pm	at Alaska*	Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup)	FloHockey	Krivtsov	T 1–1 ^OT	2,343	3–15–1
January 17	7:07 pm	at Alaska*	Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup)	FloHockey	Krivtsov	L 1–4	3,401	3–16–1
January 23	7:00 pm	Long Island*	Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska		Krivtsov	L 2–6	771	3–17–1
January 24	5:00 pm	Long Island*	Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska		Krivtsov	L 0–4	835	3–18–1
January 27	7:00 pm	Long Island*	Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska		Orosz	L 3–4	273	3–19–1
February 6	7:00 pm	Alaska*	Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup)		Krivtsov	L 1–4	4,595	3–20–1
February 7	5:00 pm	Alaska*	Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup)		Krivtsov	W 3–2 ^OT	4,865	4–20–1
February 13	4:10 pm	at Lindenwood*	Centene Community Ice Center • St. Charles, Missouri
February 14	3:10 pm	at Lindenwood*	Centene Community Ice Center • St. Charles, Missouri
February 20	7:00 pm	Alaska*	Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup)
February 21	5:00 pm	Alaska*	Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup)
February 27	7:07 pm	at Alaska*	Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup)	FloHockey
February 28	7:07 pm	at Alaska*	Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup)	FloHockey
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Alaska Time. Source:^[2]

Scoring statistics

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Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27 (Final)
USCHO.com	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	–
USA Hockey	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	–

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12.^[4]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

References

^ "2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Alaska Anchorage Seawolves. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Alaska Anchorage Seawolves. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
^ "Univ. of Alaska-Anchorage 2025-2026 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[1] "2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Alaska Anchorage Seawolves. Retrieved August 27, 2025.

[2] "2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Alaska Anchorage Seawolves. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[3] "Univ. of Alaska-Anchorage 2025-2026 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 2, 2020.

[4] "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

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Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey
Playing venues	UAA Sports Center (1979–1983) Sullivan Arena (1983–2019) Avis Alaska Sports Complex (2019–present)
Head coaches	Brush Christiansen (1979–1996) Dean Talafous (1996–2001) John Hill (2001–2005) Dave Shyiak (2005–2013) Matt Thomas (2013–2018) Matt Curley (2018–2021) Matt Shasby (2022–present)
Seasons	1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 ~~2020–21~~ 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Conference affiliations	Great West (1985–1988) WCHA (1993–2021)
Rivalries	Alaska Nanooks
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Dean Larson (200 Points) Rob Conn/Joey Hayse (76 Goals) Paul Krake (53 Wins)
Retired numbers	79 Brush Christiansen
NCAA Tournament appearances	1990 1991 1992
University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK