The WCHA announced Monday that conference supervisor of officials Greg Shepherd has been voted unanimously by the league’s 10 teams as the 2021 recipient of the Otto Breitenbach Distinguished Service Award. “The WCHA was and always will be the best league in college hockey and I am truly honored and humbled to receive this award,” … Read more
The University of Alaska Board of Regents announced Thursday it had passed two motions focused on Alaska Anchorage hockey and gymnastics.
Two new fundraisers are available for hockey fans to help save Alaska Anchorage hockey.
The Mercyhurst men’s hockey team has welcomed a trio of transfers from Alaska Anchorage.
Defensemen Wyatt Head and Devon Mussio join forward Rylee St. Onge with the Lakers and are immediately eligible to play in the second half of the season.
The WCHA men’s conference has adjusted its 2020-21 schedule to fill open dates created by Alaska Anchorage and Alaska Fairbanks opting out of the season. The eight competing WCHA teams will play their scheduled two-game league series against each of their seven remaining opponents for a total of 14 league games. Additionally, teams will also … Read more
Save Seawolf Hockey has collected donations and pledges worth more than $1 million to date, according to a news release sent Friday afternoon. With about 65 days remaining to raise funds, the group continues to make good progress to keep the Alaska Anchorage hockey program in operation for many years to come. Alaska Anchorage announced … Read more
Even without a global pandemic, the 2020-21 WCHA season was already destined to be a weird one. Seven of the league’s ten members had already announced way back in June of 2019 that they would be leaving the conference to reform the CCHA after the conclusion of this year. It was already going to be … Read more
Alaska Anchorage notified the WCHA on Friday that the Seawolves will opt out of the 2020-21 season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The decision from UAA was part of a larger announcement by the school that it would suspend competition for all of its indoor winter sports – men’s hockey, men’s and women’s basketball, … Read more
According to the “Save the Seawolves” Facebook page, a rally is planned for Monday, Aug. 31.
Alaska Anchorage head coach Matt Curley will lead the Seawolves in their final season after the state announced that men’s hockey is among four programs that will be eliminated on the Anchorage campus after the 2020-21 season (photo: UAA Athletics)
Alaska Anchorage announced Wednesday that the school will “reconfigure UAA athletics in order to preserve the program’s long-term viability.” Part of the changes include the school dropping men’s hockey after the 2020-21 season (photo: Skip Hickey/UAA Athletics).
Alaska Anchorage defenseman Nolan Nicholas has been selected as the 2019-20 Senior CLASS Award winner (photo: UAA Athletics).
The Alaska Sports Hall of Fame will induct the Alaska Anchorage hockey team’s win over Boston College in 1992 as its “moment” for the 2020 class (photo: Alaska Anchorage Athletics).
The WCHA announced Saturday a one-game suspension for Alaska Anchorage sophomore forward Tanner Schachle.
WCHA commissioner Bill Robertson released the following statement Saturday regarding the status of intercollegiate athletics at Alaska Anchorage and Alaska Fairbanks for the 2020-21 academic year.
Alaska Anchorage announced Monday the addition of volunteer assistant coach PD Melgoza and equipment manager Travis Ward to the program (photos: UAA Athletics).
According to the Anchorage Daily News, the University of Alaska’s decision to pursue a single accreditation for its three universities could result in a single athletic program instead of the current two (photo: Sam Wasson).
Alaska Anchorage announced Wednesday that in the fall of 2019, and for its 40th season fielding a hockey program, the team plans to return to campus with home games at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex (photo: goseawolves.com).
With Arizona State on the brink of the first independent at-large bid to the NCAA tournament in over 25 years, USCHO is revisiting the last program to accomplish this feat – the 1989-92 Alaska Anchorage teams (photo: Alaska Anchorage Athletics).
The WCHA announced Saturday a one-game suspension to Alaska Anchorage freshman forward Tanner Schachle. The suspension is a result of Schachle’s five-minute major penalty and game misconduct infraction for checking from behind, which occurred at the 36-second mark of the third period in Alaska Anchorage’s game on Friday, March 1 at home against Alaska. Upon … Read more