2024–25 Alaska Nanooks men's ice hockey season

2024–25 Alaska Nanooks
men's ice hockey season
2024–25 Alaska Nanooks; men's ice hockey season
Conference	Independent
Home ice	Carlson Center
Record
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Erik Largen
Assistant coaches	Chris Brown; P. D. Melgoza; Casey Mignone
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The 2024–25 Alaska Nanooks men's ice hockey season will be the 75th season of play for the program and 40th at the Division I level. The Nanooks will represent the University of Alaska Fairbanks, play their games at the Carlson Center and be coached by Erik Largen in his 6th season.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Arvils Bergmanis	Defenseman	Latvia	Left program (retired)
Edvards Bergmanis	Forward	Latvia	Left program (retired)
Dawson Bruneski	Defenseman	Canada	Graduation (retired)
Pierce Charleson	Goaltender	Canada	Graduate transfer to Niagara
Chase Dubois	Forward	Canada	Graduation (signed with Diables Rouges de Briançon)
William Hambley	Goaltender	Canada	Left program (retired)
Harrison Israels	Forward	Canada	Graduate transfer to Omaha
Xavier Jean-Louis	Defenseman	United States	Left program (retired)
T. J. Lloyd	Defenseman	Canada	Graduation (signed with Savannah Ghost Pirates)
A. J. Macaulay	Defenseman	Canada	Transferred to Bemidji State
Caleb MacDonald	Defenseman	Canada	Transferred to North Dakota
Cade Neilson	Defenseman	United Kingdom	Transferred to Michigan Tech
Derek Pys	Defenseman	Canada	Left program (retired)
Brady Risk	Forward	Canada	Graduate transfer to Omaha
Jonny Sorenson	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Iowa Heartlanders)
Filip Wiberg	Forward	Norway	Left program (retired)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Noah Barlage	Defenseman	Canada	21	Humboldt, SK
Adam Cardona	Defenseman	Canada	20	Beaconsfield, QC; transfer from Massachusetts Lowell
Caelum Dick	Defenseman	Canada	20	Sherwood Park, AB
Nicholas Grabko	Goaltender	United States	24	Channahon, IL; graduate transfer from Bentley
Matt Hubbarde	Forward	Canada	24	Pickering, ON; transfer from Providence
Luke Johnson	Forward	United States	22	St. Cloud, MN; transfer from Minnesota Duluth
Haden Kruse	Forward	United States	21	Nisswa, MN
Luke LaMaster	Defenseman	United States	24	Duluth, MN; graduate transfer from Wisconsin
Bryce Monrean	Forward	United States	21	Anchorage, AK
Fyodor Nikolayenya	Forward	Belarus	21	Minsk, BLR
Trenton Penner	Forward	Canada	21	Winkler, MB
Peyton Platter	Forward	United States	20	Eau Claire, WI
Cole Plowman	Goaltender	Canada	21	Winnipeg, MB
Carson Reed	Defenseman	United States	20	Warroad, MN
Matt Rickard	Defenseman	United States	25	Coventry, RI; graduate transfer from American International
Nathan Rickey	Defenseman	United States	20	New Lenox, IL
Brendan Ross	Forward	Canada	21	Calgary, AB
Dean Spak	Forward	Canada	21	Calgary, AB
Tyler Waram	Defenseman	United States	21	Edmonds, WA

Roster

As of August 3, 2024.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2	Carson Reed	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2004-04-20	Warroad, Minnesota	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)	—
4	Noah Barlage	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-03-28	Humboldt, Saskatchewan	Madison Capitols (USHL)	—
5	Tyler Waram	Freshman	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2003-03-13	Edmonds, Washington	Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)	—
6	Matt Rickard	Graduate	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-07-28	Coventry, Rhode Island	American International (AHA)	—
7	Broten Sabo	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2002-08-09	Rosemount, Minnesota	St. Cloud Norsemen (NAHL)	—
8	Will Hilfiker	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2001-08-07	Middletown, New Jersey	Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL)	—
9	Dean Spak	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-02-21	Calgary, Alberta	Okotoks Oilers (BCHL)	—
10	William Lawson-Body	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2002-04-04	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Oklahoma Warriors (NAHL)	—
11	Haden Kruse	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2003-03-25	Nisswa, Minnesota	Janesville Jets (NAHL)	—
12	Adam Cardona	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	2003-10-05	Beaconsfield, Quebec	Massachusetts Lowell (HEA)	—
13	Fyodor Nikolayenya	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2003-02-28	Minsk, Belarus	Anchorage Wolverines (NAHL)	—
14	Anton Rubtsov	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1999-03-06	Saint Petersburg, Russia	Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL)	—
15	Braden Birnie	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-08-19	Weyburn, Saskatchewan	Steinbach Pistons (MJHL)	—
16	Trenton Penner	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2003-02-23	Winkler, Manitoba	Winkler Flyers (MJHL)	—
17	Luke Johnson	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2001-10-15	St. Cloud, Minnesota	Minnesota Duluth (NCHC)	—
18	Brendan Ross	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2003-07-08	Calgary, Alberta	Blackfalds Bulldogs (BCHL)	—
20	Cade Ahrenholz	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	2002-11-30	Lakeville, Minnesota	Colorado College (NCHC)	—
23	Caelum Dick	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2003-11-21	Sherwood Park, Alberta	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)	—
24	Peyton Platter	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-11-02	Eau Claire, Wisconsin	Chippewa Steel (NAHL)	—
25	Luke LaMaster	Graduate	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	1999-10-17	Duluth, Minnesota	Wisconsin (USHL)	—
26	Nathan Rickey	Freshman	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2003-11-20	New Lenox, Illinois	Oklahoma Warriors (NAHL)	—
27	Matteo Pecchia	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-06-05	Nobleton, Ontario	Western Michigan (NCHC)	—
28	Brayden Nicholetts	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-08-27	Spruce Grove, Alberta	Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)	—
31	Cole Plowman	Freshman	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2003-03-24	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Steinbach Pistons (MJHL)	—
32	Bryce Monrean	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2003-05-28	Anchorage, Alaska	Kenai River Brown Bears (NAHL)	—
34	Kyle Gaffney	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-09-05	Plymouth, Michigan	Aberdeen Wings (NAHL)	—
35	Lassi Lehti	Junior	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2001-11-29	Espoo, Finland	Minot Minotauros (NAHL)	—
37	Chase Dafoe	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2002-02-25	Peachland, British Columbia	Providence (HEA)	—
39	Matt Hubbarde	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-04-15	Pickering, Ontario	Providence (HEA)	—
40	Matt Koethe	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-09-28	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL)	—
50	Nicholas Grabko	Graduate	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2000-02-06	Channahon, Illinois	Bentley (AHA)	—

Standings

2024–25 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standings v t e
	Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Alaska	–	–	–	–	–	–
Alaska Anchorage	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lindenwood	–	–	–	–	–	–
Long Island	–	–	–	–	–	–
Stonehill	–	–	–	–	–	–
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV
Exhibition
September 28	TBA	Grand Canyon*	Big Dipper Ice Arena • Fairbanks, Alaska (Exhibition)
Regular Season
October 5	TBA	Penn State*	Big Dipper Ice Arena • Fairbanks, Alaska
October 6	TBA	Penn State*	Big Dipper Ice Arena • Fairbanks, Alaska
October 11	3:07 pm	at Michigan Tech*	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	Midco Sports+
October 12	2:07 pm	at Michigan Tech*	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	Midco Sports+
October 18	TBA	at Notre Dame*	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock
October 19	TBA	at Notre Dame*	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	Peacock
November 1	3:00 pm	at Clarkson*	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York	ESPN+
November 2	3:00 pm	at Clarkson*	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York	ESPN+
November 8	TBA	at Union*	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York	ESPN+
November 9	TBA	at Union*	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York	ESPN+
November 15	7:07 pm	at Alaska Anchorage*	Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup)
November 16	5:07 pm	at Alaska Anchorage*	Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup)
November 29	TBA	at Minnesota*	3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota
November 30	TBA	at Minnesota*	3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 6	TBA	Augustana*	Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska	FloHockey
December 7	TBA	Augustana*	Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska	FloHockey
Holiday Face–Off
December 28	TBA	vs. TBA*	Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Holiday Face–Off Semifinal)
December 29	TBD	vs. TBD*	Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Holiday Face–Off)
January 3	TBA	at Minnesota Duluth*	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota
January 4	TBA	at Minnesota Duluth*	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota
January 10	TBA	Simon Fraser*	Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (Exhibition)	FloHockey
January 11	TBA	Simon Fraser*	Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (Exhibition)	FloHockey
January 18	7:07 pm	at Alaska Anchorage*	Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup)
January 24	TBA	at Massachusetts*	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+
January 25	TBA	at Massachusetts*	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+
January 31	TBA	Alaska Anchorage*	Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup)	FloHockey
February 1	TBA	Alaska Anchorage*	Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup)	FloHockey
February 8	TBA	Alaska Anchorage*	Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup)	FloHockey
February 14	TBA	at Lindenwood*	Centene Community Ice Center • St. Charles, Missouri
February 15	TBA	at Lindenwood*	Centene Community Ice Center • St. Charles, Missouri
February 21	4:07 pm	at Augustana*	Midco Arena • Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Midco Sports+
February 22	3:07 pm	at Augustana*	Midco Arena • Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Midco Sports+
February 28	TBA	at Long Island*	Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York	ESPN+
March 1	TBA	at Long Island*	Northwell Health Ice Center • East Meadow, New York	ESPN+
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Alaska Time. Source:^[2]

Scoring statistics

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 (Final)
USCHO.com
USA Today

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Alaska Nanooks. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Alaska Nanooks. Retrieved August 3, 2024.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Alaska Nanooks. Retrieved August 3, 2024.

[2] "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Alaska Nanooks. Retrieved August 3, 2024.

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v t e Alaska Nanooks men's ice hockey
Formerly the Alaska Agricultural College Nanooks and Alaska–Fairbanks Nanooks
Playing venues	Carlson Center (1990–present)
Head coaches	Alfred Bastress (1935–1939) Joe Gerlach (1940–1941) Jim Welsch (1949–1950) Coach Urick (1950–1951) Coach Gilhooley (1953–1954) Chris Christensen (1954–1955) Ken Smith (1956–1957) Bill Borland (1957–1958) Bill Daltri (1960–1963) Larry Bidlake (1963–1964) Jack Peterson (1964–1965) Ed Armstrong (1965–1966) Jim Perry (1967–1969) Fred Stevenson (1969–1971) Gary Weitz (1971–1972) Ray Korkiala (1972–1973) Bob Gaddis (1973–1974) Tim Homan (1977–1978) Ric Schafer (1980–1987) Don Lucia (1987–1993) Dave Laurion (1993–1999) Guy Gadowsky (1999–2004) Tavis MacMillan (2004–2007) Doc DelCastillo (2007–2008) Dallas Ferguson (2008–2017) Lance West (2017–2018) Erik Largen (2018–present)
Seasons	1925–26 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1950–51 1953–54 1954–55 1956–57 1957–58 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1977–78 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~~ 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	Great West (1985–1988) CCHA (1995–2013) WCHA (2013–2021)
Rivalries	Alaska Anchorage Seawolves
NCAA Tournament appearances	2010 (vacated)
University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK