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TM 2017-18 Alaska Hockey Game Notes | Jan. 19-20 vs. Michigan Tech | @NanooksHockey Schedule/Results Th is Weekend’s Series Where’s It At? Overall: 9-13-2 WCHA: 7-10-1-1 Nook Notes..................................................................1 Home: 5-7-1 Away: 4-6-1 Neutral: 0-0-0 Quick Facts & Staff Info.............................................2 SEPTEMBER Roster Breakdown.......................................................3 Series History...............................................................4 29 SIMON FRASER^ W, 6-0 National Polls/WCHA Standings/Misc....................5 OCTOBER Team/Individual Stats...........................................7-12 6 AIR FORCE L, 3-2 7 AIR FORCE OTT, 1-1 Broadcast Information Live Stream: WCHA.tv 13 at St. Cloud State L, 6-3 Alaska 9-13-2 (7-10-1-1 WCHA) | MTU(11-9-5, 7-6-5-2 WCHA) 14 at St. Cloud State OTL, 5-4 Live Stats: WCHA.tv or collegehockeystats.net 20 at Alaska Anchorage W, 6-2 Games 21 & 22 | Jan. 5-6| Fairbanks, Alaska Radio: ESPN 820AM 21 ALASKA ANCHORAGE W, 3-2 Series at a glance 27 at Bowling Green * L, 2-1 #NookNotes (Cont.) 28 at Bowling Green * OTT, 2-2 Series Overall: Alaska Trails 3-16-0 Martinsson Earns First Career Shutout NOVEMBER at MTU 2-8-0 | at UAF 1-8-0| Neutral 0-0-0 Sophomore goaltender Anton Martinsson regis- 3 BEMIDJI STATE * OTW, 4-3 First Meeting: Nov. 9, 1990 (6-2 Loss) tered his fi rst career shutout on Friday, turning away all 26 shots he faced against the MSU Maver- 4 BEMIDJI STATE * L, 3-2 Last Meeting: Nov. 25, 2017(5-1 Loss) 10 at Ferris State * L, 3-1 icks. Martinsson’s shutout also marks the Nanooks’ fi rst of the season, with the Nanooks’ last shutout 11 at Ferris State * L, 5-3 coming on Feb. 3, 2017 against Alabama-Hunts- 17 NORTHERN MICHIGAN * L, 5-3 #NookNotes ville last season. 18 NORTHERN MICHIGAN * W, 4-1 24 MICHIGAN TECH * OTL, 5-4 Last Time Out Block Party Th e Alaska Nanooks hockey team concluded a four-game homestand 25 MICHIGAN TECH * L, 5-1 Th e Nanooks’ defensive play was on fi re on Friday, by splitting the weekend with the now-ranked No. 8/9 Minnesota DECEMBER as the team combined for 20 blocks on Mankato’s State Mankato Mavericks at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks. Th e Na- 58 attempted shots on goal. Senior defenseman 1 at Lake Superior State * W, 5-3 nooks earned their fi rst shutout of the season in Friday’s 5-0 victory 2 at Lake Superior State * L, 4-1 Nick Hinz led all NCAA Division I ice hockey before falling 5-1 to the Mavs on Saturday. players in blocks over the weekend, registering 8 at Alaska Anchorage * W, 7-2 10, while Frye and sophomore defenseman James 9 at Alaska Anchorage * W, 3-2 WCHA Standings LaDouce placed second and third within the con- JANUARY Following the weekend, Alaska remains in seventh place in the ference with eight and six blocks, respectively. 5 ALABAMA HUTNSVILLE * W, 3-2 WCHA standings with 23 points through 18 conference games. Alaska has registered a league record of 7-10-1-1 with WCHA 6 ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE * L, 3-1 Taking Charge victories coming against Bemidji State (Nov. 3), Northern Michigan 12 MINNESOTA STATE * W, 5-0 Th e 2017-18 Nanooks are usually quick to get on (Nov. 18), Lake Superior State (Dec. 1), Alaska Anchorage (Dec. 8-9), the board fi rst, as they have been the fi rst team to 13 MINNESOTA STATE * L, 5-1 Alabama Huntsville (Jan. 6) and Minnesota State (Jan. 12). In a tight 19 at Michigan Tech * 3:07 p.m. light the lamp in 15 of their 24 games this season. conference race, the Nooks are only one point behind sixth place’s In their last 10 games, Alaska has scored fi rst on 20 at Michigan Tech * 3:07 p.m. Alabama-Huntsville (24) and rank only one point ahead of eighth seven occasions and is 8-6-1 when taking a 1-0 FEBRUARY place’s Ferris State (22). lead. Furthermore, Alaska has yet to be shutout 2 FERRIS STATE * 7:07 p.m. this season. Th e Nooks have scored a goal in each 3 FERRIS STATE * 7:07 p.m. All-Time Series of their 24 contests this season and have scored Alaska trails the all-time series against the Huskies 3-16-0 and is 9 at Northern Michigan * 3:07 p.m. more than one goal in 16 diff erent games. Th e last 2-8-0 in Houghton. Th e fi rst meeting between the two teams came 10 at Northern Michigan * 3:07 p.m. time Alaska was held scoreless was Mar. 3, 2017 at on Nov. 9, 1990, which resulted in a 6-2 loss for the Nanooks on Minnesota State. 15 at Bemidji State * 4:07 p.m. the road. Th e Nanooks and the Huskies have already met twice this 16 at Bemidji State * 4:07 p.m. season, resulting in a WCHA conference sweep for MTU as the Scouting the Opponent – Michigan Tech Huskies 23 ALASKA ANCHORAGE * 7:07 p.m. Nooks lost 5-4 in overtime in night one, before dropping Saturday’s Th e Michigan Tech Huskies haven’t played a 24 ALASKA ANCHORAGE * 7:07 p.m. game 5-1. WCHA game since Dec. 16, when they tied the ~ - Exhibition Game *-WCHA Game ^ - Governor’s Cup Game LSSU Lakers 3-3. Since then, the Huskies have Frye Named WCHA Defensive Player of the Week played four nonconference contests going 2-2 and All times in Alaska Standard Time and are subject to change Senior defenseman Zach Frye was named the WCHA’s Defensive All home games played at Carlson Center have been off since Jan. 6. Off ensively, the Huskies Player of the Week on Monday, aft er leading all league defensemen are led by four diff erent players, including Jake in goals (2), power play goals (2) and game-winning goals (1) over Jackson, Brent Baltus, Jake Lucchini and Mitch #StickIt2Cancer the weekend. In Friday’s 5-0 victory, Frye tallied Alaska’s fi rst and Reinke, who have each collected 18 points on the Alaska hockey junior defenseman Jack last goals of the game, both on the man-advantage. Th e Spokane, season. On the back end, Junior goaltender Patrick #2 Jack Weiss will miss the remainder of the Washington native also ranked second in the WCHA in blocks with Munson has appeared in 17 games for MTU this 2017-18 season aft er being diagnosed with eight over the two-game series. season, boasting a .905 save percentage and a goals Weiss testicular cancer in early December. Weiss against average of 2.75 has started to undergo chemotherapy treat- Alaska Leaders ment near his hometown of Bloomington, For the second-straight week, Frye continues to lead his teammates Minnesota and will continue to do so for in scoring with 18 points on the season. Frye averages 0.78 points nine weeks. per game and leads the Nanooks in game-winning goals (2), blocks (39) and is tied for fi rst in power play goals with two. Among fellow If you’re interested in supporting Jack WCHA blue-liners, Frye leads the conference in shots on goal per and his family through this fi ght, use the game with a 3.04 average. hashtag #StickIt2Cancer 2017-18 @NANOOKSHOCKEY NOTES Alaska Hockey Quick Facts Head Coach Lance West University Information Location.......................................................................Fairbanks, Alaska In July of 2017, Alaska Nanooks Director of Athlet- Founded..............................................................................................1917 Enrollment.......................................................................................11,149 ics Dr. Gary Gray has named Lance West the head Nickname....................................................................................Nanooks coach for the men’s ice hockey program. West has School Colors.......................................................................Blue & Gold served as the Nanooks’ assistant coach for the past Affi liation.....................................................................NCAA Division I nine seasons. Conference............................Western Collegiate Hockey Association President................................................................Dr. James R. Johnsen Th e Penticton, British Columbia native becomes Interim Chancellor..........................................................Dr. Dan White the program’s ninth head coach and replaces Dallas Director of Athletics........................................................Dr. Gary Gray University Website.....................................................................UAF.edu Ferguson. Athletics Website...................................................AlaskaNanooks.com A four-year letter winner as a forward at the Uni- versity of Alabama-Huntsville, West was hired in Team Information Ferguson’s inaugural year as head coach prior to the 2016-17 Overall Record...............................................................12-20-4 2008-09 season. West also served as a volunteer as- WCHA Record.............................................................................11-13-4 sistant coach and video coordinator for the Nanooks WCHA Finish......................................................................................6th throughout the 2007-08 season, while also working Home Record..................................................................................5-10-1 full-time at the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Away Record....................................................................................7-9-3 Student Recreation Center as the Facility Manager. Neutral Record..................................................................................0-1-0 As Alaska’s assistant coach, West was primarily re- Letterwinners Returning/Lost.........................................................20/7 Newcomers.............................................................................................5 sponsible for Alaska’s