The 2024–25 Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey season was the 44th season of play for the program and the 39th at the Division I level. The Seawolves represented the University of Alaska Anchorage, played their home games at the Avis Alaska Sports Complex and were coached by Matt Shasby in his 3rd season.

Season Hoping to build on a surprisingly good season in 2024, Alaska Anchorage would first have to overcome a great deal of roster turnover that saw more than half of the lineup leave. Greg Orosz took over as starter at the beginning of the year but his performance was a bit lackluster. Compounding the subpar goaltending was the team's very weak offense that saw the Seawolves score just 13 goals in their first 8 games. After a two week break at the beginning of November, Anchorage returned to the ice to face their long-time rival, Alaska. The Seawolves looked refreshed after the mini-vacation and pushed the Nanooks into overtime in the first match before exploding for a 6–1 win the following night.

The following week saw the offense decline back to its weak state before Orosz posted his worst performance of the season against Wisconsin. Freshman Tyler Krivtsov had played a few games previously but his 44-save effort against the Badgers that resulted in a 1–1 tie was enough to convince Matt Shasby to begin alternating between the two netminders. With the reduced workload, Orosz showed a bit of improvement in December. That, coupled with the offense beginning to show some consistency, brought about a good string of games from Alaska Anchorage before the winter break.

Kicking off the second half of their season with the Ledyard Bank Classic, Anchorage was already 8 games below .500 and had very little chance to make the NCAA tournament. They could, however, begin to make up for their poor start to the season. Unfortunately, the defense faltered when the team returned to play. Both Krivtsov and Orosz played poorly in the second half of the season, with the two allowing at least 4 goals in ten of the next fourteen games. Even with an increase in the team's offensive output, that left the Seawolves lagging far behind most of their contemporaries. With the team winning just one game during that stretch, they turned to their third-string goalie for the season finale. At that time, Bryant Marks had just 30 minutes of college experience but he used everything he had to post the only shutout of the season and end the campaign on a high note.

Departures Matt Allen Forward Graduation (signed with Tulsa Oilers) Ben Almquist Forward Graduation (signed with Lillehammer IK) Brett Bamber Defenseman Transferred to American International Carter Belitski Defenseman Transferred to Regina Will Gilson Defenseman Transferred to Renssealer Caleb Huffman Defenseman Transferred to Simon Fraser Matt Kinash Forward Transferred to Toronto Metropolitan Carson Kosobud Defenseman Graduation (signed with Étoile Noire de Strasbourg) Mitch LaFay Forward Transferred to Toronto Metropolitan Joey Lamoreaux Goaltender Graduation (retired) Rowan Miller Forward Signed professional contract (Åmåls SK) Max Osborne Defenseman Graduation (retired) Riley Thompson Forward Transferred to Ohio State Adam Tisdale Goaltender Graduation (signed with Kalamazoo Wings) Jared Whale Forward Transferred to New Hampshire

Recruiting Logan Acheson Defenseman 22 Edmonton, AB; transfer from Bemidji State Dylan Contreras Forward 21 Yorba Linda, CA Tanner Edwards Forward 24 Anchorage, AK; graduate transfer from Minnesota State Pavol Funtek Defenseman 21 Bratislava, SVK Nolan Gagnon Defenseman 21 Metcalfe, ON Ryan Johnson Forward 21 Calgary, AB Dimitry Kebreau Forward 21 Silver Spring, MD Tyler Krivtsov Goaltender 20 Santa Clarita, CA Grady Logue Forward 20 Stittsville, ON Bryant Marks Goaltender 20 Wasilla, AK Adam Parsons Forward 20 Port Moody, BC J. P. Steele Defenseman 20 Franklin, MI Ethan Warrener Defenseman 21 Calgary, AB

Roster As of July 30, 2024.

Standings

Schedule and results

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!colspan=12 style=";" | Regular Season

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Scoring statistics C 33 11 14 25 6 F 31 8 15 23 15 F 34 8 11 19 16 C 28 4 13 17 12 F 29 8 4 12 6 D 28 4 6 10 8 F 26 4 5 9 10 C/LW 31 3 5 8 58 LW 32 3 5 8 17 F 23 2 4 6 4 D 34 2 4 6 12 D 27 1 5 6 4 F 21 4 1 5 20 D 18 2 3 5 12 F 27 2 3 5 6 C/W 16 0 5 5 2 F 28 2 2 4 4 F 21 1 2 3 2 F 21 1 2 3 41 D 22 1 2 3 4 D 32 1 2 3 27 LW 11 1 1 2 0 D 17 1 1 2 6 D 18 1 1 2 6 D 17 0 2 2 12 D 20 0 2 2 4 G 20 0 0 0 0 G 18 0 0 0 0 G 3 0 0 0 0 Total 75 120 195 322

Goaltending statistics 3 90:16 1 0 0 2 32 1 .941 1.33 19 941:52 1 11 3 49 405 0 .892 3.12 21 1002:53 4 12 2 60 422 0 .876 3.59 Empty Net - 35:09 - - - 6 - - - - Total 34 2070:10 6 23 5 117 859 1 .880 3.39

Rankings

PollWeekPre 1 23456789101112131415161718192021222324252627 (Final) USCHO.comNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR–NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR–NR USA HockeyNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR–NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12 or 26.Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

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