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2017–18 Alaska Nanooks men's ice hockey season

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2017–18 Alaska Nanooks
men's ice hockey season
Conference8th WCHA
Home iceCarlson Center
Rankings
USCHO.comNR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall11–22–3
Conference9–17–2
Home7–9–1
Road4–13–2
Coaches and captains
Head coachLance West
Assistant coachesErik Largen
Lincoln Nguyen
Mike Parnell
Ryan Reinheller
Captain(s)Justin Woods
Alternate captain(s)Zach Frye
Tayler Munson
Alaska Nanooks men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2017–18 Alaska Nanooks men's ice hockey season was the 69th season of play for the program, the 34th at the Division I level and the 5th in the WCHA conference. The Nanooks represented the University of Alaska Fairbanks and were coached by Lance West, in his 1st season.

Season

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After the resignation of Dallas Ferguson, long-time assistant coach Lance West was promoted to interim head coach while the school decided who would lead the program.[1]

The team got off to a bit of a slow start, going winless in its first four games. A sweep of arch-rival Alaska Anchorage got the team on the winning side of the ledger entering conference play, however, the Nanooks weren't able to get many wins afterwards. After notching one victory in their next seven matches, the team started showing some jam when they took down #20 Northern Michigan, 4–1. After a second sweep of the Seawolves, Alaska looked to be well positioned when they split with #8 Minnesota State in mid-January, however, goaltending became a problem afterwards. Neither regular starter Anton Martinsson nor backup Niko Della Maggiore were able to keep the puck out of the net on several occasions. Unfortunately, even when they were, the offense usually failed to do much. Alaska went 2–9–1 in their last 11 games and, other than their sweep of Ferris State, Alaska wasn't able to muster much in the way of scoring. To make matters worse, they faced Alaska Anchorage in the regular season finale and were swept at home. The two wins for the Seawolves were half of their total for the year and seemed to take the fight out of the Nanooks.

Alaska just held onto the 8th and final spot for the WCHA Tournament and the team's reward was to face Minnesota State, who had now risen to #3 in the polls. Alaska was trounced in the two games, getting outshot 45–78 and outscored 4–14. After the team's melt-down in the later part of the season, Alaska decided not to retain Lance West and instead turned the team over to his assistant, Erik Largen.[2]

Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Marcus Basara Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Orlando Solar Bears)
Jordan Burns Defenseman  Canada Transferred to Regina
Josh Erickson Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Knoxville Ice Bears)
Jesse Jenks Goaltender  Canada Left program (retired)
Davis Jones Goaltender  Canada Graduation (signed with Alaska Aces)
Brandon Morley Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with TSV Peißenberg)
John Mullally Forward  Canada Transferred to Saint Mary's

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Brennan Blaszczak Forward  United States 21 Las Vegas, NV
Steven Jandric Forward  Canada 20 Prince George, BC
Max Newton Forward  Canada 19 Vancouver, BC
Tony Rehm Goaltender  United States 20 Madison, WI
Justin Young Forward  Canada 19 Leduc, AB

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 California Niko Della Maggiore Sophomore G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1995-04-01 Gilroy, California Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL)
2 Minnesota Jack Weiss Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994-05-30 Bloomington, Minnesota Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees (NAHL)
5 Alberta Nikolas Koberstein Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-01-19 Barrhead, Alberta Bloomington Thunder (USHL) MTL, 125th overall 2014
6 Washington (state) Zach Frye (A) Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1994-03-25 Spokane, Washington Lincoln Stars (USHL)
8 Alaska Justin Woods (C) Senior (RS) D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1994-02-12 Fairbanks, Alaska Lincoln Stars (USHL)
9 Alberta Justin Young Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1997-12-23 Leduc, Alberta Whitecourt Wolverines (AJHL)
10 Arizona Danny Kiraly Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1995-08-03 Glendale, Arizona Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL)
11 British Columbia Steven Jandric Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-08-18 Prince George, British Columbia Vernon Vipers (BCHL)
12 Minnesota Nick Hinz Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1993-03-06 Oakdale, Minnesota Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL)
13 Wisconsin Austin Vieth Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1993-12-20 Marinette, Wisconsin Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
14 Michigan Brennan Blaszczak Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996-03-12 Troy, Michigan Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL)
15 Alberta Troy Van Tetering Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-04-26 Carstairs, Alberta Lloydminster Bobcats (AJHL)
16 Alaska Tayler Munson (A) Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1993-03-02 Fairbanks, Alaska Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL)
17 Michigan Kyle Froese Junior (RS) D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-08-09 Traverse City, Michigan Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL)
20 British Columbia Max Newton Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-11-14 Vancouver, British Columbia Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL)
22 Washington (state) Chad Staley Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1994-06-29 Kennewick, Washington Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL)
23 Alberta Ryker Leer Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1995-12-05 Red Deer, Alberta Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL)
24 Michigan James LaDouce Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1995-08-24 Saginaw, Michigan Minot Minotauros (NAHL)
25 Minnesota Aaron Herdt Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995-08-19 Moorhead, Minnesota Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL)
26 Minnesota Tyler Cline Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1995-09-03 Blaine, Minnesota Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)
27 Alberta Colton Leiter Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996-01-16 Edmonton, Alberta Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)
28 Saskatchewan Kylar Hope Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995-08-17 Lashburn, Saskatchewan West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL)
32 Alberta Tristan Thompson Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-01-02 Canmore, Alberta Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
33 Sweden Anton Martinsson Sophomore G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1995-12-11 Klippan, Sweden Amarillo Bulls (NAHL)
35 Wisconsin Tony Rehm Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-06-29 Madison, Wisconsin Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)
36 Ontario Kyle Marino Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1995-06-01 Niagara Falls, Ontario West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL)
39 Alberta Ross Heidt Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1996-03-29 Red Deer, Alberta Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)

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Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#9 Minnesota State 28 22 5 1 0 67 116 58 40 29 10 1 153 84
#20 Northern Michigan 28 19 7 2 2 61 85 64 43 25 15 3 130 108
Bowling Green 28 17 6 5 2 58 87 63 41 23 12 6 122 100
Bemidji State 28 13 9 6 4 49 77 63 38 16 14 8 103 95
#16 Michigan Tech* 28 12 11 5 2 43 82 75 44 22 17 5 134 117
Ferris State 28 11 16 1 0 34 68 86 38 14 23 1 87 122
Alabama–Huntsville 28 10 16 2 1 33 69 86 37 12 23 2 84 121
Alaska 28 9 17 2 1 30 74 85 36 11 22 3 97 118
Lake Superior State 28 8 17 3 0 27 59 90 36 10 22 4 76 121
Alaska Anchorage 28 4 21 3 3 18 55 102 34 4 26 4 65 124
Championship: March 17, 2018
† indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Broadmoor Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 5, 2018

Schedule and results

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
September 29 7:07 PM vs. Simon Fraser* Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska   Martinsson W 6–0  1,023
Regular Season
October 6 7:07 PM vs. #17 Air Force* Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska   Martinsson L 2–3  1,195 0–1–0
October 7 7:07 PM vs. #17 Air Force* Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska   Martinsson T 1–1 3x3 OTW 2,649 0–1–1
October 13 4:37 PM at #6 St. Cloud State* Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota   Martinsson L 3–6  3,628 0–2–1
October 14 4:07 PM at #6 St. Cloud State* Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota FSN+ Martinsson L 4–5 OT 4,048 0–3–1
October 20 7:07 PM at Alaska Anchorage* Sullivan ArenaAnchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup)   Martinsson W 6–2  2,846 1–3–1
October 21 7:07 PM vs. Alaska Anchorage* Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup)   Martinsson W 3–2  3,128 2–3–1
October 27 3:37 PM at Bowling Green Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio   Martinsson L 1–2  1,910 2–4–1 (0–1–0)
October 28 3:07 PM at Bowling Green Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio   Martinsson T 2–2 SOW 1,922 2–4–2 (0–1–1)
November 3 7:07 PM vs. Bemidji State Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska   Martinsson W 4–3 OT 2,860 3–4–2 (1–1–1)
November 4 7:00 PM vs. Bemidji State Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska   Martinsson L 2–3  2,134 3–5–2 (1–2–1)
November 10 3:07 PM at Ferris State Ewigleben ArenaBig Rapids, Michigan   Martinsson L 1–3  1,548 3–6–2 (1–3–1)
November 11 3:07 PM at Ferris State Ewigleben ArenaBig Rapids, Michigan   Martinsson L 3–5  1,797 3–7–2 (1–4–1)
November 17 7:07 PM at #20 Northern Michigan Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska   Martinsson L 3–5  2,133 3–8–2 (1–5–1)
November 18 7:07 PM at #20 Northern Michigan Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska   Della Maggiore W 4–1  2,336 4–8–2 (2–5–1)
November 24 7:07 PM vs. Michigan Tech Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska   Della Maggiore L 4–5 OT 1,866 4–9–2 (2–6–1)
November 25 7:07 PM vs. Michigan Tech Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska   Martinsson L 1–5  2,251 4–10–2 (2–7–1)
December 1 3:07 PM at Lake Superior State Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan   Martinsson W 5–3  1,556 5–10–2 (3–7–1)
December 2 3:07 PM at Lake Superior State Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan   Martinsson L 1–4  1,526 5–11–2 (3–8–1)
December 8 7:11 PM at Alaska Anchorage Sullivan ArenaAnchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup)   Martinsson W 7–2  2,298 6–11–2 (4–8–1)
December 9 7:10 PM at Alaska Anchorage Sullivan ArenaAnchorage, Alaska (Governor's Cup)   Martinsson W 3–2  2,264 7–11–2 (5–8–1)
January 5 7:07 PM vs. Alabama–Huntsville Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska   Martinsson W 3–2  2,478 8–11–2 (6–8–1)
January 6 7:07 PM vs. Alabama–Huntsville Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska   Martinsson L 1–3  2,694 8–12–2 (6–9–1)
January 12 7:07 PM vs. #8 Minnesota State Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska   Martinsson W 5–0  1,988 9–12–2 (7–9–1)
January 13 7:07 PM vs. #8 Minnesota State Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska   Martinsson L 1–5  2,319 9–13–2 (7–10–1)
January 19 3:07 PM at Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan   Martinsson L 2–5  3,781 9–14–2 (7–11–1)
January 20 3:07 PM at Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan   Della Maggiore L 3–4  3,365 9–15–2 (7–12–1)
February 2 7:07 PM vs. Ferris State Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska   Martinsson W 4–2  2,232 10–15–2 (8–12–1)
February 3 7:07 PM vs. Ferris State Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska   Martinsson W 4–1  2,472 11–15–2 (9–12–1)
February 9 3:00 PM at #20 Northern Michigan Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan   Martinsson L 1–2 OT 1,982 11–16–2 (9–13–1)
February 10 3:00 PM at #20 Northern Michigan Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan   Martinsson L 1–4  2,598 11–17–2 (9–14–1)
February 15 4:07 PM at Bemidji State Sanford CenterBemidji, Minnesota   Martinsson T 2–2 3x3 OTL 2,303 11–17–3 (9–14–2)
February 16 4:07 PM at Bemidji State Sanford CenterBemidji, Minnesota   Martinsson L 1–2  3,098 11–18–3 (9–15–2)
February 23 7:07 PM vs. Alaska Anchorage Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup)   Martinsson L 3–5  2,696 11–19–3 (9–16–2)
February 24 7:07 PM vs. Alaska Anchorage Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska (Governor's Cup)   Della Maggiore L 2–3  2,876 11–20–3 (9–17–2)
WCHA Tournament
March 2 4:07 PM at #3 Minnesota State* Verizon Wireless CenterMankato, Minnesota (WCHA Quarterfinals game 1)   Martinsson L 2–8  2,941 11–21–3
March 3 4:07 PM at #3 Minnesota State* Verizon Wireless CenterMankato, Minnesota (WCHA Quarterfinals game 2)   Della Maggiore L 2–6  2,876 11–22–3
Alaska Lost Series 0–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Alaska Time.
Source:[4]

Scoring statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Zach Frye D 35 11 23 34 100
Steven Jandric LW 36 4 19 23 39
Colton Leiter C/D 31 9 11 20 45
Justin Woods D 36 9 11 20 20
Kyler Hope F 34 8 12 20 34
Troy Van Tetering LW 36 7 11 18 6
Chad Staley C 36 4 14 18 20
Tayler Munson C/RW 32 8 6 14 26
Tyler Cline C/LW 27 8 4 12 33
Nikolas Koberstein D 36 1 11 12 42
Tristan Thompson D 35 5 6 11 18
Ross Heidt RW 34 7 3 10 6
Ryker Leer LW 34 6 3 9 14
James LaDouce D 27 2 6 8 22
Kyle Marino C/D 31 2 5 7 58
Justin Young C 32 2 5 7 12
Nick Hinz D 30 0 7 7 8
Max Newton F 25 1 4 5 38
Austin Vieth C/LW 28 2 2 4 26
Jack Weiss D 24 1 0 1 21
Brennan Blaszczak F 2 0 1 1 0
Danny Kiraly D 10 0 1 1 2
Aaron Herdt C/LW 14 0 1 1 12
Anton Martinsson G 32 0 1 1 2
Kyle Froese D 3 0 0 0 0
Niko Della Maggiore G 10 0 0 0 0
Bench - - - - - 6
Total 97 167 264 610

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Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Niko Della Maggiore 10 437 1 4 0 21 207 0 .899 2.88
Anton Martinsson 32 1721 10 18 3 91 727 1 .889 3.17
Empty Net - 24 - - - 6 - - - -
Total 36 2183 11 22 3 118 913 1 .886 3.24

Rankings

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Poll Week
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 (Final)
USCHO.com NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR
USA Today NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

USCHO did not release a poll in Week 24.[6]

Awards and honors

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Player Award Ref
Zach Frye All-WCHA First Team [7]
Steven Jandric WCHA All-Rookie Team [7]

References

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  1. ^ "Alaska chooses longtime assistant West to replace Ferguson as Nanooks' head coach". USCHO. July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  2. ^ Joyal, Brad (May 1, 2018). "UAF names Erik Largen head hockey coach". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks". Elite Prospects. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "Alaska Nanooks (Men) 2017-2018 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks 2017-2018 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "WCHA Announces 2017–18 All-League Teams". WCHA.com. March 8, 2018.