FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Alaska Nanooks hockey team is coming home, fresh off of a sweep of Ferris State last weekend in Big Rapids, Mich.
 

Opponent	Northern Michigan Wildcats (13-8-3, 11-5-0-0 WCHA)
Location	Carlson Center – Fairbanks, Alaska
Dates, Times & Promotions	Friday, Jan. 24 Vs. Northern Michigan at 7:07 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 Vs. Northern Michigan at 5:07 p.m. Barn Hopping in Fairbanks – Local hockey will be a big thing as the Nanooks play at 5:07 p.m. and the Ice Dogs play at 7:30 p.m. Go support local Fairbanks hockey!
Follow Along	Watch: FloHockey.tv ($$) Listen: KSUAradio.com Stats: CollegeHockeyState.net
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Where to Watch/Listen
Fans who are unable to join fellow Nanooks fans in the Carlson Center this weekend are able to stream the games live on FloHockey.tv, as well as every contest for the remainder of the 2019-20 Nanooks hockey season. Longtime Nanooks hockey commentator, Bruce Cech can also be heard on KSUAradio.com. Unfortunately, Cech and KSUA 91.5 FM will not be able to bring the live action over the radio this weekend.

Last Time Out
Last weekend, Alaska swept Ferris State on the road in Big Rapids, Mich. 2-0 and 6-3. In game one, Steven Jandric scored first in the second period assisted by Chris Jandric and Tyler Cline. Cline followed up with a goal of his own, scoring on an empty net to put the game away for the 'Nooks. Max Newton and Tristan Thompson grabbed assists on the second goal.

In game two, Steven Jandric scored first in the first period, followed by Kylar Hope, also striking in the first period. The second period was a frenzy in scoring with goals from; Hope, Justin Young, James LaDouce and Colton Leiter. After seven goals in total in the second period, the third period saw no scoring, resulting in a 6-3 victory for the 'Nooks and a weekend-sweep of the Bulldogs.

Barn Hopping
The Nanooks have announced that their Saturday, Jan. 25 game against the Wildcats has been pushed ahead two hours to 5:07 p.m. AKT due to conflicting schedules with the Fairbanks Ice Dogs. We encourage you to come out and support local hockey in Fairbanks by barn hopping from the Carlson Center to the Big Dipper.

WCHA Honors
Steven Jandric was named this week's WCHA Forward of the Week following his four point performance against Ferris State. Those four points led the way in the WCHA for total points scored on the weekend and was Jandric's first WCHA nomination since his freshman year when he won Rookie of the Week once. This is also the Nanooks third time winning a WCHA award this season.

All-Time Series
The Wildcats lead the all-time series against the 'Nooks 14-43-12. The Nanooks have found some success at home, however, trailing only 9-17-5. The first meeting of the two teams came in 1989 with Northern Michigan winning 6-8. Alaska went on to lose or tie in the next 16 meeting until 2004 when the Nanooks grabbed their first win against NMU. The last meeting between the two teams was on Nov. 16, 2019 in Marquette, Mich. and ended in a 3-2 victory for Alaska.

Scouting the Opponent – Northern Michigan  
The Wildcats are coming off a tie and loss against Cornell, the number one ranked team in the nation. After the weekend matchup, Northern Michigan remains ranked #15 in both the USCHO and USA Today polls.

As a team, Northern Michigan is one of the top offensive teams in the WCHA, averaging 3.3 goals per game. Griffin Loughran leads the way for NMU in points with 28 through 24 games. He has collected 17 goals and assisted on 11 others while adding a +14 in the plus/minus category. Vincent de Mey finds himself just behind Loughran in the point's categories, checking in with 22 total points on 13 goals and nine assists. Vincent de Mey has put up two hat tricks on the season, the most by any Wildcat.

The top net-minder for the 'Cats is Nolan Kent. The sophomore goalie has started in 15 games while appearing in 17 and has seen nearly 900 minutes in goal. Kent on average allows 2.57 goals a game while stopping .914 percent of shots on goal.

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