ANCHORAGE - The Nanooks hockey team heads to Alaska Anchorage for the second leg of the Alaska Airlines Governor's Cup. This will be the first of two trips to Anchorage for the Nanooks and will be games three and four of the season series with UAA. 

Friday, Dec. 1
at Alaska Anchorage | 7:07 p.m.
Avis Alaska Sports Complex

Saturday, Dec. 2
at Alaska Anchorage | 6:07 p.m.
Avis Alaska Sports Complex

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Where to Watch
The Nanooks at Seawolves game will be shown for free on the Alaska Anchorage Athletics YouTube page. You can also listen to Bruce Cech on KSUA 91.5 FM or online at KSUAradio.com.

Last Time Out
Alaska is back in their home state after being swept on the road by Northern Michigan on Nov. 17-18 in Marquette, Mich. The Wildcats took both games against the Nanooks 3-1. Harrison Israels scored both goals on the weekend for Alaska. 

#NookNotes

• Harrison Israels is tied for fourth in goals scored in NCAA DI with his 10 goals through 12 games. He tallied a pair at Northern Michigan. His 0.83 goals per game is fifth in the nation.
• Anton Rubtsov is 18th in the nation with 0.90 assists per game. This leads Independent skaters. Brady Risk joins him in the top-25 at 23rd with 0.83 assists per game. 
• Rubtsov is 15th in the nation with 1.30 points per game. Risk is 24th with 1.25 per game and Israels follows in 47th with 1.08 points per game. 
• The Nanooks are currently 4-3-1 on the road. They return home on Dec. 15-16 when Augustana comes to Fairbanks for the first time ever. They are 2-2-0 on home ice. 
• Alaska is 3-2-0 when scoring first. They are 3-3-1 when their opponents score first. 
• The Nanooks are 1-0 in one-goal games this season. That game came against UAA on Nov. 4 (5-4 win).
• Alaska is 2-0-0 when leading after one period and 6-0-1 when leading after two periods. They are 2-3-1 when trailing after one and 0-5-0 when trailing after two. 

Second Period Magic
The Nanooks have tallied 41 goals this season as a team. 21 of the 41 have come in the middle stanza. They've paired that with their least amount of goals allowed defensively as they've allowed only nine second period goals. 

Cup Scenarios
The Nanooks could maintain the cup for the 13th-straight season with a sweep of UAA in Anchorage. If the 'Nooks win both games, they'll have won four of the six matchups with the Seawolves this season. 

Scoring Leaders
Brady Risk leads the Nanooks skaters with 15 points through a dozen games. He's scored five goals and tallied 10 helpers. Two of his five goals have come on the power play. His 10 assists is also a team-high. Harrison Israels follows with 13 points, tied with Anton Rubtsov for second on the team in points. Israels leads the way with 10 goals scored through 12 games. He's posted a .286 shot percentage through a dozen games and is the mainstay in the faceoff circle with a team-high .578 winning percentage and 126 wins in the circle. Rubtsov follows Risk with nine assists. His four goals gives him 13 points, tying him with Israels. 

Scouting the Opponents
Alaska Anchorage comes into this weekend's matchup fresh off of a split at #6 Wisconsin. They knocked-off the nationally-ranked Badgers 1-0 on Nov. 24, 2023 before Wisconsin returned the shutout favor and beat UAA 5-0 on Nov. 25. Ben Almquist is leading the scoring for the Seawolves with 14 points. His nine assists is a team-high and his five goals is tied for second. Maximilion Helgeson leads the goal-scoring efforts for UAA as he's tallied seven with five assists for 12 points. 

Jarred Whale is 5-5-1-1 in goal for UAA and leads Independent goalies with a .919 save percentage. He's also posted a 2.62 GAA with 340 saves. Joey Lamoreaux follows with four appearances this season, going 0-3-0-0 in net. Greg Orosz has made two apperances in net for the Seawolves, going 1-1-0-0. 

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