ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Nanooks hockey team is set to take on rivals Alaska Anchorage this weekend in the first two games of the Alaska Airlines Governor's Cup, with contests on Friday and Saturday.

Friday, Nov. 15
at Alaska Anchorage
7:07 p.m. | AVIS Alaska Sports Complex | Anchorage, AK

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Saturday, Nov. 16
at Alaska Anchorage
5:07 p.m. | AVIS Alaska Sports Complex | Anchorage, AK

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Last Time Out
The Nanooks return to action after two games at RV/No. 20 Union that saw them go 1-0-1. Union took a 3-0 lead into the third period of the opening contest despite Alaska outshooting the Garnett Chargers 14-12 over the opening 40 minutes. 10:19 into the third period, Anton Rubtsov got the Nanooks on the board, with Matt Koethe earning the primary and Luke LaMaster tallying the secondary assist. At the 4:46 mark, the Nanooks pulled Nicholas Grabko from net and played with the extra attacker. Rubtsov tallied his second goal of the night to make it 3-2 Union. With 2:01 remaining in the third, the Nanooks pulled Grabko again, and this time, it was Matt Rickard who stepped into a slap shot from the point and tied the game at thee with 20 seconds remaining. Matt Hubbarde earned the assist on the game-tying goal to send the game to overtime. In the extra period, the Nanooks put five shots on goal but came up empty, while Grabko saved both attempts from Union. The game officially ended in a 3-3 tie.

The Nanooks followed that up with three goals in the opening 10 minutes of the second game. In his first-career outing, Haden Kruse picked up point and goal number one at the 5:06 mark. Broten Sabo and Brendan Ross were awarded assists on the goal. Less than three minutes later, Koethe scored on the power play. Peyton Platter picked up the primary and Ross grabbed the secondary. Kruse found the back of the net again later in the period, forcing a change in net for Union. The 3-0 lead stood into the second period until Union scored on a power play 8:12 into the second. Braden Birnie got that goal back only three and a half minutes later to make it 4-1, with Koethe and Caelum Dick tallying assists. After another Union goal, Dick scored his first-career goal, making it 5-2. Platter earned his second point and Fyodor Nikolayenya picked up his first career point on an assist. Alaska's final goal came from Ross 14:43 into the middle stanza. Union added two more goals, one more in the second at 18:21 and another 1:30 into the third, but Alaska held on to win 6-4.

#NookNotes

• Alaska is undefeated in its last five contests, going 3-0-2 in games against Notre Dame, Clarkson and Union.
• The Nanooks are led in points by defenseman Broten Sabo and forward Matt Hubbarde, who both have six on two goals and four helpers.
• Alaska has nine players tied for the team lead in goals with two.
• Sabo, Hubbarde and Peyton Platter have collected the most assists on the team with four apiece.
• Forwards Matt Koethe and Kyle Gaffney have scored Alaska's two power-play goals this season.
• Forward Chase Dafoe's 81 faceoff wins this season put him 47th in the nation. Meanwhile, forward William Lawson-Body has notched 68 faceoff wins in 2024-25 to put him at 75th in the category.
• Goaltender Nicholas Grabko has posted a 2.51 goals against average and .907 save percentage in nine games this season, good for 40th and 48th in the nation, respectively.
• The Nanooks rank 47th in the nation in faceoff win percentage at 47.2%.
• Alaska has recorded a .750 penalty kill percentage this season, good for 47th in NCAA Division I.
• The Blue and Gold has the 28th-best scoring defense in DI, giving up 2.8 goals per game.
• The Nanooks have played the seventh toughest schedule to start the season, with their opponents having a combined .647 winning percentage. Their remaining opponents have posted a .395 winning percentage so far.

Meet the Opponents - Alaska Anchorage Seawolves

• The Seawolves are coming into this matchup with a 1-7-0 record on the season. Their one win came in a 5-3 defeat of Northern Michigan. 
• UAA is coming off a pair of losses vs. No. 8/8 Colorado College, falling to the Tigers 1-2 and 0-2.
• Senior forward Tanner Edwards leads Alaska Anchorage with four points on one goal and three assists this season. 
• The Seawolves have two players with a team-high two goals this season in senior forward Porter Schachle and freshman forward Dimitry Kebreau.
• Forwards Aiden Westin and Ryan Johnson have scored UAA's two power play goals in 2024-25.
• Westin leads the Seawolves in faceoff wins with 55 this season.
• Both UAA goaltenders have made appearances this season. Sophomore Greg Orosz has been its primary netminder this season, playing 384:13 minutes while posting a 3.59 goals against average and .868 save percentage. Freshman Tyler Krivtsov has seen 83:44 minutes of action with a 2.15 GAA and .875 save percentage.
• Alaska Anchorage has registered a penalty kill percentage of 68.8% this season and posted a power-play percentage of 6.7%.
• The Seawolves have allowed 3.25 goals per game, putting them 46th in the nation in scoring defense.

Looking Ahead
Following a bye week after their games against the Seawolves, the Nanooks return to action in the Midwest, taking on No. 3/T-3 Minnesota on Friday, Nov. 29 at 4 p.m. AKST and Saturday, Nov. 30 at 2 p.m. AKST.

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