SCHENECTADY, New York - The Nanooks hockey team looks to continue to heat up at RV/No. 19 Union College this weekend. They visit Achilles Rink for a matchup with the 6-1-0 Garnet Chargers. 

Friday, Nov. 8
at RV/No. 19 Union
3 p.m. AKST | Achilles Rink | Schenectady, NY

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Saturday, Nov. 9
at RV/No. 19 Union
12 p.m. AKST | Achilles Rink | Schenectady, NY

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Last Time Out
Alaska is continuing their New York road trip after a 1-0-1 performance at Clarkson on Nov. 1-2 in Potsdam, NY. Night one saw the Nanooks grab a 3-1 win with three unanswered goals in the second and third periods. Chase Dafoe tied the game up in the second 15:54 into the stanza before Cade Ahrenholz scored an unassisted game-winner 3:44 into the third before Kyle Gaffney picked an empty-netter.

In game two, the Nanooks, once again, fell behind but battled back. Clarkson picked up the first two goals of the night and took a 2-0 lead into the first intermission. Kyle Gaffney tallied his second goal of the weekend to get Alaska on the board before the Golden Knights extended their lead to 3-1 10 seconds into the third. Less than a minute later, Matt Hubbarde pulled the 'Nooks within one before Matt Rickard's first goal in the blue and gold tied it 12:16 into the third. Nicholas Grabko made one save in OT to and 19 on the night to help the Nanooks play to the 3-3 tie on night two. 

Looking Ahead
Following the New York trip, the Nanooks will return to their home state but pit stop in Anchorage for a series with the UAA Seawolves. This will be the first matchup in the 2024-25 Alaska Airlines Governor's Cup.

After a bye week, the Nanooks will head to Minneapolis for a Thanksgiving matchup with the Golden Gophers. They end the bulk of their 2024-25 schedule with Augustana at home Dec. 6-7 in their return to the Carlson Center and the Kwik-Trip Holiday Face-Off Dec. 28-29.

#NookNotes

• The Nanooks are led by four 'Nooks with four points. Chase Dafoe, Kyle Gaffney, Matt Hubbarde, and Broten Sabo have all tallied two assists and two goals for four points. 
• Hubbarde leads the Nanooks with 0.66 points per game, leading the way for Alaska. 
• Chase Dafoe ranks 39th in NCAA DI hockey with 68 faceoff wins. He is 68-63 (.519%) in the faceoff circle.
• William Lawson-Body is tied with him with a .519 win percentage in the circle; Lawson-Body is 55-51 in the circle.
• Hubbarde has been efficient with his SOG this season, scoring two goals on six SOG for a .333 shot percentage. 
• Broten Sabo is currently running a four-game scoring streak with a point in every game since Oct. 18 at Notre Dame. At ND he tallied a goal in each game and at Clarkson he tallied an assist in each game. 
• His second goal in South Bend was the game-winning goal in the Nanooks' 1-0 win. 
• Nicholas Grabko is seventh in the nation with his one shutout win. He also ranks 32nd in the nation with his .920 save percentage and 35th in GAA with a 2.24.
• 16 Nanooks have tallied a point this season, eight of which are newcomers/rookies. 
• Alaska has blocked 108 shots this season (13.50/game) - William Lawson-Body leads the team with 14. Peyton Platter and Carson Reed join him in double-digits with 11. 
• The Nanooks picked up their first power-play goal of the season in game two at Clarkson. They opened the year 0-30 before Kyle Gaffney got them on the board in their 31st opportunity of the season. 
• Nicholas Grabko has been the staple in net for the 'Nooks. On Oct. 31, he was named the NCAA DI Independent Co-Goalie of the Month after a month that saw him post a 2.37 GAA and .922 save percentage. He capped off the month with a 37-save shutout at No. 18/18 Notre Dame.
• He is the first Nanooks player to earn a monthly honor since Matt Radomsky was named the HCA Goalie of the Month in December 2022. 
• Kyle Gaffney is currently riding a two-game scoring streak. He also accounted for the Nanooks' first multi-point game on Nov. 2 at Clarkson, picking up a goal and an assist in the 3-3 tie. 
• Chase Dafoe joins him in a two-game points streak with a goal in game one at Clarkson and an assist in game two. 
• As a unit, the Nanooks are averaging 12.63 penalty minutes a game and 4.75 penalties called per game. Their opponents are spending an average of 16 minutes in the box and being whistled for one more penalty (5.75) per game. 

Meet the Opponents - Union Garnet Chargers

• Union comes into this weekend's matchup receiving votes in the USCHO.com poll and ranked No. 20 in the USA Hockey/The Rink Live Men's Colleg Hockey Poll. This is the first time they've been ranked since Jan. 7, 2019.
• The Garnet Chargers are off to a 6-1-0 start to the season. Their lone loss came to Boston Univ. who has been ranked all season. 
• Union is averaging 4.0 goals per game and is out-shooting opponents by almost 10 shots per game. The powerplay is converting 21.9 percent with seven goals in 32 opportunities.
• The Garnet Chargers are one of the best teams on the faceoff this year and currently rank third in the country with a 56.9 percent win rate. Junior Parker Lindauer and first-year Drew Sutton have 66 wins each to lead the team.
• The Union offense is led by first-year Ben Muthersbaugh. The rookie has 13 points (6-7-13) in seven games. Just last week, he was named the ECAC Hockey #Bitcoin Rookie of the Week, the ECAC Hockey #Bitcoin Rookie of the Month, the ECAC Hockey Forward of the Month, presented by Bluebird Hotels, and the Hockey Commissioners Association National Rookie of the Month.
• Junior John Prokop leads the defensive efforts for Union with six points (3-3-6) in seven games, a +11 rating, and seven blocked shots. Prokop has already been honored once this season as the ECAC Hockey Defender of the Week and was the conference's Defender of the Month for October. Union is holding the opposition to 2.7 goals per game and the team has blocked 75 shots so far in the young season.

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