2018-19 Men's Ice Hockey Roster

Paul McCarthy
JR Ancheta, UAF Photography
JR Ancheta, UAF Photography
Paul H. McCarthy
Paul H. McCarthy
JR Ancheta, UAF Photography

Nikolas Koberstein #5 D

  • Position:
    Defenseman
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    208
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Barrhead, Alta.

Summary

Biography

Career Totals (2015-19):
Games: 125
Points: 30
Goals: 4
Assists: 20

Season Personal Bests:
Games: 36 (2017-18)
Points: 12 (2017-18)
Goals: 2 (2016-17)
Assists: 11 (2017-18)
SOG: 56 (2018-19)

Game Personal Bests:
Points: 3 (Nov. 30, 2018 vs. Ferris State)
Goals: 1 (4x, Most Recent: Nov. 11, 2017 at FSU)
Assists: 3 (Nov. 30, 2018 vs. Ferris State)
Plus/Minus: +4 (Oct. 16, 2015 vs. AIC)
SOG: 6 (Jan. 5, 2019 vs. Northern Michigan)

#NookNotes:
- Team Captain (2018-19)
- 2015 Brice Alaska Goal Rush Champion
- Four-time Alaska Airlines Governor's Cup Champion (2016-2019)
- Three-time WCHA All-Academic Team (2016-19)
- Three-time WCHA Scholar-Athlete (2016-19)
- Pump House Team Player of the Year award recipient
- Alaska Hockey's William A. Wood Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- AHCA Division I Krampade All-American Scholar

2018-19 | Senior
Team Captain ... Appeared in 35 games as a Nook ... Tallied 10 assists for 10 points ... Led all Nanooks in blocks with 66 ... Registered first point of the season (an assist) on Nov. 10 vs. Lake Superior State ... Two multi-point games ... Collected single-game career-high three points (all assists) on Nov. 30 vs. Ferris State ... One three-game point streak (three assists) ... Three game-winning points (three assists) ... 56 shots on goal ... Alaska Hockey's William A. Wood Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... AHCA DI Krampade All-American Scholar ... WCHA All-Acadmeic Team ... WCHA Scholar-Athlete. 

2017-18 | Junior
One of five players to appear in all 36 games for the Nooks ... Tallied one goal and 11 assists for a career-high 12 points ... One multi-point game (two assists) in 7-2 win at Alaska Anchorage on Dec. 8 ... Collected first point of the season (an assist) in 5-4 OT loss at St. Cloud on Oct. 14 ... Scored first goal of the season on Nov. 11 in 5-3 loss at Ferris State ... Five power play points (five assists) ... One game-winning assist ... One three-game point streak (three assists) from Nov. 24 vs. MTU through Dec. 1 at LSSU ... 27 shots on goal ... 46 blocks ... WCHA All-Academic Team ... WCHA Scholar-Athlete ... Pump House Team Player of the Year. 

2016-17 | Sophomore
Appeared in 31 games ... Recorded two goals and four assists for six points ... Picked up first point of the season (an assist) in 4-1 victory over Alaska Anchorage on Oct. 8 ... Scored first goal of the season in 3-2 loss to Alaska Anchorage on Dec. 9 ... One power play point (an assist) ... Ranked second on the team in blocks with 54 ... Posted season-best three shots on goal in a single game on two different occasions (Oct. 8 vs. UAA & Feb. 3 vs. UAH) ... 31 shots on goal ... 33 PIMs ... WCHA All-Academic Team ... WCHA Scholar-Athlete. 

2015-16 | Freshman
Appeared in 23 games as a freshman ... Recorded two points throughout the season, including one goal and one assist ... Collected first multi-point game on Jan. 2 vs. Bemidji (one goal, one assist) ... One of three rookies to have a multi-point game ... Tallied one power play goal. 

Prior to Alaska

Sioux Falls/ Bloomington (USHL)
Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the fifth round of the 2014 National Hockey League Entry Draft ... Played for the Olds Grizzlies of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, where he was the team's top scoring defenseman before moving to the Sioux Falls Stampede of the United States Hockey League ... Held a +/- rating of +11 for the Stampede before he was traded to the Bloomington Thunder, where he was a top-four defenseman.

Personal
Son of Brian & Monica Koberstein ... One sister, Maddie ... Mom, Monica, played volleyball collegiately ... Born Jan. 19, 1996 ... Studies Business Administration.

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2015-16Freshman

    Defenseman
    6'2" 201 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2016-17Sophomore

    Defenseman
    6'2" 201 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2017-18Junior

    Defenseman
    6'2" 206 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2018-19Senior

    Defenseman
    6'2" 208 lbs
    5