2017–18 Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey season

The 2017–18 Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey season was the 39th season of play for the program, the 36th at the Division I level and the 25th in the WCHA conference. The Seawolves represented the University of Alaska Anchorage and were coached by Matt Thomas, in his 5th season.
==Season==
Alaska Anchorage entered the season trying to pull out of the tailspin that had begun after Matt Thomas' surprising first season. The team started well, pushing North Dakota into overtime twice, but couldn't get their offense on track over the next few weeks. After finally getting their first win over Lake Superior State, the Seawolves ran off three consecutive wins in mid-November and looked like they may have found a recipe for success.
Unfortunately, as soon as December rolled around, the offense dried up and Alaska Anchorage lost 19 of their next 20 games. During the run, senior netminder Olivier Mantha did what he could to keep the Seawolves within striking distance, be he was called upon to stop more than 40 shots on multiple occasions. While Brody Claeys got some starts in towards the end of the season, Mantha was in net for the season finale against Alaska and finally got some support when the Seawolves scored a season-high 5 goals. Mantha ended the season as well as his college career on a high note with a second win, salvaging an otherwise terrible season.
==Departures==
Aleksi Ainali 	Forward 		Signed professional contract (Vaasan Sport)
Conor Deal 	Forward 		Left program (retired)
Bradley Duwe 	Forward 		Graduation (retired)
Dylan Hubbs 	Forward 		Graduation (signed with Tulsa Oilers)
Sean MacTavish 	Forward 		Transferred to MacEwan
Mason Mitchell 	Forward 		Signed professional contract (Washington Capitals)
Rasmus Reijola 	Goaltender		Graduation (signed with Rovaniemen Kiekko)
Eric Roberts 	Defenseman		Left program (retired)
Chase Van Allen	Defenseman		Graduation (signed with Alaska Aces)
Connor Wright 	Forward 		Graduation (retired)
==Recruiting==
Alec Butcher 	Forward 		23	Anchorage, AK; transferred from Sacred Heart
Brody Claeys 	Goaltender		20	Dauphin, MB
Trey deGraaf 	Forward 		21	Red Deer, AB
Drake Glover 	Forward 		21	Anchorage, AK
Zac Masson 	Forward 		21	Newmarket, ON
Aaron McPheters	Defenseman		20	Anchorage, AK
Eric Sinclair 	Defenseman		21	Kenora, ON
Joe Sofo 	Forward 		21	Sylvania, OH
Kristian Stead 	Goaltender		20	Merritt, BC
Brandon Switzer	Forward 		21	Brandon, MB
Cameron Trott 	Defenseman		20	Anmore, BC
Jordan Xavier 	Forward 		20	Calgary, AB
==Roster==
==Standings==
==Schedule and results==
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==Scoring statistics==
 	F 	29	13	6 	19 	33
 	C/RW 	27	8 	7 	15 	4
 	LW 	33	5 	10 	15 	50
 	LW 	26	3 	11 	14 	8
 	LW/RW	16	8 	5 	13 	6
 	D 	23	4 	8 	12 	48
 	F 	24	4 	7 	11 	26
 	F 	29	4 	7 	11 	12
 	F 	27	3 	4 	7 	12
 	LW 	23	2 	5 	7 	10
 	D 	24	1 	6 	7 	13
 	D 	34	2 	4 	6 	19
 	D 	23	1 	5 	6 	16
 	F 	32	1 	5 	6 	26
 	D 	19	2 	3 	5 	24
 	F 	21	0 	5 	5 	27
 	D 	17	0 	4 	4 	8
 	D 	22	0 	4 	4 	25
 	D 	10	2 	1 	3 	6
 	C/RW 	24	1 	2 	3 	10
 	RW 	14	0 	2 	2 	10
 	RW 	26	0 	2 	2 	17
 	F 	30	1 	0 	1 	12
 	F 	19	0 	1 	1 	28
 	G 	31	0 	1 	1 	0
 	D 	32	0 	1 	1 	24
 	LW 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	7 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	7 	0 	0 	0 	4
Bench	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	6
Total	 	 	65	116	181	484
==Goaltending statistics==
 	7 	269 	0	3 	0	15 	132 	0	.898	3.34
 	31	1784	4	23	4	102	946 	0	.903	3.43
Empty Net	- 	14 	-	- 	-	7 	- 	-	- 	-
Total 	34	2067	4	26	4	124	1078	0	.897	3.60
==Rankings==
Poll 	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week 	Week	Week	Week	Week
Poll 	Pre 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16 	17 	18 	19 	20 	21 	22 	23 	24 	25 (Final)	 	 	 	
USCHO.com	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	- 	NR 	 	 	 	
USA Today	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	 	 	 	
USCHO did not release a poll in Week 24.
==Awards and honors==
Olivier Mantha	WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year	
Eric Sinclair 	WCHA All-Rookie Team 	
==References==
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