The University of Alaska Anchorage is scheduled to return to play in 2022-23. Men's hockey has reached the university's $3 million fundraising goal to have the 40-year-old program reinstated.
According to saveseawolfhockey.com: "To the 1,100+ individuals, promoters, corporate donors, alumni and hockey fans that assisted in reaching the $3 million goal! The coach selection process is underway and the Seawolves will be ready to play for the 2022-23 season!"
UAA suspended hockey operations for the 2020-21 season due to COVID-19, and for the 2021-22 campaign while working to meet the fundraising deadline of Aug. 31.
The Seawolves now need to find a successor for head coach Matt Curley, who left UAA to return to junior hockey with Des Moines (USHL), and to fill out a roster, with previous players having transferred to other schools, turned pro, left hockey or gone back to juniors. UAA will also need to seek a conference affiliation, as the men's side of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association has disbanded, and will likley play again as an independent in the meantime.
UAA made the NCAA tournament as an independent from 1990 to 1992. Two former Seawolves have lifted the Stanley Cup, in Mike Peluso (New Jersey-1995) and Jay Beagle (Washington-2018).
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