The 2023–24 Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey season was the 43rd season of play for the program and the 38th at the Division I level. The Seawolves represented the University of Alaska Anchorage, played their home games at the Avis Alaska Sports Complex and were coached by Matt Shasby in his 2nd season.
Returning with largely the same lineup as the year before, Alaska Anchorage got off to a decent start and were able to play even hockey over the first month of the season. The Seawolves ended with a win over a ranked Penn State squad as well as a vast improvement in play from all quarters. In their first three losses, the team fell by just a single goal which helped lift the team into the middle of the national rankings. Unfortunately, UAA was unable to sustain that level of play and the team suffered through a raft of poor goaltending and uninspired offense in the middle of the season. During that stretch the team won just 2 out of 12 games but, thanks to a 41-save performance from Jared Whale, the Seawolves managed to take down one of the best teams in the country, Wisconsin.
When Anchorage began the second half its season after Christmas, the team had no real chance of making the postseason, however, they still had something to play for. The Seawolves began with a tie against Alaska, ending a 12-game losing streak to their long-time rival. The following week the team travelled to Rhode Island and earned a split with #9 Providence. The surprising victory kicked off a long stretch of winning hockey that saw the team play far better on both sides of the puck. The Seawolves finished out the year with a split against Arizona State, earning their fourth win over a ranked opponent on the season. Anchorage ended the year just shy of a .500 record but team had improved by leaps and bounds.
| Jamie Collins | Forward | Graduation (signed with Comètes de Meudon) | ||
| Jimmy Darby | Defenseman | Transferred to Simon Frazer | ||
| Dorian Dawson | Defenseman | Graduation (retired) | ||
| Derek Hamelin | Defenseman | Graduation (signed with Remparts de Tours) | ||
| Caleb Hite | Forward | Graduation (retired) | ||
| Nolan Kent | Goaltender | Graduation (signed with Coventry Blaze) |
| Ben Anderson | Forward | 21 | Crystal, MN | ||
| Mitch LaFay | Forward | 21 | Stratford, ON | ||
| Karter McNarland | Forward | 20 | Saskatoon, SK | ||
| Greg Orosz | Goaltender | 21 | Győr, HUN | ||
| Porter Schachle | Forward | 22 | Wasilla, AK
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| Riley Thompson | Forward | 21 | Orleans, ON | ||
| Gunnar VanDamme | Defenseman | 20 | Pittsford, NY | ||
| Aiden Westin | Forward | 21 | Anchorage, AK |
As of September 20, 2023.[1]
|-!colspan=12 style=";" | Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style=";" | Regular Season
| 34 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 14 | |||
| 33 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 31 | |||
| 34 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 32 | |||
| 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 41 | |||
| 29 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 17 | |||
| 34 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 67 | |||
| 33 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | |||
| 34 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | |||
| 30 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | |||
| 34 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 17 | |||
| 34 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 29 | |||
| 14 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | |||
| 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | |||
| 33 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 33 | |||
| 24 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | |||
| 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||
| 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |||
| 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 57 | |||
| 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |||
| 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 95 | 156 | 251 | 437 |
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| 27 | 1346:05 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 60 | 600 | 2 | .909 | 2.67 | ||
| 12 | 392:11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 195 | 1 | .915 | 2.75 | ||
| 13 | 299:38 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 124 | 0 | .844 | 4.61 | ||
| Empty Net | - | 21:45 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 34 | 2059:39 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 105 | 919 | 3 | .897 | 3.06 |
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See main article: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings.
| Poll | Week | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 26 (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 Hockey | 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 | |