2020–21 Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey season

In the summer of 2020, the university announced that the men's ice hockey program would be terminated following the 2020–21 season.[1] The move came as a result from many years of poor attendance and the announcement by 7 members of the 10-team WCHA to leave the conference. A year earlier, due to the decline in revenue for the state, there were rumors that the Seawolves would merge their program with the one in Fairbanks, but nothing came to fruition.[2] The end result was that Alaska Anchorage could no longer support several of its programs and, despite once being the cornerstone of the athletic department, the expensive ice hockey team was scheduled for a swan song in 2021.

Before a single game could be played, however, the COVID-19 pandemic made playing the season untenable. In November, Alaska Anchorage suspended all of its indoor sports due to the increased likelihood of spreading the virus.[3] The cancellation effectively ended the program on the same day, however, since the August announcement a group of alumni, boosters and residents had been attempting to put together a large donation to keep the team running for at least two years. By mid-December, more than $1 million had been raised with a goal of securing $1.5 million and an additional $1.5 million in pledges by February 21st.[4] While the possibility of reviving the program remains, an influx of money will not save the program outright. For Seawolves hockey to survive the problems that caused the program's demise must be solved or any potential donation will only delay the inevitable.

As of February 2, 2021.[5]

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
3		Andrew Lane	Junior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1997-02-19	Howell, Michigan	Shreveport (NAHL)	—
4		Troy Robillard	Sophomore	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	1998-10-12	Coquitlam, British Columbia	Coquitlam (BCHL)	—
8		Drayson Pears	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998-03-09	Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia	Victoria (BCHL)	—
11		Joe Sofo	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1996-08-07	Sylvania, Ohio	Coulee Region (NAHL)	—
14		Jared Nash	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1998-01-16	Stratford, Ontario	Penticton (SJHL)	—
16		Zach Court	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	1997-01-04	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Merritt (BCHL)	—
17		Zac Masson	Senior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1996-02-06	Newmarket, Ontario	Langley (BCHL)	—
18		Daniel Rybarik	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1999-02-20	Calgary, Alberta	Salmon Arm (BCHL)	—
22		Olivier Gauthier	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-04-09	Mont-Tremblant, Quebec	Cowichan Valley (BCHL)	—
26		Aaron McPheters	Senior	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	1997-03-25	Anchorage, Alaska	Fairbanks (NAHL)	—
29		Preston Weeks	Freshman	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1999-04-05	Soldotna, Alaska	Kenai River (NAHL)	—
30		Kris Carlson	Senior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	1997-08-19	Centreville, Virginia	New Jersey (USPHL)	—
39		Kristian Stead	Senior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	1996-10-17	Merritt, British Columbia	Nipawin (SJHL)	—
40		Brayden Camrud	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1998-07-24	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Humboldt (SJHL)	—

Season Cancelled