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UAA 2026-27 The Insanity Continues

5th Line Brass 😂

I used to think the 5th Line would help elevate the program. Not so much anymore. All I have seen them do is send out surveys and a mediocre fundraising campaign for an equipment manager. Start a fundraising campaign for a new arena, get the players advocating for the 5th Line, and start to take advantage of NIL.

For god sakes they didn't post anything about the head coach change on their Facebook, which is one of the only platforms that actually sees fan engagement.
 
jwheeler001 said:
5th Line Brass 😂

I used to think the 5th Line would help elevate the program. Not so much anymore. All I have seen them do is send out surveys and a mediocre fundraising campaign for an equipment manager. Start a fundraising campaign for a new arena, get the players advocating for the 5th Line, and start to take advantage of NIL.

For god sakes they didn't post anything about the head coach change on their Facebook, which is one of the only platforms that actually sees fan engagement.
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It's an institutional problem, idk how long you've been a fan but the same problems from the 00's and onward are back. Perhaps they didn't post to Facebook because of the blowback...
 
AKSWF said:
It's an institutional problem, idk how long you've been a fan but the same problems from the 00's and onward are back. Perhaps they didn't post to Facebook because of the blowback...
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That's what I've seen and heard, it probably stems back to the mid 90's. That's when an on campus arena was promised, if I'm wrong I'd like to see if there are any other active Seawolf fans. Man the Don's blog was hopping before he bowed out, soo many fans and support we have lost.
 
Eric Rud announced as the new UAA head coach.

Rud has over 25 years of experience in college hockey, most recently at St Cloud State where he was an assistant coach. He also spent a few years as an associate head coach at Miami (OH), and as head coach of the St. Cloud state women’s team. He also has experience in junior hockey with the Sioux Falls Stampede and with the Green Bay Gramblers.

goseawolves.com

Eric Rud named hockey head coach | University of Alaska Anchorage

ANCHORAGE – The University of Alaska Anchorage has named Eric Rud the next head hockey coach of Seawolf Hockey, the university announced Monday. Rud becomes the
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AKSWF said:
That's what I've seen and heard, it probably stems back to the mid 90's. That's when an on campus arena was promised, if I'm wrong I'd like to see if there are any other active Seawolf fans. Man the Don's blog was hopping before he bowed out, soo many fans and support we have lost.
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I became a seawolf fan after the revival of the program in 2021. I am actually a Minnesota State University- Mankato alumni. I used to see UAA get smacked before they got kicked out of the WCHA. I needed a team to root for but didn’t want to root for a bandwagon team! I have not been to a game in Anchorage, but it’s on my bucket list to see UAA vs UAF.

It was bonus that Tanner Edwards transferred from Mankato to UAA in his senior year (2023?), and now I have his seawolf jersey.
 
jwheeler001 said:
Eric Rud announced as the new UAA head coach.

Rud has over 25 years of experience in college hockey, most recently at St Cloud State where he was an assistant coach. He also spent a few years as an associate head coach at Miami (OH), and as head coach of the St. Cloud state women’s team. He also has experience in junior hockey with the Sioux Falls Stampede and with the Green Bay Gramblers.

goseawolves.com

Eric Rud named hockey head coach | University of Alaska Anchorage

ANCHORAGE – The University of Alaska Anchorage has named Eric Rud the next head hockey coach of Seawolf Hockey, the university announced Monday. Rud becomes the
goseawolves.com goseawolves.com
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yeah I see a lot of comments deleted on social media, this hire doesn't inspire a lot of confidence. I was a huge proponent of Thomas getting hired and we got one good season out of him. This Rud reeks of Talafous, though he did win some Governor's Cups. Just meh, hopefully I'm proven wrong but this seems like a boring COVID hire, please prove me wrong.
 
Mike McMahon reports that Anchorage picked up Cam MacDonald from Dartmouth.

Although he has him listed as playing for Quinnipiac… even though he is currently on Dartmouth’s roster…

I think he got him mixed up with Drew Hockley, who was previously on Quinnipiac.

Must be a typo. His stats are too good to be going to Anchorage.
 
Rud is already saying the wrong things, it's not about wins and losses, wants to build up these young men...that's exactly what Shasby was saying before he left. JFC we are living in a simulation.
 
I donated money to bring Seawolf Hockey back, I've offered my time and resources, if this new coach doesn't care about winning and wants to remain status quo, I and others should not be giving anything back to Seawolf Hockey. I'd rather support the Wolverines, at least they want to win (and do). Tanya should know better, isn't she Pont'ers wife? Backasswords university.
 
AKSWF said:
Rud is already saying the wrong things, it's not about wins and losses, wants to build up these young men...that's exactly what Shasby was saying before he left. JFC we are living in a simulation.
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Yeah continue to build and develop the players just for them to use the independent programs as a stepping stool to better funded programs. Yikes. Hope he does something positive for ya’ll anyways.
 
Some interesting things from this article.

Rud's contract is for 3 seasons, with an option for a 4th. The annual salary is less than $200,000. I am sure that is comparable to what Erik Largen makes at UAF.

There are rumors of a potential matchup between Rud's alma mater, Colorado College, and UAA playing a New Years holiday weekend series. However, Colorado College already released their schedule, and it does not have UAA on there during new years. Either that matchup is still being finalized (exhibition game?), or will start in 27-28.

The athletic director said that the home opener against Denver will likely be played in the Sully.

Rud’s son Max, a junior, recently committed to UAF out of the transfer portal from Minnesota. Rud said Max gets a chance to “create his own life experience” and likely won’t be asked to rethink detouring to UAA.

UAA assistant coaches Chris Kamal, Aaron McPheters and Evan Trupp remain on staff. At this time, Rud said he doesn’t expect that to change. When told Rud’s hiring broke UAA’s hat trick of coaching hire Matts – Matt Thomas, Matt Curley and Matt Shasby – Pont replied, “that wasn’t something I was tracking.”

In addition to facing Denver (at UAA), the Seawolves will be traveling to Michigan and Wisconsin.

Current schedule:
Denver will be playing at UAA on October 2/3
UAA will be playing at Michigan on October 10/11
UAA will be playing at Wisconsin (???)
 
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