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Four UAA students share what it\u2019s like being fans in the rinkside student section.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

By Avery Williamson\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the last game of this season\u2019s Governor\u2019s Cup competition on Feb. 3, students headed to the Avis Alaska Sports Complex up to an hour in advance to make sure they could get into the student section. As the team secured a 4-2 victory over the in-state rivals, four students shared their favorite aspects of Seawolf hockey.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethan Sundown, a junior studying economics at UAA, attends as many hockey games as he can. \u201cI love the pace of hockey,\u201d he said. \u201cIt encapsulates what it\u2019s like in Alaska. It’s an awesome sport that matches the really exciting lives we live here.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethan also appreciates the team aspects of hockey. \u201cHockey teams are a brotherhood,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019re a family.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Oftentimes, he hears the players congratulating each other about their performances long after the game. \u201cWhenever some guy gets a goal, they’re hearing about it for a long time, and it’s just awesome.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Though hockey games are enjoyable from any seat in the Avis Alaska Sports Complex, the student section takes it to a whole other level. There are several rows of bleachers, designated only for UAA students, in one corner of the arena, near the visitor\u2019s bench.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

George Payne, an engineering graduate student at UAA, describes the rinkside energy as \u201cabsolutely electric.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody’s dialed into the game and we\u2019re all ready to holler,\u201d he said. \u201cI think our energy goes over the glass and it just gives the players that extra oomph to get the puck in the back of the net.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hannah Boron, a nursing student at UAA, not only enjoys watching the players on the ice, but she also likes seeing them around campus. \u201cI think it’s funny to see them in a business class and after watching them being amazing athletes and going hard in a game.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Hannah believes \u201cour team is better than other teams because of our tenacity.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like we can be scrappy and put up a fight even when everything seems like it might not be going well or we\u2019re not playing our best. We can always pull ourselves together.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Connor Benson, a senior studying history at UAA, believes this determination is why the Seawolves are able to defeat nationally-ranked teams. \u201cWe play opponents that, on paper, are way better than and have better records than us, but we\u2019re able to defeat them.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Though the students all enjoy watching the team, every fan has a favorite player. Here are theirs:<\/span><\/p>\n

Connor\u2019s favorite player is defenseman William Gilson. \u201cHe’s from Connecticut and nobody really knows about Connecticut, so I like the representation of small states.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Senior forward Jarred White is Hannah\u2019s favorite player, \u201cspecifically because he upheld his part of the biology lab project while he was gone on a three-week trip and had the flu. Jarred, if you read this, thank you for doing the part of the group project.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

For Ethan, it\u2019s sophomore defenseman Caleb Huffman. \u201cHe gets really involved with some of the physical activities like fighting guys and being rough. I think that goes a long way toward helping the crowd generate some energy.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

George enjoys watching freshman defenseman Gunnar VanDamme. \u201cHe has one of the coolest names and adds assists to the game.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The students are pumped for two more home series this season. \u201cEveryone will be banging on the glass,\u201d George said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be crazy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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UP NEXT<\/b><\/h4>\n

The Seawolves hit the road this week to face off against Lindenwood University on Feb. 16-17 in Missouri. They\u2019ll then head to South Dakota to compete against Augustana\u00a0 University on Feb. 23-24.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As always, Anchorage fans are encouraged to join the official watch party at Las Margaritas, located at 541 W. Dimond Blvd.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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