ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The 12th-ranked Western Michigan hockey team dropped its season opener, X-X, on the road at Alaska-Anchorage late Saturday night.
The lone goal for the Broncos (0-1-0) came from Jamie Rome in the first period. WMU outshot UAA 22-11 on the night, including holding them to just one shot in the third period. The Seawolves recorded 22 blocked shots on the night to stifle the WMU attack.
Alaska-Anchorage took a 1-0 lead at 13:37 in the first period on a goal by Connor Marritt from out in front of the net after Cameron Rowe made the initial save.