Clan shutout by Alaska Fairbanks in NCAA exhibition weekend opener

The University of Alaska-Fairbanks received goals from six different scorers on Friday night, defeating Simon Fraser University by a 6-0 margin as the Clan opened a two-game exhibition weekend against NCAA competition at the Carlson Center.

Despite dominating in puck-possession, the Nanooks were only leading the Clan 1-0 after the first period. Alaska's offense picked it up in the remaining 40 minutes of play, combining for five goals and outshooting their opponent 53-20 on the night.

Alaska saw three different skaters tally multi-point nights, including senior defenseman Zach Frye (one goal, one assist), rookie forward Steven Jandric (one goal, one assist) and sophomore forward Colton Leiter (two assists).

Each of Alaska's three goaltenders made an appearance in net, as sophomore Anton Martinsson, sophomore Niko DellaMaggiore and freshman Tony Rehm each played 20 minutes against the Clan. Martinsson combined for six saves in the first while Rehm registered five in the third period but it was DellaMaggiore's second period nine-save effort that led Alaska between the pipes.

On the other end of the ice, SFU's goaltender Lyndon Stanwood totaled a game-high of 47 saves.

Sophomore forward Tyler Cline put Alaska on the board first, scoring with one second left in the first period to break the stalemate and send Alaska into the first intermission with a 1-0 lead. Frye made a backhanded pass in front of the net which Cline was able to bury while fending off a SFU defender.

Redshirt-senior defenseman and captain Justin Woods made it a 2-0 game at the 6:36 mark of the second after creeping in backdoor and sniping high-blocker side. Woods received a clean feed from Jandric in the corner before notching his first unofficial goal of the season in front of his hometown while sophomore forward Kylar Hope was awarded the secondary assist.

Six minutes later, Jandric scored a goal of his own after entering the zone and trying to send a pass through the slot to Leiter, who was crashing the net. Jandric's pass went off a SFU defender and caught Stanwood off guard to make it a 3-0 game. Jandric's goal was assisted by Leiter and sophomore defenseman Tristan Thompson.

The floodgates opened in the third period, as sophomore forward Troy Van Tetering, Frye and sophomore forward Kyle Marino each produced a goal in the final 20 minutes to seal the 6-0 victory.

The Clan now travel to Eagle River to close out their two-game trip with a match-up against the Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves. Faceoff is set for 8:00 PM PST. SFU opens their 2017/18 BCIHL regular season schedule on Friday, October 6th against Eastern Washington.