October 24, 2026 | Jacqueline Hixssen
ANCHORAGE, AK — History was made tonight at the Sullivan Arena as the Anchorage Wolverines etched their names into the record books, setting a new record for the largest crowd in Sullivan Arena hockey history. A record-breaking 6,569 fans watched the Wolverines secure their fourth consecutive win with a 6-3 victory over the Kenai River Brown Bears.
Wolverines point leader Oliver Morris opened the scoring just two minutes into the game, firing a slap shot from the slot to put Anchorage on the board early.
Captain and leading goal scorer Caleb Mahar doubled the Wolverines’ lead after Sheldon Rioux carried the puck into the zone and sent a pass to Mahar, who buried it top shelf on the glove side.
Assistant captain Balint Lobenwein made it 3-0 on a 3-on-1 rush. After carrying the puck into the zone, Lobenwein passed across the ice to Leon Buzek, who quickly returned the puck to Lobenwein for a one-timer inside the near post.
The Brown Bears answered with their first goal of the night, cutting the lead to 3-1 before Michael Kotora restored the Wolverines’ three-goal advantage. Kotora netted his sixth goal of the season by capitalizing on a rebound from Rioux’s shot.
Seth Carlson added to the highlight reel with an unconventional goal, shooting from behind the goal line and banking the puck off the goaltender’s pads and through the five-hole to make it 5-1.
The Brown Bears scored the only goal of the second period before adding their final goal three minutes into the third, bringing the score to 5-3.
With just 38 seconds remaining, Mahar sealed the victory with an empty-net goal from behind his own goal line, sending the puck the length of the ice to finalize the 6-3 win.
The victory marked the Wolverines’ fourth straight overall and third consecutive win at home, all in front of a historic Sullivan Arena crowd.
The Wolverines return to the Sully next Friday, October 30, for a single game against the Kenai River Brown Bears.
