The 2016–17 Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey season was the 38th season of play for the program, the 35th at the Division I level and the 24th in the WCHA conference. The Seawolves represented the University of Alaska Anchorage and were coached by Matt Thomas, in his 4th season.

After two subpar years, Alaska Anchorage was hoping to get back into the playoff picture. Unfortunately, the team got off to a dreadful start; the Seawolves won just one of their first 14 games and found themselves at the bottom of the WCHA. The team's outlook began to brighten in December when they won games in three separate weekends, including against ranked Bemidji State.

Alaska Anchorage continued to show improvement in the second half of the season, playing .500 hockey for two and a half months. After taking four points in their series against Lake Superior State, the Seawolves were just 5 points out of a playoff spot with four games to play. Their offense, however, failed down the stretch and the team was swept by Ferris State. With only two games against arch-rival Alaska remaining, the Seawolves had to win both games to have any chance at extending their season. When the Nanooks won the first match, it ended any postseason hopes for Anchorage and a second defeat gave UAF their 8th consecutive Governor's Cup.

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No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2		Chase Van Allen (A)	Senior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	1992-07-30	Anchorage, Alaska	Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)	—
3		Eric Roberts	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	1995-01-27	Abbotsford, British Columbia	Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)	—
4		Tanner Johnson	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	1995-09-24	Castlegar, British Columbia	Langley Rivermen (BCHL)	—
6		Jarrett Brown	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	1994-01-13	Beaumont, Alberta	Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL)	—
7		Nolan Nicholas	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	1995-09-24	Thunder Bay, Ontario	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)	—
8		Mason Mitchell	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1994-06-13	Edmonton, Alberta	Calgary Mustangs (AJHL)	—
10		Nicolas Erb Ekholm	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1995-06-07	Malmö, Sweden	Malmö Redhawks J20 (J20 SuperElit)	—
11		Austin Azurdia	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1993-07-27	Wenatchee, Washington	Langley Rivermen (BCHL)	—
12		Nils Rygaard	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1995-04-11	Cheektowaga, New York	Janesville Jets (NAHL)	—
13		Dylan Hubbs	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1992-10-31	Beaumont, Alberta	Olds Grizzlys (AJHL)	—
15		Mason Anderson	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	1995-02-23	Anchorage, Alaska	Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL)	—
16		Connor Wright	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	1992-07-12	Anchorage, Alaska	Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL)	—
17		Matt Anholt (C)	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1994-05-15	Prince Albert, Saskatchewan	West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL)	—
18		Bradley Duwe	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	1992-05-02	Soldotna, Alaska	Kenai River Brown Bears (NAHL)	—
19		Alex Jackstadt	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	154 lb (70 kg)	1994-03-15	Anchorage, Alaska	Kenai River Brown Bears (NAHL)	—
20		Nathan Renouf	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	154 lb (70 kg)	1994-05-11	Mississauga, Ontario	Quinnipiac Bobcats (ECAC)	—
21		Tad Kozun	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1993-03-03	Nipawin, Saskatchewan	Nipawin Hawks (SJHL)	—
22		Conor Deal	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	1993-03-06	Anchorage, Alaska	Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties (MIAC)	—
23		Tomi Hiekkavirta	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	1996-04-05	Helsinki, Finland	HIFK U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga)	—
25		Jonah Renouf	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	154 lb (70 kg)	1994-05-11	Mississauga, Ontario	Quinnipiac Bobcats (ECAC)	—
26		Corey Renwick	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	1995-03-28	Nanoose Bay, British Columbia	Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL)	—
27		Jeremiah Luedtke	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	159 lb (72 kg)	1994-09-24	Seattle, Washington	Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL)	—
28		Cam Amantea	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	1994-02-17	Calgary, Alberta	Penticton Vees (BCHL)	—
29		Sean MacTavish	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	1994-11-21	Edmonton, Alberta	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	—
31		Rasmus Reijola	Graduate	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1992-11-26	Vantaa, Finland	St. Cloud State Huskies (NCHC)	—
33		Olivier Mantha (A)	Junior	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	1993-01-18	La Tuque, Quebec	Penticton Vees (BCHL)	—
37		David Trinkberger	Freshman	D	6' 5" (1.96 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	1996-08-25	Landshut, Germany	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—
40		Aleksi Ainali	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1995-04-12	Vihti, Finland	Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL)	—

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USCHO did not release a poll in Week 24.^[4]