Dallas Ferguson became the 25th head coach in program history in 2008 taking over from DelCastillo . Ferguson led the Nanooks to a historic season in his second behind the bench at UAF . The season marked the first-ever NCAA Tournament berth in 2010 . UAF received an at-large bid despite losing in the Quarterfinals of the 2010 CCHA Men 's Ice Hockey Tournament to Northern Michigan two games to none , losing 4 – 3 and 5 – 1 . The at-large bid placed the No. 13 ranked Nanooks into the Northeast Regional in Worcester , Massachusetts against No. 1 ranked Boston College in the first round of the tournament . The Eagles ended the Nanooks season in a close game that saw UAF come up short 3 – 1 . Despite the loss one of the highlights of the game was the UAF defense shutting down the high scoring top line of Boston College with the help of freshman goaltender Scott Greenham making 29 saves
2010 CCHA Men 's Ice Hockey Tournament
2010 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Alaska Nanooks men's ice hockey