2010–11 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

The 2010–11 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Chargers were coached by Chris Luongo who was in his first season as head coach. His assistant coaches were Mike Warde and Gavin Morgan. The Chargers played their home games in the Propst Arena at the Von Braun Center, competed as an independent and finished with an overall record of 4–26–2.

2010–11 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–26–2
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainRyan Burkholder
Alternate CaptainMatt Baxter, Curtis deBruyn, Chris Fairbanks
Home stadiumPropst Arena
Seasons

Preseason

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Following the 2009–10 season, the Chargers' conference, College Hockey America, dropped their men's division after Bemidji State, Niagara, and Robert Morris left for other conferences.[1] UAH applied for admission to the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, but were denied,[2] forcing the Chargers to play the 2010–11 season as an independent.[3]

Coaching changes

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On May 19, 2010, assistant coach John McCabe was named the head coach at Division III Finlandia University, ending a six-year tenure at UAH.[4] On June 21, 2010, head coach Danton Cole was announced as the U.S. National Team Development Program’s Under-17 head coach.[5] Remaining assistant coach Chris Luongo was named head coach on July 9.[6] Assistant coach Mike Warde was announced on August 20,[7] and Gavin Morgan was announced on August 27.[8]

Roster

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As of September 4, 2010[9]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
2   Ryan Burkholder (C) Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1987-09-01 Newmarket, Ontario Newmarket (OJHL)
5   Brice Geoffrion Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1990-11-04 Brentwood, Tennessee Motor City (NAHL)
6   Cody Dion Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1990-03-21 Colorado Springs, Colorado Okotoks (AJHL)
7   Jamie Easton Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1988-01-05 Edmonton, Alberta Bonnyville (AJHL)
8   Alex Allan Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989-08-28 Calgary, Alberta Victoria (BCHL)
10   Mat Hagen Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989-12-27 Ottawa, Ontario Kanata (CJHL)
11   Neil Ruffini Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988-03-14 Roswell, Georgia Proctor Academy (USHS–NH)
12   Mac Roy Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989-04-20 Chilliwack, British Columbia Langley (BCHL)
13   Joey Koudys Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988-03-28 Grimsby, Ontario Thorold (GOJHL)
14   Nickolas Gatt Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1990-12-20 Farmington Hills, Michigan Topeka (NAHL)
15   Matt Baxter (A) Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1988-08-04 Courtice, Ontario Bowmanville (CCHL)
18   David Way Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990-11-21 Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta Sherwood Park (AJHL)
19   Chris Fairbanks (A) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1986-07-15 Milford, Michigan Youngstown (NAHL)
20   Lasse Uusivirta Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1989-07-27 Espoo, Finland Blues U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga)
21   Keenan Desmet Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1988-07-07 Strathmore, Alberta Salmon Arm (BCHL)
22   Sebastian Geoffrion Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1989-07-26 Brentwood, Tennessee Indiana (USHL)
23   Curtis deBruyn (A) Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1988-10-07 Calgary, Alberta Olds (AJHL)
24   Tom Durnie Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988-04-04 Calgary, Alberta Canmore (AJHL)
26   Justin Cseter Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1988-08-24 Menomonie, Wisconsin Salmon Arm (BCHL)
27   Vince Bruni Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987-04-08 Toronto, Ontario Springfield (NAHL)
28   Trevor Conrad Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1989-06-29 Spruce Grove, Alberta Sherwood Park (AJHL)
31   John Griggs Sophomore G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1988-06-28 Barrington, Illinois Cumberland (CJHL)
32   C. J. Groh Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990-04-16 Cincinnati, Ohio Waterloo (USHL)
33   Clarke Saunders Freshman G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1989-09-09 Brockville, Ontario Brockville (CJHL)

Regular season

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Schedule

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  •    Green background indicates win.
  •    Red background indicates loss.
  •    Yellow background indicates tie.
Date Time Opponent Site Decision Result Attendance Record
October 7 7:05 pm Ferris State* Propst ArenaHuntsville, Alabama Saunders L 1–4  1,283 0–1–0
October 8 7:05 pm Ferris State* Propst ArenaHuntsville, Alabama Saunders W 4–2  1,009 1–1–0
October 15 7:05 pm at #15 Wisconsin* Kohl CenterMadison, Wisconsin Saunders L 0–7  10,769 1–2–0
October 17 1:05 pm at #15 Wisconsin* Kohl CenterMadison, Wisconsin Saunders L 2–5  11,731 1–3–0
October 22 6:05 pm at Bowling Green* BGSU Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio Saunders L 4–5 OT 1,749 1–4–0
October 23 6:05 pm at Bowling Green* BGSU Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio Groh L 2–4  2,630 1–5–0
October 29 6:05 pm at #11 Michigan State* Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, Michigan Groh T 4–4 OT 4,829 1–5–1
October 30 6:05 pm at #11 Michigan State* Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, Michigan Saunders L 1–2  4,886 1–6–1
November 5 6:05 pm at Ohio State* Value City ArenaColumbus, Ohio Saunders L 2–6  2,284 1–7–1
November 6 6:05 pm at Ohio State* Value City ArenaColumbus, Ohio Groh L 1–5  2,197 1–8–1
November 12 7:05 pm Providence* Propst ArenaHuntsville, Alabama Saunders L 1–3  1,456 1–9–1
November 13 7:05 pm Providence* Propst ArenaHuntsville, Alabama Groh L 2–4  1,106 1–10–1
November 26 3:00 pm vs. Bowling Green* Houston Field HouseTroy, New York (Rensselaer Holiday Tournament) Groh L 1–5  2,403 1–11–1
November 27 3:00 pm vs. Connecticut* Houston Field HouseTroy, New York (Rensselaer Holiday Tournament) Saunders W 6–2  2,438 2–11–1
December 3 6:00 pm at Cornell* Lynah RinkIthaca, New York Saunders L 1–3  4,075 2–12–1
December 4 6:00 pm at Cornell* Lynah RinkIthaca, New York Griggs T 2–2 OT 4,174 2–12–2
December 10 7:05 pm Robert Morris* Propst ArenaHuntsville, Alabama Griggs L 3–4  1,762 2–13–2
December 11 7:05 pm Robert Morris* Propst ArenaHuntsville, Alabama Saunders L 1–2  872 2–14–2
December 16 6:05 pm at Mercyhurst* Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, Pennsylvania Saunders L 3–8  401 2–15–2
December 17 6:05 pm at Mercyhurst* Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, Pennsylvania Griggs L 3–4 OT 308 2–16–2
December 30 7:05 pm #14 RPI* Propst ArenaHuntsville, Alabama Griggs L 1–2  1,133 2–17–2
December 31 3:05 pm #14 RPI* Propst ArenaHuntsville, Alabama Griggs L 1–2  852 2–18–2
January 7 7:05 pm Bemidji State* Propst ArenaHuntsville, Alabama Griggs L 1–3  1,003 2–19–2
January 8 3:05 pm Bemidji State* Propst ArenaHuntsville, Alabama Saunders W 4–3  1,103 3–19–2
January 14 7:05 pm #15 Merrimack* Bridgestone ArenaNashville, Tennessee Saunders L 4–5  1,976 3–20–2
January 15 1:05 pm #15 Merrimack* Bridgestone ArenaNashville, Tennessee Griggs L 0–7  1,785 3–21–2
January 21 8:35 pm at Colorado College* Colorado Springs World ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado Griggs L 0–7  5,971 3–22–2
January 22 8:05 pm at Colorado College* Colorado Springs World ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado Saunders L 1–4  6,461 3–23–2
January 28 7:35 pm at #15 Nebraska–Omaha* CenturyLink CenterOmaha, Nebraska Saunders L 0–4  6,376 3–24–2
January 29 7:05 pm at #15 Nebraska–Omaha* CenturyLink CenterOmaha, Nebraska Saunders W 2–1 OT 6,836 4–24–2
February 11 6:05 pm at Ferris State* Ewigleben ArenaBig Rapids, Michigan Saunders L 2–5  1,258 4–25–2
February 12 6:05 pm at Ferris State* Ewigleben ArenaBig Rapids, Michigan Griggs L 1–5  1,490 4–26–2
February 25 7:05 pm US Under-18 Team* Propst ArenaHuntsville, Alabama (Exhibition) Saunders L 1–8  1,342 4–26–2
February 26 3:05 pm US Under-18 Team* Propst ArenaHuntsville, Alabama (Exhibition) Griggs L 3–5  856 4–26–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time.
Source:[10]

Opponents by conference

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Conference Teams
CCHA 4 (Bowling Green, Ferris State, Michigan State, Ohio State)
WCHA 4 (Bemidji State, Colorado College, Nebraska–Omaha, Wisconsin)
Atlantic Hockey 3 (Connecticut, Mercyhurst, Robert Morris)
Hockey East 2 (Merrimack, Providence)
ECAC 2 (Cornell, RPI)

Player stats

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As of February 12, 2011[11][12]

Skaters

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Player Pos Yr GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Matt Baxter D Sr 32 9 13 22 22 6 0 0
Keenan Desmet F So 31 8 10 18 63 4 0 1
Jamie Easton F Jr 32 6 12 18 41 4 0 0
Mac Roy F Fr 31 6 9 15 34 3 0 0
Tom Durnie D Jr 31 4 10 14 34 4 0 0
Justin Cseter F So 32 2 12 14 14 0 0 0
Neil Ruffini F Sr 32 5 7 12 32 3 0 0
Curtis deBruyn D So 32 2 6 8 51 1 0 1
Sebastian Geoffrion F So 28 3 4 7 115 0 0 1
Joey Koudys F Sr 32 4 2 6 24 1 0 0
Chris Fairbanks F Sr 27 2 4 6 16 1 0 0
Ryan Burkholder D Sr 28 1 5 6 37 0 0 0
Vince Bruni F Sr 32 4 1 5 26 0 0 0
Lasse Uusivirta D Fr 18 0 4 4 16 0 0 0
Alex Allan F Fr 22 2 1 3 4 0 0 0
Cody Dion F Fr 29 2 1 3 6 0 0 1
Nickolas Gatt D Fr 27 1 2 3 6 1 0 0
John Griggs G So 10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Mat Hagen D Fr 22 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
David Way F Fr 26 0 1 1 8 0 0 0
Trevor Conrad D Fr 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
C.J. Groh G Fr 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clarke Saunders G Fr 19 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Brice Geoffrion F Fr 28 0 0 0 27 0 0 0
Team 32 61 106 167 584 28 0 4

Goaltenders

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Player Yr GP TOI W L T GA GAA SV SV% SO
Clarke Saunders Fr 19 1059 4 14 0 67 3.80 587 0.898 0
John Griggs So 10 517 0 8 1 34 3.95 257 0.883 0
C.J. Groh Fr 7 346 0 4 1 25 4.33 184 0.880 0

References

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  1. ^ McLaughlin, Budd (January 29, 2009). "UAH hockey seeks new league". The Huntsville Times.
  2. ^ McLaughlin, Budd (August 11, 2009). "UAH denied admission to Central Collegiate Hockey Association". The Huntsville Times.
  3. ^ McLaughlin, Budd (September 23, 2009). "UAH program standing alone". The Huntsville Times.
  4. ^ "McCabe Takes Over at Finlandia". USCHO. May 19, 2010. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  5. ^ "Cole Leaves Alabama-Huntsville for NTDP". USCHO. June 21, 2010. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  6. ^ "Luongo Takes Over for Cole at Alabama-Huntsville". USCHO. July 9, 2010. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  7. ^ "Warde joins hockey staff as top assistant". The University of Alabama in Huntsville. August 20, 2010. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  8. ^ "Huntsville Rounds Out Staff by Hiring Morgan". USCHO. August 27, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
  9. ^ The University of Alabama in Huntsville. "2009–10 Hockey Roster". Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  10. ^ The University of Alabama in Huntsville. "2010–11 Charger Hockey Schedule". Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
  11. ^ The University of Alabama in Huntsville. "Alabama-Huntsville Cumulative Season Statistics". Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
  12. ^ USCHO.com. "Alabama-Huntsville Chargers Men's Hockey 2010–2011 Team Statistics". Archived from the original on November 10, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2010.