2016–17 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

The 2016–17 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Chargers were coached by Mike Corbett who was in his fourth season as head coach. His assistant coaches were Gavin Morgan and Matty Thomas. The Chargers played their home games in the Propst Arena at the Von Braun Center and competed in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.

2016–17 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey
ConferenceWestern Collegiate Hockey Association
Record9–22–3 (9–16–4 WCHA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainBrent Fletcher
Alternate CaptainMax McHugh, Matt Salhany
Home stadiumPropst Arena at the Von Braun Center
Seasons

Recruiting

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UAH added 4 freshmen for the 2016–17 season, including 2 forwards and 2 defensemen.[1]

Player Position Nationality Notes
Austin Beaulieu Forward   United States Coral Springs, Florida; 2014–15 NAHL All-Rookie Team while playing with the Wichita Falls Wildcats
Connor James Defenseman   Canada Wainwright, Alberta; 2013–14 and 2014–15 AJHL champion with the Spruce Grove Saints
Jordan Larson Forward   Canada Fort Frances, Ontario; Former Carleton Place Canadians captain, 2013–14 and 2014–15 CCHL champion, 2011–12 SIJHL Rookie of the Year
Sean Rappleyea Forward   United States South Amboy, New Jersey; Former Ottawa Jr. Senators alternate captain, 2015–16 CCHL Defenseman of the Year and First-Team All-Star

Roster

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Departures from 2015–16 team

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Additionally, Brandon Carlson's NCAA eligibility expired November 19, due to classes he had taken before enrolling at UAH.[2]

2016–17 team

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Source:[3][4]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
2   Cam Knight Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1995-01-10 North Reading, Massachusetts Wichita Falls (NAHL)
4   Connor James Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-10-11 Wainwright Spruce Grove (AJHL)
5   Cody Champagne Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994-08-09 Brookfield, Connecticut Topeka (NAHL)
6   Sean Rappleyea Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1995-02-03 Sayreville, New Jersey Ottawa (CCHL)
7   Max McHugh (A) Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993-08-20 Seattle, Washington Dubuque (USHL)
8   John Teets Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1994-08-10 Fairbanks, Alaska Fairbanks (NAHL)
9   Hunter Anderson Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994-03-01 Savage, Minnesota Langley (BCHL)
10   Brent Fletcher (C) Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992-05-09 New Westminster, British Columbia Merritt (BCHL)
11   Jordan Larson Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1995-05-13 Fort Frances, Ontario Carleton Place (CCHL)
12   Regan Soquila Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993-06-03 Maple Ridge, British Columbia Merritt (BCHL)
14   Madison Dunn Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1995-10-04 Calgary, Alberta Brooks (AJHL)
15   Hans Gorowsky Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1994-12-20 Lino Lakes, Minnesota Fairbanks (NAHL)
16   Jetlan Houcher Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-02-15 Paradise Valley, Alberta Fort McMurray (AJHL)
18   Austin Beaulieu Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-10-21 Coral Springs, Florida Wichita Falls (CCHL)
19   Brandon Salerno Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1995-07-31 Toronto, Ontario Pickering (OJHL)
20   Brandon Parker Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1993-02-17 Faribault, Minnesota Brookings (NAHL)
21   Tyler Poulsen Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1993-04-01 Arvada, Colorado Topeka (NAHL)
22   Matt Salhany (A) Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1993-01-08 Warwick, Rhode Island Boston (EJHL)
23   Cody Marooney Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992-07-07 Chaska, Minnesota Brookings (NAHL)
24   Brennan Saulnier Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1993-12-29 Halifax, Nova Scotia Fort McMurray (AJHL)
25   Adam Wilcox Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1994-04-25 Alpharetta, Georgia Fairbanks (NAHL)
26   Josh Kestner Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1993-11-08 Huntsville, Alabama Sarnia (GOJHL)
28   Kurt Gosselin Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-11-30 Brighton, Michigan Alberni Valley (BCHL)
30   Matt Larose Senior G 6' 5" (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992-08-15 Nanaimo, British Columbia Wellington (OJHL)
32   Jordan Uhelski Junior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993-08-04 Flint, Michigan Muskegon (USHL)
33   Richard Buri Junior D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1994-01-12 Nitra, Slovakia Minnesota (NAHL)
35   Carmine Guerriero Senior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1992-02-20 Montreal, Quebec Hawkesbury (CCHL)
41   Brandon Carlson Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1992-06-15 Huntington Beach, California Dubuque (USHL)

Schedule and results

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  •    Green background indicates win.
  •    Red background indicates loss.
  •    Yellow background indicates tie.
Date Time Opponent Site Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 1 4:07 pm at #20 Ferris State Ewigleben ArenaBig Rapids, Michigan Larose W 2–1  1,510 1–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 2 2:07 pm at #20 Ferris State Ewigleben ArenaBig Rapids, Michigan Larose W 4–3  1,433 2–0–0 (2–0–0)
October 7 6:05 pm at Connecticut* XL CenterHartford, Connecticut Larose L 0–6  3,122 2–1–0 (2–0–0)
October 8 3:05 pm at Connecticut* XL CenterHartford, Connecticut Larose L 0–4  3,193 2–2–0 (2–0–0)
October 14 6:07 pm at Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan Larose L 3–7  2,942 2–3–0 (2–1–0)
October 15 6:07 pm at Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan Uhelski T 1–1 SOL 3,013 2–3–1 (2–1–1)
October 21 7:07 pm Lake Superior State Propst ArenaHuntsville, Alabama Larose L 3–6  2,106 2–4–1 (2–2–1)
October 22 7:07 pm Lake Superior State Propst ArenaHuntsville, Alabama Uhelski L 2–5  2,163 2–5–1 (2–3–1)
October 28 7:37 pm at #10 St. Cloud State* Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota Uhelski L 1–5  3,541 2–6–1 (2–3–1)
October 29 7:07 pm at #10 St. Cloud State* Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota Uhelski L 2–5  3,838 2–7–1 (2–3–1)
November 4 10:07 pm at Alaska–Anchorage Sullivan ArenaAnchorage, Alaska Uhelski W 5–2  2,128 3–7–1 (3–3–1)
November 5 10:07 pm at Alaska–Anchorage Sullivan ArenaAnchorage, Alaska Uhelski W 3–2 OT 1,771 4–7–1 (4–3–1)
November 11 7:07 pm Alaska Propst ArenaHuntsville, Alabama Uhelski T 3–3 SOL 1,921 4–7–2 (4–3–2)
November 12 7:07 pm Alaska Propst ArenaHuntsville, Alabama Guerrero L 1–3  2,103 4–8–2 (4–4–2)
November 18 7:07 pm Bowling Green Propst ArenaHuntsville, Alabama Guerrero L 1–4  1,374 4–9–2 (4–5–2)
November 19 7:07 pm Bowling Green Propst ArenaHuntsville, Alabama Guerrero L 3–8  1,218 4–10–2 (4–6–2)
December 3 7:07 pm Ferris State Propst ArenaHuntsville, Alabama Uhelski W 5–3  1,197 5–10–2 (5–6–2)
December 4 3:07 pm Ferris State Propst ArenaHuntsville, Alabama Uhelski L 1–3  972 5–11–2 (5–7–2)
December 9 6:07 pm at Northern Michigan Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan Uhelski W 4–1  1,261 6–11–2 (6–7–2)
December 10 6:07 pm at Northern Michigan Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan Uhelski W 3–1  1,154 7–11–2 (7–7–2)
December 30 4:00 pm vs. UMass* Mariucci ArenaMinneapolis, Minnesota (Mariucci Classic) Uhelski L 1–2 OT 9,910 7–12–2 (7–7–2)
December 31 4:00 pm vs. Mercyhurst* Mariucci ArenaMinneapolis, Minnesota (Mariucci Classic) Guerrero L 2–3 OT 7,989 7–13–2 (7–7–2)
January 6 7:07 pm #19 Minnesota State Propst ArenaHuntsville, Alabama Uhelski L 0–3  1,104 7–14–2 (7–8–2)
January 7 7:07 pm #19 Minnesota State Propst ArenaHuntsville, Alabama Guerrero L 2–3  1,329 7–15–2 (7–9–2)
January 20 6:37 pm at Lake Superior State Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan Guerrero L 4–5  1,754 7–16–2 (7–10–2)
January 21 6:07 pm at Lake Superior State Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan Guerrero L 1–4  1,941 7–17–2 (7–11–2)
January 27 7:07 pm Michigan Tech Propst ArenaHuntsville, Alabama Larose L 2–5  2,102 7–18–2 (7–12–2)
January 28 7:07 pm Michigan Tech Propst ArenaHuntsville, Alabama Uhelski T 4–4 SOL 1,661 7–18–3 (7–12–3)
February 3 10:07 pm at Alaska Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska Uhelski L 0–3  2,187 7–19–3 (7–13–3)
February 4 10:07 pm at Alaska Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska Uhelski W 4–1  2,234 8–19–3 (8–13–3)
February 10 7:07 pm Bemidji State Propst ArenaHuntsville, Alabama Uhelski L 2–3  1,457 8–20–3 (8–14–3)
February 11 3:07 pm Bemidji State Propst ArenaHuntsville, Alabama Guerrero W 5–2  1,708 9–20–3 (9–14–3)
February 24 6:07 pm at Bowling Green Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio Guerrero L 0–7  1,876 9–21–3 (9–15–3)
February 25 6:07 pm at Bowling Green Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio Uhelski L 0–2  3,091 9–22–3 (9–16–3)
*Non-conference game. All times are in Central Time.
Source:[5]

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Bemidji State 28 20 6 2 2 64 71 44 41 22 16 3 94 79
#19 Michigan Tech* 28 15 7 6 3 54 80 59 45 23 15 7 131 100
Minnesota State 28 15 9 4 2 51 89 68 39 22 13 4 119 95
Bowling Green 28 14 13 1 1 44 79 65 41 21 18 2 120 102
Ferris State 28 12 12 4 2 42 78 74 37 13 19 5 95 101
Alaska 28 11 13 4 3 40 67 84 36 12 20 4 79 113
Lake Superior State 28 8 13 7 4 35 78 87 36 11 18 7 103 119
Northern Michigan 28 10 15 3 1 34 69 75 39 13 22 4 93 108
Alabama–Huntsville 28 9 16 3 0 30 68 95 34 9 22 3 74 120
Alaska Anchorage 28 6 16 6 2 26 52 80 34 7 21 6 59 102
Championship: March 18, 2017
† indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup); * indicates conference tournament champion (Broadmoor Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 6, 2017

Player stats

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As of February 25, 2017[6][7]

Skaters

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Player Pos Yr GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Josh Kestner F Jr 34 9 13 22 28 2 0 2
Max McHugh F Jr 33 8 11 19 10 3 0 0
Cam Knight D So 33 3 16 19 52 0 0 0
Kurt Gosselin D So 30 9 9 18 51 3 0 0
Brennan Saulnier F Jr 29 6 9 15 64 2 0 2
Brandon Parker D Jr 34 6 9 15 52 3 0 1
Hans Gorowsky F So 32 7 6 13 23 2 2 2
Matt Salhany F Sr 34 7 6 13 10 0 1 1
Jordan Larson F Fr 34 4 7 11 18 1 0 0
Brandon Salerno F Fr 20 3 3 6 2 0 0 0
Tyler Poulsen F So 24 3 3 6 37 0 0 1
Brent Fletcher F Sr 34 3 2 5 26 0 1 0
John Teets D So 29 1 4 5 18 0 0 0
Madison Dunn F So 32 0 4 4 4 0 0 0
Regan Soquila F Sr 19 1 2 3 4 1 0 0
Austin Beaulieu F Fr 25 1 2 3 12 1 0 0
Cody Marooney F Sr 25 1 2 3 37 0 0 0
Connor James D Fr 8 0 3 3 10 0 0 0
Hunter Anderson F So 10 1 1 2 2 0 0 0
Sean Rappleyea D Fr 12 1 1 2 10 0 0 0
Cody Champagne D Jr 25 0 2 2 12 0 0 0
Brandon Carlson D Sr 15 0 1 1 8 0 0 0
Jetlan Houcher F So 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Larose G Sr 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carmine Guerriero G Sr 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Adam Wilcox F So 14 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
Richard Buri D Jr 20 0 0 0 35 0 0 0
Jordan Uhelski G Jr 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team 34 74 116 190 535 18 4 9

Goalies

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Player Yr GP TOI W L T GA GAA SV SV% SO
Jordan Uhelski Jr 23 1230:47 6 9 3 57 2.78 551 0.906 0
Carmine Guerriero Sr 9 476:55 1 8 0 30 3.77 205 0.872 0
Matt Larose Sr 7 346:21 2 5 0 28 4.85 184 0.868 0

References

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  1. ^ "Corbett Announces Four Newcomers for 2016-17". University of Alabama in Huntsville. August 15, 2016. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  2. ^ Napier, Michael (November 19, 2016). "Late collapse for Chargers in loss to Bowling Green". UAHHockey.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "2015-16 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey 2016-2017 Roster". U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  5. ^ "Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey 2016-2017 Schedule and Results". U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  6. ^ "2016-2017 Men's Ice Hockey Cumulative Statistics". The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  7. ^ "Alabama Huntsville Chargers (Men) 2016-2017 Team Statistics". collegehockeystats.net. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.