2017–18 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

The 2017–18 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Chargers were coached by Mike Corbett who was in his fifth 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.

2017–18 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey
ConferenceWestern Collegiate Hockey Association
Record12–23–2 (10–16–2 WCHA)
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Assistant coaches
Home stadiumPropst Arena at the Von Braun Center
Seasons

Recruiting

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UAH added 8 freshmen for the 2017–18 season, including 2 goalies, 5 forwards and 1 defenseman.[1]

Player Position Nationality Notes
Josh Astorino Goalie   Canada Niagara Falls, Ontario; 2016–17 OJHL Goaltender of the Year and First Team All-Star, 2016–17 OJHL Champion with the Georgetown Raiders
Andrew Dodson Forward   Canada Milton, Ontario; Former Carleton Place Canadians captain, won 4 CCHL championships with Carleton Place
Connor Merkley Forward   Canada Portland, Ontario; Former Carleton Place Canadians alternate captain, 2016–17 CCHL Second Team All-Star, won 3 CCHL championships with Carleton Place
Christian Rajic Forward   Canada Oakville, Ontario; Former Oakville Blades alternate captain
Teddy Rotenberger Defenseman   United States Huntsville, Alabama
Mark Sinclair Goalie   Canada Dundas, Ontario; 2014–15 and 2015–16 GOJHL champion with the Caledonia Corvairs
Connor Wood Forward   United States Buford, Georgia
Levi Wunder Forward   United States Escanaba, Michigan; Former Escanaba Senior High School captain, 2015 Michigan High School "Dream Team",[2] 2015–16 AJHL All-Rookie Team

Roster

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Departures from 2016–17 team

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2017–18 team

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Source:[3][4]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
2   Cam Knight Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1995-01-10 North Reading, Massachusetts Wichita Falls (NAHL)
4   Connor James Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-10-11 Wainwright, Alberta Spruce Grove (AJHL)
5   Cody Champagne Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994-08-09 Brookfield, Connecticut Topeka (NAHL)
6   Sean Rappleyea Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1995-02-03 Sayreville, New Jersey Ottawa (CCHL)
7   Max McHugh (C) Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993-08-20 Seattle, Washington Dubuque (USHL)
8   John Teets Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1994-08-10 Fairbanks, Alaska Fairbanks (NAHL)
9   Christian Rajic Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1997-02-06 Oakville, Ontario Oakville (OJHL)
10   Andrew Dodson Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996-10-24 Milton, Ontario Carleton Place (CCHL)
11   Levi Wunder Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1996-10-11 Escanaba, Michigan Odessa (NAHL)
12   Connor Merkley Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996-09-03 Portland, Ontario Carleton Place (CCHL)
14   Madison Dunn Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1995-10-04 Calgary, Alberta Brooks (AJHL)
15   Hans Gorowsky Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1994-12-20 Lino Lakes, Minnesota Fairbanks (NAHL)
16   Connor Wood Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996-08-09 Buford, Georgia Odessa (NAHL)
18   Austin Beaulieu Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-10-21 Coral Springs, Florida Wichita Falls (CCHL)
19   Brandon Salerno Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1995-07-31 Toronto, Ontario Pickering (OJHL)
20   Brandon Parker Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1993-02-17 Faribault, Minnesota Brookings (NAHL)
21   Tyler Poulsen Junior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1993-04-01 Arvada, Colorado Topeka (NAHL)
22   Jordan Larson Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1995-05-13 Fort Frances, Ontario Carleton Place (CCHL)
24   Brennan Saulnier Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1993-12-29 Halifax, Nova Scotia Fort McMurray (AJHL)
25   Adam Wilcox Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994-04-25 Alpharetta, Georgia Fairbanks (NAHL)
26   Josh Kestner Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1993-11-08 Huntsville, Alabama Sarnia (GOJHL)
27   Teddy Rotenberger Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996-01-01 Huntsville, Alabama Shreveport (NAHL)
28   Kurt Gosselin Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1994-11-30 Brighton, Michigan Alberni Valley (BCHL)
30   Mark Sinclair Freshman G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-03-08 Dundas, Ontario Chilliwack (BCHL)
32   Jordan Uhelski Senior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1993-08-04 Flint, Michigan Muskegon (USHL)
33   Richard Buri Senior D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1994-01-12 Nitra, Slovakia Minnesota (NAHL)
35   Josh Astorino Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1996-12-09 Niagara Falls, Ontario Georgetown (OJHL)

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 6 6:35 pm at #8 Notre Dame* Compton Family Ice ArenaSouth Bend, Indiana Uhelski L 3–5  3,885 0–1–0
October 7 6:05 pm at #8 Notre Dame* Compton Family Ice ArenaSouth Bend, Indiana Sinclair L 0–4  3,412 0–2–0
October 20 6:07 pm at #15 Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan Uhelski L 4–5  2,923 0–3–0 (0–1–0)
October 21 6:07 pm at #15 Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan Uhelski W 4–2  3,042 1–3–0 (1–1–0)
October 27 6:00 pm at Cornell* Lynah RinkIthaca, New York Uhelski L 1–5  3,277 1–4–0 (1–1–0)
October 28 6:00 pm at Cornell* Lynah RinkIthaca, New York Uhelski L 0–3  3,784 1–5–0 (1–1–0)
November 3 8:05 pm at Arizona State* Oceanside Ice ArenaTempe, Arizona Sinclair L 2–3  738 1–6–0 (1–1–0)
November 4 8:05 pm at Arizona State* Oceanside Ice ArenaTempe, Arizona Uhelski W 3–1  711 2–6–0 (1–1–0)
November 10 7:07 pm Alaska Anchorage Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Uhelski W 5–1  3,128 3–6–0 (2–1–0)
November 11 7:07 pm Alaska Anchorage Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Uhelski L 3–3 SOL 3,072 3–6–1 (2–1–1)
November 17 7:07 pm Lake Superior Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Uhelski L 1–3  1,319 3–7–1 (2–2–1)
November 18 7:07 pm Lake Superior Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Uhelski W 5–3  1,123 4–7–1 (3–2–1)
November 24 7:07 pm Ferris State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Sinclair L 2–6  1,246 4–8–1 (3–3–1)
November 25 7:07 pm Ferris State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Uhelski W 5–3  1,007 5–8–1 (4–3–1)
December 1 6:07 pm at Northern Michigan Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan Uhelski L 1–3  1,937 5–9–1 (4–4–1)
December 2 6:07 pm at Northern Michigan Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan Uhelski W 3–2  2,148 6–9–1 (5–4–1)
December 8 6:37 pm at Bowling Green Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio Uhelski W 3–3 SOW 1,847 6–9–2 (5–4–2)
December 9 6:07 pm at Bowling Green Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio Uhelski L 1–3  1,937 6–10–2 (5–5–2)
December 15 7:07 pm at #7 Minnesota State Verizon Wireless CenterMankato, Minnesota Uhelski L 1–5  3,210 6–11–2 (5–6–2)
December 16 7:07 pm at #7 Minnesota State Verizon Wireless CenterMankato, Minnesota Sinclair L 0–3  3,461 6–12–2 (5–7–2)
December 29 7:07 pm at Bemidji State Sanford CenterBemidji, Minnesota Uhelski L 1–3  2,660 6–13–2 (5–8–2)
December 30 7:07 pm at Bemidji State Sanford CenterBemidji, Minnesota Uhelski L 1–4  2,817 6–14–2 (5–9–2)
January 5 10:07 pm at Alaska Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska Sinclair L 2–3  2,478 6–15–2 (5–10–2)
January 6 10:07 pm at Alaska Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska Uhelski W 3–1  2,694 7–15–2 (6–10–2)
January 12 10:07 pm at Alaska Anchorage Sullivan ArenaAnchorage, Alaska Uhelski W 4–2  1,866 8–15–2 (7–10–2)
January 13 10:07 pm at Alaska Anchorage Sullivan ArenaAnchorage, Alaska Uhelski L 1–2  2,338 8–16–2 (7–11–2)
January 26 7:07 pm Bemidji State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Uhelski W 5–1  2,071 9–16–2 (8–11–2)
January 27 7:07 pm Bemidji State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Uhelski L 1–5  1,989 9–17–2 (8–12–2)
February 3 2:07 pm #19 Northern Michigan Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Uhelski L 3–4  1,718 9–18–2 (8–13–2)
February 4 2:07 pm #19 Northern Michigan Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Uhelski W 4–2  1,017 10–18–2 (9–13–2)
February 9 7:07 pm #5 Minnesota State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Uhelski L 2–3 OT 1,278 10–19–2 (9–14–2)
February 10 7:07 pm #5 Minnesota State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Uhelski L 1–6  1,785 10–20–2 (9–15–2)
February 23 7:07 pm #15 Bowling Green Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Uhelski W 3–2  1,472 11–20–2 (10–15–2)
February 24 7:07 pm #15 Bowling Green Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Uhelski L 0–3  1,363 11–21–2 (10–16–2)
WCHA Tournament
March 2 6:07 pm at #19 Northern Michigan Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan (Quarterfinals Game 1) Uhelski L 1–7  2,537 11–22–2 (10–16–2)
March 3 6:07 pm at #19 Northern Michigan Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan (Quarterfinals Game 2) Uhelski W 3–2  2,821 12–22–2 (10–16–2)
March 4 6:07 pm at #19 Northern Michigan Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan (Quarterfinals Game 3) Uhelski L 2–5  1,826 12–23–2 (10–16–2)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time.
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Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#9 Minnesota State 28 22 5 1 0 67 116 58 40 29 10 1 153 84
#20 Northern Michigan 28 19 7 2 2 61 85 64 43 25 15 3 130 108
Bowling Green 28 17 6 5 2 58 87 63 41 23 12 6 122 100
Bemidji State 28 13 9 6 4 49 77 63 38 16 14 8 103 95
#16 Michigan Tech* 28 12 11 5 2 43 82 75 44 22 17 5 134 117
Ferris State 28 11 16 1 0 34 68 86 38 14 23 1 87 122
Alabama–Huntsville 28 10 16 2 1 33 69 86 37 12 23 2 84 121
Alaska 28 9 17 2 1 30 74 85 36 11 22 3 97 118
Lake Superior State 28 8 17 3 0 27 59 90 36 10 22 4 76 121
Alaska Anchorage 28 4 21 3 3 18 55 102 34 4 26 4 65 124
Championship: March 17, 2018
† indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Broadmoor Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 5, 2018

Player stats

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As of March 4, 2018[6][7]

Skaters

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Player Pos Yr GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Josh Kestner F Sr 37 24 8 32 30 9 0 2
Tyler Poulsen F Jr 35 9 17 26 18 3 0 1
Kurt Gosselin D Jr 37 5 11 16 52 3 0 0
Christian Rajic F Fr 37 9 6 15 18 2 0 1
Brennan Saulnier F Sr 30 8 7 15 121 4 0 2
Madison Dunn F Jr 37 5 10 15 10 0 2 1
Hans Gorowsky F Jr 37 5 7 12 42 2 0 0
Cam Knight D Jr 34 0 11 11 60 0 0 0
John Teets D Jr 37 3 6 9 14 0 1 1
Austin Beaulieu F So 37 3 6 9 23 0 0 2
Levi Wunder F Fr 37 2 7 9 2 0 0 1
Brandon Salerno F So 31 2 6 8 0 0 1 1
Brandon Parker D Sr 34 1 6 7 48 1 0 0
Max McHugh F Sr 11 3 3 6 8 2 0 0
Connor Merkley F Fr 35 2 4 6 12 1 0 0
Richard Buri D Sr 28 1 3 4 39 0 1 0
Connor Wood F Fr 22 0 3 3 20 0 0 0
Connor James D So 16 0 3 3 14 0 0 0
Adam Wilcox F Jr 29 2 0 2 11 0 0 0
Cody Champagne D Sr 37 0 2 2 20 0 0 0
Jordan Larson F So 10 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Mark Sinclair G Fr 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jordan Uhelski G Sr 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Andrew Dodson F Fr 18 0 0 0 8 0 0 0
Team 37 84 128 212 570 27 5 12

Goalies

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Player Yr GP TOI W L T GA GAA SV SV% SO
Jordan Uhelski Sr 32 1852:00 12 18 2 94 3.05 912 0.907 0
Mark Sinclair Fr 7 359:40 0 5 0 22 3.67 156 0.876 0

References

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  1. ^ "Corbett Announces Eight Additions for 2017-18". University of Alabama in Huntsville. August 22, 2017. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "2015 Champions and Awards". Michigan High School Hockey Hub. Michigan High School Coaches' Association. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  3. ^ "2017–18 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". University of Alabama in Huntsville. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  4. ^ "Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey 2017-2018 Roster". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  5. ^ "Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey 2017-2018 Schedule and Results". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  6. ^ "Alabama Huntsville Chargers Men's Hockey 2017-2018 Team Statistics". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  7. ^ "Alabama Huntsville Chargers (Men) 2017-2018 Team Statistics". collegehockeystats.net. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018.