List of Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey seasons

The Alabama–Huntsville Chargers (UAH Chargers) college ice hockey team competed as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, representing the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) as a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. UAH has played their home games at Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama since the inception of the program in 1979. The Chargers claim three National Club Championships and two NCAA Division II National Championships in addition to making a pair of appearances in the NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament.

Season-by-season results[1][2][3][4]

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Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties

National Champions National Frozen Four Conference regular season champions Conference Playoff Champions
Season Conference Regular season[a] Conference Tournament Results National Tournament Results
Conference Overall
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW Pts* Finish GP W L T %
Club
Joe Ritch (1979 — 1982)
1979–80 SCHA 20 19 1 0 .950 1st 22 21 1 0 .955 Won SCHA Championship
1980–81 SCHA 23 22 1 0 .957 1st 28 27 1 0 .964 Won SCHA Championship
1981–82 SCHA 16 16 0 0 1.000 1st 34 31 2 1 .926 Won SCHA Championship Won National Club Championship
Doug Ross (1982 — 2007)
1982–83 CSCHL 13 13 0 0 1.000 1st 35 27 6 2 .800 Lost CSCHL Championship Won National Club Championship
1983–84 CSCHL 18 18 0 0 1.000 1st 31 27 4 0 .871 Won National Club Championship
1984–85 CSCHL 10 8 2 0 .800 1st 29 21 7 1 .741 Lost CSCHL Semifinal Lost National Club Championship
NAIA
1985–86 Independent 28 14 13 1 .518
Division II
1986–87 Independent 30 20 10 0 .667
Division I
1987–88 Independent 30 11 18 1 .383
1988–89 Independent 26 15 10 1 .596
1989–90 Independent 35 10 22 3 .329
1990–91 Independent 32 9 21 2 .313
1991–92 Independent 27 16 10 1 .611
Division II
1992–93 Independent 28 15 12 1 .554
1993–94 Independent 26 20 5 1 .788 Lost National Championship series, 1–2 (Bemidji State)
1994–95 Independent 27 20 5 2 .778
1995–96 Independent 29 26 0 3 .948 Won National Championship series, 2–0 (Bemidji State)
1996–97 Independent 28 20 8 0 .714 Lost National Championship series, 0–2 (Bemidji State)
1997–98 Independent 30 24 3 3 .850 Won National Championship series, 2–0 (Bemidji State)
Division I
1998–99 Independent 27 21 5 1 .796
1999–00 CHA 18 12 5 1 25 2nd 31 17 10 4 .613 Won Semifinal, 10–4 (Bemidji State)
Lost Championship, 2–3 (Niagara)
2000–01 CHA 20 15 4 1 31 1st 34 21 12 1 .632 Won Semifinal, 7–0 (Air Force)
Lost Championship, 1–4 (Wayne State)
2001–02 CHA 20 10 9 1 20 3rd 37 18 18 1 .500 Won Quarterfinal, 4–1 (Findlay)
Won Semifinal, 5–2 (Bemidji State)
Lost Championship, 4–5 (OT) (Wayne State)
2002–03 CHA 20 13 5 2 28 1st 35 18 14 3 .557 Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (OT) (Bemidji State)
2003–04 CHA 20 10 9 1 21 3rd 31 11 16 4 .419 Lost Quarterfinal, 3–5 (Wayne State)
2004–05 CHA 20 14 5 1 29 2nd 32 18 10 4 .625 Won Semifinal, 4–2 (Niagara)
Lost Championship, 0–3 (Bemidji State)
2005–06 CHA 20 12 7 1 25 T–2nd 34 19 13 2 .588 Won Quarterfinal, 3–1 (Wayne State)
Lost Semifinal, 3–4 (OT) (Bemidji State)
2006–07 CHA 20 7 11 2 16 5th 36 13 20 3 .403 Won Quarterfinal, 4–3 (OT) (Wayne State)
Won Semifinal, 5–3 (Niagara)
Won Championship, 5–4 (OT) (Robert Morris)
Lost Regional semifinal, 2–3 (2OT) (Notre Dame)
Danton Cole (2007 — 2010)
2007–08 CHA 20 3 13 4 10 5th 31 6 21 4 .258 Lost Quarterfinal, 0–4 (Wayne State)
2008–09 CHA 18 3 11 4 10 4th 30 5 20 5 .250 Lost Quarterfinal, 1–4 (Bemidji State)
2009–10 CHA 18 6 10 2 14 T–3rd 33 12 18 3 .409 Won Semifinal, 1–0 (Robert Morris)
Won Championship, 3–2 (OT) (Niagara)
Lost Regional semifinal, 1–2 (Miami)
Chris Luongo (2010 — 2012)
2010–11 Independent 32 4 26 2 .156
2011–12 Independent 31 2 28 1 .081
Kurt Kleinendorst (2012 — 2013)
2012–13 Independent 25 3 21 1 .140
Mike Corbett (2013 — 2020)
2013–14 WCHA 28 2 25 1 5 10th 38 2 35 1 .066
2014–15 WCHA 28 7 20 1 15 T-8th 38 8 28 2 .237 Lost First round series, 0–2 (Michigan Tech)
2015–16 WCHA 28 5 17 6 16 10th 34 7 21 6 .294
2016–17 WCHA 28 9 16 3 0 30 9th 34 9 22 3 .309
2017–18 WCHA 28 10 16 2 1 33 7th 37 12 23 2 .351 Lost First round series, 1–2 (Northern Michigan)
2018–19 WCHA 28 8 18 2 2 28 8th 38 8 28 2 .237 Lost First round series, 0–2 (Minnesota State)
2019–20 WCHA 28 2 20 6 1 13 10th 34 2 26 6 .147
Lance West (2020 — 2021)
2020–21 WCHA 14 3 11 0 1 0 0 8 7th 22 3 18 1 .159 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Lake Superior State)
Totals GP W L T % Championships
Regular season 1092 442 569 81 .442 2 CHA Championships
Conference Post-season 29 12 17 0 .414 2 CHA tournament championships
NCAA Post-season 11 5 6 0 .455 4 D–II NCAA Tournament Appearances, 2 D–I NCAA Tournament Appearances
Regular season and Post-season Record 1130 459 590 81 .442 2 D–II NCAA national championships
  • Club records are not included in the totals.

* Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Code explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OTW—Overtime Wins, OTL—Overtime Loses, 3/SW—Win in 3 on 3 overtime or shootout, Pts—Points*

References

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  1. ^ "Hockey All-Time Results". University of Alabama in Huntsville. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  2. ^ "Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  3. ^ "CSCHL Standings By Year". Archived from the original on November 8, 2007. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  4. ^ "CSCHL Playoff Results". Archived from the original on November 8, 2007. Retrieved March 7, 2015.