1997–98 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey season

1997–98 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey
NCAA Division II National Champions
NCAA Championship Series, W 6–2, 5–2 vs. Bemidji State
Conference Independent
1997–98 record 24–3–3[1][2]
Head coach Doug Ross (15th year)
Home stadium Von Braun Center
Seasons
« 1996–97 1998–99 »

The 1997–98 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 1997–98 NCAA Division II men's hockey season, winning the national championship. It was the school's second NCAA national championship, following the 1995–96 season. The team was coached by Doug Ross and played their home games at the Von Braun Center.

The team completed the regular season with 22 wins, 3 losses, and 3 ties. UAH was then invited to play the Bemidji State Beavers in a two-game series to determine the Division II National Championship at Huntsville's Von Braun Center. The Chargers would take the championship after a 6–2 victory on March 13 and a 5–2 victory the following day.[3]

Contents

Roster

# Player Pos Class Hometown Previous Team
1 Billequey, CedrickCedrick Billequey G Jr. Montreal, Quebec
2 Stewart, ShaneShane Stewart D So. New Liskeard, Ontario
3 Marcelli, DaveDave Marcelli Fr.
5 Alauria, JimJim Alauria D So. Phoenix, Arizona
6 McAllister, TimTim McAllister Fr.
7 Lalonde, MarcMarc Lalonde So.
8 Gavigan, RyanRyan Gavigan Fr.
9 Provenzano, JoeJoe Provenzano Jr. Des Moines (USHL)
10 Awender, DarrenDarren Awender Sr.
11 Bowen, NathanNathan Bowen LW So. London, Ontario
12 Williams, TomTom Williams So.
14 Parker, MattMatt Parker F Sr. Huntsville, Alabama
15 Schloss, PaulPaul Schloss Jr.
16 Blais, DwayneDwayne Blais C Fr. London, Ontario
17 Woodcroft, JayJay Woodcroft C So. Toronto, Ontario
18 Motowski, MarkMark Motowski Jr. Illinois–Chicago (NCAA)
19 Hamlin, MikeMike Hamlin RW Jr. Flint, MI
20 Schmidt, ColinColin Schmidt LW Fr. Stratford, Ontario
21 McCormack, RyanRyan McCormack RW Fr. Thunder Bay, Ontario
22 Baby, JamieJamie Baby Jr. Parry Sound, Ontario[4] Muskoka (MetJHL)
23 Mucciarone, JasonJason Mucciarone D So. Milford, Massachusetts
25 McCabe, JohnJohn McCabe LW Jr. Sudbury, Ontario
27 Stewart, RyanRyan Stewart Jr. Danville (NAHL)
30 Briere, SteveSteve Briere G Fr. Winnipeg, Manitoba Sioux City (USHL)
[2][5]

Regular season

1997–98 Game Log
Game Date Opponent Score Location Decision Overall
1 October 24 Oswego 5–1 Von Braun Center • Huntsville, AL 1–0–0
2 October 25 Oswego 3–5 VBC • Huntsville, AL 1–1–0
3 November 7 Sacred Heart 9–1 VBC • Huntsville, AL 2–1–0
4 November 8 Sacred Heart 23–4 VBC • Huntsville, AL 3–1–0
5 November 21 Findlay 7–2 VBC • Huntsville, AL 4–1–0
6 November 22 Findlay 8–1 VBC • Huntsville, AL 5–1–0
7 November 28 Norwich 11–1 VBC • Huntsville, AL 6–1–0
8 November 29 Norwich 8–3 VBC • Huntsville, AL 7–1–0
9 December 12 Findlay 3–2 VBC • Huntsville, AL 8–1–0
10 December 13 Findlay 6–1 VBC • Huntsville, AL 9–1–0
11 December 19 RIT 3–3 (OT) VBC • Huntsville, AL 9–1–1
12 December 20 RIT 10–0 VBC • Huntsville, AL 10–1–1
13 January 2 Connecticut 5–1 VBC • Huntsville, AL 11–1–1
14 January 3 Connecticut 4–1 VBC • Huntsville, AL 12–1–1
15 January 9 UMass–Dartmouth 7–3 VBC • Huntsville, AL 13–1–1
16 January 10 UMass–Dartmouth 8–2 VBC • Huntsville, AL 14–1–1
17 January 16 Air Force 6–1 VBC • Huntsville, AL 15–1–1
18 January 17 Air Force 3–0 VBC • Huntsville, AL 16–1–1
19 January 24 Nebraska–Omaha 3–5 VBC • Huntsville, AL 16–2–1
20 January 25 Nebraska–Omaha 3–3 (OT) VBC • Huntsville, AL 16–2–2
21 January 30 Bentley 8–4 VBC • Huntsville, AL 17–2–2
22 January 31 Bentley 7–2 VBC • Huntsville, AL 18–2–2
23 February 7 Concordia 4–2 VBC • Huntsville, AL 19–2–2
24 February 8 Concordia 9–1 VBC • Huntsville, AL 20–2–2
25 February 20 at Nebraska–Omaha 2–2 (OT) Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, NE 20–2–3
26 February 21 at Nebraska–Omaha 0–4 Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, NE 20–3–3
27 February 27 Iona 16–1 VBC • Huntsville, AL 21–3–3
28 February 28 Iona 16–1 VBC • Huntsville, AL 22–3–3

Sources:[1][2]

Postseason

Division II Championship Series

1998 Postseason
Game Date Opponent Score Location Decision Overall
1 March 13 Bemidji State 6–2 VBC • Huntsville, AL 23–3–3
2 March 14 Bemidji State 5–2 VBC • Huntsville, AL 24–3–3

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Hamiln, MikeMike Hamiln 27 52
McCabe, JohnJohn McCabe 30 16 32 48
Woodcroft, JayJay Woodcroft 30 17 25 42
Bowen, NathanNathan Bowen 29 15 22 37
Baby, JamieJamie Baby 27 13 18 31 40
Stewart, ShaneShane Stewart 29 9 16 25
Schmidt, ColinColin Schmidt 26 13 11 24
McCormack, RyanRyan McCormack 27 7 16 23
Aluaria, JimJim Aluaria 28 4 17 21
Blais, DwayneDwayne Blais 11 1 7 8
Mucciarone, JasonJason Mucciarone 4 0 3 3
Billequey, CedrickCedrick Billequey 21 0 3 3
Briere, SteveSteve Briere 12 0
Parker, MattMatt Parker 92
[5]

Goaltenders

Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SV% SO
Billequey, CedrickCedrick Billequey 21 1207:51 36 1.79 .929
Briere, SteveSteve Briere 12 591 7 2 2 26 2.64 .885
[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "UAH Chargers - Hockey Game Results 1997-1998". University of Alabama in Huntsville Athletics. http://www.uahchargers.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=204&Itemid=152#nin.nin. Retrieved 1 December 2009. 
  2. ^ a b c 2007-08 UAH Hockey. Huntsville: University of Alabama in Huntsville Athletics. 2007. http://www.uah.edu/Athletics/mediaguides/hockey/2007-08guide.pdf. 
  3. ^ Ponder, Darrell (March 13, 1998). "The puck drops here". The Huntsville Times: pp. B4. 
  4. ^ "1999 Finalists". The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zLf5kwX5. Retrieved 10 June 2011. 
  5. ^ a b c "1997-98 U. of Alabama-Huntsville (NCAA) roster and player statistics". HockeyDB.com. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0005671998.html. Retrieved 1 December 2009. 
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