2011–12 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey season

2011–12 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey
Conference	Independent
2011–12 record	1–21–1
Head coach	Chris Luongo (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Gavin Morgan
Assistant coach	Tim Flynn
Captain	Curtis deBruyn
Alternate Captain	Jamie Easton, Sebastian Geoffrion, Tom Durnie
Home stadium	Propst Arena
Seasons « 2010–11 2012–13 »

The 2011–12 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represents the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Chargers are coached by Chris Luongo who is in his second season as head coach. His assistant coaches are Gavin Morgan and Tim Flynn. The Chargers play their home games in the Propst Arena at the Von Braun Center and compete as an independent. On October 24, it was announced by University of Alabama System Chancellor Malcolm Portera that the 2011–12 season would be the final varsity season for the Chargers.^[1]

Contents 1 Recruiting 2 Roster 2.1 Departures from 2010–11 team 2.2 Current team 3 Regular season 3.1 Schedule 3.2 Opponents by conference 4 Exhibition games 5 Player stats 5.1 Skaters 5.2 Goaltenders 6 References 7 External links

Recruiting

UAH added 9 freshmen for the 2011–12 season, including 7 forwards and 2 defensemen:^[2]

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Creppin, AndrewAndrew Creppin	Forward	Canada	Orleans, Ontario; all-time leading scorer in Gloucester Rangers history, 2010–11 CCHL First-Team All-Star
Kotlarz, TylerTyler Kotlarz	Forward	United States	Hudsonville, Michigan
Lysaght, KyleKyle Lysaght	Forward	United States	Marietta, Georgia
Pierce, CraigCraig Pierce	Forward	United States	Roswell, Georgia; ex-Rochester Stars captain
Reid, DougDoug Reid	Forward	Canada	Innisfil, Ontario; ex-Markham Waxers captain
Reinhardt, BenBen Reinhardt	Defenseman	Canada	Arnprior, Ontario; ex-Pembroke Lumber Kings captain, won 5 consecutive CCHL championships and 2010–11 RBC Cup, 2010–11 First-Team All-Star, voted CCHL's 2009–10 Best Defenseman
Strukoff, GraemeGraeme Strukoff	Defenseman	Canada	Chilliwack, British Columbia
Vanderlugt, JeffJeff Vanderlugt	Forward	Canada	Richmond Hill, Ontario
Webley, MichaelMichael Webley	Forward	Canada	Stittsville, Ontario; CCHL Sportsmanship and Ability Award winner for 2010–11

Roster

Departures from 2010–11 team

• Matt Baxter, D — Graduation
• Vince Bruni, F — Graduation
• Ryan Burkholder, D — Graduation
• Trevor Conrad, D
• Keenan Desmet, F — FFHG Division 2 (Evry)
• Cody Dion, F — Suomi-sarja (S-Kiekko)
• Chris Fairbanks, F — Graduation
• Joe Koudys, F — Graduation
• Neil Ruffini, F — Graduation
• David Ruffini, F — Graduation
• David Way, F

Current team

As of October 3, 2011^[3]

#		Player	Pos	Class	Height	Weight	Hometown	Previous Team
2		Strukoff, GraemeGraeme Strukoff	2 !D	1 !Fr.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Chilliwack, British Columbia	Victoria (BCHL)
5		Geoffrion, BriceBrice Geoffrion	3 !F	2 !So.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Brentwood, Tennessee	Motor City (NAHL)
7		Easton, JamieJamie Easton (A)	3 !F	4 !Sr.	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Edmonton, Alberta	Bonnyville (AJHL)
8		Allan, AlexAlex Allan	3 !F	2 !So.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Calgary, Alberta	Victoria (BCHL)
10		Hagen, MatMat Hagen	2 !D	2 !So.	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Ottawa, Ontario	Kanata (CJHL)
12		Roy, MacMac Roy	3 !F	2 !So.	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Chilliwack, British Columbia	Langley (BCHL)
13		Webley, MichaelMichael Webley	3 !F	1 !Fr.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Stittsville, Ontario	Gloucester (CCHL)
14		Gatt, NickolasNickolas Gatt	2 !D	2 !So.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Farmington Hills, Michigan	Topeka (NAHL)
15		Kotlarz, TylerTyler Kotlarz	3 !F	1 !Fr.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Hudsonville, Michigan	Markham (OJHL)
16		Reid, DougDoug Reid	3 !F	1 !Fr.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Innisfil, Ontario	Markham (OJHL)
18		Creppin, AndrewAndrew Creppin	3 !F	1 !Fr.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Orleans, Ontario	Gloucester (CCHL)
19		Pierce, CraigCraig Pierce	3 !F	1 !Fr.	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Roswell, Georgia	Rochester (EJHL)
20		Uusivirta, LasseLasse Uusivirta	2 !D	2 !So.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Espoo, Finland	Espoo Jr. Blues
21		Vanderlugt, JeffJeff Vanderlugt	3 !F	1 !Fr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Richmond Hill, Ontario	Surry (BCHL)
22		Geoffrion, SebastianSebastian Geoffrion (A)	3 !F	3 !Jr.	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Brentwood, Tennessee	Indiana (USHL)
23		deBruyn, CurtisCurtis deBruyn (C)	2 !D	3 !Jr.	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Calgary, Alberta	Olds (AJHL)
24		Durnie, TomTom Durnie (A)	2 !D	4 !Sr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Calgary, Alberta	Canmore (AJHL)
26		Cseter, JustinJustin Cseter	3 !F	3 !Jr.	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Menomonie, Wisconsin	Salmon Arm (BCHL)
27		Lysaght, KyleKyle Lysaght	3 !F	1 !Fr.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Marietta, Georgia	Oakville (OJHL)
28		Reinhardt, BenBen Reinhardt	2 !D	1 !Fr.	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Arnprior, Ontario	Pembroke (CCHL)
31		Griggs, JohnJohn Griggs	1 !G	2 !So.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Barrington, Illinois	Cumberland (CJHL)
32		Groh, C. J.C. J. Groh	1 !G	2 !So.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Cincinnati, Ohio	Waterloo (USHL)
33		Saunders, ClarkeClarke Saunders	1 !G	2 !So.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Brockville, Ontario	Brockville (CJHL)

Regular season

Schedule

•        Green background indicates win.
•        Red background indicates loss.
•        Yellow background indicates tie.

2011–12 Game Log[4][5]
October: 0–7–1 (Home: 0–5–1; Road: 0–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score Location Attendance Decision Overall 1 October 1 Lake Superior State L, 2–3 Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama 2,485 Saunders 0–1–0 2 October 2 Lake Superior State L, 1–2 Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama 1,060 Griggs 0–2–0 3 October 7 at #13 Western Michigan L, 1–7 Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan 3,229 Griggs 0–3–0 4 October 8 at #13 Western Michigan L, 0–4 Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan 2,689 Saunders 0–4–0 5 October 14 Bowling Green L, 1–2 Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama 1,486 Saunders 0–5–0 6 October 15 Bowling Green L, 0–3 Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama 1,358 Saunders 0–6–0 7 October 21 Air Force T, 1–1 Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama 1,893 Saunders 0–6–1 8 October 22 Air Force L, 2–7 Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama 996 Saunders 0–7–1
November: 0–7–0 (Home: 0–2–0; Road: 0–5–0) Game Date Opponent Score Location Attendance Decision Overall 9 November 4 Ohio State L, 0–4 Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama 2,519 Saunders 0–8–1 10 November 5 Ohio State L, 0–2 Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama 1,351 Saunders 0–9–1 11 November 11 at Providence L, 0–3 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island 1,371 Saunders 0–10–1 12 November 12 at Providence L, 2–4 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island 1,017 Saunders 0–11–1 13 November 23 at #1 Merrimack L, 0–6 Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts 2,489 Griggs 0–12–1 14 November 25 at UMass Lowell L, 0–3 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts 2,641 Saunders 0–13–1 15 November 26 at New Hampshire L, 1–9 Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire 4,378 Groh 0–14–1
December: 1–7–0 (Home: 0–2–0; Road: 0–4–0; Neutral: 1–1–0) Game Date Opponent Score Location Attendance Decision Overall 16 December 2 vs. Nebraska–Omaha W, 3–1 Bridgestone Arena • Nashville, Tennessee 957 Saunders 1–14–1 17 December 3 vs. Nebraska–Omaha L, 2–6 Bridgestone Arena • Nashville, Tennessee 1,364 Saunders 1–15–1 18 December 9 at Minnesota State L, 2–4 Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, Minnesota 2,421 Saunders 1–16–1 19 December 10 at Minnesota State L, 1–9 Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, Minnesota 2,472 Saunders 1–17–1 20 December 16 at Bemidji State L, 0–3 Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota 2,556 Saunders 1–18–1 21 December 17 at Bemidji State L, 0–5 Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota 3,256 Saunders 1–19–1 22 December 30 Mercyhurst L, 1–5 Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama 1,056 Saunders 1–20–1 23 December 31 Mercyhurst L, 3–4 Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama 1,062 Saunders 1–21–1
January Game Date Opponent Score Location Attendance Decision Overall 24 January 6 at Denver Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado 25 January 7 at Denver Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado 26 January 20 at Minnesota–Duluth Amsoil Arena • Duluth, Minnesota 27 January 21 at Minnesota–Duluth Amsoil Arena • Duluth, Minnesota
February Game Date Opponent Score Location Attendance Decision Overall 28 February 3 at Maine Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine 29 February 4 at Maine Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine 30 February 10 at Miami (OH) Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio 31 February 11 at Miami (OH) Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio

Opponents by conference

Conference	Teams
CCHA	5 (Bowling Green, Lake Superior State, Miami (OH), Ohio State, Western Michigan)
Hockey East	5 (Maine, Merrimack, New Hampshire, Providence, UMass Lowell)
WCHA	5 (Bemidji State, Denver, Minnesota–Duluth, Minnesota State, Nebraska–Omaha)
Atlantic Hockey	2 (Air Force, Mercyhurst)
ECAC	0

Exhibition games

2011–12 Exhibition Game Log
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Attendance	Decision	Overall
1	February 24	U.S. Under-18 Team		Propst Arena • Huntsville, AL
2	February 25	U.S. Under-18 Team		Propst Arena • Huntsville, AL

Player stats

Skaters

Regular season[6][7]

Player GP G A Pts PIM Lysaght, KyleKyle Lysaght 23 5 4 9 20 Roy, MacMac Roy 22 4 3 7 12 Cseter, JustinJustin Cseter 23 1 6 7 10 deBruyn, CurtisCurtis deBruyn 23 0 5 5 12 Uusivirta, LasseLasse Uusivirta 21 1 3 4 14 Allan, AlexAlex Allan 22 1 3 4 4 Pierce, CraigCraig Pierce 19 3 0 3 5 Kotlarz, TylerTyler Kotlarz 16 2 1 3 6 Geoffrion, SebastianSebastian Geoffrion 22 1 2 3 53 Strukoff, GraemeGraeme Strukoff 23 1 2 3 58 Webley, MichaelMichael Webley 20 0 3 3 4 Reinhardt, BenBen Reinhardt 23 0 3 3 4 Geoffrion, BriceBrice Geoffrion 23 2 0 2 29 Durnie, TomTom Durnie 18 1 1 2 14 Vanderlugt, JeffJeff Vanderlugt 20 1 0 1 48 Creppin, AndrewAndrew Creppin 20 0 1 1 0 Reid, DougDoug Reid 22 0 1 1 12 Gatt, NickolasNickolas Gatt 22 0 1 1 6 Easton, JamieJamie Easton 23 0 1 1 12 Groh, C. J.C. J. Groh 1 0 0 0 0 Griggs, JohnJohn Griggs 6 0 0 0 0 Hagen, MatMat Hagen 8 0 0 0 6 Saunders, ClarkeClarke Saunders 19 0 0 0 0 Team 23 23 40 63 329

Goaltenders

Regular season[6][7]
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO Saunders, ClarkeClarke Saunders 19 1076:17 1 16 1 66 3.68 690 624 .904 0 Griggs, JohnJohn Griggs 6 241:43 0 4 0 20 4.96 123 103 .837 0 Groh, C. J.C. J. Groh 1 60:00 0 1 0 9 9.00 37 28 .757 0

References

External links

• UAH Chargers Hockey website

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