1998–99 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

1998–99 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey
UConn Holiday Tournament Champions
Conference Independent
1998–99 record 21–5–1
Head coach Doug Ross (17th year)
Home stadium Von Braun Center

The 1998–99 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Chargers were coached by Doug Ross who was in his seventeenth season as head coach. After six seasons in Division II, including two National Championships, UAH began play in as an independent in Division I, playing a schedule mixed with Division I and II teams.[1] The Chargers played their home games in the Von Braun Center.

Roster

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# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
1 Quebec Billequey, CedricCedric Billequey Senior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Montreal, Quebec
2 Ontario Stewart, ShaneShane Stewart Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1975-06-17 New Liskeard, Ontario
3 Marcelli, DaveDave Marcelli Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Caledon (MetJHL)
4 Ontario Ridgeway, KevinKevin Ridgeway Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1979-01-26 Ottawa, Ontario Nepean (CJHL)
5 Arizona Aluria, JimJim Aluria Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 1975-05-04 Phoenix, Arizona Illinois–Chicago (NCAA)
6 Ontario McAllister, TimTim McAllister Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Kingston, Ontario SUNY Canton (NJCAA)
7 Ontario Lalonde, MarcMarc Lalonde Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Cambridge, Ontario
8 Gavigan, RyanRyan Gavigan Sophomore F Petrolia (WOHL)
9 Michigan Provenzano, JoeJoe Provenzano Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1975-03-29 Grosse Pointe, Michigan Des Moines (USHL)
10 Ontario Curry, DarrenDarren Curry Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1977-03-10 Manotick, Ontario Nepean (CJHL)
11 Ontario Bowen, NathanNathan Bowen Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1975-09-03 London, Ontario Petrolia (WOHL)
12 Ontario Williams, TomTom Williams Sophomore RW 5' 10" (1.78 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Windsor, Ontario Leamington (WOHL)
14 Ontario Baker, RonRon Baker Freshman C 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1977-02-02 Oshawa, Ontario Bowmanville (OPJHL)
15 Alberta Otis, JessiJessi Otis Freshman LW 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1978-03-09 Calgary, Alberta Portage (MJHL)
16 Ontario Blais, DwayneDwayne Blais Sophomore C 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1977-07-12 London, Ontario Markham (MetJHL)
17 Ontario Woodcroft, JayJay Woodcroft Junior C 6' 1" (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1976-08-11 Toronto, Ontario Markham (MetJHL)
18 Michigan Motowski, MarkMark Motowski Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1974-10-13 Dearborn, Michigan Illinois–Chicago (NCAA)
19 Michigan Hamiln, MikeMike Hamiln Senior RW Flint, Michigan
20 Ontario Schmidt, CoilnCoiln Schmidt Sophomore LW 6' 0" (1.83 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Stratford, Ontario
21 Ontario McCormack, RyanRyan McCormack Sophomore RW 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1978-03-04 Thunder Bay, Ontario Portage (MJHL)
22 Ontario Baby, JamieJamie Baby Senior F Parry Sound, Ontario Muskoka (MetJHL)
23 New Jersey Kodrowski, JamesJames Kodrowski Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1979-09-26 Morristown, New Jersey Great Falls (AWHL)
27 Stewart, RyanRyan Stewart Senior F Danville (NAHL)
30 Manitoba Briere, SteveSteve Briere Sophomore G 5' 8" (1.73 m) 159 lb (72 kg) 1977-03-25 Winnipeg, Manitoba Sioux City (USHL)

Regular season

Schedule

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Date Opponent Site Decision Result Attendance Record
October 23 at Army* Tate Rink • West Point, New York Billequey W 3–2 OT   1–0–0
October 24 at Army* Tate Rink • West Point, New York Briere L 1–2    1–1–0
October 30 Oswego* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Billequey W 7–4  1,775 2–1–0
October 31 Oswego* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Briere W 4–3  1,001 3–1–0
November 6 Elmira* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Billequey W 5–1  1,482 4–1–0
November 7 Elmira* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Briere W 8–7  1,562 5–1–0
November 13 at Mankato State* Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota Billequey T 4–4 OT 3,132 5–1–1
November 14 at Mankato State* Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota Billequey L 2–5  3,321 5–2–1
November 27 New England College* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Billequey W 11–3  1,768 6–2–1
November 28 New England College* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Billequey W 11–3  1,592 7–2–1
December 11 Geneseo* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Billequey W 11–3  1,991 8–2–1
December 12 Geneseo* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Briere W 6–2  1,189 9–2–1
December 29 vs. Mercyhurst* UConn Rink • Storrs, Connecticut (UConn Holiday Tournament) Billequey W 3–0  1,000 10–2–1
December 30 at Connecticut* UConn Rink • Storrs, Connecticut (UConn Holiday Tournament) Billequey W 3–0  603 11–2–1
January 2 Babson* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Briere W 14–1  1,048 12–2–1
January 3 Babson* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Billequey W 6–4  979 13–2–1
January 9 Niagara* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Billequey W 4–3 OT 1,507 14–2–1
January 10 Niagara* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Billequey L 1–3  1,552 14–3–1
January 15 Concordia (Minn.)* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Briere W 5–3  1,924 15–3–1
January 16 Concordia (Minn.)* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Billequey W 4–2  3,873 16–3–1
January 23 St. Thomas* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Billequey W 6–4  1,322 17–3–1
January 24 St. Thomas* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Briere W 7–2  1,130 18–3–1
February 5 Findlay* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Billequey W 9–2  2,311 19–3–1
February 6 Findlay* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Briere W 7–4  2,566 20–3–1
February 19 at Niagara* NU Ice Complex • Lewiston, New York Billequey L 1–2  939 20–4–1
February 20 at Niagara* NU Ice Complex • Lewiston, New York Billequey L 2–3 OT 1,106 20–5–1
February 28 Bentley* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Briere W 14–4    21–5–1
*Non-conference game.

Standings

Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Air Force 0 0 0 0 - - - 36 15 19 2 113 128
Alabama–Huntsville 0 0 0 0 - - - 27 21 5 1 159 76
Army 0 0 0 0 - - - 34 15 16 3 130 103
Mankato State 0 0 0 0 - - - 39 18 16 5 149 129
Nebraska–Omaha 0 0 0 0 - - - 35 11 24 0 95 141
Niagara 0 0 0 0 - - - 32 17 12 3 103 85
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

Statistics

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Skaters

Player Pos Yr GP G A Pts PIM
Hamiln, MikeMike Hamiln RW Sr 25 17 42
Woodcroft, JayJay Woodcroft C Jr 27 19 19 38
Bowen, NathanNathan Bowen F Sr 27 18 18 36
Stewart, ShaneShane Stewart D Sr 26 9 27 36 186
Baker, RonRon Baker C Fr 27 9 13 22 46
McCormack, RyanRyan McCormack RW So 21 6 16 22
Blais, DwayneDwayne Blais C So 25 4 18 22
Otis, JessiJessi Otis LW Fr 25 3 12 15 28
Curry, DarrenDarren Curry D Fr 18 8 3 11
Schmidt, ColinColin Schmidt LW So 10 2 7 9
Ridgeway, KevinKevin Ridgeway D Fr 22 1 4 5 36
Krodrowski, JamesJames Krodrowski D Fr 11 1 3 4 2

Goaltenders

Player Yr GP TOI W L T GA GAA SV SV% SO
Billequey, CedricCedric Billequey Sr 18 13 4 1 1.79 0.929
Briere, SteveSteve Briere So 9 8 1 0

References

  1. ↑ "D-II Champ Alabama-Huntsville Moves Up To Division I". U.S. College Hockey Online. June 30, 1998. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "1998-99 U. of Alabama-Huntsville roster and statistics". HockeyDB.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Univ. of Alabama-Huntsville Team Roster". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey 1998-1999 Scoreboard". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Univ. of Alabama-Huntsville Player Statistics". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.