2001–02 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

2001–02 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey
Conference College Hockey America
2001–02 record 18–18–1 (10–9–1 CHA)
Head coach Doug Ross (20th year)
Assistant coach Lance West
Captain Kevin Ridgeway
Alternate Captain Joel Bresciani, Mike Funk
Home stadium Von Braun Center

The 2001–02 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Chargers were coached by Doug Ross who was in his twentieth season as head coach. The Chargers played their home games in the Von Braun Center and were members of the College Hockey America conference.

Roster

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# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
1 Ontario Byrne, MarkMark Byrne Junior G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1978-03-22 Nepean, Ontario Penticton (BCHL)
2 Minnesota Bradley, JohnJohn Bradley Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1980-09-16 Hermantown, Minnesota Billings (AWHL)
3 Ontario Halliwill, DavidDavid Halliwill Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1979-04-28 Windsor, Ontario Chatham (GOJHL)
4 Ontario Ridgeway, KevinKevin Ridgeway (C) Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1979-01-26 Ottawa, Ontario Nepean (CJHL)
5 Ontario Brown, RyanRyan Brown Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1980-03-26 Chatham, Ontario Chatham (GOJHL)
6 British Columbia Fletcher, IanIan Fletcher Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1978-07-07 Delta, British Columbia Victoria (BCHL)
7 Alabama Ross, JaredJared Ross Freshman C 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1982-09-18 Huntsville, Alabama Catholic Central HS (USHS–MI)
8 Ontario Leasa, RyanRyan Leasa Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1980-05-18 Sarnia, Ontario Sarnia (GOJHL)
9 Alberta Charlebois, SteveSteve Charlebois Junior RW 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1978-09-01 Carbon, Alberta Penticton (BCHL)
10 British Columbia Watkins, DougDoug Watkins Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1980-08-20 Kelowna, British Columbia Weyburn (SJHL)
11 Ontario Tinwick, JasonJason Tinwick Sophomore LW 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1979-01-23 Tecumseh, Ontario Tecumseh (WOHL)
12 Minnesota Harren, JacksonJackson Harren Sophomore LW 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1980-03-10 Warroad, Minnesota Dubuque (USHL)
14 Alabama Thompson, BlakeBlake Thompson Freshman LW 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980-03-06 Huntsville, Alabama Culver Military Academy (USHS–IN)
15 Alberta Otis, JessiJessi Otis Senior LW 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1978-03-04 Calgary, Alberta Portage (MJHL)
16 Ontario Bushey, CraigCraig Bushey Freshman RW 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1980-02-27 Ignace, Ontario Cleveland (NAHL)
17 Ontario Milosevski, SteveSteve Milosevski Sophomore C 6' 1" (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1978-12-18 Windsor, Ontario Tecumseh (WOHL)
18 British Columbia Overton, GeraldGerald Overton Junior LW 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1978-08-24 150 Mile House, British Columbia Quesnel (BCHL)
19 Ontario Hawes, JasonJason Hawes Junior C 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1978-06-16 Perth, Ontario Brockville (CCHL)
20 Alberta Bresciani, JoelJoel Bresciani (A) Junior RW 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1978-08-17 Sherwood Park, Alberta Vernon (BCHL)
22 Manitoba Funk, MikeMike Funk (A) Junior LW 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1978-11-19 Newton, Manitoba Portage (MJHL)
23 Michigan Rowe, KeithKeith Rowe Freshman C 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1981-04-13 Livonia, Michigan Danville (NAHL)
25 Latvia Zirnis, KarlisKarlis Zirnis Junior LW 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1977-11-02 Riga, Latvia Gaylord (NAHL)
27 Ontario Butler, TylerTyler Butler Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1979-07-08 Kanata, Ontario Kanata Valley (CJHL)
30 Ontario MacLean, AdamAdam MacLean Sophomore G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1980-07-04 Woodstock, Ontario St. Marys (WOHL)
35 Minnesota Slaton, MikeMike Slaton Junior G 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1978-06-24 Plymouth, Minnesota Bozeman (AWHL)

Season

Schedule

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Date Time Opponent Site Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 12 7:05 pm Bentley* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama MacLean W 6–1  2,180 1–0–0
October 13 7:05 pm Bentley* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama MacLean W 3–2  1,406 2–0–0
October 19 6:00 pm at Canisius* Buffalo State Sports Arena • Buffalo, New York MacLean W 5–4  275 3–0–0
October 20 6:00 pm at Canisius* Buffalo State Sports Arena • Buffalo, New York MacLean L 3–9  220 3–1–0
October 26 7:05 pm Air Force Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama MacLean W 2–0  2,170 4–1–0 (1–0–0)
October 27 7:05 pm Air Force Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Byrne W 3–1  1,945 5–1–0 (2–0–0)
November 2 6:00 pm at Cornell* Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York MacLean L 1–6  3,800 5–2–0 (2–0–0)
November 3 6:00 pm at Cornell* Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York Byrne L 2–5  3,832 5–3–0 (2–0–0)
November 9 7:05 pm Niagara Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama MacLean L 2–5  1,945 5–4–0 (2–1–0)
November 10 7:05 pm Niagara Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Byrne W 5–3  1,408 6–4–0 (3–1–0)
November 16 7:35 pm at Bemidji State John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, Minnesota MacLean L 3–7  1,697 6–5–0 (3–2–0)
November 17 7:05 pm at Bemidji State John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, Minnesota Byrne W 6–3  1,632 7–5–0 (4–2–0)
November 23 7:05 pm Sacred Heart* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Byrne W 5–3  1,612 8–5–0 (4–2–0)
November 24 7:05 pm Sacred Heart* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Byrne W 6–3  1,341 9–5–0 (4–2–0)
November 30 6:05 pm at Niagara Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York Byrne W 4–1  1,101 10–5–0 (5–2–0)
December 1 6:05 pm at Niagara Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York MacLean L 5–8  977 10–6–0 (5–3–0)
December 7 6:05 pm at Wayne State Great Lakes Sports City Superior Arena • Fraser, Michigan Byrne L 3–4  399 10–7–0 (5–4–0)
December 8 6:05 pm at Wayne State Great Lakes Sports City Superior Arena • Fraser, Michigan MacLean T 3–3 OT 479 10–7–1 (5–4–1)
December 28 7:05 pm Wayne State Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Byrne L 1–4  2,113 10–8–1 (5–5–1)
December 29 7:05 pm Wayne State Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama MacLean L 4–6  1,555 10–9–1 (5–6–1)
January 4 7:05 pm MSU–Mankato* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Byrne W 2–0  1,824 11–9–1 (5–6–1)
January 5 7:05 pm MSU–Mankato* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Byrne L 1–5  1,862 11–10–1 (5–6–1)
January 11 7:05 pm at Nebraska–Omaha* Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, Nebraska Byrne L 2–4  8,314 11–11–1 (5–6–1)
January 12 7:05 pm at Nebraska–Omaha* Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, Nebraska Byrne L 2–3  8,314 11–12–1 (5–6–1)
February 1 7:05 pm at St. Cloud State* National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota Byrne L 0–3  5,947 11–13–1 (5–6–1)
February 2 7:05 pm at St. Cloud State* National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota Byrne L 2–7  6,029 11–14–1 (5–6–1)
February 8 7:05 pm Findlay Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Byrne W 5–4  1,963 12–14–1 (6–6–1)
February 9 7:05 pm Findlay Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Byrne W 4–2  2,102 13–14–1 (7–6–1)
February 15 8:05 pm at Air Force Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado Byrne L 3–6  1,783 13–15–1 (7–7–1)
February 16 8:05 pm at Air Force Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado MacLean L 5–6  2,035 13–16–1 (7–8–1)
February 22 6:05 pm at Findlay Clauss Ice Arena • Findlay, Ohio Byrne W 5–3  300 14–16–1 (8–8–1)
February 23 6:05 pm at Findlay Clauss Ice Arena • Findlay, Ohio Byrne L 2–6  800 14–17–1 (8–9–1)
March 8 7:05 pm Bemidji State Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Byrne W 5–2  1,993 15–17–1 (9–9–1)
March 9 7:05 pm Bemidji State Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama MacLean W 5–3  2,283 16–17–1 (10–9–1)
CHA Tournament
March 14 2:30 pm vs. Findlay* Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York (CHA Tournament Quarterfinal) Byrne W 4–1  N/A 17–17–1 (10–9–1)
March 15 2:00 pm vs. Bemidji State* Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York (CHA Tournament Semifinal) Byrne W 5–2  479 18–17–1 (10–9–1)
March 16 6:00 pm vs. Wayne State* Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York (CHA Tournament Final) Byrne L 4–5 OT 718 18–18–1 (10–9–1)
*Non-conference game. All times are in Central Time.


Standings

Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Wayne State†* 20 15 2 3 33 84 48 36 21 11 4 124 112
Bemidji State 19 8 7 4 22 65 61 35 12 18 5 116 146
Alabama–Huntsville 20 10 9 1 21 75 77 37 18 18 1 128 140
Niagara 19 8 10 1 19 61 65 35 17 17 1 120 118
Air Force 18 6 10 2 14 53 63 34 16 16 2 123 119
Findlay 20 5 14 1 11 57 81 35 11 22 2 105 140
Championship: Wayne State
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

Statistics

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Skaters

Player Pos Yr GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Zirnis, KarlisKarlis Zirnis LW Jr 34 11 26 37 70 2 0 2
Butler, TylerTyler Butler D Jr 36 11 24 35 40 7 0 3
Charlebois, SteveSteve Charlebois RW Jr 36 17 16 33 32 7 0 3
Hawes, JasonJason Hawes C Jr 37 11 22 33 31 1 0 3
Ross, JaredJared Ross C Fr 36 11 17 28 8 4 0 3
Bushey, CraigCraig Bushey RW Fr 36 10 13 23 12 0 1 1
Otis, JessiJessi Otis LW Sr 36 7 15 22 22 3 0 1
Bresciani, JoelJoel Bresciani RW Jr 37 11 10 21 124 1 0 1
Leasa, RyanRyan Leasa D Jr 36 4 16 20 40 1 0 0
Milosevski, SteveSteve Milosevski C So 36 9 9 18 8 0 1 1
Rowe, KeithKeith Rowe C Fr 37 8 5 13 44 3 0 0
Tinwick, JasonJason Tinwick LW So 36 6 7 13 8 0 0 0
Ridgeway, KevinKevin Ridgeway D Sr 37 3 9 12 28 1 0 0
Watkins, DougDoug Watkins D Fr 36 2 8 10 106 2 0 0
Overton, GeraldGerald Overton LW Jr 31 2 6 8 12 1 0 0
Harren, JacksonJackson Harren LW So 31 2 2 4 4 0 0 0
Funk, MikeMike Funk LW Jr 6 2 1 3 6 1 0 0
Halliwill, DavidDavid Halliwill D Jr 30 1 2 3 23 0 0 0
Brown, RyanRyan Brown D Fr 22 0 3 3 6 0 0 0
Byrne, MarkMark Byrne G Jr 25 0 2 2 4 0 0 0
Slaton, MikeMike Slaton G Jr 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson, BlakeBlake Thompson LW Fr 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fletcher, IanIan Fletcher D Jr 4 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
MacLean, AdamAdam MacLean G So 14 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
Bradley, JohnJohn Bradley D So 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team 37 128 213 341 646 34 2 18

Goalies

Player Yr GP TOI W L T GA GAA SV SV% SO
Byrne, MarkMark Byrne Jr 25 1435:45 13 11 0 82 3.43 731 0.899 1
MacLean, AdamAdam MacLean So 14 724:19 5 7 1 51 4.22 342 0.870 1
Slaton, MikeMike Slaton Jr 2 69:16 0 0 0 5 4.33 21 0.808 0

References

  1. ↑ "Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey 2001-2002 Roster". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey 2001-2002 Scoreboard". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Alabama-Huntsville Chargers (Men) 2001-2002 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey 2001-2002 Team Statistics". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Alabama-Huntsville Chargers (Men) 2001-2002 Team Statistics". College Hockey Stats. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2013.