2002–03 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

2002–03 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey
CHA Regular Season Champions
UConn Classic Champions
Conference College Hockey America
2002–03 record 18–14–3 (13–5–2 CHA)
Head coach Doug Ross (21st year)
Captain Mike Funk
Alternate Captain Joel Bresciani, Steve Charlebois
Home stadium Von Braun Center

The 2002–03 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Chargers were coached by Doug Ross who was in his twenty-first 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 Senior G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1978-03-22 Nepean, Ontario Penticton (BCHL)
2 Minnesota Bradley, JohnJohn Bradley Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1980-09-16 Hermantown, Minnesota Billings (AWHL)
3 Ontario Halliwill, DavidDavid Halliwill Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1979-04-28 Windsor, Ontario Chatham (GOJHL)
4 Alberta Schreiber, JeremyJeremy Schreiber Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1981-07-04 Medicine Hat, Alberta Canmore (AJHL)
5 Ontario Brown, RyanRyan Brown Sophomore 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 Sophomore 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 Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1980-05-18 Sarnia, Ontario Sarnia (GOJHL)
9 Alberta Charlebois, SteveSteve Charlebois (A) Senior LW 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1978-09-01 Carbon, Alberta Penticton (BCHL)
10 British Columbia Watkins, DougDoug Watkins Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1980-08-20 Kelowna, British Columbia Weyburn (SJHL)
11 Ontario Tinwick, JasonJason Tinwick Junior C 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1979-01-23 Tecumseh, Ontario Tecumseh (WOHL)
12 Minnesota Harren, JacksonJackson Harren Junior LW 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1980-03-10 Warroad, Minnesota Dubuque (USHL)
14 Michigan Bentley, ToddTodd Bentley Freshman LW 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1982-01-07 Livonia, Michigan Cedar Rapids (USHL)
15 Alberta Mulherin, BruceBruce Mulherin Freshman C 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1982-02-03 Red Deer, Alberta Olds (AJHL)
16 Ontario Bushey, CraigCraig Bushey Sophomore RW 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1980-02-27 Ignace, Ontario Cleveland (NAHL)
18 British Columbia Overton, GeraldGerald Overton Senior C 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1978-08-24 150 Mile House, British Columbia Quesnel (BCHL)
19 Ontario Hawes, JasonJason Hawes Senior C 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1978-06-16 Perth, Ontario Brockville (CCHL)
20 Alberta Bresciani, JoelJoel Bresciani (A) Senior RW 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1978-08-17 Sherwood Park, Alberta Vernon (BCHL)
21 Ontario Milosevski, SteveSteve Milosevski Junior RW 6' 1" (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1978-12-18 Windsor, Ontario Tecumseh (WOHL)
22 Manitoba Funk, MikeMike Funk (C) Junior LW 6' 4" (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1978-11-19 Newton, Manitoba Portage (MJHL)
23 Michigan Rowe, KeithKeith Rowe Sophomore RW 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1981-04-13 Livonia, Michigan Danville (NAHL)
24 New Brunswick Winchester, JeffJeff Winchester Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1981-11-06 Dalhousie, New Brunswick Cornwall (CCHL)
25 Latvia Zirnis, KarlisKarlis Zirnis Senior LW 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1977-11-02 Riga, Latvia Gaylord (NAHL)
26 Minnesota Flaig, LukeLuke Flaig Freshman C 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1981-09-18 Eden Prairie, Minnesota Chicago (USHL)
27 Ontario Butler, TylerTyler Butler Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1979-07-08 Kanata, Ontario Kanata Valley (CJHL)
29 Saskatchewan Munroe, ScottScott Munroe Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1982-01-20 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Notre Dame (SJHL)
30 Ontario MacLean, AdamAdam MacLean Junior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1980-07-04 Woodstock, Ontario St. Marys (WOHL)

Season

Schedule

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Date Time Opponent Site Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 18 7:35 pm at Wisconsin* Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin Byrne L 2–4  9,678 0–1–0
October 19 8:05 pm at Wisconsin* Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin Munroe L 2–3  10,300 0–2–0
October 25 8:35 pm at #2 Denver* Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado Byrne L 2–7  4,475 0–3–0
October 26 8:05 pm at #2 Denver* Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado MacLean L 0–7  5,457 0–4–0
November 1 7:05 pm at #4 Minnesota* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota Byrne L 1–12  10,058 0–5–0
November 2 7:05 pm at #4 Minnesota* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota Munroe L 2–4  10,031 0–6–0
November 15 7:05 pm Air Force Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Byrne W 4–2  3,074 1–6–0 (1–0–0)
November 16 7:05 pm Air Force Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Munroe W 5–2  1,898 2–6–0 (2–0–0)
November 22 6:05 pm at Wayne State Great Lakes Sports City Superior Arena • Detroit, Michigan Byrne L 4–5 OT 762 2–7–0 (2–1–0)
November 23 6:05 pm at Wayne State Great Lakes Sports City Superior Arena • Detroit, Michigan Munroe W 5–2  785 3–7–0 (3–1–0)
November 30 1:35 pm Niagara Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Byrne T 3–3 OT 1,183 3–7–1 (3–1–1)
December 1 1:05 pm Niagara Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Munroe W 7–4  977 4–7–1 (4–1–1)
December 6 6:00 pm at Sacred Heart* Milford Ice Pavilion • Fairfield, Connecticut Byrne T 3–3 OT 401 4–7–2 (4–1–1)
December 7 6:00 pm at Sacred Heart* Milford Ice Pavilion • Fairfield, Connecticut Munroe W 6–2  322 5–7–2 (4–1–1)
December 29 1:00 pm vs. #8 Ferris State* UConn Ice Arena • Storrs, Connecticut (UConn Classic) Munroe W 5–4 OT 200 6–7–2 (4–1–1)
December 30 4:15 pm vs. Findlay* UConn Ice Arena • Storrs, Connecticut (UConn Classic) Byrne W 4–2  N/A 7–7–2 (4–1–1)
January 3 7:05 pm Fairfield* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Munroe W 8–1  2,471 8–7–2 (4–1–1)
January 4 7:05 pm Fairfield* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Byrne W 8–2  2,564 9–7–2 (4–1–1)
January 10 6:05 pm at Findlay Clauss Ice Arena • Findlay, Ohio Munroe W 5–2  375 10–7–2 (5–1–1)
January 11 6:05 pm at Findlay Clauss Ice Arena • Findlay, Ohio Byrne W 5–2  1,158 11–7–2 (6–1–1)
January 16 7:05 pm Bemidji State Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Munroe W 3–2 OT 947 12–7–2 (7–1–1)
January 17 7:05 pm Bemidji State Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Munroe W 4–3 OT 2,835 13–7–2 (8–1–1)
January 24 6:05 pm at Northern Michigan* Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan Munroe L 3–7  2,522 13–8–2 (8–1–1)
January 25 6:05 pm at Northern Michigan* Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan Munroe L 0–2  3,384 13–9–2 (8–1–1)
January 31 8:05 pm at Air Force Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado Munroe T 2–2 OT 1,007 13–9–3 (8–1–2)
February 1 8:05 pm at Air Force Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado Byrne W 3–1  1,052 14–9–3 (9–1–2)
February 15 8:30 pm Wayne State Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Munroe W 4–0  N/A 15–9–3 (10–1–2)
February 16 4:00 pm Wayne State Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Byrne W 8–2  1,813 16–9–3 (11–1–2)
February 21 7:35 pm at Bemidji State John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, Minnesota Munroe W 6–3  1,458 17–9–3 (12–1–2)
February 22 7:05 pm at Bemidji State John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, Minnesota Byrne L 2–3 OT 1,548 17–10–3 (12–2–2)
February 28 7:05 pm Findlay Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Munroe L 3–4  2,429 17–11–3 (12–3–2)
March 1 1:35 pm Findlay Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Byrne W 6–3  1,636 18–11–3 (13–3–2)
March 7 6:05 pm at Niagara Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York MacLean L 4–7  885 18–12–3 (13–4–2)
March 8 6:05 pm at Niagara Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York Byrne L 5–7  945 18–13–3 (13–5–2)
CHA Tournament
March 15 7:05 pm Bemidji State* Tri-City Arena • Kearney, Nebraska (CHA Tournament Semifinal) Munroe L 1–2 OT 1,468 18–14–3 (13–5–2)
*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
Alabama–Huntsville† 20 13 5 2 28 88 59 35 18 14 3 135 121
Niagara 20 11 4 5 27 77 60 37 15 17 5 126 133
Wayne State* 20 11 7 2 24 62 56 40 21 17 2 131 131
Bemidji State 20 10 6 4 24 58 46 36 14 14 8 95 98
Findlay 20 3 13 4 10 41 77 35 10 21 4 93 120
Air Force 20 2 15 3 7 45 73 37 10 24 3 98 146
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
Ross, JaredJared Ross C So 35 20 20 40 30 10 0 2
Funk, MikeMike Funk LW Jr 35 13 22 35 40 4 1 2
Hawes, JasonJason Hawes C Sr 35 5 30 35 10 0 1 0
Zirnis, KarlisKarlis Zirnis LW Sr 33 13 19 32 59 3 1 0
Charlebois, SteveSteve Charlebois LW Sr 34 18 10 28 36 4 3 3
Bushey, CraigCraig Bushey RW So 35 7 17 24 32 2 0 1
Bresciani, JoelJoel Bresciani RW Sr 35 15 7 22 101 2 1 3
Schreiber, JeremyJeremy Schreiber D Fr 31 5 16 21 27 4 1 1
Leasa, RyanRyan Leasa D Sr 35 5 15 20 70 3 1 0
Butler, TylerTyler Butler D Sr 35 4 16 20 42 2 0 1
Rowe, KeithKeith Rowe RW So 35 9 9 18 38 0 0 1
Watkins, DougDoug Watkins D So 31 2 9 11 83 0 0 1
Overton, GeraldGerald Overton C Sr 21 2 8 10 32 0 1 1
Bentley, ToddTodd Bentley LW Fr 23 4 5 9 28 0 0 0
Milosevski, SteveSteve Milosevski RW Jr 31 4 4 8 10 0 0 0
Fletcher, IanIan Fletcher D Jr 28 1 7 8 26 0 0 0
Tinwick, JasonJason Tinwick C Jr 22 3 3 6 21 0 0 1
Brown, RyanRyan Brown D So 25 2 4 6 20 0 0 0
Mulherin, BruceBruce Mulherin C Fr 22 1 2 3 8 0 1 1
Winchester, JeffJeff Winchester D Fr 15 1 1 2 38 0 0 0
Harren, JacksonJackson Harren LW Jr 21 1 1 2 2 0 0 0
Bradley, JohnJohn Bradley D Jr 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0
Munroe, ScottScott Munroe G Fr 20 0 2 2 0 0 0
Byrne, MarkMark Byrne G Sr 17 0 1 1 0 0 0
Flaig, LukeLuke Flaig C Fr 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MacLean, AdamAdam MacLean G Jr 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halliwill, DavidDavid Halliwill D Sr 8 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
Team 35 135 230 365 765 34 11 18

Goalies

Player Yr GP TOI W L T GA GAA SV SV% SO
Munroe, ScottScott Munroe Fr 20 1049 11 6 1 49 2.80 542 0.917 1
Byrne, MarkMark Byrne Sr 17 964 7 6 2 58 3.61 456 0.887 0
MacLean, AdamAdam MacLean Jr 3 127 0 2 0 12 5.68 69 0.852 0

References

  1. ↑ "Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey 2002-2003 Roster". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey 2002-2003 Scoreboard". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey 2002-2003 Team Statistics". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Univ. of Alabama-Huntsville Player Statistics". EliteProspects.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.