2006–07 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

2006–07 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey
NCAA 1st round, L to Notre Dame, 3–2 (2OT)
Conference College Hockey America
2006–07 record 13–20–3 (7–11–2 CHA)
Head coach Doug Ross (25th year)
Assistant coach Lance West
Assistant coach John McCabe
Assistant coach Steve Briere
Captain Shaun Arvai, Grant Selinger
Home stadium Von Braun Center

The 2006–07 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. The Chargers were coached by Doug Ross who was in his twenty-fifth, and final, season as head coach. His assistant coaches were Lance West, John McCabe, and Steve Briere. The Chargers played their home games in the Von Braun Center, and were a member of College Hockey America.

After a 32-game regular season, the Chargers finished with 10 wins, 19 losses, and 3 ties. Despite finishing last in the CHA in the regular season, the team won all 3 of its games in the CHA Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. At the NCAA Tournament, the Chargers played to double overtime with #2 overall seed Notre Dame before falling, 3–2.

Roster

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# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
2 Illinois Montes, MattMatt Montes Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1983-07-01 Forest Park, Illinois Springfield (NAHL)
3 Ontario McConnachie, BrettBrett McConnachie Senior RW 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1985-03-01 Ajax, Ontario Wexford (OJHL)
4 Ontario Roshko, BrandonBrandon Roshko Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1985-08-22 Hamilton, Ontario Aurora (OJHL)
5 Alberta Kalinchuk, ScottScott Kalinchuk Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1984-11-23 Sylvan Lake, Alberta Canmore (AJHL)
6 Ontario Larivee, A.J.A.J. Larivee Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1983-12-19 Dublin, Ontario St. Marys (WOHL)
8 British Columbia Salekin, MikeMike Salekin Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1985-08-17 Castlegar, British Columbia Merritt (BCHL)
9 Alberta Hilbert, TylerTyler Hilbert Junior LW 5' 9" (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1984-01-12 Okotoks, Alberta Olds (AJHL)
10 Ontario Rozman, DominikDominik Rozman Senior LW 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983-03-10 Wallaceburg, Ontario Sarnia (WOHL)
11 Ontario Barker, BrennanBrennan Barker Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1985-07-19 Long Sault, Ontario Penticton (OJHL)
12 British Columbia Murray, JoshJosh Murray Sophomore RW 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1984-11-11 Terrace, British Columbia Williams Lake (BCHL)
14 Ontario Tanaka, CaleCale Tanaka Freshman LW 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1986-05-31 Stouffville, Ontario Aurora (OJHL)
15 Ontario Arvai, ShaunShaun Arvai (C) Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1982-10-06 West Lorne, Ontario Petrolia (WOHL)
16 Texas Train, TomTom Train Freshman C 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1985-02-22 Hurst, Texas Texas (NAHL)
18 Missouri Canter, SteveSteve Canter Senior RW 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983-06-29 St. Louis, Missouri Billings (AWHL)
19 Saskatchewan Selinger, GrantGrant Selinger (C) Senior C 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1983-03-22 Regina, Saskatchewan South Surrey (BCHL)
20 Pennsylvania Federoff, JoeJoe Federoff Sophomore C 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1984-08-05 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Robert Morris (NCAA)
21 Ontario Conter, DerekDerek Conter Junior LW 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1983-06-10 Toronto, Ontario Wichita Falls (AWHL)
22 Alberta Nimmo, DavidDavid Nimmo Senior C 6' 2" (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1982-07-25 St. Albert, Alberta Melfort (SJHL)
25 Ontario Morrison, KevinKevin Morrison Freshman LW 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986-04-30 Mississauga, Ontario Milton (OJHL)
26 Ontario Galerno, KevinKevin Galerno Sophomore LW 5' 7" (1.7 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1984-01-19 Kitchener, Ontario Kitchener (MWJHL)
27 Alabama Maney, TroyTroy Maney Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1982-10-04 Huntsville, Alabama Capital Centre (NAHL)
28 Ontario Nicoletti, DavideDavide Nicoletti Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1986-03-22 Toronto, Ontario Springfield (NAHL)
29 Ohio MacNicol, BlakeBlake MacNicol Freshman G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1986-12-31 Milan, Ohio Bay State (EJHL)
30 British Columbia Erickson, JordanJordan Erickson Sophomore G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1984-04-18 Port McNeill, British Columbia Spruce Grove (AJHL)
33 British Columbia Narduzzi, MarcMarc Narduzzi Junior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1982-05-25 Vancouver, British Columbia South Surrey (BCHL)
55 Ontario Sweazey, MattMatt Sweazey Sophomore C 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1984-04-11 Toronto, Ontario Georgetown (OJHL)

Season

Schedule

       Green background indicates win (2 points).
       Red background indicates loss (0 points).
       Yellow background indicates tie (1 point).

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Date Time Opponent Site Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 7 8:05 pm at Colorado College* Colorado Springs World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado Narduzzi L 1–8  6,525 0–1–0
October 8 6:05 pm at Air Force* Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado Narduzzi L 3–4  863 0–2–0
October 13 6:35 pm at #5 Michigan* Yost Ice ArenaAnn Arbor, Michigan Narduzzi L 1–8  5,847 0–3–0
October 15 1:05 pm at Bowling Green* BGSU Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio Erickson T 5–5 OT 1,414 0–3–1
October 20 7:05 pm Wayne State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Erickson W 4–2  1,918 1–3–1 (1–0–0)
October 21 7:05 pm Wayne State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Narduzzi L 6–8  1,746 1–4–1 (1–1–0)
October 27 4:05 pm vs. Air Force* Tampa Bay Times Forum • Tampa, Florida (Lightning College Hockey Classic Semifinal) Erickson L 5–7  6,772 1–5–1 (1–1–0)
October 28 4:05 pm vs. Army* Tampa Bay Times Forum • Tampa, Florida (Lightning College Hockey Classic Consolation) Narduzzi W 2–1  7,043 2–5–1 (1–1–0)
November 10 6:00 pm at Niagara Dwyer ArenaLewiston, New York Narduzzi L 3–7  1,193 2–6–1 (1–2–0)
November 11 6:00 pm at Niagara Dwyer ArenaLewiston, New York Erickson L 1–4  1,073 2–7–1 (1–3–0)
November 17 6:35 pm at Robert Morris 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Island, Pennsylvania Erickson L 3–4  657 2–8–1 (1–4–0)
November 18 6:35 pm at Robert Morris 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Island, Pennsylvania Narduzzi W 7–2  498 3–8–1 (2–4–0)
December 1 7:05 pm Princeton* Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Narduzzi L 2–4  1,853 3–9–1 (2–4–0)
December 2 7:05 pm Princeton* Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Narduzzi W 3–2  1,796 4–9–1 (2–4–0)
December 9 4:05 pm Robert Morris Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Narduzzi L 4–5  1,977 4–10–1 (2–5–0)
December 10 2:05 pm Robert Morris Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Narduzzi W 4–3  1,104 5–10–1 (3–5–0)
December 15 7:35 pm at Bemidji State John S. Glas Field HouseBemidji, Minnesota Narduzzi L 2–3  1,546 5–11–1 (3–6–0)
December 16 7:05 pm at Bemidji State John S. Glas Field HouseBemidji, Minnesota Narduzzi L 2–4  1,532 5–12–1 (3–7–0)
December 29 7:05 pm at Minnesota* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Dodge Holiday Classic Semifinal) Narduzzi L 1–3  10,015 5–13–1 (3–7–0)
December 30 4:05 pm vs. UMass* Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Dodge Holiday Classic Consolation) Narduzzi W 5–2  10,076 6–13–1 (3–7–0)
January 12 7:05 pm Robert Morris Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Narduzzi L 2–3  1,569 6–14–1 (3–8–0)
January 13 4:05 pm Robert Morris Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Narduzzi W 3–1  1,469 7–14–1 (4–8–0)
January 26 6:35 pm at Western Michigan* Lawson Ice Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan Narduzzi L 0–5  2,144 7–15–1 (4–8–0)
January 27 6:35 pm at Western Michigan* Lawson Ice Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan Narduzzi L 5–6 OT 2,625 7–16–1 (4–8–0)
February 2 7:05 pm Bemidji State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Narduzzi T 5–5 OT 2,956 7–16–2 (4–8–1)
February 3 7:05 pm Bemidji State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Narduzzi L 1–3  2,212 7–17–2 (4–9–1)
February 9 6:05 pm at Wayne State Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum • Detroit, Michigan MacNicol W 3–1  320 8–17–2 (5–9–1)
February 10 6:05 pm at Wayne State Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum • Detroit, Michigan MacNicol L 1–4  310 8–18–2 (5–10–1)
February 16 7:35 pm at Bemidji State John S. Glas Field HouseBemidji, Minnesota Narduzzi L 3–4  1,397 8–19–2 (5–11–1)
February 17 7:05 pm at Bemidji State John S. Glas Field HouseBemidji, Minnesota MacNicol W 4–3  2,263 9–19–2 (6–11–1)
March 2 7:05 pm Niagara Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama MacNicol W 3–1  1,723 10–19–2 (7–11–1)
March 3 7:35 pm Niagara Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Narduzzi T 2–2 OT 2,144 10–19–3 (7–11–2)
CHA Tournament
March 9 7:00 pm vs. Wayne State* 95KGGO Arena • Des Moines, Iowa (CHA Tournament Quarterfinal) Narduzzi W 4–3 OT 255 11–19–3 (7–11–2)
March 10 2:00 pm vs. Niagara* 95KGGO Arena • Des Moines, Iowa (CHA Tournament Semifinal) Narduzzi W 5–3  296 12–19–3 (7–11–2)
March 11 2:00 pm vs. Robert Morris* 95KGGO Arena • Des Moines, Iowa (CHA Tournament Final) MacNicol W 5–4 OT 252 13–19–3 (7–11–2)
NCAA Tournament
March 23 4:00 pm vs. Notre Dame* Van Andel ArenaGrand Rapids, Michigan (NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal) Narduzzi L 2–3 OT 5,201 13–20–3 (7–11–2)
*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
Niagara 20 9 5 6 24 70 62 37 18 13 6 126 128
Bemidji State 20 9 6 5 23 56 54 33 14 14 5 97 109
Robert Morris 20 9 10 1 19 67 72 35 14 19 2 110 129
Wayne State 20 8 10 2 18 64 63 35 12 21 2 97 125
Alabama–Huntsville* 20 7 11 2 16 63 69 36 13 20 3 112 137
Championship: Alabama–Huntsville
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
Nimmo, DavidDavid Nimmo C Sr 36 14 22 36 56 8 2 2
Selinger, GrantGrant Selinger C Sr 36 17 16 33 63 9 1 3
McConnachie, BrettBrett McConnachie RW Sr 35 12 16 28 40 3 1 2
Salekin, MikeMike Salekin D Jr 34 7 16 23 67 2 0 3
Arvai, ShaunShaun Arvai D Sr 35 2 20 22 43 1 0 0
Canter, SteveSteve Canter RW Sr 35 12 9 21 38 5 0 0
Kalinchuk, ScottScott Kalinchuk D So 35 6 10 16 44 5 0 1
Murray, JoshJosh Murray RW So 35 6 10 16 47 1 0 0
Hilbert, TylerTyler Hilbert LW Jr 33 5 9 14 46 0 2 1
Morrison, KevinKevin Morrison LW Fr 36 9 4 13 26 2 1 1
Rozman, DominikDominik Rozman LW Sr 36 6 7 13 22 1 0 0
Roshko, BrandonBrandon Roshko D Fr 36 3 8 11 6 1 0 0
Federoff, JoeJoe Federoff C So 20 3 7 10 26 0 0 0
Sweazey, MattMatt Sweazey C So 34 2 8 10 48 2 0 0
Train, TomTom Train C Fr 30 3 4 7 22 0 0 0
Tanaka, CaleCale Tanaka LW Fr 27 2 3 5 30 0 0 0
Galerno, KevinKevin Galerno LW So 28 2 2 4 8 0 0 0
Barker, BrennanBrennan Barker D Fr 20 1 2 3 31 0 0 0
Nicoletti, DavideDavide Nicoletti D Fr 24 0 3 3 24 0 0 0
Larivee, A.J.A.J. Larivee D Sr 28 0 2 2 18 0 0 0
Maney, TroyTroy Maney D Sr 5 0 0 0 17 0 0 0
MacNicol, BlakeBlake MacNicol G Fr 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Erickson, JordanJordan Erickson G So 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Montes, MattMatt Montes D Jr 10 0 0 0 18 0 0 0
Narduzzi, MarcMarc Narduzzi G Jr 27 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Team 36 112 178 290 754 40 7 13

Goaltenders

Player Yr GP TOI W L T GA GAA SV SV% SO
Narduzzi, MarcMarc Narduzzi Jr 27 1480:07 8 16 2 86 3.49 729 0.894 0
MacNicol, BlakeBlake MacNicol Fr 8 351:43 4 1 0 16 2.73 154 0.906 0
Erickson, JordanJordan Erickson So 9 393:30 1 3 1 31 4.73 171 0.847 0

References

  1. Gilliam, Jamie. "UAH Chargers Ice Hockey 2006-07 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Alabama in Huntsville. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  2. "Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey 2006-2007 Roster". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  3. "Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey 2006-2007 Schedule and Results". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  4. Gilliam, Jamie. "2007-08 UAH Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). University of Alabama in Huntsville. p. 28. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  5. "Alabama-Huntsville Chargers Men's Hockey 2006-2007 Team Statistics". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.