2010–11 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

2010–11 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season
Conference	Independent
Home ice	Propst Arena
Record
Overall	4–26–2
Home	2–8–0
Road	1–15–2
Neutral	1–3–0
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Chris Luongo
Assistant Coaches	Mike Warde Gavin Morgan
Captain(s)	Ryan Burkholder
Alternate captain(s)	Matt Baxter Curtis deBruyn Chris Fairbanks
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The 2010–11 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Chargers were coached by Chris Luongo who was in his first season as head coach. His assistant coaches were Mike Warde and Gavin Morgan. The Chargers played their home games in the Propst Arena at the Von Braun Center, competed as an independent and finished with an overall record of 4–26–2.

Preseason

Following the 2009–10 season, the Chargers' conference, College Hockey America, dropped their men's division after Bemidji State, Niagara, and Robert Morris left for other conferences.^[1] UAH applied for admission to the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, but were denied,^[2] forcing the Chargers to play the 2010–11 season as an independent.^[3]

Coaching changes

On May 19, 2010, assistant coach John McCabe was named the head coach at Division III Finlandia University, ending a six-year tenure at UAH.^[4] On June 21, 2010, head coach Danton Cole was announced as the U.S. National Team Development Program’s Under-17 head coach.^[5] Remaining assistant coach Chris Luongo was named head coach on July 9.^[6] Assistant coach Mike Warde was announced on August 20,^[7] and Gavin Morgan was announced on August 27.^[8]

Roster

As of September 4, 2010^[9]

#	Player	Pos	Class	Height	Weight	Hometown
2	Burkholder, RyanRyan Burkholder (C)	D	4 !Senior	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Newmarket, Ontario
5	Geoffrion, BriceBrice Geoffrion	F	1 !Freshman	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Brentwood, Tennessee
6	Dion, CodyCody Dion	F	1 !Freshman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Colorado Springs, Colorado
7	Easton, JamieJamie Easton	F	3 !Junior	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Edmonton, Alberta
8	Allan, AlexAlex Allan	F	1 !Freshman	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Calgary, Alberta
9	Campbell, CodyCody Campbell	F	3 !Junior	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Maple Ridge, British Columbia
10	Hagen, MattMatt Hagen	D	1 !Freshman	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Ottawa, Ontario
11	Ruffini, NeilNeil Ruffini	F	4 !Senior	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Roswell, Georgia
12	Roy, MacMac Roy	F	1 !Freshman	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Chilliwack, British Columbia
13	Koudys, JoeJoe Koudys	F	4 !Senior	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Grimsby, Ontario
14	Gatt, NicholasNicholas Gatt	D	1 !Freshman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Farmington Hills, Michigan
15	Baxter, MattMatt Baxter	D	4 !Senior	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Courtice, Ontario
18	Way, DavidDavid Way	F	1 !Freshman	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
19	Fairbanks, ChrisChris Fairbanks	F	4 !Senior	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Milford, Michigan
20	Uusivirta, LasseLasse Uusivirta	D	1 !Freshman	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Espoo, Finland
21	Desmet, KeenanKeenan Desmet	F	2 !Sophomore	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Strathmore, Alberta
22	Geoffrion, SebastianSebastian Geoffrion	F	2 !Sophomore	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Brentwood, Tennessee
23	deBruyn, CurtisCurtis deBruyn	D	2 !Sophomore	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Calgary, Alberta
24	Durnie, TomTom Durnie	D	3 !Junior	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Calgary, Alberta
26	Cseter, JustinJustin Cseter	F	2 !Sophomore	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Menomonie, Wisconsin
27	Bruni, VinceVince Bruni	F	4 !Senior	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Toronto, Ontario
28	Conrad, TrevorTrevor Conrad	D	1 !Freshman	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Spruce Grove, Alberta
31	Griggs, JohnJohn Griggs	G	1 !RS Freshman	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Barrington, Illinois
32	Groh, C.J.C.J. Groh	G	1 !Freshman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Cincinnati, Ohio
33	Saunders, ClarkeClarke Saunders	G	1 !Freshman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Brockville, Ontario

Regular season

Schedule

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

2010–11 Game Log^[10]

October: 1–6–1 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 0–5–1)
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Attendance	Decision	Overall
1	October 7	Ferris State	4–1	Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama	1,283	Saunders	0–1–0
2	October 8	Ferris State	4–2	Propst Arena • Huntsville, AL	1,009	Saunders	1–1–0
3	October 15	Wisconsin	7–0	Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin	10,769	Saunders	1–2–0
4	October 17	Wisconsin	5–2	Kohl Center • Madison, WI	11,731	Saunders	1–3–0
5	October 22	Bowling Green	5–4 (OT)	BGSU Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	1,749	Saunders	1–4–0
6	October 23	Bowling Green	4–2	BGSU Ice Arena • Bowling Green, OH	2,630	Groh	1–5–0
7	October 29	Michigan State	4–4	Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan	4,829	Groh	1–5–1
8	October 30	Michigan State	2–1	Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, MI	4,886	Saunders	1–6–1

November: 1–5–0 (Home: 0–2–0; Road: 0–2–0; Neutral: 1–1–0)
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Attendance	Decision	Overall
9	November 5	Ohio State	6–2	Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio	2,284	Saunders	1–7–1
10	November 6	Ohio State	5–1	Value City Arena • Columbus, OH	2,197	Groh	1–8–1
11	November 12	Providence	3–1	Propst Arena • Huntsville, AL	1,456	Saunders	1–9–1
12	November 13	Providence	4–2	Propst Arena • Huntsville, AL	1,106	Groh	1–10–1
13^	November 26	Bowling Green	5–1	Houston Field House • Troy, NY		Groh	1–11–1
14^	November 27	Connecticut	6–2	Houston Field House • Troy, NY		Saunders	2–11–1

December: 0–7–1 (Home: 0–4–0; Road: 0–3–1)
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Attendance	Decision	Overall
15	December 3	Cornell	3–1	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY	4,075	Saunders	2–12–1
16	December 4	Cornell	2–2	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY	4,174	Griggs	2–12–2
17	December 11	Robert Morris	4–3	Propst Arena • Huntsville, AL	1,762	Griggs	2–13–2
18	December 12	Robert Morris	2–1	Propst Arena • Huntsville, AL	872	Saunders	2–14–2
19	December 16	Mercyhurst	8–3	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	401	Saunders	2–15–2
20	December 17	Mercyhurst	4–3 (OT)	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	308	Griggs	2–16–2
21	December 30	RPI	2–1	Propst Arena • Huntsville, AL	1,133	Griggs	2–17–2
22	December 31	RPI	2–1	Propst Arena • Huntsville, AL	852	Griggs	2–18–2

January: 2–6–0 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 1–3–0; Neutral: 0–2–0)
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Attendance	Decision	Overall
23	January 7	Bemidji State	3–1	Propst Arena • Huntsville, AL	1,003	Griggs	2–19–2
24	January 8	Bemidji State	4–3	Propst Arena • Huntsville, AL	1,103	Saunders	3–19–2
25	January 14	Merrimack	5–4	Bridgestone Arena • Nashville, TN	1,976	Saunders	3–20–2
26	January 15	Merrimack	7–0	Bridgestone Arena • Nashville, TN	1,785	Griggs	3–21–2
27	January 21	Colorado College	7–0	Colorado Springs World Arena • Colorado Springs, CO	5,971	Griggs	3–22–2
28	January 22	Colorado College	4–1	Colorado Springs World Arena • Colorado Springs, CO	6,461	Saunders	3–23–2
29	January 28	Nebraska–Omaha	4–0	Qwest Center Omaha • Omaha, NE	6,376	Saunders	3–24–2
30	January 29	Nebraska–Omaha	2–1 ^OT	Qwest Center Omaha • Omaha, NE	6,836	Saunders	4–24–2

February: 0–2–0 (Road: 0–2–0)
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Attendance	Decision	Overall
31	February 11	Ferris State	5–2	Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, MI	1,258	Saunders	4–25–2
32	February 12	Ferris State	5–1	Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, MI	1,490	Griggs	4–26–2

^Rensselaer Holiday Tournament

Standings

2010–11 NCAA Division I independents standings
	Overall
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Alabama–Huntsville	32	4	26	2	61	129
Rankings: USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Top 20 Poll

Opponents by conference

Conference	Teams
CCHA	4 (Bowling Green, Ferris State, Michigan State, Ohio State)
WCHA	4 (Bemidji State, Colorado College, Nebraska–Omaha, Wisconsin)
Atlantic Hockey	3 (Connecticut, Mercyhurst, Robert Morris)
Hockey East	2 (Merrimack, Providence)
ECAC	2 (Cornell, RPI)

Exhibition games

2010–11 Exhibition Game Log: 0–2–0 (Home: 0–2–0)
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Attendance	Decision	Overall
1	February 25	U.S. Under-18 Team	8–1	Propst Arena • Huntsville, AL	1,342	Saunders	0–1–0
2	February 26	U.S. Under-18 Team	5–3	Propst Arena • Huntsville, AL	856	Griggs	0–2–0

Player stats

Skaters

Regular season^[11]^[12]

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Baxter, MattMatt Baxter	32	9	13	22	20
Easton, JamieJamie Easton	32	6	12	18	37
Desmet, KeenanKeenan Desmet	31	8	9	17	61
Roy, MacMac Roy	31	6	9	15	30
Cseter, JustinJustin Cseter	32	2	13	15	12
Durnie, TomTom Durnie	31	4	9	13	28
Ruffini, NeilNeil Ruffini	32	5	6	11	28
deBruyn, CurtisCurtis deBruyn	32	2	7	9	45
Geoffrion, SebasianSebasian Geoffrion	28	3	4	7	115
Koudys, JoeyJoey Koudys	32	4	2	6	24
Fairbanks, ChrisChris Fairbanks	27	2	4	6	16
Burkholder, RyanRyan Burkholder	28	1	5	6	37
Bruni, VinceVince Bruni	32	4	1	5	26
Uusivirta, LasseLasse Uusivirta	18	0	4	4	12
Allan, AlexAlex Allan	23	2	1	3	4
Dion, CodyCody Dion	29	2	1	3	6
Gatt, NickolasNickolas Gatt	27	1	2	3	4
Griggs, JohnJohn Griggs	11	0	1	1	0
Hagen, MattMatt Hagen	22	0	1	1	2
Way, DavidDavid Way	26	0	1	1	6
Conrad, TrevorTrevor Conrad	5	0	0	0	4
Geoffrion, BriceBrice Geoffrion	28	0	0	0	27
Saunders, ClarkeClarke Saunders	20	0	0	0	2
Team	32	61	105	166	550

Goaltenders

Regular season^[11]^[12]

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV	SV%
Griggs, JohnJohn Griggs	11	516:42	0	8	1	34	3.95	291	257	.883
Saunders, ClarkeClarke Saunders	20	1063:11	4	14	0	67	3.78	654	587	.898
Groh, C.J.C.J. Groh	8	346:20	0	4	1	25	4.33	209	184	.880

References

↑ McLaughlin, Budd (January 29, 2009). "UAH hockey seeks new league". The Huntsville Times.
↑ McLaughlin, Budd (August 11, 2009). "UAH denied admission to Central Collegiate Hockey Association". The Huntsville Times.
↑ McLaughlin, Budd (September 23, 2009). "UAH program standing alone". The Huntsville Times.
↑ "McCabe Takes Over at Finlandia". USCHO. May 19, 2010. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
↑ "Cole Leaves Alabama-Huntsville for NTDP". USCHO. June 21, 2010. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
↑ "Luongo Takes Over for Cole at Alabama-Huntsville". USCHO. July 9, 2010. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
↑ "Warde joins hockey staff as top assistant". The University of Alabama in Huntsville. August 20, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
↑ "Huntsville Rounds Out Staff by Hiring Morgan". USCHO. August 27, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
↑ The University of Alabama in Huntsville. "2009–10 Hockey Roster". Archived from the original on August 24, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
↑ The University of Alabama in Huntsville. "2010–11 Charger Hockey Schedule". Retrieved July 30, 2010.
↑ 11.0 11.1 The University of Alabama in Huntsville. "Alabama-Huntsville Cumulative Season Statistics". Retrieved October 18, 2010.
↑ 12.0 12.1 USCHO.com. "Alabama-Huntsville Chargers Men's Hockey 2010–2011 Team Statistics". Archived from the original on November 10, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2010.

External links

UAH Chargers Hockey website

Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey

Home ice	Von Braun Center (1979–Present)

Head coaches	Joe Ritch (1979–1982) Doug Ross (1982–2007) Danton Cole (2007–2010) Chris Luongo (2010–2012) Kurt Kleinendorst (2012–2013) Mike Corbett (2013–present)

Seasons	1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Conference affiliations	Independent (1985–1999, 2010–2013) College Hockey America (1999–2010) WCHA (2013–present)

All-time leaders	Tony Guzzo (179 Points) Mario Mazzuca (96 Goals) Derek Puppa (66 Wins)

National championships	1995–96 (D-II) 1997–98 (D-II)

NCAA Tournament appearances	2007 2010

Conference Championships	College Hockey America: 2007 2010

Players	Alumni Current Roster

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