2011–12 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

2011–12 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey
Conference	Independent
2011–12 record	2–28–1
Head coach	Chris Luongo (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Gavin Morgan
Assistant coach	Tim Flynn
Captain	Curtis deBruyn
Alternate Captain	Jamie Easton, Sebastian Geoffrion, Tom Durnie
Home stadium	Propst Arena

The 2011–12 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represents the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Chargers are coached by Chris Luongo who is in his second season as head coach. His assistant coaches are Gavin Morgan and Tim Flynn. The Chargers play their home games in the Propst Arena at the Von Braun Center and compete as an independent.

On October 24, 2011, interim UAH President Malcolm Portera announced that the 2011–12 season would be the school's final season competing at the NCAA Division I level, citing financial reasons. The program would be "realigned" as a club team, and the coaches' jobs would be eliminated as of May 31, 2012.^[1] New UAH president Dr. Robert Altenkirch reversed the decision after he and school administrators met with local supporters on December 6, 2011.^[2] UAH continued to play at the NCAA Division I level for the 2012–13 season. The school set up a campaign to raise funds for the program, with the goal of getting the Chargers into a conference.^[3]

Recruiting

UAH added 9 freshmen for the 2011–12 season, including 7 forwards and 2 defensemen:^[4]

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Creppin, AndrewAndrew Creppin	Forward	Canada	Orleans, Ontario; all-time leading scorer in Gloucester Rangers history, 2010–11 CCHL First-Team All-Star
Kotlarz, TylerTyler Kotlarz	Forward	United States	Hudsonville, Michigan
Lysaght, KyleKyle Lysaght	Forward	United States	Marietta, Georgia
Pierce, CraigCraig Pierce	Forward	United States	Roswell, Georgia; ex-Rochester Stars captain
Reid, DougDoug Reid	Forward	Canada	Innisfil, Ontario; ex-Markham Waxers captain
Reinhardt, BenBen Reinhardt	Defenseman	Canada	Arnprior, Ontario; ex-Pembroke Lumber Kings captain, won 5 consecutive CCHL championships and 2010–11 RBC Cup, 2010–11 First-Team All-Star, voted CCHL's 2009–10 Best Defenseman
Strukoff, GraemeGraeme Strukoff	Defenseman	Canada	Chilliwack, British Columbia
Vanderlugt, JeffJeff Vanderlugt	Forward	Canada	Richmond Hill, Ontario
Webley, MichaelMichael Webley	Forward	Canada	Stittsville, Ontario; CCHL Sportsmanship and Ability Award winner for 2010–11

Roster

Departures from 2010–11 team

Matt Baxter, D – Graduation
Vince Bruni, F – Graduation
Ryan Burkholder, D – Graduation
Trevor Conrad, D
Keenan Desmet, F — FFHG Division 2 (Evry)
Cody Dion, F — Suomi-sarja (S-Kiekko)
Chris Fairbanks, F – Graduation
Joe Koudys, F – Graduation
Neil Ruffini, F – Graduation
David Ruffini, F – Graduation
David Way, F

2011–12 team

As of February 11, 2012^[5]

#	Player	Pos	Class	Height	Weight	Hometown	Previous Team
2	Strukoff, GraemeGraeme Strukoff	2 !D	1 !Fr.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Chilliwack, British Columbia	Victoria (BCHL)
5	Geoffrion, BriceBrice Geoffrion	3 !F	2 !So.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Brentwood, Tennessee	Motor City (NAHL)
7	Easton, JamieJamie Easton (A)	3 !F	4 !Sr.	5 ft 08 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Edmonton, Alberta	Bonnyville (AJHL)
8	Allan, AlexAlex Allan	3 !F	2 !So.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Calgary, Alberta	Victoria (BCHL)
10	Hagen, MatMat Hagen	2 !D	2 !So.	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Ottawa, Ontario	Kanata (CJHL)
12	Roy, MacMac Roy	3 !F	2 !So.	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Chilliwack, British Columbia	Langley (BCHL)
13	Webley, MichaelMichael Webley	3 !F	1 !Fr.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Stittsville, Ontario	Gloucester (CCHL)
14	Gatt, NickolasNickolas Gatt	2 !D	2 !So.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Farmington Hills, Michigan	Topeka (NAHL)
15	Kotlarz, TylerTyler Kotlarz	3 !F	1 !Fr.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Hudsonville, Michigan	Markham (OJHL)
16	Reid, DougDoug Reid	3 !F	1 !Fr.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Innisfil, Ontario	Markham (OJHL)
18	Creppin, AndrewAndrew Creppin	3 !F	1 !Fr.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Orleans, Ontario	Gloucester (CCHL)
19	Pierce, CraigCraig Pierce	3 !F	1 !Fr.	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Roswell, Georgia	Rochester (EJHL)
20	Uusivirta, LasseLasse Uusivirta	2 !D	2 !So.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Espoo, Finland	Espoo Jr. Blues
21	Vanderlugt, JeffJeff Vanderlugt	3 !F	1 !Fr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Richmond Hill, Ontario	Surry (BCHL)
22	Geoffrion, SebastianSebastian Geoffrion (A)	3 !F	3 !Jr.	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Brentwood, Tennessee	Indiana (USHL)
23	deBruyn, CurtisCurtis deBruyn (C)	2 !D	3 !Jr.	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Calgary, Alberta	Olds (AJHL)
24	Durnie, TomTom Durnie (A)	2 !D	4 !Sr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Calgary, Alberta	Canmore (AJHL)
26	Cseter, JustinJustin Cseter	3 !F	3 !Jr.	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Menomonie, Wisconsin	Salmon Arm (BCHL)
27	Lysaght, KyleKyle Lysaght	3 !F	1 !Fr.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Marietta, Georgia	Oakville (OJHL)
28	Reinhardt, BenBen Reinhardt	2 !D	1 !Fr.	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Arnprior, Ontario	Pembroke (CCHL)
31	Griggs, JohnJohn Griggs	1 !G	2 !So.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Barrington, Illinois	Cumberland (CJHL)
32	Groh, C. J.C. J. Groh	1 !G	2 !So.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Cincinnati, Ohio	Waterloo (USHL)
33	Saunders, ClarkeClarke Saunders	1 !G	2 !So.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Brockville, Ontario	Brockville (CJHL)

Regular season

Schedule

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

2011–12 Game Log^[6]^[7]

October: 0–7–1 (Home: 0–5–1; Road: 0–2–0)
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Attendance	Decision	Overall
1	October 1	Lake Superior State	L, 2–3	Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama	2,485	Saunders	0–1–0
2	October 2	Lake Superior State	L, 1–2	Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama	1,060	Griggs	0–2–0
3	October 7	at No. 13 Western Michigan	L, 1–7	Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan	3,229	Griggs	0–3–0
4	October 8	at No. 13 Western Michigan	L, 0–4	Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan	2,689	Saunders	0–4–0
5	October 14	Bowling Green	L, 1–2	Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama	1,486	Saunders	0–5–0
6	October 15	Bowling Green	L, 0–3	Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama	1,358	Saunders	0–6–0
7	October 21	Air Force	T, 1–1	Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama	1,893	Saunders	0–6–1
8	October 22	Air Force	L, 2–7	Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama	996	Saunders	0–7–1

November: 0–7–0 (Home: 0–2–0; Road: 0–5–0)
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Attendance	Decision	Overall
9	November 4	Ohio State	L, 0–4	Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama	2,519	Saunders	0–8–1
10	November 5	Ohio State	L, 0–2	Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama	1,351	Saunders	0–9–1
11	November 11	at Providence	L, 0–3	Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	1,371	Saunders	0–10–1
12	November 12	at Providence	L, 2–4	Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	1,017	Saunders	0–11–1
13	November 23	at No. 1 Merrimack	L, 0–6	Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts	2,489	Griggs	0–12–1
14	November 25	at UMass Lowell	L, 0–3	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts	2,641	Saunders	0–13–1
15	November 26	at New Hampshire	L, 1–9	Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	4,378	Groh	0–14–1

December: 1–7–0 (Home: 0–2–0; Road: 0–4–0; Neutral: 1–1–0)
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Attendance	Decision	Overall
16	December 2	vs. Nebraska–Omaha	W, 3–1	Bridgestone Arena • Nashville, Tennessee	957	Saunders	1–14–1
17	December 3	vs. Nebraska–Omaha	L, 2–6	Bridgestone Arena • Nashville, Tennessee	1,364	Saunders	1–15–1
18	December 9	at Minnesota State	L, 2–4	Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, Minnesota	2,421	Saunders	1–16–1
19	December 10	at Minnesota State	L, 1–9	Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, Minnesota	2,472	Saunders	1–17–1
20	December 16	at Bemidji State	L, 0–3	Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota	2,556	Saunders	1–18–1
21	December 17	at Bemidji State	L, 0–5	Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota	3,256	Saunders	1–19–1
22	December 30	Mercyhurst	L, 1–5	Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama	1,056	Saunders	1–20–1
23	December 31	Mercyhurst	L, 3–4	Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama	1,062	Saunders	1–21–1

January: 1–3–0 (Road: 1–3–0)
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Attendance	Decision	Overall
24	January 6	at No. 11 Denver	W, 3–2	Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado	4,842	Saunders	2–21–1
25	January 7	at No. 11 Denver	L, 2–5	Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado	5,123	Saunders	2–22–1
26	January 20	at No. 1 Minnesota–Duluth	L, 1–2	Amsoil Arena • Duluth, Minnesota	6,614	Saunders	2–23–1
27	January 21	at No. 1 Minnesota–Duluth	L, 3–4	Amsoil Arena • Duluth, Minnesota	6,757	Saunders	2–24–1

February: 0–4–0 (Road: 0–4–0)
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Attendance	Decision	Overall
28	February 3	at No. 15 Maine	L, 3–4 (OT)	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	3,987	Saunders	2–25–1
29	February 4	at No. 15 Maine	L, 0–5	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	4,400	Saunders	2–26–1
30	February 10	at No. 20 Miami (OH)	L, 1–3	Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio	2,667	Saunders	2–27–1
31	February 11	at No. 20 Miami (OH)	L, 1–3	Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio	2,781	Saunders	2–28–1

Standings

2011–12 NCAA Division I independents standings
	Overall
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Alabama–Huntsville	31	2	28	1	37	126
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Opponents by conference

Conference	Teams
CCHA	5 (Bowling Green, Lake Superior State, Miami (OH), Ohio State, Western Michigan)
Hockey East	5 (Maine, Merrimack, New Hampshire, Providence, UMass Lowell)
WCHA	5 (Bemidji State, Denver, Minnesota–Duluth, Minnesota State, Nebraska–Omaha)
Atlantic Hockey	2 (Air Force, Mercyhurst)
ECAC	0

Exhibition games

2011–12 Exhibition Game Log: 0–2–0 (Home: 0–2–0)
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Attendance	Decision
1	February 24	U.S. Under-18 Team	L, 2–3	Propst Arena • Huntsville, AL	1,105	Saunders
2	February 25	U.S. Under-18 Team	L, 3–6	Propst Arena • Huntsville, AL	1,089	Griggs

Player stats

Skaters

Regular season^[8]^[9]

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Lysaght, KyleKyle Lysaght	31	7	6	13	22
Roy, MacMac Roy	30	6	6	12	26
Cseter, JustinJustin Cseter	31	4	8	12	12
Uusivirta, LasseLasse Uusivirta	29	1	5	6	22
Durnie, TomTom Durnie	26	3	2	5	18
Geoffrion, SebastianSebastian Geoffrion	30	2	3	5	61
Allan, AlexAlex Allan	30	1	4	5	8
Strukoff, GraemeGraeme Strukoff	31	1	4	5	71
deBruyn, CurtisCurtis deBruyn	31	0	5	5	12
Easton, JamieJamie Easton	31	2	2	4	16
Webley, MichaelMichael Webley	25	1	3	4	8
Vanderlugt, JeffJeff Vanderlugt	27	1	3	4	56
Pierce, CraigCraig Pierce	25	3	0	3	11
Kotlarz, TylerTyler Kotlarz	24	2	1	3	10
Creppin, AndrewAndrew Creppin	26	1	2	3	0
Reid, DougDoug Reid	30	0	3	3	12
Reinhardt, BenBen Reinhardt	31	0	3	3	4
Geoffrion, BriceBrice Geoffrion	31	2	0	2	29
Gatt, NickolasNickolas Gatt	25	0	1	1	8
Groh, C. J.C. J. Groh	2	0	0	0	0
Griggs, JohnJohn Griggs	6	0	0	0	0
Hagen, MatMat Hagen	13	0	0	0	14
Saunders, ClarkeClarke Saunders	27	0	0	0	0
Team	31	37	61	98	420

Goaltenders

Regular season^[8]^[9]

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV	SV%
Saunders, ClarkeClarke Saunders	27	1534:16	2	23	1	95	3.72	1013	918	.906
Griggs, JohnJohn Griggs	6	241:43	0	4	0	20	4.96	123	103	.837
Groh, C. J.C. J. Groh	2	80:00	0	1	0	9	6.75	45	36	.800

References

↑ Turner, John (October 25, 2011). "UAH iced: Charger hockey's 33-year history ends with controversial decision". The Huntsville Times. Archived from the original on November 6, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
↑ Gattis, Paul (December 6, 2011). "UAH announces plan to bring back Division I hockey program". The Huntsville Times. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012.
↑ Turner, John (December 21, 2011). "Charging on: UAH launches official fundraising campaign for hockey program". The Huntsville Times. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012.
↑ Gillam, Jamie (June 22, 2011). "Chargers add 10 newcomers for 2011–12". The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Archived from the original on August 23, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
↑ "2011–12 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
↑ "2011–12 Charger Hockey Schedule". The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Archived from the original on August 23, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
↑ "Alabama–Huntsville Men's Hockey 2011–2012 Schedule and Results". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on August 23, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
↑ 8.0 8.1 The University of Alabama in Huntsville. "Alabama-Huntsville Cumulative Season Statistics". Retrieved January 2, 2012.
↑ 9.0 9.1 USCHO.com. "Alabama-Huntsville Chargers Men's Hockey 2011–2012 Team Statistics". Retrieved January 2, 2012.

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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