2013–14 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

2013–14 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey
Conference Western Collegiate Hockey Association
2013–14 record 2–35–1 (2–25–1 WCHA)
Head coach Mike Corbett (1st year)
Assistant coach Gavin Morgan
Assistant coach Matty Thomas
Captain Doug Reid
Home stadium Propst Arena

The 2013–14 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Chargers were coached by Mike Corbett who was in his first season as head coach. His assistant coaches were Gavin Morgan and Matty Thomas. The Chargers played their home games in the Propst Arena at the Von Braun Center and competed for the first time in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.

Preseason

On January 17, 2013, after months of discussions with conference officials and league member representatives, UAH formally applied to and was accepted to join the Western Collegiate Hockey Association beginning with the 2013–14 season, after three seasons as an independent.[1] On May 29, 2013, head coach Kurt Kleinendorst resigned, later signing as head coach of the American Hockey League's Iowa Wild.[2] Mike Corbett was named UAH's sixth head coach on July 8, 2013.[3] Matty Thomas was announced as assistant coach on August 8, replacing Bruce Garber.[4]

Recruiting

UAH added 11 freshmen for the 2013–14 season, including 2 goaltenders, 7 forwards, and 2 defensemen:[5]

Player Position Nationality Notes
Broberg, JoakimJoakim Broberg Left Wing  Sweden Lidköping, Sweden; former Linköping J20 alternate captain, 2011–12 J20 SuperElit champion with Linköping, played one season with the Sweden Under-18 Team
Carlson, BrandonBrandon Carlson Defenseman  United States Huntington Beach, California; 2012–13 USHL Champion with the Dubuque Fighting Saints, 2010–11 NAHL champion with the Fairbanks Ice Dogs
Clowes, BrandonBrandon Clowes Left Wing  Canada Calgary, Alberta
Fletcher, BrentBrent Fletcher Right Wing  Canada New Westminster, British Columbia; former Merritt Centennials captain
Guerriero, CarmineCarmine Guerriero Goaltender  Canada Montreal, Quebec
Larose, MattMatt Larose Goaltender  Canada Nanaimo, British Columbia
Marooney, CodyCody Marooney Forward  United States Eden Prairie, Minnesota; former Sioux City Musketeers and Brookings Blizzard captain
McKenna, SteveSteve McKenna Left Wing  United States South Boston, Massachusetts; 2011–12 EJHL champion with the New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
Salhany, MattMatt Salhany Right Wing  United States Warwick, Rhode Island
Schools, WadeWade Schools Defenseman  United States Hartford, Connecticut; former Springfield Pics captain, 2012–13 EJHL All-Star
Soquila, ReganRegan Soquila Forward  Canada Maple Ridge, British Columbia

Roster

Departures from 2012–13 team

2013–14 team

As of October 13, 2013.[6][7]

# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
2 British Columbia Strukoff, GraemeGraeme Strukoff Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1991-03-30 Chilliwack, British Columbia Victoria (BCHL)
3 Ontario White, AndersonAnderson White Sophomore D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1991-08-16 Caledon, Ontario Chilliwack (BCHL)
4 Michigan Misuraca, FrankFrank Misuraca Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1991-09-06 Clinton Township, Michigan Corpus Christi (NAHL)
6 California Carlson, BrandonBrandon Carlson Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992-06-15 Huntington Beach, California Dubuque (USHL)
7 Ontario Kendra, JamieJamie Kendra Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1992-02-25 Markham, Ontario Markham (OJHL)
8 Alberta Allan, AlexAlex Allan Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989-08-28 Calgary, Alberta Victoria (BCHL)
9 Ontario Brears, ChadChad Brears Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991-05-08 Ottawa, Ontario Merritt (BCHL)
10 Ontario Hagen, MatMat Hagen Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989-12-27 Ottawa, Ontario Kanata (CJHL)
11 United Kingdom Prince, JackJack Prince Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1991-02-14 London, England Texas (NAHL)
12 British Columbia Fletcher, BrentBrent Fletcher Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992-05-09 New Westminster, British Columbia Merritt (BCHL)
14 Ontario Hickey, StephenStephen Hickey Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991-09-25 Ancaster, Ontario Oakville (OJHL)
16 Ontario Reid, DougDoug Reid (C) Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1990-03-20 Innisfil, Ontario Markham (OJHL)
18 Alberta Clowes, BrandonBrandon Clowes Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992-04-10 Calgary, Alberta Olds (AJHL)
19 Georgia (U.S. state) Pierce, CraigCraig Pierce Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990-10-18 Roswell, Georgia Rochester (EJHL)
20 Massachusetts McKenna, StephenStephen McKenna Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1993-04-21 South Boston, Massachusetts New Hampshire (EJHL)
21 Ontario Vanderlugt, JeffJeff Vanderlugt Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990-05-12 Richmond Hill, Ontario Surrey (BCHL)
22 Rhode Island Salhany, MattMatt Salhany Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1993-01-08 Warwick, Rhode Island Boston (EJHL)
23 Minnesota Marooney, CodyCody Marooney Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1992-07-07 Eden Prairie, Minnesota Brookings (NAHL)
24 British Columbia Koshey, StevenSteven Koshey Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1991-03-27 Trail, British Columbia Surrey (BCHL)
25 Sweden Broberg, JoakimJoakim Broberg Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1993-02-10 Lidköping, Sweden Linköping J20 (SuperElit)
26 Connecticut Schools, WadeWade Schools Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992-08-31 Hartford, Connecticut Springfield (EJHL)
28 Ontario Reinhardt, BenBen Reinhardt Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990-03-24 Arnprior, Ontario Pembroke (CCHL)
30 British Columbia Larose, MattMatt Larose Freshman G 6' 5" (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1992-08-15 Nanaimo, British Columbia Wellington (OJHL)
32 Ohio Groh, C. J.C. J. Groh Senior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990-04-16 Cincinnati, Ohio St. Louis (NAHL)
33 British Columbia Soquila, ReganRegan Soquila Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993-06-03 Maple Ridge, British Columbia Merritt (BCHL)
35 Quebec Guerriero, CarmineCarmine Guerriero Freshman G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992-02-20 Montreal, Quebec Hawkesbury (CCHL)
57 Tennessee Geoffrion, BriceBrice Geoffrion Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990-11-04 Brentwood, Tennessee Motor City (NAHL)

Regular season

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Decision Result Attendance Record
October 11 6:00 pm at Northeastern* Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts Larose L 1–9  2,487 0–1–0
October 12 6:00 pm at Northeastern* Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts Guerriero L 2–3  1,979 0–2–0
October 25 7:07 pm Bemidji State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Larose L 1–6  2,217 0–3–0 (0–1–0)
October 26 7:07 pm Bemidji State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Guerriero L 0–1  1,517 0–4–0 (0–2–0)
November 1 7:07 pm Ferris State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Guerriero L 0–5  1,562 0–5–0 (0–3–0)
November 2 7:07 pm Ferris State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Larose L 2–3  1,320 0–6–0 (0–4–0)
November 8 10:07 pm at Alaska–Anchorage Sullivan ArenaAnchorage, Alaska Guerriero L 1–3  2,106 0–7–0 (0–5–0)
November 9 10:07 pm at Alaska–Anchorage Sullivan ArenaAnchorage, Alaska Larose L 1–6  2,256 0–8–0 (0–6–0)
November 15 7:07 pm #3 St. Cloud State* Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Guerriero L 0–10  1,824 0–9–0 (0–6–0)
November 16 7:07 pm #3 St. Cloud State* Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Larose L 3–4  1,508 0–10–0 (0–6–0)
November 22 6:07 pm at Northern Michigan Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan Larose L 0–3  1,873 0–11–0 (0–7–0)
November 23 6:07 pm at Northern Michigan Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan Guerriero L 0–4  1,937 0–12–0 (0–8–0)
November 29 6:35 pm at #11 Notre Dame* Compton Family Ice ArenaSouth Bend, Indiana (Shillelagh Tournament) Larose L 2–5  4,613 0–13–0 (0–8–0)
November 30 3:05 pm vs. Western Michigan* Compton Family Ice ArenaSouth Bend, Indiana (Shillelagh Tournament) Guerriero L 0–1  4,416 0–14–0 (0–8–0)
December 6 6:07 pm at Bowling Green BGSU Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio Larose L 0–3  809 0–15–0 (0–9–0)
December 7 6:07 pm at Bowling Green BGSU Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio Guerriero W 4–3 OT 1,729 1–15–0 (1–9–0)
December 13 7:07 pm Minnesota State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Larose L 1–4  1,291 1–16–0 (1–10–0)
December 14 7:07 pm Minnesota State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Guerriero L 1–4  1,473 1–17–0 (1–11–0)
December 27 7:00 pm at #14 Wisconsin* Kohl CenterMadison, Wisconsin Larose L 0–5  9,098 1–18–0 (1–11–0)
December 28 8:00 pm at #14 Wisconsin* Kohl CenterMadison, Wisconsin Guerriero L 2–3  9,775 1–19–0 (1–11–0)
January 3 7:07 pm Bowling Green Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Larose L 0–7  1,560 1–20–0 (1–12–0)
January 4 7:07 pm Bowling Green Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Guerriero L 1–4  1,515 1–21–0 (1–13–0)
January 10 7:05 pm at #15 Notre Dame* Compton Family Ice ArenaSouth Bend, Indiana Larose L 1–7  4,718 1–22–0 (1–13–0)
January 11 6:05 pm at #15 Notre Dame* Compton Family Ice ArenaSouth Bend, Indiana Guerriero L 0–5  4,891 1–23–0 (1–13–0)
January 17 7:07 pm Alaska–Anchorage Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Larose T 1–1 OT 2,604 1–23–1 (1–13–1)
January 18 7:07 pm Alaska–Anchorage Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Guerriero L 1–4  3,614 1–24–1 (1–14–1)
January 31 10:07 pm at Alaska Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska Larose L 1–6  2,528 1–25–1 (1–15–1)
February 1 10:07 pm at Alaska Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska Guerriero L 1–6  2,659 1–26–1 (1–16–1)
February 7 6:07 pm at Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan Guerriero L 1–4  3,089 1–27–1 (1–17–1)
February 8 4:07 pm at Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan Larose L 4–10  3,203 1–28–1 (1–18–1)
February 14 7:37 pm at Minnesota State Verizon Wireless CenterMankato, Minnesota Larose L 0–4  3,127 1–29–1 (1–19–1)
February 15 7:07 pm at Minnesota State Verizon Wireless CenterMankato, Minnesota Guerriero L 0–4  3,987 1–30–1 (1–20–1)
February 21 7:07 pm Lake Superior State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Larose L 1–2  2,488 1–31–1 (1–21–1)
February 22 7:07 pm Lake Superior State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Guerriero L 2–3  2,311 1–32–1 (1–22–1)
February 28 7:37 pm at Bemidji State Sanford CenterBemidji, Minnesota Larose W 2–1  3,587 2–32–1 (2–22–1)
March 1 7:07 pm at Bemidji State Sanford CenterBemidji, Minnesota Guerriero L 1–4  3,680 2–33–1 (2–23–1)
March 7 7:07 pm Northern Michigan Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Larose L 1–4  2,704 2–34–1 (2–24–1)
March 8 7:07 pm Northern Michigan Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Groh L 2–5  2,619 2–35–1 (2–25–1)
*Non-conference game. All times are in Central Time.

Standings

Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#6 Ferris Statedagger 28 20 6 2 42 92 62 39 27 9 3 130 84
#11 Minnesota State* 28 20 7 1 41 95 58 38 24 13 1 121 92
Alaska 28 14 12 2 30 97 77 37 18 15 4 126 103
Bowling Green 28 13 11 4 30 89 73 38 18 14 6 119 100
Michigan Tech 28 12 11 5 29 78 78 40 14 19 7 99 108
Alaska–Anchorage 28 12 12 4 28 74 77 38 18 16 4 105 107
Northern Michigan 28 13 14 1 27 77 75 38 15 21 2 102 108
Bemidji State 28 10 14 4 24 72 76 38 10 21 7 92 118
Lake Superior State 28 12 16 0 24 70 84 36 16 19 1 94 114
Alabama–Huntsville 28 2 25 1 5 30 114 38 2 35 1 41 166
Championship: Minnesota State
dagger indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup); * indicates conference tournament champion (Broadmoor Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 23, 2014

Player stats

As of January 18, 2014[8][9]

Skaters

Player Pos Yr GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Prince, JackJack Prince F So 33 8 5 13 6 2 0 1
Salhany, MattMatt Salhany F Fr 33 5 7 12 11 0 1 0
Brears, ChadChad Brears F So 35 6 4 10 21 3 0 0
Koshey, StevenSteven Koshey D So 31 1 9 10 8 1 0 0
Allan, AlexAlex Allan F Sr 35 4 3 7 14 1 1 0
Misuraca, FrankFrank Misuraca D So 36 2 5 7 29 0 0 1
Soquila, ReganRegan Soquila F Fr 37 2 5 7 27 0 0 0
Vanderlugt, JeffJeff Vanderlugt F Jr 22 5 0 5 30 2 0 0
Fletcher, BrentBrent Fletcher F Fr 37 2 3 5 25 0 0 0
Clowes, BrandonBrandon Clowes F Fr 25 1 4 5 21 0 0 0
Reid, DougDoug Reid F Jr 36 0 5 5 12 0 0 0
Marooney, CodyCody Marooney F Fr 38 2 2 4 52 2 0 0
Carlson, BrandonBrandon Carlson D Fr 36 1 3 4 22 1 0 0
Pierce, CraigCraig Pierce F Jr 31 0 4 4 6 0 0 0
McKenna, StephenStephen McKenna F Fr 26 2 1 3 16 0 0 0
Broberg, JoakimJoakim Broberg F Fr 21 0 3 3 16 0 0 0
Strukoff, GraemeGraeme Strukoff D Jr 33 0 3 3 30 0 0 0
Reinhardt, BenBen Reinhardt D Jr 36 0 3 3 23 0 0 0
Schools, WadeWade Schools D Fr 25 0 2 2 30 0 0 0
White, AndersonAnderson White D So 32 0 1 1 30 0 0 0
Groh, C.J.C.J. Groh G Sr 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hagen, MatMat Hagen D Sr 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kendra, JamieJamie Kendra F So 12 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Larose, MattMatt Larose G Fr 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guerriero, CarmineCarmine Guerriero G Fr 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Geoffrion, BriceBrice Geoffrion F Sr 31 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
Team 38 41 72 113 443 12 2 2

Goaltenders

Player Yr GP TOI W L T GA GAA SV SV% SO
Guerriero, CarmineCarmine Guerriero Fr 21 1106:36 1 17 0 72 3.90 686 0.905 0
Larose, MattMatt Larose Fr 20 1080:05 1 17 1 85 4.72 676 0.888 0
Groh, C.J.C.J. Groh Sr 2 88:26 0 1 0 8 5.39 46 0.852 0

References

  1. "WCHA Grants Full-Time Membership to University of Alabama in Huntsville". Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  2. Gattis, Paul (May 29, 2013). "UAH hockey coach Kurt Kleinendorst announces resignation". The Huntsville Times. Archived from the original on September 1, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  3. McCarter, Mark (July 8, 2013). "UAH taps Mike Corbett, former Air Force aide, as new hockey coach". The Huntsville Times. Archived from the original on July 8, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  4. Staff (August 8, 2013). "Thomas replaces Garber as new Alabama-Huntsville assistant coach". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on September 1, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  5. "Hockey Staff Excited for Incoming Freshman Class". The University of Alabama in Huntsville. September 24, 2013. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  6. "2013-14 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Archived from the original on September 1, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  7. "Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey 2013-2014 Roster". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on October 28, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  8. "Alabama-Huntsville Cumulative Season Statistics". The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  9. USCHO.com. "Alabama-Huntsville Chargers Men's Hockey 2013–2014 Team Statistics". Retrieved October 13, 2013.

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