Doug Ross (ice hockey)

For other people named Douglas Ross, see Douglas Ross (disambiguation).

Doug Ross
Current position
Sport(s)	College ice hockey
Title	Head coach
Biographical details
Born	(1951-10-09) October 9, 1951 Dearborn, Michigan
Playing career
1973-75	Bowling Green
Position(s)	Right wing
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1976-1977	Ohio
1979-1981	Kent State
1982–2007	Alabama–Huntsville
Head coaching record
Overall	506–318–47 (all-time) 394–273–42 (varsity/NCAA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
National Club Championship: 1983, 1984 NCAA Division II: 1996, 1998

Douglas George Ross (born October 9, 1951 in Dearborn, Michigan) is a retired American college ice hockey player and former college ice hockey head coach. Ross spent 25 seasons as the head coach at the University of Alabama in Huntsville from 1982-2007. Ross also coached at Ohio University and Kent State. Ross became head coach at the starting in the 1982 season.

Under Ross, UAH won two National Club Championships (1983 and 1984) and two NCAA Division II national championships (1996 and 1998).

Ross is the father of former NHL forward Jared Ross.

Awards and honours

Player

Award	Year
MJCHA Tournament Most Valuable Player	1973	Oakland Community College
All-CCHA All-Conference Honorable Mention	1973-74	^[1]
All-CCHA First Team	1974-75	^[1]

Coach

1998 State of Alabama Collegiate Coach of the Year (Sington Award).
2002-03 College Hockey America Coach of the Year.
2007 USA Hockey Distinguished Service Award.

Season-by-season coaching record

Season	Head coach	Conference	Level	GP	Overall record (W-L-T)	Conference record (W-L-T, finish)	Postseason results
1976–77	Ohio University	—	Club	21	13–8–0	—	—
1979–80	Kent State	—	Club	36	25–9–2	—	—
1980–81	Kent State	Independent	NCAA I	36	18–18–0	—	—
1982–83	Alabama—Huntsville	Central States Collegiate Hockey League	Club	35	26–7–2	13–0–0 (1st)	Lost in CSCHL Tournament final National Club Champions
1983–84	Alabama—Huntsville	Central States Collegiate Hockey League	Club	31	27–4–0	18–0–0 (1st)	National Club Champions
1984–85	Alabama—Huntsville	Central States Collegiate Hockey League	Club	29	21–7–1	8–2–0 (1st)	Lost in CSCHL Tournament semifinals Lost in National Club Championship final
1985–86	Alabama—Huntsville	Independent	NAIA	28	14–13–1	—	—
1986–87	Alabama—Huntsville	Independent	NCAA II	30	20–10–0	—	—
1987–88	Alabama—Huntsville	Independent	NCAA I	30	11–18–1	—	—
1988–89	Alabama—Huntsville	Independent	NCAA I	26	15–10–1	—	—
1989–90	Alabama—Huntsville	Independent	NCAA I	35	10–22–3	—	—
1990–91	Alabama—Huntsville	Independent	NCAA I	32	9–21–2	—	—
1991–92	Alabama—Huntsville	Independent	NCAA I	27	16–10–1	—	—
1992–93	Alabama—Huntsville	Independent	NCAA II	28	15–12–1	—	—
1993–94	Alabama—Huntsville	Independent	NCAA II	26	20–5–1	—	Lost in NCAA championship finals
1994–95	Alabama—Huntsville	Independent	NCAA II	27	20–5–2	—	—
1995–96	Alabama—Huntsville	Independent	NCAA II	29	26–0–3	—	NCAA Division II National Champions
1996–97	Alabama—Huntsville	Independent	NCAA II	28	20–8–0	—	Lost in NCAA championship finals
1997–98	Alabama—Huntsville	Independent	NCAA II	30	24–3–3	—	NCAA Division II National Champions
1998–99	Alabama—Huntsville	Independent	NCAA I	27	21–5–1	—	—
1999–00	Alabama—Huntsville	College Hockey America	NCAA I	31	17–10–4	12–5–1 (2nd)	Lost in CHA championship
2000–01	Alabama—Huntsville	College Hockey America	NCAA I	34	21–12–1	15–4–1 (1st)	Lost in CHA championship
2001–02	Alabama—Huntsville	College Hockey America	NCAA I	37	18–18–1	10–9–1 (3rd)	Lost in CHA championship
2002–03	Alabama—Huntsville	College Hockey America	NCAA I	35	18–14–3	13–5–2 (1st)	Lost in CHA semifinals
2003–04	Alabama—Huntsville	College Hockey America	NCAA I	31	11–16–4	10–9–1 (3rd)	Lost in CHA quarterfinals
2004–05	Alabama—Huntsville	College Hockey America	NCAA I	32	18–10–4	14–5–1 (2nd)	Lost in CHA championship
2005–06	Alabama—Huntsville	College Hockey America	NCAA I	34	19–13–2	12–7–1 (T-2nd)	Lost in CHA semifinals
2006–07*^	Alabama—Huntsville	College Hockey America	NCAA I	36	13–20–3	7–11–2 (5th)	CHA Tournament Champions Lost in NCAA Midwest Regional semifinals
All-time record			28 seasons	871	506–318–47
Varsity/NCAA record			23 seasons	709	394–273–42
References:^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

1 2 "CCHA All-Conference Teams". Central Collegiate Hockey Association. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
↑ UAH Sports Information (2009-10). "Year-by-year results". UAH Hockey 2009-10 Media Guide. Check date values in: |date= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
↑ "CSCHL Standings By Year". Retrieved 2012-04-04.
↑ "CSCHL Playoff Results". Retrieved 2012-04-04.

External links

Doug Ross's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Bill Wilkinson	CHA Coach of the Year 2002–03	Succeeded by Tom Serratore

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 2015–16

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

University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL

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