2014–15 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

2014–15 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey
Conference Western Collegiate Hockey Association
2014–15 record 8–26–4 (7–20–1 WCHA)
Head coach Mike Corbett (2nd season)
Assistant coach Gavin Morgan
Assistant coach Matty Thomas
Captain Doug Reid
Alternate Captain Craig Pierce
Home stadium Propst Arena at the Von Braun Center

The 2014–15 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Chargers were coached by Mike Corbett who was in his second 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 in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.

UAH finished the season with 8 wins, 24 losses, and 4 ties, exceeding their win total of the previous three seasons combined. In conference play, the Chargers finished with a record of 7 wins, 20 losses, and 1 tie, placing 8th in the 10-team league. The team participated in the WCHA Tournament for the first time, after missing the playoffs in the previous season. The Chargers lost the 2-game series to second-seeded Michigan Tech, despite a 76-save performance in triple overtime from goaltender Carmine Guerriero in Game 1. Freshman Max McHugh was named to the WCHA's All-Rookie team.[1]

Recruiting

UAH added 8 freshmen for the 2014–15 season, including 1 goaltender, 4 forwards, and 3 defensemen.[2] In addition, Alex Carpenter, who transferred from Western Michigan following the 2012–13 season, will be eligible after sitting out one season.[3]

Player Position Nationality Notes
Block, JamesJames Block Forward  United States Wrightstown, Wisconsin
Buri, RichardRichard Buri Defenseman  Slovakia Nitra, Slovakia; played in the 2013 World Junior Championships for Slovakia
Champagne, CodyCody Champagne Defenseman  United States Brookfield, Connecticut; 2013–14 NAHL All-Rookie Second Team
Kestner, JoshJosh Kestner Forward  United States Huntsville, Alabama
McHugh, MaxMax McHugh Forward  United States Edgewood, Washington; former Dubuque Fighting Saints alternate captain
Parker, BrandonBrandon Parker Defenseman  United States Faribault, Minnesota
Saulnier, BrennanBrennan Saulnier Forward  Canada Halifax, Nova Scotia
Uhelski, JordanJordan Uhelski Goaltender  United States Burton, Michigan

Roster

Departures from 2013–14 team

2014–15 team

As of October 13, 2014[4][5]

# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
2 British Columbia Strukoff, GraemeGraeme Strukoff Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1991-03-30 Chilliwack, British Columbia Victoria (BCHL)
3 Ontario White, AndersonAnderson White Junior D/F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991-08-16 Caledon, Ontario Chilliwack (BCHL)
4 Michigan Misuraca, FrankFrank Misuraca Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1991-09-06 Clinton Township, Michigan Corpus Christi (NAHL)
5 Connecticut Champagne, CodyCody Champagne Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994-08-09 Brookfield, Connecticut Topeka (NAHL)
6 California Carlson, BrandonBrandon Carlson Sophomore D/F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1992-06-15 Huntington Beach, California Dubuque (USHL)
7 Washington (state) McHugh, MaxMax McHugh Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1993-08-20 Seattle, Washington Dubuque (USHL)
8 Alabama Siersma, BryanBryan Siersma Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1993-02-25 Huntsville, Alabama Dallas (WSHL)
9 Ontario Brears, ChadChad Brears Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991-05-08 Ottawa, Ontario Merritt (BCHL)
10 British Columbia Fletcher, BrentBrent Fletcher Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992-05-09 New Westminster, British Columbia Merritt (BCHL)
11 United Kingdom Prince, JackJack Prince Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991-02-14 Leicester, England Texas (NAHL)
12 British Columbia Soquila, ReganRegan Soquila Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993-06-03 Maple Ridge, British Columbia Merritt (BCHL)
13 Michigan Carpenter, AlexAlex Carpenter Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991-07-20 Portage, Michigan Western Michigan (NCAA)
16 Ontario Reid, DougDoug Reid (C) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1990-03-20 Innisfil, Ontario Markham (OJHL)
18 Wisconsin Block, JamesJames Block Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1996-05-24 Wrightstown, Wisconsin Wrightstown HS (USHS–WI)
19 Georgia (U.S. state) Pierce, CraigCraig Pierce (A) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990-10-18 Roswell, Georgia Rochester (EJHL)
20 Minnesota Parker, BrandonBrandon Parker Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1993-02-17 Faribault, Minnesota Brookings (NAHL)
21 Ontario Vanderlugt, JeffJeff Vanderlugt Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990-05-12 Richmond Hill, Ontario Surrey (BCHL)
22 Rhode Island Salhany, MattMatt Salhany Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1993-01-08 Warwick, Rhode Island Boston (EJHL)
23 Minnesota Marooney, CodyCody Marooney Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992-07-07 Eden Prairie, Minnesota Brookings (NAHL)
24 Nova Scotia Saulnier, BrennanBrennan Saulnier Freshman C 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1993-12-29 Halifax, Nova Scotia Fort McMurray (AJHL)
26 Alabama Kestner, JoshJosh Kestner Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1993-11-08 Huntsville, Alabama Sarnia (GOJHL)
28 Ontario Reinhardt, BenBen Reinhardt Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990-03-24 Arnprior, Ontario Pembroke (CCHL)
30 British Columbia Larose, MattMatt Larose Sophomore G 6' 5" (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992-08-15 Nanaimo, British Columbia Wellington (OJHL)
32 Michigan Uhelski, JordanJordan Uhelski Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993-08-04 Flint, Michigan Muskegon (USHL)
33 Slovakia Buri, RichardRichard Buri Freshman D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1994-01-12 Nitra, Slovakia Minnesota (NAHL)
35 Quebec Guerriero, CarmineCarmine Guerriero Sophomore G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1992-02-20 Montreal, Quebec Hawkesbury (CCHL)

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent Site Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 10 8:30 pm at Colorado College* Colorado Springs World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado Guerriero L 2–3  6,052 0–1–0
October 11 8:00 pm at Colorado College* Colorado Springs World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado Larose L 3–4  6,443 0–2–0
October 17 7:00 pm Bowling Green Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama Guerriero L 0–5  2,420 0–3–0 (0–1–0)
October 18 7:00 pm Bowling Green Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama Larose L 1–4  1,432 0–4–0 (0–2–0)
October 24 7:00 pm at #13 Minnesota State Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, Minnesota Guerriero L 1–3  3,171 0–5–0 (0–3–0)
October 25 7:00 pm at #13 Minnesota State Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, Minnesota Larose L 1–4  3,086 0–6–0 (0–4–0)
October 31 6:00 pm at Northern Michigan* Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan Guerriero T 1–1 OT 1,937 0–6–1 (0–4–0)
November 1 6:00 pm at Northern Michigan* Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan Larose L 1–4  1,927 0–7–1 (0–4–0)
November 7 8:00 pm at Air Force* Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado Guerriero W 4–2  1,723 1–7–1 (0–4–0)
November 8 8:00 pm at Air Force* Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado Larose T 3–3 OT 1,556 1–7–2 (0–4–0)
November 14 7:00 pm Lake Superior State Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama Guerriero L 0–1  1,518 1–8–2 (0–5–0)
November 15 7:00 pm Lake Superior State Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama Guerriero W 5–2  2,135 2–8–2 (1–5–0)
November 21 6:00 pm at Ferris State Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan Guerriero W 3–2  1,908 3–8–2 (2–5–0)
November 22 6:00 pm at Ferris State Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan Guerriero L 2–5  2,206 3–9–2 (2–6–0)
November 28 7:00 pm #6 Michigan Tech Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama Guerriero L 2–4  1,880 3–10–2 (2–7–0)
November 29 7:00 pm #6 Michigan Tech Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama Larose L 2–5  1,189 3–11–2 (2–8–0)
December 12 10:00 pm at Alaska Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska Guerriero L 1–2 OT 2,593 3–12–2 (2–9–0)
December 13 10:00 pm at Alaska Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska Larose L 0–4  2,413 3–13–2 (2–10–0)
December 20 7:00 pm at #12 Nebraska–Omaha* CenturyLink Center • Omaha, Nebraska Guerriero L 1–2  4,347 3–14–2 (2–10–0)
December 21 5:00 pm at #12 Nebraska–Omaha* CenturyLink Center • Omaha, Nebraska Guerriero T 3–3 OT 3,923 3–14–3 (2–10–0)
January 2 7:00 pm Alaska–Anchorage Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama Guerriero W 3–2  1,907 4–14–3 (3–10–0)
January 3 7:00 pm Alaska–Anchorage Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama Guerriero W 2–1  2,143 5–14–3 (4–10–0)
January 9 7:30 pm at Bemidji State Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota Guerriero L 0–4  3,115 5–15–3 (4–11–0)
January 10 7:00 pm at Bemidji State Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota Larose L 0–4  3,442 5–16–3 (4–12–0)
January 16 7:00 pm Northern Michigan Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama Guerriero W 2–1  3,423 6–16–3 (5–12–0)
January 17 7:00 pm Northern Michigan Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama Guerriero W 3–2  2,010 7–16–3 (6–12–0)
January 24 2:00 pm US Under-18 Team* Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama (Exhibition) Larose L 1–2 OT 1,403 7–16–3 (6–12–0)
January 25 2:00 pm US Under-18 Team* Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama (Exhibition) Larose L 2–4  1,205 7–16–3 (6–12–0)
January 30 6:00 pm at #8 Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan Guerriero L 0–5  2,740 7–17–3 (6–13–0)
January 31 6:00 pm at #8 Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan Guerriero L 1–11  2,897 7–18–3 (6–14–0)
February 13 6:30 pm at Lake Superior State Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Guerriero T 1–1 OT 1,852 7–18–4 (6–14–1)
February 14 6:00 pm at Lake Superior State Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Guerriero W 3–1  1,845 8–18–4 (7–14–1)
February 20 7:00 pm Ferris State Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama Guerriero L 1–2  833 8–19–4 (7–15–1)
February 21 7:00 pm Ferris State Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama Guerriero L 2–3  1,934 8–20–4 (7–16–1)
February 27 7:00 pm Alaska Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama Guerriero L 2–4  2,032 8–21–4 (7–17–1)
February 28 7:00 pm Alaska Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama Guerriero L 3–4 OT 2,051 8–22–4 (7–18–1)
March 6 6:00 pm at #13 Bowling Green BGSU Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio Guerriero L 2–7  1,657 8–23–4 (7–19–1)
March 7 6:00 pm at #13 Bowling Green BGSU Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio Larose L 1–2  1,930 8–24–4 (7–20–1)
WCHA Tournament
March 13 6:00 pm at #4 Michigan Tech* MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan (WCHA First Round) Guerriero L 0–1 3OT 3,038 8–25–4 (7–20–1)
March 14 6:00 pm at #4 Michigan Tech* MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan (WCHA First Round) Guerriero L 0–3  3,629 8–26–4 (7–20–1)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time.
Source:[6]

Standings

Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#7 Minnesota State dagger* 28 21 4 3 45 98 47 40 29 8 3 145 77
#9 Michigan Tech 28 21 5 2 44 103 48 41 29 10 2 144 74
#18 Bowling Green 28 17 8 3 37 87 66 39 23 11 5 119 93
Alaska^ 28 14 12 2 30 75 69 34 19 13 2 92 81
Bemidji State 28 12 11 5 29 73 62 38 16 17 5 101 90
Ferris State 28 13 14 1 27 66 58 40 18 20 2 88 88
Northern Michigan 28 11 13 4 26 59 71 38 14 18 6 86 100
Alabama–Huntsville 28 7 20 1 15 44 95 38 8 26 4 62 121
Lake Superior State 28 7 20 1 15 44 91 38 8 28 2 60 131
Alaska Anchorage 28 5 21 2 12 52 94 34 8 22 4 70 107
Championship: March 21, 2015
dagger indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup); * indicates conference tournament champion (Broadmoor Trophy)
^ indicates ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 9, 2015

Player stats

As of March 14, 2015[7][8]

Skaters

Player Pos Yr GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
McHugh, MaxMax McHugh F Fr 38 12 11 23 28 5 0 2
Brears, ChadChad Brears F Jr 36 3 12 15 59 2 0 1
Prince, JackJack Prince F Jr 36 5 9 14 14 2 0 0
Parker, BrandonBrandon Parker D Fr 37 0 14 14 34 0 0 0
Vanderlugt, JeffJeff Vanderlugt F Sr 33 6 7 13 72 3 0 0
Misuraca, FrankFrank Misuraca D Jr 38 6 6 12 12 0 0 1
Carlson, BrandonBrandon Carlson D So 38 5 5 10 37 2 0 0
Saulnier, BrennanBrennan Saulnier F Fr 32 1 8 9 94 1 0 0
Carpenter, AlexAlex Carpenter F Sr 32 3 5 8 16 0 0 0
Fletcher, BrentBrent Fletcher F So 38 2 5 7 43 1 0 0
Salhany, MattMatt Salhany F So 37 1 6 7 14 0 1 0
Kestner, JoshJosh Kestner F Fr 35 4 2 6 34 1 0 1
Marooney, CodyCody Marooney F So 36 3 3 6 44 0 1 2
Buri, RichardRichard Buri D Fr 31 3 2 5 50 0 0 1
Reid, DougDoug Reid F Sr 36 3 2 5 22 0 0 0
Pierce, CraigCraig Pierce F Sr 28 3 1 4 8 0 1 0
Champagne, CodyCody Champagne D Fr 38 2 2 4 18 2 0 0
Reinhardt, BenBen Reinhardt D Sr 12 0 3 3 10 0 0 0
White, AndersonAnderson White D Jr 15 0 1 1 4 0 0 0
Strukoff, GraemeGraeme Strukoff D Sr 31 0 1 1 40 0 0 0
Larose, MattMatt Larose G So 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Soquila, ReganRegan Soquila F So 27 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
Guerriero, CarmineCarmine Guerriero G So 29 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
Team 38 62 105 167 669 19 3 8

Goaltenders

Player Yr GP TOI W L T GA GAA SV SV% SO
Guerriero, CarmineCarmine Guerriero So 29 1737:07 8 18 3 74 2.56 958 0.928 0
Larose, MattMatt Larose So 11 614:26 0 8 1 43 4.20 349 0.890 0

References

  1. ↑ "Michigan Tech’s Kero tabbed WCHA Player, Student-Athlete of the Year". U.S. College Hockey Online. March 13, 2015. Archived from the original on March 17, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Hockey Adds Eight for 2014-15 Campaign". University of Alabama in Huntsville. August 18, 2014. Archived from the original on September 27, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  3. ↑ Drew, David (June 21, 2013). "WMU hockey adds two defensemen to freshman class; Broncos expected to have 10 new players". Kalamazoo Gazette. Advance Digital. Archived from the original on September 28, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  4. ↑ "2014-15 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey 2014-2015 Roster". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey 2014-2015 Schedule and Results". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on March 17, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Alabama-Huntsville Cumulative Season Statistics". The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Archived from the original on March 17, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Alabama Huntsville Chargers (Men) 2014-2015 Team Statistics". collegehockeystats.net. Archived from the original on March 17, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
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