1997–98 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season American college ice hockey team season
The 1997–98 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 1997–98 NCAA Division II men's hockey season, winning the national championship . It was the school's second NCAA national championship, following the 1995–96 season. The team was coached by Doug Ross and played their home games at the Von Braun Center .
The team completed the regular season with 22 wins, 3 losses, and 3 ties. UAH was then invited to play the Bemidji State Beavers in a two-game series to determine the Division II National Championship at Huntsville's Von Braun Center . The Chargers would take the championship after a 6–2 victory on March 13 and a 5–2 victory the following day.[ 1]
Roster
[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
No. S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
1
Cédrick Billequey Junior
G 6' 0" (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1975-03-10
Montreal , Quebec
2
Shane Stewart Sophomore
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1975-06-17
New Liskeard, Ontario Stratford (MWJHL
3
Dave Marcelli Freshman
D 6' 2" (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
King City, Ontario Caledon (MetJHL
5
Jim Alauria Junior
D 6' 2" (1.88 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1975-05-04
Phoenix, Arizona Illinois–Chicago (NCAA
6
Tim McAllister Freshman
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Kingston, Ontario SUNY Canton (NJCAA)
7
Marc Lalonde Sophomore
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Cambridge, Ontario
8
Ryan Gavigan Freshman
RW 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sarnia, Ontario Petrolia (WOHL
9
Joe Provenzano Junior
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1975-03-29
Grosse Pointe, Michigan Des Moines (USHL
10
Darren Awender Senior
C 5' 8" (1.73 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
St. Clair Beach, Ontario Leamington (WOHL
11
Nathan Bowen Sophomore
LW 6' 0" (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1975-09-03
London, Ontario Petrolia (WOHL
12
Tom Williams Sophomore
RW 5' 9" (1.75 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Windsor, Ontario Leamington (WOHL
14
Matt Parker Senior
LW 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1975-07-28
Huntsville, Alabama
15
Paul Schloss Junior
LW 5' 10" (1.78 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Livonia, Michigan
16
Dwayne Blais Freshman
C 5' 9" (1.75 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1977-07-12
London, Ontario Markham (MetJHL
17
Jay Woodcroft Sophomore
C 6' 1" (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1976-08-11
Toronto , Ontario Markham (MetJHL
18
Mark Motowski Junior
D 6' 3" (1.91 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1974-10-13
Dearborn, Michigan Illinois–Chicago (NCAA
19
Mike Hamlin Junior
RW 6' 0" (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Flint, Michigan
20
Coiln Schmidt Freshman
LW 6' 0" (1.83 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1976-01-15
Stratford, Ontario Stratford (MWJHL
21
Ryan McCormack Freshman
C 6' 0" (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1978-03-04
Thunder Bay, Ontario Portage (MJHL
22
Jamie Baby Junior
C 6' 1" (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Parry Sound, Ontario Muskoka (MetJHL
23
Jason Mucciarone Senior
D 6' 2" (1.88 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
1974-10-11
Milford, Massachusetts
25
John McCabe Senior
LW 6' 4" (1.93 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1974-05-30
Espanola, Ontario
27
Ryan Stewart Junior
RW 5' 10" (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Bowmanville, Ontario Danville (NAHL
30
Steve Briere Sophomore
G 5' 8" (1.73 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1977-03-25
Winnipeg, Manitoba Sioux City (USHL
Derek Young Sophomore
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
204 lb (93 kg)
1976-04-09
Whitby, Ontario Markham (MetJHL
Season
Schedule
Date
Opponent
Site
Result
Attendance
Record
Regular Season
October 24
Oswego State *
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
W 5–1 1,899
1–0–0
October 25
Oswego State *
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
L 3–5 1,800
1–1–0
November 7
Sacred Heart *
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
W 9–1 2,009
2–1–0
November 8
Sacred Heart *
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
W 23–4 2,359
3–1–0
November 21
at Findlay *
Clauss Ice Arena • Findlay, Ohio
W 7–2 390
4–1–0
November 22
at Findlay *
Clauss Ice Arena • Findlay, Ohio
W 8–1 315
5–1–0
November 28
Norwich *
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
W 11–1 2,046
6–1–0
November 29
Norwich *
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
W 8–3 2,009
7–1–0
December 12
Findlay *
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
W 3–2 1,847
8–1–0
December 13
Findlay *
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
W 6–1 1,020
9–1–0
December 19
RIT *
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
T 3–3 OT
1,533
9–1–1
December 20
RIT *
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
W 10–0 1,205
10–1–1
January 2
Connecticut *
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
W 5–1 1,533
11–1–1
January 3
Connecticut *
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
W 4–1 2,004
12–1–1
January 9
UMass–Dartmouth *
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
W 7–3 2,586
13–1–1
January 10
UMass–Dartmouth *
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
W 8–2 1,016
14–1–1
January 16
Air Force *
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
W 6–1 2,837
15–1–1
January 17
Air Force *
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
W 3–0 2,805
16–1–1
January 24
Nebraska–Omaha *
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
L 3–5 1,821
16–2–1
January 25
Nebraska–Omaha *
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
T 3–3 OT
1,503
16–2–2
January 30
Bentley *
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
W 8–4 2,896
17–2–2
January 31
Bentley *
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
W 7–2 1,289
18–2–2
February 7
Concordia (MN) *
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
W 4–2 2,001
19–2–2
February 8
Concordia (MN) *
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
W 9–1 3,257
20–2–2
February 20
at Nebraska–Omaha *
Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, Nebraska
T 2–2 OT
8,314
20–2–3
February 20
at Nebraska–Omaha *
Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, Nebraska
L 0–4 OT
8,314
20–3–3
February 27
Iona *
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
W 16–1 2,589
21–3–3
February 28
Iona *
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
W 16–1 1,578
22–3–3
NCAA Championship Series
March 13
Bemidji State *
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama (NCAA Championship Series )
W 6–2 4,103
23–3–3
March 14
Bemidji State *
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama (NCAA Championship Series )
W 5–2 5,884
24–3–3
*Non-conference game. [ 5] [ 6]
Statistics
[ 5] [ 7]
Skaters
Player
Mike Hamlin RW
Jr
30
27
25
52
34
8
0
4
John McCabe LW
Sr
30
16
32
48
54
3
0
1
Matt Parker LW
Sr
30
19
24
43
92
6
2
3
Jay Woodcroft C
So
30
17
25
42
43
6
0
1
Nathan Bowen LW
So
29
15
22
37
46
3
0
1
Jamie Baby C
Jr
27
13
18
31
40
4
1
0
Tom Williams RW
So
17
13
12
25
41
5
1
3
Shane Stewart D
So
29
9
16
25
96
1
0
2
Colin Schmidt LW
Fr
26
13
11
24
16
1
1
2
Ryan McCormack C
Fr
27
7
16
23
34
1
0
0
Marc Lalonde D
So
30
6
17
23
26
2
2
1
Jim Aluaria D
Jr
28
4
17
21
91
2
0
0
Mark Motowski D
Jr
30
7
12
19
26
2
0
0
Ryan Stewart RW
Jr
28
10
6
16
14
0
0
3
Joe Provenzano D
Jr
27
5
9
14
44
2
0
1
Ryan Gavigan RW
Fr
18
9
4
13
24
0
0
1
Darren Awender C
Sr
26
4
9
13
34
0
0
1
Paul Schloss LW
Jr
28
4
9
13
20
0
1
0
Tim McAllister D
Fr
28
2
10
12
22
0
0
0
Dwayne Blais C
Fr
11
1
7
8
10
0
0
0
Jason Mucciarone D
Sr
4
0
3
3
4
0
0
0
Cédrick Billequey G
Jr
21
0
3
3
10
0
0
0
Derek Young D
So
4
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
Dave Marcelli D
Fr
4
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Steve Briere G
So
12
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
Team 30 201 310 511 815 46 8 24
Goaltenders
Player
Cédrick Billequey Jr
21
1207:51
17
1
1
36
1.79
.929
0
Steve Briere So
12
591:09
7
2
2
26
2.64
.885
0
References
^ Ponder, Darrell (March 13, 1998). "The puck drops here". The Huntsville Times . pp. B4. ^ "1997-98 U. of Alabama-Huntsville (NCAA) roster and player statistics" . HockeyDB.com. Retrieved March 7, 2015 .^ "Univ. of Alabama-Huntsville 1997 - 1998 Team Roster" . Elite Prospects . Retrieved March 7, 2015 .^ "Hockey All-Time Roster" . University of Alabama in Huntsville. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015 .^ a b c Napier, Michael A. "Final 1998 Men's Ice Hockey Statistics Report" (PDF) . University of Alabama in Huntsville. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015 . ^ "Hockey All-Time Results" . University of Alabama in Huntsville. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015 .^ UAH Sports Information (1998). 1998-99 UAH Hockey Media Guide .
