2010–11 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season
American college ice hockey team season
The 2010–11 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season . The Chargers were coached by Chris Luongo who was in his first season as head coach. His assistant coaches were Mike Warde and Gavin Morgan . The Chargers played their home games in the Propst Arena at the Von Braun Center , competed as an independent and finished with an overall record of 4–26–2.
Preseason
Following the 2009–10 season , the Chargers' conference, College Hockey America , dropped their men's division after Bemidji State , Niagara , and Robert Morris left for other conferences.[ 1] UAH applied for admission to the Central Collegiate Hockey Association , but were denied,[ 2] forcing the Chargers to play the 2010–11 season as an independent.[ 3]
Coaching changes
On May 19, 2010, assistant coach John McCabe was named the head coach at Division III Finlandia University , ending a six-year tenure at UAH.[ 4] On June 21, 2010, head coach Danton Cole was announced as the U.S. National Team Development Program ’s Under-17 head coach.[ 5] Remaining assistant coach Chris Luongo was named head coach on July 9.[ 6] Assistant coach Mike Warde was announced on August 20,[ 7] and Gavin Morgan was announced on August 27.[ 8]
Roster
As of September 4, 2010 [ 9]
No.
S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
2
Ryan Burkholder (C )
Senior
D
6' 0" (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1987-09-01
Newmarket, Ontario
Newmarket (OJHL )
5
Brice Geoffrion
Freshman
F
6' 0" (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1990-11-04
Brentwood, Tennessee
Motor City (NAHL )
6
Cody Dion
Freshman
F
6' 4" (1.93 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1990-03-21
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Okotoks (AJHL )
7
Jamie Easton
Junior
F
5' 8" (1.73 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
1988-01-05
Edmonton, Alberta
Bonnyville (AJHL )
8
Alex Allan
Freshman
F
6' 0" (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1989-08-28
Calgary, Alberta
Victoria (BCHL )
10
Mat Hagen
Freshman
D
5' 10" (1.78 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1989-12-27
Ottawa , Ontario
Kanata (CJHL )
11
Neil Ruffini
Senior
F
5' 10" (1.78 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1988-03-14
Roswell, Georgia
Proctor Academy (USHS–NH )
12
Mac Roy
Freshman
F
5' 11" (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1989-04-20
Chilliwack, British Columbia
Langley (BCHL )
13
Joey Koudys
Senior
F
5' 11" (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1988-03-28
Grimsby, Ontario
Thorold (GOJHL )
14
Nickolas Gatt
Freshman
D
6' 3" (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1990-12-20
Farmington Hills, Michigan
Topeka (NAHL )
15
Matt Baxter (A )
Senior
D
6' 3" (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1988-08-04
Courtice, Ontario
Bowmanville (CCHL )
18
David Way
Freshman
F
6' 0" (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1990-11-21
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
Sherwood Park (AJHL )
19
Chris Fairbanks (A )
Senior
F
6' 0" (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1986-07-15
Milford, Michigan
Youngstown (NAHL )
20
Lasse Uusivirta
Freshman
D
6' 1" (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1989-07-27
Espoo, Finland
Blues U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga)
21
Keenan Desmet
Sophomore
F
5' 11" (1.8 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
1988-07-07
Strathmore, Alberta
Salmon Arm (BCHL )
22
Sebastian Geoffrion
Sophomore
F
5' 10" (1.78 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1989-07-26
Brentwood, Tennessee
Indiana (USHL )
23
Curtis deBruyn (A )
Sophomore
D
5' 10" (1.78 m)
186 lb (84 kg)
1988-10-07
Calgary, Alberta
Olds (AJHL )
24
Tom Durnie
Junior
D
6' 2" (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1988-04-04
Calgary, Alberta
Canmore (AJHL )
26
Justin Cseter
Sophomore
F
5' 10" (1.78 m)
173 lb (78 kg)
1988-08-24
Menomonie, Wisconsin
Salmon Arm (BCHL )
27
Vince Bruni
Senior
F
6' 1" (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1987-04-08
Toronto, Ontario
Springfield (NAHL )
28
Trevor Conrad
Freshman
D
6' 0" (1.83 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1989-06-29
Spruce Grove, Alberta
Sherwood Park (AJHL )
31
John Griggs
Sophomore
G
6' 1" (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1988-06-28
Barrington, Illinois
Cumberland (CJHL )
32
C. J. Groh
Freshman
G
6' 2" (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1990-04-16
Cincinnati, Ohio
Waterloo (USHL )
33
Clarke Saunders
Freshman
G
6' 3" (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1989-09-09
Brockville, Ontario
Brockville (CJHL )
Regular season
Schedule
Green background indicates win.
Red background indicates loss.
Yellow background indicates tie.
Date
Time
Opponent
Site
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
October 7
7:05 pm
Ferris State *
Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama
Saunders
L 1–4
1,283
0–1–0
October 8
7:05 pm
Ferris State *
Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama
Saunders
W 4–2
1,009
1–1–0
October 15
7:05 pm
at #15 Wisconsin *
Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin
Saunders
L 0–7
10,769
1–2–0
October 17
1:05 pm
at #15 Wisconsin *
Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin
Saunders
L 2–5
11,731
1–3–0
October 22
6:05 pm
at Bowling Green *
BGSU Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio
Saunders
L 4–5 OT
1,749
1–4–0
October 23
6:05 pm
at Bowling Green *
BGSU Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio
Groh
L 2–4
2,630
1–5–0
October 29
6:05 pm
at #11 Michigan State *
Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan
Groh
T 4–4 OT
4,829
1–5–1
October 30
6:05 pm
at #11 Michigan State *
Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan
Saunders
L 1–2
4,886
1–6–1
November 5
6:05 pm
at Ohio State *
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
Saunders
L 2–6
2,284
1–7–1
November 6
6:05 pm
at Ohio State *
Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio
Groh
L 1–5
2,197
1–8–1
November 12
7:05 pm
Providence *
Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama
Saunders
L 1–3
1,456
1–9–1
November 13
7:05 pm
Providence *
Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama
Groh
L 2–4
1,106
1–10–1
November 26
3:00 pm
vs. Bowling Green *
Houston Field House • Troy, New York (Rensselaer Holiday Tournament )
Groh
L 1–5
2,403
1–11–1
November 27
3:00 pm
vs. Connecticut *
Houston Field House • Troy, New York (Rensselaer Holiday Tournament )
Saunders
W 6–2
2,438
2–11–1
December 3
6:00 pm
at Cornell *
Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York
Saunders
L 1–3
4,075
2–12–1
December 4
6:00 pm
at Cornell *
Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York
Griggs
T 2–2 OT
4,174
2–12–2
December 10
7:05 pm
Robert Morris *
Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama
Griggs
L 3–4
1,762
2–13–2
December 11
7:05 pm
Robert Morris *
Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama
Saunders
L 1–2
872
2–14–2
December 16
6:05 pm
at Mercyhurst *
Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania
Saunders
L 3–8
401
2–15–2
December 17
6:05 pm
at Mercyhurst *
Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania
Griggs
L 3–4 OT
308
2–16–2
December 30
7:05 pm
#14 RPI *
Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama
Griggs
L 1–2
1,133
2–17–2
December 31
3:05 pm
#14 RPI *
Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama
Griggs
L 1–2
852
2–18–2
January 7
7:05 pm
Bemidji State *
Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama
Griggs
L 1–3
1,003
2–19–2
January 8
3:05 pm
Bemidji State *
Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama
Saunders
W 4–3
1,103
3–19–2
January 14
7:05 pm
#15 Merrimack *
Bridgestone Arena • Nashville, Tennessee
Saunders
L 4–5
1,976
3–20–2
January 15
1:05 pm
#15 Merrimack *
Bridgestone Arena • Nashville, Tennessee
Griggs
L 0–7
1,785
3–21–2
January 21
8:35 pm
at Colorado College *
Colorado Springs World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado
Griggs
L 0–7
5,971
3–22–2
January 22
8:05 pm
at Colorado College *
Colorado Springs World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado
Saunders
L 1–4
6,461
3–23–2
January 28
7:35 pm
at #15 Nebraska–Omaha *
CenturyLink Center • Omaha, Nebraska
Saunders
L 0–4
6,376
3–24–2
January 29
7:05 pm
at #15 Nebraska–Omaha *
CenturyLink Center • Omaha, Nebraska
Saunders
W 2–1 OT
6,836
4–24–2
February 11
6:05 pm
at Ferris State *
Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan
Saunders
L 2–5
1,258
4–25–2
February 12
6:05 pm
at Ferris State *
Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan
Griggs
L 1–5
1,490
4–26–2
February 25
7:05 pm
US Under-18 Team *
Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama (Exhibition)
Saunders
L 1–8
1,342
4–26–2
February 26
3:05 pm
US Under-18 Team *
Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama (Exhibition)
Griggs
L 3–5
856
4–26–2
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Central Time . Source:[ 10]
Opponents by conference
Conference
Teams
CCHA
4 (Bowling Green, Ferris State, Michigan State, Ohio State)
WCHA
4 (Bemidji State, Colorado College, Nebraska–Omaha, Wisconsin)
Atlantic Hockey
3 (Connecticut, Mercyhurst, Robert Morris)
Hockey East
2 (Merrimack, Providence)
ECAC
2 (Cornell, RPI)
Player stats
As of February 12, 2011 [ 11] [ 12]
Skaters
Player
Matt Baxter
D
Sr
32
9
13
22
22
6
0
0
Keenan Desmet
F
So
31
8
10
18
63
4
0
1
Jamie Easton
F
Jr
32
6
12
18
41
4
0
0
Mac Roy
F
Fr
31
6
9
15
34
3
0
0
Tom Durnie
D
Jr
31
4
10
14
34
4
0
0
Justin Cseter
F
So
32
2
12
14
14
0
0
0
Neil Ruffini
F
Sr
32
5
7
12
32
3
0
0
Curtis deBruyn
D
So
32
2
6
8
51
1
0
1
Sebastian Geoffrion
F
So
28
3
4
7
115
0
0
1
Joey Koudys
F
Sr
32
4
2
6
24
1
0
0
Chris Fairbanks
F
Sr
27
2
4
6
16
1
0
0
Ryan Burkholder
D
Sr
28
1
5
6
37
0
0
0
Vince Bruni
F
Sr
32
4
1
5
26
0
0
0
Lasse Uusivirta
D
Fr
18
0
4
4
16
0
0
0
Alex Allan
F
Fr
22
2
1
3
4
0
0
0
Cody Dion
F
Fr
29
2
1
3
6
0
0
1
Nickolas Gatt
D
Fr
27
1
2
3
6
1
0
0
John Griggs
G
So
10
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Mat Hagen
D
Fr
22
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
David Way
F
Fr
26
0
1
1
8
0
0
0
Trevor Conrad
D
Fr
4
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
C.J. Groh
G
Fr
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Clarke Saunders
G
Fr
19
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
Brice Geoffrion
F
Fr
28
0
0
0
27
0
0
0
Team
32
61
106
167
584
28
0
4
Goaltenders
Player
Clarke Saunders
Fr
19
1059
4
14
0
67
3.80
587
0.898
0
John Griggs
So
10
517
0
8
1
34
3.95
257
0.883
0
C.J. Groh
Fr
7
346
0
4
1
25
4.33
184
0.880
0
References
^ McLaughlin, Budd (January 29, 2009). "UAH hockey seeks new league". The Huntsville Times .
^ McLaughlin, Budd (August 11, 2009). "UAH denied admission to Central Collegiate Hockey Association". The Huntsville Times .
^ McLaughlin, Budd (September 23, 2009). "UAH program standing alone". The Huntsville Times .
^ "McCabe Takes Over at Finlandia" . USCHO. May 19, 2010. Retrieved August 14, 2010 .
^ "Cole Leaves Alabama-Huntsville for NTDP" . USCHO. June 21, 2010. Retrieved August 14, 2010 .
^ "Luongo Takes Over for Cole at Alabama-Huntsville" . USCHO. July 9, 2010. Retrieved August 14, 2010 .
^ "Warde joins hockey staff as top assistant" . The University of Alabama in Huntsville. August 20, 2010. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2010 .
^ "Huntsville Rounds Out Staff by Hiring Morgan" . USCHO. August 27, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2010 .
^ The University of Alabama in Huntsville. "2009–10 Hockey Roster" . Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2010 .
^ The University of Alabama in Huntsville. "2010–11 Charger Hockey Schedule" . Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2010 .
^ The University of Alabama in Huntsville. "Alabama-Huntsville Cumulative Season Statistics" . Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2010 .
^ USCHO.com. "Alabama-Huntsville Chargers Men's Hockey 2010–2011 Team Statistics" . Archived from the original on November 10, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2010 .