1998–99 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

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1998–99 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey
UConn Holiday Tournament Champions
ConferenceIndependent
Record21–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumVon Braun Center
Seasons

The 1998–99 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Chargers were coached by Doug Ross who was in his seventeenth season as head coach. After six seasons in Division II, including two National Championships, UAH began play in as an independent in Division I, playing a schedule mixed with Division I and II teams.[1] The Chargers played their home games in the Von Braun Center.

Roster[edit]

[2][3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
1 Quebec Cedric Billequey Senior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Montreal, Quebec
2 Ontario Shane Stewart Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1975-06-17 New Liskeard, Ontario
3 Dave Marcelli Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Caledon (MetJHL)
4 Ontario Kevin Ridgeway Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1979-01-26 Ottawa, Ontario Nepean (CJHL)
5 Arizona Jim Aluria Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 1975-05-04 Phoenix, Arizona Illinois–Chicago (NCAA)
6 Ontario Tim McAllister Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Kingston, Ontario SUNY Canton (NJCAA)
7 Ontario Marc Lalonde Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Cambridge, Ontario
8 Ryan Gavigan Sophomore F Petrolia (WOHL)
9 Michigan Joe Provenzano Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1975-03-29 Grosse Pointe, Michigan Des Moines (USHL)
10 Ontario Darren Curry Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1977-03-10 Manotick, Ontario Nepean (CJHL)
11 Ontario Nathan Bowen Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1975-09-03 London, Ontario Petrolia (WOHL)
12 Ontario Tom Williams Sophomore RW 5' 10" (1.78 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Windsor, Ontario Leamington (WOHL)
14 Ontario Ron Baker Freshman C 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1977-02-02 Oshawa, Ontario Bowmanville (OPJHL)
15 Alberta Jessi Otis Freshman LW 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1978-03-09 Calgary, Alberta Portage (MJHL)
16 Ontario Dwayne Blais Sophomore C 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1977-07-12 London, Ontario Markham (MetJHL)
17 Ontario Jay Woodcroft Junior C 6' 1" (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1976-08-11 Toronto, Ontario Markham (MetJHL)
18 Michigan Mark Motowski Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1974-10-13 Dearborn, Michigan Illinois–Chicago (NCAA)
19 Michigan Mike Hamiln Senior RW Flint, Michigan
20 Ontario Coiln Schmidt Sophomore LW 6' 0" (1.83 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Stratford, Ontario
21 Ontario Ryan McCormack Sophomore RW 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1978-03-04 Thunder Bay, Ontario Portage (MJHL)
22 Ontario Jamie Baby Senior F Parry Sound, Ontario Muskoka (MetJHL)
23 New Jersey James Kodrowski Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1979-09-26 Morristown, New Jersey Great Falls (AWHL)
27 Ryan Stewart Senior F Danville (NAHL)
30 Manitoba Steve Briere Sophomore G 5' 8" (1.73 m) 159 lb (72 kg) 1977-03-25 Winnipeg, Manitoba Sioux City (USHL)

Regular season[edit]

Schedule[edit]

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Date Opponent Site Decision Result Attendance Record
October 23 at Army* Tate Rink • West Point, New York Billequey W 3–2 OT   1–0–0
October 24 at Army* Tate Rink • West Point, New York Briere L 1–2    1–1–0
October 30 Oswego* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Billequey W 7–4  1,775 2–1–0
October 31 Oswego* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Briere W 4–3  1,001 3–1–0
November 6 Elmira* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Billequey W 5–1  1,482 4–1–0
November 7 Elmira* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Briere W 8–7  1,562 5–1–0
November 13 at Mankato State* Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota Billequey T 4–4 OT 3,132 5–1–1
November 14 at Mankato State* Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota Billequey L 2–5  3,321 5–2–1
November 27 New England College* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Billequey W 11–3  1,768 6–2–1
November 28 New England College* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Billequey W 11–3  1,592 7–2–1
December 11 Geneseo* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Billequey W 11–3  1,991 8–2–1
December 12 Geneseo* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Briere W 6–2  1,189 9–2–1
December 29 vs. Mercyhurst* UConn Rink • Storrs, Connecticut (UConn Holiday Tournament) Billequey W 3–0  1,000 10–2–1
December 30 at Connecticut* UConn Rink • Storrs, Connecticut (UConn Holiday Tournament) Billequey W 3–0  603 11–2–1
January 2 Babson* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Briere W 14–1  1,048 12–2–1
January 3 Babson* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Billequey W 6–4  979 13–2–1
January 9 Niagara* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Billequey W 4–3 OT 1,507 14–2–1
January 10 Niagara* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Billequey L 1–3  1,552 14–3–1
January 15 Concordia (Minn.)* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Briere W 5–3  1,924 15–3–1
January 16 Concordia (Minn.)* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Billequey W 4–2  3,873 16–3–1
January 23 St. Thomas* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Billequey W 6–4  1,322 17–3–1
January 24 St. Thomas* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Briere W 7–2  1,130 18–3–1
February 5 Findlay* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Billequey W 9–2  2,311 19–3–1
February 6 Findlay* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Briere W 7–4  2,566 20–3–1
February 19 at Niagara* NU Ice Complex • Lewiston, New York Billequey L 1–2  939 20–4–1
February 20 at Niagara* NU Ice Complex • Lewiston, New York Billequey L 2–3 OT 1,106 20–5–1
February 28 Bentley* Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama Briere W 14–4    21–5–1
*Non-conference game.

Standings[edit]

1998–99 Division I Independent ice hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Air Force 0 0 0 0 - - - 36 15 19 2 113 128
Alabama–Huntsville 0 0 0 0 - - - 27 21 5 1 159 76
Army 0 0 0 0 - - - 34 15 16 3 130 103
Mankato State 0 0 0 0 - - - 39 18 16 5 149 129
Nebraska–Omaha 0 0 0 0 - - - 35 11 24 0 95 141
Niagara 0 0 0 0 - - - 32 17 12 3 103 85
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

Statistics[edit]

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Skaters[edit]

Player Pos Yr GP G A Pts PIM
Mike Hamiln RW Sr 25 17 42
Jay Woodcroft C Jr 27 19 19 38
Nathan Bowen F Sr 27 18 18 36
Shane Stewart D Sr 26 9 27 36 186
Ron Baker C Fr 27 9 13 22 46
Ryan McCormack RW So 21 6 16 22
Dwayne Blais C So 25 4 18 22
Jessi Otis LW Fr 25 3 12 15 28
Darren Curry D Fr 18 8 3 11
Colin Schmidt LW So 10 2 7 9
Kevin Ridgeway D Fr 22 1 4 5 36
James Krodrowski D Fr 11 1 3 4 2

Goaltenders[edit]

Player Yr GP TOI W L T GA GAA SV SV% SO
Cedric Billequey Sr 18 13 4 1 1.79 0.929
Steve Briere So 9 8 1 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "D-II Champ Alabama-Huntsville Moves Up To Division I". U.S. College Hockey Online. June 30, 1998. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "1998-99 U. of Alabama-Huntsville roster and statistics". HockeyDB.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  3. ^ "Univ. of Alabama-Huntsville Team Roster". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  4. ^ "Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey 1998-1999 Scoreboard". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  5. ^ "Univ. of Alabama-Huntsville Player Statistics". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
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