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2013–14 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

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2013–14 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey
ConferenceWestern Collegiate Hockey Association
Record2–35–1 (2–25–1 WCHA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Gavin Morgan
  • Matty Thomas
CaptainDoug Reid
Home stadiumPropst Arena
Seasons

The 2013–14 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Chargers were coached by Mike Corbett who was in his first 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 for the first time in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.

Preseason

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On January 17, 2013, after months of discussions with conference officials and league member representatives, UAH formally applied to and was accepted to join the Western Collegiate Hockey Association beginning with the 2013–14 season, after three seasons as an independent.[1] On May 29, 2013, head coach Kurt Kleinendorst resigned, later signing as head coach of the American Hockey League's Iowa Wild.[2] Mike Corbett was named UAH's sixth head coach on July 8, 2013.[3] Matty Thomas was announced as assistant coach on August 8, replacing Bruce Garber.[4]

Recruiting

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UAH added 11 freshmen for the 2013–14 season, including 2 goaltenders, 7 forwards, and 2 defensemen:[5]

Player Position Nationality Notes
Joakim Broberg Left Wing  Sweden Lidköping, Sweden; former Linköping J20 alternate captain, 2011–12 J20 SuperElit champion with Linköping, played one season with the Sweden Under-18 Team
Brandon Carlson Defenseman  United States Huntington Beach, California; 2012–13 USHL Champion with the Dubuque Fighting Saints, 2010–11 NAHL champion with the Fairbanks Ice Dogs
Brandon Clowes Left Wing  Canada Calgary, Alberta
Brent Fletcher Right Wing  Canada New Westminster, British Columbia; former Merritt Centennials captain
Carmine Guerriero Goaltender  Canada Montreal, Quebec
Matt Larose Goaltender  Canada Nanaimo, British Columbia
Cody Marooney Forward  United States Eden Prairie, Minnesota; former Sioux City Musketeers and Brookings Blizzard captain
Steve McKenna Left Wing  United States South Boston, Massachusetts; 2011–12 EJHL champion with the New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
Matt Salhany Right Wing  United States Warwick, Rhode Island
Wade Schools Defenseman  United States Hartford, Connecticut; former Springfield Pics captain, 2012–13 EJHL All-Star
Regan Soquila Forward  Canada Maple Ridge, British Columbia

Roster

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Departures from 2012–13 team

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2013–14 team

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As of October 13, 2013.[6][7]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
2 British Columbia Graeme Strukoff Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1991-03-30 Chilliwack, British Columbia Victoria (BCHL)
3 Ontario Anderson White Sophomore D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1991-08-16 Caledon, Ontario Chilliwack (BCHL)
4 Michigan Frank Misuraca Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1991-09-06 Clinton Township, Michigan Corpus Christi (NAHL)
6 California Brandon Carlson Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992-06-15 Huntington Beach, California Dubuque (USHL)
7 Ontario Jamie Kendra Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1992-02-25 Markham, Ontario Markham (OJHL)
8 Alberta Alex Allan Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989-08-28 Calgary, Alberta Victoria (BCHL)
9 Ontario Chad Brears Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991-05-08 Ottawa, Ontario Merritt (BCHL)
10 Ontario Mat Hagen Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989-12-27 Ottawa, Ontario Kanata (CJHL)
11 United Kingdom Jack Prince Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1991-02-14 London, England Texas (NAHL)
12 British Columbia Brent Fletcher Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992-05-09 New Westminster, British Columbia Merritt (BCHL)
14 Ontario Stephen Hickey Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991-09-25 Ancaster, Ontario Oakville (OJHL)
16 Ontario Doug Reid (C) Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1990-03-20 Innisfil, Ontario Markham (OJHL)
18 Alberta Brandon Clowes Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992-04-10 Calgary, Alberta Olds (AJHL)
19 Georgia (U.S. state) Craig Pierce Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990-10-18 Roswell, Georgia Rochester (EJHL)
20 Massachusetts Stephen McKenna Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1993-04-21 South Boston, Massachusetts New Hampshire (EJHL)
21 Ontario Jeff Vanderlugt Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990-05-12 Richmond Hill, Ontario Surrey (BCHL)
22 Rhode Island Matt Salhany Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1993-01-08 Warwick, Rhode Island Boston (EJHL)
23 Minnesota Cody Marooney Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1992-07-07 Eden Prairie, Minnesota Brookings (NAHL)
24 British Columbia Steven Koshey Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1991-03-27 Trail, British Columbia Surrey (BCHL)
25 Sweden Joakim Broberg Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1993-02-10 Lidköping, Sweden Linköping J20 (SuperElit)
26 Connecticut Wade Schools Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992-08-31 Hartford, Connecticut Springfield (EJHL)
28 Ontario Ben Reinhardt Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990-03-24 Arnprior, Ontario Pembroke (CCHL)
30 British Columbia Matt Larose Freshman G 6' 5" (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1992-08-15 Nanaimo, British Columbia Wellington (OJHL)
32 Ohio C. J. Groh Senior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990-04-16 Cincinnati, Ohio St. Louis (NAHL)
33 British Columbia Regan Soquila Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993-06-03 Maple Ridge, British Columbia Merritt (BCHL)
35 Quebec Carmine Guerriero Freshman G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992-02-20 Montreal, Quebec Hawkesbury (CCHL)
57 Tennessee Brice Geoffrion Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990-11-04 Brentwood, Tennessee Motor City (NAHL)

Regular season

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Schedule

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  •    Green background indicates win.
  •    Red background indicates loss.
  •    Yellow background indicates tie.
Date Time Opponent Site Decision Result Attendance Record
October 11 6:00 pm at Northeastern* Matthews ArenaBoston, Massachusetts Larose L 1–9  2,487 0–1–0
October 12 6:00 pm at Northeastern* Matthews ArenaBoston, Massachusetts Guerriero L 2–3  1,979 0–2–0
October 25 7:07 pm Bemidji State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Larose L 1–6  2,217 0–3–0 (0–1–0)
October 26 7:07 pm Bemidji State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Guerriero L 0–1  1,517 0–4–0 (0–2–0)
November 1 7:07 pm Ferris State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Guerriero L 0–5  1,562 0–5–0 (0–3–0)
November 2 7:07 pm Ferris State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Larose L 2–3  1,320 0–6–0 (0–4–0)
November 8 10:07 pm at Alaska–Anchorage Sullivan ArenaAnchorage, Alaska Guerriero L 1–3  2,106 0–7–0 (0–5–0)
November 9 10:07 pm at Alaska–Anchorage Sullivan ArenaAnchorage, Alaska Larose L 1–6  2,256 0–8–0 (0–6–0)
November 15 7:07 pm #3 St. Cloud State* Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Guerriero L 0–10  1,824 0–9–0 (0–6–0)
November 16 7:07 pm #3 St. Cloud State* Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Larose L 3–4  1,508 0–10–0 (0–6–0)
November 22 6:07 pm at Northern Michigan Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan Larose L 0–3  1,873 0–11–0 (0–7–0)
November 23 6:07 pm at Northern Michigan Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan Guerriero L 0–4  1,937 0–12–0 (0–8–0)
November 29 6:35 pm at #11 Notre Dame* Compton Family Ice ArenaSouth Bend, Indiana (Shillelagh Tournament) Larose L 2–5  4,613 0–13–0 (0–8–0)
November 30 3:05 pm vs. Western Michigan* Compton Family Ice ArenaSouth Bend, Indiana (Shillelagh Tournament) Guerriero L 0–1  4,416 0–14–0 (0–8–0)
December 6 6:07 pm at Bowling Green BGSU Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio Larose L 0–3  809 0–15–0 (0–9–0)
December 7 6:07 pm at Bowling Green BGSU Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio Guerriero W 4–3 OT 1,729 1–15–0 (1–9–0)
December 13 7:07 pm Minnesota State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Larose L 1–4  1,291 1–16–0 (1–10–0)
December 14 7:07 pm Minnesota State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Guerriero L 1–4  1,473 1–17–0 (1–11–0)
December 27 7:00 pm at #14 Wisconsin* Kohl CenterMadison, Wisconsin Larose L 0–5  9,098 1–18–0 (1–11–0)
December 28 8:00 pm at #14 Wisconsin* Kohl CenterMadison, Wisconsin Guerriero L 2–3  9,775 1–19–0 (1–11–0)
January 3 7:07 pm Bowling Green Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Larose L 0–7  1,560 1–20–0 (1–12–0)
January 4 7:07 pm Bowling Green Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Guerriero L 1–4  1,515 1–21–0 (1–13–0)
January 10 7:05 pm at #15 Notre Dame* Compton Family Ice ArenaSouth Bend, Indiana Larose L 1–7  4,718 1–22–0 (1–13–0)
January 11 6:05 pm at #15 Notre Dame* Compton Family Ice ArenaSouth Bend, Indiana Guerriero L 0–5  4,891 1–23–0 (1–13–0)
January 17 7:07 pm Alaska–Anchorage Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Larose T 1–1 OT 2,604 1–23–1 (1–13–1)
January 18 7:07 pm Alaska–Anchorage Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Guerriero L 1–4  3,614 1–24–1 (1–14–1)
January 31 10:07 pm at Alaska Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska Larose L 1–6  2,528 1–25–1 (1–15–1)
February 1 10:07 pm at Alaska Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska Guerriero L 1–6  2,659 1–26–1 (1–16–1)
February 7 6:07 pm at Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan Guerriero L 1–4  3,089 1–27–1 (1–17–1)
February 8 4:07 pm at Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan Larose L 4–10  3,203 1–28–1 (1–18–1)
February 14 7:37 pm at Minnesota State Verizon Wireless CenterMankato, Minnesota Larose L 0–4  3,127 1–29–1 (1–19–1)
February 15 7:07 pm at Minnesota State Verizon Wireless CenterMankato, Minnesota Guerriero L 0–4  3,987 1–30–1 (1–20–1)
February 21 7:07 pm Lake Superior State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Larose L 1–2  2,488 1–31–1 (1–21–1)
February 22 7:07 pm Lake Superior State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Guerriero L 2–3  2,311 1–32–1 (1–22–1)
February 28 7:37 pm at Bemidji State Sanford CenterBemidji, Minnesota Larose W 2–1  3,587 2–32–1 (2–22–1)
March 1 7:07 pm at Bemidji State Sanford CenterBemidji, Minnesota Guerriero L 1–4  3,680 2–33–1 (2–23–1)
March 7 7:07 pm Northern Michigan Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Larose L 1–4  2,704 2–34–1 (2–24–1)
March 8 7:07 pm Northern Michigan Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Groh L 2–5  2,619 2–35–1 (2–25–1)
*Non-conference game. All times are in Central Time.

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#6 Ferris State 28 20 6 2 42 92 62 43 29 11 3 138 94
#11 Minnesota State* 28 20 7 1 41 95 58 41 26 14 1 130 95
Alaska 28 14 12 2 30 97 77 37 18 15 4 126 103
Bowling Green 28 13 11 4 30 89 73 39 18 15 6 119 104
Michigan Tech 28 12 11 5 29 78 78 40 14 19 7 99 108
Alaska–Anchorage 28 12 12 4 28 74 77 38 18 16 4 105 107
Northern Michigan 28 13 14 1 27 77 75 38 15 21 2 102 108
Bemidji State 28 10 14 4 24 72 76 38 10 21 7 92 118
Lake Superior State 28 12 16 0 24 70 84 36 16 19 1 94 114
Alabama–Huntsville 28 2 25 1 5 30 114 38 2 35 1 41 166
Championship: Minnesota State
† indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup); * indicates conference tournament champion (Broadmoor Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 23, 2014

Player stats

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As of January 18, 2014[8][9]

Skaters

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Player Pos Yr GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Jack Prince F So 33 8 5 13 6 2 0 1
Matt Salhany F Fr 33 5 7 12 11 0 1 0
Chad Brears F So 35 6 4 10 21 3 0 0
Steven Koshey D So 31 1 9 10 8 1 0 0
Alex Allan F Sr 35 4 3 7 14 1 1 0
Frank Misuraca D So 36 2 5 7 29 0 0 1
Regan Soquila F Fr 37 2 5 7 27 0 0 0
Jeff Vanderlugt F Jr 22 5 0 5 30 2 0 0
Brent Fletcher F Fr 37 2 3 5 25 0 0 0
Brandon Clowes F Fr 25 1 4 5 21 0 0 0
Doug Reid F Jr 36 0 5 5 12 0 0 0
Cody Marooney F Fr 38 2 2 4 52 2 0 0
Brandon Carlson D Fr 36 1 3 4 22 1 0 0
Craig Pierce F Jr 31 0 4 4 6 0 0 0
Stephen McKenna F Fr 26 2 1 3 16 0 0 0
Joakim Broberg F Fr 21 0 3 3 16 0 0 0
Graeme Strukoff D Jr 33 0 3 3 30 0 0 0
Ben Reinhardt D Jr 36 0 3 3 23 0 0 0
Wade Schools D Fr 25 0 2 2 30 0 0 0
Anderson White D So 32 0 1 1 30 0 0 0
C.J. Groh G Sr 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mat Hagen D Sr 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jamie Kendra F So 12 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Matt Larose G Fr 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carmine Guerriero G Fr 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brice Geoffrion F Sr 31 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
Team 38 41 72 113 443 12 2 2

Goaltenders

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Player Yr GP TOI W L T GA GAA SV SV% SO
Carmine Guerriero Fr 21 1106:36 1 17 0 72 3.90 686 0.905 0
Matt Larose Fr 20 1080:05 1 17 1 85 4.72 676 0.888 0
C.J. Groh Sr 2 88:26 0 1 0 8 5.39 46 0.852 0

References

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  1. ^ "WCHA Grants Full-Time Membership to University of Alabama in Huntsville". Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  2. ^ Gattis, Paul (May 29, 2013). "UAH hockey coach Kurt Kleinendorst announces resignation". The Huntsville Times. Archived from the original on September 17, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  3. ^ McCarter, Mark (July 8, 2013). "UAH taps Mike Corbett, former Air Force aide, as new hockey coach". The Huntsville Times. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  4. ^ Staff (August 8, 2013). "Thomas replaces Garber as new Alabama-Huntsville assistant coach". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on August 12, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  5. ^ "Hockey Staff Excited for Incoming Freshman Class". The University of Alabama in Huntsville. September 24, 2013. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  6. ^ "2013-14 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Archived from the original on September 7, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  7. ^ "Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey 2013-2014 Roster". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  8. ^ "Alabama-Huntsville Cumulative Season Statistics". The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  9. ^ USCHO.com. "Alabama-Huntsville Chargers Men's Hockey 2013–2014 Team Statistics". Retrieved October 13, 2013.
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