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2020–21 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

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2020–21 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers
men's ice hockey season
Conference7th WCHA
Home iceVon Braun Center
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall3–18–1
Conference3–11–0
Home2–5–0
Road1–13–1
Neutral0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachLance West
Assistant coachesKarlis Zirnis
Carmine Guerriero
Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2020–21 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season was the 36th season of play for the program, the 28th at the Division I level and the 8th in the WCHA conference. The Chargers represented the University of Alabama Huntsville and were coached by Lance West, in his 1st season.

The start of the college hockey season was delayed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. As a result, Alabama–Huntsville's first scheduled game was in mid-November as opposed to early-October, which was the norm.

Season

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As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Because the NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year, none of Alabama–Huntsville's players would lose a season of play.[1] However, the NCAA also approved a change in its transfer regulations that would allow players to transfer and play immediately rather than having to sit out a season, as the rules previously required.[2]

Due to the program's financial crisis that nearly prevented the Chargers from fielding a team for this season, as well as the departure of former head coach Mike Corbett, many players transferred to other teams in the offseason. The loss of the experience these players possessed hamstrung the Chargers efforts to improve their record and ended with the team predictably near the bottom of the conference. UAH won only 3 of their 22 games all season but were rescued from a last-place finish by Ferris State winning only one of their games. Despite the few wins, there were some positive signs from the hastily assembled team; freshman Tyrone Bronte led the team in scoring, indicating that the team may be able to recover from its recent struggles if the program's financial stability could be assured.

Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Josh Astorino Goaltender  Canada Left program
Austin Beaulieu Forward  United States Graduation (Signed with Utah Grizzlies)
Max Coyle Defenseman  Canada Transferred to Bowling Green
Tanner Hickey Defenseman  Canada Transferred to Arizona State
Liam Izyk Forward  Canada Transferred to Boston College
Connor James Defenseman  Canada Graduation
Jack Jeffers Forward  Canada Transferred to Lake Superior State
Daneel Lategan Forward  South Africa Transferred to Alberta
Bailey Newton Defenseman  United Kingdom Transferred to Western Ontario
Sean Rappleyea Defenseman  United States Graduation
Christian Rajic Forward  Canada Transferred to Long Island
Teddy Rotenberger Defenseman  United States Left program
Brandon Salerno Forward  Canada Graduation (Signed with Dogs de Cholet)
Mark Sinclair Goaltender  Canada Transferred to Michigan Tech

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Ayodele Adeniye Defenseman  United States 21 Columbus, OH
Jonah Alexander Forward  Canada 20 Toronto, ON
Tyrone Bronte Forward  Australia 21 Melbourne, AUS
Joshua Corrow Defenseman  United States 20 New Port Richey, FL
Noah Finstrom Forward  United States 21 New Baltimore, MI
Quinn Green Forward  United States 21 West Chicago, IL
Mick Heneghan Defenseman  United States 21 Niles, IL
Derek Krall Goaltender  Canada 21 Crofton, BC
Josh Martin Defenseman  United States 21 Brownstown, MI
Nick Michel Forward  United States 21 Waconia, MN
Brian Scoville Defenseman  United States 21 Agawam, MA
Bennett Stockdale Forward  Canada 21 Ottawa, ON
Frank Vitucci Forward  United States 21 Yardley, PA
Conor Witherspoon Forward  United States 21 Metamora, MI

Roster

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As of October 14, 2020.[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Tennessee Lucas Bahn Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-09-11 Hendersonville, Tennessee West Kelowna (BCHL)
3 Illinois Drew Lennon Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-01-12 Bloomington, Illinois Lone Star (NAHL)
4 Tennessee Jay Powell Junior D 6' 7" (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-10-01 Nashville, Tennessee Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)
5 Michigan Josh Martin Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-02-18 Brownstown, Michigan Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL)
6 Ohio Ayodele Adeniye Freshman D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-03-24 Columbus, Ohio Carleton Place (CCHL)
7 Minnesota Bauer Neudecker Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1998-06-01 St. Louis Park, Minnesota Sioux City (USHL)
9 Illinois Quinn Green Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-01-28 West Chicago, Illinois Topeka (NAHL)
11 Ontario Peyton Francis Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-04-12 Oakville, Ontario Carleton Place (CCHL)
12 Ontario Connor Merkley Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996-09-03 Portland, Ontario Carleton Place (CCHL)
13 Texas Ben Allen Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-07-31 Allen, Texas Melfort (SJHL)
14 Ontario Jonah Alexander Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-11-12 Toronto, Ontario St. Michael's (OJHL)
15 Florida Joshua Corrow Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-09-21 New Port Richey, Florida Whitecourt (AJHL)
16 Georgia (U.S. state) Connor Wood Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996-08-09 Buford, Georgia Odessa (NAHL)
18 Australia Tyrone Bronte Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-05-07 Melbourne, Australia Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (NAHL)
19 Michigan Conor Witherspoon Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-08-02 Metamora, Michigan Shreveport (NAHL)
20 Illinois Mick Heneghan Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-03-02 Niles, Illinois Northeast (NAHL)
21 Pennsylvania Frank Vitucci Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-08-04 Yardley, Pennsylvania Wellington (OJHL)
22 Manitoba Dayne Finnson Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-10-01 Arborg, Manitoba Victoria (BCHL)
23 Minnesota Nick Michel Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-03-16 Waconia, Minnesota Janesville (NAHL)
24 Alberta Tyr Thompson Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-09-26 Sherwood Park, Alberta Whitecourt (AJHL)
26 Ontario Bennett Stockdale Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-06-02 Ottawa, Ontario Johnstown (NAHL)
27 Massachusetts Brian Scoville Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-03-28 Agawam, Massachusetts Langley (BCHL)
28 Michigan Noah Finstrom Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-09-17 New Baltimore, Michigan Jamestown (NAHL)
30 British Columbia Derek Krall Freshman G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-03-04 Crofton, British Columbia Powell River (BCHL)
33 Florida Adrian Danchenko Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-03-29 Palm City, Florida Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (NAHL)
35 Texas George McBey Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-04-20 Dallas, Texas Brookings (NAHL)
41 Colorado David Fessenden Sophomore G 6' 6" (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1998-04-30 Parker, Colorado Northeast (NAHL)

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#4 Minnesota State 14 13 1 0 1 1 0 39 56 15 27 22 5 1 100 46
#14 Lake Superior State * 14 9 5 0 2 2 0 27 39 34 29 19 7 3 86 63
#18 Bowling Green 14 8 5 1 0 2 0 27 46 34 31 20 10 1 108 67
#10 Bemidji State 14 8 5 1 3 2 0 24 42 34 29 16 10 3 82 70
Michigan Tech 14 7 7 0 1 0 0 20 38 35 30 17 12 1 78 63
Northern Michigan 14 6 7 1 2 2 1 20 40 47 29 11 17 1 79 103
Alabama–Huntsville 14 3 11 0 1 0 0 8 18 49 22 3 18 1 31 80
Ferris State 14 0 13 1 0 1 1 3 28 59 25 1 23 1 55 103
Alaska 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Alaska Anchorage 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Championship: March 20, 2021
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and Results

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
November 21 6:05 PM at Robert Morris* Colonials ArenaNeville Township, Pennsylvania   McBey L 2–5  0 0–1–0
November 22 3:05 PM at Robert Morris* Colonials ArenaNeville Township, Pennsylvania   Krall L 3–4  0 0–2–0
December 5 4:07 PM at Lake Superior State* Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan   Fessenden T 2–2 SOL 0 0–2–1
December 6 2:07 PM at Lake Superior State* Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan   Krall L 2–3  0 0–3–1
January 2 3:07 PM at Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan FloHockey.tv Fessenden L 0–4  200 0–4–1 (0–1–0)
January 3 1:07 PM at Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan FloHockey.tv Fessenden L 1–2  200 0–5–1 (0–2–0)
January 8 7:00 PM vs. Ferris State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama FloHockey.tv Fessenden W 5–4 OT 1,124 1–5–1 (1–2–0)
January 9 7:00 PM vs. Ferris State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama FloHockey.tv Fessenden W 2–0  1,228 2–5–1 (2–2–0)
February 5 7:00 PM vs. Michigan Tech* Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama   Fessenden L 1–3  1,433 2–6–1
February 6 5:00 PM vs. Michigan Tech* Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama   Krall L 1–4  1,373 2–7–1
February 11 7:07 PM vs. #3 Minnesota State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama FloHockey.tv Fessenden L 1–4  888 2–8–1 (2–3–0)
February 12 7:07 PM vs. Minnesota State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama FloHockey.tv Krall L 0–5  1,281 2–9–1 (2–4–0)
February 16 3:37 PM at Northern Michigan Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan FloHockey.tv Fessenden W 3–1  0 3–9–1 (3–4–0)
February 17 6:07 PM at Northern Michigan Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan FloHockey.tv Krall L 2–8  0 3–10–1 (3–5–0)
February 19 6:00 PM at #20 Lake Superior State Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey.tv Fessenden L 1–2  0 3–11–1 (3–6–0)
February 20 4:00 PM at #20 Lake Superior State Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey.tv Fessenden L 1–4  0 3–12–1 (3–7–0)
February 24 6:07 PM at #13 Bowling Green Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey.tv Fessenden L 0–5  300 3–13–1 (3–8–0)
February 28 3:07 PM vs. #13 Bowling Green Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama FloHockey.tv Fessenden L 2–4  1,313 3–14–1 (3–9–0)
March 6 4:07 PM at #17 Bemidji State Sanford CenterBemidji, Minnesota FloHockey.tv Fessenden L 0–2  250 3–15–1 (3–10–0)
March 7 2:07 PM at #17 Bemidji State Sanford CenterBemidji, Minnesota FloHockey.tv Fessenden L 0–4  250 3–16–1 (3–11–0)
WCHA Tournament
March 12 6:07 PM at #18 Lake Superior State* Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan (WCHA Quarterfinals game 1)   Fessenden L 1–6  0 3–17–1
March 13 4:07 PM at #18 Lake Superior State* Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan (WCHA Quarterfinals game 2)   Fessenden L 1–4  0 3–18–1
Alabama–Huntsville Lost Series 0–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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Scoring Statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Tyrone Bronte C 22 4 9 13 8
Bauer Neudecker F 22 5 7 12 0
Quinn Green F 19 3 3 6 12
Tyr Thompson F 22 3 3 6 4
Dayne Finnson D 18 2 4 6 8
Lucas Bahn D 22 2 4 6 4
Drew Lennon D 22 2 3 5 8
Adrian Danchenko F 20 2 2 4 37
Mick Henegan D 13 1 3 4 8
Ben Allen LW 20 1 3 4 2
Connor Merkley C 14 1 2 3 25
Brian Scoville D 22 1 2 3 22
Conor Witherspoon F 21 0 3 3 10
Bennett Stockdale RW 15 2 0 2 6
Connor Wood RW 22 0 2 2 60
Noah Finstrom F 18 1 0 1 2
Frank Vitucci F 19 1 0 1 6
Josh Martin D 10 0 1 1 4
Peyton Francis C 18 0 1 1 2
Joshua Corrow D 18 0 1 1 8
George McBey G 1 0 0 0 0
Jay Powell D 2 0 0 0 2
Nick Michel F 4 0 0 0 2
Derek Krall G 9 0 0 0 0
Jonah Alexander C 10 0 0 0 4
David Fessenden G 16 0 0 0 2
Ayodele Adeniye D 21 0 0 0 22
Bench - 22 0 0 0 16
Total 31 53 84 284

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Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
David Fessenden 16 897 3 11 1 44 445 1 .910 2.94
Derek Krall 9 401 0 6 0 30 176 0 .854 4.49
George McBey 1 20 0 1 0 5 18 0 .783 15.00
Empty Net - 9 - - - 1 - - - -
Total 22 1327 3 18 1 80 639 1 .889 3.62

Rankings

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Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 (Final)
USCHO.com NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR
USA Today NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

USCHO did not release a poll in week 20.[6]

Awards and honors

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Player Award Ref
Tyrone Bronte WCHA Rookie Team [7]

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility". CBS Sports. August 21, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "DI Council grants waiver to allow transfer student-athletes to compete immediately". NCAA. December 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "2020–21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  4. ^ "Alabama Huntsville Chargers (Men) 2020-2021 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "Univ. of Alabama-Huntsville 2020-2021 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  7. ^ "WCHA Announces 2020-21 All-League Teams". WCHA.com. March 10, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.