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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
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
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
Departures from 2012–13 team
Justin Cseter, F, Graduated – signed with the Huntsville Havoc (SPHL )
Curtis deBruyn, D, Graduated – signed with Miskolci JJSE (MOL Liga )
Sebastian Geoffrion, F, Graduated – signed with the Arizona Sundogs (CHL )
John Griggs, G, Graduated – signed with the Pensacola Ice Flyers (SPHL)
Gregg Gruehl, G
Tyler Kotlarz, F
Kyle Lysaght, F
Lasse Uusivirta, D – signed with the Aalborg Pirates (Denmark )
2013–14 team
As of October 13, 2013. [ 6] [ 7]
No.
S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
2
Graeme Strukoff
Junior
D
6' 0" (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1991-03-30
Chilliwack, British Columbia
Victoria (BCHL )
3
Anderson White
Sophomore
D
6' 4" (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1991-08-16
Caledon, Ontario
Chilliwack (BCHL )
4
Frank Misuraca
Sophomore
D
5' 11" (1.8 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1991-09-06
Clinton Township, Michigan
Corpus Christi (NAHL )
6
Brandon Carlson
Freshman
D
6' 2" (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1992-06-15
Huntington Beach, California
Dubuque (USHL )
7
Jamie Kendra
Sophomore
F
5' 10" (1.78 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1992-02-25
Markham, Ontario
Markham (OJHL )
8
Alex Allan
Senior
F
6' 0" (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1989-08-28
Calgary, Alberta
Victoria (BCHL )
9
Chad Brears
Sophomore
F
6' 0" (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1991-05-08
Ottawa , Ontario
Merritt (BCHL )
10
Mat Hagen
Senior
D
5' 10" (1.78 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1989-12-27
Ottawa, Ontario
Kanata (CJHL )
11
Jack Prince
Sophomore
F
6' 1" (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1991-02-14
London, England
Texas (NAHL )
12
Brent Fletcher
Freshman
F
6' 2" (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1992-05-09
New Westminster, British Columbia
Merritt (BCHL )
14
Stephen Hickey
Sophomore
D
6' 3" (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1991-09-25
Ancaster, Ontario
Oakville (OJHL )
16
Doug Reid (C )
Junior
F
6' 0" (1.83 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1990-03-20
Innisfil, Ontario
Markham (OJHL )
18
Brandon Clowes
Freshman
F
6' 0" (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1992-04-10
Calgary, Alberta
Olds (AJHL )
19
Craig Pierce
Junior
F
5' 11" (1.8 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1990-10-18
Roswell, Georgia
Rochester (EJHL )
20
Stephen McKenna
Freshman
F
6' 3" (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1993-04-21
South Boston, Massachusetts
New Hampshire (EJHL )
21
Jeff Vanderlugt
Junior
F
6' 3" (1.91 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1990-05-12
Richmond Hill, Ontario
Surrey (BCHL )
22
Matt Salhany
Freshman
F
5' 10" (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1993-01-08
Warwick, Rhode Island
Boston (EJHL )
23
Cody Marooney
Freshman
F
6' 2" (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1992-07-07
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Brookings (NAHL )
24
Steven Koshey
Sophomore
D
5' 9" (1.75 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1991-03-27
Trail, British Columbia
Surrey (BCHL )
25
Joakim Broberg
Freshman
F
6' 3" (1.91 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1993-02-10
Lidköping , Sweden
Linköping J20 (SuperElit )
26
Wade Schools
Freshman
D
6' 4" (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1992-08-31
Hartford, Connecticut
Springfield (EJHL )
28
Ben Reinhardt
Junior
D
5' 10" (1.78 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1990-03-24
Arnprior, Ontario
Pembroke (CCHL )
30
Matt Larose
Freshman
G
6' 5" (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1992-08-15
Nanaimo , British Columbia
Wellington (OJHL )
32
C. J. Groh
Senior
G
6' 2" (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1990-04-16
Cincinnati, Ohio
St. Louis (NAHL )
33
Regan Soquila
Freshman
F
5' 10" (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1993-06-03
Maple Ridge, British Columbia
Merritt (BCHL )
35
Carmine Guerriero
Freshman
G
5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1992-02-20
Montreal , Quebec
Hawkesbury (CCHL )
57
Brice Geoffrion
Senior
F
6' 0" (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1990-11-04
Brentwood, Tennessee
Motor City (NAHL )
Regular season
Schedule
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 Arena • Boston, Massachusetts
Larose
L 1–9
2,487
0–1–0
October 12
6:00 pm
at Northeastern *
Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts
Guerriero
L 2–3
1,979
0–2–0
October 25
7:07 pm
Bemidji State
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
Larose
L 1–6
2,217
0–3–0 (0–1–0)
October 26
7:07 pm
Bemidji State
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
Guerriero
L 0–1
1,517
0–4–0 (0–2–0)
November 1
7:07 pm
Ferris State
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
Guerriero
L 0–5
1,562
0–5–0 (0–3–0)
November 2
7:07 pm
Ferris State
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
Larose
L 2–3
1,320
0–6–0 (0–4–0)
November 8
10:07 pm
at Alaska–Anchorage
Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska
Guerriero
L 1–3
2,106
0–7–0 (0–5–0)
November 9
10:07 pm
at Alaska–Anchorage
Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska
Larose
L 1–6
2,256
0–8–0 (0–6–0)
November 15
7:07 pm
#3 St. Cloud State *
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
Guerriero
L 0–10
1,824
0–9–0 (0–6–0)
November 16
7:07 pm
#3 St. Cloud State *
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
Larose
L 3–4
1,508
0–10–0 (0–6–0)
November 22
6:07 pm
at Northern Michigan
Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan
Larose
L 0–3
1,873
0–11–0 (0–7–0)
November 23
6:07 pm
at Northern Michigan
Berry Events Center • Marquette, 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 Arena • South 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 Arena • South 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 Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio
Larose
L 0–3
809
0–15–0 (0–9–0)
December 7
6:07 pm
at Bowling Green
BGSU Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio
Guerriero
W 4–3 OT
1,729
1–15–0 (1–9–0)
December 13
7:07 pm
Minnesota State
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
Larose
L 1–4
1,291
1–16–0 (1–10–0)
December 14
7:07 pm
Minnesota State
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
Guerriero
L 1–4
1,473
1–17–0 (1–11–0)
December 27
7:00 pm
at #14 Wisconsin *
Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin
Larose
L 0–5
9,098
1–18–0 (1–11–0)
December 28
8:00 pm
at #14 Wisconsin *
Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin
Guerriero
L 2–3
9,775
1–19–0 (1–11–0)
January 3
7:07 pm
Bowling Green
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
Larose
L 0–7
1,560
1–20–0 (1–12–0)
January 4
7:07 pm
Bowling Green
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, 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 Arena • South 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 Arena • South Bend, Indiana
Guerriero
L 0–5
4,891
1–23–0 (1–13–0)
January 17
7:07 pm
Alaska–Anchorage
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
Larose
T 1–1 OT
2,604
1–23–1 (1–13–1)
January 18
7:07 pm
Alaska–Anchorage
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
Guerriero
L 1–4
3,614
1–24–1 (1–14–1)
January 31
10:07 pm
at Alaska
Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska
Larose
L 1–6
2,528
1–25–1 (1–15–1)
February 1
10:07 pm
at Alaska
Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska
Guerriero
L 1–6
2,659
1–26–1 (1–16–1)
February 7
6:07 pm
at Michigan Tech
MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan
Guerriero
L 1–4
3,089
1–27–1 (1–17–1)
February 8
4:07 pm
at Michigan Tech
MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan
Larose
L 4–10
3,203
1–28–1 (1–18–1)
February 14
7:37 pm
at Minnesota State
Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, Minnesota
Larose
L 0–4
3,127
1–29–1 (1–19–1)
February 15
7:07 pm
at Minnesota State
Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, Minnesota
Guerriero
L 0–4
3,987
1–30–1 (1–20–1)
February 21
7:07 pm
Lake Superior State
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
Larose
L 1–2
2,488
1–31–1 (1–21–1)
February 22
7:07 pm
Lake Superior State
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
Guerriero
L 2–3
2,311
1–32–1 (1–22–1)
February 28
7:37 pm
at Bemidji State
Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota
Larose
W 2–1
3,587
2–32–1 (2–22–1)
March 1
7:07 pm
at Bemidji State
Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota
Guerriero
L 1–4
3,680
2–33–1 (2–23–1)
March 7
7:07 pm
Northern Michigan
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
Larose
L 1–4
2,704
2–34–1 (2–24–1)
March 8
7:07 pm
Northern Michigan
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
Groh
L 2–5
2,619
2–35–1 (2–25–1)
*Non-conference game. All times are in Central Time .
Standings
Player stats
As of January 18, 2014[ 8] [ 9]
Skaters
Player
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
Player
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
^ "WCHA Grants Full-Time Membership to University of Alabama in Huntsville" . Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Retrieved January 17, 2013 .
^ Gattis, Paul (May 29, 2013). "UAH hockey coach Kurt Kleinendorst announces resignation" . The Huntsville Times . Archived from the original on September 1, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013 .
^ 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 July 8, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013 .
^ Staff (August 8, 2013). "Thomas replaces Garber as new Alabama-Huntsville assistant coach" . U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on September 1, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013 .
^ "Hockey Staff Excited for Incoming Freshman Class" . The University of Alabama in Huntsville. September 24, 2013. Archived from the original on November 19, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2013 .
^ "2013-14 Men's Ice Hockey Roster" . The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Archived from the original on September 1, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013 .
^ "Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey 2013-2014 Roster" . U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013 .
^ "Alabama-Huntsville Cumulative Season Statistics" . The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Retrieved October 13, 2013 .
^ USCHO.com. "Alabama-Huntsville Chargers Men's Hockey 2013–2014 Team Statistics" . Retrieved October 13, 2013 .
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