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1993–94 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey
ConferenceIndependent
Record20–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumVon Braun Civic Center
Seasons

The 1993–94 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 1993–94 NCAA Division II men's hockey season. The Chargers were led by Doug Ross, who was in his 12th season as head coach, and played their home games at the Von Braun Civic Center.

The Chargers finished the regular season with a 19–4–1 record, including a win over Division I Providence.[1] As the top-ranked team in Division II, UAH hosted the Division II Championship Series against Bemidji State.[2] UAH won the first game of the series 5–3, behind two goals from Junior Garry Symons.[3] Bemidji State won game 2, 2–1, setting up a 20-minute "mini-game" tiebreaker. Tied at 1 after 20 minutes, Bemidji scored 15:48 into overtime to win the championship.[4] The final was attended by 6,451 at the VBCC, a record for a Division II event.[5]

Roster

Source:[6][7]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
Vermont Brett Agan Freshman G Burlington, Vermont Smith Falls (CJHL)
20 Michigan Eric Bilyeu Freshman LW 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1973-03-22 St. Joseph, Michigan
4 Illinois Steve Borko Sophomore D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1971-01-11 Schaumburg, Illinois Des Moines (USHL)
Ontario Darryl Bossence Senior D 5' 0" (1.52 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1971-03-05 Chatham, Ontario
Ontario Shane Bowler Junior C 5' 8" (1.73 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1971-05-25 Toronto, Ontario Vaughan (COJHL)
Michigan Kevin Brady Freshman G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1972-10-08 Livonia, Michigan
British Columbia Kevin Caputo Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1969-07-01 Trail, British Columbia New Westminster (BCJHL)
7 Ontario Brad Dame Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1972-01-31 Windsor, Ontario Windsor (WOHL)
Colorado Chad Dyjak Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1973-02-13 Aurora, Colorado Waterloo (USHL)
British Columbia Graham Fair Senior C 6' 1" (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1969-09-21 Campbell River, British Columbia Cowichan Valley (BCJHL)
16 Michigan Tony Guzzo Freshman C 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Canton, Michigan
Michigan Mark Hernandez Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1971-02-19 Livonia, Michigan Omaha (USHL)
6 Ontario Marc Macera Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1971-12-20 London, Ontario
18 Michigan Mario Mazzuca Sophomore LW 6' 0" (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1971-11-13 Dearborn, Michigan
Ohio Jim Popa Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1972-08-27 Massillon, Ohio SUNY Plattsburgh (NCAA D-III)
30 Ontario Derek Puppa Sophomore G 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1972-02-18 Kirkland Lake, Ontario
Ontario Brian Richard Sophomore LW 5' 11" (1.8 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 1971-02-04 Windsor, Ontario Windsor (WOHL)
Ontario Mike Scanlan Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1972-06-20 Amherstburg, Ontario Peterborough (COJHL)
21 Indiana K. C. Schneider Freshman RW 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Indianapolis, Indiana
Illinois Dave Slifka (C) Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1971-08-13 Darien, Illinois
5 British Columbia Taso Sofikitis Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1971-03-01 Vancouver, British Columbia Bellingham (BCJHL)
Ontario Garry Symons Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1971-02-24 Wheatley, Ontario
17 Ontario Wade Tulk Sophomore C 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1971-09-23 St. Catharines, Ontario Massena (CJHL)
New York (state) Kyle Wessells Freshman F Rochester, New York
British Columbia Lance West Junior C 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1970-09-20 Penticton, British Columbia Kelowna (BCJHL)
8 Alberta Sheldon Wolitski Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1972-07-12 St. Albert, Alberta
12 Manitoba Ryan Wood Sophomore RW 5' 11" (1.8 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1971-09-28 Morden, Manitoba Winkler (MJHL)

Schedule and results

  •    Green background indicates win.
  •    Red background indicates loss.
  •    Yellow background indicates tie.
Date Opponent Site Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 16 at Windsor Windsor, Ontario   W 6–2    1–0–0
October 17 at Windsor Windsor, Ontario Puppa T 4–4 OT   1–0–1
October 29 Mercyhurst Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama Puppa L 3–9  2,581 1–1–1
October 30 Mercyhurst Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama   W 7–4  992 2–1–1
November 6 Windsor Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama   W 5–2  778 3–1–1
November 7 Windsor Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama   W 5–4  656 4–1–1
November 19 RIT Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama   W 6–4  1,426 5–1–1
November 20 RIT Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama   W 7–1  1,516 6–1–1
November 27 at Providence Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   W 4–2    7–1–1
November 28 at American International Springfield, Massachusetts   W 7–2    8–1–1
December 10 New Hampshire College Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama   W 14–0  1,508 9–1–1
December 11 New Hampshire College Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama   W 9–6  1,289 10–1–1
January 1 Merrimack Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama   W 7–5  1,600 11–1–1
January 2 Merrimack Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama Puppa L 0–5  1,086 11–2–1
January 8 Saint Anselm Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama Puppa L 6–7 OT 2,744 11–3–1
January 9 Saint Anselm Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama   W 7–1    12–3–1
January 16 Stonehill Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama   W 18–1  1,798 13–3–1
January 17 Stonehill Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama   W 17–5  1,041 14–3–1
January 21 at Mankato State All Seasons Arena • Mankato, Minnesota   W 6–2    15–3–1
January 22 at Mankato State All Seasons Arena • Mankato, Minnesota Puppa L 1–2    15–4–1
February 11 Quinnipiac Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama   W 14–1  4,500 16–4–1
February 12 Quinnipiac Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama   W 15–0  2,923 17–4–1
February 18 Mankato State Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama   W 7–2  4,000 18–4–1
February 19 Mankato State Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama   W 4–3  5,169 19–4–1
NCAA Championship Series
March 11 Bemidji State Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama Puppa W 5–3  4,607 20–4–1
March 12 Bemidji State Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama Puppa L 1–2  6,541 20–5–1
March 12 Bemidji State Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama (Mini-Game) Puppa L 1–2 OT 6,541 20–5–1
*Non-conference game.
Source:[8][7]

Statistics

Source[7]

Skaters

Player Pos Yr GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Graham Fair C Sr 26 23 39 62 8 8 1 3
Garry Symons LW Jr 24 25 20 45 108 7 2 4
Tony Guzzo C Fr 24 18 23 41 18 2 2 2
Lance West LW Jr 26 13 25 38 16 4 0 1
Brian Richard LW So 26 18 18 36 78 5 1 2
Mario Mazzuca LW So 25 16 17 33 56 4 0 0
Sheldon Wolitski D So 25 6 24 30 31 0 0 1
Shane Bowler C Jr 23 7 21 28 28 1 1 0
Mark Hernandez RW Jr 20 9 14 23 10 0 1 1
Dave Slifka D Sr 26 7 16 23 36 3 1 0
Wade Tulk C So 25 5 18 23 18 0 0 0
Ryan Wood RW So 26 9 13 22 14 5 0 3
Mike Scanlan C So 26 8 13 21 16 0 0 2
Darryl Bossence F Sr 26 7 9 16 48 0 0 1
Taso Sofikitis D So 22 1 9 10 48 0 0 0
Mark Macera D So 18 4 4 8 16 0 0 0
Brad Dame D So 25 2 4 6 20 0 0 0
Eric Bilyeu C Fr 8 4 1 5 0 0 1 0
Steve Borko D So 19 1 4 5 40 0 0 0
Jim Popa D Fr 7 1 2 3 6 0 0 0
Kyle Wessells D Jr 7 1 2 3 6 1 0 0
K. C. Schneider RW Fr 10 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Chad Dyjak D Fr 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Kevin Caputo D Sr 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
Brett Agan G Fr 5 0 0
Derek Puppa G So 24 0 0
Kevin Brady G So 2 0 0
Team 26 185 298 483 631 40 10 20

Goaltenders

Player Yr GP TOI W L T GA GAA SV SV% SO
Derek Puppa So 24 1404 18 5 1 63 2.69 665 0.913 2
Brett Agan Fr 5 132 1 0 0 12 5.45 42 0.778 0
Kevin Brady So 2 60 1 0 0 6 6.00 19 0.760 0

References

  1. ^ "They're Tops In Hockey, Y'all". Chicago Tribune. December 10, 1993. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  2. ^ Burns, Marty (March 12, 1994). "In Alabama, College Hockey Truly A Learning Experience". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  3. ^ "UAH takes first game of championship series for Division II crown". The Anniston Star. AP. March 12, 1994. p. 18. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  4. ^ Napier, Michael (October 22, 2013). "UAH vs. Bemidji at 20: The ultimate North-South rivalry". UAHHockey.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  5. ^ "UAH's roller-coaster existance [sic]". National Collegiate Athletic Association. February 28, 2014. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  6. ^ "Hockey All-Time Player Statistics". UAHChargers.com. University of Alabama in Huntsville. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "1993-1994 Season". UAHHockey.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  8. ^ "Hockey All-Time Results". UAHChargers.com. University of Alabama in Huntsville. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
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