2011–12 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

2011–12 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey
Conference Independent
2011–12 record 2–28–1
Head coach Chris Luongo (2nd year)
Assistant coach Gavin Morgan
Assistant coach Tim Flynn
Captain Curtis deBruyn
Alternate Captain Jamie Easton, Sebastian Geoffrion, Tom Durnie
Home stadium Propst Arena

The 2011–12 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represents the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Chargers are coached by Chris Luongo who is in his second season as head coach. His assistant coaches are Gavin Morgan and Tim Flynn. The Chargers play their home games in the Propst Arena at the Von Braun Center and compete as an independent.

On October 24, 2011, interim UAH President Malcolm Portera announced that the 2011–12 season would be the school's final season competing at the NCAA Division I level, citing financial reasons. The program would be "realigned" as a club team, and the coaches' jobs would be eliminated as of May 31, 2012.[1] New UAH president Dr. Robert Altenkirch reversed the decision after he and school administrators met with local supporters on December 6, 2011.[2] UAH continued to play at the NCAA Division I level for the 2012–13 season. The school set up a campaign to raise funds for the program, with the goal of getting the Chargers into a conference.[3]

Recruiting

UAH added 9 freshmen for the 2011–12 season, including 7 forwards and 2 defensemen:[4]

Player Position Nationality Notes
Creppin, AndrewAndrew Creppin Forward  Canada Orleans, Ontario; all-time leading scorer in Gloucester Rangers history, 2010–11 CCHL First-Team All-Star
Kotlarz, TylerTyler Kotlarz Forward  United States Hudsonville, Michigan
Lysaght, KyleKyle Lysaght Forward  United States Marietta, Georgia
Pierce, CraigCraig Pierce Forward  United States Roswell, Georgia; ex-Rochester Stars captain
Reid, DougDoug Reid Forward  Canada Innisfil, Ontario; ex-Markham Waxers captain
Reinhardt, BenBen Reinhardt Defenseman  Canada Arnprior, Ontario; ex-Pembroke Lumber Kings captain, won 5 consecutive CCHL championships and 2010–11 RBC Cup, 2010–11 First-Team All-Star, voted CCHL's 2009–10 Best Defenseman
Strukoff, GraemeGraeme Strukoff Defenseman  Canada Chilliwack, British Columbia
Vanderlugt, JeffJeff Vanderlugt Forward  Canada Richmond Hill, Ontario
Webley, MichaelMichael Webley Forward  Canada Stittsville, Ontario; CCHL Sportsmanship and Ability Award winner for 2010–11

Roster

Departures from 2010–11 team

2011–12 team

As of February 11, 2012[5]

# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
2 British Columbia Strukoff, GraemeGraeme Strukoff Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1991-03-30 Chilliwack, British Columbia Victoria (BCHL)
5 Tennessee Geoffrion, BriceBrice Geoffrion Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1990-11-04 Brentwood, Tennessee Motor City (NAHL)
7 Alberta Easton, JamieJamie Easton (A) Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1988-01-05 Edmonton, Alberta Bonnyville (AJHL)
8 Alberta Allan, AlexAlex Allan Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989-08-28 Calgary, Alberta Victoria (BCHL)
10 Ontario Hagen, MatMat Hagen Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989-12-27 Ottawa, Ontario Kanata (CJHL)
12 British Columbia Roy, MacMac Roy Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989-04-20 Chilliwack, British Columbia Langley (BCHL)
13 Ontario Webley, MichaelMichael Webley Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990-10-13 Stittsville, Ontario Gloucester (CCHL)
14 Michigan Gatt, NickolasNickolas Gatt Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1990-12-20 Farmington Hills, Michigan Topeka (NAHL)
15 Michigan Kotlarz, TylerTyler Kotlarz Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990-11-03 Hudsonville, Michigan Markham (OJHL)
16 Ontario Reid, DougDoug Reid Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1990-03-20 Innisfil, Ontario Markham (OJHL)
18 Ontario Creppin, AndrewAndrew Creppin Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990-05-17 Orleans, Ontario Gloucester (CCHL)
19 Georgia (U.S. state) Pierce, CraigCraig Pierce Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990-10-18 Roswell, Georgia Rochester (EJHL)
20 Finland Uusivirta, LasseLasse Uusivirta Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1989-07-27 Espoo, Finland Blues U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga)
21 Ontario Vanderlugt, JeffJeff Vanderlugt Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990-05-12 Richmond Hill, Ontario Surrey (BCHL)
22 Tennessee Geoffrion, SebastianSebastian Geoffrion (A) Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1989-07-26 Brentwood, Tennessee Indiana (USHL)
23 Alberta deBruyn, CurtisCurtis deBruyn (C) Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1988-10-07 Calgary, Alberta Olds (AJHL)
24 Alberta Durnie, TomTom Durnie (A) Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988-04-04 Calgary, Alberta Canmore (AJHL)
26 Wisconsin Cseter, JustinJustin Cseter Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1988-08-24 Menomonie, Wisconsin Salmon Arm (BCHL)
27 Georgia (U.S. state) Lysaght, KyleKyle Lysaght Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990-08-23 Marietta, Georgia Oakville (OJHL)
28 Ontario Reinhardt, BenBen Reinhardt Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990-03-24 Arnprior, Ontario Pembroke (CCHL)
31 Illinois Griggs, JohnJohn Griggs Junior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1988-06-28 Barrington, Illinois Cumberland (CJHL)
32 Ohio Groh, C. J.C. J. Groh Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990-04-16 Cincinnati, Ohio Waterloo (USHL)
33 Ontario Saunders, ClarkeClarke Saunders Sophomore G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1989-09-09 Brockville, Ontario Brockville (CJHL)

Regular season

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Decision Result Attendance Record
October 1 7:00 pm Lake Superior State* Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama Saunders L 2–3  2,485 0–1–0
October 2 3:00 pm Lake Superior State* Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama Griggs L 1–2  1,060 0–2–0
October 7 6:05 pm at #13 Western Michigan* Lawson Ice Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan Griggs L 1–7  3,229 0–3–0
October 8 6:05 pm at #13 Western Michigan* Lawson Ice Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan Saunders L 0–4  2,689 0–4–0
October 14 7:00 pm Bowling Green* Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama Saunders L 1–2  1,486 0–5–0
October 15 7:00 pm Bowling Green* Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama Saunders L 0–3  1,358 0–6–0
October 21 7:00 pm Air Force* Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama Saunders T 1–1 OT 1,893 0–6–1
October 22 7:00 pm Air Force* Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama Saunders L 2–7  996 0–7–1
November 4 7:00 pm Ohio State* Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama Saunders L 0–4  2,519 0–8–1
November 5 7:00 pm Ohio State* Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama Saunders L 0–2  1,351 0–9–1
November 11 6:00 pm at Providence* Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island Saunders L 0–3  1,371 0–10–1
November 12 6:00 pm at Providence* Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island Saunders L 2–4  1,017 0–11–1
November 23 6:00 pm at #1 Merrimack* J. Thom Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts Griggs L 0–6  2,489 0–12–1
November 25 3:00 pm at UMass Lowell* Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts Saunders L 0–3  2,641 0–13–1
November 26 6:00 pm at New Hampshire* Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire Groh L 1–9  4,378 0–14–1
December 2 7:00 pm Nebraska–Omaha* Bridgestone Arena • Nashville, Tennessee Saunders W 3–1  957 1–14–1
December 3 1:00 pm Nebraska–Omaha* Bridgestone Arena • Nashville, Tennessee Saunders L 2–6  1,364 1–15–1
December 9 7:35 pm at Minnesota State* Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, Minnesota Saunders L 2–4  2,421 1–16–1
December 10 7:05 pm at Minnesota State* Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, Minnesota Saunders L 1–9  2,472 1–17–1
December 16 7:35 pm at Bemidji State* Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota Saunders L 0–3  2,556 1–18–1
December 17 7:05 pm at Bemidji State* Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota Saunders L 0–5  3,256 1–19–1
December 30 7:00 pm Mercyhurst* Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama Saunders L 1–5  1,056 1–20–1
December 31 3:00 pm Mercyhurst* Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama Saunders L 3–4  1,062 1–21–1
January 6 8:35 pm at #11 Denver* Magness Arena • Denver Saunders W 3–2  4,842 2–21–1
January 7 8:05 pm at #11 Denver* Magness Arena • Denver Saunders L 2–5  5,123 2–22–1
January 20 7:05 pm at #1 Minnesota–Duluth* Amsoil Arena • Duluth, Minnesota Saunders L 1–2  6,614 2–23–1
January 21 7:05 pm at #1 Minnesota–Duluth* Amsoil Arena • Duluth, Minnesota Saunders L 3–4  6,757 2–24–1
February 3 6:00 pm at #15 Maine* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine Saunders L 3–4 OT 3,987 2–25–1
February 4 6:00 pm at #15 Maine* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine Saunders L 0–5  4,400 2–26–1
February 10 6:35 pm at #20 Miami (OH)* Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio Saunders L 1–3  2,667 2–27–1
February 11 6:05 pm at #20 Miami (OH)* Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio Saunders L 1–4  2,781 2–28–1
February 24 7:00 pm US Under-18 Team* Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama (Exhibition) Saunders L 2–3  1,105 2–28–1
February 25 3:00 pm US Under-18 Team* Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama (Exhibition) Griggs L 3–6  1,089 2–28–1
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time.
Source:[6][7]


Opponents by conference

Conference Teams
CCHA 5 (Bowling Green, Lake Superior State, Miami (OH), Ohio State, Western Michigan)
Hockey East 5 (Maine, Merrimack, New Hampshire, Providence, UMass Lowell)
WCHA 5 (Bemidji State, Denver, Minnesota–Duluth, Minnesota State, Nebraska–Omaha)
Atlantic Hockey 2 (Air Force, Mercyhurst)
ECAC 0

Player stats

As of February 11, 2012[8][9]

Skaters

Player Pos Yr GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Lysaght, KyleKyle Lysaght F Fr 31 7 6 13 22 4 0 0
Roy, MacMac Roy F So 30 6 6 12 26 2 0 1
Cseter, JustinJustin Cseter F Jr 31 4 8 12 12 0 0 0
Uusivirta, LasseLasse Uusivirta D So 29 1 5 6 22 0 0 0
Durnie, TomTom Durnie D Sr 26 3 2 5 18 2 0 0
Geoffrion, SebastianSebastian Geoffrion F Jr 30 2 3 5 61 0 1 0
Allan, AlexAlex Allan F So 30 1 4 5 8 0 0 0
Strukoff, GraemeGraeme Strukoff D Fr 31 1 4 5 71 0 0 0
deBruyn, CurtisCurtis deBruyn D Jr 31 0 5 5 12 0 0 0
Easton, JamieJamie Easton F Sr 31 2 2 4 16 1 0 1
Webley, MichaelMichael Webley F Fr 25 1 3 4 8 0 0 0
Vanderlugt, JeffJeff Vanderlugt F Fr 27 1 3 4 56 0 0 0
Pierce, CraigCraig Pierce F Fr 25 3 0 3 11 0 0 0
Kotlarz, TylerTyler Kotlarz F Fr 24 2 1 3 10 0 0 0
Creppin, AndrewAndrew Creppin F Fr 26 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
Reid, DougDoug Reid F Fr 30 0 3 3 12 0 0 0
Reinhardt, BenBen Reinhardt D Fr 31 0 3 3 4 0 0 0
Geoffrion, BriceBrice Geoffrion F So 31 2 0 2 29 0 0 0
Gatt, NickolasNickolas Gatt D So 25 0 1 1 8 0 0 0
Groh, C.J.C.J. Groh G So 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Griggs, JohnJohn Griggs G Jr 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hagen, MatMat Hagen D So 13 0 0 0 14 0 0 0
Saunders, ClarkeClarke Saunders G So 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team 31 37 61 98 420 9 1 2

Goaltenders

Player Yr GP TOI W L T GA GAA SV SV% SO
Saunders, ClarkeClarke Saunders So 27 1534 2 23 1 95 3.72 918 0.906 0
Griggs, JohnJohn Griggs Jr 6 242 0 4 0 20 4.96 103 0.837 0
Groh, C.J.C.J. Groh So 2 80 0 1 0 9 6.75 36 0.800 0

References

  1. ↑ Turner, John (October 25, 2011). "UAH iced: Charger hockey's 33-year history ends with controversial decision". The Huntsville Times. Archived from the original on November 6, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
  2. ↑ Gattis, Paul (December 6, 2011). "UAH announces plan to bring back Division I hockey program". The Huntsville Times. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012.
  3. ↑ Turner, John (December 21, 2011). "Charging on: UAH launches official fundraising campaign for hockey program". The Huntsville Times. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012.
  4. ↑ Gillam, Jamie (June 22, 2011). "Chargers add 10 newcomers for 2011–12". The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Archived from the original on August 23, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
  5. ↑ "2011–12 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
  6. ↑ "2011–12 Charger Hockey Schedule". The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Archived from the original on August 23, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Alabama–Huntsville Men's Hockey 2011–2012 Schedule and Results". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on August 23, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  8. ↑ The University of Alabama in Huntsville. "Alabama-Huntsville Cumulative Season Statistics". Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  9. ↑ USCHO.com. "Alabama-Huntsville Chargers Men's Hockey 2011–2012 Team Statistics". Retrieved January 2, 2012.

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