1997–98 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season explained

Year:	1997–98
Team:	Alabama–Huntsville Chargers
Sport:	ice hockey
Conference:	Independent
Record:	24–3–3
Hc Year:	16th
Asst Coach1:	A. J. Baker, Lance West, Mike Quenneville
Champion:	NCAA Division II National Champions
Tourney Result:	W 6–2, 5–2 vs. Bemidji State

The 1997–98 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 1997–98 NCAA Division II men's hockey season, winning the national championship. It was the school's second NCAA national championship, following the 1995–96 season. The team was coached by Doug Ross and played their home games at the Von Braun Center.

The team completed the regular season with 22 wins, 3 losses, and 3 ties. UAH was then invited to play the Bemidji State Beavers in a two-game series to determine the Division II National Championship at Huntsville's Von Braun Center. The Chargers would take the championship after a 6–2 victory on March 13 and a 5–2 victory the following day.^[1]

Roster

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Season

Schedule

|-!colspan=12 style=""| Regular Season|-!colspan=12 style=""| NCAA Championship Series

Statistics

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Skaters

	RW	Jr	30	27	25	52	34	8	0	4
	LW	Sr	30	16	32	48	54	3	0	1
	LW	Sr	30	19	24	43	92	6	2	3
	C	So	30	17	25	42	43	6	0	1
	LW	So	29	15	22	37	46	3	0	1
	C	Jr	27	13	18	31	40	4	1	0
	RW	So	17	13	12	25	41	5	1	3
	D	So	29	9	16	25	96	1	0	2
	LW	Fr	26	13	11	24	16	1	1	2
	C	Fr	27	7	16	23	34	1	0	0
	D	So	30	6	17	23	26	2	2	1
	D	Jr	28	4	17	21	91	2	0	0
	D	Jr	30	7	12	19	26	2	0	0
	RW	Jr	28	10	6	16	14	0	0	3
	D	Jr	27	5	9	14	44	2	0	1
	RW	Fr	18	9	4	13	24	0	0	1
	C	Sr	26	4	9	13	34	0	0	1
	LW	Jr	28	4	9	13	20	0	1	0
	D	Fr	28	2	10	12	22	0	0	0
	C	Fr	11	1	7	8	10	0	0	0
	D	Sr	4	0	3	3	4	0	0	0
	G	Jr	21	0	3	3	10	0	0	0
	D	So	4	0	1	1	2	0	0	0
	D	Fr	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
	G	So	12	0	1	1	2	0	0	0
Team			30	201	310	511	815	46	8	24

Goaltenders

	Jr	21	1207:51	17	1	1	36	1.79	.929	0
	So	12	591:09	7	2	2	26	2.64	.885	0

Notes and References

News: Ponder . Darrell . The puck drops here . The Huntsville Times . B4 . March 13, 1998.
Web site: 1997-98 U. of Alabama-Huntsville (NCAA) roster and player statistics. HockeyDB.com. March 7, 2015.
Web site: Univ. of Alabama-Huntsville 1997 - 1998 Team Roster. Elite Prospects. March 7, 2015.
Web site: Hockey All-Time Roster . University of Alabama in Huntsville . March 7, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402173225/http://www.uahchargers.com/sports/2012/9/19/MHOCKEY_0919122715.aspx . April 2, 2015 . dead .
Web site: Napier . Michael A. . Final 1998 Men's Ice Hockey Statistics Report . University of Alabama in Huntsville . March 7, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402173448/http://www.uahchargers.com/custompages/HockeyStuff/Records/1997-98.pdf . April 2, 2015 . live .
Book: UAH Sports Information. 1998-99 UAH Hockey Media Guide. 1998.