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

Year:2011–12
Team:Alabama–Huntsville Chargers
Sport:ice hockey
Conference:Independent
Record:2–28–1
Hc Year:2nd
Asst Coach2:Tim Flynn
Captain:Curtis deBruyn
Altcaptain1:Jamie Easton, Sebastian Geoffrion, Tom Durnie

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]

Forward Orleans, Ontario
all-time leading scorer in Gloucester Rangers history, 2010–11 CCHL First-Team All-Star
Forward style=white-space:nowrapHudsonville, Michigan
Forward Marietta, Georgia
Forward Roswell, Georgia
ex-Rochester Stars captain
Forward Innisfil, Ontario
ex-Markham Waxers captain
Defenseman 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
style=white-space:nowrapDefenseman Chilliwack, British Columbia
Forward Richmond Hill, Ontario
Forward 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]

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Regular season

Schedule

Opponents by conference

Conference Teams
5 (Bowling Green, Lake Superior State, Miami (OH), Ohio State, Western Michigan)
5 (Maine, Merrimack, New Hampshire, Providence, UMass Lowell)
5 (Bemidji State, Denver, Minnesota–Duluth, Minnesota State, Nebraska–Omaha)
2 (Air Force, Mercyhurst)
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Player stats

As of February 11, 2012[6] [7]

Skaters

F Fr 31 7 6 13 22 4 0 0
F So 30 6 6 12 26 2 0 1
F Jr 31 4 8 12 12 0 0 0
D So 29 1 5 6 22 0 0 0
D Sr 26 3 2 5 18 2 0 0
F Jr 30 2 3 5 61 0 1 0
F So 30 1 4 5 8 0 0 0
D Fr 31 1 4 5 71 0 0 0
D Jr 31 0 5 5 12 0 0 0
F Sr 31 2 2 4 16 1 0 1
F Fr 25 1 3 4 8 0 0 0
F Fr 27 1 3 4 56 0 0 0
F Fr 25 3 0 3 11 0 0 0
F Fr 24 2 1 3 10 0 0 0
F Fr 26 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
F Fr 30 0 3 3 12 0 0 0
D Fr 31 0 3 3 4 0 0 0
F So 31 2 0 2 29 0 0 0
D So 25 0 1 1 8 0 0 0
G So 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G Jr 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D So 13 0 0 0 14 0 0 0
G So 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team 31 37 61 98 420 9 1 2

Goaltenders

So 27 1534 2 23 1 95 3.72 918 0.906 0
Jr 6 242 0 4 0 20 4.96 103 0.837 0
So 2 80 0 1 0 9 6.75 36 0.800 0

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Turner . John . UAH iced: Charger hockey's 33-year history ends with controversial decision . November 6, 2011 . The Huntsville Times . October 25, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111029030320/http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/10/uah_iced_charger_hockeys_33-ye.html . October 29, 2011 . live . mdy .
  2. News: Gattis . Paul . UAH announces plan to bring back Division I hockey program . December 6, 2011 . The Huntsville Times . https://web.archive.org/web/20120109051900/http://blog.al.com/breaking/2011/12/uah_announces_plan_to_bring_ba.html . January 9, 2012 . live . mdy .
  3. News: Turner . John . Charging on: UAH launches official fundraising campaign for hockey program . The Huntsville Times . December 21, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402105505/http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/12/charging_on_uah_launches_offic.html . April 2, 2015 . live . mdy .
  4. Web site: Gillam . Jamie . Chargers add 10 newcomers for 2011–12 . The University of Alabama in Huntsville . August 23, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110806060308/http://www.uahchargers.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=1735 . August 6, 2011 . June 22, 2011 . dead .
  5. Web site: 2011–12 Men's Ice Hockey Roster . February 11, 2012 . The University of Alabama in Huntsville . https://web.archive.org/web/20120526055047/http://www.uahchargers.com/roster.aspx?path=mhockey& . May 26, 2012 . live .
  6. Web site: The University of Alabama in Huntsville . Alabama-Huntsville Cumulative Season Statistics . January 2, 2012.
  7. Web site: USCHO.com . Alabama-Huntsville Chargers Men's Hockey 2011–2012 Team Statistics . January 2, 2012.