2016–17 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season explained

Year:	2016–17
Team:	Alabama–Huntsville Chargers
Sport:	ice hockey
Conference:	Western Collegiate Hockey Association
Short Conf:	WCHA
Record:	9–22–3
Conf Record:	9–16–4
Hc Year:	4th
Asst Coach2:	Matty Thomas
Captain:	Brent Fletcher
Altcaptain1:	Max McHugh, Matt Salhany

The 2016–17 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Chargers were coached by Mike Corbett who was in his fourth 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 in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.

Recruiting

UAH added 4 freshmen for the 2016–17 season, including 2 forwards and 2 defensemen.^[1]

	Forward		Coral Springs, Florida 2014–15 NAHL All-Rookie Team while playing with the Wichita Falls Wildcats
	Defenseman		Wainwright, Alberta 2013–14 and 2014–15 AJHL champion with the Spruce Grove Saints
	Forward		Fort Frances, Ontario Former Carleton Place Canadians captain, 2013–14 and 2014–15 CCHL champion, 2011–12 SIJHL Rookie of the Year
class=nowrap		Forward		South Amboy, New Jersey Former Ottawa Jr. Senators alternate captain, 2015–16 CCHL Defenseman of the Year and First-Team All-Star

Roster

Departures from 2015–16 team

• James Block, F
• Chad Brears, F, Graduated, signed with the Pensacola Ice Flyers (SPHL)
• Frank Misuraca, D, Graduated, signed with the Peoria Rivermen (SPHL)
• Jack Prince, F, Graduated, signed with the Manchester Storm (EIHL)
• Anderson White, D, Graduated

Additionally, Brandon Carlson's NCAA eligibility expired November 19, due to classes he had taken before enrolling at UAH.^[2]

2016–17 team

Source:^{[3] [4]}

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Schedule and results

• Green background indicates win.
• Red background indicates loss.
• Yellow background indicates tie.

|-!colspan=12 style=""| Regular Season

Standings

Player stats

As of February 25, 2017^{[5] [6]}

Skaters

	F	Jr	34	9	13	22	28	2	0	2
	F	Jr	33	8	11	19	10	3	0	0
	D	So	33	3	16	19	52	0	0	0
	D	So	30	9	9	18	51	3	0	0
	F	Jr	29	6	9	15	64	2	0	2
	D	Jr	34	6	9	15	52	3	0	1
	F	So	32	7	6	13	23	2	2	2
	F	Sr	34	7	6	13	10	0	1	1
	F	Fr	34	4	7	11	18	1	0	0
	F	Fr	20	3	3	6	2	0	0	0
	F	So	24	3	3	6	37	0	0	1
	F	Sr	34	3	2	5	26	0	1	0
	D	So	29	1	4	5	18	0	0	0
	F	So	32	0	4	4	4	0	0	0
	F	Sr	19	1	2	3	4	1	0	0
	F	Fr	25	1	2	3	12	1	0	0
	F	Sr	25	1	2	3	37	0	0	0
	D	Fr	8	0	3	3	10	0	0	0
	F	So	10	1	1	2	2	0	0	0
	D	Fr	12	1	1	2	10	0	0	0
	D	Jr	25	0	2	2	12	0	0	0
	D	Sr	15	0	1	1	8	0	0	0
	F	So	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	G	Sr	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	G	Sr	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	F	So	14	0	0	0	10	0	0	0
	D	Jr	20	0	0	0	35	0	0	0
	G	Jr	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team			34	74	116	190	535	18	4	9

Goalies

	Jr	23	1230:47	6	9	3	57	2.78	551	0.906	0
	Sr	9	476:55	1	8	0	30	3.77	205	0.872	0
	Sr	7	346:21	2	5	0	28	4.85	184	0.868	0

Notes and References

1. Web site: Corbett Announces Four Newcomers for 2016-17. University of Alabama in Huntsville. September 4, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170904214936/http://www.uahchargers.com/news/2016/8/15/mens-ice-hockey-corbett-announces-four-newcomers-for-2016-17.aspx. September 4, 2017. live. August 15, 2016.
2. Web site: Napier. Michael. Late collapse for Chargers in loss to Bowling Green. UAHHockey.com. November 19, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170904215324/https://uahhockey.com/blog/2016/11/19/late-collapse-for-chargers-in-loss-to-bowling-green/. September 4, 2017. live.
3. Web site: 2015-16 Men's Ice Hockey Roster. The University of Alabama in Huntsville. September 4, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170904215103/http://www.uahchargers.com/roster.aspx?roster=93&path=mhockey. September 4, 2017. live.
4. Web site: Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey 2016-2017 Roster. U.S. College Hockey Online. September 4, 2017.
5. Web site: 2016-2017 Men's Ice Hockey Cumulative Statistics. The University of Alabama in Huntsville . September 4, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170904215834/http://www.uahchargers.com/cumestats.aspx?path=mhockey&year=2016&. September 4, 2017. live.
6. Web site: Alabama Huntsville Chargers (Men) 2016-2017 Team Statistics. collegehockeystats.net. September 4, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170904220015/http://collegehockeystats.net/1617/teamstats/alhm. September 4, 2017. live.