2020–21 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season explained

The 2020–21 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season was the 36th season of play for the program, the 28th at the Division I level and the 8th in the WCHA conference. The Chargers represented the University of Alabama Huntsville and were coached by Lance West, in his 1st season.

The start of the college hockey season was delayed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. As a result, Alabama–Huntsville's first scheduled game was in mid-November as opposed to early-October, which was the norm.

Season

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Because the NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year, none of Alabama–Huntsville's players would lose a season of play.[1] However, the NCAA also approved a change in its transfer regulations that would allow players to transfer and play immediately rather than having to sit out a season, as the rules previously required.[2]

Due to the program's financial crisis that nearly prevented the Chargers from fielding a team for this season, as well as the departure of former head coach Mike Corbett, many players transferred to other teams in the offseason. The loss of the experience these players possessed hamstrung the Chargers efforts to improve their record and ended with the team predictably near the bottom of the conference. UAH won only 3 of their 22 games all season but were rescued from a last-place finish by Ferris State winning only one of their games. Despite the few wins, there were some positive signs from the hastily assembled team; freshman Tyrone Bronte led the team in scoring, indicating that the team may be able to recover from its recent struggles if the program's financial stability could be assured.

Departures

Josh Astorino Goaltender Left program
Austin Beaulieu Forward Graduation (Signed with Utah Grizzlies)
Max Coyle Defenseman Transferred to Bowling Green
Tanner Hickey Defenseman Transferred to Arizona State
Liam Izyk Forward Transferred to Boston College
Connor James Defenseman Graduation
Jack Jeffers Forward Transferred to Lake Superior State
Daneel Lategan Forward Transferred to Alberta
Bailey Newton Defenseman Transferred to Western Ontario
Sean Rappleyea Defenseman Graduation
Christian Rajic Forward Transferred to Long Island
Teddy Rotenberger Defenseman Left program
Brandon Salerno Forward Graduation (Signed with Dogs de Cholet)
Mark Sinclair Goaltender Transferred to Michigan Tech

Recruiting

Ayodele Adeniye Defenseman 21 Columbus, OH
Jonah Alexander Forward 20 Toronto, ON
Tyrone Bronte Forward 21 Melbourne, AUS
Joshua Corrow Defenseman 20 New Port Richey, FL
Noah Finstrom Forward 21 New Baltimore, MI
Quinn Green Forward 21 West Chicago, IL
Mick Heneghan Defenseman 21 Niles, IL
Derek Krall Goaltender 21 Crofton, BC
Josh Martin Defenseman 21 Brownstown, MI
Nick Michel Forward 21 Waconia, MN
Brian Scoville Defenseman 21 Agawam, MA
Bennett Stockdale Forward 21 Ottawa, ON
Frank Vitucci Forward 21 Yardley, PA
Conor Witherspoon Forward 21 Metamora, MI

Roster

As of October 14, 2020.[3]

Schedule and Results

|-!colspan=12 style=";" | Regular Season|-!colspan=12 style=";" | |- align="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"|colspan=12|Alabama–Huntsville Lost Series 0–2[4]

Scoring Statistics

22 4 9 13 8
22 5 7 12 0
19 3 3 6 12
22 3 3 6 4
18 2 4 6 8
22 2 4 6 4
22 2 3 5 8
20 2 2 4 37
13 1 3 4 8
20 1 3 4 2
14 1 2 3 25
22 1 2 3 22
21 0 3 3 10
15 2 0 2 6
22 0 2 2 60
18 1 0 1 2
19 1 0 1 6
10 0 1 1 4
18 0 1 1 2
18 0 1 1 8
1 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 2
4 0 0 0 2
9 0 0 0 0
10 0 0 0 4
16 0 0 0 2
21 0 0 0 22
Bench - 22 0 0 0 16
Total 31 53 84 284
[5]

Goaltending statistics

16 897 3 11 1 44 445 1 .910 2.94
9 401 0 6 0 30 176 0 .854 4.49
1 20 0 1 0 5 18 0 .783 15.00
Empty Net - 9 - - - 1 - - - -
Total 22 1327 3 18 1 80 639 1 .889 3.62

Rankings

See main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings.

PollWeek
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USCHO did not release a poll in week 20.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility . CBS Sports . August 21, 2020. January 25, 2021.
  2. Web site: DI Council grants waiver to allow transfer student-athletes to compete immediately . NCAA . December 16, 2020. January 25, 2021.
  3. Web site: 2020–21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster. The University of Alabama in Huntsville. August 21, 2017.
  4. Web site: Alabama Huntsville Chargers (Men) 2020-2021 Schedule and Results . College Hockey Stats . December 5, 2019.
  5. News: Univ. of Alabama-Huntsville 2020-2021 Skater Stats . Elite Prospects . March 2, 2020.
  6. Web site: USCHO Division I Men's Poll . USCHO.com . November 26, 2019.
  7. Web site: WCHA Announces 2020-21 All-League Teams . WCHA.com . March 10, 2021 . April 8, 2021.

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