2008–09 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

2008–09 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey
ConferenceCollege Hockey America
Record5–20–5 (3–11–4 CHA)
Head coach
CaptainScott Kalinchuk
Alternate CaptainJosh Murray, Tom Train
Home stadiumVon Braun Center
Seasons

The 2008–09 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Chargers were coached by Danton Cole who was in his second season as head coach. The Chargers played their home games in the Von Braun Center and were members of the College Hockey America conference.

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
1 California Wyatt Russell Sophomore G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1986-07-10 Los Angeles, California Brampton (OJHL)
2 Ontario Ryan Burkholder Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1987-09-01 Newmarket, Ontario Newmarket (OJHL)
4 Ontario Brandon Roshko Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1985-08-22 Hamilton, Ontario Aurora (OJHL)
5 Ontario Brennan Barker Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1985-07-19 Long Sault, Ontario Penticton Vees (BCHL)
6 Ontario Mike Ward Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1987-03-04 Strathroy, Ontario Aurora (OJHL)
7 Alberta Jamie Easton Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1988-01-05 Edmonton, Alberta Bonnyville (AJHL)
8 Ohio Clark MacLean Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1987-12-04 Worthington, Ohio Ohio (USHL)
9 British Columbia Cody Campbell Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1987-05-21 Maple Ridge, British Columbia Burnaby (BCHL)
10 Ontario Andrew Coburn Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986-02-15 Mount Forest, Ontario Vernon (BCHL)
11 Georgia (U.S. state) Neil Ruffini Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988-03-14 Roswell, Georgia Proctor Academy (USHS–NH)
12 British Columbia Josh Murray (A) Senior RW 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1984-11-11 Terrace, British Columbia Williams Lake (BCHL)
13 Ontario Joey Koudys Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988-03-28 Grimsby, Ontario Thorold (GOJHL)
14 Ontario Cale Tanaka Junior LW 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1986-05-31 Stouffville, Ontario Aurora (OJHL)
15 Ontario Matt Baxter Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1988-08-04 Courtice, Ontario Bowmanville (OJHL)
16 Texas Tom Train (A) Junior C 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1985-02-22 Hurst, Texas Texas (NAHL)
18 Alberta Scott Kalinchuk (C) Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1984-11-23 Sylvan Lake, Alberta Canmore (AJHL)
19 Michigan Chris Fairbanks Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1986-07-15 Milford, Michigan Youngstown (NAHL)
20 Pennsylvania Joe Federoff Senior C 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1984-08-05 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Robert Morris (NCAA)
21 Ontario Derek Conter Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1983-06-10 Toronto, Ontario Wichita Falls (NAHL)
22 Ontario Kyle Goodchild Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988-10-13 Courtice, Ontario Bowmanville (OJHL)
24 Alberta Tom Durnie Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988-04-04 Calgary, Alberta Canmore (AJHL)
25 Ontario Kevin Morrison Junior LW 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986-04-30 Mississauga, Ontario Milton (OJHL)
27 Ontario Vince Bruni Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987-04-08 Toronto, Ontario Springfield (NAHL)
28 Ontario Davide Nicoletti Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1986-03-22 Toronto, Ontario Springfield (NAHL)
29 Ohio Blake MacNicol Junior G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1986-12-31 Milan, Ohio Bay State (EJHL)
33 Ontario Cameron Talbot Sophomore G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987-06-05 Caledonia, Ontario Hamilton (OJHL)
55 Ontario Matt Sweazey Senior C 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1984-04-11 Toronto, Ontario Georgetown (OJHL)

Regular season

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Schedule

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Date Time Opponent Site Decision Result Attendance Record
October 10 8:35 pm at Colorado College* Colorado Springs World ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado Talbot L 0–1  5,830 0–1–0 (0–0–0)
October 11 8:05 pm at Colorado College* Colorado Springs World ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado MacNicol L 3–5  6,285 0–2–0 (0–0–0)
October 24 7:05 pm Tennessee* Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama (Exhibition) Russell W 13–0  2,795 0–2–0 (0–0–0)
October 31 6:35 pm at Robert Morris 84 Lumber ArenaNeville Island, Pennsylvania Talbot T 3–3 OT 890 0–2–1 (0–0–1)
November 1 6:35 pm at Robert Morris 84 Lumber ArenaNeville Island, Pennsylvania Talbot L 2–3  806 0–3–1 (0–1–1)
November 7 7:05 pm Bemidji State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama MacNicol W 4–2  3,474 1–3–1 (1–1–1)
November 8 7:05 pm Bemidji State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Talbot L 1–2 OT 4,368 1–4–1 (1–2–1)
November 21 6:00 pm at Yale* Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut Talbot W 1–0  1,845 2–4–1 (1–2–1)
November 22 6:00 pm at Yale* Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut MacNicol L 2–6  2,019 2–5–1 (1–2–1)
December 5 7:35 pm at Bemidji State John S. Glas Field HouseBemidji, Minnesota Talbot L 1–3  1,968 2–6–1 (1–3–1)
December 6 7:05 pm at Bemidji State John S. Glas Field HouseBemidji, Minnesota Talbot L 2–4  1,896 2–7–1 (1–4–1)
December 12 6:05 pm at Ferris State* Robert L. Ewigleben Ice ArenaBig Rapids, Michigan Talbot L 2–4  930 2–8–1 (1–4–1)
December 13 6:05 pm at Ferris State* Robert L. Ewigleben Ice ArenaBig Rapids, Michigan Talbot L 2–5  1,071 2–9–1 (1–4–1)
December 27 7:05 pm at 2008–09 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season* Kohl CenterMadison, Wisconsin (Badger Showdown) Talbot L 0–5  12,887 2–10–1 (1–4–1)
December 28 4:05 pm Harvard* Kohl CenterMadison, Wisconsin (Badger Showdown) MacNicol W 4–1  13,422 3–10–1 (1–4–1)
January 9 7:00 pm Robert Morris Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama MacNicol W 5–2  2,436 4–10–1 (2–4–1)
January 10 3:05 pm Robert Morris Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Talbot T 2–2 OT 2,172 4–10–2 (2–4–2)
January 16 6:35 pm at Western Michigan* Lawson Ice ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan Talbot L 3–4  1,891 4–11–2 (2–4–2)
January 17 6:35 pm at Western Michigan* Lawson Ice ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan MacNicol L 1–5  2,152 4–12–2 (2–4–2)
January 30 7:05 pm Niagara Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Talbot L 2–4  2,432 4–13–2 (2–5–2)
January 31 3:05 pm Niagara Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama MacNicol T 5–5 OT 2,144 4–13–3 (2–5–3)
February 6 7:35 pm at Bemidji State John S. Glas Field HouseBemidji, Minnesota Talbot L 0–2  1,871 4–14–3 (2–6–3)
February 7 7:05 pm at Bemidji State John S. Glas Field HouseBemidji, Minnesota MacNicol L 2–4  1,893 4–15–3 (2–7–3)
February 13 7:05 pm Niagara Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Talbot L 2–4  2,638 4–16–3 (2–8–3)
February 14 3:05 pm Niagara Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Talbot W 3–1  1,699 5–16–3 (3–8–3)
February 20 5:05 pm Robert Morris Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Talbot L 1–3  2,837 5–17–3 (3–9–3)
February 21 3:05 pm Robert Morris Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Talbot L 3–6  2,675 5–18–3 (3–10–3)
March 6 6:05 pm at Niagara Dwyer ArenaNiagara, New York Talbot T 2–2 OT 1,136 5–18–4 (3–10–4)
March 7 6:05 pm at Niagara Dwyer ArenaNiagara, New York Talbot L 3–6  1,239 5–19–4 (3–11–4)
March 13 7:00 pm at Bemidji State* John S. Glas Field HouseBemidji, Minnesota (CHA Tournament Semifinal) Talbot L 1–4  1,710 5–20–4 (3–11–4)
March 14 2:00 pm vs. Niagara* John S. Glas Field HouseBemidji, Minnesota (CHA Tournament 3rd Place) MacNicol T 1–1 OT 850 5–20–5 (3–11–4)
*Non-conference game. All times are in Central Time.

Standings

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Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#9 Bemidji State†* 18 12 5 1 25 55 38 37 20 16 1 106 97
Niagara 18 9 5 4 22 53 44 36 16 14 6 98 92
Robert Morris 18 5 8 5 15 46 57 36 10 19 7 93 121
Alabama–Huntsville 18 3 11 4 10 43 58 30 5 20 5 63 99
Championship: Bemidji State
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

Statistics

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Skaters

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Player Pos Yr GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Matt Sweazey C Sr 30 12 10 22 28 8 0 0
Cody Campbell F Fr 30 7 14 21 6 3 0 1
Andrew Coburn F So 30 9 10 19 16 5 0 2
Brandon Roshko D Jr 29 1 15 16 18 1 0 0
Tom Train C Jr 30 3 10 13 48 0 0 1
Joe Federoff C Sr 30 5 6 11 86 1 1 1
Kevin Morrison LW Jr 28 7 3 10 30 3 0 0
Scott Kalinchuk D Sr 30 1 9 10 30 1 0 0
Joey Koudys F So 24 4 5 9 18 0 0 0
Brennan Barker D Jr 26 2 6 8 46 0 0 0
Neil Ruffini F So 26 2 4 6 30 0 0 0
Tom Durnie D Fr 22 0 6 6 10 0 0 0
Cale Tanaka LW Jr 27 4 1 5 34 0 0 0
Josh Murray RW Sr 29 3 1 4 22 0 1 0
Chris Fairbanks F So 20 0 4 4 0 0 0 0
Matt Baxter D So 30 1 2 3 28 1 0 0
Mike Ward D So 19 0 3 3 6 0 0 0
Jamie Easton F Fr 26 0 3 3 8 0 0 0
Clark MacLean F Fr 13 1 1 2 6 0 0 0
Davide Nicoletti D Jr 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0
Derek Conter F Sr 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Kyle Goodchild F So 8 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Vince Bruni F So 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Blake MacNicol G Jr 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cameron Talbot G So 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Burkholder D So 24 0 0 0 18 0 0 0
Team 30 63 115 178 496 23 2 5

Goalies

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Player Yr GP TOI W L T GA GAA SV SV% SO
Cameron Talbot So 24 1320 2 16 3 65 2.95 635 0.907 1
Blake MacNicol Jr 12 500 3 4 2 29 3.48 252 0.897 0

References

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  1. ^ "Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey 2008-2009 Roster". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  2. ^ "Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey 2008-2009 Scoreboard". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  3. ^ USCHO.com. "Alabama-Huntsville Chargers Men's Hockey 2008–2009 Team Statistics". Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.