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

American college ice hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 1997–98 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey Independent 24–3–3 Doug Ross 16th A. J. Baker, Lance West, Mike Quenneville Von Braun Center NCAA Division II National Champions NCAA Championship Series 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.Ponder Darrell The puck drops here The Huntsville Times B4 March 13, 1998 Roster http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0005671998.html 1997-98 U. of Alabama-Huntsville (NCAA) roster and player statistics HockeyDB.com March 7, 2015Univ. of Alabama-Huntsville 1997 - 1998 Team Roster http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=1862&year0=1998 Elite Prospects March 7, 2015Hockey All-Time Roster http://www.uahchargers.com/sports/2012/9/19/MHOCKEY_0919122715.aspx 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 Napier Michael A. Final 1998 Men's Ice Hockey Statistics Report http://www.uahchargers.com/custompages/HockeyStuff/Records/1997-98.pdf 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 yes 1 Cédrick Billequey jr G 6 0 170 1975 3 10 Quebec Montreal, Quebec yes 2 Shane Stewart so D 6 1 190 1975 6 17 Ontario New Liskeard, Ontario Stratford MWJHL yes 3 Dave Marcelli fr D 6 2 205 Ontario King City, Ontario Caledon MetJHL yes 5 Jim Alauria jr D 6 2 210 1975 5 4 Arizona Phoenix, Arizona Illinois–Chicago NCAA yes 6 Tim McAllister fr D 5 10 180 Ontario Kingston, Ontario SUNY Canton NJCAA yes 7 Marc Lalonde so D 6 1 170 Ontario Cambridge, Ontario yes 8 Ryan Gavigan fr RW 5 11 180 Ontario Sarnia, Ontario Petrolia WOHL yes 9 Joe Provenzano jr D 6 1 185 1975 3 29 Michigan Grosse Pointe, Michigan Des Moines USHL yes 10 Darren Awender sr C 5 8 170 Ontario St. Clair Beach, Ontario Leamington WOHL yes 11 Nathan Bowen so LW 6 0 190 1975 9 3 Ontario London, Ontario Petrolia WOHL yes 12 Tom Williams so RW 5 9 175 Ontario Windsor, Ontario Leamington WOHL yes 14 Matt Parker sr LW 5 11 180 1975 7 28 Alabama Huntsville, Alabama yes 15 Paul Schloss jr LW 5 10 195 Michigan Livonia, Michigan yes 16 Dwayne Blais fr C 5 9 175 1977 7 12 Ontario London, Ontario Markham MetJHL yes 17 Jay Woodcroft Jay Woodcroft so C 6 1 180 1976 8 11 Ontario Toronto, Ontario Markham MetJHL yes 18 Mark Motowski jr D 6 3 230 1974 10 13 Michigan Dearborn, Michigan Illinois–Chicago NCAA yes 19 Mike Hamlin jr RW 6 0 180 Michigan Flint, Michigan yes 20 Coiln Schmidt fr LW 6 0 205 1976 1 15 Ontario Stratford, Ontario Stratford MWJHL yes 21 Ryan McCormack fr C 6 0 175 1978 3 4 Ontario Thunder Bay, Ontario Portage MJHL yes 22 Jamie Baby jr C 6 1 180 Ontario Parry Sound, Ontario Muskoka MetJHL yes 23 Jason Mucciarone sr D 6 2 188 1974 10 11 Massachusetts Milford, Massachusetts yes 25 John McCabe sr LW 6 4 220 1974 5 30 Ontario Espanola, Ontario yes 27 Ryan Stewart jr RW 5 10 180 Ontario Bowmanville, Ontario Danville NAHL yes 30 Steve Briere so G 5 8 170 1977 3 25 Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba Sioux City USHL yes Derek Young so D 6 1 204 1976 4 9 Ontario Whitby, Ontario Markham MetJHL yes |} Season Schedule no yes |- !colspan=12 style="UAH Chargers #FFFFFF"| Regular Season October 24 w yes 1997 men Oswego Lakers Oswego State Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama 5–1 1–0–0 no 1,899 October 25 l yes 1997 men Oswego Lakers Oswego State Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama 3–5 1–1–0 no 1,800 November 7 w yes 1997 men Sacred Heart Pioneers Sacred Heart Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama 9–1 2–1–0 no 2,009 November 8 w yes 1997 men Sacred Heart Pioneers Sacred Heart Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama 23–4 3–1–0 no 2,359 November 21 w yes yes 1997 men Findlay Oilers Findlay Clauss Ice Arena Findlay, Ohio 7–2 4–1–0 no 390 November 22 w yes yes 1997 men Findlay Oilers Findlay Clauss Ice Arena Findlay, Ohio 8–1 5–1–0 no 315 November 28 w yes 1997 men Norwich Cadets Norwich Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama 11–1 6–1–0 no 2,046 November 29 w yes 1997 men Norwich Cadets Norwich Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama 8–3 7–1–0 no 2,009 December 12 w yes 1997 men Findlay Oilers Findlay Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama 3–2 8–1–0 no 1,847 December 13 w yes 1997 men Findlay Oilers Findlay Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama 6–1 9–1–0 no 1,020 December 19 t yes 1997 men RIT Tigers RIT Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama 3–3 OT 9–1–1 no 1,533 December 20 w yes 1997 men RIT Tigers RIT Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama 10–0 10–1–1 no 1,205 January 2 w yes 1997 men Connecticut Huskies Connecticut Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama 5–1 11–1–1 no 1,533 January 3 w yes 1997 men Connecticut Huskies Connecticut Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama 4–1 12–1–1 no 2,004 January 9 w yes 1997 men UMass–Dartmouth Corsairs UMass–Dartmouth Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama 7–3 13–1–1 no 2,586 January 10 w yes 1997 men UMass–Dartmouth Corsairs UMass–Dartmouth Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama 8–2 14–1–1 no 1,016 January 16 w yes 1997 men Air Force Falcons Air Force Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama 6–1 15–1–1 no 2,837 January 17 w yes 1997 men Air Force Falcons Air Force Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama 3–0 16–1–1 no 2,805 January 24 l yes 1997 men Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks Nebraska–Omaha Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama 3–5 16–2–1 no 1,821 January 25 t yes 1997 men Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks Nebraska–Omaha Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama 3–3 OT 16–2–2 no 1,503 January 30 w yes 1997 men Bentley Falcons Bentley Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama 8–4 17–2–2 no 2,896 January 31 w yes 1997 men Bentley Falcons Bentley Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama 7–2 18–2–2 no 1,289 February 7 w yes 1997 men Concordia Cobbers Concordia (MN) Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama 4–2 19–2–2 no 2,001 February 8 w yes 1997 men Concordia Cobbers Concordia (MN) Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama 9–1 20–2–2 no 3,257 February 20 t yes yes 1997 men Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks Nebraska–Omaha Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska 2–2 OT 20–2–3 no 8,314 February 20 l yes yes 1997 men Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks Nebraska–Omaha Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska 0–4 OT 20–3–3 no 8,314 February 27 w yes 1997 men Iona Gaels Iona Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama 16–1 21–3–3 no 2,589 February 28 w yes 1997 men Iona Gaels Iona Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama 16–1 22–3–3 no 1,578 |- !colspan=12 style="UAH Chargers #FFFFFF"| NCAA Championship Series March 13 w yes 1997 men Bemidji State Beavers Bemidji State Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama NCAA Championship Series 6–2 23–3–3 no 4,103 March 14 w yes 1997 men Bemidji State Beavers Bemidji State Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama NCAA Championship Series 5–2 24–3–3 no 5,884 no 1997–98 Sources:Hockey All-Time Results http://www.uahchargers.com/sports/2014/6/11/MHOCKEY_0611141616.aspx?id=182 University of Alabama in Huntsville March 7, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402150038/http://www.uahchargers.com/sports/2014/6/11/MHOCKEY_0611141616.aspx?id=182 April 2, 2015 dead Statistics UAH Sports Information 1998-99 UAH Hockey Media Guide 1998 Skaters January 2015 2 UAH Chargers Player Pos Position Yr Class year GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalty minutes PPG Power play goals SHG Shorthanded goals GWG Game winning goals Mike Hamlin 1 RW Jr 30 27 25 52 34 8 0 4 John McCabe 1 LW Sr 30 16 32 48 54 3 0 1 Matt Parker 1 LW Sr 30 19 24 43 92 6 2 3 Jay Woodcroft C So 30 17 25 42 43 6 0 1 Nathan Bowen 1 LW So 29 15 22 37 46 3 0 1 Jamie Baby 1 C Jr 27 13 18 31 40 4 1 0 Tom Williams 1 RW So 17 13 12 25 41 5 1 3 Shane Stewart 1 D So 29 9 16 25 96 1 0 2 Colin Schmidt 1 LW Fr 26 13 11 24 16 1 1 2 Ryan McCormack 1 C Fr 27 7 16 23 34 1 0 0 Marc Lalonde 1 D So 30 6 17 23 26 2 2 1 Jim Aluaria 1 D Jr 28 4 17 21 91 2 0 0 Mark Motowski 1 D Jr 30 7 12 19 26 2 0 0 Ryan Stewart 1 RW Jr 28 10 6 16 14 0 0 3 Joe Provenzano 1 D Jr 27 5 9 14 44 2 0 1 Ryan Gavigan 1 RW Fr 18 9 4 13 24 0 0 1 Darren Awender 1 C Sr 26 4 9 13 34 0 0 1 Paul Schloss 1 LW Jr 28 4 9 13 20 0 1 0 Tim McAllister 1 D Fr 28 2 10 12 22 0 0 0 Dwayne Blais 1 C Fr 11 1 7 8 10 0 0 0 Jason Mucciarone 1 D Sr 4 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 Cédrick Billequey 1 G Jr 21 0 3 3 10 0 0 0 Derek Young 1 D So 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 Dave Marcelli 1 D Fr 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Steve Briere 1 G So 12 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 Team 30 201 310 511 815 46 8 24 Goaltenders 2 UAH Chargers Player Yr Class year GP Games played TOI Time on ice W Wins L Losses T Ties GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts Cédrick Billequey 1 Jr 21 1207:51 17 1 1 36 1.79 .929 0 Steve Briere 1 So 12 591:09 7 2 2 26 2.64 .885 0 References Category:Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey seasons Category:NCAA men's ice hockey championship seasons Alabama Huntsville Category:1997 in sports in Alabama Alabama-Huntsville Chargers men's 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