1996–97 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

American college ice hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 1996–97 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey Independent 20–8–0 Doug Ross 15th Mike Quenneville Lance West Von Braun Civic Center Western Mass. Men's Ice Hockey Classic Champions NCAA Championship Series L 2–3, 2–4 vs. Bemidji State The 1996–97 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 1996–97 NCAA Division II men's hockey season. The team was coached by Doug Ross, who was in his 15th season as head coach, and they played their home games at the Von Braun Civic Center. The Chargers entered the season as the defending Division II National Champions, having defeated Bemidji State in the national championship series. UAH finished the regular season with 20 wins and 6 losses, including wins over Division I teams Air Force and Mankato State. At the end of the season, UAH played in the Division II National Championship in a rematch with Bemidji State. The Chargers lost the two games in Bemidji, Minnesota, by scores of 2–3 and 2–4. Roster Univ. of Alabama-Huntsville 1996 - 1997 Team Roster http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=1862&year0=1997 Elite Prospects March 7, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402104348/http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=1862&year0=1997 April 2, 2015 live Napier Michael A. Final 1997 Men's Ice Hockey Statistics Report http://www.uahchargers.com/custompages/HockeyStuff/Records/1996-97.pdf University of Alabama in Huntsville March 7, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402165232/http://www.uahchargers.com/custompages/HockeyStuff/Records/1996-97.pdf April 2, 2015 live yes 1 Cédrick Billequey so G 6 0 180 1975 3 10 Quebec Montreal, Quebec yes 2 Shane Stewart fr D 6 1 190 1975 6 17 Ontario New Liskeard, Ontario Stratford MWJHL yes 5 Jim Alauria so D 6 2 220 1975 5 4 Arizona Phoenix, Arizona Illinois–Chicago NCAA yes 7 Marc Lalonde fr D 6 1 168 Ontario Cambridge, Ontario yes 9 Joe Provenzano so D 6 1 185 1975 3 29 Michigan Grosse Pointe, Michigan Des Moines USHL yes 10 Darren Awender jr C 5 8 185 Ontario St. Clair Beach, Ontario Leamington WOHL yes 11 Nathan Bowen fr LW 6 0 190 1975 9 3 Ontario London, Ontario Petrolia WOHL yes 12 Tom Williams fr RW 5 9 175 Ontario Windsor, Ontario Leamington WOHL yes 14 Matt Parker jr LW 5 10 175 1975 7 28 Alabama Huntsville, Alabama yes 15 Paul Schloss so RW 5 10 180 Michigan Livonia, Michigan yes 16 Tony Guzzo sr C 5 10 175 Michigan Canton, Michigan yes 17 Jay Woodcroft Jay Woodcroft fr C 6 1 180 1976 8 11 Ontario Toronto, Ontario Markham MetJHL yes 18 Mark Motowski so D 6 3 210 1974 10 13 Michigan Dearborn, Michigan Illinois–Chicago NCAA yes 19 Mike Hamiln so RW 6 0 180 Michigan Flint, Michigan yes 20 Eric Bilyeu sr LW 5 9 170 1973 3 22 Michigan St. Joseph, Michigan yes 21 K. C. Schneider sr RW 5 11 190 Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana yes 22 Jamie Baby so C 6 1 180 Ontario Parry Sound, Ontario Muskoka MetJHL yes 23 Jason Mucciarone jr D 6 1 205 1974 10 11 Massachusetts Milford, Massachusetts yes 25 John McCabe jr LW 6 4 210 1974 5 30 Ontario Espanola, Ontario yes 27 Ryan Stewart so RW 5 10 170 Ontario Bowmanville, Ontario Danville NAHL yes 29 Ryan Gillespie so Tennessee Franklin, Tennessee yes 35 Mike Zeller jr G 6 0 175 Michigan Goodrich, Michigan yes Rob Blakley fr D Ontario North York, Ontario North York MetJHL yes Ty Hartigan so RW 6 2 181 1974 9 18 Missouri St. Louis, Missouri Illinois–Chicago NCAA yes Andy Weeks fr G 5 11 165 1976 4 30 Illinois Glenview, Illinois Springfield NAHL yes Derek Young fr D 6 0 204 1976 4 9 Ontario Whitby, Ontario Markham MetJHL yes |} Schedule and results #ccffcc 1px solid #AAAAAA Green background indicates win. #ffcccc 1px solid #AAAAAA Red background indicates loss. #ffffbb 1px solid #AAAAAA Yellow background indicates tie. no no yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="UAH Chargers #FFFFFF"| Exhibition October 25 w yes Penn State Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama Exhibition 15–0 — no Zeller n/a October 26 w yes Penn State Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama Exhibition 3–1 — no Billequey n/a |- !colspan=12 style="UAH Chargers #FFFFFF"| Regular Season November 1 l yes yes Maine Alfond Arena Orono, Maine 2–7 0–1–0 no   4,925 November 2 l yes yes Maine Alfond Arena Orono, Maine 1–5 0–2–0 no   5,017 November 15 w yes St. Mary's (MN) Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 7–3 1–2–0 no   2,286 November 16 w yes St. Mary's (MN) Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 7–1 2–2–0 no   1,899 November 22 w yes Potsdam Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 11–6 3–2–0 no   2,306 November 23 w yes Potsdam Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 6–4 4–2–0 no   1,252 November 29 w yes Connecticut Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 6–3 5–2–0 no   2,296 November 30 w yes Connecticut Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 5–4 6–2–0 no   2,016 December 13 l yes Salem State Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 2–4 6–3–0 no   2,066 December 14 w yes Salem State Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 8–4 7–3–0 no   1,300 December 29 w yes New England College Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 3–2 8–3–0 no   1,558 December 30 w yes New England College Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 13–2 9–3–0 no   1,764 January 4 w yes yes American International Lansing Chapman Rink Williamstown, Massachusetts Western Mass. Men's Ice Hockey Classic 6–1 10–3–0 no   100 January 5 w yes yes Williams Lansing Chapman Rink Williamstown, Massachusetts Western Mass. Men's Ice Hockey Classic 9–4 11–3–0 no   100 January 10 w yes Bentley Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 9–0 12–3–0 no Billequey 574 January 11 w yes Bentley Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 7–3 13–3–0 no   1,007 January 24 w yes yes Air Force Cadet Ice Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 5–4 14–3–0 no   1,579 January 25 w yes yes Air Force Cadet Ice Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 4–2 15–3–0 no   2,256 January 31 w yes Villanova Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 9–0 16–3–0 no Billequey 4,892 February 1 w yes Villanova Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 14–1 17–3–0 no   1,288 February 7 w yes Minnesota–Crookston Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 5–1 18–3–0 no   3,280 February 8 w yes Minnesota–Crookston Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 11–1 19–3–0 no   3,013 February 14 l yes Mankato State Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 1–3 19–4–0 no   2,765 February 15 w yes Mankato State Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 6–3 20–4–0 no   2,043 February 28 l yes yes Mankato State Mankato Civic Center Mankato, Minnesota 2–5 20–5–0 no   2,542 March 1 l yes yes Mankato State Mankato Civic Center Mankato, Minnesota 2–8 20–6–0 no   2,806 |- !colspan=12 style="UAH Chargers #FFFFFF"| NCAA Division II Championship Series March 14 l yes yes Bemidji State John S. Glas Field House Bemidji, Minnesota 2–3 20–7–0 no   2,950 March 15 l yes yes Bemidji State John S. Glas Field House Bemidji, Minnesota 2–4 20–8–0 no   3,150 no Sources:Palm Michael Icers get beating from Div. II national champs http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archives/article_5bdd7a19-f6a0-54fe-b6a9-d2f22e71e2b9.html January 11, 2014 The Daily Collegian October 28, 1996 https://web.archive.org/web/20220607070534/http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archives/article_5bdd7a19-f6a0-54fe-b6a9-d2f22e71e2b9.html June 7, 2022 live 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 Player stats Skaters March 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 K. C. Schneider 1 RW Sr 28 19 30 49 30 11 0 1 Tony Guzzo 1 C Sr 28 16 32 48 2 4 3 3 Matt Parker 1 LW Jr 28 18 26 44 79 7 2 2 Mike Hamiln 1 RW So 28 15 17 32 22 3 0 2 Jim Alauria 1 D So 28 9 21 30 85 7 0 0 Shane Stewart 1 D Fr 28 9 18 27 70 5 0 3 John McCabe 1 LW Jr 28 11 15 26 22 1 3 3 Jay Woodcroft C Fr 27 9 14 23 22 0 1 0 Eric Bilyeu 1 LW Sr 28 10 11 21 34 5 1 1 Nathan Bowen 1 LW Fr 25 9 12 21 28 1 0 0 Tom Williams 1 RW Fr 24 9 10 19 46 1 2 0 Jamie Baby 1 C So 20 8 10 18 17 3 1 2 Paul Schloss 1 RW So 25 8 9 17 10 1 1 1 Mark Motowski 1 D So 28 6 6 12 16 2 0 1 Marc Lalonde 1 D Fr 27 3 8 11 27 0 0 0 Joe Provenzano 1 D So 27 3 6 9 37 0 0 0 Darren Awender 1 C Jr 28 1 7 8 35 0 0 1 Derek Young 1 D Fr 10 2 4 6 6 0 0 0 Jason Mucciarone 1 D Jr 19 0 3 3 16 0 0 0 Ryan Stewart 1 RW So 11 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 Team 28 165 263 428 670 51 14 20 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 So 22 1166:23 13 7 0 55 2.83 .892 2 Mike Zeller 1 Jr 10 418:48 5 1 0 26 3.72 .841 0 Andrew Weeks 1 Fr 3 92:07 2 0 0 5 3.26 .865 0 References Category:Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey seasons Alabama Huntsville