1995–96 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

American college ice hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 1995–96 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey Independent 24–0–3 Doug Ross 14th Von Braun Civic Center NCAA Division II National Champions NCAA Championship Series W 7–1, 3–0 vs. Bemidji State The 1995–96 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 1995–96 NCAA Division II men's hockey season, winning the national championship. It was the school's first NCAA national championship, following club national championships in 1981–82, 1982–83, and 1983–84. The team was coached by Doug Ross, who was in his 14th season as head coach, and played their home games at the Von Braun Civic Center. The Chargers completed the regular season with 22 wins, zero losses, and 3 ties. They were 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 Civic Center. The Chargers would dominate in both a 7–1 victory on March 8, followed by 3–0 shutout to clinch the championship the following day.Times Editorial Staff Guess who's No. 1? The Huntsville Times B4 March 11, 1996 In the weeks following the championship, speculation on plans for a new 4,000-seat arena near the Benton H. Wilcoxon Municipal Iceplex for the Chargers were later abandoned. Additionally, whether or not to move back to Division I became an issue, but UAH would refrain from the jump until 1998.Marshall Mike New arena, Division I may be in cards for national champs The Huntsville Times B4 March 11, 1996 Roster https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0061091996.html 1995-96 U. of Alabama-Huntsville (NCAA) roster and player statistics HockeyDB.com December 1, 2009Univ. of Alabama-Huntsville 1995 - 1996 Team Roster http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=1862&year0=1996 Elite Prospects March 7, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402154946/http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=1862&year0=1996 April 2, 2015 live Napier Michael A. Final 1996 Men's Ice Hockey Statistics Report http://www.uahchargers.com/custompages/HockeyStuff/Records/1995-96.pdf University of Alabama in Huntsville March 7, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094527/http://www.uahchargers.com/custompages/HockeyStuff/Records/1995-96.pdf March 4, 2016 live yes 1 Cédrick Billequey fr G 6 0 160 1975 3 10 Quebec Montreal, Quebec yes 3 Scott Usmail jr D 5 11 195 1973 11 8 New York New Hartford, New York yes 4 Steve Borko sr D 6 5 200 1971 1 11 Illinois Schaumburg, Illinois Des Moines USHL yes 5 Taso Sofikitis sr D 5 10 195 1971 3 1 British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia Bellingham BCJHL yes 6 Marc Macera sr D 5 11 185 1971 12 20 Ontario London, Ontario yes 7 Brad Dame sr D 6 0 190 1972 1 31 Ontario Windsor, Ontario Windsor WOHL yes 8 Sheldon Wolitski sr D 5 11 188 1972 7 12 Alberta St. Albert, Alberta yes 9 Joe Provenzano fr D 6 1 195 1975 3 29 Michigan Grosse Pointe, Michigan Des Moines USHL yes 10 Darren Awender so C 5 8 170 Ontario St. Clair Beach, Ontario Leamington WOHL yes 11 John Barrett fr F Ontario London, Ontario yes 12 Ryan Wood sr RW 5 11 197 1971 9 28 Manitoba Morden, Manitoba Winkler MJHL yes 13 Levi Hall fr D 6 3 200 1975 6 4 Alaska Kenai, Alaska Wisconsin USHL yes 14 Matt Parker so LW 5 10 170 1975 7 28 Alabama Huntsville, Alabama yes 15 Paul Schloss fr LW 5 10 180 Michigan Livonia, Michigan yes 16 Tony Guzzo jr C 5 10 175 Michigan Canton, Michigan yes 17 Wade Tulk sr C 5 10 180 1971 9 23 Ontario St. Catharines, Ontario Massena CJHL yes 18 Mario Mazzuca sr LW 6 0 210 1971 11 13 Michigan Dearborn, Michigan yes 19 Mike Hamlin fr RW 6 0 180 Michigan Flint, Michigan yes 20 Eric Bilyeu jr LW 5 9 170 1973 3 22 Michigan St. Joseph, Michigan yes 21 K. C. Schneider jr RW 5 11 180 Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana yes 22 Jamie Baby fr C 6 1 180 Ontario Parry Sound, Ontario Muskoka MetJHL yes 24 Chris Price fr LW 6 2 195 Illinois Naperville, Illinois Springfield NAHL yes 25 John McCabe so LW 6 4 205 1974 5 30 Ontario Espanola, Ontario yes 27 Ryan Stewart so RW 5 10 170 Ontario Bowmanville, Ontario Danville NAHL yes 29 Ryan Gillespie fr F Tennessee Franklin, Tennessee yes 30 Derek Puppa sr G 5 9 170 1972 2 18 Ontario Kirkland Lake, Ontario yes 35 Mike Zeller so G 6 0 175 Michigan Goodrich, Michigan yes |} Regular season Schedule #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"| Regular Season October 27 w yes St. Norbert Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 5–4 1–0–0 no   1,908 October 28 w yes St. Norbert Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 4–2 2–0–0 no   811 November 3 w yes Windsor Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama Exhibition 7–1 2–0–0 no Puppa n/a November 4 w yes Windsor Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama Exhibition 6–5 OT 2–0–0 no Puppa n/a November 17 w yes New Hampshire College Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 13–2 3–0–0 no   3,259 November 18 w yes New Hampshire College Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 7–0 4–0–0 no   923 November 25 w yes RIT Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 7–3 5–0–0 no   1,138 November 26 w yes RIT Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 3–0 6–0–0 no Puppa 753 December 1 w yes Augsburg Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 12–1 7–0–0 no   2,113 December 2 w yes Augsburg Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 13–2 8–0–0 no   1,001 December 15 w yes St. Scholastica Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 6–0 9–0–0 no Puppa 1,427 December 16 w yes St. Scholastica Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 10–0 10–0–0 no   916 December 29 w yes St. John's (MN) Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 6–3 11–0–0 no   1,698 December 30 w yes St. John's (MN) Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 5–3 12–0–0 no   1,332 January 5 w yes Salem State Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 3–2 13–0–0 no   2,331 January 6 t yes Salem State Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 3–3 OT 13–0–1 no Puppa 1,307 January 12 w yes Curry Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 16–0 14–0–1 no   3,595 January 13 w yes Curry Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 20–1 15–0–1 no   850 January 26 t yes yes Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center Erie, Pennsylvania 2–2 OT 15–0–2 no Puppa 950 January 27 w yes yes Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center Erie, Pennsylvania 3–2 16–0–2 no   1,200 January 28 w yes yes Elmira Murray Athletic Center Elmira, New York 4–2 17–0–2 no   347 February 10 w yes Minnesota–Crookston Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 4–2 18–0–2 no   1,500 February 11 w yes Minnesota–Crookston Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 2–1 19–0–2 no   1,403 February 16 w yes Mankato State Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 4–2 20–0–2 no   3,756 February 17 w yes Mankato State Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 3–1 21–0–2 no   2,196 March 1 t yes yes Mankato State Mankato Civic Center Mankato, Minnesota 3–3 OT 21–0–3 no Puppa 2,310 March 2 w yes yes Mankato State Mankato Civic Center Mankato, Minnesota 4–3 22–0–3 no   2,674 |- !colspan=12 style="UAH Chargers #FFFFFF"| NCAA Division II Championship Series March 8 w yes Bemidji State Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 7–1 23–0–3 no Puppa 6,126 March 9 w yes Bemidji State Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, Alabama 3–0 24–0–3 no Puppa 6,291 no 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 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 Mario Mazzuca 1 LW Sr 27 30 22 52 60 12 2 3 Tony Guzzo 1 C Jr 27 13 34 47 8 3 0 6 Ryan Wood 1 RW Sr 26 20 25 45 62 9 2 1 Shledon Wolitski 1 D Sr 27 11 27 38 42 4 0 1 Taso Sofikitis 1 D Sr 27 10 26 36 20 6 0 0 Wade Tulk 1 C Sr 26 12 13 25 46 3 0 2 K. C. Schneider 1 RW Jr 27 16 7 23 6 1 2 2 Jamie Baby 1 C Fr 27 8 14 22 18 0 0 0 Eric Bilyeu 1 LW Jr 27 10 10 20 33 0 1 1 Matt Parker 1 LW So 26 7 12 19 20 0 0 0 Mike Hamlin 1 RW Fr 27 7 10 17 26 2 1 2 John McCabe 1 LW So 23 8 6 14 20 2 0 1 Darren Awender 1 C So 25 3 11 14 8 0 0 1 Brad Dame 1 D Sr 27 2 12 14 24 2 0 0 Mark Macera 1 D Sr 26 3 8 11 65 2 0 0 Scott Usmail 1 D Sr 26 4 5 9 38 0 0 0 Paul Schloss 1 LW Fr 24 5 3 8 10 0 0 1 Chris Price 1 LW Fr 2 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 Ryan Stewart 1 RW So 7 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 Joe Provenzano 1 D Fr 18 0 2 2 8 0 0 0 Team 27 172 261 433 548 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 Derek Puppa 1 Sr 25 1316:10 21 0 3 37 1.69 .936 3 Mike Zeller 1 So 6 229:44 3 0 0 7 1.83 .929 0 Cédrick Billequey 1 Fr 4 89:06 0 0 0 1 0.67 .964 0 References Category:Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey seasons Category:NCAA men's ice hockey championship seasons Alabama Huntsville