2017–18 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season American college ice hockey team season
The 2017–18 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season . The Chargers were coached by Mike Corbett who was in his fifth season as head coach. His assistant coaches were Gavin Morgan and Matty Thomas. The Chargers played their home games in the Propst Arena at the Von Braun Center and competed in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association .
Recruiting
UAH added 8 freshmen for the 2017–18 season, including 2 goalies, 5 forwards and 1 defenseman.[ 1]
Player
Position
Nationality
Notes
Josh Astorino Goalie
Niagara Falls, Ontario ; 2016–17 OJHL Goaltender of the Year and First Team All-Star, 2016–17 OJHL Champion with the Georgetown Raiders
Andrew Dodson Forward
Milton, Ontario ; Former Carleton Place Canadians captain, won 4 CCHL championships with Carleton Place
Connor Merkley Forward
Portland, Ontario ; Former Carleton Place Canadians alternate captain, 2016–17 CCHL Second Team All-Star, won 3 CCHL championships with Carleton Place
Christian Rajic Forward
Oakville, Ontario ; Former Oakville Blades alternate captain
Teddy Rotenberger Defenseman
Huntsville, Alabama
Mark Sinclair Goalie
Dundas, Ontario ; 2014–15 and 2015–16 GOJHL champion with the Caledonia Corvairs
Connor Wood Forward
Buford, Georgia
Levi Wunder Forward
Escanaba, Michigan ; Former Escanaba Senior High School captain, 2015 Michigan High School "Dream Team",[ 2] AJHL All-Rookie Team
Roster
Hunter Anderson, F, transferred to University of Wisconsin–Stout (NCAA D-III)
Brandon Carlson, F, graduated, signed with the Wichita Thunder (ECHL )
Brent Fletcher, F, graduated
Carmine Guerriero, F, graduated, signed with the South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)
Jetlan Houcher, F
Matt Larose, F, graduated, signed with HC 07 Detva (Slovak Extraliga )
Cody Marooney, F, graduated
Matt Salhany, F, graduated, signed with the Reading Royals (ECHL)
Regan Soquila, F, graduated
Source:[ 3] [ 4]
No. Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
2
Cam Knight Junior
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1995-01-10
North Reading, Massachusetts Wichita Falls (NAHL
4
Connor James Sophomore
D 5' 9" (1.75 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1996-10-11
Wainwright, Alberta Spruce Grove (AJHL
5
Cody Champagne Senior
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1994-08-09
Brookfield, Connecticut Topeka (NAHL
6
Sean Rappleyea Sophomore
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1995-02-03
Sayreville , New Jersey Ottawa (CCHL
7
Max McHugh C Senior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1993-08-20
Seattle, Washington Dubuque (USHL
8
John Teets Junior
D 6' 3" (1.91 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1994-08-10
Fairbanks, Alaska Fairbanks (NAHL
9
Christian Rajic Freshman
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
1997-02-06
Oakville, Ontario Oakville (OJHL
10
Andrew Dodson Freshman
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1996-10-24
Milton, Ontario Carleton Place (CCHL
11
Levi Wunder Freshman
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
1996-10-11
Escanaba, Michigan Odessa (NAHL
12
Connor Merkley Freshman
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1996-09-03
Portland, Ontario Carleton Place (CCHL
14
Madison Dunn Junior
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
1995-10-04
Calgary, Alberta Brooks (AJHL
15
Hans Gorowsky Junior
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1994-12-20
Lino Lakes, Minnesota Fairbanks (NAHL
16
Connor Wood Freshman
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1996-08-09
Buford, Georgia Odessa (NAHL
18
Austin Beaulieu Sophomore
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1996-10-21
Coral Springs , Florida Wichita Falls (CCHL
19
Brandon Salerno Sophomore
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
1995-07-31
Toronto, Ontario Pickering (OJHL
20
Brandon Parker Senior
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1993-02-17
Faribault, Minnesota Brookings (NAHL
21
Tyler Poulsen Junior
F 5' 7" (1.7 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
1993-04-01
Arvada, Colorado Topeka (NAHL
22
Jordan Larson Sophomore
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1995-05-13
Fort Frances, Ontario Carleton Place (CCHL
24
Brennan Saulnier Senior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1993-12-29
Halifax, Nova Scotia Fort McMurray (AJHL
25
Adam Wilcox Junior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1994-04-25
Alpharetta, Georgia Fairbanks (NAHL
26
Josh Kestner Senior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1993-11-08
Huntsville, Alabama Sarnia (GOJHL
27
Teddy Rotenberger Freshman
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1996-01-01
Huntsville, Alabama Shreveport (NAHL
28
Kurt Gosselin Junior
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1994-11-30
Brighton, Michigan Alberni Valley (BCHL
30
Mark Sinclair Freshman
G 5' 11" (1.8 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1996-03-08
Dundas, Ontario Chilliwack (BCHL
32
Jordan Uhelski Senior
G 6' 1" (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1993-08-04
Flint, Michigan Muskegon (USHL
33
Richard Buri Senior
D 6' 5" (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1994-01-12
Nitra, Slovakia Minnesota (NAHL
35
Josh Astorino Freshman
G 6' 2" (1.88 m)
176 lb (80 kg)
1996-12-09
Niagara Falls, Ontario Georgetown (OJHL
Schedule and results
Date
Time
Opponent
Site
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
Regular Season
October 6
6:35 pm
at #8 Notre Dame *
Compton Family Ice Arena • South Bend, Indiana
Uhelski
L 3–5 3,885
0–1–0
October 7
6:05 pm
at #8 Notre Dame *
Compton Family Ice Arena • South Bend, Indiana
Sinclair
L 0–4 3,412
0–2–0
October 20
6:07 pm
at #15 Michigan Tech
MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan
Uhelski
L 4–5 2,923
0–3–0 (0–1–0)
October 21
6:07 pm
at #15 Michigan Tech
MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan
Uhelski
W 4–2 3,042
1–3–0 (1–1–0)
October 27
6:00 pm
at Cornell *
Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York
Uhelski
L 1–5 3,277
1–4–0 (1–1–0)
October 28
6:00 pm
at Cornell *
Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York
Uhelski
L 0–3 3,784
1–5–0 (1–1–0)
November 3
8:05 pm
at Arizona State *
Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona
Sinclair
L 2–3 738
1–6–0 (1–1–0)
November 4
8:05 pm
at Arizona State *
Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona
Uhelski
W 3–1 711
2–6–0 (1–1–0)
November 10
7:07 pm
Alaska Anchorage
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
Uhelski
W 5–1 3,128
3–6–0 (2–1–0)
November 11
7:07 pm
Alaska Anchorage
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
Uhelski
L 3–3 SOL
3,072
3–6–1 (2–1–1)
November 17
7:07 pm
Lake Superior
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
Uhelski
L 1–3 1,319
3–7–1 (2–2–1)
November 18
7:07 pm
Lake Superior
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
Uhelski
W 5–3 1,123
4–7–1 (3–2–1)
November 24
7:07 pm
Ferris State
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
Sinclair
L 2–6 1,246
4–8–1 (3–3–1)
November 25
7:07 pm
Ferris State
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
Uhelski
W 5–3 1,007
5–8–1 (4–3–1)
December 1
6:07 pm
at Northern Michigan
Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan
Uhelski
L 1–3 1,937
5–9–1 (4–4–1)
December 2
6:07 pm
at Northern Michigan
Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan
Uhelski
W 3–2 2,148
6–9–1 (5–4–1)
December 8
6:37 pm
at Bowling Green
Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio
Uhelski
W 3–3 SOW
1,847
6–9–2 (5–4–2)
December 9
6:07 pm
at Bowling Green
Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio
Uhelski
L 1–3 1,937
6–10–2 (5–5–2)
December 15
7:07 pm
at #7 Minnesota State
Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, Minnesota
Uhelski
L 1–5 3,210
6–11–2 (5–6–2)
December 16
7:07 pm
at #7 Minnesota State
Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, Minnesota
Sinclair
L 0–3 3,461
6–12–2 (5–7–2)
December 29
7:07 pm
at Bemidji State
Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota
Uhelski
L 1–3 2,660
6–13–2 (5–8–2)
December 30
7:07 pm
at Bemidji State
Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota
Uhelski
L 1–4 2,817
6–14–2 (5–9–2)
January 5
10:07 pm
at Alaska
Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska
Sinclair
L 2–3 2,478
6–15–2 (5–10–2)
January 6
10:07 pm
at Alaska
Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska
Uhelski
W 3–1 2,694
7–15–2 (6–10–2)
January 12
10:07 pm
at Alaska Anchorage
Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska
Uhelski
W 4–2 1,866
8–15–2 (7–10–2)
January 13
10:07 pm
at Alaska Anchorage
Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska
Uhelski
L 1–2 2,338
8–16–2 (7–11–2)
January 26
7:07 pm
Bemidji State
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
Uhelski
W 5–1 2,071
9–16–2 (8–11–2)
January 27
7:07 pm
Bemidji State
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
Uhelski
L 1–5 1,989
9–17–2 (8–12–2)
February 3
2:07 pm
#19 Northern Michigan
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
Uhelski
L 3–4 1,718
9–18–2 (8–13–2)
February 4
2:07 pm
#19 Northern Michigan
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
Uhelski
W 4–2 1,017
10–18–2 (9–13–2)
February 9
7:07 pm
#5 Minnesota State
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
Uhelski
L 2–3 OT
1,278
10–19–2 (9–14–2)
February 10
7:07 pm
#5 Minnesota State
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
Uhelski
L 1–6 1,785
10–20–2 (9–15–2)
February 23
7:07 pm
#15 Bowling Green
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
Uhelski
W 3–2 1,472
11–20–2 (10–15–2)
February 24
7:07 pm
#15 Bowling Green
Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama
Uhelski
L 0–3 1,363
11–21–2 (10–16–2)
WCHA Tournament
March 2
6:07 pm
at #19 Northern Michigan
Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan (Quarterfinals Game 1 )
Uhelski
L 1–7 2,537
11–22–2 (10–16–2)
March 3
6:07 pm
at #19 Northern Michigan
Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan (Quarterfinals Game 2 )
Uhelski
W 3–2 2,821
12–22–2 (10–16–2)
March 4
6:07 pm
at #19 Northern Michigan
Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan (Quarterfinals Game 3 )
Uhelski
L 2–5 1,826
12–23–2 (10–16–2)
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Central Time . [ 5]
Standings
Player stats
As of March 4, 2018[ 6] [ 7]
Skaters
Player
Josh Kestner F
Sr
37
24
8
32
30
9
0
2
Tyler Poulsen F
Jr
35
9
17
26
18
3
0
1
Kurt Gosselin D
Jr
37
5
11
16
52
3
0
0
Christian Rajic F
Fr
37
9
6
15
18
2
0
1
Brennan Saulnier F
Sr
30
8
7
15
121
4
0
2
Madison Dunn F
Jr
37
5
10
15
10
0
2
1
Hans Gorowsky F
Jr
37
5
7
12
42
2
0
0
Cam Knight D
Jr
34
0
11
11
60
0
0
0
John Teets D
Jr
37
3
6
9
14
0
1
1
Austin Beaulieu F
So
37
3
6
9
23
0
0
2
Levi Wunder F
Fr
37
2
7
9
2
0
0
1
Brandon Salerno F
So
31
2
6
8
0
0
1
1
Brandon Parker D
Sr
34
1
6
7
48
1
0
0
Max McHugh F
Sr
11
3
3
6
8
2
0
0
Connor Merkley F
Fr
35
2
4
6
12
1
0
0
Richard Buri D
Sr
28
1
3
4
39
0
1
0
Connor Wood F
Fr
22
0
3
3
20
0
0
0
Connor James D
So
16
0
3
3
14
0
0
0
Adam Wilcox F
Jr
29
2
0
2
11
0
0
0
Cody Champagne D
Sr
37
0
2
2
20
0
0
0
Jordan Larson F
So
10
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
Mark Sinclair G
Fr
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jordan Uhelski G
Sr
32
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Andrew Dodson F
Fr
18
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
Team 37 84 128 212 570 27 5 12
Goalies
Player
Jordan Uhelski Sr
32
1852:00
12
18
2
94
3.05
912
0.907
0
Mark Sinclair Fr
7
359:40
0
5
0
22
3.67
156
0.876
0
References
^ "Corbett Announces Eight Additions for 2017-18" . University of Alabama in Huntsville. August 22, 2017. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018 .^ "2015 Champions and Awards" . Michigan High School Hockey Hub . Michigan High School Coaches' Association. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018 .^ "2017–18 Men's Ice Hockey Roster" . University of Alabama in Huntsville. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018 .^ "Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey 2017-2018 Roster" . U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018 .^ "Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey 2017-2018 Schedule and Results" . U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018 .^ "Alabama Huntsville Chargers Men's Hockey 2017-2018 Team Statistics" . U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018 .^ "Alabama Huntsville Chargers (Men) 2017-2018 Team Statistics" . collegehockeystats.net . Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018 .
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