1999–2000 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

The 1999–2000 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Chargers were coached by Doug Ross who was in his eighteenth season as head coach. The Chargers played their home games in the Von Braun Center. The team joined the new College Hockey America conference after one season as a Division I independent.

1999–2000 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey
ConferenceCollege Hockey America
Record17–10–4 (12–5–1 CHA)
Head coach
Home stadiumVon Braun Center
Seasons

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team
1   Mark Byrne Freshman G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1978-03-22 Nepean, Ontario Penticton (BCHL)
2   Shane Stewart Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1975-06-17 New Liskeard, Ontario Stratford (MWJHL)
3   David Halliwill Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1979-04-28 Windsor, Ontario Chatham (GOJHL)
4   Kevin Ridgeway Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1979-01-26 Ottawa, Ontario Nepean (CJHL)
6   Ian Fletcher Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1978-07-07 Delta, British Columbia Victoria (BCHL)
7   Marc Lalonde Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1976-08-31 Cambridge, Ontario Cambridge (MWJHL)
8   Ryan Leasa Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1980-05-18 Sarnia, Ontario Sarnia (GOJHL)
9   Steve Charlebois Freshman RW 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1978-09-01 Carbon, Alberta Penticton (BCHL)
10   Darren Curry Sophomore RW 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1977-03-10 Manotick, Ontario Nepean (CJHL)
11   Nathan Bowen Senior LW 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1975-09-03 London, Ontario Petrolia (WOHL)
12   Tom Williams Junior RW 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1976-11-19 Windsor, Ontario Leamington (WOHL)
14   Ron Baker Sophomore C 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1977-02-02 Oshawa, Ontario Bowmanville (OPJHL)
15   Jessi Otis Sophomore LW 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1978-03-04 Calgary, Alberta Portage (MJHL)
16   Dwayne Blais Junior LW 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1977-07-12 Sudbury, Ontario Markham (MetJHL)
17   Jay Woodcroft Senior C 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1976-08-11 Toronto, Ontario Markham (MetJHL)
18   Gerald Overton Freshman LW 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1978-08-24 150 Mile House, British Columbia Quesnel (BCHL)
19   Jason Hawes Freshman C 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1978-06-16 Perth, Ontario Brockville (CCHL)
20   Joel Bresciani Freshman RW 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1978-08-17 Sherwood Park, Alberta Vernon (BCHL)
21   Ryan McCormack Junior C 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1978-03-04 Thunder Bay, Ontario Portage (MJHL)
22   Mike Funk Freshman LW 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1978-11-19 Newton, Manitoba Portage (MJHL)
23   James Kodrowski Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1979-09-26 Morristown, New Jersey Great Falls (AWHL)
25   Kārlis Zirnis Freshman LW 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1977-11-02 Riga, Latvia Gaylord (NAHL)
27   Tyler Butler Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1979-07-08 Kanata, Ontario Kanata Valley (CCHL)
30   Steve Briere Senior G 5' 8" (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1977-03-25 Winnipeg, Manitoba Sioux City (USHL)
35   Mike Slaton Freshman G 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1978-06-24 Plymouth, Minnesota Bozeman (AWHL)

Season

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Schedule

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Date Time Opponent Site Decision Result Attendance Record
October 15 7:35 pm at MSU–Mankato* Midwest Wireless Civic CenterMankato, Minnesota Byrne T 3–3 OT 2,866 0–0–1
October 16 7:35 pm at MSU–Mankato* Midwest Wireless Civic CenterMankato, Minnesota Briere W 4–0  3,225 1–0–1
October 22 7:00 pm Mercyhurst* Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Briere T 3–3 OT 2,135 1–0–2
October 23 7:00 pm Mercyhurst* Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Byrne T 3–3 OT 2,315 1–0–3
November 5 7:00 pm Air Force Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Briere W 4–0  2,178 2–0–3 (1–0–0)
November 6 7:00 pm Air Force Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Briere W 5–2  2,057 3–0–3 (2–0–0)
November 12 6:00 pm at Niagara Dwyer ArenaLewiston, New York Briere L 1–7  1,342 3–1–3 (2–1–0)
November 13 6:00 pm at Niagara Dwyer ArenaLewiston, New York Byrne L 0–4  945 3–2–3 (2–2–0)
November 19 7:00 pm Wayne State* Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Briere W 4–3  2,500 4–2–3 (2–2–0)
November 20 7:00 pm Wayne State* Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Byrne W 5–3  1,059 5–2–3 (2–2–0)
December 3 7:05 pm at Bemidji State John S. Glas Field HouseBemidji, Minnesota Briere W 6–4  1,678 6–2–3 (3–2–0)
December 4 7:05 pm at Bemidji State John S. Glas Field HouseBemidji, Minnesota Briere W 6–3  1,581 7–2–3 (4–2–0)
December 11 6:05 pm at Michigan State* Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, Michigan Briere L 0–5  6,476 7–3–3 (4–2–0)
January 7 7:00 pm Army Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Briere W 2–1  4,389 8–3–3 (5–2–0)
January 8 7:00 pm Army Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Byrne W 5–1  4,107 9–3–3 (6–2–0)
January 14 7:00 pm Niagara Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Briere L 3–4 OT 2,205 9–4–3 (6–3–0)
January 15 7:00 pm Niagara Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Briere T 2–2 OT 1,359 9–4–4 (6–3–1)
January 21 6:35 pm at Bowling Green* BGSU Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio Briere L 3–4  2,053 9–5–4 (6–3–1)
January 22 6:35 pm at Bowling Green* BGSU Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio Briere L 1–5  2,352 9–6–4 (6–3–1)
January 28 6:00 pm at Findlay Clauss Ice ArenaFindlay, Ohio Briere W 5–4  300 10–6–4 (7–3–1)
January 29 6:00 pm at Findlay Clauss Ice ArenaFindlay, Ohio Byrne W 6–0  362 11–6–4 (8–3–1)
February 4 7:00 pm Bemidji State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Byrne L 4–5 OT 2,633 11–7–4 (8–4–1)
February 5 7:00 pm Bemidji State Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Byrne W 6–1  2,723 12–7–4 (9–4–1)
February 11 8:00 pm at Air Force Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado Briere W 5–4 OT 1,385 13–7–4 (10–4–1)
February 12 6:00 pm at Air Force Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado Byrne L 2–3  1,396 13–8–4 (10–5–1)
February 18 7:00 pm Findlay Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Briere W 6–0  2,172 14–8–4 (11–5–1)
February 19 2:00 pm Findlay Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama Briere W 5–1  1,468 15–8–4 (12–5–1)
February 25 6:05 pm at Wayne State* Michigan State Fairgrounds ColiseumDetroit, Michigan Byrne L 3–4  1,152 15–9–4 (12–5–1)
February 26 6:05 pm at Wayne State* Michigan State Fairgrounds ColiseumDetroit, Michigan Byrne W 7–0  1,189 16–9–4 (12–5–1)
CHA Tournament
March 11 7:00 pm Bemidji State* Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama (CHA Tournament Semifinal) Briere W 10–4  2,171 17–9–4 (12–5–1)
March 12 4:00 pm Niagara* Von Braun CenterHuntsville, Alabama (CHA Tournament Final) Briere L 2–3  1,977 17–10–4 (12–5–1)
*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
#13 Niagara†* 17 15 0 2 32 86 18 42 30 8 4 165 65
Alabama–Huntsville 18 12 5 1 25 73 46 31 17 10 4 121 86
Bemidji State 17 8 8 1 17 63 69 34 13 20 1 107 155
Air Force 16 6 10 0 12 44 50 39 19 18 2 131 125
Findlay 18 4 14 0 8 38 101 31 9 22 0 79 146
Army 10 1 9 0 2 21 41 33 13 18 2 102 98
Championship: Niagara
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
Nathan Bowen LW Sr 31 21 18 39 30 8 2 4
Dwayne Blais LW Jr 29 8 26 34 42 4 0 3
Ron Baker C So 30 11 16 27 52 4 1 3
Darren Curry RW So 26 13 10 23 14 9 0 0
Ryan McCormack C Jr 31 9 13 22 28 3 0 0
Shane Stewart D Sr 28 7 14 21 115 3 0 0
Jay Woodcroft C Sr 29 5 15 20 46 1 0 1
Kārlis Zirnis LW Fr 31 7 12 19 42 0 1 2
Marc Lalonde D Sr 28 6 13 19 42 0 0 1
Mike Funk LW Fr 26 8 9 17 20 2 0 1
Jessi Otis LW So 29 8 9 17 43 2 0 0
Tyler Butler D Fr 26 3 11 14 28 1 0 1
Ian Fletcher D Fr 19 2 9 11 12 0 0 0
Joel Bresciani RW Fr 31 4 4 8 68 0 1 0
Jason Hawes C Fr 29 2 4 6 14 0 0 0
Tom Williams RW Jr 14 0 6 6 16 0 0 0
Ryan Leasa D Fr 25 3 2 5 28 0 0 0
Gerald Overton LW Fr 25 1 3 4 16 1 0 0
David Halliwill D Fr 16 0 3 3 6 0 0 0
Steve Briere G Sr 23 0 3 3 18 0 0 0
Steve Charlebois RW Fr 25 2 0 2 18 0 1 1
Kevin Ridgeway D So 24 1 1 2 14 0 0 0
James Kodrowski D So 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Mark Byrne G Fr 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team 31 121 201 322 714 38 6 17

Goaltenders

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Player Yr GP TOI W L T GA GAA SV SV% SO
Mark Byrne Fr 14 554:57 4 4 2 23 2.42 237 0.912 1
Steve Briere Sr 23 1333:43 13 6 2 63 2.87 577 0.902 3

References

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  1. ^ "Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey 1999-2000 Roster". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  2. ^ "Alab-Huntsville Men - 1999-2000 Numerical Roster". College Hockey Stats. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  3. ^ "Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey 1999-2000 Scoreboard". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  4. ^ "Alab-Huntsville Men - 1999-2000 Schedule & Results". College Hockey Stats. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  5. ^ "Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey 1999-2000 Team Statistics". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  6. ^ "Alab-Huntsville Men - 1999-2000 Team Statistics". College Hockey Stats. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014.