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

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.

## Season
### Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||
| October 24 | Oswego State* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | W 5–1 | 1,899 | 1–0–0 |
| October 25 | Oswego State* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | L 3–5 | 1,800 | 1–1–0 |
| November 7 | Sacred Heart* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | W 9–1 | 2,009 | 2–1–0 |
| November 8 | Sacred Heart* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | W 23–4 | 2,359 | 3–1–0 |
| November 21 | at Findlay* | Clauss Ice Arena • Findlay, Ohio | W 7–2 | 390 | 4–1–0 |
| November 22 | at Findlay* | Clauss Ice Arena • Findlay, Ohio | W 8–1 | 315 | 5–1–0 |
| November 28 | Norwich* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | W 11–1 | 2,046 | 6–1–0 |
| November 29 | Norwich* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | W 8–3 | 2,009 | 7–1–0 |
| December 12 | Findlay* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | W 3–2 | 1,847 | 8–1–0 |
| December 13 | Findlay* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | W 6–1 | 1,020 | 9–1–0 |
| December 19 | RIT* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 1,533 | 9–1–1 |
| December 20 | RIT* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | W 10–0 | 1,205 | 10–1–1 |
| January 2 | Connecticut* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | W 5–1 | 1,533 | 11–1–1 |
| January 3 | Connecticut* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | W 4–1 | 2,004 | 12–1–1 |
| January 9 | UMass–Dartmouth* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | W 7–3 | 2,586 | 13–1–1 |
| January 10 | UMass–Dartmouth* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | W 8–2 | 1,016 | 14–1–1 |
| January 16 | Air Force* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | W 6–1 | 2,837 | 15–1–1 |
| January 17 | Air Force* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | W 3–0 | 2,805 | 16–1–1 |
| January 24 | Nebraska–Omaha* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | L 3–5 | 1,821 | 16–2–1 |
| January 25 | Nebraska–Omaha* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 1,503 | 16–2–2 |
| January 30 | Bentley* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | W 8–4 | 2,896 | 17–2–2 |
| January 31 | Bentley* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | W 7–2 | 1,289 | 18–2–2 |
| February 7 | Concordia (MN)* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | W 4–2 | 2,001 | 19–2–2 |
| February 8 | Concordia (MN)* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | W 9–1 | 3,257 | 20–2–2 |
| February 20 | at Nebraska–Omaha* | Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, Nebraska | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 8,314 | 20–2–3 |
| February 20 | at Nebraska–Omaha* | Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, Nebraska | L 0–4 $^{OT}$ | 8,314 | 20–3–3 |
| February 27 | Iona* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | W 16–1 | 2,589 | 21–3–3 |
| February 28 | Iona* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | W 16–1 | 1,578 | 22–3–3 |
| NCAA Championship Series ||||||
| March 13 | Bemidji State* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama (NCAA Championship Series) | W 6–2 | 4,103 | 23–3–3 |
| March 14 | Bemidji State* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama (NCAA Championship Series) | W 5–2 | 5,884 | 24–3–3 |
| *Non-conference game. Sources: ||||||

### Skaters

| Player | Pos | Yr | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Mike Hamlin | RW | Jr | 30 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| John McCabe | LW | Sr | 30 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Parker | LW | Sr | 30 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 92 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Jay Woodcroft | C | So | 30 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Nathan Bowen | LW | So | 29 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamie Baby | C | Jr | 27 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Williams | RW | So | 17 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Shane Stewart | D | So | 29 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 96 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Colin Schmidt | LW | Fr | 26 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan McCormack | C | Fr | 27 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Lalonde | D | So | 30 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim Aluaria | D | Jr | 28 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 91 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Motowski | D | Jr | 30 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Stewart | RW | Jr | 28 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Joe Provenzano | D | Jr | 27 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Gavigan | RW | Fr | 18 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Awender | C | Sr | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Schloss | LW | Jr | 28 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim McAllister | D | Fr | 28 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Blais | C | Fr | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Mucciarone | D | Sr | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cédrick Billequey | G | Jr | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Young | D | So | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Marcelli | D | Fr | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Briere | G | So | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | | | 30 | 201 | 310 | 511 | 815 | 46 | 8 | 24 |

#### Goaltenders

| Player | Yr | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SV% | SO |
| Cédrick Billequey | Jr | 21 | 1207:51 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 1.79 | .929 | 0 |
| Steve Briere | So | 12 | 591:09 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 2.64 | .885 | 0 |