# 2017–18 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey 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.
| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Josh Astorino | Goalie | Canada | 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 | Canada | Milton, Ontario; Former Carleton Place Canadians captain, won 4 CCHL championships with Carleton Place |
| Connor Merkley | Forward | Canada | 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 | Canada | Oakville, Ontario; Former Oakville Blades alternate captain |
| Teddy Rotenberger | Defenseman | United States | Huntsville, Alabama |
| Mark Sinclair | Goalie | Canada | Dundas, Ontario; 2014–15 and 2015–16 GOJHL champion with the Caledonia Corvairs |
| Connor Wood | Forward | United States | Buford, Georgia |
| Levi Wunder | Forward | United States | Escanaba, Michigan; Former Escanaba Senior High School captain, 2015 Michigan High School "Dream Team", 2015–16 AJHL All-Rookie Team |

## Roster
### Departures from 2016–17 team

* 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

### 2017–18 team

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## Schedule and results

* Green background indicates win.
* Red background indicates loss.
* Yellow background indicates tie.
| 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. Source: ||||||||

### Standings

2017–18 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | SOW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #9 Minnesota State† | 28 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 116 | 58 | 40 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 153 | 84 |
| #20 Northern Michigan | 28 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 85 | 64 | 43 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 130 | 108 |
| Bowling Green | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 58 | 87 | 63 | 41 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 122 | 100 |
| Bemidji State | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 77 | 63 | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 103 | 95 |
| #16 Michigan Tech* | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 82 | 75 | 44 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 134 | 117 |
| Ferris State | 28 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 68 | 86 | 38 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 87 | 122 |
| Alabama–Huntsville | 28 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 69 | 86 | 37 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 84 | 121 |
| Alaska | 28 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 74 | 85 | 36 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 97 | 118 |
| Lake Superior State | 28 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 59 | 90 | 36 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 76 | 121 |
| Alaska Anchorage | 28 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 55 | 102 | 34 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 65 | 124 |
| Championship: March 17, 2018 † indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Broadmoor Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 5, 2018 ||||||||||||||||

## Player stats

As of March 4, 2018

### Skaters

| Player | Pos | Yr | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| 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 | Yr | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SV | SV% | SO |
| 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 |