# 2018–19 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

The 2018–19 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Chargers were coached by Mike Corbett who was in his sixth season as head coach. His assistant coaches were Gavin Morgan and Lance West. 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 and 2 transfers for the 2018–19 season, including 1 goalie, 5 forwards and 4 defenseman.
| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Ben Allen | Forward | United States | Allen, Texas; 2016–17 SJHL All-Rookie Team and champion with the Battlefords North Stars |
| Simon Chen | Defenseman | China | Beijing, China |
| Dayne Finnson | Defenseman | Canada | Arborg, Manitoba; Former Victoria Grizzlies alternate captain |
| Jack Jeffers | Forward | Canada | Oakville, Ontario; 2017–18 Second Team All-OJHL playing for the Markham Royals |
| Drew Lennon | Defenseman | United States | Bloomington, Illinois |
| Bauer Neudecker | Forward | United States | St. Louis Park, Minnesota; former St. Louis Park High School captain |
| Bailey Newton | Defenseman | Canada | Oakville, Ontario; former Oakville Blades captain |
| Jesper Öhrvall | Forward | Sweden | Halmstad, Sweden; Spent last 3 seasons at RPI, 2012–13 and 2013–14 J20 SuperElit champion with HV71 |
| Jake Theut | Goalie | United States | Washington, Michigan; played at Northeastern from 2014–2018, won Hockey East championship with Northeastern in 2015–16, 2013–14 EHL Goaltender of the Year and First Team All-Star with the New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs |
| Tyr Thompson | Forward | Canada | Whitecourt, Alberta |

## Roster
### Departures from 2017–18 team

* Richard Buri, D, graduated
* Cody Champagne, D, graduated
* Josh Kestner, F, graduated, signed with the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
* Jordan Larson, F, transferred to Lakehead University (U Sports)
* Max McHugh, F, graduated
* Brandon Parker, D, graduated
* Tyler Poulsen, F, signed with the Allen Americans (ECHL)
* Brennan Saulnier, F, graduated, signed with the Florida Everblades (ECHL)
* Jordan Uhelski, G, graduated, transferred to Miami (OH)

### 2018–19 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 | 6:05 pm | at Miami* | Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio | Sinclair | L 1–5 | 2,702 | 0–1–0 |
| October 7 | 2:00 pm | at Miami* | Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio | Theut | L 0–4 | 1,431 | 0–2–0 |
| October 12 | 8:30 pm | at Colorado College* | Colorado Springs World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Sinclair | L 0–1 | 3,164 | 0–3–0 |
| October 13 | 8:07 pm | at #10 Denver* | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | Theut | L 0–6 | 6,381 | 0–4–0 |
| October 19 | 7:07 pm | Arizona State* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Sinclair | L 1–2 | 2,138 | 0–5–0 |
| October 20 | 7:07 pm | Arizona State* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Theut | L 1–5 | 2,071 | 0–6–0 |
| October 26 | 7:07 pm | Lake Superior | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Sinclair | L 3–4 | 1,629 | 0–7–0 (0–1–0) |
| October 27 | 7:07 pm | Lake Superior | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Sinclair | L 1–2 | 3,083 | 0–8–0 (0–2–0) |
| November 2 | 7:07 pm | Michigan Tech | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Sinclair | L 1–2 | 1,279 | 0–9–0 (0–3–0) |
| November 3 | 7:07 pm | Michigan Tech | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Sinclair | L 1–4 | 1,091 | 0–10–0 (0–4–0) |
| November 16 | 10:07 pm | at Alaska | Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska | Sinclair | W 3–1 | 1,826 | 1–10–0 (1–4–0) |
| November 17 | 10:07 pm | at Alaska | Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska | Theut | L 1–2 | 1,928 | 1–11–0 (1–5–0) |
| December 1 | 6:07 pm | #12 Bowling Green | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Sinclair | L 2–6 | 1,041 | 1–12–0 (1–6–0) |
| December 2 | 3:07 pm | #12 Bowling Green | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Theut | L 1–2 | 1,007 | 1–13–0 (1–7–0) |
| December 7 | 7:07 pm | at Bemidji State | Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota | Sinclair | L 0–4 | 2,755 | 1–14–0 (1–8–0) |
| December 8 | 7:07 pm | at Bemidji State | Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota | Theut | W 4–2 | 2,978 | 2–14–0 (2–8–0) |
| December 14 | 6:07 pm | at Michigan Tech | MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan | Sinclair | W 1–0 | 2,411 | 3–14–0 (3–8–0) |
| December 15 | 6:07 pm | at Michigan Tech | MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan | Sinclair | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 3,025 | 3–15–0 (3–9–0) |
| December 28 | 6:05 pm | at Vermont* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup) | Sinclair | L 1–4 | 3,405 | 3–16–0 (3–9–0) |
| December 29 | 3:00 pm | vs. #11 Northeastern* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup) | Theut | L 0–2 | 3,639 | 12–3–1 (6–1–1) |
| January 4 | 7:07 pm | Ferris State | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Sinclair | L 5–6 $^{OT}$ | 1,247 | 3–18–0 (3–10–0) |
| January 5 | 7:07 pm | Ferris State | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Theut | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 1,308 | 4–18–0 (4–10–0) |
| January 11 | 6:07 pm | at #18 Lake Superior | Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan | Theut | L 2–7 | 2,025 | 4–19–0 (4–11–0) |
| January 12 | 6:07 pm | at #18 Lake Superior | Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan | Sinclair | T 1–1 $^{SOW}$ | 2,173 | 4–19–1 (4–11–1) |
| January 18 | 7:07 pm | Alaska Anchorage | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Sinclair | W 6–2 | 1,708 | 5–19–1 (5–11–1) |
| January 19 | 3:07 pm | Alaska Anchorage | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Sinclair | W 6–3 | 1,109 | 6–19–1 (6–11–1) |
| January 25 | 7:07 pm | Alaska | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Sinclair | L 1–3 | 2,440 | 6–20–1 (6–12–1) |
| January 26 | 7:07 pm | Alaska | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Sinclair | L 2–5 | 1,844 | 6–21–1 (6–13–1) |
| February 1 | 7:07 pm | at #6 Minnesota State | Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, Minnesota | Theut | L 1–6 | 3,985 | 6–22–1 (6–14–1) |
| February 2 | 7:07 pm | at #6 Minnesota State | Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, Minnesota | Sinclair | L 0–4 | 4,564 | 6–23–1 (6–15–1) |
| February 8 | 6:07 pm | Northern Michigan | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Sinclair | T 2–2 $^{SOW}$ | 1,357 | 6–23–2 (6–15–2) |
| February 9 | 3:37 pm | Northern Michigan | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Theut | L 3–6 | 1,432 | 6–24–2 (6–16–2) |
| February 22 | 6:07 pm | at Ferris State | Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan | Sinclair | W 2–0 | 1,354 | 7–24–2 (7–16–2) |
| February 23 | 6:07 pm | at Ferris State | Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan | Sinclair | L 2–5 | 1,684 | 7–25–2 (7–17–2) |
| March 1 | 7:07 pm | at #15 Bowling Green | Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | Sinclair | W 4–2 | 3,088 | 8–25–2 (8–17–2) |
| March 2 | 6:07 pm | at #15 Bowling Green | Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | Theut | L 1–7 | 3,818 | 8–26–2 (8–18–2) |
| WCHA Tournament ||||||||
| March 8 | 7:07 pm | at #4 Minnesota State | Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, Minnesota (WCHA First Round) | Sinclair | L 1–3 | 2,967 | 8–27–2 (8–18–2) |
| March 9 | 4:07 pm | at #4 Minnesota State | Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, Minnesota (WCHA First Round) | Sinclair | L 1–4 | 2,479 | 8–28–2 (8–18–2) |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time. Source: ||||||||

### Standings

2018–19 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 | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #6 Minnesota State †* | 28 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 99 | 43 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 147 | 76 |
| Northern Michigan | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 82 | 57 | 39 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 104 | 96 |
| #13 Bowling Green | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 77 | 52 | 41 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 133 | 75 |
| Lake Superior State | 28 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 91 | 69 | 38 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 123 | 93 |
| Bemidji State | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 71 | 63 | 38 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 95 | 94 |
| Michigan Tech | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 68 | 63 | 38 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 90 | 101 |
| Alaska | 28 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 57 | 81 | 36 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 72 | 114 |
| Alabama–Huntsville | 28 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 61 | 93 | 38 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 67 | 129 |
| Ferris State | 28 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 68 | 96 | 36 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 90 | 123 |
| Alaska Anchorage | 28 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 86 | 34 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 40 | 115 |
| Championship: March 23, 2019 † indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Broadmoor Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll ||||||||||||||||

## Player stats

As of March 9, 2019

### Skaters

| Player | Pos | Yr | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Hans Gorowsky | F | Sr | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Kurt Gosselin | D | Sr | 25 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Bauer Neudecker | F | Fr | 38 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Jeffers | F | Fr | 38 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Beaulieu | F | Jr | 38 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Madison Dunn | F | Sr | 38 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Rajic | F | So | 34 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor James | D | Jr | 38 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesper Öhrvall | F | Sr | 32 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Knight | D | Sr | 37 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Salerno | F | Jr | 38 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Merkley | F | So | 37 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Wilcox | F | Sr | 37 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Teets | D | Sr | 38 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Dodson | F | So | 27 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Connor Wood | F | So | 27 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dayne Finnson | D | Fr | 32 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bailey Newton | D | Fr | 38 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Drew Lennon | D | Fr | 38 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Allen | F | Fr | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyr Thompson | F | Fr | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Theut | G | Sr | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teddy Rotenberger | D | So | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Rappleyea | D | Jr | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levi Wunder | F | So | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Sinclair | G | So | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | | | 38 | 67 | 110 | 177 | 491 | 18 | 2 | 8 |

### Goalies

| Player | Yr | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SV | SV% | SO |
| Mark Sinclair | So | 28 | 1619:39 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 78 | 2.89 | 843 | 0.915 | 2 |
| Jake Theut | Sr | 12 | 655:11 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 46 | 4.21 | 386 | 0.894 | 0 |