# 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.

## Season
### Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| October 15 | 7:35 pm | at MSU–Mankato* | Midwest Wireless Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota | Byrne | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,866 | 0–0–1 |
| October 16 | 7:35 pm | at MSU–Mankato* | Midwest Wireless Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota | Briere | W 4–0 | 3,225 | 1–0–1 |
| October 22 | 7:00 pm | Mercyhurst* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Briere | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,135 | 1–0–2 |
| October 23 | 7:00 pm | Mercyhurst* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Byrne | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,315 | 1–0–3 |
| November 5 | 7:00 pm | Air Force | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Briere | W 4–0 | 2,178 | 2–0–3 (1–0–0) |
| November 6 | 7:00 pm | Air Force | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Briere | W 5–2 | 2,057 | 3–0–3 (2–0–0) |
| November 12 | 6:00 pm | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | Briere | L 1–7 | 1,342 | 3–1–3 (2–1–0) |
| November 13 | 6:00 pm | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | Byrne | L 0–4 | 945 | 3–2–3 (2–2–0) |
| November 19 | 7:00 pm | Wayne State* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Briere | W 4–3 | 2,500 | 4–2–3 (2–2–0) |
| November 20 | 7:00 pm | Wayne State* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, 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 House • Bemidji, 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 House • Bemidji, Minnesota | Briere | W 6–3 | 1,581 | 7–2–3 (4–2–0) |
| December 11 | 6:05 pm | at Michigan State* | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | Briere | L 0–5 | 6,476 | 7–3–3 (4–2–0) |
| January 7 | 7:00 pm | Army | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Briere | W 2–1 | 4,389 | 8–3–3 (5–2–0) |
| January 8 | 7:00 pm | Army | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Byrne | W 5–1 | 4,107 | 9–3–3 (6–2–0) |
| January 14 | 7:00 pm | Niagara | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Briere | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 2,205 | 9–4–3 (6–3–0) |
| January 15 | 7:00 pm | Niagara | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Briere | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 1,359 | 9–4–4 (6–3–1) |
| January 21 | 6:35 pm | at Bowling Green* | BGSU Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | Briere | L 3–4 | 2,053 | 9–5–4 (6–3–1) |
| January 22 | 6:35 pm | at Bowling Green* | BGSU Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | Briere | L 1–5 | 2,352 | 9–6–4 (6–3–1) |
| January 28 | 6:00 pm | at Findlay | Clauss Ice Arena • Findlay, Ohio | Briere | W 5–4 | 300 | 10–6–4 (7–3–1) |
| January 29 | 6:00 pm | at Findlay | Clauss Ice Arena • Findlay, Ohio | Byrne | W 6–0 | 362 | 11–6–4 (8–3–1) |
| February 4 | 7:00 pm | Bemidji State | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Byrne | L 4–5 $^{OT}$ | 2,633 | 11–7–4 (8–4–1) |
| February 5 | 7:00 pm | Bemidji State | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Byrne | W 6–1 | 2,723 | 12–7–4 (9–4–1) |
| February 11 | 8:00 pm | at Air Force | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado 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 Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Byrne | L 2–3 | 1,396 | 13–8–4 (10–5–1) |
| February 18 | 7:00 pm | Findlay | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Briere | W 6–0 | 2,172 | 14–8–4 (11–5–1) |
| February 19 | 2:00 pm | Findlay | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Briere | W 5–1 | 1,468 | 15–8–4 (12–5–1) |
| February 25 | 6:05 pm | at Wayne State* | Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum • Detroit, Michigan | Byrne | L 3–4 | 1,152 | 15–9–4 (12–5–1) |
| February 26 | 6:05 pm | at Wayne State* | Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum • Detroit, Michigan | Byrne | W 7–0 | 1,189 | 16–9–4 (12–5–1) |
| CHA Tournament ||||||||
| March 11 | 7:00 pm | Bemidji State* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama (CHA Tournament Semifinal) | Briere | W 10–4 | 2,171 | 17–9–4 (12–5–1) |
| March 12 | 4:00 pm | Niagara* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, 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

1999–2000 College Hockey America standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | 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 |||||||||||||||

### Skaters

| 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

| 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 |