# 2013–14 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

The 2013–14 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Chargers were coached by Mike Corbett who was in his first 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 for the first time in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.

## Preseason

On January 17, 2013, after months of discussions with conference officials and league member representatives, UAH formally applied to and was accepted to join the Western Collegiate Hockey Association beginning with the 2013–14 season, after three seasons as an independent. On May 29, 2013, head coach Kurt Kleinendorst resigned, later signing as head coach of the American Hockey League's Iowa Wild. Mike Corbett was named UAH's sixth head coach on July 8, 2013. Matty Thomas was announced as assistant coach on August 8, replacing Bruce Garber.

### Recruiting

UAH added 11 freshmen for the 2013–14 season, including 2 goaltenders, 7 forwards, and 2 defensemen:
| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Joakim Broberg | Left Wing | Sweden | Lidköping, Sweden; former Linköping J20 alternate captain, 2011–12 J20 SuperElit champion with Linköping, played one season with the Sweden Under-18 Team |
| Brandon Carlson | Defenseman | United States | Huntington Beach, California; 2012–13 USHL Champion with the Dubuque Fighting Saints, 2010–11 NAHL champion with the Fairbanks Ice Dogs |
| Brandon Clowes | Left Wing | Canada | Calgary, Alberta |
| Brent Fletcher | Right Wing | Canada | New Westminster, British Columbia; former Merritt Centennials captain |
| Carmine Guerriero | Goaltender | Canada | Montreal, Quebec |
| Matt Larose | Goaltender | Canada | Nanaimo, British Columbia |
| Cody Marooney | Forward | United States | Eden Prairie, Minnesota; former Sioux City Musketeers and Brookings Blizzard captain |
| Steve McKenna | Left Wing | United States | South Boston, Massachusetts; 2011–12 EJHL champion with the New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs |
| Matt Salhany | Right Wing | United States | Warwick, Rhode Island |
| Wade Schools | Defenseman | United States | Hartford, Connecticut; former Springfield Pics captain, 2012–13 EJHL All-Star |
| Regan Soquila | Forward | Canada | Maple Ridge, British Columbia |

## Roster
### Departures from 2012–13 team

* Justin Cseter, F, Graduated – signed with the Huntsville Havoc (SPHL)
* Curtis deBruyn, D, Graduated – signed with Miskolci JJSE (MOL Liga)
* Sebastian Geoffrion, F, Graduated – signed with the Arizona Sundogs (CHL)
* John Griggs, G, Graduated – signed with the Pensacola Ice Flyers (SPHL)
* Gregg Gruehl, G
* Tyler Kotlarz, F
* Kyle Lysaght, F
* Lasse Uusivirta, D – signed with the Aalborg Pirates (Denmark)

### 2013–14 team

As of October 13, 2013.

## Regular season
### Schedule

* Green background indicates win.
* Red background indicates loss.
* Yellow background indicates tie.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| October 11 | 6:00 pm | at Northeastern* | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | Larose | L 1–9 | 2,487 | 0–1–0 |
| October 12 | 6:00 pm | at Northeastern* | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | Guerriero | L 2–3 | 1,979 | 0–2–0 |
| October 25 | 7:07 pm | Bemidji State | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Larose | L 1–6 | 2,217 | 0–3–0 (0–1–0) |
| October 26 | 7:07 pm | Bemidji State | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Guerriero | L 0–1 | 1,517 | 0–4–0 (0–2–0) |
| November 1 | 7:07 pm | Ferris State | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Guerriero | L 0–5 | 1,562 | 0–5–0 (0–3–0) |
| November 2 | 7:07 pm | Ferris State | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Larose | L 2–3 | 1,320 | 0–6–0 (0–4–0) |
| November 8 | 10:07 pm | at Alaska–Anchorage | Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska | Guerriero | L 1–3 | 2,106 | 0–7–0 (0–5–0) |
| November 9 | 10:07 pm | at Alaska–Anchorage | Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska | Larose | L 1–6 | 2,256 | 0–8–0 (0–6–0) |
| November 15 | 7:07 pm | #3 St. Cloud State* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Guerriero | L 0–10 | 1,824 | 0–9–0 (0–6–0) |
| November 16 | 7:07 pm | #3 St. Cloud State* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Larose | L 3–4 | 1,508 | 0–10–0 (0–6–0) |
| November 22 | 6:07 pm | at Northern Michigan | Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan | Larose | L 0–3 | 1,873 | 0–11–0 (0–7–0) |
| November 23 | 6:07 pm | at Northern Michigan | Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan | Guerriero | L 0–4 | 1,937 | 0–12–0 (0–8–0) |
| November 29 | 6:35 pm | at #11 Notre Dame* | Compton Family Ice Arena • South Bend, Indiana (Shillelagh Tournament) | Larose | L 2–5 | 4,613 | 0–13–0 (0–8–0) |
| November 30 | 3:05 pm | vs. Western Michigan* | Compton Family Ice Arena • South Bend, Indiana (Shillelagh Tournament) | Guerriero | L 0–1 | 4,416 | 0–14–0 (0–8–0) |
| December 6 | 6:07 pm | at Bowling Green | BGSU Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | Larose | L 0–3 | 809 | 0–15–0 (0–9–0) |
| December 7 | 6:07 pm | at Bowling Green | BGSU Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | Guerriero | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 1,729 | 1–15–0 (1–9–0) |
| December 13 | 7:07 pm | Minnesota State | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Larose | L 1–4 | 1,291 | 1–16–0 (1–10–0) |
| December 14 | 7:07 pm | Minnesota State | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Guerriero | L 1–4 | 1,473 | 1–17–0 (1–11–0) |
| December 27 | 7:00 pm | at #14 Wisconsin* | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | Larose | L 0–5 | 9,098 | 1–18–0 (1–11–0) |
| December 28 | 8:00 pm | at #14 Wisconsin* | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | Guerriero | L 2–3 | 9,775 | 1–19–0 (1–11–0) |
| January 3 | 7:07 pm | Bowling Green | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Larose | L 0–7 | 1,560 | 1–20–0 (1–12–0) |
| January 4 | 7:07 pm | Bowling Green | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Guerriero | L 1–4 | 1,515 | 1–21–0 (1–13–0) |
| January 10 | 7:05 pm | at #15 Notre Dame* | Compton Family Ice Arena • South Bend, Indiana | Larose | L 1–7 | 4,718 | 1–22–0 (1–13–0) |
| January 11 | 6:05 pm | at #15 Notre Dame* | Compton Family Ice Arena • South Bend, Indiana | Guerriero | L 0–5 | 4,891 | 1–23–0 (1–13–0) |
| January 17 | 7:07 pm | Alaska–Anchorage | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Larose | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 2,604 | 1–23–1 (1–13–1) |
| January 18 | 7:07 pm | Alaska–Anchorage | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Guerriero | L 1–4 | 3,614 | 1–24–1 (1–14–1) |
| January 31 | 10:07 pm | at Alaska | Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska | Larose | L 1–6 | 2,528 | 1–25–1 (1–15–1) |
| February 1 | 10:07 pm | at Alaska | Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska | Guerriero | L 1–6 | 2,659 | 1–26–1 (1–16–1) |
| February 7 | 6:07 pm | at Michigan Tech | MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan | Guerriero | L 1–4 | 3,089 | 1–27–1 (1–17–1) |
| February 8 | 4:07 pm | at Michigan Tech | MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan | Larose | L 4–10 | 3,203 | 1–28–1 (1–18–1) |
| February 14 | 7:37 pm | at Minnesota State | Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, Minnesota | Larose | L 0–4 | 3,127 | 1–29–1 (1–19–1) |
| February 15 | 7:07 pm | at Minnesota State | Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, Minnesota | Guerriero | L 0–4 | 3,987 | 1–30–1 (1–20–1) |
| February 21 | 7:07 pm | Lake Superior State | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Larose | L 1–2 | 2,488 | 1–31–1 (1–21–1) |
| February 22 | 7:07 pm | Lake Superior State | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Guerriero | L 2–3 | 2,311 | 1–32–1 (1–22–1) |
| February 28 | 7:37 pm | at Bemidji State | Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota | Larose | W 2–1 | 3,587 | 2–32–1 (2–22–1) |
| March 1 | 7:07 pm | at Bemidji State | Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota | Guerriero | L 1–4 | 3,680 | 2–33–1 (2–23–1) |
| March 7 | 7:07 pm | Northern Michigan | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Larose | L 1–4 | 2,704 | 2–34–1 (2–24–1) |
| March 8 | 7:07 pm | Northern Michigan | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Groh | L 2–5 | 2,619 | 2–35–1 (2–25–1) |
| *Non-conference game. All times are in Central Time. ||||||||

### Standings

2013–14 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | 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 | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #6 Ferris State$^†$ | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 92 | 62 | 43 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 138 | 94 |
| #11 Minnesota State* | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 41 | 95 | 58 | 41 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 130 | 95 |
| Alaska | 28 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 97 | 77 | 37 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 126 | 103 |
| Bowling Green | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 89 | 73 | 39 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 119 | 104 |
| Michigan Tech | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 78 | 78 | 40 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 99 | 108 |
| Alaska–Anchorage | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 74 | 77 | 38 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 105 | 107 |
| Northern Michigan | 28 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 27 | 77 | 75 | 38 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 102 | 108 |
| Bemidji State | 28 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 72 | 76 | 38 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 92 | 118 |
| Lake Superior State | 28 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 24 | 70 | 84 | 36 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 94 | 114 |
| Alabama–Huntsville | 28 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 114 | 38 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 41 | 166 |
| Championship: Minnesota State † indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup); * indicates conference tournament champion (Broadmoor Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 23, 2014 |||||||||||||||

## Player stats

As of January 18, 2014

### Skaters

| Player | Pos | Yr | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Jack Prince | F | So | 33 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Salhany | F | Fr | 33 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chad Brears | F | So | 35 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Koshey | D | So | 31 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Allan | F | Sr | 35 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Misuraca | D | So | 36 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Regan Soquila | F | Fr | 37 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Vanderlugt | F | Jr | 22 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Fletcher | F | Fr | 37 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Clowes | F | Fr | 25 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Reid | F | Jr | 36 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Marooney | F | Fr | 38 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Carlson | D | Fr | 36 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Pierce | F | Jr | 31 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen McKenna | F | Fr | 26 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joakim Broberg | F | Fr | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Strukoff | D | Jr | 33 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Reinhardt | D | Jr | 36 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Schools | D | Fr | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anderson White | D | So | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Groh | G | Sr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mat Hagen | D | Sr | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Kendra | F | So | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Larose | G | Fr | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carmine Guerriero | G | Fr | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brice Geoffrion | F | Sr | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | | | 38 | 41 | 72 | 113 | 443 | 12 | 2 | 2 |

### Goaltenders

| Player | Yr | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SV | SV% | SO |
| Carmine Guerriero | Fr | 21 | 1106:36 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 72 | 3.90 | 686 | 0.905 | 0 |
| Matt Larose | Fr | 20 | 1080:05 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 85 | 4.72 | 676 | 0.888 | 0 |
| C.J. Groh | Sr | 2 | 88:26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5.39 | 46 | 0.852 | 0 |