# 1993–94 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

The 1993–94 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 1993–94 NCAA Division II men's hockey season. The Chargers were led by Doug Ross, who was in his 12th season as head coach, and played their home games at the Von Braun Civic Center.
The Chargers finished the regular season with a 19–4–1 record, including a win over Division I Providence. As the top-ranked team in Division II, UAH hosted the Division II Championship Series against Bemidji State. UAH won the first game of the series 5–3, behind two goals from Junior Garry Symons. Bemidji State won game 2, 2–1, setting up a 20-minute "mini-game" tiebreaker. Tied at 1 after 20 minutes, Bemidji scored 15:48 into overtime to win the championship. The final was attended by 6,451 at the VBCC, a record for a Division II event.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

* Green background indicates win.
* Red background indicates loss.
* Yellow background indicates tie.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| October 16 | at Windsor | Windsor, Ontario | | W 6–2 | | 1–0–0 |
| October 17 | at Windsor | Windsor, Ontario | Puppa | T 4–4 $^{OT}$ | | 1–0–1 |
| October 29 | Mercyhurst | Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Puppa | L 3–9 | 2,581 | 1–1–1 |
| October 30 | Mercyhurst | Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama | | W 7–4 | 992 | 2–1–1 |
| November 6 | Windsor | Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama | | W 5–2 | 778 | 3–1–1 |
| November 7 | Windsor | Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama | | W 5–4 | 656 | 4–1–1 |
| November 19 | RIT | Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama | | W 6–4 | 1,426 | 5–1–1 |
| November 20 | RIT | Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama | | W 7–1 | 1,516 | 6–1–1 |
| November 27 | at Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | W 4–2 | | 7–1–1 |
| November 28 | at American International | Springfield, Massachusetts | | W 7–2 | | 8–1–1 |
| December 10 | New Hampshire College | Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama | | W 14–0 | 1,508 | 9–1–1 |
| December 11 | New Hampshire College | Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama | | W 9–6 | 1,289 | 10–1–1 |
| January 1 | Merrimack | Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama | | W 7–5 | 1,600 | 11–1–1 |
| January 2 | Merrimack | Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Puppa | L 0–5 | 1,086 | 11–2–1 |
| January 8 | Saint Anselm | Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Puppa | L 6–7 $^{OT}$ | 2,744 | 11–3–1 |
| January 9 | Saint Anselm | Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama | | W 7–1 | | 12–3–1 |
| January 16 | Stonehill | Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama | | W 18–1 | 1,798 | 13–3–1 |
| January 17 | Stonehill | Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama | | W 17–5 | 1,041 | 14–3–1 |
| January 21 | at Mankato State | All Seasons Arena • Mankato, Minnesota | | W 6–2 | | 15–3–1 |
| January 22 | at Mankato State | All Seasons Arena • Mankato, Minnesota | Puppa | L 1–2 | | 15–4–1 |
| February 11 | Quinnipiac | Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama | | W 14–1 | 4,500 | 16–4–1 |
| February 12 | Quinnipiac | Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama | | W 15–0 | 2,923 | 17–4–1 |
| February 18 | Mankato State | Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama | | W 7–2 | 4,000 | 18–4–1 |
| February 19 | Mankato State | Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama | | W 4–3 | 5,169 | 19–4–1 |
| NCAA Championship Series |||||||
| March 11 | Bemidji State | Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Puppa | W 5–3 | 4,607 | 20–4–1 |
| March 12 | Bemidji State | Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Puppa | L 1–2 | 6,541 | 20–5–1 |
| March 12 | Bemidji State | Von Braun Civic Center • Huntsville, Alabama (Mini-Game) | Puppa | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 6,541 | 20–5–1 |
| *Non-conference game. Source: |||||||

## Statistics

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### Skaters

| Player | Pos | Yr | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Graham Fair | C | Sr | 26 | 23 | 39 | 62 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Garry Symons | LW | Jr | 24 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 108 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Tony Guzzo | C | Fr | 24 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Lance West | LW | Jr | 26 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Richard | LW | So | 26 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 78 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Mario Mazzuca | LW | So | 25 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Wolitski | D | So | 25 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shane Bowler | C | Jr | 23 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Hernandez | RW | Jr | 20 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Slifka | D | Sr | 26 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Wade Tulk | C | So | 25 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Wood | RW | So | 26 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Scanlan | C | So | 26 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darryl Bossence | F | Sr | 26 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Taso Sofikitis | D | So | 22 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Macera | D | So | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Dame | D | So | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Bilyeu | C | Fr | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Borko | D | So | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Popa | D | Fr | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Wessells | D | Jr | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| K. C. Schneider | RW | Fr | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Dyjak | D | Fr | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Caputo | D | Sr | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Agan | G | Fr | 5 | | 0 | | 0 | | | |
| Derek Puppa | G | So | 24 | | 0 | | 0 | | | |
| Kevin Brady | G | So | 2 | | 0 | | 0 | | | |
| Team | | | 26 | 185 | 298 | 483 | 631 | 40 | 10 | 20 |

### Goaltenders

| Player | Yr | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SV | SV% | SO |
| Derek Puppa | So | 24 | 1404 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 63 | 2.69 | 665 | 0.913 | 2 |
| Brett Agan | Fr | 5 | 132 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5.45 | 42 | 0.778 | 0 |
| Kevin Brady | So | 2 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.00 | 19 | 0.760 | 0 |