# 2006–07 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

The 2006–07 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. The Chargers were coached by Doug Ross who was in his twenty-fifth, and final, season as head coach. His assistant coaches were Lance West, John McCabe, and Steve Briere. The Chargers played their home games in the Von Braun Center, and were a member of College Hockey America.
After a 32-game regular season, the Chargers finished with 10 wins, 19 losses, and 3 ties. Despite finishing last in the CHA in the regular season, the team won all 3 of its games in the CHA Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament. At the NCAA tournament, the Chargers played to double overtime with #2 overall seed Notre Dame before falling, 3–2.

## Season
### Schedule

    Green background indicates win (2 points).
    Red background indicates loss (0 points).
    Yellow background indicates tie (1 point).
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular season ||||||||
| October 7 | 8:05 pm | at Colorado College* | Colorado Springs World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Narduzzi | L 1–8 | 6,525 | 0–1–0 |
| October 8 | 6:05 pm | at Air Force* | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Narduzzi | L 3–4 | 863 | 0–2–0 |
| October 13 | 6:35 pm | at #5 Michigan* | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | Narduzzi | L 1–8 | 5,847 | 0–3–0 |
| October 15 | 1:05 pm | at Bowling Green* | BGSU Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | Erickson | T 5–5 $^{OT}$ | 1,414 | 0–3–1 |
| October 20 | 7:05 pm | Wayne State | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Erickson | W 4–2 | 1,918 | 1–3–1 (1–0–0) |
| October 21 | 7:05 pm | Wayne State | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Narduzzi | L 6–8 | 1,746 | 1–4–1 (1–1–0) |
| October 27 | 4:05 pm | vs. Air Force* | Tampa Bay Times Forum • Tampa, Florida (Lightning College Hockey Classic Semifinal) | Erickson | L 5–7 | 6,772 | 1–5–1 (1–1–0) |
| October 28 | 4:05 pm | vs. Army* | Tampa Bay Times Forum • Tampa, Florida (Lightning College Hockey Classic Consolation) | Narduzzi | W 2–1 | 7,043 | 2–5–1 (1–1–0) |
| November 10 | 6:00 pm | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | Narduzzi | L 3–7 | 1,193 | 2–6–1 (1–2–0) |
| November 11 | 6:00 pm | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | Erickson | L 1–4 | 1,073 | 2–7–1 (1–3–0) |
| November 17 | 6:35 pm | at Robert Morris | 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Island, Pennsylvania | Erickson | L 3–4 | 657 | 2–8–1 (1–4–0) |
| November 18 | 6:35 pm | at Robert Morris | 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Island, Pennsylvania | Narduzzi | W 7–2 | 498 | 3–8–1 (2–4–0) |
| December 1 | 7:05 pm | Princeton* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Narduzzi | L 2–4 | 1,853 | 3–9–1 (2–4–0) |
| December 2 | 7:05 pm | Princeton* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Narduzzi | W 3–2 | 1,796 | 4–9–1 (2–4–0) |
| December 9 | 4:05 pm | Robert Morris | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Narduzzi | L 4–5 | 1,977 | 4–10–1 (2–5–0) |
| December 10 | 2:05 pm | Robert Morris | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Narduzzi | W 4–3 | 1,104 | 5–10–1 (3–5–0) |
| December 15 | 7:35 pm | at Bemidji State | John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, Minnesota | Narduzzi | L 2–3 | 1,546 | 5–11–1 (3–6–0) |
| December 16 | 7:05 pm | at Bemidji State | John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, Minnesota | Narduzzi | L 2–4 | 1,532 | 5–12–1 (3–7–0) |
| December 29 | 7:05 pm | at Minnesota* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Dodge Holiday Classic Semifinal) | Narduzzi | L 1–3 | 10,015 | 5–13–1 (3–7–0) |
| December 30 | 4:05 pm | vs. UMass* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Dodge Holiday Classic Consolation) | Narduzzi | W 5–2 | 10,076 | 6–13–1 (3–7–0) |
| January 12 | 7:05 pm | Robert Morris | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Narduzzi | L 2–3 | 1,569 | 6–14–1 (3–8–0) |
| January 13 | 4:05 pm | Robert Morris | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Narduzzi | W 3–1 | 1,469 | 7–14–1 (4–8–0) |
| January 26 | 6:35 pm | at Western Michigan* | Lawson Ice Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | Narduzzi | L 0–5 | 2,144 | 7–15–1 (4–8–0) |
| January 27 | 6:35 pm | at Western Michigan* | Lawson Ice Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | Narduzzi | L 5–6 $^{OT}$ | 2,625 | 7–16–1 (4–8–0) |
| February 2 | 7:05 pm | Bemidji State | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Narduzzi | T 5–5 $^{OT}$ | 2,956 | 7–16–2 (4–8–1) |
| February 3 | 7:05 pm | Bemidji State | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Narduzzi | L 1–3 | 2,212 | 7–17–2 (4–9–1) |
| February 9 | 6:05 pm | at Wayne State | Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum • Detroit, Michigan | MacNicol | W 3–1 | 320 | 8–17–2 (5–9–1) |
| February 10 | 6:05 pm | at Wayne State | Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum • Detroit, Michigan | MacNicol | L 1–4 | 310 | 8–18–2 (5–10–1) |
| February 16 | 7:35 pm | at Bemidji State | John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, Minnesota | Narduzzi | L 3–4 | 1,397 | 8–19–2 (5–11–1) |
| February 17 | 7:05 pm | at Bemidji State | John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, Minnesota | MacNicol | W 4–3 | 2,263 | 9–19–2 (6–11–1) |
| March 2 | 7:05 pm | Niagara | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | MacNicol | W 3–1 | 1,723 | 10–19–2 (7–11–1) |
| March 3 | 7:35 pm | Niagara | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Narduzzi | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 2,144 | 10–19–3 (7–11–2) |
| CHA Tournament ||||||||
| March 9 | 7:00 pm | vs. Wayne State* | 95KGGO Arena • Des Moines, Iowa (CHA Tournament Quarterfinal) | Narduzzi | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 255 | 11–19–3 (7–11–2) |
| March 10 | 2:00 pm | vs. Niagara* | 95KGGO Arena • Des Moines, Iowa (CHA Tournament Semifinal) | Narduzzi | W 5–3 | 296 | 12–19–3 (7–11–2) |
| March 11 | 2:00 pm | vs. Robert Morris* | 95KGGO Arena • Des Moines, Iowa (CHA Tournament Final) | MacNicol | W 5–4 $^{OT}$ | 252 | 13–19–3 (7–11–2) |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||||
| March 23 | 4:00 pm | vs. Notre Dame* | Van Andel Arena • Grand Rapids, Michigan (NCAA Tournament Regional semifinal) | Narduzzi | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 5,201 | 13–20–3 (7–11–2) |
| *Non-conference game. All times are in Central Time. ||||||||

### Standings

2006–07 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 |
| Niagara† | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 70 | 62 | 37 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 126 | 128 |
| Bemidji State | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 56 | 54 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 97 | 109 |
| Robert Morris | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 67 | 72 | 35 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 110 | 129 |
| Wayne State | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 64 | 63 | 35 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 97 | 125 |
| Alabama–Huntsville* | 20 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 63 | 69 | 36 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 112 | 137 |
| Championship: Alabama–Huntsville † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||

### Statistics
#### Skaters

| Player | Pos | Yr | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| David Nimmo | C | Sr | 36 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 56 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| Grant Selinger | C | Sr | 36 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 63 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| Brett McConnachie | RW | Sr | 35 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Salekin | D | Jr | 34 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Shaun Arvai | D | Sr | 35 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Canter | RW | Sr | 35 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Kalinchuk | D | So | 35 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Murray | RW | So | 35 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Hilbert | LW | Jr | 33 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Kevin Morrison | LW | Fr | 36 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dominik Rozman | LW | Sr | 36 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Roshko | D | Fr | 36 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Federoff | C | So | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Sweazey | C | So | 34 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Train | C | Fr | 30 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cale Tanaka | LW | Fr | 27 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Galerno | LW | So | 28 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brennan Barker | D | Fr | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davide Nicoletti | D | Fr | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Larivee | D | Sr | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Maney | D | Sr | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake MacNicol | G | Fr | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Erickson | G | So | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Montes | D | Jr | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Narduzzi | G | Jr | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | | | 36 | 112 | 178 | 290 | 754 | 40 | 7 | 13 |

#### Goaltenders

| Player | Yr | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SV | SV% | SO |
| Marc Narduzzi | Jr | 27 | 1480:07 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 86 | 3.49 | 729 | 0.894 | 0 |
| Blake MacNicol | Fr | 8 | 351:43 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2.73 | 154 | 0.906 | 0 |
| Jordan Erickson | So | 9 | 393:30 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 4.73 | 171 | 0.847 | 0 |