# 1998–99 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

The 1998–99 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Chargers were coached by Doug Ross who was in his seventeenth season as head coach. After six seasons in Division II, including two National Championships, UAH began play in as an independent in Division I, playing a schedule mixed with Division I and II teams. The Chargers played their home games in the Von Braun Center.

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| October 23 | at Army* | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Billequey | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | | 1–0–0 |
| October 24 | at Army* | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | Briere | L 1–2 | | 1–1–0 |
| October 30 | Oswego* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Billequey | W 7–4 | 1,775 | 2–1–0 |
| October 31 | Oswego* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Briere | W 4–3 | 1,001 | 3–1–0 |
| November 6 | Elmira* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Billequey | W 5–1 | 1,482 | 4–1–0 |
| November 7 | Elmira* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Briere | W 8–7 | 1,562 | 5–1–0 |
| November 13 | at Mankato State* | Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota | Billequey | T 4–4 $^{OT}$ | 3,132 | 5–1–1 |
| November 14 | at Mankato State* | Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota | Billequey | L 2–5 | 3,321 | 5–2–1 |
| November 27 | New England College* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Billequey | W 11–3 | 1,768 | 6–2–1 |
| November 28 | New England College* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Billequey | W 11–3 | 1,592 | 7–2–1 |
| December 11 | Geneseo* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Billequey | W 11–3 | 1,991 | 8–2–1 |
| December 12 | Geneseo* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Briere | W 6–2 | 1,189 | 9–2–1 |
| December 29 | vs. Mercyhurst* | UConn Rink • Storrs, Connecticut (UConn Holiday Tournament) | Billequey | W 3–0 | 1,000 | 10–2–1 |
| December 30 | at Connecticut* | UConn Rink • Storrs, Connecticut (UConn Holiday Tournament) | Billequey | W 3–0 | 603 | 11–2–1 |
| January 2 | Babson* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Briere | W 14–1 | 1,048 | 12–2–1 |
| January 3 | Babson* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Billequey | W 6–4 | 979 | 13–2–1 |
| January 9 | Niagara* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Billequey | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 1,507 | 14–2–1 |
| January 10 | Niagara* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Billequey | L 1–3 | 1,552 | 14–3–1 |
| January 15 | Concordia (Minn.)* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Briere | W 5–3 | 1,924 | 15–3–1 |
| January 16 | Concordia (Minn.)* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Billequey | W 4–2 | 3,873 | 16–3–1 |
| January 23 | St. Thomas* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Billequey | W 6–4 | 1,322 | 17–3–1 |
| January 24 | St. Thomas* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Briere | W 7–2 | 1,130 | 18–3–1 |
| February 5 | Findlay* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Billequey | W 9–2 | 2,311 | 19–3–1 |
| February 6 | Findlay* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Briere | W 7–4 | 2,566 | 20–3–1 |
| February 19 | at Niagara* | NU Ice Complex • Lewiston, New York | Billequey | L 1–2 | 939 | 20–4–1 |
| February 20 | at Niagara* | NU Ice Complex • Lewiston, New York | Billequey | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 1,106 | 20–5–1 |
| February 28 | Bentley* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Briere | W 14–4 | | 21–5–1 |
| *Non-conference game. |||||||

### Standings

1998–99 Division I Independent ice hockey 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 |
| Air Force | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 36 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 113 | 128 |
| Alabama–Huntsville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 27 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 159 | 76 |
| Army | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 34 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 130 | 103 |
| Mankato State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 39 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 149 | 129 |
| Nebraska–Omaha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 35 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 95 | 141 |
| Niagara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 32 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 103 | 85 |
| Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll |||||||||||||||

### Skaters

| Player | Pos | Yr | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Mike Hamiln | RW | Sr | | 25 | 17 | 42 | |
| Jay Woodcroft | C | Jr | 27 | 19 | 19 | 38 | |
| Nathan Bowen | F | Sr | 27 | 18 | 18 | 36 | |
| Shane Stewart | D | Sr | 26 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 186 |
| Ron Baker | C | Fr | 27 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 46 |
| Ryan McCormack | RW | So | 21 | 6 | 16 | 22 | |
| Dwayne Blais | C | So | 25 | 4 | 18 | 22 | |
| Jessi Otis | LW | Fr | 25 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 28 |
| Darren Curry | D | Fr | 18 | 8 | 3 | 11 | |
| Colin Schmidt | LW | So | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
| Kevin Ridgeway | D | Fr | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 36 |
| James Krodrowski | D | Fr | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |

### Goaltenders

| Player | Yr | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SV | SV% | SO |
| Cedric Billequey | Sr | 18 | | 13 | 4 | 1 | | 1.79 | | 0.929 | |
| Steve Briere | So | 9 | | 8 | 1 | 0 | | | | | |