# 2008–09 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

The 2008–09 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Chargers were coached by Danton Cole who was in his second season as head coach. The Chargers played their home games in the Von Braun Center and were members of the College Hockey America conference.

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| October 10 | 8:35 pm | at Colorado College* | Colorado Springs World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Talbot | L 0–1 | 5,830 | 0–1–0 (0–0–0) |
| October 11 | 8:05 pm | at Colorado College* | Colorado Springs World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | MacNicol | L 3–5 | 6,285 | 0–2–0 (0–0–0) |
| October 24 | 7:05 pm | Tennessee* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama (Exhibition) | Russell | W 13–0 | 2,795 | 0–2–0 (0–0–0) |
| October 31 | 6:35 pm | at Robert Morris | 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Island, Pennsylvania | Talbot | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 890 | 0–2–1 (0–0–1) |
| November 1 | 6:35 pm | at Robert Morris | 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Island, Pennsylvania | Talbot | L 2–3 | 806 | 0–3–1 (0–1–1) |
| November 7 | 7:05 pm | Bemidji State | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | MacNicol | W 4–2 | 3,474 | 1–3–1 (1–1–1) |
| November 8 | 7:05 pm | Bemidji State | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Talbot | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 4,368 | 1–4–1 (1–2–1) |
| November 21 | 6:00 pm | at Yale* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Talbot | W 1–0 | 1,845 | 2–4–1 (1–2–1) |
| November 22 | 6:00 pm | at Yale* | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | MacNicol | L 2–6 | 2,019 | 2–5–1 (1–2–1) |
| December 5 | 7:35 pm | at Bemidji State | John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, Minnesota | Talbot | L 1–3 | 1,968 | 2–6–1 (1–3–1) |
| December 6 | 7:05 pm | at Bemidji State | John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, Minnesota | Talbot | L 2–4 | 1,896 | 2–7–1 (1–4–1) |
| December 12 | 6:05 pm | at Ferris State* | Robert L. Ewigleben Ice Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan | Talbot | L 2–4 | 930 | 2–8–1 (1–4–1) |
| December 13 | 6:05 pm | at Ferris State* | Robert L. Ewigleben Ice Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan | Talbot | L 2–5 | 1,071 | 2–9–1 (1–4–1) |
| December 27 | 7:05 pm | at 2008–09 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season* | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin (Badger Showdown) | Talbot | L 0–5 | 12,887 | 2–10–1 (1–4–1) |
| December 28 | 4:05 pm | Harvard* | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin (Badger Showdown) | MacNicol | W 4–1 | 13,422 | 3–10–1 (1–4–1) |
| January 9 | 7:00 pm | Robert Morris | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | MacNicol | W 5–2 | 2,436 | 4–10–1 (2–4–1) |
| January 10 | 3:05 pm | Robert Morris | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Talbot | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 2,172 | 4–10–2 (2–4–2) |
| January 16 | 6:35 pm | at Western Michigan* | Lawson Ice Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | Talbot | L 3–4 | 1,891 | 4–11–2 (2–4–2) |
| January 17 | 6:35 pm | at Western Michigan* | Lawson Ice Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | MacNicol | L 1–5 | 2,152 | 4–12–2 (2–4–2) |
| January 30 | 7:05 pm | Niagara | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Talbot | L 2–4 | 2,432 | 4–13–2 (2–5–2) |
| January 31 | 3:05 pm | Niagara | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | MacNicol | T 5–5 $^{OT}$ | 2,144 | 4–13–3 (2–5–3) |
| February 6 | 7:35 pm | at Bemidji State | John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, Minnesota | Talbot | L 0–2 | 1,871 | 4–14–3 (2–6–3) |
| February 7 | 7:05 pm | at Bemidji State | John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, Minnesota | MacNicol | L 2–4 | 1,893 | 4–15–3 (2–7–3) |
| February 13 | 7:05 pm | Niagara | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Talbot | L 2–4 | 2,638 | 4–16–3 (2–8–3) |
| February 14 | 3:05 pm | Niagara | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Talbot | W 3–1 | 1,699 | 5–16–3 (3–8–3) |
| February 20 | 5:05 pm | Robert Morris | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Talbot | L 1–3 | 2,837 | 5–17–3 (3–9–3) |
| February 21 | 3:05 pm | Robert Morris | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Talbot | L 3–6 | 2,675 | 5–18–3 (3–10–3) |
| March 6 | 6:05 pm | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Niagara, New York | Talbot | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 1,136 | 5–18–4 (3–10–4) |
| March 7 | 6:05 pm | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Niagara, New York | Talbot | L 3–6 | 1,239 | 5–19–4 (3–11–4) |
| March 13 | 7:00 pm | at Bemidji State* | John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, Minnesota (CHA Tournament Semifinal) | Talbot | L 1–4 | 1,710 | 5–20–4 (3–11–4) |
| March 14 | 2:00 pm | vs. Niagara* | John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, Minnesota (CHA Tournament 3rd Place) | MacNicol | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 850 | 5–20–5 (3–11–4) |
| *Non-conference game. All times are in Central Time. ||||||||

### Standings

2008–09 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 |
| #9 Bemidji State†* | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 55 | 38 | 37 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 106 | 97 |
| Niagara | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 53 | 44 | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 98 | 92 |
| Robert Morris | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 46 | 57 | 36 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 93 | 121 |
| Alabama–Huntsville | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 43 | 58 | 30 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 63 | 99 |
| Championship: Bemidji State † 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 |
| Matt Sweazey | C | Sr | 30 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Campbell | F | Fr | 30 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Coburn | F | So | 30 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Brandon Roshko | D | Jr | 29 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Train | C | Jr | 30 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Federoff | C | Sr | 30 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 86 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Morrison | LW | Jr | 28 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Kalinchuk | D | Sr | 30 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Koudys | F | So | 24 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brennan Barker | D | Jr | 26 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Ruffini | F | So | 26 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Durnie | D | Fr | 22 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cale Tanaka | LW | Jr | 27 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Murray | RW | Sr | 29 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Fairbanks | F | So | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Baxter | D | So | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Ward | D | So | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Easton | F | Fr | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark MacLean | F | Fr | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davide Nicoletti | D | Jr | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Conter | F | Sr | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Goodchild | F | So | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Bruni | F | So | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake MacNicol | G | Jr | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Talbot | G | So | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Burkholder | D | So | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | | | 30 | 63 | 115 | 178 | 496 | 23 | 2 | 5 |

#### Goalies

| Player | Yr | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SV | SV% | SO |
| Cameron Talbot | So | 24 | 1320 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 65 | 2.95 | 635 | 0.907 | 1 |
| Blake MacNicol | Jr | 12 | 500 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 3.48 | 252 | 0.897 | 0 |