# 2002–03 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

The 2002–03 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Chargers were coached by Doug Ross who was in his twenty-first season as head coach. The Chargers played their home games in the Von Braun Center and were members of the College Hockey America conference.

## Season
### Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||||
| October 18 | 7:35 pm | at Wisconsin* | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | Byrne | L 2–4 | 9,678 | 0–1–0 |
| October 19 | 8:05 pm | at Wisconsin* | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | Munroe | L 2–3 | 10,300 | 0–2–0 |
| October 25 | 8:35 pm | at #2 Denver* | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | Byrne | L 2–7 | 4,475 | 0–3–0 |
| October 26 | 8:05 pm | at #2 Denver* | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | MacLean | L 0–7 | 5,457 | 0–4–0 |
| November 1 | 7:05 pm | at #4 Minnesota* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota | Byrne | L 1–12 | 10,058 | 0–5–0 |
| November 2 | 7:05 pm | at #4 Minnesota* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota | Munroe | L 2–4 | 10,031 | 0–6–0 |
| November 15 | 7:05 pm | Air Force | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Byrne | W 4–2 | 3,074 | 1–6–0 (1–0–0) |
| November 16 | 7:05 pm | Air Force | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Munroe | W 5–2 | 1,898 | 2–6–0 (2–0–0) |
| November 22 | 6:05 pm | at Wayne State | Great Lakes Sports City Superior Arena • Detroit, Michigan | Byrne | L 4–5 $^{OT}$ | 762 | 2–7–0 (2–1–0) |
| November 23 | 6:05 pm | at Wayne State | Great Lakes Sports City Superior Arena • Detroit, Michigan | Munroe | W 5–2 | 785 | 3–7–0 (3–1–0) |
| November 30 | 1:35 pm | Niagara | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Byrne | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 1,183 | 3–7–1 (3–1–1) |
| December 1 | 1:05 pm | Niagara | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Munroe | W 7–4 | 977 | 4–7–1 (4–1–1) |
| December 6 | 6:00 pm | at Sacred Heart* | Milford Ice Pavilion • Fairfield, Connecticut | Byrne | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 401 | 4–7–2 (4–1–1) |
| December 7 | 6:00 pm | at Sacred Heart* | Milford Ice Pavilion • Fairfield, Connecticut | Munroe | W 6–2 | 322 | 5–7–2 (4–1–1) |
| December 29 | 1:00 pm | vs. #8 Ferris State* | UConn Ice Arena • Storrs, Connecticut (UConn Classic) | Munroe | W 5–4 $^{OT}$ | 200 | 6–7–2 (4–1–1) |
| December 30 | 4:15 pm | vs. Findlay* | UConn Ice Arena • Storrs, Connecticut (UConn Classic) | Byrne | W 4–2 | N/A | 7–7–2 (4–1–1) |
| January 3 | 7:05 pm | Fairfield* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Munroe | W 8–1 | 2,471 | 8–7–2 (4–1–1) |
| January 4 | 7:05 pm | Fairfield* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Byrne | W 8–2 | 2,564 | 9–7–2 (4–1–1) |
| January 10 | 6:05 pm | at Findlay | Clauss Ice Arena • Findlay, Ohio | Munroe | W 5–2 | 375 | 10–7–2 (5–1–1) |
| January 11 | 6:05 pm | at Findlay | Clauss Ice Arena • Findlay, Ohio | Byrne | W 5–2 | 1,158 | 11–7–2 (6–1–1) |
| January 16 | 7:05 pm | Bemidji State | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Munroe | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 947 | 12–7–2 (7–1–1) |
| January 17 | 7:05 pm | Bemidji State | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Munroe | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,835 | 13–7–2 (8–1–1) |
| January 24 | 6:05 pm | at Northern Michigan* | Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan | Munroe | L 3–7 | 2,522 | 13–8–2 (8–1–1) |
| January 25 | 6:05 pm | at Northern Michigan* | Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan | Munroe | L 0–2 | 3,384 | 13–9–2 (8–1–1) |
| January 31 | 8:05 pm | at Air Force | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Munroe | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 1,007 | 13–9–3 (8–1–2) |
| February 1 | 8:05 pm | at Air Force | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Byrne | W 3–1 | 1,052 | 14–9–3 (9–1–2) |
| February 15 | 8:30 pm | Wayne State | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Munroe | W 4–0 | N/A | 15–9–3 (10–1–2) |
| February 16 | 4:00 pm | Wayne State | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Byrne | W 8–2 | 1,813 | 16–9–3 (11–1–2) |
| February 21 | 7:35 pm | at Bemidji State | John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, Minnesota | Munroe | W 6–3 | 1,458 | 17–9–3 (12–1–2) |
| February 22 | 7:05 pm | at Bemidji State | John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, Minnesota | Byrne | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 1,548 | 17–10–3 (12–2–2) |
| February 28 | 7:05 pm | Findlay | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Munroe | L 3–4 | 2,429 | 17–11–3 (12–3–2) |
| March 1 | 1:35 pm | Findlay | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Byrne | W 6–3 | 1,636 | 18–11–3 (13–3–2) |
| March 7 | 6:05 pm | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | MacLean | L 4–7 | 885 | 18–12–3 (13–4–2) |
| March 8 | 6:05 pm | at Niagara | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | Byrne | L 5–7 | 945 | 18–13–3 (13–5–2) |
| CHA Tournament ||||||||
| March 15 | 7:05 pm | Bemidji State* | Tri-City Arena • Kearney, Nebraska (CHA Tournament Semifinal) | Munroe | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 1,468 | 18–14–3 (13–5–2) |
| *Non-conference game. All times are in Central Time. ||||||||

### Standings

2002–03 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 |
| Alabama–Huntsville† | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 88 | 59 | 35 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 135 | 121 |
| Niagara | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 77 | 60 | 37 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 126 | 133 |
| Wayne State* | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 62 | 56 | 40 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 131 | 131 |
| Bemidji State | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 58 | 46 | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 95 | 98 |
| Findlay | 20 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 77 | 35 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 93 | 120 |
| Air Force | 20 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 73 | 37 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 98 | 146 |
| Championship: Wayne 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 |
| Jared Ross | C | So | 35 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Funk | LW | Jr | 35 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Jason Hawes | C | Sr | 35 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kārlis Zirnis | LW | Sr | 33 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 59 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Charlebois | LW | Sr | 34 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Craig Bushey | RW | So | 35 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Joel Bresciani | RW | Sr | 35 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 101 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Jeremy Schreiber | D | Fr | 31 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Leasa | D | Sr | 35 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 70 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Butler | D | Sr | 35 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Rowe | RW | So | 35 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Watkins | D | So | 31 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerald Overton | C | Sr | 21 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Todd Bentley | LW | Fr | 23 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Milosevski | RW | Jr | 31 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Fletcher | D | Jr | 28 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Tinwick | C | Jr | 22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Brown | D | So | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Mulherin | C | Fr | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Winchester | D | Fr | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Harren | LW | Jr | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Bradley | D | Jr | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Munroe | G | Fr | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Byrne | G | Sr | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Flaig | C | Fr | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam MacLean | G | Jr | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Halliwill | D | Sr | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | | | 35 | 135 | 230 | 365 | 765 | 34 | 11 | 18 |

#### Goalies

| Player | Yr | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SV | SV% | SO |
| Scott Munroe | Fr | 20 | 1049 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 2.80 | 542 | 0.917 | 1 |
| Mark Byrne | Sr | 17 | 964 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 58 | 3.61 | 456 | 0.887 | 0 |
| Adam MacLean | Jr | 3 | 127 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5.68 | 69 | 0.852 | 0 |