Chad Alban

Chad Alban is a retired professional ice hockey player.
==Career==
Alban started his college career at Michigan State in 1994. He became the starter in his sophomore season and held the job for the next three years. Alban's senior season saw the goaltender post program records in most goaltending categories including goals against average (1.57), save percentage (.926), shutouts (6) and was one win behind Jason Muzzatti for the most in team history. Alban became just the fourth college goaltender to be credited with a goal near the end of the season but he was the first to have actually shot the puck on goal. He led the Spartans to their first conference championship in eight years and allowed only five goals in four games as MSU won the CCHA Tournament. Unfortunately, in the first game of the NCAA Tournament, the team they defeated for the conference crown (Ohio State) won 4–3 in overtime, ending Alban's college career. As of 2020 Alban is still the career leader in wins for the Spartans. He finished as the runner up to Chris Drury for the 1998 Hobey Baker Award, given annually to the best college player.
Alban played minor league hockey for several teams over the next few years and was eventually signed to a contract by the Dallas Stars. While he stayed mostly with the Utah Grizzlies, Alban was called up twice to serve as a backup, riding the bench for three games in the early 2000's. Because he did not play in the games he isn't considered an NHL player. After leaving the Stars organization, he joined the Kalamazoo Wings for three years before heading to Russia and played in the Russian Super League for two seasons. Alban ended his playing career in 2009 after two more years with the Flint Generals.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	W 	L 	T 	MIN 	GA 	SO 	GAA 	SV% 		GP 	W 	L 	MIN 	GA 	SO 	GAA 	SV% 	
1991–92 	Kalamazoo Jr. Wings 	NAHL 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1992–93 	Kalamazoo Jr. Wings 	NAHL 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1994–95 	Michigan State 	CCHA 		13 	8 	2 	0 	637 	29 	0 	2.73 	.893 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
1995–96 	Michigan State 	CCHA 		40 	26 	13 	1 	2,286 	117 	3 	3.07 	.876 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
1996–97 	Michigan State 	CCHA 		39 	23 	11 	4 	2,272 	103 	3 	2.72 	.894 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
1997–98 	Michigan State 	CCHA 		40 	31 	4 	5 	2,438 	64 	6 	1.57 	.926 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
1998–99 	Mobile Mysticks 	ECHL 		34 	16 	14 	3 	1,960 	111 	1 	3.40 	.902 		2 	0 	2 	119 	9 	0 	4.54 	.897 	
1998–99 	Houston Aeros 	IHL 		5 	1 	3 	1 	284 	14 	0 	2.95 	.898 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
1999–00 	Mobile Mysticks 	ECHL 		39 	25 	13 	1 	2,334 	114 	0 	2.93 	.914 		5 	2 	3 	299 	20 	0 	4.01 	.900 	
1999–00 	Utah Grizzlies 	IHL 		1 	0 	1 	0 	35 	3 	0 	5.16 	.813 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
2000–01 	Idaho Steelheads 	WCHL 		20 	14 	5 	1 	1,121 	56 	1 	3.00 	.900 		10 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2000–01 	Grand Rapids Griffins 	IHL 		3 	2 	1 	0 	180 	4 	1 	1.33 	.953 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
2000–01 	Utah Grizzlies 	IHL 		11 	2 	4 	4 	597 	23 	0 	2.31 	.926 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
2001–02 	Utah Grizzlies 	AHL 		42 	17 	15 	1 	2,103 	103 	2 	2.94 	.908 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
2002–03 	Grand Rapids Griffins 	AHL 		2 	1 	0 	0 	77 	3 	0 	2.34 	.893 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
2002–03 	Kalamazoo Wings 	UHL 		54 	21 	25 	5 	3,084 	175 	1 	3.40 	.896 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
2003–04 	Kalamazoo Wings 	UHL 		54 	34 	13 	16 	3,200 	122 	8 	2.29 	.913 		5 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2004–05 	Kalamazoo Wings 	UHL 		54 	33 	16 	5 	3,227 	132 	2 	2.45 	.907 		3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2005–06 	HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	RSL 		16 	 	 	 	850 	29 	2 	2.05 	.909 		5 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2006–07 	Traktor Chelyabinsk 	RSL 		11 	 	 	 	646 	31 	0 	2.88 	 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
2007–08 	Flint Generals 	IHL 		14 	9 	3 	2 	799 	33 	1 	2.48 	.927 		5 	1 	4 	318 	19 	0 	3.59 	.894 	
2008–09 	Flint Generals 	IHL 		51 	15 	29 	6 	2,927 	213 	1 	4.36 	.882 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
NCAA totals 	NCAA totals 	NCAA totals 		132 	88 	30 	10 	7,633 	313 	12 	2.46 	.8997 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
UHL/IHL totals	UHL/IHL totals 	UHL/IHL totals		227 	112 	86 	34 	13,237 	675 	13 	3.06 	.900 		13 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
CCHA All-Tournament Team 	1997 	
All-CCHA First Team 	1997–98	
AHCA East First Team All-American	1997–98	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1976 births
Category:American ice hockey goaltenders
Category:Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players
Category:Ice hockey people from Michigan
Category:Idaho Steelheads (WCHL) players
Category:Flint Generals players
Category:Grand Rapids Griffins players
Category:HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players
Category:Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey players
Category:Mobile Mysticks players
Category:Traktor Chelyabinsk players
Category:Utah Grizzlies (IHL) players