1997–98 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey season

The 1997-98 Alabama-Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 1997-98 NCAA Division II men's hockey season, winning the national championship. It was the school's second NCAA national championship, following the 1995-96 season. The team was coached by Doug Ross and played their home games at the Von Braun Center.
The team completed the regular season 22-3-3. UAH was then invited to play the Bemidji State Beavers in a two-game series to determine the Division II National Championship at Huntsville's Von Braun Center. The Chargers would take the championship after a 6-2 victory on March 13 and a 5-2 victory the following day.
==Roster==
# 	State	Player 	Position	Year 	Hometown (Previous School)	Previous Team
1 	 	Cedrick Billequey	G 	Junior 	Montreal, Quebec 	
2 	 	Shane Stewart 	D 	Sophomore	New Liskeard, Ontario 	
3 	 	Dave Marcelli 	 	Freshman 	 	
5 	 	Jim Alauria 	D 	Sophomore	Phoenix, Arizona 	
6 	 	Tim McAllister 	 	Freshman 	 	
7 	 	Marc Lalonde 	 	Sophomore	 	
8 	 	Ryan Gavigan 	 	Freshman 	 	
9 	 	Joe Provenzano 	 	Junior 	 	Des Moines - USHL
10	 	Darren Awender 	 	Senior 	 	
11	 	Nathan Bowen 	LW 	Sophomore	London, Ontario 	
12	 	Tom Williams 	 	Sophomore	 	
14	 	Matt Parker 	F 	Senior 	Huntsville, Alabama 	
15	 	Paul Schloss 	 	Junior 	 	
16	 	Dwayne Blais 	C 	Freshman 	London, Ontario 	
17	 	Jay Woodcroft 	C 	Sophomore	Toronto, Ontario 	
18	 	Mark Motowski 	 	Junior 	 	UIC, Compuware Ambassadors - NAHL
19	 	Mike Hamlin 	RW 	Junior 	 	
20	 	Colin Schmidt 	LW 	Freshman 	Stratford, Ontario 	
21	 	Ryan McCormack 	RW 	Freshman 	Thunder Bay, Ontario 	
22	 	Jamie Baby 	 	Junior 	Parry Sound, Ontario 	Muskoka - MetJHL
23	 	Jason Mucciarone 	D 	Sophomore	Milford, Massachusetts 	
25	 	John McCabe 	LW 	Junior 	Sudbury, Ontario 	
27	 	Ryan Stewart 	 	Junior 	 	Danville - NAHL
30	 	Steve Briere 	G 	Freshman 	Winnipeg, Manitoba 	Sioux City - USHL
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==Regular season==
# 	Date 	Opponent 	Site 	Score 	Goaltender	Record
1 	October 24 	Oswego 	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, AL 	5-1 	 	1-0-0
2 	October 25 	Oswego 	VBC • Huntsville, AL 	3-5 	 	1-1-0
3 	November 7 	Sacred Heart 	VBC • Huntsville, AL 	9-1 	 	2-1-0
4 	November 8 	Sacred Heart 	VBC • Huntsville, AL 	23-4 	 	3-1-0
5 	November 21	Findlay 	VBC • Huntsville, AL 	7-2 	 	4-1-0
6 	November 22	Findlay 	VBC • Huntsville, AL 	8-1 	 	5-1-0
7 	November 28	Norwich 	VBC • Huntsville, AL 	11-1 	 	6-1-0
8 	November 29	Norwich 	VBC • Huntsville, AL 	8-3 	 	7-1-0
9 	December 12	Findlay 	VBC • Huntsville, AL 	3-2 	 	8-1-0
10	December 13	Findlay 	VBC • Huntsville, AL 	6-1 	 	9-1-0
11	December 19	RIT 	VBC • Huntsville, AL 	3-3 (OT)	 	9-1-1
12	December 20	RIT 	VBC • Huntsville, AL 	10-0 	 	10-1-1
13	January 2 	Connecticut 	VBC • Huntsville, AL 	5-1 	 	11-1-1
14	January 3 	Connecticut 	VBC • Huntsville, AL 	4-1 	 	12-1-1
15	January 9 	UMass-Dartmouth 	VBC • Huntsville, AL 	7-3 	 	13-1-1
16	January 10 	UMass-Dartmouth 	VBC • Huntsville, AL 	8-2 	 	14-1-1
17	January 16 	Air Force 	VBC • Huntsville, AL 	6-1 	 	15-1-1
18	January 17 	Air Force 	VBC • Huntsville, AL 	3-0 	 	16-1-1
19	January 24 	Nebraska-Omaha 	VBC • Huntsville, AL 	3-5 	 	16-2-1
20	January 25 	Nebraska-Omaha 	VBC • Huntsville, AL 	3-3 (OT)	 	16-2-2
21	January 30 	Bentley 	VBC • Huntsville, AL 	8-4 	 	17-2-2
22	January 31 	Bentley 	VBC • Huntsville, AL 	7-2 	 	18-2-2
23	February 7 	Concordia 	VBC • Huntsville, AL 	4-2 	 	19-2-2
24	February 8 	Concordia 	VBC • Huntsville, AL 	9-1 	 	20-2-2
25	February 20	@ Nebraska-Omaha	Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, NE	2-2 (OT)	 	20-2-3
26	February 21	@ Nebraska-Omaha	Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, NE	0-4 	 	20-3-3
27	February 27	Iona 	VBC • Huntsville, AL 	16-1 	 	21-3-3
28	February 28	Iona 	VBC • Huntsville, AL 	16-1 	 	22-3-3
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==Postseason==
===Division II Championship Series===
#	Date 	Opponent 	Site 	Score	Goaltender	Record
1	March 13	Bemidji State	VBC • Huntsville, AL	6-2 	 	23-3-3
2	March 14	Bemidji State	VBC • Huntsville, AL	5-2 	 	24-3-3
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	 	27	 	52 	
 	30	16	32	48 	
 	30	17	25	42 	
 	29	15	22	37 	
 	27	13	18	31 	40
 	29	9 	16	25 	
 	26	13	11	24 	
 	27	7 	16	23 	
 	28	4 	17	21 	
 	11	1 	7 	8 	
 	4 	0 	3 	3 	
 	 	 	 	 	92
===Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time on ice; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average; G = Goals; A = Assists; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player	GP	TOI 	W	L	T	GA	SO	Sv% 	GAA 	G	A	PIM
 	21	1207:51	 	 	 	36	 	.929	1.79	0	3	
 	12	591 	7	2	2	26	 	.885	2.64	0	 	
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==References==
Category:Alabama-Huntsville Chargers
Category:1997 in hockey
Category:1998 in hockey
Category:NCAA men's ice hockey championship seasons