2011–12 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

The 2011–12 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represents the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Chargers are coached by Chris Luongo who is in his second season as head coach. His assistant coaches are Gavin Morgan and Tim Flynn. The Chargers play their home games in the Propst Arena at the Von Braun Center and compete as an independent.
On October 24, 2011, interim UAH President Malcolm Portera announced that the 2011–12 season would be the school's final season competing at the NCAA Division I level, citing financial reasons. The program would be "realigned" as a club team, and the coaches' jobs would be eliminated as of May 31, 2012. New UAH president Dr. Robert Altenkirch reversed the decision after he and school administrators met with local supporters on December 6, 2011. UAH continued to play at the NCAA Division I level for the 2012–13 season. The school set up a campaign to raise funds for the program, with the goal of getting the Chargers into a conference.
==Recruiting==
UAH added 9 freshmen for the 2011–12 season, including 7 forwards and 2 defensemen:
Player	Position 	Nationality	Notes
 	Forward 	 	Orleans, Ontario; all-time leading scorer in Gloucester Rangers history, 2010–11 CCHL First-Team All-Star
 	Forward 	 	Hudsonville, Michigan
 	Forward 	 	Marietta, Georgia
 	Forward 	 	Roswell, Georgia; ex-Rochester Stars captain
 	Forward 	 	Innisfil, Ontario; ex-Markham Waxers captain
 	Defenseman	 	Arnprior, Ontario; ex-Pembroke Lumber Kings captain, won 5 consecutive CCHL championships and 2010–11 RBC Cup, 2010–11 First-Team All-Star, voted CCHL's 2009–10 Best Defenseman
 	Defenseman	 	Chilliwack, British Columbia
 	Forward 	 	Richmond Hill, Ontario
 	Forward 	 	Stittsville, Ontario; CCHL Sportsmanship and Ability Award winner for 2010–11
==Roster==
===Departures from 2010–11 team===
* Matt Baxter, D – Graduation
* Vince Bruni, F – Graduation
* Ryan Burkholder, D – Graduation
* Trevor Conrad, D
* Keenan Desmet, F — FFHG Division 2 (Evry)
* Cody Dion, F — Suomi-sarja (S-Kiekko)
* Chris Fairbanks, F – Graduation
* Joe Koudys, F – Graduation
* Neil Ruffini, F – Graduation
* David Ruffini, F – Graduation
* David Way, F
===2011–12 team===
As of February 11, 2012
# 		Player	Pos	Class	Height	Weight	Hometown 	Previous Team
2 		 	 	 	 	 	Chilliwack, British Columbia	Victoria (BCHL)
5 		 	 	 	 	 	Brentwood, Tennessee 	Motor City (NAHL)
7 		(A) 	 	 	 	 	Edmonton, Alberta 	Bonnyville (AJHL)
8 		 	 	 	 	 	Calgary, Alberta 	Victoria (BCHL)
10		 	 	 	 	 	Ottawa, Ontario 	Kanata (CJHL)
12		 	 	 	 	 	Chilliwack, British Columbia	Langley (BCHL)
13		 	 	 	 	 	Stittsville, Ontario 	Gloucester (CCHL)
14		 	 	 	 	 	Farmington Hills, Michigan 	Topeka (NAHL)
15		 	 	 	 	 	Hudsonville, Michigan 	Markham (OJHL)
16		 	 	 	 	 	Innisfil, Ontario 	Markham (OJHL)
18		 	 	 	 	 	Orleans, Ontario 	Gloucester (CCHL)
19		 	 	 	 	 	Roswell, Georgia 	Rochester (EJHL)
20		 	 	 	 	 	Espoo, Finland 	Espoo Jr. Blues
21		 	 	 	 	 	Richmond Hill, Ontario 	Surry (BCHL)
22		(A) 	 	 	 	 	Brentwood, Tennessee 	Indiana (USHL)
23		(C) 	 	 	 	 	Calgary, Alberta 	Olds (AJHL)
24		(A) 	 	 	 	 	Calgary, Alberta 	Canmore (AJHL)
26		 	 	 	 	 	Menomonie, Wisconsin 	Salmon Arm (BCHL)
27		 	 	 	 	 	Marietta, Georgia 	Oakville (OJHL)
28		 	 	 	 	 	Arnprior, Ontario 	Pembroke (CCHL)
31		 	 	 	 	 	Barrington, Illinois 	Cumberland (CJHL)
32		 	 	 	 	 	Cincinnati, Ohio 	Waterloo (USHL)
33		 	 	 	 	 	Brockville, Ontario 	Brockville (CJHL)
==Regular season==
===Schedule===
* Green background indicates win. 
* Red background indicates loss.
* Yellow background indicates tie.
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October: 0–7–1 (Home: 0–5–1; Road: 0–2–0)	October: 0–7–1 (Home: 0–5–1; Road: 0–2–0)	October: 0–7–1 (Home: 0–5–1; Road: 0–2–0)	October: 0–7–1 (Home: 0–5–1; Road: 0–2–0)	October: 0–7–1 (Home: 0–5–1; Road: 0–2–0)	October: 0–7–1 (Home: 0–5–1; Road: 0–2–0)	October: 0–7–1 (Home: 0–5–1; Road: 0–2–0)	October: 0–7–1 (Home: 0–5–1; Road: 0–2–0)	October: 0–7–1 (Home: 0–5–1; Road: 0–2–0)	October: 0–7–1 (Home: 0–5–1; Road: 0–2–0)	October: 0–7–1 (Home: 0–5–1; Road: 0–2–0)	October: 0–7–1 (Home: 0–5–1; Road: 0–2–0)
Game 	Date 	Opponent 	Score 	Location 	Attendance 	Decision 	Overall 	 	 	 	
1 	October 1 	Lake Superior State 	L, 2–3 	Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama 	2,485 	Saunders 	0–1–0 	 	 	 	
2 	October 2 	Lake Superior State 	L, 1–2 	Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama 	1,060 	Griggs 	0–2–0 	 	 	 	
3 	October 7 	at No. 13 Western Michigan 	L, 1–7 	Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan 	3,229 	Griggs 	0–3–0 	 	 	 	
4 	October 8 	at No. 13 Western Michigan 	L, 0–4 	Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan 	2,689 	Saunders 	0–4–0 	 	 	 	
5 	October 14 	Bowling Green 	L, 1–2 	Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama 	1,486 	Saunders 	0–5–0 	 	 	 	
6 	October 15 	Bowling Green 	L, 0–3 	Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama 	1,358 	Saunders 	0–6–0 	 	 	 	
7 	October 21 	Air Force 	T, 1–1 	Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama 	1,893 	Saunders 	0–6–1 	 	 	 	
8 	October 22 	Air Force 	L, 2–7 	Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama 	996 	Saunders 	0–7–1 	 	 	 	
===Standings===
===Opponents by conference===
Conference 	Teams
CCHA 	5 (Bowling Green, Lake Superior State, Miami (OH), Ohio State, Western Michigan)
Hockey East 	5 (Maine, Merrimack, New Hampshire, Providence, UMass Lowell)
WCHA 	5 (Bemidji State, Denver, Minnesota–Duluth, Minnesota State, Nebraska–Omaha)
Atlantic Hockey	2 (Air Force, Mercyhurst)
ECAC 	0
==Exhibition games==
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Game 	Date 	Opponent 	Score 	Location 	Attendance 	Decision 	 	 	 	 	
1 	February 24 	U.S. Under-18 Team 	L, 2–3 	Propst Arena • Huntsville, AL 	1,105 	Saunders 	 	 	 	 	
2 	February 25 	U.S. Under-18 Team 	L, 3–6 	Propst Arena • Huntsville, AL 	1,089 	Griggs 	 	 	 	 	
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Regular season	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	 	 	 	 	
 	31	7 	6 	13	22
 	30	6 	6 	12	26
 	31	4 	8 	12	12
 	29	1 	5 	6 	22
 	26	3 	2 	5 	18
 	30	2 	3 	5 	61
 	30	1 	4 	5 	8
 	31	1 	4 	5 	71
 	31	0 	5 	5 	12
 	31	2 	2 	4 	16
 	25	1 	3 	4 	8
 	27	1 	3 	4 	56
 	25	3 	0 	3 	11
 	24	2 	1 	3 	10
 	26	1 	2 	3 	0
 	30	0 	3 	3 	12
 	31	0 	3 	3 	4
 	31	2 	0 	2 	29
 	25	0 	1 	1 	8
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	6 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	13	0 	0 	0 	14
 	27	0 	0 	0 	0
Team 	31	37	61	98	420
===Goaltenders===
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	27	1534:16	2	23	1	95	3.72	1013	918	.906	0
 	6 	241:43 	0	4 	0	20	4.96	123 	103	.837	0
 	2 	80:00 	0	1 	0	9 	6.75	45 	36 	.800	0
==References==
==External links==
* UAH Chargers Hockey website
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