2020–21 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

The 2020–21 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season was the 36th season of play for the program, the 28th at the Division I level and the 8th in the WCHA conference. The Chargers represented the University of Alabama Huntsville and were coached by Lance West, in his 1st season.
The start of the college hockey season was delayed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. As a result, Alabama–Huntsville's first scheduled game was in mid-November as opposed to early-October, which was the norm.
==Season==
As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Because the NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year, none of Alabama–Huntsville's players would lose a season of play. However, the NCAA also approved a change in its transfer regulations that would allow players to transfer and play immediately rather than having to sit out a season, as the rules previously required.
Due to the program's financial crisis that nearly prevented the Chargers from fielding a team for this season, as well as the departure of former head coach Mike Corbett, many players transferred to other teams in the offseason. The loss of the experience these players possessed hamstrung the Chargers efforts to improve their record and ended with the team predictably near the bottom of the conference. UAH was only 3 of their 22 games all season but were rescued from a last-place finish by Ferris State winning only one of their games. Despite the few wins, there were some positive signs from the hastily assembled team; freshman Tyrone Bronte led the team in scoring, indicating that the team may be able to recover from its recent struggles if the program's financial stability can be assured.
==Departures==
Player 	Position 	Nationality	Cause
Josh Astorino 	Goaltender	 	Left program
Austin Beaulieu 	Forward 	 	Graduation (Signed with Utah Grizzlies)
Max Coyle 	Defenseman	 	Transferred to Bowling Green
Tanner Hickey 	Defenseman	 	Transferred to Arizona State
Liam Izyk 	Forward 	 	Transferred to Boston College
Connor James 	Defenseman	 	Graduation
Jack Jeffers 	Forward 	 	Transferred to Lake Superior State
Daneel Lategan 	Forward 	 	Transferred to Alberta
Bailey Newton 	Defenseman	 	Transferred to Western Ontario
Sean Rappleyea 	Defenseman	 	Graduation
Christian Rajic 	Forward 	 	Transferred to Long Island
Teddy Rotenberger	Defenseman	 	Left program
Brandon Salerno 	Forward 	 	Graduation (Signed with Dogs de Cholet)
Mark Sinclair 	Goaltender	 	Transferred to Michigan Tech
==Recruiting==
Player 	Position 	Nationality	Age	Notes
Ayodele Adeniye 	Defenseman	 	21 	Columbus, OH
Jonah Alexander 	Forward 	 	20 	Toronto, ON
Tyrone Bronte 	Forward 	 	21 	Melbourne, AUS
Joshua Corrow 	Defenseman	 	20 	New Port Richey, FL
Noah Finstrom 	Forward 	 	21 	New Baltimore, MI
Quinn Green 	Forward 	 	21 	West Chicago, IL
Mick Heneghan 	Defenseman	 	21 	Niles, IL
Derek Krall 	Goaltender	 	21 	Crofton, BC
Josh Martin 	Defenseman	 	21 	Brownstown, MI
Nick Michel 	Forward 	 	21 	Waconia, MN
Brian Scoville 	Defenseman	 	21 	Agawam, MA
Bennett Stockdale	Forward 	 	21 	Ottawa, ON
Frank Vitucci 	Forward 	 	21 	Yardley, PA
Conor Witherspoon	Forward 	 	21 	Metamora, MI
==Roster==
As of October 14, 2020.
==Standings==
==Schedule and Results==
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|colspan=12|Alabama–Huntsville Lost Series 0–2
==Scoring Statistics==
Name 	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	
 	C 	22 	4 	9 	13 	8
 	F 	22 	5 	7 	12 	0
 	F 	19 	3 	3 	6 	12
 	F 	22 	3 	3 	6 	4
 	D 	18 	2 	4 	6 	8
 	D 	22 	2 	4 	6 	4
 	D 	22 	2 	3 	5 	8
 	F 	20 	2 	2 	4 	37
 	D 	13 	1 	3 	4 	8
 	LW 	20 	1 	3 	4 	2
 	C 	14 	1 	2 	3 	25
 	D 	22 	1 	2 	3 	22
 	F 	21 	0 	3 	3 	10
 	RW 	15 	2 	0 	2 	6
 	RW 	22 	0 	2 	2 	60
 	F 	18 	1 	0 	1 	2
 	F 	19 	1 	0 	1 	6
 	D 	10 	0 	1 	1 	4
 	C 	18 	0 	1 	1 	2
 	D 	18 	0 	1 	1 	8
 	G 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	F 	4 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	G 	9 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	10 	0 	0 	0 	4
 	G 	16 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	D 	21 	0 	0 	0 	22
Bench	- 	22 	0 	0 	0 	16
Total	 	 	31 	53 	84 	284
==Goaltending statistics==
Name 	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	 	
 	16 	897 	3 	11 	1 	44 	445 	1 	.910	2.94
 	9 	401 	0 	6 	0 	30 	176 	0 	.854	4.49
 	1 	20 	0 	1 	0 	5 	18 	0 	.783	15.00
Empty Net	- 	9 	- 	- 	- 	1 	- 	- 	- 	-
Total 	22 	1327 	3 	18 	1 	80 	639 	1 	.889	3.62
==Rankings==
Poll 	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week	Week 	Week	Week	Week
Poll 	Pre 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16 	17 	18 	19 	20 	21 (Final)	 	 	
USCHO.com	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	- 	NR 	 	 	
USA Today	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	NR 	 	 	
USCHO did not release a poll in week 20.
==Awards and honors==
Player 	Award 	Ref
Tyrone Bronte	WCHA Rookie Team	
==References==
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