2019–20 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

2019–20 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers
men's ice hockey season
2019–20 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers; men's ice hockey season
Conference	10th WCHA
Home ice	Von Braun Center
Rankings
USCHO	NR
USA Today	NR
Record
Overall	2–26–6
Conference	2–20–6–1
Home	2–10–2
Road	0–16–4
Neutral	0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Mike Corbett
Assistant coaches	Gavin Morgan; Lance West; Cliff Rogers
	Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey seasons; « 2018–19 2020–21 »

The 2019-20 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season was the 35th season of play for the program, the 27th at the Division I level and the 7th in the WCHA conference. The Chargers represented the University of Alabama Huntsville and were coached by Mike Corbett, in his 7th season.

After the season, financial constraints due in part to the coronavirus pandemic caused UAH to suspend its ice hockey program as well as both men's and women's tennis. On May 25, 2020, the university announced the program would be reinstated if the community could raise $750,000 by Friday, May 29. Pledges from alumni reduced the amount needed from the general public to $500,000.^[1]^[2] On May 29, fundraising efforts surpassed $500,000, and shortly afterwards the university confirmed the program would be restored for the 2020-2021 season.^[3]

Departures[edit]

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Andrew Dodson	Forward	Canada	Transferred to Guelph
Madison Dunn	Forward	Canada	Graduation (retired)
Hans Gorowsky	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Adirondack Thunder)
Kurt Gosselin	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with Cincinnati Cyclones)
Cam Knight	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with Fort Wayne Komets)
Jesper Ohrvall	Forward	Sweden	Graduation (retired)
John Teets	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with Tulsa Oilers)
Jake Theut	Goaltender	United States	Graduation (signed with Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs)
Adam Wilcox	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Levi Wunder	Forward	United States	Transferred to Geneseo State

Recruiting[edit]

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Lucas Bahn	Defenseman	United States	20	Hendersonville, TN
Max Coyle	Defenseman	Canada	21	Tillsonburg, ON
Adrian Danchenko	Forward	United States	20	Palm City, FL
David Fessenden	Goaltender	United States	21	Parker, CO
Peyton Francis	Forward	Canada	20	Oakville, ON
Tanner Hickey	Defenseman	Canada	20	Leduc, AB
Liam Izyk	Forward	Canada	20	Blackie, AB
Daneel Lategan	Forward	Canada	21	Cape Town, RSA
Josh Latta	Forward	Canada	21	West Vancouver, BC

Roster[edit]

As of August 1, 2019.^[4]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2	Lucas Bahn	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-09-11	Hendersonville, Tennessee	West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL)	—
3	Drew Lennon	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1998-01-12	Bloomington, Illinois	Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL)	—
4	Connor James	Senior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1996-10-11	Wainwright, Alberta	Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)	—
5	Simon Chen	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1997-06-26	Beijing, China	Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL)	—
6	Sean Rappleyea	Senior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1995-02-03	Sayreville, New Jersey	Ottawa Jr. Senators (CCHL)	—
7	Bauer Neudecker	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1998-06-01	St. Louis Park, Minnesota	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—
8	Josh Latta	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1998-08-14	West Vancouver, British Columbia	Vernon Vipers (BCHL)	—
9	Christian Rajic	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1997-02-06	Oakville, Ontario	Oakville Blades (OJHL)	—
10	Tanner Hickey	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-04-30	Leduc, Alberta	Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)	—
11	Peyton Francis	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-04-12	Oakville, Ontario	Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL)	—
12	Connor Merkley	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1996-09-03	Portland, Ontario	Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL)	—
13	Ben Allen	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1997-07-31	Allen, Texas	Melfort Mustangs (SJHL)	—
14	Daneel Lategan	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1998-02-27	Westlake, Alberta	Langley Rivermen (BCHL)	—
15	Max Coyle	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1998-01-29	Tillsonburg, Ontario	Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL)	—
16	Connor Wood	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1996-08-09	Buford, Georgia	Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL)	—
18	Austin Beaulieu	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1996-10-21	Coral Springs, Florida	Wichita Falls Wildcats (CCHL)	—
19	Brandon Salerno	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	1995-07-31	Toronto, Ontario	Pickering Panthers (OJHL)	—
20	Bailey Newton	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1998-05-14	Oakville, Ontario	Oakville Blades (OJHL)	—
21	Liam Izyk	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1998-12-27	Blackie, Alberta	Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL)	—
22	Dayne Finnson	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1997-10-01	Arborg, Manitoba	Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)	—
23	Jay Powell	Sophomore	D	6' 7" (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1997-10-01	Nashville, Tennessee	Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)	—
24	Tyr Thompson	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1998-09-26	Sherwood Park, Alberta	Whitecourt Wolverines (AJHL)	—
26	Jack Jeffers	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1997-09-21	Oakville, Ontario	Markham Royals (OJHL)	—
27	Teddy Rotenberger	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1996-01-01	Huntsville, Alabama	Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL)	—
30	Mark Sinclair	Junior	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1996-03-08	Dundas, Ontario	Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)	—
33	Adrian Danchenko	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-03-29	Palm City, Florida	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights (NAHL)	—
35	Josh Astorino	Junior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1996-12-09	Niagara Falls, Ontario	Georgetown Raiders (OJHL)	—
41	David Fessenden	Freshman	G	6' 6" (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1998-04-30	Parker, Colorado	Northeast Generals (NAHL)	—

Standings[edit]

2019–20 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Standings v t e
	Conference record								Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	3/SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#2 Minnesota State	28	23	4	1	1	71	115	38	36	29	5	2	141	53
#11 Bemidji State	28	20	5	3	2	65	101	46	34	20	9	5	111	65
Northern Michigan	28	16	11	1	1	50	92	87	36	18	14	4	115	112
Alaska	28	14	9	5	2	49	73	65	34	16	13	5	84	86
Bowling Green	28	14	10	4	3	49	85	70	36	19	13	4	112	92
Michigan Tech	28	14	12	2	0	44	68	65	37	19	15	3	96	85
Lake Superior State	28	11	13	4	4	41	66	77	38	13	21	4	90	112
Alaska Anchorage	28	4	18	6	3	21	56	96	34	4	23	7	66	122
Ferris State	28	5	21	2	0	17	54	100	35	7	26	2	70	127
Alabama–Huntsville	28	2	20	6	1	13	50	116	34	2	26	6	57	145
Championship: March 21, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2020

Schedule and Results[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 5	5:00 PM	at Massachusetts–Lowell*	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts		Sinclair	L 1–5	4,207	0–1–0
October 6	3:05 PM	at Massachusetts–Lowell*	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts		Fessenden	L 1–3	1,502	0–2–0
October 11	7:07 PM	at Omaha*	Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska		Sinclair	L 1–6	5,150	0–3–0
October 12	7:07 PM	at Omaha*	Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska		Fessenden	L 0–5	4,525	0–4–0
October 25	7:07 PM	vs. #2 Minnesota State	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	FloHockey.tv	Sinclair	L 1–5	1,842	0–5–0 (0–1–0–0)
October 26	7:07 PM	vs. #2 Minnesota State	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	FloHockey.tv	Sinclair	L 1–4	3,084	0–6–0 (0–2–0–0)
November 1	6:07 PM	at #20 Northern Michigan	Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan	FloHockey.tv	Sinclair	L 3–5	2,493	0–7–0 (0–3–0–0)
November 2	5:07 PM	at #20 Northern Michigan	Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan	FloHockey.tv	Sinclair	L 2–4	2,959	0–8–0 (0–4–0–0)
November 8	7:07 PM	vs. Alaska Anchorage	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	FloHockey.tv	Sinclair	T 4–4 ^OT	1,217	0–8–1 (0–4–1–0)
November 9	7:07 PM	vs. Alaska Anchorage	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	FloHockey.tv	Fessenden	L 1–3	1,187	0–9–1 (0–5–1–0)
November 22	7:07 PM	at Bemidji State	Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota	FloHockey.tv	Fessenden	L 3–5	3,007	0–10–1 (0–6–1–0)
November 23	6:07 PM	at Bemidji State	Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota	FloHockey.tv	Fessenden	L 0–7	3,112	0–11–1 (0–7–1–0)
November 29	7:07 PM	vs. Northern Michigan	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	FloHockey.tv	Sinclair	W 4–2	1,142	1–11–1 (1–7–1–0)
November 30	7:07 PM	vs. Northern Michigan	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	FloHockey.tv	Sinclair	L 1–3	956	1–12–1 (1–8–1–0)
December 6	6:07 PM	at #13 Bowling Green	Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	FloHockey.tv	Sinclair	L 3–9	2,657	1–13–1 (1–9–1–0)
December 7	3:07 PM	at #13 Bowling Green	Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	FloHockey.tv	Sinclair	T 2–2 ^{3x3 OTL}	2,259	1–13–2 (1–9–2–0)
December 13	6:07 PM	at Ferris State	Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan	FloHockey.tv	Sinclair	T 2–2 ^{3x3 OTW}	920	1–13–3 (1–9–3–1)
December 14	6:07 PM	at Ferris State	Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan	FloHockey.tv	Sinclair	L 1–3	1,030	1–14–3 (1–10–3–1)
January 3	7:37 PM	at #1 North Dakota*	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota		Sinclair	L 2–5	11,214	1–15–3 (1–10–3–1)
January 4	7:07 PM	at #1 North Dakota*	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota		Sinclair	L 2–5	11,760	1–16–3 (1–10–3–1)
January 9	7:37 PM	vs. Bemidji State	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	FloHockey.tv	Sinclair	L 1–3	949	1–17–3 (1–11–3–1)
January 10	7:37 PM	vs. Bemidji State	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	FloHockey.tv	Sinclair	L 3–4	1,207	1–18–3 (1–12–3–1)
January 17	10:07 PM	at Alaska Anchorage	Wells Fargo Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska	FloHockey.tv	Sinclair	L 1–5	650	1–19–3 (1–13–3–1)
January 18	8:07 PM	at Alaska Anchorage	Wells Fargo Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska	FloHockey.tv	Sinclair	T 2–2 ^{3x3 OTL}	666	1–19–4 (1–13–4–1)
January 31	7:07 PM	vs. Michigan Tech	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	FloHockey.tv	Sinclair	L 1–4	2,113	1–20–4 (1–14–4–1)
February 1	7:07 PM	vs. Michigan Tech	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	FloHockey.tv	Sinclair	W 3–1	1,136	2–20–4 (2–14–4–1)
February 7	7:07 PM	vs. Alaska	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	FloHockey.tv	Sinclair	T 6–6 ^{3x3 OTL}	1,405	2–20–5 (2–14–5–1)
February 8	7:07 PM	vs. Alaska	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	FloHockey.tv	Sinclair	L 0–3	1,563	2–21–5 (2–15–5–1)
February 14	6:07 PM	at Lake Superior State	Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan	FloHockey.tv	Sinclair	T 0–0 ^SOL	1,721	2–21–6 (2–15–6–1)
February 15	6:07 PM	at Lake Superior State	GFL Memorial Gardens • Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	FloHockey.tv	Sinclair	L 1–4	3,169	2–22–6 (2–16–6–1)
February 21	7:07 PM	at #3 Minnesota State	Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota	FloHockey.tv	Sinclair	L 0–10	4,584	2–23–6 (2–17–6–1)
February 22	6:07 PM	at #3 Minnesota State	Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota	FloHockey.tv	Sinclair	L 0–8	5,131	2–24–6 (2–18–6–1)
February 28	7:07 PM	vs. Bowling Green	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	FloHockey.tv	Sinclair	L 3–4 ^OT	1,193	2–25–6 (2–19–6–1)
February 29	3:07 PM	vs. Bowling Green	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	FloHockey.tv	Sinclair	L 1–4	876	2–26–6 (2–20–6–1)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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Scoring Statistics[edit]

Name	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
John Latta	F	32	7	11	18	16
Christian Rajic	C	34	6	9	15	6
Austin Beaulieu	RW	34	6	7	13	14
Jack Jeffers	F	33	6	6	12	37
Liam Izyk	F	32	3	8	11	12
Tanner Hickey	D	30	3	7	10	30
Daneel Lategan	F	30	5	4	9	18
Tyr Thompson	F	32	6	2	8	18
Connor Merkley	C	29	3	5	8	25
Connor Wood	RW	30	4	3	7	32
Dayne Finnson	D	32	1	6	7	21
Bauer Neudecker	F	31	0	6	6	10
Connor James	D	33	0	6	6	20
Brandon Salerno	C	32	3	2	5	2
Ben Allen	LW	16	1	3	4	4
Lucas Bahn	D	31	1	3	4	18
Max Coyle	D	34	0	4	4	42
Sean Rappleyea	D	9	1	1	2	0
Adrian Danchenko	F	16	1	1	2	8
Drew Lennon	D	22	0	2	2	10
Peyton Francis	C	29	0	2	2	2
Bailey Newton	D	33	0	2	2	32
David Fessenden	G	7	0	0	0	0
Teddy Rotenberger	D	12	0	0	0	7
Mark Sinclair	G	30	0	0	0	0
Total

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Goaltending statistics[edit]

Name	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	SV %	GAA
Mark Sinclair	30	1743	2	21	6	112	968	1	.896	3.86
David Fessenden	7	310	0	5	0	23	152	0	.869	4.44
Empty Net	-	18	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-
Total	34	2072	2	26	6	145	1120	1	.885	4.20

Rankings[edit]

Poll	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23 (Final)
USCHO.com	NR	NR	NR	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	NR	NR

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References[edit]

^ "Championship UAH Hockey Players Rally to Save Program". WAAY 31. Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
^ "UAH spells out path to bring back canceled hockey, tennis programs". AL.com. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
^ "UAH announces hockey will return after private funds raised to support program". AL.com. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
^ "2019–20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
^ "Alabama Huntsville Chargers (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
^ "Univ. of Alabama-Huntsville 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

[1] "Championship UAH Hockey Players Rally to Save Program". WAAY 31. Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.

[2] "UAH spells out path to bring back canceled hockey, tennis programs". AL.com. Retrieved May 29, 2020.

[3] "UAH announces hockey will return after private funds raised to support program". AL.com. Retrieved May 29, 2020.

[4] "2019–20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Retrieved August 21, 2017.

[5] "Alabama Huntsville Chargers (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.

[6] "Univ. of Alabama-Huntsville 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 2, 2020.

[7] "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

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v t e Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey
Home ice	Von Braun Center (1979–2021)
Head coaches	Joe Ritch (1979–1982) Doug Ross (1982–2007) Danton Cole (2007–2010) Chris Luongo (2010–2012) Kurt Kleinendorst (2012–2013) Mike Corbett (2013–2020) Lance West (2020–2021)
Seasons	1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
Conference affiliations	Independent (1985–1999, 2010–2013) College Hockey America (1999–2010) WCHA (2013–2021)
All-time leaders	Tony Guzzo (179 Points) Mario Mazzuca (96 Goals) Derek Puppa (66 Wins)
National championships	1995–96 (DII) 1997–98 (DII)
NCAA Tournament appearances	2007 2010
Conference Tournament titles	College Hockey America: 2007 2010
Players	Alumni
University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL