2012–13 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season
# 2012–13 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

The 2012–13 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represents the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Chargers are coached by Kurt Kleinendorst who is in his first 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 September 25, 2012, only 11 days before the season began, former New Jersey Devils assistant coach and U.S. Under-18 head coach Kurt Kleinendorst was announced as head coach, replacing Chris Luongo.

On January 17, 2013, after months of discussions with conference officials and league member representatives, UAH formally applied to and was accepted to join the Western Collegiate Hockey Association beginning with the 2013-14 season.

## Recruiting

UAH added 8 freshmen for the 2012–13 season, including 1 goalie, 3 forwards and 4 defensemen:

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| Chad Brears | Forward | Canada | Cold Lake, Alberta |
| Gregg Greuhl | Goalie | United States | Mayfield Heights, Ohio |
| Steven Hickey | Forward | United States | New Haven, Connecticut |
| Jamie Kendra | Forward | Canada | Markham, Ontario; former Markham Waxers captain |
| Steven Koshey | Defenseman | Canada | Trail, British Columbia |
| Frank Misuraca | Defenseman | United States | Detroit, Michigan |
| Jack Prince | Defenseman | United Kingdom | Leicester, United Kingdom |
| Anderson White | Defenseman | Canada | Caledon, Ontario |

## Roster

### Departures from 2011–12 team

* Tom Durnie, D, graduated
* Andrew Creppin, F
* Jamie Easton, F, graduated
* Nickolas Gatt, D, transferred to Michigan State
* Mac Roy, F, transferred to Robert Morris
* Clarke Saunders, G, transferred to North Dakota

### 2012–13 team

As of August 30, 2012.

## Regular season

### Schedule

* Green background indicates win.
* Red background indicates loss.
* Yellow background indicates tie.

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October 6 | 7:00 pm | Alabama* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama (Exhibition) | Gruehl | W 12–1 | 1,929 | — |
| October 7 | 3:00 pm | Alabama* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama (Exhibition) | Groh | W 10–0 | 804 | — |
| October 12 | 7:00 pm | Minnesota State* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Griggs | L 1–4 | 5,106 | 0–1–0 |
| October 13 | 7:00 pm | Minnesota State* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Griggs | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 1,431 | 0–1–1 |
| October 19 | 7:35 pm | at St. Cloud State* | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | Griggs | L 3–8 | 4,149 | 0–2–1 |
| October 20 | 7:05 pm | at St. Cloud State* | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | Griggs | L 0–4 | 4,147 | 0–3–1 |
| October 26 | 6:05 pm | at Bentley* | John A. Ryan Skating Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts | Griggs | L 1–9 | 413 | 0–4–1 |
| October 27 | 6:05 pm | at American International* | Olympia Ice Center • West Springfield, Massachusetts | Griggs | L 3–4 | 117 | 0–5–1 |
| November 2 | 6:00 pm | at #16 St. Lawrence* | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | Griggs | L 0–4 | 2,366 | 0–6–1 |
| November 3 | 6:00 pm | at #16 St. Lawrence* | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | Griggs | L 1–3 | 1,703 | 0–7–1 |
| November 10 | 6:00 pm | at Northeastern* | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | Griggs | L 0–3 | 2,198 | 0–8–1 |
| November 11 | 6:00 pm | at Northeastern* | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | Gruehl | L 1–3 | 1,448 | 0–9–1 |
| November 16 | 6:35 pm | at Lake Superior State* | Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan | Griggs | W 2–1 | 1,658 | 1–9–1 |
| November 17 | 6:05 pm | at Lake Superior State* | Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan | Gruehl | L 0–4 | 1,729 | 1–10–1 |
| November 23 | 7:35 pm | at #15 Nebraska–Omaha* | CenturyLink Center • Omaha, Nebraska | Griggs | L 2–3 | 5,134 | 1–11–1 |
| November 24 | 7:05 pm | at #15 Nebraska–Omaha* | CenturyLink Center • Omaha, Nebraska | Gruehl | L 0–8 | 5,039 | 1–12–1 |
| November 30 | 7:00 pm | US Under-18 Team* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama (Exhibition) | Griggs | L 2–6 | 1,381 | 1–12–1 |
| December 1 | 7:00 pm | US Under-18 Team* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama (Exhibition) | Griggs | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 1,469 | 1–12–1 |
| December 7 | 7:00 pm | Finlandia* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Griggs | W 5–2 | 1,254 | 2–12–1 |
| December 8 | 3:00 pm | Finlandia* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Gruehl | W 4–1 | 1,004 | 3–12–1 |
| December 13 | 7:05 pm | at Wisconsin* | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | Griggs | L 0–5 | 7,473 | 3–13–1 |
| December 14 | 7:05 pm | at Wisconsin* | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | Griggs | L 1–4 | 9,538 | 3–14–1 |
| December 29 | 4:05 pm | #1 Boston College* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Mariucci Classic) | Griggs | L 2–5 | 10,113 | 3–15–1 |
| December 30 | 4:05 pm | Air Force* | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Mariucci Classic) | Gruehl | L 1–6 | 10,230 | 3–16–1 |
| January 4 | 7:00 pm | #7 (D-III) Adrian* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama | Griggs | L 2–4 | 1,121 | 3–17–1 |
| January 5 | 7:00 pm | Vanderbilt* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama (Exhibition) | Groh | W 11–0 | 1,181 | 3–17–1 |
| January 11 | 7:30 pm | Oklahoma* | Benton H. Wilcoxon Municipal Ice Complex • Huntsville, Alabama (Exhibition) | Gruehl | W 3–1 | 1,007 | 3–17–1 |
| January 12 | 3:00 pm | Oklahoma* | Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama (Exhibition) | Griggs | W 4–0 | 1,114 | 3–17–1 |
| February 8 | 6:30 pm | at Penn State* | Penn State Ice Pavilion • State College, Pennsylvania | Griggs | L 0–4 | 1,300 | 3–18–1 |
| February 9 | 6:30 pm | at Penn State* | Penn State Ice Pavilion • State College, Pennsylvania | Griggs | L 3–4 | 1,300 | 3–19–1 |
| March 1 | 7:05 pm | at Minnesota–Duluth* | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | Griggs | L 2–4 | 5,792 | 3–20–1 |
| March 2 | 7:05 pm | at Minnesota–Duluth* | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | Griggs | L 0–4 | 6,039 | 3–21–1 |
| *Non-conference game. All times are in Central Time. ||||||||

### Standings

2012–13 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standingsvte :

| | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Alabama–Huntsville | 25 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 36 | 103 |
| Penn State | 27 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 74 | 80 |
| Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll |||||||

### Opponents by conference

| Conference | Teams |
| - | - |
| WCHA | 5 (Minnesota–Duluth, Minnesota State, Nebraska–Omaha, St. Cloud State, Wisconsin) |
| Atlantic Hockey | 3 (American International, Air Force, Bentley) |
| Hockey East | 2 (Boston College, Northeastern) |
| MCHA (D-III) | 2 (Adrian, Finlandia) |
| CCHA | 1 (Lake Superior State) |
| D-I Independents | 1 (Penn State) |
| ECAC | 1 (St. Lawrence) |

## Player stats

### Skaters

Regular season :

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jeff Vanderlugt | 25 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 28 |
| Kyle Lysaght | 23 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 |
| Graeme Strukoff | 25 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 43 |
| Michael Webley | 25 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| Alex Allan | 24 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
| Steven Koshey | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| Frank Misuraca | 20 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Justin Cseter | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Doug Reid | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| Curtis deBruyn | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Lasse Uusivirta | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 30 |
| Craig Pierce | 23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Sebastian Geoffrion | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 60 |
| Brice Geoffrion | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| Jack Prince | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Chad Brears | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Stephen Hickey | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Anderson White | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 |
| Mat Hagen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Reinhardt | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| C. J. Groh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Gruehl | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Griggs | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Kendra | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 25 | 36 | 59 | 95 | 313 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :

| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| John Griggs | 21 | 1106:45 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 73 | 3.96 | 701 | 628 | .896 | 0 |
| Gregg Gruehl | 8 | 323:01 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 3.90 | 180 | 159 | .883 | 0 |
| C. J. Groh | 3 | 70:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5.98 | 35 | 28 | .800 | 0 |
