2010–11 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season
# 2010–11 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

The 2010–11 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Chargers were coached by Chris Luongo who was in his first season as head coach. His assistant coaches were Mike Warde and Gavin Morgan. The Chargers played their home games in the Propst Arena at the Von Braun Center, competed as an independent and finished with an overall record of 4–26–2.

## Preseason

Following the 2009–10 season, the Chargers' conference, College Hockey America, dropped their men's division after Bemidji State, Niagara, and Robert Morris left for other conferences. UAH applied for admission to the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, but were denied, forcing the Chargers to play the 2010–11 season as an independent.

### Coaching changes

On May 19, 2010, assistant coach John McCabe was named the head coach at Division III Finlandia University, ending a six-year tenure at UAH. On June 21, 2010, head coach Danton Cole was announced as the U.S. National Team Development Program’s Under-17 head coach. Remaining assistant coach Chris Luongo was named head coach on July 9. Assistant coach Mike Warde was announced on August 20, and Gavin Morgan was announced on August 27.

## Roster

As of September 4, 2010

## Regular season

### Schedule

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

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October 7 | 7:05 pm | Ferris State* | Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama | Saunders | L 1–4 | 1,283 | 0–1–0 |
| October 8 | 7:05 pm | Ferris State* | Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama | Saunders | W 4–2 | 1,009 | 1–1–0 |
| October 15 | 7:05 pm | at #15 Wisconsin* | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | Saunders | L 0–7 | 10,769 | 1–2–0 |
| October 17 | 1:05 pm | at #15 Wisconsin* | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | Saunders | L 2–5 | 11,731 | 1–3–0 |
| October 22 | 6:05 pm | at Bowling Green* | BGSU Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | Saunders | L 4–5 $^{OT}$ | 1,749 | 1–4–0 |
| October 23 | 6:05 pm | at Bowling Green* | BGSU Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | Groh | L 2–4 | 2,630 | 1–5–0 |
| October 29 | 6:05 pm | at #11 Michigan State* | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | Groh | T 4–4 $^{OT}$ | 4,829 | 1–5–1 |
| October 30 | 6:05 pm | at #11 Michigan State* | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | Saunders | L 1–2 | 4,886 | 1–6–1 |
| November 5 | 6:05 pm | at Ohio State* | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | Saunders | L 2–6 | 2,284 | 1–7–1 |
| November 6 | 6:05 pm | at Ohio State* | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | Groh | L 1–5 | 2,197 | 1–8–1 |
| November 12 | 7:05 pm | Providence* | Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama | Saunders | L 1–3 | 1,456 | 1–9–1 |
| November 13 | 7:05 pm | Providence* | Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama | Groh | L 2–4 | 1,106 | 1–10–1 |
| November 26 | 3:00 pm | vs. Bowling Green* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York (Rensselaer Holiday Tournament) | Groh | L 1–5 | 2,403 | 1–11–1 |
| November 27 | 3:00 pm | vs. Connecticut* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York (Rensselaer Holiday Tournament) | Saunders | W 6–2 | 2,438 | 2–11–1 |
| December 3 | 6:00 pm | at Cornell* | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | Saunders | L 1–3 | 4,075 | 2–12–1 |
| December 4 | 6:00 pm | at Cornell* | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | Griggs | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 4,174 | 2–12–2 |
| December 10 | 7:05 pm | Robert Morris* | Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama | Griggs | L 3–4 | 1,762 | 2–13–2 |
| December 11 | 7:05 pm | Robert Morris* | Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama | Saunders | L 1–2 | 872 | 2–14–2 |
| December 16 | 6:05 pm | at Mercyhurst* | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Saunders | L 3–8 | 401 | 2–15–2 |
| December 17 | 6:05 pm | at Mercyhurst* | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Griggs | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 308 | 2–16–2 |
| December 30 | 7:05 pm | #14 RPI* | Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama | Griggs | L 1–2 | 1,133 | 2–17–2 |
| December 31 | 3:05 pm | #14 RPI* | Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama | Griggs | L 1–2 | 852 | 2–18–2 |
| January 7 | 7:05 pm | Bemidji State* | Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama | Griggs | L 1–3 | 1,003 | 2–19–2 |
| January 8 | 3:05 pm | Bemidji State* | Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama | Saunders | W 4–3 | 1,103 | 3–19–2 |
| January 14 | 7:05 pm | #15 Merrimack* | Bridgestone Arena • Nashville, Tennessee | Saunders | L 4–5 | 1,976 | 3–20–2 |
| January 15 | 1:05 pm | #15 Merrimack* | Bridgestone Arena • Nashville, Tennessee | Griggs | L 0–7 | 1,785 | 3–21–2 |
| January 21 | 8:35 pm | at Colorado College* | Colorado Springs World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Griggs | L 0–7 | 5,971 | 3–22–2 |
| January 22 | 8:05 pm | at Colorado College* | Colorado Springs World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | Saunders | L 1–4 | 6,461 | 3–23–2 |
| January 28 | 7:35 pm | at #15 Nebraska–Omaha* | CenturyLink Center • Omaha, Nebraska | Saunders | L 0–4 | 6,376 | 3–24–2 |
| January 29 | 7:05 pm | at #15 Nebraska–Omaha* | CenturyLink Center • Omaha, Nebraska | Saunders | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 6,836 | 4–24–2 |
| February 11 | 6:05 pm | at Ferris State* | Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan | Saunders | L 2–5 | 1,258 | 4–25–2 |
| February 12 | 6:05 pm | at Ferris State* | Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan | Griggs | L 1–5 | 1,490 | 4–26–2 |
| February 25 | 7:05 pm | US Under-18 Team* | Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama (Exhibition) | Saunders | L 1–8 | 1,342 | 4–26–2 |
| February 26 | 3:05 pm | US Under-18 Team* | Propst Arena • Huntsville, Alabama (Exhibition) | Griggs | L 3–5 | 856 | 4–26–2 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#Rankings$ from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time. Source: ||||||||

### Opponents by conference

| Conference | Teams |
| - | - |
| CCHA | 4 (Bowling Green, Ferris State, Michigan State, Ohio State) |
| WCHA | 4 (Bemidji State, Colorado College, Nebraska–Omaha, Wisconsin) |
| Atlantic Hockey | 3 (Connecticut, Mercyhurst, Robert Morris) |
| Hockey East | 2 (Merrimack, Providence) |
| ECAC | 2 (Cornell, RPI) |

## Player stats

As of February 12, 2011

### Skaters

| Player | Pos | Yr | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matt Baxter | D | Sr | 32 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Keenan Desmet | F | So | 31 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamie Easton | F | Jr | 32 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mac Roy | F | Fr | 31 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Durnie | D | Jr | 31 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Cseter | F | So | 32 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Ruffini | F | Sr | 32 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis deBruyn | D | So | 32 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sebastian Geoffrion | F | So | 28 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joey Koudys | F | Sr | 32 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Fairbanks | F | Sr | 27 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Burkholder | D | Sr | 28 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Bruni | F | Sr | 32 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lasse Uusivirta | D | Fr | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Allan | F | Fr | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Dion | F | Fr | 29 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nickolas Gatt | D | Fr | 27 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Griggs | G | So | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mat Hagen | D | Fr | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Way | F | Fr | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Conrad | D | Fr | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Groh | G | Fr | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarke Saunders | G | Fr | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brice Geoffrion | F | Fr | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | | | 32 | 61 | 106 | 167 | 584 | 28 | 0 | 4 |

### Goaltenders

| Player | Yr | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SV | SV% | SO |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clarke Saunders | Fr | 19 | 1059 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 67 | 3.80 | 587 | 0.898 | 0 |
| John Griggs | So | 10 | 517 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 34 | 3.95 | 257 | 0.883 | 0 |
| C.J. Groh | Fr | 7 | 346 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 4.33 | 184 | 0.880 | 0 |
