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.

2012–13 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey
ConferenceIndependent
2012–13 record3–21–1
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainCurtis deBruyn
Alternate CaptainSebastian Geoffrion
Home stadiumPropst Arena

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.[1]

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.[2]

Recruiting

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

PlayerPositionNationalityNotes
Chad BrearsForward CanadaCold Lake, Alberta
Gregg GreuhlGoalie United StatesMayfield Heights, Ohio
Steven HickeyForward United StatesNew Haven, Connecticut
Jamie KendraForward CanadaMarkham, Ontario; former Markham Waxers captain
Steven KosheyDefenseman CanadaTrail, British Columbia
Frank MisuracaDefenseman United StatesDetroit, Michigan
Jack PrinceDefenseman United KingdomLeicester, United Kingdom
Anderson WhiteDefenseman CanadaCaledon, 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.[4]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Graeme Strukoff Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1991-03-30 Chilliwack, British Columbia Victoria (BCHL) —
3 Anderson White Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1991-08-16 Caledon, Ontario Chilliwack (BCHL) —
4 Frank Misuraca Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1991-09-06 Clinton Township, Michigan Corpus Christi (NAHL) —
5 Brice Geoffrion Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990-11-04 Brentwood, Tennessee Motor City (NAHL) —
7 Jamie Kendra Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1992-02-25 Markham, Ontario Markham (OJHL) —
8 Alex Allan Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989-08-28 Calgary, Alberta Victoria (BCHL) —
9 Chad Brears Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991-05-08 Ottawa, Ontario Merritt (BCHL) —
10 Mat Hagen Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989-12-27 Ottawa, Ontario Kanata (CJHL) —
11 Jack Prince Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1991-02-14 London, England Texas (NAHL) —
13 Michael Webley Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990-10-13 Stittsville, Ontario Gloucester (CCHL) —
14 Stephen Hickley Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991-09-25 Ancaster, Ontario Oakville (OJHL) —
15 Tyler Kotlarz Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990-11-03 Hudsonville, Michigan Markham (OJHL) —
16 Doug Reid Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1990-03-20 Innisfil, Ontario Markham (OJHL) —
19 Craig Pierce Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990-10-18 Roswell, Georgia Rochester (EJHL) —
20 Lasse Uusivirta Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989-07-27 Espoo, Finland Blues U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga) —
21 Jeff Vanderlugt Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990-05-12 Richmond Hill, Ontario Surrey (BCHL) —
22 Sebastian Geoffrion (A) Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1989-07-26 Brentwood, Tennessee Lincoln (USHL) —
23 Curtis deBruyn (C) Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1988-10-07 Calgary, Alberta Olds (AJHL) —
24 Steven Koshey Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1991-03-27 Trail, British Columbia Surrey (BCHL) —
26 Justin Cseter Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1988-08-24 Menominee, Wisconsin Salmon Arm (BCHL) —
27 Kyle Lysaght Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990-08-23 Marietta, Georgia Oakville (OJHL) —
28 Ben Reinhardt Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990-03-24 Arnprior, Ontario Pembroke (CCHL) —
31 John Griggs Senior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1988-06-28 Barrington, Illinois Cumberland (CJHL) —
32 CJ Groh Junior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990-04-16 Cincinnati, Ohio St. Louis (NAHL) —
33 Gregg Gruehl Freshman G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1991-08-06 Mayfield Heights, Ohio Amarillo (NAHL) —

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 standings
Overall record
GP W L T GF GA
Alabama–Huntsville25321136103
Penn State27131407480
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 3, 2013

Opponents by conference
ConferenceTeams
WCHA5 (Minnesota–Duluth, Minnesota State, Nebraska–Omaha, St. Cloud State, Wisconsin)
Atlantic Hockey3 (American International, Air Force, Bentley)
Hockey East2 (Boston College, Northeastern)
MCHA (D-III)2 (Adrian, Finlandia)
CCHA1 (Lake Superior State)
D-I Independents1 (Penn State)
ECAC1 (St. Lawrence)

Player stats

Skaters
Regular season[5][6]
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Jeff Vanderlugt25731028
Kyle Lysaght23551012
Graeme Strukoff2536943
Michael Webley254488
Alex Allan2417825
Steven Koshey162574
Frank Misuraca202462
Justin Cseter252354
Doug Reid2422412
Curtis deBruyn241342
Lasse Uusivirta2413430
Craig Pierce233038
Sebastian Geoffrion2512360
Brice Geoffrion2512314
Jack Prince200330
Chad Brears2511212
Stephen Hickey110220
Anderson White2302233
Mat Hagen20110
Ben Reinhardt200116
C. J. Groh30000
Gregg Gruehl80000
John Griggs210000
Jamie Kendra210004
Team25365995313

Goaltenders
Regular season[5][6]
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
John Griggs211106:452171733.96701628.8960
Gregg Gruehl8323:01140213.90180159.8830
C. J. Groh370:1500075.983528.8000

References
  1. McCarter, Mark (September 25, 2012). "Ex-NHL coach Kurt Kleinendorst named new hockey coach at UAH". The Huntsville Times. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  2. "WCHA Grants Full-Time Membership to University of Alabama in Huntsville". Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  3. "UAH Hockey Adds Eight For 2012-13". The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  4. "2012-13 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  5. The University of Alabama in Huntsville. "Alabama-Huntsville Cumulative Season Statistics". Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  6. USCHO.com. "Alabama-Huntsville Chargers Men's Hockey 2012–2013 Team Statistics". Retrieved October 28, 2012.
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