2006–07 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

2006–07 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey
CHA Tournament Champions
NCAA 1st round, L to Notre Dame, 3–2 (2OT)
Conference	College Hockey America
2006–07 record	13–20–3 (7–11–2 CHA)
Head coach	Doug Ross (25th year)
Assistant coach	Lance West
Assistant coach	John McCabe
Assistant coach	Steve Briere
Captain	Shaun Arvai, Grant Selinger
Home stadium	Von Braun Center

The 2006–07 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. The Chargers were coached by Doug Ross who was in his twenty-fifth, and final, season as head coach. His assistant coaches were Lance West, John McCabe, and Steve Briere. The Chargers played their home games in the Von Braun Center, and were a member of College Hockey America.

After a 32-game regular season, the Chargers finished with 10 wins, 19 losses, and 3 ties. Despite finishing last in the CHA in the regular season, the team won all 3 of its games in the CHA Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. At the NCAA Tournament, the Chargers played to double overtime with #2 overall seed Notre Dame before falling, 3–2.

Roster

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#	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
2		Montes, MattMatt Montes	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1983-07-01	Forest Park, Illinois	Springfield (NAHL)
3		McConnachie, BrettBrett McConnachie	Senior	RW	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1985-03-01	Ajax, Ontario	Wexford (OJHL)
4		Roshko, BrandonBrandon Roshko	Freshman	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1985-08-22	Hamilton, Ontario	Aurora (OJHL)
5		Kalinchuk, ScottScott Kalinchuk	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1984-11-23	Sylvan Lake, Alberta	Canmore (AJHL)
6		Larivee, A.J.A.J. Larivee	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1983-12-19	Dublin, Ontario	St. Marys (WOHL)
8		Salekin, MikeMike Salekin	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1985-08-17	Castlegar, British Columbia	Merritt (BCHL)
9		Hilbert, TylerTyler Hilbert	Junior	LW	5' 9" (1.75 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1984-01-12	Okotoks, Alberta	Olds (AJHL)
10		Rozman, DominikDominik Rozman	Senior	LW	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1983-03-10	Wallaceburg, Ontario	Sarnia (WOHL)
11		Barker, BrennanBrennan Barker	Freshman	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1985-07-19	Long Sault, Ontario	Penticton (OJHL)
12		Murray, JoshJosh Murray	Sophomore	RW	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1984-11-11	Terrace, British Columbia	Williams Lake (BCHL)
14		Tanaka, CaleCale Tanaka	Freshman	LW	5' 9" (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1986-05-31	Stouffville, Ontario	Aurora (OJHL)
15		Arvai, ShaunShaun Arvai (C)	Senior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1982-10-06	West Lorne, Ontario	Petrolia (WOHL)
16		Train, TomTom Train	Freshman	C	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1985-02-22	Hurst, Texas	Texas (NAHL)
18		Canter, SteveSteve Canter	Senior	RW	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1983-06-29	St. Louis, Missouri	Billings (AWHL)
19		Selinger, GrantGrant Selinger (C)	Senior	C	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1983-03-22	Regina, Saskatchewan	South Surrey (BCHL)
20		Federoff, JoeJoe Federoff	Sophomore	C	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1984-08-05	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Robert Morris (NCAA)
21		Conter, DerekDerek Conter	Junior	LW	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1983-06-10	Toronto, Ontario	Wichita Falls (AWHL)
22		Nimmo, DavidDavid Nimmo	Senior	C	6' 2" (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1982-07-25	St. Albert, Alberta	Melfort (SJHL)
25		Morrison, KevinKevin Morrison	Freshman	LW	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1986-04-30	Mississauga, Ontario	Milton (OJHL)
26		Galerno, KevinKevin Galerno	Sophomore	LW	5' 7" (1.7 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1984-01-19	Kitchener, Ontario	Kitchener (MWJHL)
27		Maney, TroyTroy Maney	Senior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1982-10-04	Huntsville, Alabama	Capital Centre (NAHL)
28		Nicoletti, DavideDavide Nicoletti	Freshman	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1986-03-22	Toronto, Ontario	Springfield (NAHL)
29		MacNicol, BlakeBlake MacNicol	Freshman	G	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1986-12-31	Milan, Ohio	Bay State (EJHL)
30		Erickson, JordanJordan Erickson	Sophomore	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1984-04-18	Port McNeill, British Columbia	Spruce Grove (AJHL)
33		Narduzzi, MarcMarc Narduzzi	Junior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1982-05-25	Vancouver, British Columbia	South Surrey (BCHL)
55		Sweazey, MattMatt Sweazey	Sophomore	C	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1984-04-11	Toronto, Ontario	Georgetown (OJHL)

Season

Schedule

       Green background indicates win (2 points).

       Red background indicates loss (0 points).

       Yellow background indicates tie (1 point).

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 7	8:05 pm	at Colorado College*	Colorado Springs World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado	Narduzzi	L 1–8	6,525	0–1–0
October 8	6:05 pm	at Air Force*	Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado	Narduzzi	L 3–4	863	0–2–0
October 13	6:35 pm	at #5 Michigan*	Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan	Narduzzi	L 1–8	5,847	0–3–0
October 15	1:05 pm	at Bowling Green*	BGSU Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	Erickson	T 5–5 ^OT	1,414	0–3–1
October 20	7:05 pm	Wayne State	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Erickson	W 4–2	1,918	1–3–1 (1–0–0)
October 21	7:05 pm	Wayne State	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Narduzzi	L 6–8	1,746	1–4–1 (1–1–0)
October 27	4:05 pm	vs. Air Force*	Tampa Bay Times Forum • Tampa, Florida (Lightning College Hockey Classic Semifinal)	Erickson	L 5–7	6,772	1–5–1 (1–1–0)
October 28	4:05 pm	vs. Army*	Tampa Bay Times Forum • Tampa, Florida (Lightning College Hockey Classic Consolation)	Narduzzi	W 2–1	7,043	2–5–1 (1–1–0)
November 10	6:00 pm	at Niagara	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	Narduzzi	L 3–7	1,193	2–6–1 (1–2–0)
November 11	6:00 pm	at Niagara	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	Erickson	L 1–4	1,073	2–7–1 (1–3–0)
November 17	6:35 pm	at Robert Morris	84 Lumber Arena • Neville Island, Pennsylvania	Erickson	L 3–4	657	2–8–1 (1–4–0)
November 18	6:35 pm	at Robert Morris	84 Lumber Arena • Neville Island, Pennsylvania	Narduzzi	W 7–2	498	3–8–1 (2–4–0)
December 1	7:05 pm	Princeton*	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Narduzzi	L 2–4	1,853	3–9–1 (2–4–0)
December 2	7:05 pm	Princeton*	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Narduzzi	W 3–2	1,796	4–9–1 (2–4–0)
December 9	4:05 pm	Robert Morris	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Narduzzi	L 4–5	1,977	4–10–1 (2–5–0)
December 10	2:05 pm	Robert Morris	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Narduzzi	W 4–3	1,104	5–10–1 (3–5–0)
December 15	7:35 pm	at Bemidji State	John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, Minnesota	Narduzzi	L 2–3	1,546	5–11–1 (3–6–0)
December 16	7:05 pm	at Bemidji State	John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, Minnesota	Narduzzi	L 2–4	1,532	5–12–1 (3–7–0)
December 29	7:05 pm	at Minnesota*	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Dodge Holiday Classic Semifinal)	Narduzzi	L 1–3	10,015	5–13–1 (3–7–0)
December 30	4:05 pm	vs. UMass*	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Dodge Holiday Classic Consolation)	Narduzzi	W 5–2	10,076	6–13–1 (3–7–0)
January 12	7:05 pm	Robert Morris	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Narduzzi	L 2–3	1,569	6–14–1 (3–8–0)
January 13	4:05 pm	Robert Morris	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Narduzzi	W 3–1	1,469	7–14–1 (4–8–0)
January 26	6:35 pm	at Western Michigan*	Lawson Ice Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan	Narduzzi	L 0–5	2,144	7–15–1 (4–8–0)
January 27	6:35 pm	at Western Michigan*	Lawson Ice Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan	Narduzzi	L 5–6 ^OT	2,625	7–16–1 (4–8–0)
February 2	7:05 pm	Bemidji State	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Narduzzi	T 5–5 ^OT	2,956	7–16–2 (4–8–1)
February 3	7:05 pm	Bemidji State	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Narduzzi	L 1–3	2,212	7–17–2 (4–9–1)
February 9	6:05 pm	at Wayne State	Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum • Detroit, Michigan	MacNicol	W 3–1	320	8–17–2 (5–9–1)
February 10	6:05 pm	at Wayne State	Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum • Detroit, Michigan	MacNicol	L 1–4	310	8–18–2 (5–10–1)
February 16	7:35 pm	at Bemidji State	John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, Minnesota	Narduzzi	L 3–4	1,397	8–19–2 (5–11–1)
February 17	7:05 pm	at Bemidji State	John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, Minnesota	MacNicol	W 4–3	2,263	9–19–2 (6–11–1)
March 2	7:05 pm	Niagara	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	MacNicol	W 3–1	1,723	10–19–2 (7–11–1)
March 3	7:35 pm	Niagara	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Narduzzi	T 2–2 ^OT	2,144	10–19–3 (7–11–2)
CHA Tournament
March 9	7:00 pm	vs. Wayne State*	95KGGO Arena • Des Moines, Iowa (CHA Tournament Quarterfinal)	Narduzzi	W 4–3 ^OT	255	11–19–3 (7–11–2)
March 10	2:00 pm	vs. Niagara*	95KGGO Arena • Des Moines, Iowa (CHA Tournament Semifinal)	Narduzzi	W 5–3	296	12–19–3 (7–11–2)
March 11	2:00 pm	vs. Robert Morris*	95KGGO Arena • Des Moines, Iowa (CHA Tournament Final)	MacNicol	W 5–4 ^OT	252	13–19–3 (7–11–2)
NCAA Tournament
March 23	4:00 pm	vs. Notre Dame*	Van Andel Arena • Grand Rapids, Michigan (NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal)	Narduzzi	L 2–3 ^OT	5,201	13–20–3 (7–11–2)
*Non-conference game. All times are in Central Time.

Standings

2006–07 College Hockey America standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Niagara†	20	9	5	6	24	70	62		37	18	13	6	126	128
Bemidji State	20	9	6	5	23	56	54		33	14	14	5	97	109
Robert Morris	20	9	10	1	19	67	72		35	14	19	2	110	129
Wayne State	20	8	10	2	18	64	63		35	12	21	2	97	125
Alabama–Huntsville*	20	7	11	2	16	63	69		36	13	20	3	112	137
Championship: Alabama–Huntsville † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

Statistics

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Skaters

Player	Pos	Yr	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
Nimmo, DavidDavid Nimmo	C	Sr	36	14	22	36	56	8	2	2
Selinger, GrantGrant Selinger	C	Sr	36	17	16	33	63	9	1	3
McConnachie, BrettBrett McConnachie	RW	Sr	35	12	16	28	40	3	1	2
Salekin, MikeMike Salekin	D	Jr	34	7	16	23	67	2	0	3
Arvai, ShaunShaun Arvai	D	Sr	35	2	20	22	43	1	0	0
Canter, SteveSteve Canter	RW	Sr	35	12	9	21	38	5	0	0
Kalinchuk, ScottScott Kalinchuk	D	So	35	6	10	16	44	5	0	1
Murray, JoshJosh Murray	RW	So	35	6	10	16	47	1	0	0
Hilbert, TylerTyler Hilbert	LW	Jr	33	5	9	14	46	0	2	1
Morrison, KevinKevin Morrison	LW	Fr	36	9	4	13	26	2	1	1
Rozman, DominikDominik Rozman	LW	Sr	36	6	7	13	22	1	0	0
Roshko, BrandonBrandon Roshko	D	Fr	36	3	8	11	6	1	0	0
Federoff, JoeJoe Federoff	C	So	20	3	7	10	26	0	0	0
Sweazey, MattMatt Sweazey	C	So	34	2	8	10	48	2	0	0
Train, TomTom Train	C	Fr	30	3	4	7	22	0	0	0
Tanaka, CaleCale Tanaka	LW	Fr	27	2	3	5	30	0	0	0
Galerno, KevinKevin Galerno	LW	So	28	2	2	4	8	0	0	0
Barker, BrennanBrennan Barker	D	Fr	20	1	2	3	31	0	0	0
Nicoletti, DavideDavide Nicoletti	D	Fr	24	0	3	3	24	0	0	0
Larivee, A.J.A.J. Larivee	D	Sr	28	0	2	2	18	0	0	0
Maney, TroyTroy Maney	D	Sr	5	0	0	0	17	0	0	0
MacNicol, BlakeBlake MacNicol	G	Fr	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Erickson, JordanJordan Erickson	G	So	9	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Montes, MattMatt Montes	D	Jr	10	0	0	0	18	0	0	0
Narduzzi, MarcMarc Narduzzi	G	Jr	27	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Team			36	112	178	290	754	40	7	13

Goaltenders

Player	Yr	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SV	SV%	SO
Narduzzi, MarcMarc Narduzzi	Jr	27	1480:07	8	16	2	86	3.49	729	0.894	0
MacNicol, BlakeBlake MacNicol	Fr	8	351:43	4	1	0	16	2.73	154	0.906	0
Erickson, JordanJordan Erickson	So	9	393:30	1	3	1	31	4.73	171	0.847	0

References

1. Gilliam, Jamie. "UAH Chargers Ice Hockey 2006-07 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Alabama in Huntsville. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
2. "Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey 2006-2007 Roster". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
3. "Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey 2006-2007 Schedule and Results". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
4. Gilliam, Jamie. "2007-08 UAH Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). University of Alabama in Huntsville. p. 28. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
5. "Alabama-Huntsville Chargers Men's Hockey 2006-2007 Team Statistics". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.