2009–10 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

The 2009–10 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Chargers were coached by Danton Cole who was in his third season as head coach. His assistant coaches were Chris Luongo and John McCabe. The Chargers played their home games in the Von Braun Center, and were a member of College Hockey America.

The 2009–10 season marked the final season for men's hockey as part of College Hockey America; Niagara University and Robert Morris University moved to Atlantic Hockey, and Bemidji State moved to the WCHA for the 2010–11 season. With the CHA folding, UAH applied for admission to the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). On August 11, the CCHA announced that UAH's application to become a member of the conference was denied. Following the 2009–10 season, UAH will play as the only Division I Independent program due to the lack of conference affiliation.

After a 30-game regular season, the Chargers finished with 10 wins, 17 losses, and 3 ties. Highlights came from a road upset of then-fifth ranked Notre Dame in the first game of the season, and a consolation win at the Catamount Cup in January. The team finished third in the CHA, with 6 wins, 10 losses, and 2 ties. At the 2010 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament in Lewiston, New York, the Chargers defeated Robert Morris in the first round, and then defeated Niagara, 3–2, in overtime to win the conference title and secure a trip to the NCAA Tournament. In the NCAA Northwest Regional, the Chargers lost to No. 1 ranked Miami (OH), 2–1.

Roster

#	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
2	Ontario	Burkholder, RyanRyan Burkholder (C)	3 Junior	2.0 D	73 6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	13380 1987-09-01	Ontario Newmarket, Ontario Newmarket, Ontario	OJHL Newmarket (OJHL Newmarket (Ontario Junior Hockey League OJHL)
4	Ontario	Roshko, BrandonBrandon Roshko	4 Senior	2.0 D	69 5' 9" (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	14120 1985-08-22	Ontario Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton, Ontario	OJHL Aurora (OJHL Aurora (Ontario Junior Hockey League OJHL)
5	Ontario	Barker, BrennanBrennan Barker (A)	4 Senior	2.0 D	73 6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	14154 1985-07-19	Ontario Long Sault, Ontario Long Sault, Ontario	BCHL Penticton (BCHL Penticton (British Columbia Hockey League BCHL)
7	Alberta	Easton, JamieJamie Easton	2 Sophomore	3.0 F	68 5' 8" (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	13254 1988-01-05	Alberta Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton, Alberta	AJHL Bonnyville (AJHL Bonnyville (Alberta Junior Hockey League AJHL)
8	Ohio	MacLean, ClarkClark MacLean	2 Sophomore	3.0 F	73 6' 1" (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	13286 1987-12-04	Ohio Worthington, Ohio Worthington, Ohio	USHL Ohio (USHL Ohio (United States Hockey League USHL)
9	British Columbia	Campbell, CodyCody Campbell	2 Sophomore	3.0 F	69 5' 9" (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	13483 1987-05-21	British Columbia Maple Ridge, British Columbia Maple Ridge, British Columbia	BCHL Burnaby (BCHL Burnaby (British Columbia Hockey League BCHL)
10	Ontario	Coburn, AndrewAndrew Coburn	3 Junior	3.0 F	70 5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	13943 1986-02-15	Ontario Mount Forest, Ontario Mount Forest, Ontario	OJHL Vernon (OJHL Vernon (Ontario Junior Hockey League OJHL)
11	Georgia (U.S. state)	Ruffini, NeilNeil Ruffini	3 Junior	3.0 F	70 5' 10" (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	13185 1988-03-14	Georgia (U.S. state) Roswell, Georgia Roswell, Georgia	USHS-NH Proctor Academy (USHS-NH Proctor Academy (USHS-NH USHS–NH)
13	Ontario	Koudys, JoeyJoey Koudys	3 Junior	3.0 F	71 5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	13171 1988-03-28	Ontario Grimsby, Ontario Grimsby, Ontario	GOJHL Thorold (GOJHL Thorold (Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League GOJHL)
14	Ontario	Tanaka, CaleCale Tanaka	4 Senior	3.0 F	69 5' 9" (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	13838 1986-05-31	Ontario Stouffville, Ontario Stouffville, Ontario	OJHL Aurora (OJHL Aurora (Ontario Junior Hockey League OJHL)
15	Ontario	Baxter, MattMatt Baxter	3 Junior	2.0 D	75 6' 3" (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	13042 1988-08-04	Ontario Courtice, Ontario Courtice, Ontario	OJHL Bowmanville (OJHL Bowmanville (Ontario Junior Hockey League OJHL)
16	Texas	Train, TomTom Train (A)	4 Senior	3.0 F	73 6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	14301 1985-02-22	Texas Hurst, Texas Hurst, Texas	NAHL Texas (NAHL Texas (North American Hockey League NAHL)
18	Finland	Järvinen, MattiMatti Järvinen	1 Freshman	3.0 F	76 6' 4" (1.93 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	12606 1989-10-14	Finland Espoo, Finland Espoo, Finland	Jr. A SM-liiga Espoo (Jr. A SM-liiga Espoo (Jr. A SM-liiga)
19	Michigan	Fairbanks, ChrisChris Fairbanks	3 Junior	3.0 F	73 6' 1" (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	13793 1986-07-15	Michigan Milford, Michigan Milford, Michigan	NAHL Youngstown (NAHL Youngstown (North American Hockey League NAHL)
21	Alberta	Desmet, KeenanKeenan Desmet	1 Freshman	3.0 F	71 5' 11" (1.8 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	13070 1988-07-07	Alberta Strathmore, Alberta Strathmore, Alberta	BCHL Salmon Arm (BCHL Salmon Arm (British Columbia Hockey League BCHL)
22	Tennessee	Geoffrion, SebastianSebastian Geoffrion	1 Freshman	3.0 F	70 5' 10" (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	12686 1989-07-26	Tennessee Brentwood, Tennessee Brentwood, Tennessee	USHL Indiana (USHL Indiana (United States Hockey League USHL)
23	Alberta	deBruyn, CurtisCurtis deBruyn	1 Freshman	2.0 D	70 5' 10" (1.78 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	12978 1988-10-07	Alberta Calgary, Alberta Calgary, Alberta	AJHL Olds (AJHL Olds (Alberta Junior Hockey League AJHL)
24	Alberta	Durnie, TomTom Durnie	2 Sophomore	2.0 D	74 6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	13164 1988-04-04	Alberta Calgary, Alberta Calgary, Alberta	AJHL Canmore (AJHL Canmore (Alberta Junior Hockey League AJHL)
25	Ontario	Morrison, KevinKevin Morrison	4 Senior	3.0 F	73 6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	13869 1986-04-30	Ontario Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga, Ontario	OJHL Milton (OJHL Milton (Ontario Junior Hockey League OJHL)
26	Wisconsin	Cseter, JustinJustin Cseter	1 Freshman	3.0 F	70 5' 10" (1.78 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	13022 1988-08-24	Wisconsin Menomonie, Wisconsin Menomonie, Wisconsin	BCHL Salmon Arm (BCHL Salmon Arm (British Columbia Hockey League BCHL)
27	Ontario	Bruni, VinceVince Bruni	3 Junior	3.0 F	73 6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	13526 1987-04-08	Ontario Toronto, Ontario Toronto, Ontario	NAHL Springfield (NAHL Springfield (North American Hockey League NAHL)
28	Ontario	Nicoletti, DavideDavide Nicoletti (A)	4 Senior	2.0 D	75 6' 3" (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	13908 1986-03-22	Ontario Toronto, Ontario Toronto, Ontario	NAHL Springfield (NAHL Springfield (North American Hockey League NAHL)
29	Ohio	MacNicol, BlakeBlake MacNicol	4 Senior	1.0 G	70 5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	13624 1986-12-31	Ohio Milan, Ohio Milan, Ohio	EJHL Bay State (EJHL Bay State (Eastern Junior Hockey League EJHL)
31	Illinois	Griggs, JohnJohn Griggs	1 Freshman	1.0 G	73 6' 1" (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	13079 1988-06-28	Illinois Barrington, Illinois Barrington, Illinois	CJHL Cumberland (CJHL Cumberland (Central Junior A Hockey League CJHL)
33	Ontario	Talbot, CameronCameron Talbot	3 Junior	1.0 G	75 6' 3" (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	13468 1987-06-05	Ontario Caledonia, Ontario Caledonia, Ontario	OJHL Hamilton (OJHL Hamilton (Ontario Junior Hockey League OJHL)

Season

Schedule

•        Green background indicates win (2 points).
•        Red background indicates loss (0 points).
•        Yellow background indicates tie (1 point).

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 9	6:35 pm	at #5 Notre Dame*	Edmund P. Joyce Center • South Bend, Indiana	Talbot	W 3–2	2,994	1–0–0
October 10	6:05 pm	at #5 Notre Dame*	Edmund P. Joyce Center • South Bend, Indiana	Talbot	L 1–3	2,715	1–1–0
October 16	8:05 pm	at Air Force*	Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado	Talbot	W 4–2	3,067	2–1–0
October 17	8:05 pm	at Air Force*	Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado	Talbot	W 4–2	2,534	3–1–0
October 23	7:05 pm	Western Michigan*	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Talbot	L 1–2	3,873	3–2–0
October 24	7:05 pm	Western Michigan*	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Talbot	L 1–2	1,826	3–3–0
October 31	7:05 pm	#14 Bemidji State	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Talbot	L 1–2 OT	1,446	3–4–0 (0–1–0)
November 1	1:05 pm	#14 Bemidji State	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Talbot	L 1–2 OT	1,186	3–5–0 (0–2–0)
November 13	7:05 pm	#5 UMass Lowell*	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Talbot	L 1–3	2,406	3–6–0 (0–2–0)
November 14	7:05 pm	#5 UMass Lowell*	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Talbot	L 0–4	1,992	3–7–0 (0–2–0)
November 20	7:35 pm	at #8 Bemidji State	John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, Minnesota	Talbot	L 1–6	2,108	3–8–0 (0–3–0)
November 21	7:00 pm	at #8 Bemidji State	John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, Minnesota	Talbot	L 3–6	2,298	3–9–0 (0–4–0)
December 4	6:05 pm	at Robert Morris	84 Lumber Arena • Neville Island, Pennsylvania	Talbot	T 2–2 OT	678	3–9–1 (0–4–1)
December 5	6:05 pm	at Robert Morris	84 Lumber Arena • Neville Island, Pennsylvania	Talbot	W 4–2	467	4–9–1 (1–4–1)
January 2	6:00 pm	at Vermont*	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup Semifinal)	Talbot	L 3–4	4,003	4–10–1 (1–4–1)
January 3	3:00 pm	vs. Mercyhurst*	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Catamount Cup Consolation)	Talbot	W 4–1	N/A	5–10–1 (1–4–1)
January 8	6:00 pm	at Clarkson*	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York	Talbot	L 1–3	2,389	5–11–1 (1–4–1)
January 9	6:00 pm	at Clarkson*	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York	Talbot	T 3–3 OT	2,329	5–11–2 (1–4–1)
January 15	6:05 pm	at Robert Morris	84 Lumber Arena • Neville Island, Pennsylvania	Talbot	L 2–3	1,035	5–12–2 (1–5–1)
January 16	6:05 pm	at Robert Morris	84 Lumber Arena • Neville Island, Pennsylvania	Talbot	L 2–4	682	5–13–2 (1–6–1)
January 29	5:35 pm	Niagara	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Talbot	W 3–2	1,086	6–13–2 (2–6–1)
January 30	3:05 pm	Niagara	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Talbot	W 3–2	1,528	7–13–2 (3–6–1)
February 12	6:00 pm	at Niagara	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	Talbot	W 3–2	1,314	8–13–2 (4–6–1)
February 13†	3:00 pm	at Niagara	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York				8–13–2 (4–6–1)
February 20	3:05 pm	Robert Morris	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Talbot	W 4–3	1,277	9–13–2 (5–6–1)
February 21	1:05 pm	Robert Morris	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Talbot	L 2–4	957	9–14–2 (5–7–1)
February 26	6:00 pm	at Niagara	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	Talbot	L 3–4	1,169	9–15–2 (5–8–1)
February 27	6:00 pm	at Niagara	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	Talbot	L 1–3	1,088	9–16–2 (5–9–1)
February 28†	3:00 pm	at Niagara	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	Talbot	W 3–2 OT	956	10–16–2 (6–9–1)
March 5	7:05 pm	Bemidji State	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Talbot	L 2–3	3,287	10–17–2 (6–10–1)
March 6	7:05 pm	Bemidji State	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Talbot	T 2–2 OT	1,527	10–17–3 (6–10–2)
CHA Tournament
March 12	2:00 pm	vs. Robert Morris*	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York (CHA Tournament Semifinal)	Talbot	W 1–0	380	11–17–3 (6–10–2)
March 13	7:00 pm	at Niagara*	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York (CHA Tournament Final)	Talbot	W 3–2 OT	1,818	12–17–3 (6–10–2)
NCAA Tournament
March 27	3:00 pm	vs. #1 Miami (OH)*	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum • Fort Wayne, Indiana (NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinal)	Talbot	L 1–2	4,133	12–18–3 (6–10–2)
*Non-conference game. All times are in Central Time. †February 13 game at Niagara postponed until February 28 due to shooting on UAH campus.

Standings

2009–10 College Hockey America standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#8 Bemidji State†	18	14	3	1	29	71	40		36	23	9	4	127	82
Robert Morris	18	6	9	3	15	47	60		35	10	19	6	94	121
Alabama-Huntsville*	18	6	10	2	14	42	54		32	12	17	3	72	87
Niagara	18	6	10	2	14	53	59		36	12	20	4	107	118
Championship: Alabama-Huntsville † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Top 20 Poll

Statistics

Skaters

Regular season

Postseason

Player GP G A Pts PIM Coburn, AndrewAndrew Coburn 30 7 14 21 14 Campbell, CodyCody Campbell 30 7 13 20 2 Järvinen, MattiMatti Järvinen 27 5 12 17 14 Ruffini, NeilNeil Ruffini 30 8 4 12 35 Cseter, JustinJustin Cseter 30 5 7 12 12 Morrison, KevinKevin Morrison 24 6 5 11 16 Train, TomTom Train 24 5 6 11 20 Nicoletti, DavideDavide Nicoletti 28 3 8 11 12 Desmet, KeenanKeenan Desmet 30 3 8 11 39 Roshko, BrandonBrandon Roshko 30 2 9 11 30 Fairbanks, ChrisChris Fairbanks 27 6 2 8 12 Barker, BrennanBrennan Barker 25 1 7 8 34 Easton, JamieJamie Easton 17 2 4 6 8 deBruyn, CurtisCurtis deBruyn 29 1 5 6 14 Tanaka, CaleCale Tanaka 28 3 2 5 20 Baxter, MattMatt Baxter 26 0 4 4 10 Bruni, VinceVince Bruni 26 1 2 3 26 Talbot, CameronCameron Talbot 30 0 3 3 0 Geoffrion, SebasianSebasian Geoffrion 20 2 0 2 14 Durnie, TomTom Durnie 16 1 1 2 6 Koudys, JoeyJoey Koudys 13 0 2 2 6 Burkholder, RyanRyan Burkholder 30 0 1 1 26 MacNicol, BlakeBlake MacNicol 2 0 0 0 0 Team 30 68 117 185 378

Player GP G A Pts PIM Barker, BrennanBrennan Barker 3 2 1 3 6 Desmet, KeenanKeenan Desmet 3 1 2 3 2 Ruffini, NeilNeil Ruffini 3 1 1 2 2 Campbell, CodyCody Campbell 3 1 1 2 4 deBruyn, CurtisCurtis deBruyn 3 0 1 1 0 Roshko, BrandonBrandon Roshko 3 0 1 1 0 Cseter, JustinJustin Cseter 3 0 1 1 2 Coburn, AndrewAndrew Coburn 3 0 1 1 6 Järvinen, MattiMatti Järvinen 3 0 1 1 6 Bruni, VinceVince Bruni 3 0 0 0 0 Fairbanks, ChrisChris Fairbanks 3 0 0 0 0 Nicoletti, DavideDavide Nicoletti 3 0 0 0 0 Talbot, CameronCameron Talbot 3 0 0 0 0 Tanaka, CaleCale Tanaka 3 0 0 0 0 Morrison, KevinKevin Morrison 3 0 0 0 2 Train, TomTom Train 3 0 0 0 2 Geoffrion, SebasianSebasian Geoffrion 3 0 0 0 4 Baxter, MattMatt Baxter 3 0 0 0 6 Burkholder, RyanRyan Burkholder 3 0 0 0 6 Team 3 5 10 15 48

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO Talbot, CameronCameron Talbot 30 1780:28 10 17 3 81 2.73 1015 934 .920 0 MacNicol, BlakeBlake MacNicol 2 37:12 0 0 0 4 6.45 14 10 .714 0
Postseason
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO Talbot, CameronCameron Talbot 3 181:09 2 1 0 4 1.32 112 108 .964 1

Awards

• 2010 College Hockey America Champions
• 2010 CHA Tournament MVP: Cameron Talbot
• 2010 CHA All-Tournament Team: Cody Campbell, Cameron Talbot