2001–02 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

2001–02 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey
Conference	College Hockey America
Record	18–18–1 (10–9–1 CHA)
Head coach	Doug Ross (20th season)
Assistant coach	Lance West
Captain	Kevin Ridgeway
Alternate Captain	Joel Bresciani, Mike Funk
Home stadium	Von Braun Center

The 2001–02 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Chargers were coached by Doug Ross who was in his twentieth season as head coach. The Chargers played their home games in the Von Braun Center and were members of the College Hockey America conference.

Roster

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
1		Mark Byrne	Junior	G	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1978-03-22	Nepean, Ontario	Penticton (BCHL)
2		John Bradley	Sophomore	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1980-09-16	Hermantown, Minnesota	Billings (AWHL)
3		David Halliwill	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1979-04-28	Windsor, Ontario	Chatham (GOJHL)
4		Kevin Ridgeway (C)	Senior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1979-01-26	Ottawa, Ontario	Nepean (CJHL)
5		Ryan Brown	Freshman	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1980-03-26	Chatham, Ontario	Chatham (GOJHL)
6		Ian Fletcher	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1978-07-07	Delta, British Columbia	Victoria (BCHL)
7		Jared Ross	Freshman	C	5' 9" (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1982-09-18	Huntsville, Alabama	Catholic Central HS (USHS–MI)
8		Ryan Leasa	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1980-05-18	Sarnia, Ontario	Sarnia (GOJHL)
9		Steve Charlebois	Junior	RW	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1978-09-01	Carbon, Alberta	Penticton (BCHL)
10		Doug Watkins	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1980-08-20	Kelowna, British Columbia	Weyburn (SJHL)
11		Jason Tinwick	Sophomore	LW	5' 9" (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1979-01-23	Tecumseh, Ontario	Tecumseh (WOHL)
12		Jackson Harren	Sophomore	LW	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1980-03-10	Warroad, Minnesota	Dubuque (USHL)
14		Blake Thompson	Freshman	LW	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1980-03-06	Huntsville, Alabama	Culver Military Academy (USHS–IN)
15		Jessi Otis	Senior	LW	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1978-03-04	Calgary, Alberta	Portage (MJHL)
16		Craig Bushey	Freshman	RW	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1980-02-27	Ignace, Ontario	Cleveland (NAHL)
17		Steve Milosevski	Sophomore	C	6' 1" (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1978-12-18	Windsor, Ontario	Tecumseh (WOHL)
18		Gerald Overton	Junior	LW	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1978-08-24	150 Mile House, British Columbia	Quesnel (BCHL)
19		Jason Hawes	Junior	C	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1978-06-16	Perth, Ontario	Brockville (CCHL)
20		Joel Bresciani (A)	Junior	RW	6' 1" (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1978-08-17	Sherwood Park, Alberta	Vernon (BCHL)
22		Mike Funk (A)	Junior	LW	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1978-11-19	Newton, Manitoba	Portage (MJHL)
23		Keith Rowe	Freshman	C	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1981-04-13	Livonia, Michigan	Danville (NAHL)
25		Kārlis Zirnis	Junior	LW	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1977-11-02	Riga, Latvia	Gaylord (NAHL)
27		Tyler Butler	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1979-07-08	Kanata, Ontario	Kanata Valley (CJHL)
30		Adam MacLean	Sophomore	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1980-07-04	Woodstock, Ontario	St. Marys (WOHL)
35		Mike Slaton	Junior	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1978-06-24	Plymouth, Minnesota	Bozeman (AWHL)

Season

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 12	7:05 pm	Bentley*	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	MacLean	W 6–1	2,180	1–0–0
October 13	7:05 pm	Bentley*	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	MacLean	W 3–2	1,406	2–0–0
October 19	6:00 pm	at Canisius*	Buffalo State Sports Arena • Buffalo, New York	MacLean	W 5–4	275	3–0–0
October 20	6:00 pm	at Canisius*	Buffalo State Sports Arena • Buffalo, New York	MacLean	L 3–9	220	3–1–0
October 26	7:05 pm	Air Force	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	MacLean	W 2–0	2,170	4–1–0 (1–0–0)
October 27	7:05 pm	Air Force	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Byrne	W 3–1	1,945	5–1–0 (2–0–0)
November 2	6:00 pm	at Cornell*	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York	MacLean	L 1–6	3,800	5–2–0 (2–0–0)
November 3	6:00 pm	at Cornell*	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York	Byrne	L 2–5	3,832	5–3–0 (2–0–0)
November 9	7:05 pm	Niagara	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	MacLean	L 2–5	1,945	5–4–0 (2–1–0)
November 10	7:05 pm	Niagara	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Byrne	W 5–3	1,408	6–4–0 (3–1–0)
November 16	7:35 pm	at Bemidji State	John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, Minnesota	MacLean	L 3–7	1,697	6–5–0 (3–2–0)
November 17	7:05 pm	at Bemidji State	John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, Minnesota	Byrne	W 6–3	1,632	7–5–0 (4–2–0)
November 23	7:05 pm	Sacred Heart*	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Byrne	W 5–3	1,612	8–5–0 (4–2–0)
November 24	7:05 pm	Sacred Heart*	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Byrne	W 6–3	1,341	9–5–0 (4–2–0)
November 30	6:05 pm	at Niagara	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	Byrne	W 4–1	1,101	10–5–0 (5–2–0)
December 1	6:05 pm	at Niagara	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	MacLean	L 5–8	977	10–6–0 (5–3–0)
December 7	6:05 pm	at Wayne State	Great Lakes Sports City Superior Arena • Fraser, Michigan	Byrne	L 3–4	399	10–7–0 (5–4–0)
December 8	6:05 pm	at Wayne State	Great Lakes Sports City Superior Arena • Fraser, Michigan	MacLean	T 3–3 OT	479	10–7–1 (5–4–1)
December 28	7:05 pm	Wayne State	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Byrne	L 1–4	2,113	10–8–1 (5–5–1)
December 29	7:05 pm	Wayne State	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	MacLean	L 4–6	1,555	10–9–1 (5–6–1)
January 4	7:05 pm	MSU–Mankato*	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Byrne	W 2–0	1,824	11–9–1 (5–6–1)
January 5	7:05 pm	MSU–Mankato*	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Byrne	L 1–5	1,862	11–10–1 (5–6–1)
January 11	7:05 pm	at Nebraska–Omaha*	Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, Nebraska	Byrne	L 2–4	8,314	11–11–1 (5–6–1)
January 12	7:05 pm	at Nebraska–Omaha*	Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, Nebraska	Byrne	L 2–3	8,314	11–12–1 (5–6–1)
February 1	7:05 pm	at St. Cloud State*	National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	Byrne	L 0–3	5,947	11–13–1 (5–6–1)
February 2	7:05 pm	at St. Cloud State*	National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	Byrne	L 2–7	6,029	11–14–1 (5–6–1)
February 8	7:05 pm	Findlay	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Byrne	W 5–4	1,963	12–14–1 (6–6–1)
February 9	7:05 pm	Findlay	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Byrne	W 4–2	2,102	13–14–1 (7–6–1)
February 15	8:05 pm	at Air Force	Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado	Byrne	L 3–6	1,783	13–15–1 (7–7–1)
February 16	8:05 pm	at Air Force	Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado	MacLean	L 5–6	2,035	13–16–1 (7–8–1)
February 22	6:05 pm	at Findlay	Clauss Ice Arena • Findlay, Ohio	Byrne	W 5–3	300	14–16–1 (8–8–1)
February 23	6:05 pm	at Findlay	Clauss Ice Arena • Findlay, Ohio	Byrne	L 2–6	800	14–17–1 (8–9–1)
March 8	7:05 pm	Bemidji State	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Byrne	W 5–2	1,993	15–17–1 (9–9–1)
March 9	7:05 pm	Bemidji State	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	MacLean	W 5–3	2,283	16–17–1 (10–9–1)
CHA Tournament
March 14	2:30 pm	vs. Findlay*	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York (CHA Tournament Quarterfinal)	Byrne	W 4–1	N/A	17–17–1 (10–9–1)
March 15	2:00 pm	vs. Bemidji State*	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York (CHA Tournament Semifinal)	Byrne	W 5–2	479	18–17–1 (10–9–1)
March 16	6:00 pm	vs. Wayne State*	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York (CHA Tournament Final)	Byrne	L 4–5 OT	718	18–18–1 (10–9–1)
*Non-conference game. All times are in Central Time.

Standings

2001–02 College Hockey America standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Wayne State†*	20	15	2	3	33	84	48		36	21	11	4	124	112
Bemidji State	19	8	7	4	22	65	61		35	12	18	5	116	146
Alabama–Huntsville	20	10	9	1	21	75	77		37	18	18	1	128	140
Niagara	19	8	10	1	19	61	65		35	17	17	1	120	118
Air Force	18	6	10	2	14	53	63		34	16	16	2	123	119
Findlay	20	5	14	1	11	57	81		35	11	22	2	105	140
Championship: Wayne State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

Statistics

Skaters

Player	Pos	Yr	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
Kārlis Zirnis	LW	Jr	34	11	26	37	70	2	0	2
Tyler Butler	D	Jr	36	11	24	35	40	7	0	3
Steve Charlebois	RW	Jr	36	17	16	33	32	7	0	3
Jason Hawes	C	Jr	37	11	22	33	31	1	0	3
Jared Ross	C	Fr	36	11	17	28	8	4	0	3
Craig Bushey	RW	Fr	36	10	13	23	12	0	1	1
Jessi Otis	LW	Sr	36	7	15	22	22	3	0	1
Joel Bresciani	RW	Jr	37	11	10	21	124	1	0	1
Ryan Leasa	D	Jr	36	4	16	20	40	1	0	0
Steve Milosevski	C	So	36	9	9	18	8	0	1	1
Keith Rowe	C	Fr	37	8	5	13	44	3	0	0
Jason Tinwick	LW	So	36	6	7	13	8	0	0	0
Kevin Ridgeway	D	Sr	37	3	9	12	28	1	0	0
Doug Watkins	D	Fr	36	2	8	10	106	2	0	0
Gerald Overton	LW	Jr	31	2	6	8	12	1	0	0
Jackson Harren	LW	So	31	2	2	4	4	0	0	0
Mike Funk	LW	Jr	6	2	1	3	6	1	0	0
David Halliwill	D	Jr	30	1	2	3	23	0	0	0
Ryan Brown	D	Fr	22	0	3	3	6	0	0	0
Mark Byrne	G	Jr	25	0	2	2	4	0	0	0
Mike Slaton	G	Jr	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Blake Thompson	LW	Fr	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ian Fletcher	D	Jr	4	0	0	0	10	0	0	0
Adam MacLean	G	So	14	0	0	0	10	0	0	0
John Bradley	D	So	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team			37	128	213	341	646	34	2	18

Goalies

Player	Yr	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SV	SV%	SO
Mark Byrne	Jr	25	1435:45	13	11	0	82	3.43	731	0.899	1
Adam MacLean	So	14	724:19	5	7	1	51	4.22	342	0.870	1
Mike Slaton	Jr	2	69:16	0	0	0	5	4.33	21	0.808	0