The Alabama–Huntsville Chargers (UAH Chargers) college ice hockey team competed as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, representing the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) as a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. UAH has played their home games at Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama since the inception of the program in 1979. The Chargers claim three National Club Championships and two NCAA Division II National Championships in addition to making a pair of appearances in the NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| National Champions | National Frozen Four | Conference regular season champions | Conference Playoff Champions |
| Season | Conference | Regular season[a] | Conference Tournament Results | National Tournament Results | |||||||||||||
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| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | 3/SW | Pts* | Finish | GP | W | L | T | % | ||||
| Club | |||||||||||||||||
| Joe Ritch (1979 — 1982) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1979–80 | SCHA | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | .950 | 1st | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | .955 | Won SCHA Championship | |
| 1980–81 | SCHA | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | .957 | 1st | 28 | 27 | 1 | 0 | .964 | Won SCHA Championship | |
| 1981–82 | SCHA | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.000 | 1st | 34 | 31 | 2 | 1 | .926 | Won SCHA Championship | Won National Club Championship |
| Doug Ross (1982 — 2007) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1982–83 | CSCHL | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.000 | 1st | 35 | 27 | 6 | 2 | .800 | Lost CSCHL Championship | Won National Club Championship |
| 1983–84 | CSCHL | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.000 | 1st | 31 | 27 | 4 | 0 | .871 | Won National Club Championship | |
| 1984–85 | CSCHL | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | .800 | 1st | 29 | 21 | 7 | 1 | .741 | Lost CSCHL Semifinal | Lost National Club Championship |
| NAIA | |||||||||||||||||
| 1985–86 | Independent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 14 | 13 | 1 | .518 | ||
| Division II | |||||||||||||||||
| 1986–87 | Independent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 | .667 | ||
| Division I | |||||||||||||||||
| 1987–88 | Independent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 11 | 18 | 1 | .383 | ||
| 1988–89 | Independent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 15 | 10 | 1 | .596 | ||
| 1989–90 | Independent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 10 | 22 | 3 | .329 | ||
| 1990–91 | Independent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 9 | 21 | 2 | .313 | ||
| 1991–92 | Independent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 16 | 10 | 1 | .611 | ||
| Division II | |||||||||||||||||
| 1992–93 | Independent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 15 | 12 | 1 | .554 | ||
| 1993–94 | Independent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | .788 | Lost National Championship series, 1–2 (Bemidji State) | |
| 1994–95 | Independent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 20 | 5 | 2 | .778 | ||
| 1995–96 | Independent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 26 | 0 | 3 | .948 | Won National Championship series, 2–0 (Bemidji State) | |
| 1996–97 | Independent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0 | .714 | Lost National Championship series, 0–2 (Bemidji State) | |
| 1997–98 | Independent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | .850 | Won National Championship series, 2–0 (Bemidji State) | |
| Division I | |||||||||||||||||
| 1998–99 | Independent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 21 | 5 | 1 | .796 | ||
| 1999–00 | CHA | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | 2nd | 31 | 17 | 10 | 4 | .613 | Won Semifinal, 10–4 (Bemidji State) Lost Championship, 2–3 (Niagara) |
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| 2000–01 | CHA | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 31 | 1st | 34 | 21 | 12 | 1 | .632 | Won Semifinal, 7–0 (Air Force) Lost Championship, 1–4 (Wayne State) |
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| 2001–02 | CHA | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 3rd | 37 | 18 | 18 | 1 | .500 | Won Quarterfinal, 4–1 (Findlay) Won Semifinal, 5–2 (Bemidji State) Lost Championship, 4–5 (OT) (Wayne State) |
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| 2002–03 | CHA | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 28 | 1st | 35 | 18 | 14 | 3 | .557 | Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (OT) (Bemidji State) | |
| 2003–04 | CHA | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 3rd | 31 | 11 | 16 | 4 | .419 | Lost Quarterfinal, 3–5 (Wayne State) | |
| 2004–05 | CHA | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 29 | 2nd | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | .625 | Won Semifinal, 4–2 (Niagara) Lost Championship, 0–3 (Bemidji State) |
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| 2005–06 | CHA | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | T–2nd | 34 | 19 | 13 | 2 | .588 | Won Quarterfinal, 3–1 (Wayne State) Lost Semifinal, 3–4 (OT) (Bemidji State) |
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| 2006–07 | CHA | 20 | 7 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 5th | 36 | 13 | 20 | 3 | .403 | Won Quarterfinal, 4–3 (OT) (Wayne State) Won Semifinal, 5–3 (Niagara) Won Championship, 5–4 (OT) (Robert Morris) |
Lost Regional semifinal, 2–3 (2OT) (Notre Dame) |
| Danton Cole (2007 — 2010) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | CHA | 20 | 3 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | 10 | 5th | 31 | 6 | 21 | 4 | .258 | Lost Quarterfinal, 0–4 (Wayne State) | |
| 2008–09 | CHA | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | 10 | 4th | 30 | 5 | 20 | 5 | .250 | Lost Quarterfinal, 1–4 (Bemidji State) | |
| 2009–10 | CHA | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | T–3rd | 33 | 12 | 18 | 3 | .409 | Won Semifinal, 1–0 (Robert Morris) Won Championship, 3–2 (OT) (Niagara) |
Lost Regional semifinal, 1–2 (Miami) |
| Chris Luongo (2010 — 2012) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–11 | Independent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 4 | 26 | 2 | .156 | ||
| 2011–12 | Independent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 2 | 28 | 1 | .081 | ||
| Kurt Kleinendorst (2012 — 2013) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–13 | Independent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 3 | 21 | 1 | .140 | ||
| Mike Corbett (2013 — 2020) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–14 | WCHA | 28 | 2 | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 10th | 38 | 2 | 35 | 1 | .066 | ||
| 2014–15 | WCHA | 28 | 7 | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | T-8th | 38 | 8 | 28 | 2 | .237 | Lost First round series, 0–2 (Michigan Tech) | |
| 2015–16 | WCHA | 28 | 5 | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | 16 | 10th | 34 | 7 | 21 | 6 | .294 | ||
| 2016–17 | WCHA | 28 | 9 | 16 | 3 | — | — | 0 | 30 | 9th | 34 | 9 | 22 | 3 | .309 | ||
| 2017–18 | WCHA | 28 | 10 | 16 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 33 | 7th | 37 | 12 | 23 | 2 | .351 | Lost First round series, 1–2 (Northern Michigan) | |
| 2018–19 | WCHA | 28 | 8 | 18 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 28 | 8th | 38 | 8 | 28 | 2 | .237 | Lost First round series, 0–2 (Minnesota State) | |
| 2019–20 | WCHA | 28 | 2 | 20 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 13 | 10th | 34 | 2 | 26 | 6 | .147 | ||
| Lance West (2020 — 2021) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020–21 | WCHA | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7th | 22 | 3 | 18 | 1 | .159 | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Lake Superior State) | |
| Totals | GP | W | L | T | % | Championships | |||||||||||
| Regular season | 1092 | 442 | 569 | 81 | .442 | 2 CHA Championships | |||||||||||
| Conference Post-season | 29 | 12 | 17 | 0 | .414 | 2 CHA tournament championships | |||||||||||
| NCAA Post-season | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 4 D–II NCAA Tournament Appearances, 2 D–I NCAA Tournament Appearances | |||||||||||
| Regular season and Post-season Record | 1130 | 459 | 590 | 81 | .442 | 2 D–II NCAA national championships | |||||||||||
- Club records are not included in the totals.
* Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.
Footnotes
edit- ^ Code explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OTW—Overtime Wins, OTL—Overtime Loses, 3/SW—Win in 3 on 3 overtime or shootout, Pts—Points*
References
edit- ^ "Hockey All-Time Results". University of Alabama in Huntsville. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ "Alabama-Huntsville Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ "CSCHL Standings By Year". Archived from the original on November 8, 2007. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ "CSCHL Playoff Results". Archived from the original on November 8, 2007. Retrieved March 7, 2015.