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The 2012–13 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season . The Chargers were coached by Kurt Kleinendorst who was in his first season as head coach. His assistant coaches were Gavin Morgan and Tim Flynn. The Chargers played their home games in the Propst Arena at the Von Braun Center and compete as an independent .
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]
UAH added 8 freshmen for the 2012–13 season, including 1 goalie, 3 forwards and 4 defensemen:[ 3]
[ edit ] 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 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 —
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 .
Opponents by conference [ edit ]
Conference
Teams
WCHA 5 (Minnesota–Duluth, Minnesota State, Nebraska–Omaha, St. Cloud State, Wisconsin)
Atlantic Hockey 3 (American International, Air Force, Bentley)
Hockey East 2 (Boston College, Northeastern)
MCHA (D-III)2 (Adrian, Finlandia)
CCHA 1 (Lake Superior State)
D-I Independents 1 (Penn State)
ECAC 1 (St. Lawrence)
Regular season[ 5] [ 6]
Player
Jeff Vanderlugt 25
7
3
10
28
Kyle Lysaght 23
5
5
10
12
Graeme Strukoff 25
3
6
9
43
Michael Webley 25
4
4
8
8
Alex Allan 24
1
7
8
25
Steven Koshey 16
2
5
7
4
Frank Misuraca 20
2
4
6
2
Justin Cseter 25
2
3
5
4
Doug Reid 24
2
2
4
12
Curtis deBruyn 24
1
3
4
2
Lasse Uusivirta 24
1
3
4
30
Craig Pierce 23
3
0
3
8
Sebastian Geoffrion 25
1
2
3
60
Brice Geoffrion 25
1
2
3
14
Jack Prince 20
0
3
3
0
Chad Brears 25
1
1
2
12
Stephen Hickey 11
0
2
2
0
Anderson White 23
0
2
2
33
Mat Hagen 2
0
1
1
0
Ben Reinhardt 20
0
1
1
6
C. J. Groh 3
0
0
0
0
Gregg Gruehl 8
0
0
0
0
John Griggs 21
0
0
0
0
Jamie Kendra 21
0
0
0
4
Team 25 36 59 95 313
Regular season[ 5] [ 6]
Player
John Griggs 21
1106:45
2
17
1
73
3.96
701
628
.896
0
Gregg Gruehl 8
323:01
1
4
0
21
3.90
180
159
.883
0
C. J. Groh 3
70:15
0
0
0
7
5.98
35
28
.800
0
^ McCarter, Mark (September 25, 2012). "Ex-NHL coach Kurt Kleinendorst named new hockey coach at UAH" . The Huntsville Times Archived from the original on March 5, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2012 . ^ "WCHA Grants Full-Time Membership to University of Alabama in Huntsville" . Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Retrieved January 17, 2013 .^ "UAH Hockey Adds Eight For 2012-13" . The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2012 .^ "2012-13 Men's Ice Hockey Roster" . The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2012 .^ a b The University of Alabama in Huntsville. "Alabama-Huntsville Cumulative Season Statistics" . Retrieved October 28, 2012 . ^ a b USCHO.com. "Alabama-Huntsville Chargers Men's Hockey 2012–2013 Team Statistics" . Retrieved October 28, 2012 .
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