2002–03 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season

The 2002–03 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Chargers were coached by Doug Ross who was in his twenty-first season as head coach. The Chargers played their home games in the Von Braun Center and were members of the College Hockey America conference.

2002–03 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey
CHA Regular Season Champions
UConn Classic Champions
Conference	College Hockey America
Record	18–14–3 (13–5–2 CHA)
Head coach	Doug Ross (21st season)
Captain	Mike Funk
Alternate Captain	Joel Bresciani, Steve Charlebois
Home stadium	Von Braun Center

Roster

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
1		Mark Byrne	Senior	G	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1978-03-22	Nepean, Ontario	Penticton (BCHL)
2		John Bradley	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1980-09-16	Hermantown, Minnesota	Billings (AWHL)
3		David Halliwill	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1979-04-28	Windsor, Ontario	Chatham (GOJHL)
4		Jeremy Schreiber	Freshman	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1981-07-04	Medicine Hat, Alberta	Canmore (AJHL)
5		Ryan Brown	Sophomore	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	Sophomore	C	5' 9" (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1982-09-18	Huntsville, Alabama	Catholic Central HS (USHS–MI)
8		Ryan Leasa	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1980-05-18	Sarnia, Ontario	Sarnia (GOJHL)
9		Steve Charlebois (A)	Senior	LW	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1978-09-01	Carbon, Alberta	Penticton (BCHL)
10		Doug Watkins	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1980-08-20	Kelowna, British Columbia	Weyburn (SJHL)
11		Jason Tinwick	Junior	C	5' 9" (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1979-01-23	Tecumseh, Ontario	Tecumseh (WOHL)
12		Jackson Harren	Junior	LW	6' 2" (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1980-03-10	Warroad, Minnesota	Dubuque (USHL)
14		Todd Bentley	Freshman	LW	5' 10" (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1982-01-07	Livonia, Michigan	Cedar Rapids (USHL)
15		Bruce Mulherin	Freshman	C	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1982-02-03	Red Deer, Alberta	Olds (AJHL)
16		Craig Bushey	Sophomore	RW	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1980-02-27	Ignace, Ontario	Cleveland (NAHL)
18		Gerald Overton	Senior	C	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1978-08-24	150 Mile House, British Columbia	Quesnel (BCHL)
19		Jason Hawes	Senior	C	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1978-06-16	Perth, Ontario	Brockville (CCHL)
20		Joel Bresciani (A)	Senior	RW	6' 1" (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1978-08-17	Sherwood Park, Alberta	Vernon (BCHL)
21		Steve Milosevski	Junior	RW	6' 1" (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1978-12-18	Windsor, Ontario	Tecumseh (WOHL)
22		Mike Funk (C)	Junior	LW	6' 4" (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1978-11-19	Newton, Manitoba	Portage (MJHL)
23		Keith Rowe	Sophomore	RW	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1981-04-13	Livonia, Michigan	Danville (NAHL)
24		Jeff Winchester	Freshman	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1981-11-06	Dalhousie, New Brunswick	Cornwall (CCHL)
25		Kārlis Zirnis	Senior	LW	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1977-11-02	Riga, Latvia	Gaylord (NAHL)
26		Luke Flaig	Freshman	C	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1981-09-18	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Chicago (USHL)
27		Tyler Butler	Senior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1979-07-08	Kanata, Ontario	Kanata Valley (CJHL)
29		Scott Munroe	Freshman	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1982-01-20	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan	Notre Dame (SJHL)
30		Adam MacLean	Junior	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1980-07-04	Woodstock, Ontario	St. Marys (WOHL)

Season

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 18	7:35 pm	at Wisconsin*	Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin	Byrne	L 2–4	9,678	0–1–0
October 19	8:05 pm	at Wisconsin*	Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin	Munroe	L 2–3	10,300	0–2–0
October 25	8:35 pm	at #2 Denver*	Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado	Byrne	L 2–7	4,475	0–3–0
October 26	8:05 pm	at #2 Denver*	Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado	MacLean	L 0–7	5,457	0–4–0
November 1	7:05 pm	at #4 Minnesota*	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota	Byrne	L 1–12	10,058	0–5–0
November 2	7:05 pm	at #4 Minnesota*	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota	Munroe	L 2–4	10,031	0–6–0
November 15	7:05 pm	Air Force	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Byrne	W 4–2	3,074	1–6–0 (1–0–0)
November 16	7:05 pm	Air Force	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Munroe	W 5–2	1,898	2–6–0 (2–0–0)
November 22	6:05 pm	at Wayne State	Great Lakes Sports City Superior Arena • Detroit, Michigan	Byrne	L 4–5 OT	762	2–7–0 (2–1–0)
November 23	6:05 pm	at Wayne State	Great Lakes Sports City Superior Arena • Detroit, Michigan	Munroe	W 5–2	785	3–7–0 (3–1–0)
November 30	1:35 pm	Niagara	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Byrne	T 3–3 OT	1,183	3–7–1 (3–1–1)
December 1	1:05 pm	Niagara	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Munroe	W 7–4	977	4–7–1 (4–1–1)
December 6	6:00 pm	at Sacred Heart*	Milford Ice Pavilion • Fairfield, Connecticut	Byrne	T 3–3 OT	401	4–7–2 (4–1–1)
December 7	6:00 pm	at Sacred Heart*	Milford Ice Pavilion • Fairfield, Connecticut	Munroe	W 6–2	322	5–7–2 (4–1–1)
December 29	1:00 pm	vs. #8 Ferris State*	UConn Ice Arena • Storrs, Connecticut (UConn Classic)	Munroe	W 5–4 OT	200	6–7–2 (4–1–1)
December 30	4:15 pm	vs. Findlay*	UConn Ice Arena • Storrs, Connecticut (UConn Classic)	Byrne	W 4–2	N/A	7–7–2 (4–1–1)
January 3	7:05 pm	Fairfield*	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Munroe	W 8–1	2,471	8–7–2 (4–1–1)
January 4	7:05 pm	Fairfield*	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Byrne	W 8–2	2,564	9–7–2 (4–1–1)
January 10	6:05 pm	at Findlay	Clauss Ice Arena • Findlay, Ohio	Munroe	W 5–2	375	10–7–2 (5–1–1)
January 11	6:05 pm	at Findlay	Clauss Ice Arena • Findlay, Ohio	Byrne	W 5–2	1,158	11–7–2 (6–1–1)
January 16	7:05 pm	Bemidji State	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Munroe	W 3–2 OT	947	12–7–2 (7–1–1)
January 17	7:05 pm	Bemidji State	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Munroe	W 4–3 OT	2,835	13–7–2 (8–1–1)
January 24	6:05 pm	at Northern Michigan*	Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan	Munroe	L 3–7	2,522	13–8–2 (8–1–1)
January 25	6:05 pm	at Northern Michigan*	Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan	Munroe	L 0–2	3,384	13–9–2 (8–1–1)
January 31	8:05 pm	at Air Force	Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado	Munroe	T 2–2 OT	1,007	13–9–3 (8–1–2)
February 1	8:05 pm	at Air Force	Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado	Byrne	W 3–1	1,052	14–9–3 (9–1–2)
February 15	8:30 pm	Wayne State	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Munroe	W 4–0	N/A	15–9–3 (10–1–2)
February 16	4:00 pm	Wayne State	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Byrne	W 8–2	1,813	16–9–3 (11–1–2)
February 21	7:35 pm	at Bemidji State	John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, Minnesota	Munroe	W 6–3	1,458	17–9–3 (12–1–2)
February 22	7:05 pm	at Bemidji State	John S. Glas Field House • Bemidji, Minnesota	Byrne	L 2–3 OT	1,548	17–10–3 (12–2–2)
February 28	7:05 pm	Findlay	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Munroe	L 3–4	2,429	17–11–3 (12–3–2)
March 1	1:35 pm	Findlay	Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama	Byrne	W 6–3	1,636	18–11–3 (13–3–2)
March 7	6:05 pm	at Niagara	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	MacLean	L 4–7	885	18–12–3 (13–4–2)
March 8	6:05 pm	at Niagara	Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York	Byrne	L 5–7	945	18–13–3 (13–5–2)
CHA Tournament
March 15	7:05 pm	Bemidji State*	Tri-City Arena • Kearney, Nebraska (CHA Tournament Semifinal)	Munroe	L 1–2 OT	1,468	18–14–3 (13–5–2)
*Non-conference game. All times are in Central Time.

Standings

2002–03 College Hockey America standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Alabama–Huntsville†	20	13	5	2	28	88	59		35	18	14	3	135	121
Niagara	20	11	4	5	27	77	60		37	15	17	5	126	133
Wayne State*	20	11	7	2	24	62	56		40	21	17	2	131	131
Bemidji State	20	10	6	4	24	58	46		36	14	14	8	95	98
Findlay	20	3	13	4	10	41	77		35	10	21	4	93	120
Air Force	20	2	15	3	7	45	73		37	10	24	3	98	146
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
Jared Ross	C	So	35	20	20	40	30	10	0	2
Mike Funk	LW	Jr	35	13	22	35	40	4	1	2
Jason Hawes	C	Sr	35	5	30	35	10	0	1	0
Kārlis Zirnis	LW	Sr	33	13	19	32	59	3	1	0
Steve Charlebois	LW	Sr	34	18	10	28	36	4	3	3
Craig Bushey	RW	So	35	7	17	24	32	2	0	1
Joel Bresciani	RW	Sr	35	15	7	22	101	2	1	3
Jeremy Schreiber	D	Fr	31	5	16	21	27	4	1	1
Ryan Leasa	D	Sr	35	5	15	20	70	3	1	0
Tyler Butler	D	Sr	35	4	16	20	42	2	0	1
Keith Rowe	RW	So	35	9	9	18	38	0	0	1
Doug Watkins	D	So	31	2	9	11	83	0	0	1
Gerald Overton	C	Sr	21	2	8	10	32	0	1	1
Todd Bentley	LW	Fr	23	4	5	9	28	0	0	0
Steve Milosevski	RW	Jr	31	4	4	8	10	0	0	0
Ian Fletcher	D	Jr	28	1	7	8	26	0	0	0
Jason Tinwick	C	Jr	22	3	3	6	21	0	0	1
Ryan Brown	D	So	25	2	4	6	20	0	0	0
Bruce Mulherin	C	Fr	22	1	2	3	8	0	1	1
Jeff Winchester	D	Fr	15	1	1	2	38	0	0	0
Jackson Harren	LW	Jr	21	1	1	2	2	0	0	0
John Bradley	D	Jr	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0
Scott Munroe	G	Fr	20	0	2	2		0	0	0
Mark Byrne	G	Sr	17	0	1	1		0	0	0
Luke Flaig	C	Fr	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adam MacLean	G	Jr	3	0	0	0		0	0	0
David Halliwill	D	Sr	8	0	0	0	10	0	0	0
Team			35	135	230	365	765	34	11	18

Goalies

Player	Yr	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SV	SV%	SO
Scott Munroe	Fr	20	1049	11	6	1	49	2.80	542	0.917	1
Mark Byrne	Sr	17	964	7	6	2	58	3.61	456	0.887	0
Adam MacLean	Jr	3	127	0	2	0	12	5.68	69	0.852	0