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UAH, with which a fair number of the transplants had an institutional affiliation, was a convenient forum for their enthusiasm. The UAH ice hockey program began as a club team in the late 1970s. Joe Ritch organized the inaugural Charger team in 1979, and served as head coach. UAH defeated Emory University 11-4 in its first game on October 26 ...
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.
The Chargers have averaged 46 wins per year. UAH has appeared in the GSC championship game 13 times, winning eight titles. UAH has earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament 22 times in 24 seasons (including 17 straight from 2003–2019), winning the South Region title four times (1999, 2001, 2009, and 2011).
The Chargers had a few good years but were mostly relegated to the lower levels. Even when the team won their league championship and made the NCAA tournament, they did so with losing records and lost both games. After the collapse of the men's division of College Hockey America in 2010, UAH was forced to play as an independent for three seasons.
Following the 2009–10 season, the Chargers' conference, College Hockey America, dropped their men's division after Bemidji State, Niagara, and Robert Morris left for other conferences. [1] UAH applied for admission to the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, but were denied, [2] forcing the Chargers to play the 2010–11 season as an ...
The 2016–17 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season.The Chargers were coached by Mike Corbett who was in his fourth season as head coach.
The bad has been the overall results for the Chargers, who are 30-32 in Herbert starts with one playoff appearance (a wild-card loss) and some truly Chargers-ian ways to lose a game.
The 1995–96 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 1995–96 NCAA Division II men's hockey season, winning the national championship. It was the school's first NCAA national championship, following club national championships in 1981–82, 1982–83, and 1983–84.