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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, 1979.
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).
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.
UAH's second president, John Wright, former Vice Chancellor of the West Virginia University, served from 1979 to 1988. UAH's third president was Louis Padulo, former Stanford professor and dean of engineering of Boston University. Huntsville leader Joseph Moquin took over the UAH presidency on an interim basis in 1990.
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. In 2013 the major conference realignment enabled the Chargers to join the WCHA but the team had lost all of its momentum in the interim. Over an 8-year span, Alabama Huntsville never finished better than 7th in ...
The Chargers play their home games in the Propst Arena at the Von Braun Center and compete as an independent. On October 24, 2011, interim UAH President Malcolm Portera announced that the 2011–12 season would be the school's final season competing at the NCAA Division I level, citing financial reasons.
The 2012–13 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represents the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Chargers are coached by Kurt Kleinendorst who is in his first season as head coach.
The 2006–07 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. The Chargers were coached by Doug Ross who was in his twenty-fifth, and final, season as head coach. His assistant coaches were Lance West, John McCabe, and Steve Briere.