The 1996–97 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 1996–97 NCAA Division II men's hockey season. The team was coached by Doug Ross, who was in his 15th season as head coach, and they played their home games at the Von Braun Civic Center.
The Chargers entered the season as the defending Division II National Champions, having defeated Bemidji State in the national championship series. UAH finished the regular season with 20 wins and 6 losses, including wins over Division I teams Air Force and Mankato State. At the end of the season, UAH played in the Division II National Championship in a rematch with Bemidji State. The Chargers lost the two games in Bemidji, Minnesota, by scores of 2–3 and 2–4.
Roster
Schedule and results Green background indicates win. Red background indicates loss. Yellow background indicates tie.
!colspan=12 style=""| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=""| Regular Season
!colspan=12 style=""| NCAA Division II Championship Series
Player stats
Skaters
RW Sr 28 19 30 49 30 11 0 1 C Sr 28 16 32 48 2 4 3 3 LW Jr 28 18 26 44 79 7 2 2 RW So 28 15 17 32 22 3 0 2 D So 28 9 21 30 85 7 0 0 D Fr 28 9 18 27 70 5 0 3 LW Jr 28 11 15 26 22 1 3 3 C Fr 27 9 14 23 22 0 1 0 LW Sr 28 10 11 21 34 5 1 1 LW Fr 25 9 12 21 28 1 0 0 RW Fr 24 9 10 19 46 1 2 0 C So 20 8 10 18 17 3 1 2 RW So 25 8 9 17 10 1 1 1 D So 28 6 6 12 16 2 0 1 D Fr 27 3 8 11 27 0 0 0 D So 27 3 6 9 37 0 0 0 C Jr 28 1 7 8 35 0 0 1 D Fr 10 2 4 6 6 0 0 0 D Jr 19 0 3 3 16 0 0 0 RW So 11 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 Team 28 165 263 428 670 51 14 20
Goaltenders So 22 1166:23 13 7 0 55 2.83 .892 2 Jr 10 418:48 5 1 0 26 3.72 .841 0 Fr 3 92:07 2 0 0 5 3.26 .865 0
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