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Talbot garners CHA honors after sweep of Niagara |
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Written by Jamie Gilliam
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Monday, 01 February 2010 |
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NIAGARA, N.Y. -- After backstopping the Chargers to their first sweep since the 2005-06 season, Alabama-Huntsville junior netminder Cameron Talbot (Caledonia, Ontario) has been named College Hockey America's Defensive Player of the Week as announced by the league.
Talbot opened the series with a 30-save effort against Niagara. The junior then turned in a 31-save effort to secure the sweep. Talbot also picked up an assist in Saturday's win along with posting a 2.00 goals-against on the weekend.
Monday's announcement marks the fourth time this season that Talbot has picked up CHA Defensive Player of the Week honors.
The Chargers are idle this weekend before a trip to New York to take on Niagara on Feb. 12-13.
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Last minute heroics leads Chargers to sweep |
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Written by Jamie Gilliam
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Saturday, 30 January 2010 |
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Using some last-minute heroics, the Alabama-Huntsville (7-13-2, 3-6-1 CHA) hockey team came from behind to earn a series sweep over College Hockey America foe Niagara (7-15-3, 2-6-1 CHA) with a 3-2 win on Saturday afternoon at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville.
Sophomore blueliner Tom Durnie (Calgary, Alberta) gave the Chargers fans something to cheer about early in the contest when the defenseman rifled a slap shot from just inside the blue line for an early lead at 5:38 of the contest. Freshman center Matti Järvinen picked up a helper on the play.
The 1-0 UAH held until just past the midpoint of the contest when Chris Moran ended UAH junior goalie Cameron Talbot's (Caledonia, Ontario) shutout bid at 10:04 of the second. The power-play strike was assisted by Tyler Gotto and Marc Zanette. The Purple Eagles went on to take their first lead of the afternoon just before the close of the period when Brian Haczyk split a pair of UAH defenders and skated in on net untouched for a marker at 18:13 of the second.
The 2-1 advantage held for NU until 12:50 of the final frame when Durnie hit senior winger Cale Tanaka (Stouffville, Ontario) in the neutral zone. Tanaka gathered the pass and rushed into the offensive zone a fired a wrister past NU netminder Chris Noonan. Talbot picked up an assist on the play as well marking his third of the season.
The third period saw several other chances for the Chargers to regain the lead but it took a tic-tac-toe play with under a minute remaining to earn the win and seal the sweep. A late hooking call gave UAH a man advantage as the clock was winding down and it paid off with 24 seconds remaining when freshman winger Keenan Desmet (Strathmore, Alberta) found junior center Neil Ruffini (Roswell, Ga.) out in front of the net and Ruffini quickly tapped the puck into the net.
The Purple Eagles opted to go with an empty net for the final 24 ticks but were unable to even get a shot off. Talbot earned the win in net with a 31-save effort marking his 10th-straight contest with 30-plus saves. Noon took the loss with a 35-save afternoon as the Chargers put a season-high 38 shots on net.
The sweep is the first for the Chargers since the 2005-06 season.
UAH is idle next weekend before hitting the road to take on Niagara on their home ice on February 12-13 at Dwyer Arena.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 30 January 2010 )
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Chargers win in return home to VBC |
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Written by Jamie Gilliam
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Friday, 29 January 2010 |
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Taking the ice at the Von Braun Center for the first time in 75 days after a 10-game road trip, the Alabama-Huntsville (6-13-2, 2-6-1 CHA) hockey team skated to a 3-2 win over Niagara (7-14-3, 2-5-1 CHA) in College Hockey America play on Friday night in Huntsville.
A defensive turnover led to the night's first goal as Niagara's Marc Zanette fed the puck back to the blueline to defenseman Derek Foam, who sent a low slap shot that beat UAH junior netminder Cameron Talbot (Caledonia, Ontario) glove side at 4:58 for the early 1-0 lead.
The second period saw the Chargers come out strong and it paid off at 5:42 of the stanza when UAH got a 2-on-1 breakaway. Senior winger Cale Tanaka (Stouffville, Ontario) brought the puck down the right side of the sheet and fed the puck across the slot to sophomore forward Jamie Easton (Edmonton, Alberta), who buried the puck in the back of the net for a 1-1 tie.
The Chargers and Purple Eagles then traded unassisted tallies later in the period. NU caught a big break at 13:19 when Zanette blocked a power-play shot from a UAH defenseman and gathered the puck in the neutral zone and skated in alone on Talbot and managed to put the puck in the net with a back-handed deke. The Chargers knotted the contest at 2-2 less than two minutes later when freshman center Matti Järvinen won an offensive-zone faceoff, slipped through the Niagara defenders and sent a low-angle wrister past NU goalie Andrew Hare at 15:04.
UAH used the power play to take their first lead of the night in the third period as Järvinen won the faceoff back to senior blueliner Brandon Roshko (Hamilton, Ontario), who found junior winger Andrew Coburn (Mount Forest, Ontario) in the slot. Coburn launched a wrister just inside the right post at 12:50 of the frame for the game winner.
Talbot picked up the win in net for the Chargers with a 30-save effort while Hare took the loss making 27 saves.
The teams wrap up the two-game set on Saturday afternoon at 3:05 p.m. at the Von Braun Center.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 29 January 2010 )
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Chargers give up three 3rd-period goals to fall at RMU |
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Written by Jamie Gilliam
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Saturday, 16 January 2010 |
PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Surrendering three third-period goals, the Alabama-Huntsville (5-13-1, 1-6-1 CHA) hockey team dropped a 4-2 College Hockey America decision at Robert Morris (7-12-3, 3-4-2 CHA) on Saturday night in Pittsburgh, Pa.
After a scoreless first period, the Colonials opened the scoring at 4:08 of the second when Chris Kushneriuk netted his 11th marker of the season. The 1-0 lead held for RMU until just before the close of the period when Charger freshman winger Keenan Desmet (Strathmore, Alberta) scored his third goal in as many games at 19:09 to draw the game even just before the close of the frame. Junior forward Neil Ruffini (Roswell, Ga.) and freshman center Justin Cseter (Menomonie, Wisc.) assisted on the goal.
The third period saw the Colonials regain the lead right off the bat in the third period as Nathan Longpre gave RMU a 2-1 advantage only 20 seconds into the stanza. RMU's Andrew Blazek then made it a 3-1 lead at 7:49 with his first of the season. Ron Cramer pushed the lead to 4-1 at 17:09 of the third to round out RMU's scoring.
UAH kept pushing however and scored a tally in the closing moment as junior Chris Faribanks (Millford, Mich.) lit the lamp with 18 seconds remaining with assists from Ruffini and junior winger Vince Bruni (Toronto, Ontario)
Junior netminder Cameron Talbot took the loss in net with a 33-save performance while Brooks Ostergard earned the sweep of UAH with an 18-save night.
The Chargers are idle next week before finally returning home to the Von Braun Center on Jan. 29-30 hosting CHA foe Niagara.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 16 January 2010 )
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Chargers fall late at Robert Morris |
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Written by Jamie Gilliam
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Friday, 15 January 2010 |
PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Surrendering a late power-play goal, the Alabama-Huntsville (5-12-5, 1-5-1 CHA) dropped a 3-2 decision to homestanding Robert Morris (6-12-3, 2-4-2 CHA) on Friday night at Pittsburgh's Clearview Arena.
The first period belonged to the Chargers as UAH outshot the Colonials 13-7 and it paid off at 9:06 when senior Davide Nicoletti (Toronto, Ontario) notched his second of the season. Nicoletti's power-play strike was assisted by freshman winger Keenan Desmet (Strathmore, Alberta) and senior defenseman Brandon Roshko (Hamilton, Ontario).
The second period saw the Colonials draw even at 11:52 when Trevor Lewis scored for the home team. Denny Urban then gave RMU the lead again just before the period drew to a close with his seventh goal of the season at 19:23 of the second.
RMU kept the lead until 13:40 of the third when Desmet lit the lamp for the second time in as many games. Nicoletti collected an assist on the play along with freshman center Justin Cseter (Menomonie, Wisc.).
A pair of Charger penalties led to the game winner for the Colonials as Ron Cramer scored at 17:36 after UAH had killed off 36 seconds of 5-on-3 hockey.
Junior netminder Cameron Talbot (Caledonia, Ontario) took the loss in net with a 38-save outing while Brooks Ostergard earned the win stopping 30 shots.
The two teams battle again on Saturday night at Clearview Arena at 7:05 p.m.
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