Special teams were the difference in the UAH club hockey team’s 4-2 victory over Clemson on Friday night at the Huntsville Ice Sports Center.
The Chargers (5-2-1) had three power-play goals to snap Clemson’s seven-game win streak and move to 4-0-0 atop the College Hockey South’s D2 North standings. The Tigers fell to 7-2-0 overall and 3-1-0 in CHS play.
The second game in the series is Saturday at 12:30 p.m., just over 12 hours from when this game ended.
Clemson broke through with 2:42 remaining in a free-flowing first period with a Ronan Bryant goal, but Keaton Watts tied it up for UAH in the final minute with a score from the right circle. Kolton Watts and Tyler Trombly got the assists.
The Tigers regained the lead at 2-1 near the halfway point of the game thanks to Cade Reinhold, but UAH capitalized on Clemson slashing and elbowing penalties nine seconds apart with about 6 1/2 minutes left in the second period.
Keaton Watts put in another equalizer with 6:03 to go on the ensuing 5-on-3, and Henry Hoff gave the Chargers their first lead from the right circle a minute later.
Matteo Siciliano made it 4-2 on UAH’s third power-play goal, a drive from long-range up the middle that got over the glove of Clemson goaltender Parker Dietz.
The Chargers were also perfect on the penalty kill, denying the Tigers on five attempts. UAH goaltender Cameron Crawford came up big when it mattered, making 30 saves.
UAH (4-2-1 overall, 3-0-0 CHS D2) vs. Clemson (7-1-0 overall, 3-0-0 CHS D2) When: Friday, 9:45 p.m.; Saturday, 12:30 p.m. Where: Huntsville Ice Sports Center Admission: $5 tickets, free for students and kids 12-under Watch:LiveBarn.com
First place in College Hockey South’s Division 2 North is on the line this weekend as the UAH club hockey team hosts Clemson at the Huntsville Ice Sports Center.
Both the Chargers and Tigers are 3-0 in conference play this season for six points, tied with Vanderbilt (3-1).
UAH split a non-conference series at home against Alabama’s D1 AAU team, both games ending in overtime. The Chargers extended their win streak to four games with a 3-2 win before it snapped with a 4-3 loss.
Kolton and Keaton Watts continue to lead the Chargers offensively after both had five-point series against the Tide. Both have identical totals with eight goals and nine assists for 17 points, which is tied with Florida’s Kegan Lampinen for most in College Hockey South Division 2.
The Tigers have won seven straight games following a season-opening loss. The last five have been on the road, and this is their fourth straight weekend away from Clemson. The Tigers swept Ole Miss last weekend.
Herbert Kopf leads Clemson in goals (seven) and points (14). Cade Heinold tops the Tigers in assists with nine.
Clemson has used five different goaltenders in eight games this season who have combined for a 2.38 goals against average.
College Hockey South Division 2 North standings:
Two points are awarded for a win, one point is awarded for a tie or overtime loss (OL). The top four teams qualify for the College Hockey South D2 Tournament in Huntsville in February.
The UAH club hockey team saw its four-game win streak snapped Saturday as the Alabama AAU D1 team bit back with a 4-3 overtime decision at the Huntsville Ice Sports Center.
A day after the Chargers sniped the Tide 3-2 in overtime, UAH surrendered a 3-0 lead to fall to 4-2-1 on the season. Alabama improved to 5-4-0.
Keaton Watts scored the first two Charger goals, one coming three minutes into the contest, the other on a tap-in rebound two minutes into the second period.
At the 4:36 mark of the second, Josh Corrow’s back-hand pass from behind the goal line found Henry Hoff all alone in the slot, and Hoff buried it to give UAH a 3-0 lead.
The Frozen Tide got on the board with three minutes left in the second on a Dylan Dreveny goal. Early in the third, Finn Forster cut UAH’s lead to 3-2.
Alabama then tied the game halfway through the third on a Matt Dumond power-play goal that wasn’t without controversy. The UAH bench was very vocal as it appeared a lineman missed an offsides call against the Tide right before the goal.
The Chargers survived a late Kolton Watts interference penalty that extended into overtime, but Seb Henault scored the game-winner for the Tide with 1:51 remaining.
Andrew Sledge made 38 saves, including some big saves in the overtime penalty kill to keep the Chargers alive. The Tide outshot the Chargers 42-32.
UAH gets back into College Hockey South Division 2 North action next weekend with a big series at home against Clemson. Both the Chargers and Tigers are 3-0 in conference play.
Pictured: UAH goaltender Andrew Sledge makes a save against the Tide. Photo by Todd Thompson/RiverCat Photography.
Josh Corrow scored with 37 seconds remaining in overtime as the UAH club hockey team won its fourth straight game, a 3-2 seesaw affair over the Alabama AAU D1 team Friday night at the Huntsville Ice Sports Center.
UAH (4-1-1) got another great performance from goaltender Cameron Crawford, who stopped 44 Frozen Tide shots. He made 16 saves in the third period and five in overtime.
UAH strick first when Kolton Watts scored off the post on the power play at the 7:39 mark. After Jacob Best tied the game for Alabama almost seven minutes later, Watts struck again, popping in a rebound with 2:22 left in the first for a 2-1 Chargers lead at intermission.
Tyler Trombly and Keaton Watts got assists on both goals.
There was no scoring in the second period, with the lone penalty coming against the Chargers. The Tide used that power play to get 11 shots on UAH goaltender Cameron Crawford.
Matthew Dumond scored early in the third period to tie the game for Alabama (4-4-0).
In overtime, Kolton Watts in the left corner found Corrow in the slot. Corrow went top shelf on Alabama goalie Luc Haggitt for clinch it for UAH.
Keaton Watts also assisted on the game-winner for his third assist of the game.
UAH (3-1-1 overall, 3-0-0 CHS D2) vs. Alabama (4-3-0 overall, 2-3-0 CHS D1) When: Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 6:00 p.m. Where: Huntsville Ice Sports Center Admission: $5 tickets, free for students and kids 12-under Watch:LiveBarn.com
The UAH club hockey team is riding a 3-game winning streak coming into a home series with Alabama’s AAU Division 1 team at the Huntsville Ice Sports Center. But the Chargers feel like they have yet to reach their full potential.
The Chargers swept their first road series of the season two weeks ago, defeating Middle Tennessee State by scores of 13-7 and 7-5. The wins put UAH’s conference record at 3-0-0, and with six points the Chargers are tied with Vanderbilt for an early first-place position in College Hockey South Division 2 North.
The Watts brothers had a series for UAH. Keaton Watts had four goals, including a hat trick in the first game, en route to an eight point weekend. Kolton Watts also had four goals in his seven points. Both lead the Chargers with 12 points through five games on the season.
Josh Corrow also had a four-goal series against MTSU, with a hat trick in the opener.
UAH was able to score 20 goals in the series, but momentary lapses did lead to 12 goals allowed.
“Happy to get 4 big division points against MTSU,” said UAH head coach Tim Flynn. “We’re really working on playing a full 60 minutes at a high level, for whatever reason we haven’t been able to put together a full game yet this year. We’ve had our moments for sure, and when we’re good I think we can play with anyone but when we’re on our heels we can also struggle against anyone.”
Alabama is 4-3-0 overall and 2-3-0 in College Hockey South’s Division 1. The Frozen Tide split its Iron Cup series last weekend in a pair of overtime games, winning the first game 5-4 before falling 6-5.
Max Savaloja is the offensive leader for Alabama, with seven goals and eight assists for 15 points in seven games. He’s heating up, scoring two goals in the opener against Auburn and netting four helpers in the second game for a seven-point series.
“We’ve had a couple good weeks of practice and are excited to get back on the ice and compete against a very good Alabama team,” Flynn said. “We’re going to have some tough opponents over the last eight games of the semester, and we need to be more consistent. It doesn’t matter if we’re ahead or behind, sticking to our game plan and competing without getting too high or too low is going to be very important.”
After this weekend with Alabama, the Chargers resume CHS Division 2 North play with two games at home against Clemson. Then they head on the road to start November for a game at D1 Georgia and another conference game at Tennessee.
“The guys have put the work in at practice, so now we just need to execute it in a game situation,” Flynn said. “We’ve put ourselves in a good position out of the gate, but there’s a long way to go and we need to keep improving week in and week out.”
CHS Division 2 North
Pts
Record
OTL
Overall
UAH
6
3-0-0
0
3-1-1
Vanderbilt
6
3-1-0
0
3-5-0
Clemson
2
1-0-0
0
5-1-0
Ole Miss
2
1-1-0
0
3-3-0
Middle Tennessee
2
1-3-0
0
3-5-0
Georgia Tech
2
1-4-0
0
1-5-0
Tennessee
1
0-1-0
1
2-3-0
Two points are awarded for a win, one point is awarded for a tie or overtime loss (OTL). The top four teams qualify for the College Hockey South D2 Tournament in Huntsville in February.
Kolton Watts scored two goals to lead the UAH club hockey team to a 7-5 win over Middle Tennessee on Saturday for a series sweep.
The Chargers (3-1-1) have won three straight to start College Hockey South play. MTSU falls to 1-5-0 overall and 1-3-0 in league play.
A much quieter first period compared to Friday’s frenetic game, but there were still many shots on goal to be had. UAH outshot MTSU 16-15 in the period.
This time it was the Chargers who scored first, with Elijah Howard netting his first goal of the season from the slot at the 6:35 mark. However, Brendan Ogle would equalize for the Blue Raiders almost a minute later.
Things picked up in the first half of the second period, however. Keaton Watts and Kolton Watts scored to put UAH up 3-1, but Middle Tennessee fought back to tie the game by the halfway point.
MTSU took its first lead of the game at the 2:43 mark of the third, but Josh Corrow, who had a hat trick in Friday’s 13-7 win, rifled a score from the left side just five seconds into a UAH power play to tie the game at 4-4.
Zachary Giblin put the Blue Raiders up again near the halfway point of the third. The Chargers then showed resiliency yet again, tying the game at 5-5 as Kolton Watts finished a tic-tac-toe play with Keaton Watts. Kolton has a team-leading seven goals on the year.
With 7:11 to go, Henry Hoff took a snipe up the middle to regain the lead for the Chargers at 6-5. Then with under two minutes to go, Hoff finished the 7-5 win with a goal on a two-on-none with Bradly McDonald.
Drew Sledge played in goal for UAH, stopping 32 of 37 MTSU shots. UAH had 45 shots on goal in the contest.
The Chargers have the next weekend off before hosting Alabama’s AAU D1 team in non-conference action at the Huntsville Ice Sports Center on Oct. 13 and 14.
Pictured: Bradly McDonald (forward) celebrates as Kolton Watts scores one of his goals. Photo by Jaime Crawford/JC Sports Photography
The UAH club hockey team rolled to an 13-7 win over Middle Tennessee on Friday night in Antioch, Tenn.
UAH (2-1-1 overall, 2-0-0 College Hockey South) actually fell behind 3-0 in the first ten minutes, but then cruised to win the opener of the two-game set. Game two against MTSU (1-4-0, 1-2-0) Saturday night is at 8:45 p.m.
It was the worst possible start for the Chargers, who allowed goals on the first two MTSU shots in the first minute of play. Add a power-play goal at the halfway point of the opening period and the Blue Raiders rolled to a 3-0 lead.
UAH was short-handed again after that third goal, but got on the board 44 seconds later. Keaton Watts stole the puck at center ice and then scored high stick-side from the left circle, cutting MTSU’s lead to 3-1.
The Chargers tied the game at 3-3 with back-to-back power-play goals 1:30 apart on blasts from Josh Corrow and Bradly McDonald. Then with 1:01 remaining in the first, Henry Hoff gave UAH its first lead as he roofed in a rebound.
About seven minutes into the second period, UAH scored three goals in a span of 32 seconds to lead 7-3. Kolton Watts, Corrow, and Nathan Litton provided the tallies.
MTSU got one back with 9:03 remaining in the period, but Corrow’s third goal of the night and Elijah Howard’s pickpocket in the slot gave the Chargers a 9-4 lead in the second intermission.
UAH outscored MTSU 4-3 in a garbage-time third period. Keaton and Kolton Watts, Hoff, and Jacob Harrison scored for the Chargers.
Cameron Crawford stopped 27 of 34 shots between the pipes for UAH, which outshot MTSU 42-34.
Pictured: Josh Corrow fires a shot that led to one of his three goals on the night. Photo by Jaime Crawford/JC Sports Photography.
