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| Born | October 9, 1951 Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | August 16, 2022 | ||||||||
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| Position(s) | Right wing | ||||||||
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| Overall | 506–318–47 (all-time) 394–273–42 (varsity/NCAA) | ||||||||
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Douglas George Ross (born October 9, 1951 in Detroit, Michigan, died August 16, 2022) was an American college ice hockey player and coach. He coached the Alabama-Huntsville Chargers ice hockey program for 25 years before retiring in 2007. Ross was a member of the American team at the 1976 Winter Olympics.
Doug Ross is listed in the Top 20 and Top 50 NCAA hockey coaches with the most wins. He is listed in 13th place with 510 wins, 304 losses and 45 ties.
At Bowling Green State University Doug was the highest scoring right wing in the nation in 1975 and nominated for the All-Century Team.
At Oakland Community College in 1973 Doug was voted the MJCHA Tournament MVP.
In 2007 he received the USA Hockey Distinguished Service Award.
In 2002-2003 Doug was named the College Hockey America Coach of the Year.
In 1998 Doug was named the State of Alabama Collegiate Coach of the Year (Sington Award).
His coaching record at University of Alabama - Huntsville includes:
- 2007 College Hockey America Conference Champion
- 1996 & 1998 NCAA Division II National Champions
- 1994 & 1997 NCAA Division II Tournament Finalist
- 1983, 1984 & 1985 US National Club Champions
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| Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey | |
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| Home ice | Von Braun Center (1979–2021) |
| Head coaches | Joe Ritch (1979–1982) - Doug Ross (1982–2007) - Danton Cole (2007–2010) - Chris Luongo (2010–2012) - Kurt Kleinendorst (2012–2013) - Mike Corbett (2013–2020) - Lance West (2020–2021) |
| Seasons | 1993–94 - 1995–96 - 1996–97 - 1997–98 - 1998–99 - 1999–2000 - 2000–01 - 2001–02 - 2002–03 - 2003–04 - 2004–05 - 2005–06 - 2006–07 - 2007–08 - 2008–09 - 2009–10 - 2010–11 - 2011–12 - 2012–13 - 2013–14 - 2014–15 - 2015–16 - 2016–17 - 2017–18 - 2018–19 - 2019–20 - 2020–21 |
| Conference affiliations | Independent (1985–1999, 2010–2013), College Hockey America (1999–2010), WCHA (2013–2021) |
| All-time leaders | Tony Guzzo (179 Points) - Mario Mazzuca (96 Goals) - Derek Puppa (66 Wins) |
| National championships | 1995–96 (D-II) - 1997–98 (D-II) |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | 2007 - 2010 |
| Conference Tournament titles | College Hockey America: 2007, 2010 |
| Players | Alumni - Current Roster |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville - Huntsville, Alabama | |