| Chad Alban | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | April 27, 1976 Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Traktor Chelyabinsk | ||
| Playing career | 1991–2009 | ||
Chad Richard Alban (born April 27, 1976) is an American former professional ice hockey player.
Alban started his college career at Michigan State in 1994. He became the starter in his sophomore season and held the job for the next three years. In Alban's senior season he posted program records in most goaltending categories including goals against average (1.57), save percentage (.926), shutouts (6) and was one win behind Jason Muzzatti for the most in team history. [1] Alban became just the fourth college goaltender to be credited with a goal near the end of the season, and was the first to have actually shot the puck on goal. He led the Spartans to their first conference championship in eight years and allowed only five goals in four games as MSU won the CCHA Tournament. [2] In the first game of the NCAA Tournament, (Ohio State), the team they had defeated for the conference crown, won 4–3 in overtime, ending Alban's college career. As of 2020 Alban is still the career leader in wins for the Spartans. He finished as the runner up to Chris Drury for the 1998 Hobey Baker Award, given annually to the best college player.
Alban played minor league hockey for several teams over the next few years and was eventually signed to a contract by the Dallas Stars. While he stayed mostly with their affiliate the Utah Grizzlies, Alban was called up twice in the early 2000s to serve as a backup, but did not play in any of the three games for which he dressed. [3] After leaving the Stars organization, he joined the Kalamazoo Wings for three years before playing in the Russian Super League for two seasons. Alban ended his playing career in 2009 after two more years with the Flint Generals.
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1991–92 | Kalamazoo Jr. Wings | NAHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Kalamazoo Jr. Wings | NAHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 636 | 29 | 0 | 2.73 | .893 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 40 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 2286 | 117 | 3 | 3.07 | .876 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 39 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 2272 | 103 | 3 | 2.72 | .894 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 40 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 2438 | 64 | 6 | 1.57 | .926 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Mobile Mysticks | ECHL | 34 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 1960 | 111 | 1 | 3.40 | .902 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 9 | 0 | 4.53 | .897 | ||
| 1998–99 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 284 | 14 | 0 | 2.96 | .898 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Mobile Mysticks | ECHL | 39 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 2334 | 114 | 0 | 2.93 | .914 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 299 | 20 | 0 | 4.01 | .889 | ||
| 1999–00 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 5.16 | .813 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 597 | 23 | 0 | 2.31 | .926 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 4 | 1 | 1.33 | .953 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Idaho Steelheads | WCHL | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1121 | 56 | 1 | 3.00 | .900 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 596 | 33 | 0 | 3.32 | .904 | ||
| 2001–02 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 42 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 2103 | 103 | 2 | 2.94 | .908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Kalamazoo Wings | UHL | 54 | 21 | 25 | 5 | 3084 | 175 | 1 | 3.40 | .896 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 3 | 0 | 2.34 | .893 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Kalamazoo Wings | UHL | 54 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 3200 | 122 | 8 | 2.29 | .913 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 308 | 12 | 1 | 2.33 | .919 | ||
| 2004–05 | Kalamazoo Wings | UHL | 54 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 3227 | 132 | 2 | 2.45 | .907 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 157 | 11 | 0 | 4.19 | .866 | ||
| 2005–06 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | RSL | 16 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 850 | 29 | 2 | 2.05 | .909 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 298 | 11 | 0 | 2.21 | .909 | ||
| 2006–07 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | RSL | 11 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 646 | 31 | 0 | 2.88 | .898 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Flint Generals | IHL | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 799 | 33 | 1 | 2.48 | .927 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 318 | 19 | 0 | 3.59 | .894 | ||
| 2008–09 | Flint Generals | IHL | 51 | 15 | 29 | 6 | 2927 | 213 | 1 | 4.36 | .882 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| RSL totals | 27 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1496 | 60 | 2 | 2.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| CCHA All-Tournament Team | 1996–97 | [4] |
| All-CCHA First Team | 1997–98 | [5] |
| AHCA East First Team All-American | 1997–98 | [6] |