2016–17 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season

	2016–17 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season
NCAA National Collegiate Champions ; ECAC Hockey Regular Season Champions ; ECAC Hockey Tournament Champions ; Windjammer Classic Champions; NCAA Championship Game, W 3–0 vs. Wisconsin
NCAA National Collegiate Champions ; ECAC Hockey Regular Season Champions ; ECAC Hockey Tournament Champions ; Windjammer Classic Champions; NCAA Championship Game, W 3–0 vs. Wisconsin
Conference	1st ECAC
Home ice	Cheel Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com	#1
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine	#1
Record
Overall	32–4–5
Home	17–3–2
Road	13–1–2
Neutral	2–0–1
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Matt Desrosiers
Assistant Coaches	Britni Smith; Tony Maci
Captain(s)	Savannah Harmon ; Cayley Mercer
Alternate captain(s)	Genevieve Bannon ; Lauren Lefler
	Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey seasons; « 2015–16 2017–18 »

The Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey program represented Clarkson University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Golden Knights entered the season following their second Frozen Four appearance the previous season.

After a slow start, the Golden Knights rebounded to win their third ECAC Regular Season title in four years. They followed this with their first ever ECAC tournament championship, defeating Cornell by a score of 1–0. In the NCAA Tournament, the Golden Knights advanced to their second title game, which they won 3–0 over top-ranked Wisconsin for the program's second national title. In addition to the postseason championships, the Golden Knights also won an in-season tournament for the first time, winning the Windjammer Classic at Vermont on Thanksgiving weekend.

Offseason[]

Coaching changes[]

The offseason saw the departure of two-year assistant coach Meghan Duggan, who left to concentrate on preparing for the Winter Olympics in two years time.^[1] Her role was filled by Tony Maci, who had previously served as an assistant coach at Adrian College and Princeton.^[2]

Recruiting[]

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Jenna Brenneman	Goaltender	United States	Played for Breck School
Katherine Beaumier	Forward	United States	Played for Anaheim Lady Ducks
Michaela Pejzlova	Forward	Czech Republic	Played for Stanstead College Member of Czech Republic team at the 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship
Ella Shelton	Defense	Canada	Played for London Jr. Devilettes Member of 2016 U18 Team Ontario
Taylor Turnquist	Defense	United States	Played for Spring Lake Park High School

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Roster[]

#	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
2	Ontario	Jacobson, CorieCorie Jacobson	4 Senior	3.0 F	66 5' 6" (1.68 m)	10927 1995-05-28	Ontario Warren, Ontario Warren, Ontario	Northbay Ice Boltz ( Northbay Ice Boltz
7	Ontario	Gillham, JessicaJessica Gillham	4 Senior	3.0 F	67 5' 7" (1.7 m)	11001 1995-03-15	Ontario Uxbridge, Ontario Uxbridge, Ontario	Aurora Panthers ( Aurora Panthers
8	Ontario	Lefler, LaurenLauren Lefler (A)	3 Junior	3.0 F	68 5' 8" (1.73 m)	10532 1996-06-26	Ontario Windsor, Ontario Windsor, Ontario	Bluewater Jr. Hawks ( Bluewater Jr. Hawks
9	Quebec	Bannon, GenevieveGenevieve Bannon (A)	4 Senior	3.0 F	68 5' 8" (1.73 m)	11041 1995-02-03	Quebec Candiac, Quebec Candiac, Quebec	Ontario Hockey Academy ( Ontario Hockey Academy
10	Czech Republic	Pejzlova, MichaelaMichaela Pejzlova	1 Freshman	3.0 F	67 5' 7" (1.7 m)	10248 1997-04-06	Pardubice, Czech Republic	Stanstead Spartans ( Stanstead Spartans
11	Ontario	Shelton, EllaElla Shelton	1 Freshman	2.0 D	68 5' 8" (1.73 m)	9960 1998-01-19	Ontario Ingersoll, Ontario Ingersoll, Ontario	London Devilettes ( London Devilettes
12	Washington	Beaumier, KatherineKatherine Beaumier	1 Freshman	3.0 F	64 5' 4" (1.63 m)	9945 1998-02-03	Washington Richland, Washington Richland, Washington	Anaheim Lady Ducks ( Anaheim Lady Ducks
14	Illinois	Harmon, SavannahSavannah Harmon (C)	3 Junior	2.0 D	63 5' 3" (1.6 m)	10775 1995-10-27	Illinois Downers Grove, Illinois Downers Grove, Illinois	Boston Shamrocks ( Boston Shamrocks
15	Ontario	Titus, AmandaAmanda Titus	3 Junior	3.0 F	66 5' 6" (1.68 m)	10430 1996-10-06	Ontario Stittsville, Ontario Stittsville, Ontario	Ottawa Jr. Senators ( Ottawa Jr. Senators
17	Minnesota	Turnquist, TaylorTaylor Turnquist	1 Freshman	2.0 D	65 5' 5" (1.65 m)	10118 1997-08-14	Minnesota Blaine, Minnesota Blaine, Minnesota	Spring Lake Park H.S. ( Spring Lake Park H.S.
18	Ontario	Mercer, CayleyCayley Mercer (C)	4 Senior (RS)	3.0 F	68 5' 8" (1.73 m)	11422 1994-01-18	Ontario Exeter, Ontario Exeter, Ontario	Bluewater Jr. Hawks ( Bluewater Jr. Hawks
19	Ontario	Gabel, LorenLoren Gabel	2 Sophomore	3.0 F	64 5' 4" (1.63 m)	10139 1997-07-24	Ontario Kitchener, Ontario Kitchener, Ontario	Oakville Jr. Hornets ( Oakville Jr. Hornets
21	Alberta	Keenan, EmmaEmma Keenan	2 Sophomore	2.0 D	67 5' 7" (1.7 m)	10014 1997-11-26	Alberta Calgary, Alberta Calgary, Alberta	Okanagan Hockey Academy ( Okanagan Hockey Academy
22	Ontario	Vinkle, CassidyCassidy Vinkle	2 Sophomore	3.0 F	68 5' 8" (1.73 m)	10104 1997-08-28	Ontario Belleville, Ontario Belleville, Ontario	Whitby Jr. Wolves ( Whitby Jr. Wolves
24	Ontario	Fournier, KatelynKatelyn Fournier	3 Junior	3.0 F	67 5' 7" (1.7 m)	10625 1996-03-25	Ontario Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa, Ontario	Ottawa Jr. Senators ( Ottawa Jr. Senators
25	Ontario	McGill, RhyenRhyen McGill	2 Sophomore	3.0 F	68 5' 8" (1.73 m)	10043 1997-10-28	Ontario Whitby, Ontario Whitby, Ontario	Whitby Jr. Wolves ( Whitby Jr. Wolves
26	Ontario	Mariani, KellyKelly Mariani	2 Sophomore	3.0 F	63 5' 3" (1.6 m)	10282 1997-03-03	Ontario Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga, Ontario	Mississauga Jr. Chiefs ( Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
27	British Columbia	Bellerive, BrielleBrielle Bellerive	3 Junior	3.0 F	69 5' 9" (1.75 m)	10374 1996-12-01	North Vancouver, British Columbia	Okanagan Hockey Academy ( Okanagan Hockey Academy
28	Ontario	Pozzebon, JosianeJosiane Pozzebon	2 Sophomore	2.0 D	65 5' 5" (1.65 m)	10260 1997-03-25	Ontario Bourget, Ontario Bourget, Ontario	Nepean Jr. Wildcats ( Nepean Jr. Wildcats
31	Minnesota	Brenneman, JennaJenna Brenneman	1 Freshman	1.0 G	68 5' 8" (1.73 m)	9785 1998-07-13	Minnesota Eagan, Minnesota Eagan, Minnesota	Breck H.S. ( Breck H.S.
33	Minnesota	Johnson, MckenzieMckenzie Johnson	4 Senior	1.0 G	67 5' 7" (1.7 m)	10923 1995-06-01	Minnesota Eden Prairie, Minnesota Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Eden Prairie H.S. ( Eden Prairie H.S.
35	Ontario	Tiley, SheaShea Tiley	3 Junior	1.0 G	70 5' 10" (1.78 m)	10373 1996-12-02	Ontario Owen Sound, Ontario Owen Sound, Ontario	Kitchener-Waterloo Rangers ( Kitchener-Waterloo Rangers

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
September 23	Concordia*	#5	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (exhibition)	McKenzie Johnson	L 2–3	0–0–0
September 30	Penn State*	#5	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	W 4–2	1–0–0
October 1	Penn State*	#5	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	W 2–1	2–0–0
October 7	at St. Lawrence*	#4	Appleton Arena • Canton, NY	Shea Tiley	L 1–2	2–1–0
October 8	St. Lawrence*	#4	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	T 3–3 ^OT	2–1–1
October 14	#1 Wisconsin*	#7	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	L 2–3 ^OT	2–2–1
October 15	#1 Wisconsin*	#7	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	L 1–4	2–3–1
October 22	at New Hampshire*	#8	Whittemore Center • Durham, NH	Shea Tiley	W 3–1	3–3–1
October 23	at New Hampshire*	#8	Whittemore Center • Durham, NH	Shea Tiley	W 3–1	4–3–1
October 28	Harvard	#8	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	W 4–0	5–3–1 (1–0–0)
October 29	Dartmouth	#8	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	W 6–1	6–3–1 (2–0–0)
November 4	at #5 Quinnipiac	#8	TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT	Shea Tiley	W 4–1	7–3–1 (3–0–0)
November 5	at #10 Princeton	#8	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ	Shea Tiley	W 4–2	8–3–1 (4–0–0)
November 11	Union	#7	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	McKenzie Johnson	W 5–1	9–3–1 (5–0–0)
November 12	RPI	#7	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	W 8–3	10–3–1 (6–0–0)
November 18	at Brown	#7	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI	Shea Tiley	W 8–1	11–3–1 (7–0–0)
November 19	at Yale	#7	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT	Shea Tiley	W 4–1	12–3–1 (8–0–0)
November 25	vs. Robert Morris*	#5	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT (Windjammer Classic Semifinals)	Shea Tiley	T 3–3 ^{SO, 2–1}	12–3–2
November 26	at Vermont*	#5	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT (Windjammer Classic Championship)	Shea Tiley	W 3–1	13–3–2
December 1	#3 St. Lawrence	#5	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	T 3–3 ^OT	13–3–3 (8–0–1)
December 3	at #3 St. Lawrence	#5	Appleton Arena • Canton, NY	Shea Tiley	W 4–1	14–3–3 (9–0–1)
December 9	at Syracuse*	#4	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Shea Tiley	T 2–2 ^OT	14–3–4
December 10	Syracuse*	#4	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	McKenzie Johnson	W 4–1	15–3–4
January 13	Yale	#3	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	W 4–2	16–3–4 (10–0–1)
January 14	Brown	#3	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	McKenzie Johnson	W 8–1	17–3–4 (11–0–1)
January 20	#10 Cornell	#3	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	L 1–2	17–4–4 (11–1–1)
January 21	Colgate	#3	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	W 2–1	18–4–4 (12–1–1)
January 27	at RPI	#3	Houston Field House • Troy, NY	Shea Tiley	W 4–2	19–4–4 (13–1–1)
January 28	at Union	#3	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, NY	McKenzie Johnson	W 3–1	20–4–4 (14–1–1)
February 3	at Dartmouth	#3	Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH	Shea Tiley	W 3–0	21–4–4 (15–1–1)
February 4	at Harvard	#3	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Allston, MA	Shea Tiley	T 2–2 ^OT	21–4–5 (15–1–2)
February 11	#10 Princeton	#4	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	W 3–1	22–4–5 (16–1–2)
February 12	#9 Quinnipiac	#4	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	W 1–0	23–4–5 (17–1–2)
February 17	at Colgate	#3	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY	Shea Tiley	W 5–2	24–4–5 (18–1–2)
February 18	at #7 Cornell	#3	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY	Shea Tiley	W 5–4 ^OT	25–4–5 (19–1–2)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
February 24	RPI*	#3	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Quarterfinals Game 1)	Shea Tiley	W 4–1	26–4–5
February 25	RPI*	#3	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Quarterfinals Game 2)	Shea Tiley	W 5–2	27–4–5
March 4	#8 Princeton*	#3	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Semifinals)	Shea Tiley	W 4–0	28–4–5
March 5	#7 Cornell*	#3	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Championship)	Shea Tiley	W 1–0	29–4–5
NCAA Tournament
March 11	#7 Cornell*	#2	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Quarterfinals)	Shea Tiley	W 3–1	30–4–5
March 17	vs. #5 Minnesota*	#2	Family Arena • St. Charles, MO (Semifinals)	Shea Tiley	W 4–3	31–4–5
March 19	vs. #1 Wisconsin*	#2	Family Arena • St. Charles, MO (Championship)	Shea Tiley	W 3–0	32–4–5
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors[]

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Genevieve Bannon – NCAA All-Tournament Team, Second Team All-USCHO.com, ECAC Hockey Second Team All-Star, ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (11/1, 11/22, 1/24, 2/6)
Loren Gabel – ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team, ECAC Hockey Player of the Week (3/5), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (11/7, 2/14)
Savannah Harmon – NCAA All-Tournament Team, Second Team AHCA All-American, Second Team All-USCHO.com, Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award nominee, ECAC Hockey First Team All-Star, ECAC Hockey Player of the Year finalist, ECAC Hockey Best Defenseman, ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/25)
Corie Jacobson – ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/11)
McKenzie Johnson – ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week (12/13), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (11/15, 1/17)
Ryhen McGill – ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team, ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (11/15)
Cayley Mercer – Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award finalist, USCHO.com Player of the Year, NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player, NCAA All-Tournament Team, First Team AHCA All-American, First Team All-USCHO.com, ECAC Hockey Player of the Year, ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team, ECAC Hockey First Team All-Star, ECAC Hockey Best Forward, ECAC Hockey Player of the Month (February, March), ECAC Hockey Player of the Week (12/5, 1/31, 2/21), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (12/13, 1/24)
Michaela Pejzlova – ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team, ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week (11/7, 11/15), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/25, 11/1, 11/22, 1/17, 2/21), Windjammer Classic All-Tournament Team
Ella Shelton – USCHO.com All-Rookie Team, ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team, ECAC Hockey Third Team All-Star, ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team, ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team, ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Month (December, March), ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week (3/5), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (12/6, 12/13, 1/31, 2/6, 2/14)
Shea Tiley – Second Team All-USCHO.com, ECAC Hockey Tournament Most Outstanding Player, ECAC Hockey Third Team All-Star, ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Year finalist, ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Month (February, March), ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week (2/14, 3/5), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/25, 11/1, 11/22, 11/29, 12/6, 1/31, 2/6, 2/21)
Taylor Turnquist – ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (11/29)
Cassidy Vinkle – ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (11/29, 1/17), Windjammer Classic Most Valuable Player, Windjammer Classic All-Tournament Team

References[]

↑ Duggan Steps Away From Clarkson Women's Hockey to Focus on 2018 Olympic Games. Clarkson Athletics (April 22, 2016). Retrieved on July 21, 2016.
↑ Clarkson Names Maci Assistant Coach for Women's Hockey Program. Clarkson Athletics (June 6, 2016). Retrieved on July 21, 2016.
↑ Clarkson Women's Hockey Announces Class of 2020. Clarkson Athletics (July 8, 2016). Retrieved on July 21, 2016.
↑ 2016–17 Clarkson Women's Hockey Honors. Clarkson Athletics. Retrieved on April 17, 2017.

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[1] Duggan Steps Away From Clarkson Women's Hockey to Focus on 2018 Olympic Games. Clarkson Athletics (April 22, 2016). Retrieved on July 21, 2016.

[2] Clarkson Names Maci Assistant Coach for Women's Hockey Program. Clarkson Athletics (June 6, 2016). Retrieved on July 21, 2016.

[3] Clarkson Women's Hockey Announces Class of 2020. Clarkson Athletics (July 8, 2016). Retrieved on July 21, 2016.

[4] 2016–17 Clarkson Women's Hockey Honors. Clarkson Athletics. Retrieved on April 17, 2017.

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ECAC Hockey
Teams	Brown Bears (men - women) * Clarkson Golden Knights(men - women) * Colgate Raiders (men - women) * Cornell Big Red (men - women) * Dartmouth Big Green (men - women) * Harvard Crimson (men -women) * Princeton Tigers (men - women) * Quinnipiac Bobcats (men - women) * Rensselaer Engineers (men - women) * St. Lawrence Saints (men - women) * Union Dutchmen (men - women) * Yale Bulldogs (men - women)
Venues	Meehan Auditorium (Brown) - Cheel Arena (Clarkson) - Class of 1965 Arena (Colgate) - Lynah Rink (Cornell) - Thompson Arena (Dartmouth) - Bright Hockey Center (Harvard) - Hobey Baker Memorial Rink (Princeton) - People's United Center (Quinnipiac) - Houston Field House (Rensselaer) - Appleton Arena (St. Lawrence) - Achilles Rink (Union) - Ingalls Rink (Yale) - Herb Brooks Arena (Men's tournament)
Championships and awards	Men's champions - Women's champions - Player of the Year - Rookie of the Year - Coach of the Year - Best Defensive Defenseman - Best Defensive Forward - Ken Dryden Award - Student-Athlete of the Year - Most Outstanding Player in Tournament
Seasons	1961–62 - 1962–63 - 1963–64 - 1964–65 - 1965–66 - 1966–67 - 1967–68 - 1968–69 - 1969–70 - 1970–71 - 1971–72 - 1972–73 - 1973–74 - 1974–75 - 1975–76 - 1976–77 - 1977–78 - 1978–79 - 1979–80 - 1980–81 - 1981–82 - 1982–83 - 1983–84 - 1984–85 - 1985–86 - 1986–87 - 1987–88 - 1988–89 - 1989–90 - 1990–91 - 1991–92 - 1992–93 - 1993–94 - 1994–95 - 1995–96 - 1996–97 - 1997–98 - 1998–99 - 1999–00 - 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 - 2021-22 - 2022–23 - 2023–24

Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey
Playing venues	Cheel Arena
Head coaches	Rick Seeley (2003–2008) - Shannon Desrosiers (2008–14) - Matt Desrosiers (2008–present)
Seasons	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	ECAC Hockey
Rivalries	St. Lawrence - Cornell
National championships	2014 - 2017 - 2018
Women's Frozen Four appearances	2014 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018
NCAA Tournament appearances	2010 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019
Conference championships	ECAC: 2017, 2018, 2019
Patty Kazmaier winners	Jamie Lee Rattray (2014) - Elizabeth Giguere (2020)
All-America selections	Kira Hurley (2006) - Erin Ambrose (2014) - Jamie Lee Rattray (2014) - Savannah Harmon (2017, 2018) - Cayley Mercer (2017) - Loren Gabel (2018) - Elizabeth Giguere (2018, 2019, 2020) - Shea Tiley (2018)
Clarkson University - Potsdam, New York