2017–18 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season

	2017–18 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season
NCAA National Collegiate Champions ; ECAC Hockey Regular Season Co-Champions ; ECAC Hockey Tournament Champions; NCAA Championship Game, W 2–1 OT vs. Colgate
NCAA National Collegiate Champions ; ECAC Hockey Regular Season Co-Champions ; ECAC Hockey Tournament Champions; NCAA Championship Game, W 2–1 OT vs. Colgate
Conference	T–1st ECAC
Home ice	Cheel Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com	#1
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine	#1
Record
Overall	36–4–1
Home	19–2–0
Road	15–2–1
Neutral	2–0–0
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Matt Desrosiers
Assistant Coaches	Britni Smith; Tony Maci
Captain(s)	Savannah Harmon
Alternate captain(s)	Lauren Lefler ; Shea Tiley ; Amanda Titus ; Cassidy Vinkle
	Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey seasons; « 2016–17 2018–19 »

The Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey program represented Clarkson University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Golden Knights entered the season as the defending national champions as well as the ECAC regular season and tournament champions. They also entered the season as the top-ranked team in both the USCHO.com and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls for the first time.

In their most successful season to date, the Golden Knights successfully defended all three titles. After splitting the ECAC regular season title with Colgate, the Golden Knights won the ECAC title over said Colgate team 3–0. They followed up their conference championship by advancing to their third NCAA title game, where they once again beat Colgate 2–1 in overtime to win the program's third national title. In addition to the NCAA championship game, the Golden Knights won both of their other NCAA tournament games in overtime, becoming the first team to win all three NCAA tournament games in overtime en route to a title.

Offseason[]

Recruiting[]

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Michaela Boyle	Forward	United States	Played for Reading Memorial High School
Kia Castonguay	Goaltender	United States	Played for Boston Shamrocks
Elizabeth Giguere	Forward	Canada	Played for Limoilou Titans Winner of silver medal at 2017 Nations Cup
Meaghan Hector	Defense	Canada	Played for Oakville Jr. Hornets Winner of silver medal at 2017 IIHF U18 Women's Worlds
Avery Mitchell	Defense	Canada	Played for Toronto Jr. Aeros Winner of silver medal at 2017 IIHF U18 Women's Worlds
Kristy Pidgeon	Forward	Canada	Played for Nepean Jr. Wildcats Member of 2015 and 2016 U18 Team Ontario
Tia Stoddard	Forward	United States	Played for Nepean Jr. Wildcats

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Roster[]

#	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
4	Ontario	Mitchell, AveryAvery Mitchell	1 Freshman	2.0 D	64 5' 4" (1.63 m)	9365 1999-08-30	Ontario Pickering, Ontario Pickering, Ontario	Toronto Jr. Aeros ( Toronto Jr. Aeros
7	Quebec	Giguere, ElizabethElizabeth Giguere	1 Freshman	3.0 F	70 5' 10" (1.78 m)	10209 1997-05-08	Quebec Quebec, Quebec Quebec, Quebec	Limoilou Titans ( Limoilou Titans
8	Ontario	Lefler, LaurenLauren Lefler (A)	4 Senior	3.0 F	68 5' 8" (1.73 m)	10525 1996-06-26	Ontario Windsor, Ontario Windsor, Ontario	Bluewater Jr. Hawks ( Bluewater Jr. Hawks
9	California	Stoddard, TiaTia Stoddard	1 Freshman	3.0 F	61 5' 1" (1.55 m)	9812 1998-06-09	California La Mesa, California La Mesa, California	Nepean Jr. Wildcats ( Nepean Jr. Wildcats
10	Czech Republic	Pejzlova, MichaelaMichaela Pejzlova	2 Sophomore	3.0 F	67 5' 7" (1.7 m)	10241 1997-04-06	Pardubice, Czech Republic	Stanstead Spartans ( Stanstead Spartans
11	Ontario	Shelton, EllaElla Shelton	2 Sophomore	2.0 D	68 5' 8" (1.73 m)	9953 1998-01-19	Ontario Ingersoll, Ontario Ingersoll, Ontario	London Devilettes ( London Devilettes
12	Washington	Beaumier, KatherineKatherine Beaumier	2 Sophomore	3.0 F	64 5' 4" (1.63 m)	9938 1998-02-03	Washington Richland, Washington Richland, Washington	Anaheim Lady Ducks ( Anaheim Lady Ducks
14	Illinois	Harmon, SavannahSavannah Harmon (C)	4 Senior	2.0 D	63 5' 3" (1.6 m)	10768 1995-10-27	Illinois Downers Grove, Illinois Downers Grove, Illinois	Boston Shamrocks ( Boston Shamrocks
15	Ontario	Titus, AmandaAmanda Titus (A)	4 Senior	3.0 F	66 5' 6" (1.68 m)	10423 1996-10-06	Ontario Stittsville, Ontario Stittsville, Ontario	Ottawa Jr. Senators ( Ottawa Jr. Senators
16	Massachusetts	Boyle, MichaelaMichaela Boyle	1 Freshman	3.0 F	63 5' 3" (1.6 m)	9410 1999-07-16	Massachusetts Reading, Massachusetts Reading, Massachusetts	Reading Memorial High School ( Reading Memorial High School
17	Minnesota	Turnquist, TaylorTaylor Turnquist	2 Sophomore	2.0 D	65 5' 5" (1.65 m)	10111 1997-08-14	Minnesota Blaine, Minnesota Blaine, Minnesota	Spring Lake Park H.S. ( Spring Lake Park H.S.
18	Ontario	Hector, MeaghanMeaghan Hector	1 Freshman	2.0 D	66 5' 6" (1.68 m)	9524 1999-03-24	Ontario Georgetown, Ontario Georgetown, Ontario	Oakville Jr. Hornets ( Oakville Jr. Hornets
19	Ontario	Gabel, LorenLoren Gabel	3 Junior	3.0 F	64 5' 4" (1.63 m)	10132 1997-07-24	Ontario Kitchener, Ontario Kitchener, Ontario	Oakville Jr. Hornets ( Oakville Jr. Hornets
20	Ontario	Pidgeon, KristyKristy Pidgeon	1 Freshman	3.0 F	70 5' 10" (1.78 m)	9257 1999-12-16	Ontario Ingleside, Ontario Ingleside, Ontario	Nepean Jr. Wildcats ( Nepean Jr. Wildcats
21	Alberta	Keenan, EmmaEmma Keenan	3 Junior	2.0 D	67 5' 7" (1.7 m)	10007 1997-11-26	Alberta Calgary, Alberta Calgary, Alberta	Okanagan Hockey Academy ( Okanagan Hockey Academy
22	Ontario	Vinkle, CassidyCassidy Vinkle (A)	3 Junior	3.0 F	68 5' 8" (1.73 m)	10097 1997-08-28	Ontario Belleville, Ontario Belleville, Ontario	Whitby Jr. Wolves ( Whitby Jr. Wolves
24	Ontario	Fournier, KatelynKatelyn Fournier	4 Senior	3.0 F	67 5' 7" (1.7 m)	10618 1996-03-25	Ontario Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa, Ontario	Ottawa Jr. Senators ( Ottawa Jr. Senators
25	Ontario	McGill, RhyenRhyen McGill	3 Junior	3.0 F	68 5' 8" (1.73 m)	10036 1997-10-28	Ontario Whitby, Ontario Whitby, Ontario	Whitby Jr. Wolves ( Whitby Jr. Wolves
26	Ontario	Mariani, KellyKelly Mariani	3 Junior	3.0 F	63 5' 3" (1.6 m)	10275 1997-03-03	Ontario Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga, Ontario	Mississauga Jr. Chiefs ( Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
28	Ontario	Pozzebon, JosianeJosiane Pozzebon	3 Junior	2.0 D	65 5' 5" (1.65 m)	10253 1997-03-25	Ontario Bourget, Ontario Bourget, Ontario	Nepean Jr. Wildcats ( Nepean Jr. Wildcats
29	Massachusetts	Castonguay, KiaKia Castonguay	1 Freshman	1.0 G	65 5' 5" (1.65 m)	9675 1998-10-24	Massachusetts Ipswich, Massachusetts Ipswich, Massachusetts	Boston Shamrocks ( Boston Shamrocks
31	Minnesota	Brenneman, JennaJenna Brenneman	2 Sophomore	1.0 G	68 5' 8" (1.73 m)	9778 1998-07-13	Minnesota Eagan, Minnesota Eagan, Minnesota	Breck H.S. ( Breck H.S.
35	Ontario	Tiley, SheaShea Tiley (A)	4 Senior	1.0 G	70 5' 10" (1.78 m)	10366 1996-12-02	Ontario Owen Sound, Ontario Owen Sound, Ontario	Kitchener-Waterloo Rangers ( Kitchener-Waterloo Rangers

Standings[]

2017–18 ECAC Hockey standings v • d • e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#1 Clarkson†*	22	19	3	0	38	90	29	41	36	4	1	158	48
#2 Colgate†	22	19	3	0	38	80	35	41	34	6	1	150	70
#7 Cornell	22	15	5	2	32	66	42	33	21	9	3	100	65
#8 St. Lawrence	22	14	6	2	30	67	40	35	20	11	4	96	73
Quinnipiac	22	12	9	1	25	41	40	36	16	17	3	65	71
Princeton	22	11	0	1	23	60	43	32	14	14	4	79	64
Harvard	22	10	10	2	22	52	48	31	13	16	2	31	79
Yale	22	8	12	2	18	43	53	31	10	17	4	59	83
RPI	22	6	13	3	15	35	50	34	9	19	6	54	78
Union	22	5	15	2	12	45	78	34	7	22	5	65	121
Dartmouth	22	3	16	3	9	25	77	27	5	19	3	37	98
Brown	22	1	21	0	2	25	77	29	2	27	0	46	134
Championship: March 10, 2018 indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
September 23	Guelph*	#1	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (exhibition)	Kia Castonguay	W 5–3	0–0–0
September 29	at #8 Northeastern*	#1	Matthews Arena • Boston, MA	Shea Tiley	T 1–1 ^OT	0–0–1
September 30	at #8 Northeastern*	#1	Matthews Arena • Boston, MA	Shea Tiley	W 5–1	1–0–1
October 6	Bemidji State*	#2	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	W 2–0	2–0–1
October 7	Bemidji State*	#2	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	W 5–4	3–0–1
October 13	at Penn State*	#2	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Shea Tiley	W 2–0	4–0–1
October 14	at Penn State*	#2	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Shea Tiley	W 2–0	5–0–1
October 20	at #6 St. Lawrence*	#2	Appleton Arena • Canton, NY	Shea Tiley	W 4–2	6–0–1
October 21	#6 St. Lawrence*	#2	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	W 6–1	7–0–1
October 27	#5 Colgate	#2	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	L 3–4 ^OT	7–1–1 (0–1–0)
October 28	#9 Cornell	#2	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	W 6–0	8–1–1 (1–1–0)
November 3	at Yale	#3	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT	Shea Tiley	W 4–0	9–1–1 (2–1–0)
November 4	at Brown	#3	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI	Shea Tiley	W 11–1	10–1–1 (3–1–0)
November 10	at Vermont*	#3	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT	Shea Tiley	L 2–3	10–2–1
November 11	Vermont*	#3	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	W 4–0	11–2–1
November 17	Quinnipiac	#4	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	L 2–3 ^OT	11–3–1 (3–2–0)
November 18	Princeton	#4	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	W 4–0	12–3–1 (4–2–0)
November 30	#8 St. Lawrence	#4	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	W 2–1	13–3–1 (5–2–0)
December 2	at #8 St. Lawrence	#4	Appleton Arena • Canton, NY	Shea Tiley	W 4–1	14–3–1 (6–2–0)
December 5	at Syracuse*	#3	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Shea Tiley	W 5–0	15–3–1
December 8	at Union	#3	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, NY	Shea Tiley	W 5–1	16–3–1 (7–2–0)
December 9	at RPI	#3	Houston Field House • Troy, NY	Shea Tiley	W 4–1	17–3–1 (8–2–0)
January 12	RPI	#3	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	W 3–2 ^OT	18–3–1 (9–2–0)
January 13	Union	#3	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	W 7–3	19–3–1 (10–2–0)
January 19	at Harvard	#2	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Allston, MA	Shea Tiley	W 3–1	20–3–1 (11–2–0)
January 20	at Dartmouth	#2	Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH	Shea Tiley	W 8–1	21–3–1 (12–2–0)
January 26	at #6 Cornell	#3	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY	Shea Tiley	W 4–3 ^OT	22–3–1 (13–2–0)
January 27	at #2 Colgate	#3	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY	Shea Tiley	W 5–3	23–3–1 (14–2–0)
January 30	Syracuse*	#2	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	W 4–1	24–3–1
February 2	Brown	#2	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Jenna Brenneman	W 4–0	25–3–1 (15–2–0)
February 3	Yale	#2	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	W 2–1	26–3–1 (16–2–0)
February 9	at Princeton	#1	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ	Shea Tiley	L 0–2	26–4–1 (16–3–0)
February 10	at Quinnipiac	#1	TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT	Shea Tiley	W 2–0	27–4–1 (17–3–0)
February 16	Dartmouth	#2	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	W 4–0	28–4–1 (18–3–0)
February 17	Harvard	#2	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	W 3–1	29–4–1 (18–3–0)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
February 23	Yale*	#2	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Quarterfinals Game 1)	Shea Tiley	W 10–1	30–4–1
February 24	Yale*	#2	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Quarterfinals Game 2)	Shea Tiley	W 4–1	31–4–1
March 3	#8 St. Lawrence*	#2	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Semifinals)	Shea Tiley	W 4–2	32–4–1
March 4	#4 Colgate*	#2	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Championship)	Shea Tiley	W 3–0	33–4–1
NCAA Tournament
March 10	Merchyhurst*	#1	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Quarterfinals)	Shea Tiley	W 2–1 ^OT	34–4–1
March 16	vs. #6 Ohio State*	#1	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Semifinals)	Shea Tiley	W 1–0 ^OT	35–4–1
March 19	vs. #3 Colgate*	#1	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Championship)	Shea Tiley	W 2–1 ^OT	36–4–1
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors[]

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Jenna Brenneman – ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (2/5)
Loren Gabel – Patty Kazmaier Award finalist, NCAA All-Tournament Team, First Team AHCA All-American, First Team All-USCHO.com, ECAC Hockey Player of the Year, ECAC Hockey Best Forward, ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team, ECAC Hockey First Team All-Star, HCA Player of the Month (January), ECAC Hockey Player of the Month (October, December, January), NCAA First Star of the Week (1/23, 2/27) ECAC Hockey Player of the Week (10/2, 10/31, 12/12, 1/23, 1/30, 2/26), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/16, 1/16, 2/5, 2/20)
Elizabeth Giguere – NCAA All-Tournament Team, Second Team ACHA All-America, Second Team All-USCHO.com, ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year, ECAC Hockey First Team All-Star, ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team, HCA Rookie of the Month (December, March), ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Month (October, December, January), ECAC Hockey Player of the Week (10/24), ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week (10/2, 10/9, 10/24, 11/7, 11/14, 12/5, 12/12, 1/23, 1/30, 2/5, 3/6), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/16, 1/16, 2/12, 2/20)
Savannah Harmon – Patty Kazmaier Award Top 10, NCAA All-Tournament Team, First Team AHCA All-America, First Team All-USCHO.com, ECAC Hockey Best Defenseman, ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team, ECAC Hockey First Team All-Star, ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/9, 11/7, 12/5)
Rhyen McGill – ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (2/12)
Michaela Pejzlova – ECAC Hockey Tournament Most Outstanding Player, ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team, ECAC Hockey Second Team All-Star, ECAC Hockey Player of the Week (3/6), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (11/14, 11/21)
Kristy Pidgeon – ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (11/21)
Ella Shelton – ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team, ECAC Hockey Second Team All-Star
Shea Tiley — Patty Kazmaier Award Top 10, NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player, NCAA All-Tournament Team, First Team AHCA All-American, First Team All-USCHO.com, ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Year, ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team, ECAC Hockey First Team All-Star, HCA Player of the Month (December, March), ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Month (October, December, February), NCAA Second Star of the Week (12/12), NCAA Third Star of the Week (12/5), ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week (10/2, 10/24, 12/5, 12/12, 3/6), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/9, 10/16, 11/7, 11/14, 11/21, 1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 2/12, 2/20)
Matt Desrosiers – ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year

References[]

↑ Clarkson Women's Hockey Welcomes 7-Member Class of 2021.. Clarkson Athletics (August 7, 2017). Retrieved on September 21, 2017.
↑ 2017–18 Clarkson Women's Hockey Honors. Clarkson Athletics. Retrieved on September 7, 2018.

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[1] Clarkson Women's Hockey Welcomes 7-Member Class of 2021.. Clarkson Athletics (August 7, 2017). Retrieved on September 21, 2017.

[2] 2017–18 Clarkson Women's Hockey Honors. Clarkson Athletics. Retrieved on September 7, 2018.

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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