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Clarkson Golden Knights
Hockey current event Current season
Clarkson Golden Knights athletic logo
University Clarkson University
Conference ECAC
Head coach Casey Jones
10th season, 168–135–41 (.548)
Captain(s) Josh Dunne, Zach Tsekos,
Connor McCarthy,
Jack Jacome
Arena Cheel Arena
Capacity: 4,200
Surface: 200' x 85'
Location Potsdam, New York
Colors Green and Gold[1]
         
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
1962, 1966, 1970
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1991
NCAA Tournament appearances
1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2018, 2019
Conference Tournament championships
1966, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2007, 2019
Conference regular season championships
1966, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2008

The Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Clarkson University. The Golden Knights have been a member of ECAC Hockey since 1962, and play their home games at Cheel Arena in Potsdam, New York.[2] Although it is said that the first Clarkson hockey game was played in 1916 against the Hogansburg Indians, they were established as a hockey club in 1921, under the tutelage of head coach Gordon Croskery, and led by captain Bill Johnson. The Knights won their opening encounter against Alexandria Bay, 6–4, and finished the year with a 2–1 record, their first of 72 winning seasons.

History[]

Early Years[]

Clarkson College of Technology started its hockey team in 1921, only 25 years after the school's founding. The program played as a club team until the mid 1930s but routinely finished with winning records. In 1937–38 The Golden Knights completed a 13–1–1 record and were named the US Intercollegiate champions.[3] A year later the University opened its first indoor rink, the Clarkson Arena, which would serve the college until 1991. The program took a slight downturn in the 1940 and then suspended operations for two years due to the outbreak of World War II but returned to the ice the year after the war ended. When The first college hockey tournament began in 1947 Clarkson was in the running for selection but was beaten out for the two eastern slots. Three years and one coaching change later, Clarkson College became a founding member of the first college ice hockey conference, the Tri-State League. The Golden Knights not only won the conference with a 4–1 record, but because they tied with Middlebury, they also participated in the first conference playoff game to determine the sole champion and were victorious. Unfortunately the team's 12–2–1 mark was still not good enough to receive an invitation to the NCAA tournament. The program continued to build until they produced a superb 23–0 record in 1956 with NCAA scoring champion Ed Rowe leading the way. 'Tech' finally received an NCAA invitation but it came with a caveat; because eight of their players were 4-year lettermen they would have to sit out the tournament for Clarkson to participate. Because of this the team voted to pass on the invitation.[4] The Golden Knights wouldn't have to wait long for their first tournament appearance, however, as they were invited the following year and finished in third place. After a second consecutive third-place head coach Bill Harrison resigned and turned the team over to Len Ceglarski. The first few years under Ceglarski saw the team's record dip slightly but stating in his third season the Golden Knights became a constant power in college hockey.

ECAC Powerhouse[]

Clarkson was one of 28 founding members of the ECAC in 1961 and finished in second place both in the conference and the ECAC tournament. Clarkson was invited to the NCAA tournament, boasting the top offense in the nation and used its firepower to down Michigan in the semifinal but couldn't repeat the performance in the title match and fell to Michigan Tech 1–7.[5] Clarkson made the tournament the following year but finished with its third #3 finish. In 1966 Clarkson posted a superb season, winning the ICAC and ECAC crowns before taking its first ECAC Tournament. In the tournament Clarkson faced relatively weak opponents (the 4th- and 6th-place teams from the WCHA) and though they managed to win their semifinal matchup, they couldn't take advantage in the title tilt and fell to Michigan State 1–6. Tech continued to play well over the next few years but would not return to the NCAA tournament until 1970. After defeating the top western team in the semifinal, Clarkson faced off against the undefeated Cornell Big Red and fought tooth and nail for their first championship. The game was tied after both the first and second period with the Golden Knights having taken the lead twice on the strength of Bruce Bullock's goaltending but a natural hat trick by Cornell's Dan Lodboa in the third frame put the game out of reach and Clarkson had to settle for runner-up for the third time. The following year Clarkson finished in second place for both the ECAC and their conference tournament but received a slap in the face from the selection committee when they were passed over for Boston University as the second eastern team. To add insult to injury, the Terriers went on to claim the championship that year. A year later Len Ceglarski would leave the program to take over at his alma mater Boston College, having led Clarkson to 12 consecutive seasons of at least a .600 winning percentage.

Intermittent Success[]

Cornell - Clarkson Ice Hockey 1987

Clarkson plays Cornell in 1987

Jerry York, another BC grad, would take over in 1973 and, as it had under Ceglarski, the program's record slumped. It took four years for Tech to climb back to its lofty perch and in 1977 it did just that with future NHL all-star Dave Taylor leading the way. Clarkson finished with the best record in the ECAC and went into the postseason as one of the favorites for the national championship. Unfortunately the team hit a roadblock in the semifinal, losing to Boston University 6–7 and finished the ECAC tournament in 4th place. Once Taylor left the program dipped but still performed well. However, in 1979 York left for greener pastures, turning the team over to Clarkson alumnus Bill O'Flaherty. In O'Flaherty's six seasons behind the bench the Golden Knights never finished with a record below .600 and captured two ECAC titles. Though Tech wouldn't win any of those ECAC tournaments, the expanded NCAA tournament allowed Clarkson to earn three at-large bids into the national tournament. The Golden Knights record in the NCAA tournament was disappointing, going 1–4–1 in three tries and losing in the first round each time. O'Flaherty would turn the team over to former NHL-er Cap Raeder in 1985 and the new coach would shepherd the team well over three seasons but it wasn't until Mark Morris took the reigns in 1988 that the program would return to prominence once more.

90's Resurgence[]

Though Clarkson hadn't had a losing season since 1975 when Morris took over, the team had an air of underachieving about it especially when it came to postseason results. Tech proceeded to produce steadily increasing results in Morris' first three seasons, culminating with a program-record 29-win season in 1991 that also saw the Golden Knights win their first ECAC tournament since 1966. Despite the top finish Clarkson received no respect from the selection committee and was seeded 4th in the eastern bracket despite having a better record than the 2nd- and 3rd-seeded schools. Clarkson pushed past the slight and defeated defending champion Wisconsin in the first round series. In the Quarterfinals Tech took on the top western seed, Lake Superior State, and triumphed in the series 2 games to 1. The Golden Knights reached the frozen four for the first time in 21 years but the magic wore off once they did and they fell to BU 3–7. Clarkson's performance in the 1991 tournament gave them enough credibility to earn an NCAA bid despite flaming out in the ECAC tournament the following year. Similar to what they had done under Ceglarski, Clarkson never had a sub-.600 record during the entire decade, winning four ECAC titles, three conference tournaments and making the NCAA tournament nine out of ten seasons. Despite the success the Golden Knights wilted once they entered the national tournament. Aside from their semifinal run in 1991 Clarkson won only one game in eight other appearances.

Firing and Decline[]

Tech's record slipped with the dawn of a new millennium but Morris' teams still produced winning records. Clarkson was expected to continue this trend for years to come but in November 2002 Morris was suspended following an altercation with one of his players after a team practice.[6] After a 10-day inquiry Morris was dismissed from the team and his assistant Fred Parker took over in the interim. The team played flat most of the rest of the season, posting the program's first losing record in almost 30 years and their worst winning percentage in over 40 seasons. Parker was replaced by George Roll they following year and after a slow start, the Golden Knights recovered and finished as runner-ups in the ECAC tournament. After two middling seasons Clarkson returned to its superior success with a 25-win season in 2007 where the team captured its fifth ECAC tournament title. After winning the regular season ECAC crown the next season Clarkson dropped in the standings, finishing the next three seasons with losing records and, in 2010, posting the program's worst season since before the second world war.

Slow Climb Back[]

Roll was fired in 2011 with the program at its nadir, becoming the only full-time head coach to finish his tenure at Clarkson with a losing record.[7] His former assistant Casey Jones was eventually selected as the replacement and a slow climb out of the cellar began. It took three seasons before Tech had another winning season and wasn't until 2018 that Clarkson made an appearance in the NCAA tournament. The Golden Knights would lose in the first round that year but with four players making the ECAC all-rookie team over the previous two seasons Clarkson is well placed to improve their standing over the next few years.

Clarkson, which became the fastest Division I college hockey program to compile 1,000 victories and one of only a few to reach that mark, has compiled a 1436–862–160 record for an all-time winning percentage of .617, which is among the best in the country.

Clarkson has had 36 individuals earn All-American honors since 1928, including 13 who have won the honor twice. Defenseman Fred Dion and center Buzz Williams were the first Golden Knights to receive the honor in 1928–29.

Season-by-season results[3][]

Main article: List of Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey seasons

Coaching history[]

As of the completion of 2019–20 season[8]

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
2011–present Casey Jones 9 168–135–41 .548
2003–11 George Roll 8 130–142–33 .480
2002–03 Fred Parker 1 12–17–3 .422
1988–2002† Mark Morris 14 306–156–42 .649
1985–88 Cap Raeder 3 52–39–7 .566
1979–85 Bill O'Flaherty 6 134–59–12 .683
1972–79 Jerry York 7 125–87–3 .588
1958–72 Len Ceglarski 14 254–98–10 .715
1948–58 William Harrison 10 127–47–6 .722
1929–48 Jack Roos 17 136–79–7 .628
1920–29 Gordon Croskery 9 41–22–1 .648
Totals 11 coaches 98 seasons 1485–881–165 .619

† Mark Morris was fired in November 2002.

Awards and honors[]

US Hockey Hall of Fame[9][]

NCAA[]

Individual Awards[]

Spencer Penrose Award

NCAA Division I Ice Hockey Scoring Champion

All-Americans[]

AHCA First Team All-Americans

AHCA Second Team All-Americans

ECAC Hockey[]

Individual Awards[]

ECAC Hockey Player of the Year

ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year

Tim Taylor Award

ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Defenseman

ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Forward

Ken Dryden Award

ECAC Hockey Student-Athlete of the Year

  • Matt Zarbo: 2013
  • Zach Tsekos: 2020

ECAC Hockey Most Outstanding Player in Tournament

All-ECAC[]

First Team All-ECAC Hockey

Second Team All-ECAC Hockey

Third Team All-ECAC Hockey

ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team

Clarkson Athletic Hall of Fame[]

The following is a list of people associated with Clarkson's men's ice hockey program who were elected into the Clarkson University Athletic Hall of Fame (induction date in parenthesis).[3]

Statistical Leaders[]

Career points leaders[]

Player Years GP G A Pts PIM
Dave Taylor 1973–77 116 98 153 251
Kevin Zappia 1975–79 122 103 110 213
Hugo Bélanger 1989–93 139 81 124 205
Todd White 1993–97 143 90 108 198
Marko Tuomainen 1991–95 135 82 109 191
Steve Cruickshank 1978–82 129 87 103 190
Ed Rowe 1954–57 66 87 95 182
Patrice Robitaille 1991–95 135 72 103 175
Marty McNally 1974–78 113 66 105 171
Sid Tanchak 1975–79 125 77 93 170
Luciano Borsato 1984–88 129 63 107 170

Career Goaltending Leaders[]

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Minimum 20 games

Player Years GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Frank Marotte 2019–2020 34 2019 23 8 3 60 4 .938 1.78
Jake Kielly 2016–2019 114 6747 64 37 13 234 16 .923 2.08
Terry Yurkiewicz 1963–1966 53 43 10 0 .910 2.10
Wayne Gibbons 1961–1963 63 .900 2.20
David Leggio 2004–2008 103 6006 59 29 12 230 8 .922 2.30

Statistics current through the start of the 2020–21 season.

Players[]

Golden Knights in the NHL[]

= NHL All-Star Team = NHL All-Star[10] = NHL All-Star[10] and NHL All-Star Team

Player Position Team(s) Years Stanley Cups
Bruce Bullock Goaltender VAN 1972–1977 0
Dave Taylor Right Wing LAK 1977–1994 0
Craig Laughlin Right Wing MTL, WSH, LAK, TOR 1981–1989 0
Colin Patterson Forward CGY, BUF 1983–1993 1
Don Sylvestri Goaltender BOS 1984–1985 0
Ted Fauss Defenseman TOR 1986–1988 0
Jarmo Kekäläinen Left Wing BOS, OTT 1989–1994 0
Luciano Borsato Center WPG 1990–1995 0
Scott Thomas Right Wing BUF, LAK 1992–2001 0
Todd Marchant Left Wing NYR, EDM, CBJ, ANA 1993–2011 1
Steve Dubinsky Center CHI, CGY, NSH, STL 1993–2003 0
Craig Conroy Center MTL, STL, CGY, LAK 1994–2011 0

Player Position Team(s) Years Stanley Cups
Marko Tuomainen Right Wing EDM, LAK, NYI 1994–2002 0
Mike Casselman Right Wing FLA 1995–1996 0
Todd White Center CHI, PHI, OTT, MIN, ATL, NYR 1997–2011 0
Willie Mitchell Defense NJD, MIN, DAL, VAN, LAK, FLA 1999–2016 2
Chris Clark Right Wing CGY, WSH, CBJ 1999–2011 0
Erik Cole Left Wing CAR, EDM, MTL, DAL, DET 2001–2015 1
Randy Jones Defense PHI, LAK, TBL, WIN 2003–2012 0
Kent Huskins Defense ANA, SJS, STL, DET, PHI 2006–2013 1
Grant Clitsome Defense CBJ, WIN 2009–2015 0
Steve Zalewski Center SJS, NJD 2009–2012 0
Mark Borowiecki Defense OTT 2011–Present 0
Ben Sexton Center OTT 2017–Present 0

WHA[]

Three players were members of WHA teams.

Player Position Team(s) Years Avco Cups
Bill Blackwood Defenseman IND 1977–1978 0
Mike Conroy Forward CLC 1975–1976 0
Steve Warr Defenseman OTN, TOT 1972–1974 0

Retired numbers[]

Current roster[]

As of September 1, 2020.[11]

# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Flag of Quebec McCarthy, ConnorConnor McCarthy (A) Senior D 6' 7" (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1996-05-07 LaSalle, Quebec Chilliwack (BCHL) —
3 Flag of California Taylor, KaelanKaelan Taylor Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-01-03 Oceanside, California Dubuque (USHL) —
4 Flag of Minnesota Hurley, BrianBrian Hurley Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 1998-06-18 Dellwood, Minnesota Chicago (USHL) —
5 Flag of Michigan Underwood, MichaelMichael Underwood Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1998-06-07 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Green Bay (USHL) —
6 Flag of Ontario Jacome, JackJack Jacome (A) Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 1998-12-07 Caledon, Ontario Georgetown (OJHL) —
8 Flag of Ontario Klack, ChrisChris Klack Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1997-06-03 Georgetown, Ontario Penticton (BCHL) —
9 Flag of Ontario Collins, JamieJamie Collins Junior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 158 lb (72 kg) 1997-09-21 Fergus, Ontario Nanaimo (BCHL) —
11 Flag of Quebec Campbell, AlexAlex Campbell Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-02-27 Châteauguay, Quebec Omaha (USHL) NSH, 65th overall 2019
12 Flag of Ontario Silye, DavidDavid Silye Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1999-03-02 Arnprior, Ontario Penticton (BCHL) —
13 Flag of Quebec Gosselin, MathieuMathieu Gosselin Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 1999-05-18 Quebec City, Quebec Merritt (BCHL) —
14 Flag of Minnesota Mobley, LukeLuke Mobley Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1999-11-26 St. Louis Park, Minnesota Omaha (USHL) —
15 Flag of New Jersey MacLean, John CarterJohn Carter MacLean Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1997-02-27 Basking Ridge, New Jersey Sioux City (USHL) —
16 Flag of Germany Pasanen, TommyTommy Pasanen Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 2001-07-30 Schweinfurt, Germany Sioux City (USHL) —
17 Flag of Quebec Tsekos, ZachZach Tsekos (C) Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1996-11-15 Montreal, Quebec Sacred Heart (AHA) —
18 Flag of Ontario Beck, NoahNoah Beck Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 2001-03-25 Richmond Hill, Ontario Fargo (USHL) STL, 194th overall 2020
19 Flag of Ontario Campoli, NickNick Campoli Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1999-02-16 Toronto, Ontario North York (OJHL) , 158th overall 2017
20 Flag of Quebec Campbell, CharlieCharlie Campbell Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 1999-12-01 Châteauguay, Quebec Cornwall (CCHL) —
21 Flag of Missouri Dunne, JoshJosh Dunne (C) Junior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-12-08 O'Fallon, Missouri Green Bay (USHL) —
23 Flag of Ontario Power, JordanJordan Power Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2001-07-31 Ottawa, Ontario Lincoln (USHL) —
26 Flag of Ontario Cooper, GrantGrant Cooper Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1996-07-20 Cornwall, Ontario Cornwall (CCHL) —
27 Flag of Ontario McFaul, DustynDustyn McFaul Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 2000-08-04 Waterdown, Ontario Pickering (OJHL) BOS, 181st overall 2018
28 Flag of New York Robert, JordanJordan Robert Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1998-03-18 Massena, New York Cowichan Valley (BCHL) —
29 Flag of Ontario Romano, AnthonyAnthony Romano Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-10-07 Richmond Hill, Ontario Sioux Falls (USHL) ARZ, 176th overall 2019
30 Flag of Alaska Oldham, KrisKris Oldham Senior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1997-06-25 Anchorage, Alaska Omaha (NCHC) TAM, 153rd overall 2015
42 Flag of New York Mucitelli, JacobJacob Mucitelli Freshman G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 2000-03-24 Deerfield, New York Lincoln (USHL) —
44 Flag of Wisconsin Callin, AnthonyAnthony Callin Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1998-12-23 Middleton, Wisconsin Madison (USHL) —
47 Flag of Minnesota Haider, EthanEthan Haider Freshman G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 2001-09-04 Maple Grove, Minnesota Sioux City (USHL) NSH, 148th overall 2019

See also[]

References[]

  1. ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.
  2. ↑ http://www.uscho.com/team/clarkson/mens-hockey/
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Clarkson Men's Hockey 2017-18 Media Guide", Clarkson Golden Knights. 
  4. ↑ "Harrison - Clarkson Athletic Hall of Fame", Clarkson Golden Knights. 
  5. ↑ "NCAA Tournament", College Hockey Historical Archives. 
  6. ↑ "Clarkson Fires Morris", USCHO.com, November 15, 2002. 
  7. ↑ "Clarkson coach Roll relieved of duties", USCHO.com, April 18, 2011. 
  8. ↑ http://issuu.com/mikelg/docs/13-14clarksonhockeymediaguide
  9. ↑ United States Hockey Hall of Fame. Hockey Central.co.uk.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.
  11. ↑ 2018–19 Men's Hockey Roster. Clarkson Golden Knights.

External links[]

ECAC Hockey
TeamsBrown 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)
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