Badger Showdown Champs!

Clarkson defeated Lake State 3-2 to take the Pettit Cup and win their first in season tournament since 1994. Nick Dodge tallied his fourth goal of the tournament. Shawn Weller scored to give the Knights their first lead and the game winner was scored by Shea Guthrie. David Leggio stopped 27 shots in the win. The win has huge implications for the Knights in the pairwise rankings later in the

Huskins in the NHL

Congrats goes out to Kent Huskins '01 who was called up to the NHL by the Anaheim Ducks for his first visit to the NHL on December 22nd. The defenseman already has three games under his belt for the 28-6-6 West leading Ducks, and recorded his first NHL point on the 26th in a victory over San Jose. Huskins had a two goals and nine assists in 27 games with a +5 rating for Portland of the AHL. He's

Clarkson Upends Wisconsin

The Clarkson Golden Knights defeated the Wisconsin Badgers last night 6-2 in front of 13661 fans at the Badger Showdown in Madison, Wisconsin. Nick Dodge recorded the first hat trick for the Knights since Jay Latulippe tallied three goals against Dartmouth in 2004. Dodge scored the Knights first goal giving Clarkson a 1-0 lead which they took to the locker room at the end of one. Wisconsin

New Year, New Goalie

Clarkson replaced Matt Smith with Tim Potter of the Oswego Admirals of the OPJHL. Potter has played in 35 games this year and is 12-21-1 with a .900 save percentage and a 3.79 GAA.

New Recruit and 2nd Half Thoughts

According to Chris Heisenberg's website, Clarkson has added defenseman Brent Sullivan from Brockville to the list of 2008 recruits. Sullivan is listed at 6' 2" and 188. So far this year he has 4 goals and 13 assists from the blueline.Looking at the standings for the ECAC as we get ready for the second half, Clarkson sits in 3rd with 10 points, tied with SLU and Dartmouth. However, Clarkson has an

Matt Smith Leaves Clarkson

Goaltender Matt Smith is headed for the Quebec Major Juinors. Smith played in one game for the Knights and gave up four goals in a period to the Under 18 Team. Citing lack of playing time, Smith will finish his finals before heading north. Best of luck to Matt in whatever he ends up doing.

"They're due." or "Their due?" Either way....

We haven't had a lot of time to write about the Women's team lately, but it's obvious after the past month that they're due to get their due. The Knights finished off the first half of the season with a sweep of a Niagara team that seemed to have their number last season, extending their winning streak to seven consecutive games, and a 9-1 record since being swept by Harvard and Dartmouth in the

Recruit Update

18 days until the Showdown.Scott Freeman continues to lead the OPJHL in points. In 27 games he has 19 goals and 50 assists for Bowmanville.Team mate Louke Oakley is third on the team in scoring with 11 goals and 35 assists.In Oakville Brandon DeFazio has 36 points on 12 goals and 24 assists.Brian Rufenach has returned for Lindsay and has 5 goals and 12 assists in 13 games.In 24 games with St.

Victory is Sweet

Yes, the game was on a Tuesday. Yes, many out of town alumni and fans were left to fend for themselves with a radio and internet video streams. Yes, the attendance was not a record breaker. But, with all of those things considered, this was a fun game to be a part of. I would personally like to thank all the students at WCKN who provided us with a high quality video feed of the game. This was a

IT'S GAMEDAY! LIVE BLOGGING

9:19p - Weller redeems himself for the icing with the empty netter and the first star of the game. Clarkson is now 11-5-2 and will enjoy a 3 week vacation before they head to Wisconsin.9:15p - EMPTY NETTER!! 3-1 TECH! 6 POINT WEEKEND!9:12p - Timeout SLU after a dumb icing from Weller. SLU with the empty net on the other end.9:07p - Well that was an eventful 12 minutes. Goal waived off, and

Pre-SLU Interview with Josh Bartell

Clarkson Hockey color commentator and former Golden Knight, Josh Bartell, joins us for a pre-SLU chat the day before the game game at Cheel Arena. In between Slap Shot quotes we managed to get this out of the affable Bartell:CHF: So Josh, why don't you tell us what the rivalry means to you as a former Golden Knight yourself. Josh Bartell: It is fun... something that connects the different

Clarkson SLU: Tale of the Tape

SLURecord: 8-5-0 ECAC Record: 5-1-0Goals For: 44 Goals Against: 37Powerplay: 15.3% Penalty Kill: 83.5%Scoring Leaders:M. McKenzie 5-9-14K. Rank 4-8-12C. Giffin 6-5-11D. Bagnall 3-8-11K. DeVergilio 1-8-9Goaltending Leaders:K. Tisi 2-1-0 2.32A. Petizian 4-2-0 2.35J. Pesony 2-2-0 3.28ClarksonRecord: 10-5-1 ECAC Record: 4-2-0Goals For: 62 Goals Against: 44Powerplay 23.6% Penalty Kill 85.6%

KNIGHTS SWEEPS BULLDOGS AND BEARS

POINT WEEKEND(s)!David Cayer's third period goal gives the Knights a 2-1 win at Brown.Clarkson perfect on penalty kill for the weekend.Leggio makes 28 saves for his 9th win on the year.Golden Knight's first win at Meehan in 5 years.Grenzy's first of the year gave Clarkson a 1-0 lead. EDIT: The goal was given to Brodie Rutherglen on a tip with the assist to Grenzy.At Yale Clarkson tallied 4

Weekend Preview

The Golden Knights enter a crucial five day stretch in which six league points will be up for grab. Friday at Yale the Knights look to upset a surprisingly strong Yale team. Saturday Clarkson takes on an improving Brown team, and of course Tuesday marks the first round of the North Country battle. If Clarkson continues it's play from the past weekend, the games should fall the Knights way.

Is it gameday?

George Roll was mentioned on INCH this week, not for the two wins at home against Miami and Bowling Green, but for what he did in practice this week to 'motivate' the team."Clarkson's coaching staff, in an effort to snap the Golden Knights' four-game skid, made the team practice with wooden sticks and took away access to the players lounge and locker-room radio last week. The message: Such things

The Roller Coaster Ride Continues

Mr. Hyde comes through on Saturday night. Clarkson defeats #3 Miami 4-2.Rutherglen completes a monster weekend with the game winner.Weller and Guthrie open the scoring, Zalewski provides the insurance.Leggio stops 23 in the win.Men head to Yale and Brown next weekend. Which team will show up?In Ithaca the Clarkson women completed their own four point weekend with a 5-1 drubbing of

Happy Holidays!

Turkey makes us lazy. Turkey makes the Knights score.No updates from us, but five goals from Clarkson!Rutherglen with two goals and an assist.Clarkson outshot 23-20 but Leggio stops them all.Huge matchup against Miami of not Florida tomorrow.Women take down league upstart Colgate 2-1.Gaudet ties it with 41 seconds left with the goalie on the bench.Balikowski from Eusepi on the breakaway for the

SCSU 7 - Clarkson 2

THE WHEELS ARE OFFClarkson loses fourth straight, falls to Saint Cloud 7-2.McNulty gives up 5 goals, replaced by Leggio in second period.St. Cloud outscores Knights 11-2 for the weekend.Knights look to regroup at home next weekend against Miami and Bowling Green.

Women's Hockey - Clarkson v. Wayne State

After a closely contested weekend at home against Robert Morris, the Clarkson Women's Hockey team skated away with a sweep over the Colonials, taking the Friday game 1-0, and the Saturday game 3-1. This week, the Knights head to Deeeeeeeee-troit to face the Wayne State Warriors in non-conference play.Last weekend, Stephanie Hansen started both games in net for an injured Kira Hurley and came away

SCS Who?

Let's be honest here, we don't know much about the WCHA, except for the fact that they are the conference that produces the winners of the national championship every year since Ted Donato had a full head of hair. Other than that, they could be playing in the Big Ten conference and we wouldn't care too much. Fortunately for us, the blogosphere is a large and very informative place, and we have

A punch in the face.

I'm just about ready to give Blogger a "punch in the face." It has been up and down like crazy over the last few days preventing us from feeding you more delicious Golden Knight mush.So last week. Not so good. Clarkson was in it both games, but came up short when a high-powered Quinnipiac team buried an empty-netter for the win, and Princeton held off the Knights for a 3-2 victory. As I mentioned

Quick Women's Preview

Sadly I've been buried and haven't had a chance to put together a complete Women's Preview this week. But let me nail down the basics.The Women played admirably last weekend. They took it to nationally-ranked Harvard and Dartmouth squads that had a number of Olympians returning between them. They outshot both squads, and both teams rode hot goalies who have been suspect at times in the past to 2-

Fear and Loathing on the College Hockey Trail

Pack up the car, charge the iPod, and sharpen up the skates, cause half of Clarkson Hockey Fans is headed on a road trip to the frozen tundra of Potsdam, New York. This is not my first trip to Cheel this season, I saw the debacle that was the USA U-18 game, and it will not be my last game of the season. This trip will only last one game though as a day off and prior engagements will limit me to

Zalewski Named Player of the Week

Coming off a two goal, two assist weekend at Harvard and Dartmouth, Clarkson forward Steve Zalewski was named the ECAC Player of the Week for the second time this season. Zalewski has 8 goals and 4 assists in 8 games this year. Clarkson was also named the College Hockey News Team of the Week and is currently ranked #12 in the nation.Goaltender David Leggio was named to the ECAC honor roll for

Clarkson / Harvard Thoughts

I was fortunate enough with a large contigent of Alumni in the Boston area to get to see the Knights live at Bright Hockey Center in Cambridge as they defeated Harvard, and also chat with some of the players and coaches after the game.At the end of the first period, a few miscues cost the Knights as things felt like they suddenly got sloppy. Passes were getting picked off, or were bouncing off of

FOUR POINT WEEKEND!

GOLDEN KNIGHTS SWEEP THROUGH NEW ENGLANDFIVE DIFFERENT GOAL SCORERS TALLY IN A 5-2 VICTORY AT HARVARDKNIGHTS RING UP SIX GOALS AT DARTMOUTH PREVAIL 6-3KNIGHTS AT 6-1-1 OFF TO BEST START SINCE 1991

Weekend Previi

Sorry we have been lazy this week, but there hasn't been too much breaking news in the Clarkson community to note on, and we've been keeping busy with other things. This weekend both the men's and women's team face off against the league's defending champions and their road partner. Easily the toughest road trip for the men's team. All road trips are tough, but this one is a monster to open

Women's Preview - Clarkson vs. Dartmouth / Harvard

Coming off of a UGE weekend on the road where the Knights righted the ship and took three points from Quinnipiac and Princeton, Clarkson heads home to face Harvard and Dartmouth in one of the biggest series of the year (sound familiar?) Why is this so big? These are two top-tier teams that Clarkson believes they can beat, and taking at least a split here will go a long way towards home ice in the

Puckman Bonesawed

Puckman1985-2006He never saw it coming. Normally we wouldn't care about what happens at RPI, but according to INCH, RPI is planning on removing Puckman from the RPI uniforms, and decreasing his capacity in the RPI hockey program. Puckman was one of the funnier mascots in the league and his antics and resemblance to a Necco wafer will be missed.

Women Tie Princeton ; Men Fall to USA

The Clarkson women's hockey team took 3 points on the road with a 1-1 tie Saturday afternoon in Princeton, New Jersey. Ashley Shaidle scored her third goal of the season on a delayed penalty call in the first period. Carlee Eusepi and Katie Morrison assisted. Princeton tied things up in the second, and that's how it ended. Kira Hurley made 23 saves. The Knights are now 3-3-2 and are at home

Men's Preview - Team USA @ Clarkson ; Women Defeat Quinnipiac

After starting the season 4-1-1 the Clarkson Golden Knights face off against the USNPDT-U18's tonight at Cheel arena. Clarkson is one of a handful of teams that has played six games so far this season and this weekend serves a multitude of purposes. First, it allows an open week for players that are injured to rest and recuperate. Second, it provides the coaching staff to re-evaluate some of

Weekend Picks

Since Clarkson is facing the Wonder Boys tomorrow, the preview will be postponed til tomorrow afternoon or so.Here's how I did last week:RPI @ Denver - Denver 3-2; WRONG RPI 2-1LSSU @ Clarkson - Clarkson 5-1; WRONG LSSU 5-1RPI @ Denver - Denver 5-1; RIGHT Denver 5-1Union @ Northeastern - Union 2-1; WRONG Northeastern 5-0LSSU @ Clarkson - Clarkson 4-2; RIGHT Clarkson 7-2Canisus @ Colgate - Colgate

USCHO Game of the Week

Just a reminder, the Women's Matchup against Princeton on Saturday is also Clarkson's first appearance in the USCHO Game of the Week. The broadcast will be available here. Puck drops at 4:00.

Women's Preview

Good news for Clarkson fans. The toughest part of the schedule looks like it's over. Sure it's odd to say that after just six games, but it's true. The Golden Knight women head out to New Jersey and Connecticut to face Princeton and the Q in a couple of crucial conference games this weekend.Clarkson's schedule had them facing some of the toughest competition in the country the past two weeks. A

Hockey Scores on Your Cell? Yes Please!

Our colleagues over at College Hockey News where we maintain our other, more worldly blog have a smashing new invention that will revolutionize the way you spend your time out on the weekends: Up-to-date college hockey scores on your cell phone. BRILLIANT!At first I thought it was due to my prompting which came about after an incident at a wedding two weeks ago when Brett and I called and text

Clarkson in the Pros

A quick recap of how Clarkson Alumni are doing in the NHL:Craig Conroy, C, Los Angeles Kings - 0-1-1 in 9 games. -4 ratingWillie Mitchell, D, Vancouver Canucks - 0-1-1 in 9 games. +3 ratingChris Clark, RW, Washington Capitals - 2-6-8 in 7 games. +3 rating.Todd Marchant, C, Anaheim Ducks - 1-2-3 in 8 games. +2 rating.Todd White, C, Minnesota Wild - 2-0-2 in 8 games. +3 rating. GWG on opening

Men Rebound Against LSSU ; Women Fall to SLU

In the afternoon game the Clarkson women hung with the third ranked SLU Saints for a period but fell to SLU 5-0 in front of 823 fans at Cheel Arena. Kira Hurley made 26 saves.In the evening game the Clarkson men destroyed Lake Superior State 7-1. Clarkson scored the first 5 goals of the contest starting with freshman Matt Beca's second career goal. Steve Zalewski, and David Cayer also added

Lake State Overpowers Clarkson 5-1; SLU Knock Off Women 3-1

GOLDEN KNIGHTS SUNK BY LAKERSLAKERS SCORE 5 POWERPLAY GOALS ON 8 OPPROTUNITIESZALEWSKI SCORES THE LONE CLARKSON GOALLEGGIO MAKES 36 SAVESClarkson heads back to the drawing board and takes on the Lakers tomorrow night.-------------------Over in Canton, St. Lawrence jumped out to a two goal lead. Katie Morrison scored her fourth goal of the season in the second period but SLU tacked on the third

Men's Preview: LSSU @ Clarkson

Clarkson is off to their best start in nearly two decades, and this weekend they take on a team they have not faced in a decade, as they welcome Lake Superior State University to Cheel Arena for a weekend series. Lake State enters the series with a 1-1-0 record after a split last weekend against CCHA rival Ohio State. The Lakers were shut out 1-0 on Friday night and won 7-6 in overtime on

Clarkson v. #4 SLU - The Women Need YOU!

While those over at Western College Hockey are haggling about UAA/UAF being the best rivalry in college hockey, us fans from the North Country know where the real deal is at. Last year a combined 4,000 fans came out to Appleton and Cheel to watch a third year program battle the #1 ranked team in the country, and actually take a split in two exciting, competitive games.... By the way rivalry

Why We Like George Roll

Taken from Clarkson Athletics:"Last year if you were to say we were going to go on the road and get three of four points we would have certainly taken it," stated George Roll. "This year we don’t have that same feeling. We want to take all four points. We played a very solid game on Friday night and I think we took a good Providence team by surprise. The following night at UMass, we certainly did

Recruit Update

Scott Freeman is on an absolute tear for Bowmanvile. The Eagles are 13-1-0-1 and lead the OPJHL East division by 5 points. Freeman has played in all 15 games and has 7 goals and an astounding 34 assists to lead the league in scoring, by nine points. If he keeps up his 2.73 points per game average he will finish the season with 137 points.Brandon D'Fazio has played 12 games with Oakville and has 3

Clarkson Men Remain Undefeated; Women Salvage Tie

Clarkson defeated Providence 6-1 Friday night in Providence to bump their record to 3 and 0. Clarkson jumped out to a 4-0 lead and never looked back by scoring two empty net goals late in the third. Chris D'Alvise had the game winner and added shorthanded goal. Matt Curley scored his first goal since his freshman season to open the scoring. Steve Zalewski scored twice and David Cayer scored

Clarkson Men Look to Exorcise Road Demons Against Friars, Minutemen

Last weekend Clarkson put up eleven goals, at home. Cheel Arena has been kind to the Golden Knights over the past year. The last lost in Potsdam was November 26, 2005. Since that date Clarkson has gone 9-0-1 including the sweep to open the season last weekend. While the home cooking has been good, the road has been less kind to the Knights. If George Roll (inset right) wants to take this squad to

Women's Preview

After demolishing Vermont and handily defeating Aurora in an exhibition last Saturday at Cheel arena, the Clarkson women's team is showing that they're not the offensively challenged team of the past, scoring 16 goals in those three games. This weekend the Golden Knights head to Erie, Pennsylvania, face 3rd ranked Mercyhurst for a pair of games that will set the tone for the rest of the season.

Clarkson To Test Video Replay

According to this article in the Clarkson Integrator, Clarkson has been chosen to test out a video replay system for the ECAC. WCKN, Clarkson's television station, will be in charge of the video replay, and the majority of the technical work will be handled by students. It was these students availability and dedication that the ECAC chose Clarkson to run this pilot program.

Zalewski Named ECAC Player of the Week

Clarkson foward Steve Zalewski was named the ECAC Player of the week for the first week of the regular season. Zalewski had a goal a two assists this weekend and his goal was the game winner against RIT.

2000th Game. Just another win!

Clarkson defeated RIT in the Golden Knight's 2000th all time game 4-2 Saturday Night at Cheel Arena. Steve Zalewski had the game winner, and David Cayer had two goals including an empty netter from his own net to seal the deal. Grant Clitsome also had a goal, and David Leggio stopped 26 in the victory.

SEVVVVVEN!

CLARKSON UPENDS NIAGARA 7-3TUTTLE SCORES FIRST, AND SECOND CAREER GOALKOLU CHIPS INBECA NETS FIRST CAREER GOALWELLER AND DODGE JOIN IN11 KNIGHT TALLY POINTSLEGGIO MAKES 26 SAVES AS KNIGHTS OVERCOME 1-0 DEFICIT

Clarkson Video Webcast

Just a reminder that Clarkson will be streaming video of this weekend's games over the web at Clarkson Athletics. The webcast will be produced by the student television station WCKN. In addition, if you're on dial-up, the solid Cool 95.3 Broadcast featuring Bob Ahfeld and Josh Bartell is available here!

Weekend Preview

Since we've been putting up alot of previews here is a new take on this weekends games. We had a chance to chat with RIT blogger Mark Komar and get his thoughts on Clarkson, RIT and this weekends matchup.Clarkson Hockey Fans (CHF): Tell us about yourself and give a plug to your website and blogMark Komar (MK): I have been an RIT Corner Crew member for over 10 years following the hockey team. I

ECAC Season Preview - Clarkson

Clarkson Golden KnightsLast Years Finish - 8thKey Returnees - Nick Dodge Jr. F, David Cayer Jr. F, Shawn Weller Jr. F, Shea Guthrie So. F, Mike Sullivan Sr. FKey Losses - Jeff Genovy F, Chris Brekelmans DThat's right, I picked Clarkson to finish first. I picked Clarkson to jump seven spots and capture their first regular season title since 2001. It may seem illogical to the outsider, but Clarkson

ECAC Season Preview - Colgate

Colgate RaidersLast Years Finish - 2nd - Lost tie breaker to DartmouthKey Returnees - Tyler Burton Jr. F, Marc Fulton Sr. F, Mark Dekanich Jr. GKey Losses - Kyle Wilson F, Jon Smyth F, Ryan Smyth FColgate has had a strong run in the ECAC over the past three years, and with the current line-up head coach Don Vaughn has taking the ice this season there is no reason to believe that this team wont

ECAC Season Preview - Harvard

Harvard CrimsonLast Years Finish - 4thKey Returnees - Kevin Du Sr. F, Jon Pelle Jr. F, Dylan Reese Sr. DKey Losses - John Daigneau G, Dan Murphy F, Charlie Johnson FHarvard returns one of the most balanced scoring offenses in the league and 7 of their top 10 scoring leaders. Combine this with a team that returns 17 of it's regular skaters from a team that won the league tournament and Harvard is

ECAC Season Preview - Dartmouth

Dartmouth Big GreenLast Years Finish - Tied for 1st, won tie break against ColgateKey Returnees - David Jones Jr. F, Tanner Glass Sr. F, Nick Johnson Jr. F, Mike Devine Jr. GKey Losses - Mike Ouellette F, Eric Przepiorka F, Sean Offers DIt all came down to one game. Dartmouth had clinched the overall number one seed in the regular season and had swept upset minded Yale in the second round of the

Booyah!

Nothing says awesome like a season opening sweep by a combined 13-1 margin. The Women's Hockey Team came out and laid the smackdown on the Vermont Friday, defeating the Catamounts 9-0. Then followed it up with a 4-1 performance on Saturday. Some notes: Melissa Marshall is already one point away from her totals last year after scoring two goals and and four assists this weekend. Marie Jo-Gaudet

Women's Preview - Clarkson v. Vermont

Game on! That's right, six months have already passed, and that means it's hockey season. It kicks off tomorrow night at Cheel Arena when the Women's Hockey Team hits the ice to take on the Vermont Catamounts of Hockey East. Clarkson is coming off of an outstanding season which saw them ranked for the majority of the season, defeating several ranked teams, including a huge victory at Cheel in

ECAC Season Preview - Cornell

Cornell Big RedLast Years Finish - 3rdKey Returnees - Byron Bitz Sr. F, Topher Scott Jr. F, Ray Sawada Jr. FKey Losses - Dave McKee G, Ryan O'Byrne D, Sasha Pokulok D, Matt Moulson FDespite finishing 3rd in the league last year and falling to Harvard in the ECACHL championship game, Cornell was the class of the league last year falling just one goal short of a frozen four appearance. Head coach

Go Time for the Women!

Yep, that's right. We've been spending a lot of time focused on the guys recently, but it's the Women's Hockey Team who will see the puck drop first this year as they face the Vermont Catamounts this weekend at Cheel Arena to open up the 2006-2007 campaign. Led by All-American Goalie Kira Hurley and Senior Captain Lindsay Williams, the Golden Knights enter the season unranked, but did receive

CHF Preseason Interview with Josh Bartell

CHF regular and former Clarkson Golden Knight, Josh Bartell joins us as the season rapidly approaches to talk about all things Clarkson and NCAA hockey as well as some other random stuff. Josh currently moonlights as a color man with Bob Ahlfeld on Cool 95.3's broadcasts of Clarkson Hockey, and will join us throughout the season offering his words of wisdom to us.CHF: Have you had a chance to see

ECAC Season Preview - Quinnipiac

Quinnipiac BobcatsLast Years Finish - 10thKey Returnees - Brian Leitch So. F, Jamie Bates Jr. F, Reid Cashman Sr. DKey Losses - NoneQuinnipiac looks to make a move to the top of the ECAC in 2006-2007. Head coach Rand Pecknold lead the Bobcats to a 20-18-1 overall record last year with a 8-13-1 league record and with a high powered recruiting class added to a strong group of returning

ECAC Season Preview - Saint Lawrence

Saint Lawrence SaintsLast Years Finish - 5thKey Returnees - Kyle Rank Sr. F, Kevin DeVergilio So. F, Drew Bagnall Sr. DKey Losses - T.J Trevelyan F, John Zeiler F, Mike Madill DSaint Lawrence started the 2005-2006 season off strong with a 10-3-0 record. The Saints we're ranked 3rd in the pairwise rankings at one time and were sitting in the catbird seat at the midway point of the season as on of

ECAC Season Preview - RPI

Rensselaer EngineersLast Years Finish - Tied for 6th, lost tie break to UnionKey Returnees - Oren Eizenman Sr. F, Mathias Lange So. G, Kevin MacDonald Sr. FKey Losses - Kevin Croxton F, Keith McWilliams D, Brad Farynuk DRPI got off to a good start in 2005-2006, despite not having would be captain and potential All American Kirk MacDonald. RPI pulled an upset at Boston University's Agganis Rink

Recruit Update

Ontario Junior hockey has started and here's a quick run down of how the Class of 2011 is looking.Scott Freeman has one goal and a team high nine assists in four games for Bowmanville.Brandon DeFazio has one goal in one game for Oakville.Brian Rufenach has one assist in two games with Lindsay.Over in Quebec Julien Cayer has one assist in one game for the St. Jerome Panthers.

ECAC Season Preview - Princeton

Princeton TigersLast Years Finish - 9thKey Returnees - Grant Goeckner-Zoeller Sr. F, Kevin Westgarth Sr. F, Brett Wilson F So.Key Losses - Eric Leroux G, Brian Carthas D, Seamus Young DSince going 3-26-2 in 2002-2003 Princeton has made steady improvements and obtained a 10-18-3 record last year and a 7-12-3 league record which was good enough for 9th place in the league. Highlights of the season

Chris Clark Named Capitals Captain

Former Clarkson captain, and six year NHL veteran, was named captain of the Washington Capitals yesterday. Clark who played his first year in DC last year tallied career highs in goals, assists and points. He also lead the Caps with a +9 rating.Clark played at Clarkson from 1994-1998 and in 142 career games tallied 128 points and was named Clarkson's Most Valuable Player in 1998.Gary Mikel's

ECAC Season Preview - Union

Union DutchmenLast Years Finish - 6thKey Returnees - Oliver Bouchard Sr. F, Augie DiMarzo So. F, Lane Caffaro So. DKey Losses - Scott Seney F, Kris Mayotte G2005-2006 was one of Union's most successful regular season campaigns, resulting in a sixth place finish in the league. This was mostly due to the play of senior goaltender Kris Mayotte. The regular season success quickly melted for the

ECAC Season Preview - Yale

Yale BulldogsLast Years Finish - 11thKey Returnees - Jean-Francois Boucher Jr. F, Bill LeClerc Sr. D, Alec Richards So. GKey Losses - Jeff Hristovski F, Joe Zappala FFollowing a disappointing end of the regular season , the Yale Bulldogs swept Union in the first round of the ECAC playoffs. The series featured the longest game NCAA history, a five overtime thriller in which the Bulldogs scored

ECAC Season Preview - Brown

Brown BearsLast Years Finish - 12thKey Returnees - Jeff Prough Jr. F, Brian McNary Jr. F, Brian Ihnacak Sr. FKey Losses - Adam D'Alba Jr. GBrown started it's 2005-2006 campaign off with promise. An overtime loss to Cornell in the opening weekend and a sweep of the north country the following weekend and the Bears were off to a 2-2 start. That was the high water mark of the season as Brown went

31 Days to Faceoff!

Inside College Hockey chose Mike Sullivan in their annual A to Z Preview. Calling Sullivan the "jewel of George Roll's first recruiting class," INCH is looking for Sullivan to have a break out year and step into the upper echelon of ECAC forwards. INCH previews one player from each team in NCAA D-1 Hockey. Last year's choice was goaltender Kyle McNulty.In other news Clarkson is looking to ad a

Back to School! Isbister Gone.

That's right. Today is the first day of classes at Clarkson College of Technology, which can only mean one thing, hockey season is just one month away, as the women will open the season at Cheel on September 29th, with the men following just a week later. It's amazing how quickly time flys when your baseball team starts tanking the season!Matt Isbister appears to be no longer with the Golden

The Prospectus Is Here!

Clarkson Athletics has released it's 2006-2007 Men's Hockey Prospectus which is available on the web here, and also in PDF Format. Gary and crew over at Athletics always do a solid job every year putting this thing together. In other news, Clarkson's Katie Morrison will be participating in the US Women's Festival this week in Lake Placid. She'll be attempting to make the roster for a three game

*** Stanley Cup Will Be at Clarkson Soon ***

---UPDATE---For those of you reading this in the greater Potsdam area, news channel 9 out of Syracuse is reporting that Erik Cole and Stanley Cup is on it's way to Clarkson. No word to when or where it will make it's appearance, but if things hold true with the University, there will be plenty of complementary champagne.-----Former Golden Knight Erik Cole is having his "Day with the Cup," which

Manzano offered Tea and Crumpets

From the MikeR department....If you happen to be in the area, Ian Manzano ('01) will be playing with the Sheffield Steelers of the English Elite Ice Hockey League. Ian, a Spanish passport holder, will join player/assistant coach Scott Ricci ('98) on the Steelers blueline. So that leads to the question....how will practices be handled with the assistant coach on the ice? No checking???Here is a

Mark Morris Moves Up

Former Clarkson head coach Mark Morris has taken the job as the new head coach of the AHL's Manchester Monarchs. Morris holds the all time win record at Clarkson and was previously the head coach of the Northwood Prep academy, where he lead the team to a school record 40 wins this past season. The Monarchs are the AHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings who are coached by Mark Crawford, a close

Huskins Signed, Random Notes

Former Clarkson Golden Knight Kent Huskins was signed to a one-year contract by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks today. Kent played in all 80 games for their AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates. He had an 8-23-31, plus chipped in three goals and six assists in the playoffs. He lead all defenseman in scoring on the team. Clarkson's Katie Morrison was named to the 2006 US National Women's Festival which

Interview with Be A Bruin's Adam Campana

Former Clarkson Golden Knight Adam Campana joins us to talk about NESN's reality series Be A Bruin. Adam was 1 of 36 selected for the final roster of the television show which airs this Fall, with the winners getting a spot in the Boston Bruins' training camp.CHF: Why don't you tell us what exactly Be A Bruin is and how you got involved? Adam Campana: Be A Bruin is a reality TV series that

Interview with Bob Ahlfeld

We had the chance to chat with the voice of Clarkson Hockey, Bob Ahlfeld. Bob gives us his thoughts on Clarkson, travel destinations and the state of college hockey in general. Plus a prediction on the biggest football game of the year in Columbia, Missouri.CHF: How and when did you get your big break into Clarkson hockey? Bob Ahlfeld: My predecessor at 99 Hits, Chris Kenyon, accepted a job in

New Staff, Bob Ahlfeld and More!

We're pleased to welcome the infamous MikeR '91 to the Clarkson Hockey Fans staff. Mike has been a long time contributor to the Golden Knights Hockey Roundtable and will be helping us dig up the good stuff on your favorite Clarkson players past, present and future. Rumor has it that Mike is so good, that he knows what kind of bratwurst Chris Rogles, Dave Reid and Kerry Ellis-Toddington were last

The Real World; It's Called Bruins

In an attempt to climb out of the doldrums of the eastern conference, the Boston Bruins have made some big additions in Marc Savard and Zdeno Chara. However the most interesting addition might be the signing of one of thirty-six entrants on the new NESN reality show, Be A Bruin. Normally this wouldn't be news on the Clarkson radar but upon closer inspection one of the thirty-six is Clarkson '03

Desrosiers Named Assistant

The Clarkson University Women's Hockey team announced today the addition of former St. Lawrence defenseman Matt Desrosiers to the coaching staff. Matt, who played for the Saints from 1997-2001, will replace Laura Hayes. Desrosiers was a standout on the blue line for the Saints in his four years in Canton and was named an All-American in his senior year. This will be the first coaching job for

Double Cha-Ching!

Erik Cole just matched former Clarkson teammate Willie Mitchell today, as he signed a three year, 12 million dollar deal to return to the Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes. This was a no-brainer for Carolina, who had a huge fan-favorite in Cole. Erik had 30 goals and 29 assists in 60 games. Cole also lead Carolina with eight game winning goals, and was a member of the USA Olympic Team.

Cha-Ching!

While I've been keeping a close eye on my Bruins this off-season, watching them hunt down the tallest players they could possibly find, I missed out on former Clarkson stand-out Willie Mitchell heading home after being signed by Vancouver.Willie was rewarded for another solid defensive season, with a 4 year, 14 million dollar contract from the Canucks. While the stats only show two goals and

Plucked from the Blogosphere

The LSSU blog had a recent interview with head coach and former Clarkson assistant coach Jim Roque. Roque and the Lakers are coming to Cheel in October for a two game set.

Hi Nick. I don't know if you're heard of us. We're kind of a big thing around here.

The Stanley Cup Champion Carolina Hurricanes selected Nick Dodge with the 183th pick in yesterday's NHL Draft. Dodge, the last player to go in the sixth round, was Clarkson's MVP last year and will be captain this year. He lead all Golden Knight skaters with a 16-25-41 line, and in a couple of years, we might see him zipping around the ice with Erik Cole. One thing about Carolina, they sure know

Carolina, Cole Win Stanley Cup

Congratulations go out to former Clarkson Golden Knight, Erik Cole, who will be immortalized on the Stanley Cup after the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. Cole, who returned to the ice after being out 3 1/2 months with fractured vertabrae, made his presence felt. Buzzing around the ice and creating scoring chances, he lead all Game 7 players in hits with a whopping nine,

I told you so. Kinda.

So I didn't flat out go out on a limb and call Peter Laviolette out last week when talking about the potential of Erik Cole playing, at least in the blog (I did on some message boards...) But I did float the idea that Laviolette was being a sneaky punk and masking Erik Cole's status for a surprise return, either as an emotional boost and/or getting 10-15 solid minutes of playing time out of him,

Draft Notes

In this article by Hockey's Future, Clarkson captain Nick Dodge was the 32nd ranked undrafted college prospect. Dodge has been passed over the past two years but a solid sophomore year has turned some heads. Clarkson currently has 8 drafted players on the roster.

Cole Wants In

Former Clarkson star Erik Cole mentioned in a pre-game skate that he hoped to get into game six or game seven of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and that he feels like he's ready to go. His coach pretty much quashed that immediately saying that based on tests taken three weeks ago, that his season was over, but rumor is spreading that he's set to undergo another round of tests in the next day or two.

***New Recruits***

Clarkson added two new forwards for the 2007-2008 season. David Cayer's younger brother Julian and left winger Brandon DeFazio has shown up on Chris Heisenberg's recruit page. Julian Cayer is listed as a recruit for 2007 or 2008 and DeFazio will most likely be playing another year in Milton (OPJHL) where he had 10 goals and 6 assists in 36 games last winter.EDIT - It looks like DeFazio was traded

Women's Schedule Announced

The Women's Hockey Team will take to the ice on September 29th at Cheel Arena this year. Hockey in September? Spectacular! The team, which will be entering their fourth season, will be stacked with experienced players, along with the addition of some solid recruits, and yes, they are NCAA eligible. You can find the entire schedule here.Some highlights: Season Openers on September 29th/30th at

Beausoleil Transfers

Senior defenseman Nathan Beausoleil has left Clarkson to play for St. Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In 3 years at Clarkson Nathan played in 43 games, scoring 2 goals and registering 9 assists. Best of luck to Nathan and to St. Mary's.

Fletcher Leaves for North Dakota

Last week, University of North Dakota announced that defenseman Kelsey Fletcher has joined the Sioux squad after her Freshman season at Clarkson. Fletcher had a one goal and three assists, with a +9 skater rating for the Knights, and will likely make a major impact for North Dakota who went 7-27-2 in 2005-2006. Fletcher was one of Clarkson's top recruits coming in last season, and was a finalist

Parker to Launch Carleton Program

Former Clarkson coach Fred Parker has been named the first Men's Ice Hockey coach at Carleton University. Parker, who was an assistant at Clarkson, took over the head coaching duties of the Golden Knights after Mark Morris' release during the 2002-2003 season. He'll be building the Carleton University Raven's team from scratch, starting with an 18 game exhibition schedule this season, and

Men's Hockey Schedule Announced

Right on cue, almost immediately after e-mailing sports information guru Gary Mikel, this year's Men's Hockey Schedule has appeared on the Clarkson Athletics website.Some of the highlights of this year's campaign include: Home Weekend Openers against Niagara and RIT Out of Conference Matchups against St. Cloud State, Lake Superior, UMass, Providence, Bowling Green and Miami The Badger Showdown

Cole Back on the Ice, Carlson Center

Former Clarkson standout, and Carolina Hurricanes star Erik Cole finally got a chance to hit the ice in practice after suffering a devastating injury in March. Hurricanes fans are still holding out hope that Erik will get a chance to play in the Conference or Stanley Cup Finals if the Hurricanes advance. The Hurricanes lost the opening game of their series against the Buffalo Sabres, and are down

It's not that we don't like hockey...

It's just that when we're not involved, there's not much to say.Of the Clarkson Alums still vying for the Stanley Cup, only two remain, Todd Marchant of the Mighty Ducks and Erik Cole of the Carolina Hurricanes. Cole hasn't played as he's still recovering from a fractured vertebrae from earlier in the season. With Carolina on the verge of a sweep of New Jersey, Hurricane fans are holding out hope

Women Pick Up Another?

The USCHO forums now have Ashleigh Moorehead from the Syracuse Stars joining Clarkson's Women's Hockey Team for the 2006-2007 season. Any information on Moorehead has been difficult to find. The only statistical information we could dig up was from the 2005 Empire State Games. In five games, she recorded a 5-2-7 line as Central finished with a bronze medal. Information is so sparse, I can't even

Hockey Blog Roundtable

Our friend Chris over at Western College Hockey sent us an e-mail asking us to participate in a college hockey roundtable discussion about our team. Here is our take on the 2005-2006 season.Give a brief summary of your team's season.Clarkson jumped out to a 9-4-1 start with the help of ten home games in the early going , and garnered some national attention. The Knights took a road trip to Ohio

Appert in at RPI

In what will be the worst kept secret in college hockey, RPI will announce Friday the hiring of Denver assistant coach Seth Appert as the new head coach. Appert is a 1997 grad from Ferris State and has been with the Pioneers since 1997 first as the volunteer assistant coach then he was promoted to a full time assistant coach in 1999. Ken Shcott's article is can be found here.Appert's DU page can

Big Addition for Women

The USCHO forums, which are usually pretty spot-on in regards to recruiting, have been a-buzz about LW Britney Selina, who according to posts has commited to Clarkson. The power-forward had a 27-12-39 line for Etobicoke in the PWHL in 28 games, which included four hat tricks. Selina was also on Team Ontario Red squad which won the U-18 National Championship, along with incoming defenseman Carlee

Hard Hat Required

Two fellow ECACHL members are making significant changes to their hockey arenas. Over at Cornell work began on the renovation of Lynah Rink after the last home game. Progress can be monitored on the Lynah Faithful Blog. Quinnipiac is nearing completion on the TD Banknorth Sports Center which will feature a basketball and hockey venue. Photos and info can be found here. From what can be seen it

Somewhat Breaking News

Clarkson Hockey Fans is reporting that USCHO is reporting that the New Haven Register is reporting that Keith Allain has taken the job at Yale. You can read all about him here, as we have no idea who this guy is. However our lack of knowledge does not prevent us from welcoming him the the ECACHL.

Hi, we're the Replacements.

According to this article by Ken Schott the RPI coaching vacancy is down to the final three. Perennial candidate Stan Moore was removed from consideration earlier this week and is expected to stay at Providence. Expect RPI to pick between Boston College assistant, Mike Cavanaugh, Ohio State assistant, Casey Jones and former Clarkson coach, Mark Morris, within the next week.In New Haven the final

Most Impressive.

I took in a good portion of the Boston College / Wisconsin game and it was a lot of fun to watch. The final two minutes were fairly insane, and for it to end with a shot ringing off the post with a second remaining was amazing. A big thumbs up to the officiating crew, who decided to go to the replay despite the fact that the Wisconsin bench had emptied to celebrate. Best to make sure that the

Last Game of The Season

What gives?! Having the opening round of the Frozen Four on a Thursday is pretty ridiculous. It turns out I missed a pretty high scoring affair between Boston College and North Dakota, which BC won 6-5. All accounts of the game were pretty lopsided in favor of BC, as they busted out to 5-2 and 6-3 leads in the second and the third. Despite this, North Dakota made a hell of a game out of it,

Nick Dodge Named MVP, 2006-2007 Captain

Clarkson sophomore forward Nick Dodge was named the Golden Knight's team MVP, and the Captain for the 2006-2007 season at the booster banquet held on April 1st, at Sergi's in front of a fine spread that included pizza rolls no doubt. Dodge had a 16-25-41 line on the season. He led the league in short-handed goals in four, and had a +9 skater rating for the season. No assistants were named at the

Where it stops, nobody knows!

Tim Taylor, the coach for the Yale Bulldogs for the last 28 years was removed from his coaching duties and has been offered to be reassigned to another area in Yale Athletics. He has coached the most games in ECACHL history and has more victories than any other coach ever at Yale. His record at Yale was 342-433-55. There's been no announcement on his replacement or the selection process as of yet

Clarkson's Newest Fan

At this time I'd like to welcome the newest Golden Knights fan into the fold. Last night, March 28th, at 5:21 PM Amy Ayers and her husband, and site contributor, Ron Ayers brought in Ronald "I already forgot his middle name" Ayers into the class of 2028. At last check both baby and mom were doing very well and Ron was on his way to grab a burger and beer. The more things change, the more things

Hurley = All-American

Kira Hurley was named to the All-American 2nd Team in Women's Ice Hockey on Friday by the American Hockey Coaches Association. Hurley, a junior is Clarkson's first ever All-American in Division I NCAA Hockey. Hurley was one of the busiest goalies in the country, starting 35 games this season, and coming away with a 21-12-1 record. Her 10 shutouts were tops in the NCAA this year, and she was

Shakeup at the top!

In what could be considered a surprise move, USCHO is reporting the ECACHL head of officials Butch Bellemore and Director of Officiating Development, Brewster Earle will resign when their contracts expire over the summer. For those more interested in speculation, the rumor mill is buzzing over in the USCHO Forum.In on ice news the ECACHL has announced an inter-conference early season tournament

New Recruit

According to Chris Heisenberg's website Clarkson has added another recruit. Matt Beca is a forward for the Oakville Blades of the OPJHL and has put up a very solid line this year of 49 games, 43 goals, 43 assists and 54 PIMs. His 86 points were good enough for 5th in the OPJHL. He was named the division MVP and is currently the team's leading scorer in the playoffs with 16 goals and 17 assists

Wheels in Motion

The first victim of the 2005-2006 offseason was RPI head coach Dan Fridgen. Fridgen resigned on Tuesday after many weeks of speculation that he was either going to step down or be fired by the school. RPI has launched an "international search" for a new coach. In 12 years at the helm of RPI Fridgen put up a 211-193-38 record with a 116-116-31 in ECAC play. RPI won the ECAC tournament title under

Hurley, Dodge, Guthrie Receive Accolades

Clarkson Women's Team netminder Kira Hurley, the ECACHL Goaltender of the Year, netted herself a little more recognition this week when USCHO named her to their All-USCHO 2nd Team. Patty Kazmeier finalist, Riitta Schaublin from Minnesota-Duluth was named the first team goalie.Clarkson Sophomore Nick Dodge was named to the ECAC All-League 3rd Team and Shea Guthrie was named to the All-Rookie team

NCAA Hockey: Bringing in New Fans?

As the NCAA tournament approaches how will ticket prices bring in new fans and how will it keep them there?Let's take a look at the hypothetical family of four. Mom, Dad, and two sons who are very interested in hockey. For convenience let's say Mom and Dad are Michigan State alum, and they live in the Capital District. They decide they want to see their alma mater close to home and take their

NCAA Tournament is Set!

After scoring 24 goals in three games against SLU, Dartmouth and Cornell, Harvard is on its way to the NCAA Tournament with the Whitelaw Trophy in its possession for the third time in five years. Harvard stomped Cornell 6-2 in the final at Albany which featured two of the most lopsided wins in tournament history by the Crimson. Dartmouth took the consolation game 3-2 over Colgate. Cornell and

Doink!

Well, looks like everyone's predictions for the Harvard / Dartmouth game was just a tad bit off last night. Harvard received goals from eight different players en route to a 10-1 victory in Albany last night. In the nightcap, Cornell defeated Colgate in a much closer matchup downing the Raiders 2-0. This one went down to the wire as Colgate had their goalie pulled on the power play in the final

ECAC(HL) Men's Semi-Final Preview - Part 2

Our second preview takes a look at the third match up between travel partners Colgate and Cornell. Cornell swept the regular season home and home series in two games that seemed to loom larger at the time than they did in the end result of the regular season.Why Colgate will win:The Raiders have a difficult task of stopping a Big Red team coming off two very emotional, double overtime victories

ECAC(HL) Men's Semi-Final Preview - Part 1

Our first preview takes a look at the all Ivy match-up between the league co-champion Dartmouth Big Green and the Harvard Crimson. Dartmouth is vying for their first tournament championship ever, while Harvard is looking to take it's 3rd league title in the past 5 years.Why Dartmouth will win:The Big Green come into Albany riding a hot streak that is unmatched by any of the remaining teams.

Clarkson Hockey Fans Chat with Adam Wodon - 3/15/06

CSTV Hockey Analyst and one of the masterminds behind College Hockey News, Adam Wodon, joins us for a little chat as the college hockey season comes down to the wire and we head into a big tournament weekend in Albany. Adam has been covering college hockey since 1988, as a student reporter at Ithaca covering the Big Red. He has been the play-by-play man both Princeton and Cornell hockey. More

And I, for one, temporarily welcome our red overlords!

Two new blogs to our ever expanding list of blogs, both shockingly ECAC related. First, there's Greg Berge's blog Removing All Doubt which follows Cornell Hockey about 50% of the time with some rambling thrown in for variety. It would probably be a much more enjoyable read next week when the headlining entries aren't referring to glorious victory over the Knights. We'd also like to point out Big

Women's Recruit Update

No new news on recruits on the women's front, but Carlee Eusepi, a defenseman committed for the 2006-2007 season is still on the ice this season for the Toronto Junior Aeros of the PWHL. The Junior Aeros went undefeated in league play with a 27-0-3 record, scoring 137 goals and only allowing 28. You know you're good when you allow less than a goal a game. Eusepi has two goals and twelve assists

Recruit Update

Things are slowing down in the college hockey world. This is also true in the Canadian Junior world as they are entering the final rounds of their playoffs. A quick poke around the internet has dug up the following information.Tim Marks has missed all of the playoffs for Nepean with an unspecified injury, and is expected to miss the rest of the post season.Jeremiah Crowe has played 12 post season

I didn't see that one coming.

Sure, I called Brown to upset Princeton in the semis of the Women's ECACHL Final Four at Appleton last weekend. But if you told me that it was going to be Harvard and Brown in the finals, and it was going to be decided by a fifteen minute shootout in the first period, I probably would've said you're crazy. Brown even had the requisite three goals in the finals that I'd been clamoring for all

D III Frozen Four

The Hobart Statesmen have advanced to the Division III Frozen Four in Elmira, New York by defeating the Norwich Cadets 3-1 in Norwich. Hobart will face St. Norbert in the first semi-final with Middlebury facing Elmira in the second semi. The championship will be Sunday at 2. Being a hockey junkie, I will be heading out to Elmira for the games and will try to get a word in with Hobart assistant

Hurley Named ECAC Goaltender of the Year

Congratulations go out to Clarkson's Kira Hurley who was named the ECACHL Goaltender of the Year on Thursday in a league where goaltending talent is abundant from top to bottom. Hurley, a junior had a 1.29 GAA and a .937 save percentage in 37 games for the Golden Knights. She currently leads the nation in minutes played, although that mark could fall after the NCAA tournament. She's currently

Season ends in 2OT

Clarkson 2 - Cornell 3The Knights and Red do it up big time in a second 2OT thriller.Leggio stands on his head stopping 56, 106 for series.Brekelmans scores from near the red line. Kolu and McKinven chip in. Clarkson ends season 18-17-3 They'll be back next year.Stay tuned this week for a season recap, our Albany preview, and an interview with CSTV's Adam Wodon.

The Final Countdown

Clarkson 3 - Cornell 4Golden Knights and Big Red in a 20T classic.Leggio shines stopping 50 in loss. Clarkson storms back from a 3-1 deficit.Two disallowed Big Red goals in OT almost cause riot at LynahGobe's text messages to Ron during game feature many expletives! Game 2 Tonight at 7:00!

ECAC(HL) Men's 2nd Round Playoff Preview - Part 4

When I started seriously paying attention to Golden Knights hockey I was a senior in High School. I knew I would be attending Clarkson in the Fall. I had family connections through the university and I went to my first game at Cheel in the spring of 1998, a 5-2 victory over Princeton. When I attended the university that year, the team was coming off a heartbreaking loss to the Tigers in the 1998

The blogosphere fluctuates!

Man, we just love saying blogosphere. Perusing the USCHO forums today, we happened to notice that the RPI Hockey Blog launched a couple of weeks ago underneath the radar. Apparently firefridgen.blogspot.com was unavailable. As Brett helpfully pointed out to me, it does appear to be very.. pink.We've linked them up on the sidebar along with Colorado College Hockey Blog and Runnin' with the Dogs

ECAC(HL) Men's 2nd Round Playoff Preview - Part 3

Last weekend SLU survived a serious scare from a hot goalie and a lack of offense in a two games to one series victory over Brown, two of which required overtime to be decided. The Saints now travel to Bright Hockey Center in Cambridge to take on the Harvard Crimson in what could be a very close series. However if the team that took the ice last weekend in Canton makes an appearance, the Saints

CHF's Women's ECACHL Semifinals Preview - Part 2

#3 Brown v. #2 PrincetonI've picked on Brown in nearly every preview opportunity, especially after their six shot performance against Clarkson that ended up ending in a 1-0 victory for the Bears. Their sweep of Dartmouth last weekend should silence many critics, and leads to a very intriguing matchup against Princeton in the ECACHL semifinals. Brown had a rough stretch in February, only managing

At the buzzer...

The NHL trade deadline came and went at 3:00pm today. Former Knight, defenseman Willie Mitchell was traded to the Dallas Stars along with a 2nd round pick. The Minnesota Wild received defenseman Shawn Bell and Martin Skoula in return. This does leave open the tantalizing possibility that Mitchell could some day be paired with former Knight Matt Nickerson to form one of the nastiest D combinations

CHF Interview with Josh Bartell - 3/9/2006

Josh Bartell, "Robin", to Bob Ahlfeld's "Batman" on Cool 95.3's broadcasts of Clarkson Hockey, joins us before this weekend's three game series to chat about hockey, steel cage matches, and the possibility of us getting a free beer on him. Josh has been broadcasting since 1998, and was a Golden Knight defenseman himself from 1992-1996, amassing a solid 207 penalty minutes in four seasons. He's

ECAC(HL) Men's 2nd Round Playoff Preview - Part 2

Our second preview takes us to Hamilton, NY and Colgate's Starr Rink where the regular season co-champions take on the upset minded Quinnipiac Bobcats. The Raiders took both games in the regular season, but Quinnipiac is coming off impressive two game sweep at RPI and has been playing some of their best hockey as of late.Why Quinnipiac will win:The Q comes into Starr with upset on their minds.

CHF's ECACHL Women's Semifinal Preview - Part 1

#1 St. Lawrence v. #4 HarvardHarvard comes off what might be the toughest four game stretch of the year, all against a stingy Clarkson team that took game three of last week's quarterfinals into double overtime before Jennifer Sifers rifled in the game winner. The victory advances the Crimson into a semifinal matchup against St. Lawrence who will be hosting this year's ECACHL Final Four. In last

ECAC(HL) Men's 2nd Round Playoff Preview - Part 1

Our first preview of the week takes us to Hanover, NH where Dartmouth hosts fellow Ivy League member Yale. 11th seeded Yale is coming off an impressive upset of 6th seed Union in Schenectady. The Bulldogs swept the Dutchmen in two overtime classics including a 3-2 victory in the longest D-1 men's hockey game of all time, which went to five overtimes on Saturday. Yale was rewarded for their effort

A for Effort

Congratulations go out to juniors Kyle McNulty and Brodie Rutherglen, as well as sophomore Nick Dodge. Along with juniors Emma Madigan and Andrea Maluta on the women's side, they have all been named to the ECACHL All-Academic Team. "Players are eligible for the All-Academic team if they have completed at least one academic year, have a cumulative grade point average of at least a 3.00 on a 4.00

Cooking with Gas!

This week will be just as crazy as the last, as Brett will preview each of the ECAC quarterfinal matchups on the men's side, plus I'll take a look at the ECAC Final Four on the women's side. We'd like to think that we both handled ourselves pretty well last week, except for the Brown women making my Dartmouth upset prediction look foolish, but then again nothing could be worse than Brett's o-fer

D-III Update

Normally D-III hockey wouldn't fall on our radar but the Hobart Statesmen, with assistant coach Phil Roy '00, have qualified for the 10 team NCAA tournament. The Statesmen finished their season ranked #6 in the nation, with a 19-6-0 record. They finished 2nd in the ECAC West division. The Statesman were also the first team to hand division winner, Manhattanville, their first conference loss.

Off to Lynah!

The #12 Brown Bears gave it their all in Canton, coming back from two down in the third, and sending it to overtime with three seconds left, but St. Lawrence scored early in overtime to give the Saints a 5-4 win and the series victory. The Brown bench was apparently incensed as they thought the goal was kicked in by a St. Lawrence player, while the SLU announcers thought it was redirected off of

Cole Fractures Vertabra in Neck

Former Clarkson Golden Knight and member of Team USA, Erik Cole of the Carolina Hurricanes was injured after he was driven headfirst into the boards in a game against Pittsburgh last night. He is expected to be out for six to eight weeks, at least for the duration of the regular season. If he returns on schedule he could be back in time for the playoffs. Cole currently has sixty points, thirty

Women's Season Ends in 2OT, Men Play the Waiting Game

Kira Hurley kept them in it the entire way, making an incredible 51 saves in 4+ periods of hockey, but Jennifer Sifers rifled a Liza Solley pass from the top of the right circle past Hurley in double OT, sending the Crimson into a frenzy and advancing them to the semifinals in Canton next weekend. Marie-Jo Gaudet scored Clarkson's goal halfway through the first assisted by Christine Balikowski.

In case you missed it..

Yale and Union played the longest game in NCAA history last night at Messa Rink, with Yale coming out victorious 3-2 in the fifth overtime. Yale wins the three game series and advances to the quarterfinals, against an opponent to be determined. Actually everyone is still waiting to make their travel plans for next weekend as Brown forced a game three at Appleton against St. Lawrence. A St.

SWEEEEEEEP!

Clarkson 5 - Princeton 0 After David Cayer scored his 12th of the year in the first, Clarkson opened the floodgates and scored 3 times on the Tigers in the 2nd. Chris D'Alvise sandwhiched 2 goals around Mike Sullvian's 3rd goal of the weekend. Mike Willemsen put the icing on the cake in the third with his first career goal. David Leggio stopped 20 shots for his first career shutout. Clarkson

Clarkson Women Force Game 3 in a Nail Biter!

Katie Morrison got the game winner with 38 seconds left in overtime to give Clarkson a 2-1 win at Harvard. Clarkson had another outstanding all-around effort from the women to even up the best-of-three series. After a ho-hum period from both sides in the first, both squads came out flying in the second, with Clarkson playing with the confidence they seemed to be lacking the previous night.

ECAC Playoffs

Here's a breakdown of what happened in the other 3 games in the league last night.#5 SLU 3 - #12 Brown 2 (OT) - Brown took a 2-0 lead on SLU at the midway point of the game. SLU came back and tied it up on a Jared Ross powerplay goal to force overtime. SLU took advantage of an icing call on Brown and the senior leadership stepped up to win it just 25 seconds into the 4th period as Mike Zbriger

It's Mike Sullivan's World

We're all just living in it.Sullivan gets both goals in a 2-1 Clarkson victory.Leggio stands tall in 23 save effort.Princeton grinds things to a halt, but Knights grind through it.John Murphy arrives early in Potsdam.Weller tossed on a questionable hit from behind.Brekelmans out, Guthrie in.Playoff Hockey Underway!

Clarkson women fall to Harvard in Game 1

Despite an outstanding effort by Clarkson goaltender Kira Hurley, the one goal that snuck by was all that Harvard needed to defeat the Golden Knights in the first game of the best-of-three series in Cambridge, MA this weekend. Jennifer Sifers scored the lone goal when Carrie Schroyer took an odd bounce off of the boards and sent it over to Lindsay Weaver. The feed was sent over to Sifers who

For your viewing pleasure..

Here's all of our ECACHL Playoff Coverage!Updated: March 3rd, 2006Men's CoveragePart 1 - #12 Brown at #5 SLUPart 2 - #11 Yale at #9 UnionPart 3 - #10 Quinnipiac at #7 RPIPart 4 - #9 Princeton at #8 ClarksonWomen's CoveragePart 1 - #8 Yale at #1 SLUPart 2 - #7 Colgate at #2 PrincetonPart 3 - #6 Dartmouth at #3 BrownPart 4 - #5 Clarkson at #4 Harvard

ECAC(HL) Men's 1st Round Playoff Preview - Part 4

Finally it's the preview we've been waiting for pitting the #9 seed Princeton Tigers against the #8 seed Clarkson Golden Knights at Cheel Arena. Clarkson gets another shot at its recent ECAC playoff rival who have met up six times since 1995. Clarkson holds a 4-2 edge over the Tigers at the moment. Here's a look at those previous meetings:1995 Semi-FinalsPrinceton 2, Clarkson 11997

ECAC(HL) Men's 1st Round Playoff Preview - Part 3

Breaking down 10th seeded Quinnipiac at 7th seeded RPI is tricky due to the inconsistent nature of both squads. Quinnipiac is a team loaded with young talent who started strong, slumped in the middle of the season then finished strong. RPI is a team loaded with senior talent who started strong, slumped in the middle of the season, was plagued by injuries, and finished strong. This series will be

CHF's ECACHL Women's Quarterfinals Preview - Part 4

#5 Clarkson at #4 HarvardIt feels odd typing #5 Clarkson at #4 Harvard. For most of the season Clarkson was battling for first place with St. Lawrence and Princeton. After going 8-1-0 to open up the New Year, that loss being 1-0 to Brown, Clarkson has gone cold as of late, dropping five of their last seven, many in close games. On top of this Clarkson lost home ice in the first round last weekend

ECAC(HL) Men's 1st Round Playoff Preview - Part 2

As the opening faceoff draws closer CHF will take a look at the 6-10 matchup pairing Yale and Union. This series will be a tough one to call as Yale has looked very good at times this season, while Union is a very strong home team.Why Union will win:Union is 10-3-4 at the Messa Rink at the Achilles Center this year, and their 6th place finish in the league is their best finish since 2003 when

Hold the Cream Cheese

While we don't follow D3 hockey all that closely, this piece by USCHO's Russell Jaslow just blows my mind. Apparently that big series that Coach Roll mentioned down in Oswego against their archrival Plattburgh was done in by an errant bagel thrown by an idiotic fan after previously receiving a warning. After scoring and bringing the game 3-2 with about eleven left in the game, a bagel hits the

CHF's ECACHL Women's Quarterfinals Preview - Part 3

#6 Dartmouth at #3 BrownDartmouth has been there before. A traditional powerhouse in the ECACHL, they've appeared in the NCAA Frozen Four the past three years. The Big Green does not like ending their season in any tournament other than the one that says NCAA in front of it. Dartmouth's season has been average at best, plagued with inconsistency, much like the other teams in the bottom half of

ECAC(HL) Men's 1st Round Playoff Preview - Part 1

Our first preview will look into the matchup between the #5 seed St. Lawrence and the #12 seed Brown. On paper this is a mismatch in the favor of SLU, but that's why they don't play the games on paper, they play them on tabletops with little plastic men.Why SLU will win:SLU is a team that relies highly on its offensive talent. Led by probable All-American forward TJ Trevelyan, they have been

CHF's ECACHL Women's Quarterfinals Preview - Part 2

#7 Colgate v. #2 PrincetonThe Raiders have come out this season and pretty beat on the bottom of the ECAC including a solid sweep of Union last weekend at home to close out the regular season. This combined with a little success against the top of the conference, handing St. Lawrence one of its three losses on the season, along with victories over Brown and Clarkson. earned Colgate a seventh seed

CHF Interview with Women's Head Coach Rick Seeley - 3/1/06

Rick Seeley, the head coach of Clarkson's Women's Hockey Team joins us for a second time as he his squad prepares for the opening round of the ECAC(HL) playoffs at Bright Hockey Center when the Golden Knights face the Harvard Crimson this weekend. Coach Seeley currently holds a 50-41-10 record in his third season at Clarkson. While coach is sporting the serious hockey pose in that pic, he's a

CHF's ECACHL Women's Quarterfinals Preview - Part 1

The eight team field in this year's ECAC(HL) playoffs on the women's side looks to be the most competitive grouping ever. We'll be going over each of the quarterfinal matchups, which are best-of-three series played at the home-ice of the higher seed.#8 Yale at #1 St. LawrenceYale has continued to show throughout the year that they can be a formidable team on any given day. Yale built their 11-13-

It's going to be a busy week.

This might be the first and only time that we do this, but since it's going to be a busy week, so we're going to take it easy today. Each day this week, Brett and I will be previewing each of the ECACHL playoff series on both the men's and women's sides, so keep checking back for that. In addition, the coach of Clarkson's Women's Hockey Team, Rick Seeley should be joining us this week to chat

Clarkson Signs Two Recruits for 2007

Chris Heisenberg's recruiting list is reporting that forward Scott Freeman, and Brian Rufenach have both committed to Clarkson for the 2007 season.Freeman, a forward from Whitby, Ontario currently has 63 points this season for the Bowmanville Eagles of the OPJHL. He has twenty goals and forty-three assists, good for third on the team. Freeman was named the OPJHL player of the month for October.

Heartbreak!

MEN AND WOMEN SWEPTWomen lose to Harvard with with one second left in OTWill try to get revenge on Harvard next week in Cambridge Men fall in Cambridge 2-1.Clarkson v. Princeton in Opening RoundPlayoffs is when the magic happens!!

Big Green Bigger than Expected...

The Big Green came out firing on Friday night defeating both Clarkson's Men's and Women's squads on Friday by large margins. In Hanover, the Knights fell 5-2. After trading goals in the first two periods, Clarkson gave up three consecutive goals in the third (one an empty netter) to give Dartmouth the victory. Mike Sullivan and Phil Pacquet had the goals for Clarkson, and David Leggio had 31

CHF ECAC(HL) Weekend Preview for 2/24/06

By now we all are aware of the possibilities for the playoffs and whose winning what games will put teams in what position. So instead of focusing on all that let's take a look at the actual match-ups in the last week of regular season play.Colgate / Cornell @ RPI / UnionCornell is in a bit of a rough stretch going 1-2-1 in their last four. Throw this in with the fact that their last lost came

CHF Women's Preview - 2/24/06

Another split last weekend against Yale and Brown eliminated the Clarkson's Women's Hockey Team from the ECACHL title picture, but did inch them closer to a home-ice playoff series in the first round of the ECACHL Tournament, Clarkson's NCAAs this year. With two games remaining, Clarkson sits in 3rd place, a point ahead of Brown, and two points ahead of Harvard. The top four teams in the league

CHF Interview with Head Coach George Roll (2/23/2006)

The head coach of Clarkson's Men's Hockey Team, George Roll was kind enough to join us for a quick chat in advance of the Harvard and Dartmouth weekend as well as the upcoming ECACHL playoffs. As assistant at Clarkson from 1988 to 1996, Roll rejoined Clarkson in 2003 after a seven year stint at Oswego, in which he led the Lakers to the NCAA title game and was named Division III coach of the year.

5 on 3's, ghosts and a guy named Nittymaki

Team USA's run at the Olympics came to an end on Wednesday, as Finland defeated the Americans 4-3 in Quarterfinal Play. Despite storming back from a 2-0 deficit early on, the US gave up not one, but two 5 on 3 penalties in the second, resulting in a 4-2 lead going into the third. The US opened up the 3rd on the power play, but couldn't convert, and then were down for four minutes on a phantom

CHF ECAC End of Year Awards

With the last weekend of the season rapidly approaching, here is how we think the ECAC End of the Year Awards will break down. Keep in mind the ECAC's propensity towards selecting upperclassmen and our unwavering homerism.First Team:F - TJ Treveylan - SLU - The league's leading scorer, and the heart and soul of the St. Lawrence offense. TJ has put up 1.5 points per game in conference play and has

Scoring Drought Ends; USA v. Finland in Quarters

Even though they scored a team high for goals in this Olympic Tournament, Team USA fell to Russia in the final game of the preliminary round of play 5-4 earlier today. The game actually meant nothing in terms of standings, but it didn't seem that way on the ice, as we saw one of the fastest and most physical games of the opening round.Craig Conroy had yet another sweet assist, setting up Brian

Playoff Possibilities

Albert tries to explain how SLU winning is a good thing.After this past weekend Clarkson has locked up at least an 8th place finish, in turn the highest they can finish is 5th. Here's a list of scenarios involving the other three teams, RPI, Union and Harvard, in contention for you to ponder heading into the weekend.Starting with the worst case and working our way up:0 PointsEven with all the

Genovy, D'Alvise take League Honors

Clarkson senior forward Jeff Genovy was named ECACHL Player of the Week and line mate Chris D'Alvise was named ECACHL Rookie of the Week for their efforts in Clarkson's sweep of Brown and Yale.Genovy, who is having a breakout year, scored four goals on the weekend while D'Alvise had his best weekend as a Knight, netting one goal and adding four assists.This marks the first time this season the

Clarkson Takes Two Points, Controls Their Destiny

On Friday, Clarkson's Women's Hockey team skated to a victory over Yale, thanks to another sterling performance by netminder Kira Hurley. In an insane third period where Clarkson's offense fell off of the face of the planet, Clarkson was outshot 16-1, and Hurley stopped them all. Fortunately for the Knights, that one shot was an empty netter to give the Knights a 2-0 victory. Once again the

Conroy and Cole Shine for USA in Losses

Craig Conroy tallied himself another point on a sweet assist to Mike Modano earlier today against Sweden, but Team USA could not gain the point they needed to clinch a berth to the medal round, losing 2-1. Erik Cole made his presence known all over the ice, putting shots on net, chasing down pucks and being a general menace. Despite being nailed a few times, sending him off to the bench slowly,

Clarkson Drops Eight Spot on Brown!

HOME ICE SECURE!RPI Tie, Princeton and Yale losses provide lock.Genovy, Brekelmans shine on Senior Night.Leggio Stops 24 in victory.

SMASHING!

CLARKSON BEATS YALE 3-2Women win too, 2-0!!Genovy gets two markers. Leggio Stops 29.Guthrie injured in victory, early reports say two weeks.Glass shattered in the third.Conga line envelopes Cheel during delay. These recaps without Brett, less witty!

CHF's ECAC(HL) Preview for 2/17/2006

Coming down the stretch in the ECAC(HL) and it's still a tight race between the top six teams. We know Cornell can not miss home ice for the first round of the playoffs, and that Brown can not play at home at all in the playoffs this year, other than that it is just a normal year of parity that the fans have come to love or hate in the ECAC.Harvard / Dartmouth @ Colgate / CornellThese are the

Quick Team USA Update

Team USA defeated Kazakhstan 4-1 last night in Italy. Erik Cole scored his first point of the tournament, a spectacular assist to Mike Modano on this goal to put Team USA up 4-1. If you're wondering where Cole is, he's behind the net and to the right (our left), just after making the goalie chase, and dishing a sick pass over to Modano for the easy empty netter. Craig Conroy was scoreless in the

Women Face Ivies

After a split in Central NY last weekend, Clarkson's Women's Hockey Team heads to New England to face Brown and Yale, in hopes of getting closer to locking up a home playoff series while keeping their eyes on the top of the ECACHL. With four games to go, Clarkson sits in 3rd Place, with 22 points and only six points separates first through fifth, meaning nothing is certain with two weeks to go.

Hang a Banner!

Back to Back Champs! You might not have noticed with all of the modesty, but a dynasty was born last weekend when Yale defeated UConn and secured the ECACHL's second consecutive Commissioner's Cup, which is awarded to College Hockey's most dominate conference. While the WCHA and Hockey East were obviously in a rebuilding phase, the ECACHL held up its end of the bargain, coming away with this

Conroy gets his first!

Craig Conroy got his first two points in international play yesterday in Team USA's preliminary matchup against Latvia. At the 10:38 mark of the 2nd, Craig got his first goal unassisted, with a hard shot from a bad angle that snuck beneath Arturs Irbe's right arm and past his forty year old pads to make the game 2-0. Team USA fell apart after that though, giving up three goals in about a minute

Our Hobey Baker

We were asked to participate in the Western College Hockey Blog's roundtable discussion on the Hobey Baker Memorial Award. To make things a little more interesting we will tie in our picks with the 5 nominees for best animated short film at the 78th Annual Academy Awards ®.1. Badgered - Brian Elliott, G, Wisconsin - This is actually pretty easy, when Elliot plays the Badgers are 18-2-2, when

The Quest for the Expensive Doughnut Begins!

The Men's Olympic Hockey Tournament begins this Wednesday in Group Play, and Team USA features two former Clarkson players who you may have heard of: Craig Conroy and Erik Cole. We'll be keeping track of Craig and Erik's progress as they're two of the top scoring players from the NHL on Team USA. Here's a schedule of the games and their broadcast times:Wednesday, February 15th - Latvia v. USA (

Women Take 2 from Central New York

The Clarkson woman's team split the weekend with Cornell and Colgate, taking 2 points from the Big Red, 2-1, and falling at Starr rink 2-0.Friday in Ithaca the Knights came back from a 1-0 deficit late in the third period when Jessica Cloutier scored her 6th goal of the season at the 15:40 mark of the period. The goal was assisted by Ashley Shaidle and Brooke Beazer. The Knights got the game

3 Point Weekend

GOLDEN KNIGHTS TIE RAIDERSLeggio starts second consecutive night.Weller tallies powerplay marker, on a sweet pass from Nick Dodge.Volleyball friend of Tom Hanks ties it up in the third.Did Leggio win the starter's roll?47 saves on 49 shots for the weekend say, Yes.

HOME COOKIN

CLARKSON UPENDS CORNELLMason scores his first goal as a Knight.Guthrie hits the post, but Genovy hits a rebound for the game winner.Dodge tacks on some insurance.Leggio stands tall in 23 save effort.All the right moves? McKee pulled after 2 goal first period.

Fearless Prognostications - ECAC(HL) Preview

Last week I went 0 for the weekend. Will this stop me from making baseless picks with nonsensical commentary? No.Colgate / Cornell @ SLU / ClarksonClarkson and SLU are facing their biggest test of the year. Clarkson has lost seven of their last eight, SLU has lost five of their last six and has fallen out of the polls for the first time since November. To put things bluntly, the wheels have come

Women @ Colgate / Cornell

The Women's Hockey Team hits the road for an important two game set with two teams that are definitively "Jekyll and Hyde" as they travel to Cornell and Colgate. With five teams separated by four points in the ECACHL heading into this weekend's play. Clarkson sits in a tie with Princeton for third place with 20 points behind league leaders St. Lawrence (22) and Brown (21) with just six more

RPI Charity Campaign

Sure RPI is our rival. In our minds they suck slightly less than SLU. No matter, we'd like to point out that their campaign to raise awareness about testicular cancer is coming to an end this weekend at their annual Big Red Freakout! which will be played against Brown this year.Each player has had their head shaved after a home game this year, and the final three guys are going bald this weekend,

Chat with Josh Bartell - Part 2

Our chat with Clarkson Hockey commentator Josh Bartell '96 continues. If you missed Part 1, click here!CHF: You've been noted with some memorable quotes such as, "Roughing in hockey is like speeding in NASCAR." and "It's almost time to take your shirt off. Yours not mine." Do you find it easier to come up with quotes off the cuff, or do you plan them out in advance? Josh Bartell: Just make them

Hurley for Kaz! Do it. Do it.

Yes, that's right. It's time to get the masses in gear. PattyKaz.com wants your input on who should win this year's Patty Kazmeier award given to the top player in Women's Hockey. Upon further review, they've pre-selected some nominees for us, but seemed to have forgotten someone... Clarkson's own Kira Hurley. Apparently they decided on offering us not one, not two but SIX goalies ranked below

Chat with Josh Bartell - Part 1

This week, Josh Bartell has been kind enough to join us to chat about Golden Knights Hockey, and a bunch of stuff in between. Josh was a Golden Knight defenseman from 1992-1996 where he was a member of the 1995 ECAC Regular Season Champions, and the 1993 ECAC Tournament Champions. The color man for Clarkson Hockey on Cool 95.3, Josh has been on a line with Bob Ahfeld since the Cornell game in

Number Crunchers

Clarkson can finish anywhere from first to last, however...With a win or tie on Friday, Cornell will eliminate the Golden Knights from regular season championship contention.Nick Dodge has 33 points for the season and 51 for his career. The last sophomore to accumulate more than 50 points in two years was Randy Jones.The point breakdown per class looks like this:Seniors - 10 goals, 19 assists, 29

Women Earn Two

The Clarkson Women's Team faced a tough pair of teams from the Tri-State region at Cheel this past weekend, and came away with two points and a heartbreaking loss. On Friday, the Knights broke out to a two goal lead in the first and never looked back as they defeated Quinnipiac 3-0. Ashley Shaidle tallied two goals, and Amanda Dittmer added an insurance marker in the third to seal the deal. Kira

Swept Away

The Clarkson's Men's team lost last night at Princeton 4-2. The final score is not indicative of the teams play which was 10 times better than the effort given Friday night. However the Knights rang the post 4 times and hit the crossbar twice and were stymied several times by Princeton net minder Eric Leroux. Clarkson has now lost 7 of their last 8 and have lost their last 9 games on the road.

And you will know my name is Quinnipiac

When I lay my vengence upon thee.Quinnipiac 6 - Clarkson 1

ECAC(HL) Weekend Preview - 2/3/06

This week in the ECAC(HL) we have two home and home matchups between travel partners, the North Country duo making its longest road trip of the season, and three games that will have a big impact on the standings of the league.Colgate / Cornell @ Cornell / ColgateThe league's top two teams meet for the 125th and 126th time with Cornell holding a 62-53-9 edge over the Raiders. After being swept by

Women Look to Capitalize at Home

The #9 ranked Clarkson women's hockey team wraps up an impressive eight game homestand this weekend against Quinnipiac and #8 ranked Princeton. The Knights are currently 5-1-0 on the stand and have outscored their opponents 20-3. This quality play has propelled Clarkson into a tie for second in the ECAC hockey league standings with SLU and Princeton at 18 points. Brown currently sits in first

Pros head into Olympic, All-Star Breaks

Clarkson is tearing it up in the pros this year, with several players having career seasons for their teams. Here's a quick recap of former Clarkson players currently in the NHL and the AHL as they head into the Olympic and All-Star Break:Chris Clark, RW, Washington Capitals – The right-winger already has a career high in goals (11), and is on pace to set career marks in assists, points, and +/-.

An excuse to put up another kitty picture...

It looks like Robert Morris took their first ever victory against an ECACHL opponent on Tuesday night downing the Princeton "Tigers" 5-2 in Pittsburgh. Princeton was actually coming off of a sweep of Colgate and Cornell and also has a win over Denver, yet they're 7-13-1. This one was another RPI killer for those teams. Lets hope the team that showed up last night shows up this weekend.

Interview with Women's Hockey Coach, Rick Seeley

Clarkson Women’s Head Hockey Coach Rick Seeley was kind enough to give us some time after the team’s impressive victory over RPI. Coach Seeley, in his third year of coaching at Clarkson recently coached his 100th career win. He sets us straight on the Knights NCAA eligibility, and chats with us about the current status and future of the Golden Knights as they enter the homestretch of their third

Clarkson heads to the Tri-State Area

The Men's Hockey Team continues their road trip with a visit to Connecticut and New Jersey to take on the Quinnipiac Bobcats and the Princeton Tigers. The Knights have played five of their last six games on the road and have dropped all five of them. To get back in the thick of the ECAC race, Clarkson needs to take four points this weekend.Friday night Clarkson will play Quinnipiac at the

SLU Weekend (Part III) - Clarkson at St. Lawrence

Ron and I could not be at Appleton Arena for the third meeting between Clarkson and SLU due to an alumni function. However we were able to catch the game over the air waves and can piece together a recap from that.This was a must win game for SLU. Plain and simple. SLU had a three game losing streak in conference play, a two game losing streak to Clarkson and had seen their national standings

SLU Weekend (Part II) - Clarkson v. RPI Women's Game

Welcome to the big leagues. In between SLU games we had the opportunity to witness the Clarkson Women’s Hockey team in their first ever encounter with rival RPI. After briefly falling behind, they buried RPI Saturday afternoon at Cheel Arena with a dominating performance in front of a small, raucous crowd, winning 7-1.RPI got on the board first, creating a pile in front of the net and slipping

SLU Weekend (Part I)

After a six hour trip from Boston for me, and a three hour trip from Rochester for Gobe, we converged on Cheel Arena for the first of a home and home series against the hated Saints of St. Lawrence and were rewarded with a 3-2 victory in front of the 3rd largest crowd in Cheel Arena History* Clarkson went down early when Mike Zbringer scored on the Power Play to make the score 1-0. Mike Grenzy

ECAC (HL) Preview

Our first preview of the league brings us arguably the best rivalry in the league and four other match-ups, that while not known for historic rivalry, are very interesting at this juncture of the season. This weekend features the return to the ice of the Harvard Crimson after a 3 week break and the biggest test for the hottest team in the league, the Yale Bulldogs.Yale / Brown @ Colgate /

Women Right Where They Want To Be

Many fans were shocked yesterday when the Women’s Pairwise Rankings were released by USCHO. (For those of you that aren’t familiar with the Pairwise Rankings, it’s a system that mimics the selection process for the NCAA tournament.) They weren’t shocked because Clarkson was ranked #7 but because Clarkson is ineligible for NCAA play, and thus deemed "of no consequence.” Any NCAA team that makes

Hobey Who?

File this one under a bitter small school in an small conference complaining. There's plenty of us, and I can already see the guys over at Lets Go DU! and Western College Hockey (both whom have kindly linked to us,) saying to themselves: "Goddammit, not this shit again." But, I can't take Vote for Hobey seriously.What could be a great way to get the fans involved in selecting the winner of the

Recruit Update

Tim Marks - F - In 28 games for the CJHL's Nepean Raiders Tim has 16 goals 10 assists for 26 points. Tim has 4 powerplay goals and 2 shorthanded goals. His last game was Saturday where he notched a hat trick against North Bay. Tim has 68 penalty minutes on the year. His next game is today against the Ottawa Jr. Senators.Jeremiah Crowe - D - In 5 games with OPJHL's Markham Waxers Jeremiah has had

The Gold Sea

"No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to die."The Clarkson Athletic department has called for a Sea of Gold at Cheel Arena this weekend as the Golden Knights face off against arch-rival St. Lawrence. The last time the athletic department put on one of these unicolored events was in 2001-2002 for the home SLU game when it was deemed a "whiteout" was in effect. This was met with mixed results as shown from

Seely gets his 100th

Rick Seeley got his 100th win as a coach on Saturday, when the Women's Team defeated Cornell 3-0. The Women are now 17-7-1, and have moved into a tie for first place in the ECACHL after Colgate upset St. Lawrence on the same night. Seeley previously coached at Manhattanville in Division III where he racked up 54 wins. The Women's stingy defense is starting to get some notice after 25 games this

More on the PWR

I had the opportunity to watch #2 Boston College skate over #5 Vermont on Friday Night. BC was all over Vermont right from the start, and just dominated pretty much all but the last 5-10 minutes of the game. This did not appear to be the same UVM squad that shutout the Knights during the Holiday Tournament. SLU had a horrible weekend PWR wise. Vermont was swept by BC, Wisconsin was swept by

Bring on SLU!

It's the weekend we've all be waiting for, that's right our red headed step children are coming in from Canton and needless to say there's a little blood in the water with both teams having less than stellar weekends at Cornell and Colgate.SLU lived up to it's #3 PWR ranking by laying an egg at Lynah and losing in OT to Colgate. Clarkson upheld its dropping from the national polls with two solid