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.