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"This is college hockey's near equivalent of a Buffalo, Minnesota Super Bowl."- The Sicatoka; USCHO Message BoardGameday has finally arrived and for Clarkson fans the NCAA first round has been not a thing a beauty for the past 11 years. Clarkson's last win in the big dance was 1996, a 6-1 win over Western Michigan. Coming off a disappointing finish in the ECAC tournament the Golden Knights will

Oh yeah. By the way.

We're in!Clarkson faces St. Cloud in Albany on Friday at 4:00pmGame will be broadcasted live on ESPNU and in regional outlets. More to come as Friday nears!

On The Bubble

While we wait out the results of the conference tournaments we can now predict if the Knights will sneak into the NCAA tournament using College Hockey News' "You Are the Committee" prediction script.Follow the link, plug in who you think we emerge victorious and see where the Golden Knights land in the Pairwise Rankings.CHF is not responsible for loss of fingernails.

Another year...

Another OT playoff loss.Clarkson falls to Colgate 3-2 in 2OT. Loses series 2-1.Knights will play waiting game for NCAA at large bid.Colgate, Princeton, Harvard and Cornell round out Albany Final Four.

Joe Ross - Douchebag

Joe Ross leaves PotsdamWe're not one to critique officiating but tonight's official Joe Ross has taken John Murphy's title as the worst ref in the league. Congrats Asshat.

Odds and Ends

Clarkson leads the nation with 11 shorthanded goals. Denver and Colorado College each have 10. Only two teams in the nation have 0 shorties this year and they are Cornell and Union.A win on Friday will match Clarkson's longest winning streak this year at 4 (OCT 12-OCT 26) and our longest unbeaten streak at 5. (JAN 12-JAN 26)In conference play at home Clarkson is 10-0-1, scoring 40 goals and

ECAC Night 3

While Ron cools off here's what happened in the last night of the first round of the ECAC first round:Cornell 6 - Dartmouth 0Raymond Sawada had 2 goals and an assist to lead the Big Red to the second round. Sawada had 5 goals and 2 assists for the series. Ben Scrivens made 32 saves in the shutout.Colgate 3 - SLU 1Ben Camper had a goal and an assist and Tyler Burton tallied the game winner just

I'll need a day.

Just need a deep breath after that rant before I really go into what a spectacular season the Women's team put together, and how the circumstances of today better not overshadow that. Congrats to the women on an outstanding season.

Robbed.

There's not much more than I can say than that. The selection committee will point to the head-to-head results between Dartmouth and Clarkson, but in the end, they've opened a pandora's box and the smoky backroom that college hockey fans have feared in both Men's and Women's Hockey. Clarkson clearly won comparison's in RPI, common opponents and "Teams Under Consideration." The committee clearly

Computer. Computer? Hello, Computer.

It's down to the computers..UNH eliminates Providence from NCAA ContentionAll of the needed wins and lossses have happened. Now we wait for the ECAC Hockey and WCHA Championships to conclude and see what the computer spits back out. The Golden Knights must have a higher RPI than Dartmouth to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. Keep checking back for the latest updates as we get them.UPDATE: The

Dramatic!

Mercyhurst and Wayne State went to overtime in the CHA Championship this evening with several team's hopes in the balance coming down to the final games of the season. In the end, the Lakers broke a 1-1 tie, giving Mercyhurst the CHA Championship, eliminating Wayne State from NCAA contention.As the PWR stands after this evening's games, Clarkson remains in the #8 spot, with the Mercyhurst win.

ECAC Night Two

Another brief summary of tonight's ECAC action:Colgate 3 - SLU 2Tyler Burton had two goals and an assist as Colgate extended the series to a third game tomorrow at Starr. Mark Dekanich rebounded from a shaky Friday night performance with 31 saves. John Hallas had 30 saves in the loss.Quinnipiac 7 - Brown 1The Bobcats stormed back from yesterday's near meltdown and eliminated Brown from the

And so it comes down to this.

The Women lost a hard fought battle against Harvard today at Bright Hockey Center 3-0, meaning their NCAA hopes dwindled on the off chance a bunch of things have happened. So far they have:UConn was eliminated from the Hockey East tournament (and NCAA contention) by Providence.St. Cloud State was eliminated from the WCHA Tournament by Minnesota-Duluth.Dartmouth lost to St. Lawrence in the ECAC

ECAC Night 1

Here is a brief recap from the first night of the ECAC Playoffs.SLU 5 - Colgate 2The Saints took a 1-0 lead into the first intermission then used a 3 goal second period to bury the Raiders. Colgate's goaltender Mark Dekanich could not find his rhythm all night and was pulled in the third period. SLU defenseman Zach Miskovic had a pair of goals.Cornell 3 - Dartmouth 2The Big Red Raymond Swada's

Golden Knights Rest Up

Following this weekend's offensive explosion, the attitude of the future of this Golden Knights fan significantly improved. Nick Dodge's tip in game winner on Friday and Saturday's shooting gallery proved to me, and maybe to the rest of the league and nation that Clarkson's 8th ranking in the nation is well deserved. However with the past weekend behind us it's time to start to look at who the

And things get more interesting..

A quick update of the Women's PWR after today's games has opened up a Pandora's Box of scenarios for next. Clarkson has flipped comparisons with Connecticut after they were swept by UNH. Clarkson is tied in comparisons with Dartmouth, but loses the RPI tie-breaker with Dartmouth by .0004. Dartmouth will face St. Lawrence next weekend and Clarkson will face Harvard. Now don't hold me to it, but

Dancing of a Different Sort

A quick stick salute to the Clarkson Men's Basketball Team. The team earned their first NCAA Tournament bid yesterday with a 58-53 win over Hamilton in the Liberty League Championship game. With a record of 11-16, Clarkson will clearly be Cinderella at the ball, but clearly have the ability to build on an impressive end of the season run. All eyes will be on the Knights on Monday as their

Women Advance!

Marie Jo-Gaudet tallied two goals in the first period and Eve Grandmont-Berube made it stand up as the Golden Knights notched their second win in a row against Princeton 2-1. The victory which marks the first playoff series win in Clarkson;s short history, sends the Knights on a collision course with #1 ranked Harvard who is undefeated in league play this year, and is 29-1-0 overall. The Knights

Your special teams are especially bad and don't get me started on your goaltending.

In hindsight the decision by the Bobcats to have throwback goaltending equipment night this evening was questionable. Clarkson destroys Quinnipiac 8-0. Which you're saying to yourself wow, Clarkson's offense really tore it up and yeah they did. Any team putting up an eight-spot deserve that scratch n' sniff sticker on the jersey at the end of the day. Here's the thing though, they were OUTSHOT 26

A little magic left in the tank.

Ashleigh Moorehead tallied the game-winning goal in overtime to send the Golden Knights to a decisive third and final game tomorrow against Princeton at Cheel Arena. The Knights squandered an early 2-0 lead by giving up two power play goals in the third period. Clarkson struck early in the OT scoring the GWG just a 1:17 into the extra frame. Clarkson picked a good time to take their first victory