CLARKSON UNIVERSITY G OLDEN KNIGHTS Hockey Newsletter November 3, 2003 2003-04 CLARKSON TAKES THREE-GAME SCHEDULE UNBEATEN STREAK INTO OPENING OCTOBER WEEKEND OF ECAC PLAY 11 UNIV. of TORONTO (exh.) H W 4-1 17 Bemidji State ................................. A W 4-2 18 Bemidji State ............................. A T 1-1 ot ith a successful conclusion to its season-opening non-league campaign, the Clarkson 24 COLORADO COLLEGE .............. H L 3-2 WUniversity Hockey team will took to carry its momentum into the start of the Eastern 25 COLORADO COLLEGE ...... H T 4-4 ot College Athletic Conference (ECAC) portion of the schedule this weekend as it hosts Capi- 31 UNIVERSITY of FINDLAY .... H W 4-1 November tol District foes Rensselaer and Union College. Guided by first-year head coach George Roll, 1 SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY H W 4-1 associate coach Greg Drechsel and assistant coach Jean-Francois Houle, the Golden Knights 7 * RENSSELAER ............................ H 7:00 8 * UNION COLLEGE .................... H 7:00 are unbeaten it their last three games (2-0-1) and own a 3-1-2 overall record. This past weekend 14 * CORNELL UNIVERSITY ............ H 7:00 during the third and fourth contests of its current nine-game home stand at Cheel Arena, 15 * COLGATE UNIVERSITY ............ H 7:00 22 * ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY .. H 7:00 Clarkson posted a pair of 4-1 victories over the University of Findlay and Sacred Heart 28 * Brown University .................................... A 7:00 University. In Friday’s victory, the Knights broke a 1-1 tie against the Oilers with three third- 29 * Harvard University ................................. A 7:00 period goals. On Saturday, the Green and Gold excelled in specialty teams play where ECAC December 5 UNIV. of NEW HAMPSHIRE .. H 7:00 Player of the Week junior Mac Faulkner (King City, ONT) connected for two power-play 6 UNIV. of MASS LOWELL ........ H 7:00 goals against Sacred Heart. Clarkson rode the solid goaltending of senior Dan Weinrieb Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee Pot at Dunkin’ Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island (Amherst, NY), who made 25 saves in his first career start, in a dominating effort over the 27 Harvard vs St. Cloud State ...................... 5:00 Pioneers. CLARKSON vs Providence ...................... 8:00 28 Consolation Game ..................................... 5:00 Led by senior co-captains Tristan Lush (North Andover, MA) and Rob McFeeters Championship Game .................................. 8:00 (Woodville, ONT), Clarkson features a young team with nine freshmen and five sophomores January on the roster, which includes 15 lettermen. The Knights, who tied for seventh in the ECAC last 2 MERCYHURST COLLEGE ................ H 7:00 3 MERCYHURST COLLEGE ............. H 7:00 season, are tabbed for a fifth-place finish in the conference this year by the league’s pre- 9 * Yale University .......................................... A 7:00 season coaches’ poll. Clarkson enters the opening weekend of league play rated among the 10 * Princeton University .................................. A 7:00 th rd 16 * Dartmouth College ..................................... A 7:00 top five teams in overall offense (5 ) and defense (tied 3 ), averaging 3.17 goals per game 17 * University of Vermont ................................ A 7:00 while allowing just 2.00 GPG. In specialty teams play, the Knights rank fourth in both overall 24 * St. Lawrence University ............................. A 7:00 30 * PRINCETON UNIVERSITY ........... H 7:00 power play (6-38, 16%) and penalty kill (37-39, 95%). Clarkson continues its home stand next 31 * YALE UNIVERSITY...................... H 7:00 weekend hosting Cornell and Colgate. February 6 * Union College ............................................ A 7:00 th 7 * Rensselaer .................................................. A 7:00 Guided by 10 -year head coach Dan Fridgen, the Engineers of Rensselaer also bring a three- 13 * UNIVERSITY of VERMONT ......... H 7:00 game unbeaten streak into the opening of ECAC play. Rensselaer rebounded from deficits of 14 * DARTMOUTH COLLEGE .............. H 7:00 20 * HARVARD UNIVERSITY............... H 7:00 3-0 and 4-2 to gain a 5-4 win at Merrimack on Saturday prior to traveling to the North Country. 21 * BROWN UNIVERSITY.................. H 7:00 After opening the season with 5-2 losses at traditional Hockey East powers Boston Univer- 27 * Colgate University ..................................... A 7:00 28 * Cornell University ...................................... A 7:00 sity and Providence, the Engineers tied Connecticut 4-4 in Troy and then shutout Army 6-0 at March Houston Field House. Rensselaer, with 20 lettermen returning from last year’s 11th-place ECAC 5-7 ECAC Playoffs First Round - Best of Three Game Series squad, will look to better their 10th place prediction in this year’s ECAC Preseason Coaches Poll. (Teams 5-12 at campus sites of highest four seeds) 12-14 ECAC Quarterfinals - Best of Three Game Series (Winners of First Round at campus sites of top four seed) The Union College Dutchmen, under first-year head coach Nate Leaman, have turned some 19-20 43rd ECAC Championship Tournament at Pepsi Center, Albany, New York heads to start the 2003-04 season. Picked to finish near the bottom of the ECAC standings, the 26-27 NCAA Northeast Regional Dutchmen enter the league campaign with a full head of steam after a highly successful non- at Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, New Hampshire 26-27 NCAA West Regional league stretch. Despite a 9-2 loss at third-ranked University of New Hampshire on Friday, at World Arena, Colorado Springs, Colorado Union has been very impressive in the early going. The Dutchmen won four straight to start 27-28 NCAA East Regional the season with a victory at Niagara (4-2) and a sweep at home over Merrimack (3-1) and at Pepsi Arena, Albany, New York 27-28 NCAA Midwest Regional American International (6-3). Union then posted a 3-1 triumph at Bowling Green before tying at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan the Falcons 1-1 in Ohio. After the loss to the powerful Wildcats, the Dutchmen rebounded April 8 &10 57th Annual NCAA Championship Tournament with a dominating effort over Bentley on Sunday afternoon, winning 5-1 in Messa Rink at at FleetCenter, Boston, Massachusetts Achilles Center in Schenectady. Despite 24 lettermen returning from last year’s squad, which * Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) earned home ice in the ECAC playoffs with a sixth-place finish, Union did not get much respect from the preseason pollster as the Dutchmen, who play at St. Lawrence on Friday, are picked for an 11th-place finish in the league. www.clarksonathletics.com 2003 CLARKSON HOCKEY 2004 THE SERIES: Clarkson, which has won 13 of the last 17 games over Clarkson leads the series against Union, which began with a Rensselaer, leads the overall series against the Engineers 75- 5-1 Dutchmen win in Schenectady on January 23, 1925, 17-5-4. 36-6 in the rivalry, which started with a 14-1 RPI win in Troy on Union defeated the Knights 5-3 at Cheel in their last meeting January 24, 1925. The Knights won both meetings against the winning 5-3 on January 31 after the two teams battled to a 2-2 Engineers last season. CU snapped a two-game losing skid to tie in Schenectady last November 9. In the tie, the Dutchmen the Engineers with a 2-1 victory at Houston Field House on out shot Clarkson 41-34, but Dustin Traylen, making his sec- November 8 and posted a 7-1 win at Cheel Arena on February ond collegiate start in goal, put in a solid effort between the 1. Mac Faulkner scored twice in the win to pace a balanced pipes for the Knights recording 39 saves, including 14 stops scoring effort, which saw 13 Knights record at least a point. in the second frame. The Knights are 5-3-2 against Union over The Engineers won the final two meetings of 2001-02, posting the past 10 games and last posted a win in the series on Janu- a 4-3 overtime victory in Troy and a 4-3 consolation win at the ary 14, 2002 by shutting out Union 1-0 in Potsdam. The Dutch- ECAC Tournament in Lake Placid on March 16, 2002. The men have won two of the last three games at Cheel. Knights are 9-2-1 against the Engineers at Cheel Arena and have outscored Rensselaer 58-23 in the first 12 years at Cheel, including by a 45-12 margin in the last eight games in Potsdam. Rensselaer’s last victory at Cheel came on November 13, 1999 by a 3-2 margin. FINDLAY/SACRED HEART WEEKEND RECAP: Senior co-captain Tristan Lush (North Andover, MA) snapped a 1-1 tie Game #5 (October 31, 2003) - Att: 1,987 early in the third period for his first goal of the season to pace Clarkson Cheel Arena, Potsdam, NY University to a 4-1 victory over the University of Findlay in non-conference Final Score: CLARKSON 4 - Un. of Findlay 1 action before 1,987 fans at Cheel Arena on Friday night. The Golden Score by Periods Knights broke open a tight game with three third-period goals for their first Univ. of Findlay 1 0 0 x — 1 win at home this season. Lush put Clarkson ahead when his shot from the CLARKSON 1 0 3 x — 4 left circle found its way through a screen in front at 8:05. The Knights then 1st: UF-Olson-2 (Weegar); 0:37 added two more goals in the final two minutes to seal the victory. Freshman CU-Brekelmans-1 (Porter); 7:46 Mike Sullivan (Stouffville, ONT) finished off a pass play in front from junior 2nd: no scoring linemates Chris Blight (Cambridge, ONT) and Mac Faulkner (King City, 3rd: CU-Lush-1 (Nagai, Desrochers); 8:05 ONT) at 18:03 for his second goal of the year.