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CLARKSON HOCKEY Golden Knights www.clarksonathletics.com October 15, 2013 2013-14 CLARKSON OPENS 23rd SEASON SCHEDULE at CHEEL ARENA October ff to a solid start to the 2013-14 campaign the Clarkson University Hockey team opens 5 Niagara University A W 2-1 Othe home portion of its schedule this weekend when it hosts Rochester Institute of Tech- 6 Niagara University A W 2-0 Ice Breaker Tr., Minneapolis, MN nology in a two-game series at Cheel Arena. Guided by third-year head coach Casey Jones and 11 vs Univ. of New Hampshire N L 4-1 assistants Phil Roy ’00 and Andy Jones, the Golden Knights face off against the Tigers at 7:00 12 vs Mercyhurst A W 5-2 p.m. on Friday and then again on Saturday in the Parents Weekend game at 7:30 p.m. 18 ROCH. INST. of TECH. H 7pm 19 ROCH. INST. of TECH. H 7:30pm Owning a 3-1 record for its best start in six years, Clarkson led by senior captain Ben Sexton 25 COLORADO COLLEGE H 7pm (Kanata, ONT), returns to Potsdam coming off its third victory of the season over an Atlantic 26 COLORADO COLLEGE H 7pm Hockey foe. Five different Knights scored their fi rst goals of the year as the Green and Gold November displayed a balanced effort in the 5-2 consolation game win over Mercyhurst at the Ice Breaker 1 * Brown University A 7pm Tournament on Saturday. 2 * Yale University A 7pm Junior defenseman James Howden (Edgeley, SASK) tallied the game-winner at 18:05 of the 8 * Dartmouth College A 7pm middle frame as the Knights built a 4-1 cushion after 40 minutes with two late-second period 9 * Harvard University A 7pm 15 * CORNELL UNIVERSITY H 7pm scores. Sexton connected on the power play with nine seconds remaining in the period. Sopho- 16 * COLGATE UNIVERSITY H 7pm more Jeff DiNallo (Aurora, ONT) opened the scoring, off a pass from freshman A.J. Fossen (Maple Grove, MN), with his third career goal just 4:43 into the game. Playing in his fi rst collegiate December 1 QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY (exh.) H 5pm game, rookie Perry D’Arrisso (Mississauga, ONT) gave the Knights a 2-0 lead early in the sec- 6 * ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY H 7pm ond. Sophomore Simon Bessette (St. Jean, QUE) closed put the win with an empty-net goal in 7 St. Lawrence University A 7pm the fi nal seconds. Freshman Steve Perry (Ligonier, PA) posted 23 saves to improve his record in Catamount Cup, Burlington, VT 28 vs University of Vermont A 7:05pm the Clarkson crease to 2-0. 29 vs UMass-Lowell N 4pm In the tournament’s opening round at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis, the Knights fell to 12th- ranked University of New Hampshire 4-1. Freshman defenseman James de Haas (Mississauga, January 3 UMass Lowell A 7pm ONT) recorded his fi rst collegiate point with Clarkson’s lone goal. The Knights outshot the high- 4 UMass Lowell A 7pm fl ying Wildcats 34-33 on the Olympic ice sheet at Mariucci, but UNH took control in the second 10 MERRIMACK COLLEGE H 7pm period. Sophomore Greg Lewis (Mars, PA) made 29 saves, including 15 stops in the middle frame. 11 MERRIMACK COLLEGE H 7pm 17 * YALE UNIVERSITY H 7pm Clarkson opened the season with a weekend road sweep over Niagara in Western New York 18 * BROWN UNIVERSITY H 7pm on October 5-6, winning 2-1 and 2-0 to snap the 20th-ranked Purple Eagles’ 22-game home- 24 * Colgate University A 7pm unbeaten streak. 25 * Cornell University A 7pm 31 * RENSSELAER H 7pm The Knights continue a four-game home stand to close out the month when host NCHC powerhouse 4 THINGS TO Feburary Colorado College on October 25-26. Clarkson begins 1 * UNION COLLEGE H 7pm KNOW ABOUT 7 * Quinnipiac University A 7pm ECAC Hockey action playing at Brown and defend- 8 * Princeton University A 7pm ing national champion Yale on November 1-2. CLARKSON HOCKEY 14 * HARVARD UNIVERSITY H 7pm An experienced team with 19 lettermen, RIT will 15 * DARTMOUTH COLLEGE H 7pm • Clarkson begins its 23rd season at 21 * Union College A 7pm be challenging for the top spot in Atlantic Hockey and 22 * Rensselaer A 7pm looks to return to the NCAA Tournament where it Cheel Arena, owning a 239-116-41 28 * PRINCETON UNIVERSITY H 7pm reached the Frozen Four in 2010. Guided by 15th-year record in its fi rst 22-years in the building. March head coach Wayne Wilson, the Tigers begin a three- 1 * QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY H 7pm game road trip with the journey to the North Coun- • The Knights have gone 13-7-2 in 7-9 ECAC Hockey Playoffs - First Round (campus sites) try. RIT opened its ninth-season of Division I play with their fi rst 22 offi cial season openers 14-16 ECAC Hockey Quarterfi nals (campus sites) at Cheel Arena. 21-22 ECAC Hockey Championship Tr. at Lake Placid, NY a 4-1 loss at home to Colgate on October 10. RIT 28-30 NCAA East Regionals battled 10th-ranked Michigan in a wild contest on Sat- • The Knights are off to their best urday at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester but could not start in six years at 3-1. April • Ten different Golden Knights have 10&12 67th Annual NCAA Frozen Four overcome a 4-0 fi rst-period defi cit as the Wolverines at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA sealed the victory with two third-period goals to gain scored a goal through the fi rst four a 7-4 victory. games. * ECACECAC CHC HockeyHockeyy 2013 CLARKSON HOCKEY 2014 Clarkson Quick Facts ICE BREAKER TOURNAMENT RECAP: Game #3 (October 11, 2013) - Att: 9,196 Game #4 (October 12, 2013) - Att: n/a UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Ice Breaker Tournament - First Round Ice Breaker Tournament - Consolation Game Location........Potsdam, New York, 13699-5830 Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, MN Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, MN Founded ..........................................................1896 Final Score: Univ. New Hampshire 4 - Clarkson 1 Final Score: Clarkson 5 - Mercyhurst 2 Enrollment ....................................................3,000 President .......................................... Tony Collins Nationally-ranked University of New Hampshire, Five different Knights scored goals as Clarkson en- Director of Athletics ...............Steve Yianoukos benefi tting from a couple of fortunate bounces and a joyed its most productive offensive outing since early Athletic Department Telephone 315-268-6622 strong goaltending effort, handed Clarkson its fi rst loss last February. Captain Ben Sexton led the Clarkson Nickname ................................... Golden Knights of the season. The Golden Knights outshot UNH 34-33 offense with one goal and two assists, while four other on the Olympic ice sheet at Mariucci Arena and went Golden Knights also collected their fi rst goals of the ColorsGreen (PMS 3305) and Gold (PMS 116) 1-of-5 on the power play while killing off all four of year in the balanced effort. Jeff DiNallo took a feed the Wildcats’ man-advantage opportunities, allowing from behind the goal line by freshman A.J. Fossen TEAM INFORMATION only three power-pay shots. The Knights generated and slipped in his third career goal to start the scor- Head Coach......................................Casey Jones offensive opportunities in the fi rst period, but it was ing at 4:43. The Knights outscored the Lakers 3-1 in Alma Mater .........................................Cornell ‘90 UNH that made the most its chances to take a 2-1 lead the middle frame to hold a 4-1 advantage through 40 Record at Clarkson/Overall .....28-38-13 (3rd yr) through the opening 20 minutes. The Wildcats sand- minutes. Playing in his fi rst collegiate game, fresh- E-mail Address [email protected] wiched a pair of goals around a Clarkson power-play man Perry D’Arrisso opened the period scoring at Assistant Coach ...................Phil Roy (3rdYear) tally. Freshman defenseman James de Hass tied the 6:10. Less than a minute later, however, Mercyhurst Alma Mater ..................Clarkson University ‘00 game with his fi rst collegiate point as his shot from answered back with its fi rst goal. The Knights fi nished the point defl ected off a UNH defender in front at the period strong with a pair of goals in the fi nal two Assistant Coach .............Andy Jones (3rd year) 15:50. Pat Megannety and Joe Zarbo assisted. Just minute before the break. Defenseman James Howden Alma Mater ........................Amherst College 00 38 seconds later, however, UNH went back on top. The connected for the game-winner at 18:05. With just nine Hockey Offi ce Telephone .......... 315-268-3874 Wildcats added another goal, off a defl ection early in second left in the stanza, Sexton scored on the power 2012-13 Overall Record ..........................9-20-7 the middle frame, and scored their fourth early in the play. The Lakers tallied on the power-play at 9:34 of 2012-13 ECAC Hockey Record 8-11-3 (T9th) fi nal stanza. Greg Lewis posted 29 saves, including the third to make it 4-2, but Clarkson sealed the win 2013-14 Captain ..............................Ben Sexton 15 stops in the second period. with an empty-net goal by Simon Bessette at 19:11. Lettermen Returning/Lost ..........................19/9 - Forwards Returning/Lost .......................13/4 Score by Periods Score by Periods CLARKSON (2-1-0) 1 0 0 x — 1 CLARKSON (3-1-0) 1 3 1 x — 5 - Defense Returning/Lost............................ 5/3 Univ. New Hampshire (1-0-0) 2 1 1 x — 4 Mercyhurst (0-2-0) 0 1 1 x — 2 - Goaltenders Returning/Lost ....................1/2 Newcomers ..........................................................8 1st: UNH-Knodel-1 (Willows, Smith); 14;27 1st: CU-DiNallo-1 (Fossen); 4:43 CU-de Haas-1 (Megannety, J.