CLARKSON WOMEN’s HOCKEY GGoldenolden KKnightsnights since 2003-042003-04 2014, 2017, 2018 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 8 NCAA Tr. Appearances • 44-Time-Time ECAC Hockey Regular Season Champion 2013-14, 2013-14, 14-15, 14-15, 16-17 16-17,, 17-18 17-18 • 2017, 2018, 2019 ECAC Hockey Tournament Champion • 14 Winning Seasons 2019-20 SCHEDULE/RESULTS #3 CLARKSON vs. Syracuse (0-0-0, 0-0-0 ECAC Hਮਢਪਤਸ) Game 1 • Friday, September 27 at Tennity Ice Pavilion, Syracuse, NY - 6:00 pm S Game 2 • Saturday, September 28 at Cheel Arena, Potsdam, NY - 3:00 pm 27 (Fri.) Syracuse A 6pm 28 (Sat.) SYRACUSE H 3pm O 4 (Fri.) Minnesota-Duluth A 7:07pm 5 (Sat.) Minnesota-Duluth A 3:07pm 8 (Fri.) Robert Morris A 6pm vs. 19 (Sat.) Robert Morris A 3pm 25 (Fri.) LINDENWOOD H 6pm 26 (Sat.) LINDENWOOD H 3pm N inners of three NCAA National Championships in the past six years, the 1 (Fri.) * Union A 6pm WClarkson University Women’s Hockey team will open its 17th season of 2 (Sat.) * Rensselaer A 3pm Division I play this weekend. The Golden Knights, guided by 12th-year Head Coach 8 (Fri.) * COLGATE H 6pm Matt Desrosiers and assistants Britni Smith and Tony Maci, take on Syracuse in a 9 (Sat.) * CORNELL H 3pm 15 (Fri.) MERCYHURST H 3pm home-and-home series. Clarkson faces off against the Orange in Central NY on 16 (Sat.) MERCYHURST H 2pm Friday at 6:00 p.m. then opens the 16-game home slate at Cheel Arena hosting their 22 (Fri.) * Princeton A 6pm NYS rival on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. Following the game, Clarkson will hold its annual 23 (Sat.) * Quinnipiac A 3pm “Skate With a Knight”. Windjammer Tournament, Burlington, VT 29 (Fri.) CLARKSON vs Minnesota St 3pm The Green and Gold graduated a gifted group from last year’s team, which ad- 30 (Sat.) CLARKSON vs Penn State/UVM 6pm vanced to the NCAA Frozen Four for the fourth consecutive season to cap off a D 30-8-2 season, but with 14 letterwinners, including nine with NCAA Championship 6 (Fri.) * RENSSELAER H 6pm rings, to lead the way Clarkson should once again be a force. 7 (Sat.) * UNION H 3pm Among the departed seniors, 2019 Patty Kazmaier Award winner Loren Gabel, the J 10 (Fri.) * Yale A 6pm Knights’ all-time leading scorer will be missed. Several standouts are back, however, 11 (Sat.) * Brown A 3pm along with the addition of three talented transfers and six promising freshmen to 17 (Fri.) * ST. LAWRENCE H 6pm provide Clarkson with a roster capable of challenging for ECAC Hockey and NCAA 18 (Sat.) * St. Lawrence A 3pm supremacy. 24 (Fri.) * DARTMOUTH H 4pm 25 (Sat.) * HARVARD H 3pm The nation’s top offensive force from last year, junior Elizabeth Giguere and senior 31 (Fri.) * Cornell A 6pm Michaela Pejzlova highlight a deep group of forwards. Seniors Ella Shelton and Taylor F Turnquist anchor a solid blueline brigade, while three goaltenders, junior transfer 1 (Sat.) * Colgate A 3pm Amanda Zeglen, sophomore Marie-Pier Coulombe and freshman Marie Dedert will 7 (Fri.) * BROWN H 6pm 8 (Sat.) * YALE H 3pm backstop the Knights. 14 (Fri.) * QUINNIPIAC H 6pm 15 (Sat.) * PRINCETON H 3pm Clarkson Quick Hits 21 (Fri.) * Harvard A 6pm 22 (Sat.) * Dartmouth A 3pm 28-March 1 ECAC Hockey Quarterfi nals (Fri.-Sun.) Best of 3 series at campus sites 17 14 10 7-8 ECAC Hockey Championship Tr (Sat.-Sun.) at campus site Clarkson Women’s Hock- Fourteen letterwinners Th e Golden Knights 14 (Sat.) NCAA Quarterfi nals at campus sites ey begins its 17th season return for the Golden are 10-4-2 in their fi rst 20 & 22 20ਲ਼ਧ Aਭਭ਴ਠਫ NCAA Frozen Four as a NCAA Division I Knights - nine forwards, 16 season openers. (Fri. & Sun.) Agganis Arena program this weekend. four defensemen and Last season in Min- Boston University, Boston, Mass. Th e Knights boast 14 one goaltender. Clark- nesota, the Green and * ECAC Hockey HOME GAMES played at CHEEL ARENA winning campaigns and son will be led by senior Gold swept a weekend a 379-167-61 all-time captain Ella Shelton and series at Bemidji State, record since 2003-04 assistant captains, senior winning 5-1 and 5-3 TWITTER: @ClarksonUSports @ClarksonHockey1 for a winning percent- Taylor Turnquist and on September 28-29. INSTAGRAM: @ClarksonAthletics age of .675%. Th e Green Meaghan Hector – all Clarkson is 13-2-1 @ClarksonGoldenKnights and Gold have skated to three whom are defense- in its home openers, ONLINE: www.clarksonathletics.com APP: Clarkson Athletics four consecutive 30-win men. including a 4-2 victory SID: Gary Mikel - 315-268-6673 campaigns. over Robert Morris last [email protected] October 5. 2019 CLARKSON HOCKEY 2020 Clarkson Quick Facts • Clarkson was chosen the preseason favorite in the ECAC Hockey Coaches Poll and is ranked third in the nation by the USCHO.com Preseason Poll. UNIVERSITY INFORMATION • Giguere, a right wing, was named USCHO.com 2019 Player of the Year and was Location....................Potsdam, New York, 13699-5830 a Top 10 Finalist for the Kazmaier Award. Giguere totaled 73 points and was Divi- Founded ...................................................................... 1896 sion I’s leading playmaker with 47 assists last season. Through just 81 career games, Enrollment ................................................................ 4,300 President .......................................................Tony Collins the two-time All-America has amassed 144 career points (53-91) and is on pace Director of Athletics ...............................Scott Smalling to shatter Gabel’s record of 213 points before her tenure in Potsdam is complete. Athletic Department Telephone ...........315-268-6622 • Centering the top line in the nation the past two seasons, Pejzlova has been a Nickname ................................................Golden Knights catalyst for the Green and Gold’s offensive profi ciency with 142 career points (56- Colors .........Green (PMS 3305) and Gold (PMS 116) 86) in 118 games. The Third-Team ECAC All-Star was fi fth in the nation in points TEAM INFORMATION last year, recording 19 goals and 36 assists. Head Coaches ...................................... Matt Desrosiers • After sitting out last year recovering from an injury, Rhyen McGill will provide Alma Mater ........................St. Lawrence University ‘01 a big boost to the lineup in her senior campaign. Closing in on the century mark, E-mail Address [email protected] Hockey Offi ce Telephone .......................315-268-3735 McGill plays a well-rounded game with 42 goals and 42 assists along with a solid Record at CU/Overall .....286-100-43 (in 12th year) +56 plus/minus rating through her career. Assistant Coach ...................Britni Smith (6th season) • Senior transfers Caitrin Lonergan, a 2018 Top 10 Kazmaier Finalist at Boston Alma Mater ........................St. Lawrence University ‘10 College, and Kayla Friesen, a standout at St. Cloud, add to infl ux of talent up front. Assistant Coach .......................Tony Maci (4th season) • The cornerstone of the Green and Gold defense, Shelton, Clarkson’s captain is Alma Mater ........................St. Lawrence University ‘04 Captain ....................................................Ella Shelton ‘20 one of the nation’s better two-way defenders, providing standout play at both ends AC ..............Taylor Turnquist ‘20, Meaghan Hector ‘21 of the ice. The Second-Team ECAC All-Star paced Clarkson’s offensive effort from Veterans Returning/Lost ..........................................14/9 the blueline with 25 points (6-19) in 2018-19 and is closing in on becoming only - Forwards Returning/Lost ..................................... 9/5 the third Clarkson defender all-time to reach the century mark with 75 career - Defense Returning/Lost........................................ 4/2 - Goaltenders Returning/Lost ................................1/2 points (17-58) through her fi rst three seasons. Newcomers ......................................................................9 • The Knights went 14-3-1 in non-league games last season and were perfect at Cheel with a 9-0-0 mark against teams outside ECAC Hockey competition. PROGRAM HISTORY Affi liation .............................................NCAA, Division I Conference .............................................. ECAC Hockey First Season .........................................................2003-04 Overall Record ......................379-167-61 (in 17th yr.) The Series: ................................................(.675 winning percentage) vs SYRACUSE Winning Seasons ...........................................................15 Since the 2010-11 season when the Golden Date Result CU Opp Year ...............................Overall Record, ECAC (fi nish) Knights and the Orange faced off for the fi rst 11/5/10 W(A) 3 2 2003-04 .................................................................16-12-3 time, Clarkson has won 16 out of 18 games (16- 11/12/10 L(H) 1 3 2004-05 .........................................13-17-6, 7-12-1 (8th) 10/14/11 W(A) 3 2 2005-06 .....................................22-14-1, 12-8-0 (T-3rd) 1-1). The Knights are currently on a fi ve-game 10/15/11 W(H) 4 2 2006-07 ...................................18-15-3, 10-10-2 (T-6th) winning streak against Syracuse and have an un- 12/7/12 W(H) 3 2 2007-08 ...........................................24-9-5, 13-6-3 (4th) 2008-09 .........................................16-14-6, 10-8-4 (7th) beaten streak of 16 games (15-0-1) dating back to 12/8/12 W(A) 5 4 10/11/13 W(A) 2 1 2009-10 ........................................23-12-5, 14-5-3 (2nd) 2010. Clarkson and Syracuse have played a home- 2010-11 .........................................14-17-6, 10-8-4 (6th) 10/12/13 W(H) 4 0 2011-12 .........................................22-10-5, 15-5-2 (3rd) and-home series every season since 2010, often 10/24/14 W(H) 9 0 2012-13 ............................................28-10, 18-4 (T-2nd) times traversing I-81 to play in consecutive days. 10/25/14 W(A) 4 1 2013-14 .......... 31-5-5, (NATl CHAMPS) 16-2-4 (1st) The Golden Knights are undefeated at Tennity 10/6/15 W(A) 3 1 2014-15 ......................................24-11-3, 16-4-2 (T-1st) 11/10/15 W(H) 5 1 2015-16 .........................................