CLARKSON HOCKEY Golden Knights www.clarksonathletics.com January 22, 2008 2007-08 KNIGHTS HOST CAPITAL DISTRICT RIVALS SCHEDULE RENSSELAER and UNION in RETURN to CHEEL October three-point weekend in Central NY capped off a successful four-game road trip for the 6 ACADIA UNIVERSITY (exh.) H W 5-2 A Clarkson University Hockey team, which has moved back atop the ECAC Hockey 7 St. Lawrence University - ESPNU TV A L 3-2 standings. The Golden Knights, who own a three-game unbeaten streak (2-0-1), return home to 12 UMASS H W 2-1OT 13 PROVIDENCE H W 2-0 Cheel Arena this weekend looking to pad their lead in the conference. Guided by fi fth-year head 20 * ST. LAWRENCE H W 5-4OT coach George Roll, associate coach Greg Drechsel and assistant coach Jean-Francois Houle, 26 Lake Superior State A W 4-0 the Green and Gold host Capital District foes Rensselaer and Union in their fi rst league games 27 Lake Superior State A L 5-1 in Potsdam since mid-November. November Led by senior captain Nick Dodge (Oakville, ONT) and senior assistant captains Grant Clit- 2 * HARVARD UNIVERSITY H W 2-1 3 * DARTMOUTH COLLEGE H W 4-3 some (Gloucester, ONT) and Steve Zalewski (New Hartford, NY), the Knights stand in fi rst 9 * Quinnipiac University A L 3-2 place with a 8-3-1 ECAC Hockey mark. Ranked 10th in the nation, Clarkson owns a 13-7-2 overall 10 * Princeton University A W 6-2 record. 16 * YALE UNIVERSITY H W 1-0 Riding plenty of momentum in their return to the North Country, the Knights are coming off 17 * BROWN UNIVERSITY H W 4-2 their fi rst regular-season win at Cornell since December 6, 1999 after defeating the Big Red 4-2 at 23 ST. CLOUD STATE H L 4-1 24 ST. CLOUD STATE H W 3-2 Lynah Rink in Ithaca on Sunday in a game televised nationally on ESPNU. Clarkson jumped out to December a 3-0 lead just 12 minutes into the fi rst, and then held off a third-period rally by Cornell to snap a 1 * St. Lawrence University A L 4-2 fi ve-game winless drought (0-3-2) against the Big Red. Florida College Classic at TECO Arena On Friday, the Knights held a 37-27 shot advantage over Colgate in Hamilton, including a 25-13 Estero, Florida margin through the fi rst 40 minutes, but had to settle for their third 1-1 tie against the Raiders in 28 CLARKSON vs Maine N L 5-3 30 CLARKSON vs Cornell N T 3-3OT their last four meetings. January Clarkson began the just completed road trip with a 3-1 loss at Dartmouth on January 11, but 5 BOSTON COLLEGE H W 4-2 came back the next night with a 4-2 win at Harvard to start their current unbeaten streak. 11 * Dartmouth College A L 3-1 After being ranked in the national polls for two months and playing some of the top teams 12 * Harvard University A W 4-2 in the nation, Rensselaer has hit the skids and is struggling through one of the worst slumps in 18 * Colgate University A T 1-1ot 20 * Cornell University - ESPNU TV A W 4-2 the country. This past Saturday at Houston Field House in Troy, the Engineers lost their ninth 25 * RENSSELAER H 7pm straight, falling for the second consecutive game to rival Union. Guided by second-year head coach 26 * UNION COLLEGE H 7pm Seth Appert, RPI owns a 8-14-3 overall record, and is in 10th place in ECAC Hockey with a 3- Feburary 6-2 league slate. 1 Colorado College A 9:37pm With a 4-2 win at home over Harvard on December 4, the Engineers were beginning to grab 2 Colorado College A 9:07pm 8 * CORNELL UNIVERSITY H 7pm national attention before their string of misfortunes began with a weekend sweep by national 9 * COLGATE UNIVERSITY H 7pm power Miami in Troy on December 15-16. During their current losing streak, RPI has been out 15 * Brown University A 7pm scored 34-12. Offensively, the Engineers are ranked 16 * Yale University A 7pm 54th in the country, averaging only 2.12 goals per 4 THINGS TO 22 * Union College A 7pm game. Rensselaer’s power play is last in the country, 23 * Rensselaer A 7pm KNOW ABOUT 29 * PRINCETON UNIVERSITY H 7pm hitting at only 5.8% (7-121). March On the other end of the spectrum is Union CLARKSON HOCKEY 1 * QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY H 7pm College, which is perfect in 2008 and enjoying a • Clarkson completed a four-game 7-9 ECAC Hockey Playoffs - First Round six-game winning streak. Guided by fi fth-year head road trip by taking fi ve of a possible 14-16 ECAC Hockey Playoffs - Quarterfi nals coach Nate Leaman, the Dutchmen are in the 21-22 47th Annual ECAC Hockey Championship Tr. eight points, capped off by their fi rst Times Union Center Albany, NY thick of the race for a top four spot in the league regular-season victory at Cornell in 28-29 NCAA Northeast Regional standings. After four consecutive victories in ECAC nine years, a 4-2 win on Sunday. DCU Center, Worcester, MA Hockey play, Union is tied for fourth with Cornell • The Knights are 9-1 at Cheel Arena NCAA West Regional and Harvard, owning a 5-3-2 ECAC Hockey mark. this season, and own a 14-game World Arena, Colorado Springs, CO The Dutchmen take a 10-8-3 overall record into 29-30 NCAA East Regional (10-0-4) unbeaten streak in ECAC Times Union Center Albany, NY Friday’s game at St. Lawrence. Hockey play at Cheel Arena. NCAA Midwest Regional Union enters the North Country coming off a • David Leggio recorded his 50th Kohl Center, Madison, WI sweep of Rensselaer, winning 2-1 at Messa Rink on career win on Sunday at Cornell. April Friday, and a 4-1 triumph in Troy on Saturday. The 10&12 61st Annual NCAA Frozen Four • Steve Zalewski is fi ve points shy of Dutchmen also swept Colgate (5-4) and Cornell Pepsi Center, Denver, CO the 100-point career mark with 51 (2-1) in Schenectady on January 11-12. Union has goals and 44 assists. * ECAC Hockey won six one-goal games this season. 2007 CLARKSON HOCKEY 2008 Clarkson Quick Facts COLGATE/CORNELL WEEKEND RECAP UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location........Potsdam, New York, 13699-5830 Game #21 (January 18, 2008) - Att: 2,246 Game #22 (January 20, 2008) - Att: 4,267 Founded ..........................................................1896 Starr Rink, Hamilton, NY Lynah Rink, Ithaca, NY Enrollment ....................................................3,000 Final Score: CLARKSON 1 - Colgate 1 ot Final Score: CLARKSON 4 - Cornell 2 President .......................................... Tony Collins Despite 37 shots on net, including several Grade-A Four different Knights provided the goals and David Director of Athletics ...............Steve Yianoukos opportunities from some of their top scorers, Clarkson Leggio made 25 saves to record his 50th career win as Athletic Department Telephone 315-268-6622 had to settle for a tie on the road. After a scoreless fi rst Clarkson completed a three-point weekend in Central Nickname ................................... Golden Knights period against Colgate, the Knights tallied their only NY by gaining its fi rst regular-season victory at Lynah ColorsGreen (PMS 3305) and Gold (PMS 116) goal when Steve Zalewski netted his team-high 13th Rink since March 6, 1999. A three-goal spurt in a fi ve- goal of the season while on the power play midway minute span midway through the fi rst period, gave the TEAM INFORMATION through the second frame. Clarkson’s leading goal Knights a commanding lead and the early momentum Head Coach......................................George Roll scorer picked up a rebound at the side of the net off against Cornell. Chris D’Alvise, Steve Zalewski and Alma Mater ............................................BGSU ‘86 of Nick Dodge’s tip-in attempt, and lifted in his 50th Shea Guthrie scored to put Clarkson in control just at Clarkson .....................87-74-17 (in 5th year) career goal at 8:13. Chris D’Alvise also assisted. 12:08 into the contest. After putting just three shots Early in the third period, Colgate evened the score on the Clarkson goal in the fi rst period, Cornell came Record Overall ................................206-148-33 with its own power-play marker at 3:59, for the fi rst out with a stronger effort in the middle frame, but .......(in 12th yr - including 7 at Oswego State) man-advantage goal against the Knights in the last 19 Leggio turned aside all eight shots he faced in the E-mail Address [email protected] opponent power-play attempts. Clarkson held a 25-13 stanza to preserve the Knights’ three-goal lead. The Associate Coach ......Greg Drechsel (5th year) shot advantage through the 40 minutes, but the Raiders Big Red, benefi ting from two power plays to start the Alma Mater .....................Colgate University ‘88 owned a 12-11 edge in the third period, and out shot third, fought their way back into the game with a pair Assistant Coach ................. JF Houle (5th year) the Green and Gold 2-1 in the fi ve-minute overtime of goals to cut the lead to one midway through fi nal Alma Mater ..................Clarkson University ‘97 session. David Leggio, who was denied his 50th career period. Cornell continued to pressure, but Leggio stood Hockey Offi ce Telephone .......... 315-268-3874 victory, fi nished with 26 saves.