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Kelly Summers has been a key contributor on the Clarkson blueline - photo by Chris Lenney

Men's Hockey November 1, 2016

Clarkson Men Begin ECAC Hockey Campiagn

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The 56th season of ECAC Hockey play begins for the Clarkson University Hockey team this weekend as the Golden Knights host defending league champion, 6th/7th-ranked Quinnipiac and Princeton in a pair of 7:00 p.m. games at Cheel Arena. 

Guided by sixth-year head coach Casey Jones and assistants Phil Roy '00 and Josh Hauge, the Golden Knights faced a challenging non-conference October slate in preparation for the league campaign. Clarkson owns a 3-4-1 overall record with all four losses coming at home after suffering just two defeats at Cheel Arena in 2015-16. 
 
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This past weekend the Green and Gold hosted Big 10 powers Minnesota and Wisconsin in their first ever visits to Cheel. Facing its third consecutive Top-15 ranked team, Clarkson jumped all over Minnesota early on Friday, taking a 3-0 first-period lead. The Gophers, however, scored the final four goals, including the game-winner just 1:57 into overtime to gain the road win.  On Saturday, the Knights struggled with consistency against Wisconsin, but managed to come back several times to keep the game close on the scoreboard. The Badgers took a 5-3 lead just 15 seconds into the third period before senior Jordan Boucher completed his first career hat trick late in the period to cut the deficit to one. Time ran out, however, on Clarkson's comeback bid.

 •    Quinnipiac leads the all-time series, which first started with a 4-0 Clarkson win in Northford, CT on February 8, 2000, 13-9-3. Last season the Bobcats, who hold a slim 2-1-2 edge over the past five games, took three of four points from the Knights in two close games. In their last meeting Quinnipiac pulled out a 3-2 overtime victory in Potsdam on February 13. The Bobcats are  6-5-1 at Cheel
•    Clarkson holds a decisive 82-31-5 lead in the all-time series against Princeton, which began with an 8-5 Knight victory in New Jersey on January 17, 1928. Clarkson is 7-3 over the Tigers in their last 10 games and is coming off an ECAC Hockey first-round series sweep of Princeton in their last meetings. Clarkson is 29-5-0 against the Tigers on the Cheel Arena ice.
•    Clarkson is unbeaten in its last six ECAC Hockey openers (3-0-3), including ties to start the past two league campaigns. The Knights' last confernce season-opening loss was a 4-2 setback at Quinnipiac on November 6, 2009.
•    Balance and Depth. Sixteen different Golden Knights have accounted for Clarkson's 26 goals through the first eight games. Nineteen players have recorded at least one point.
• Jordan Boucher recorded a career-high four points, including his first career hat trick in Saturday's game against Wisconsin. The three-goal effort by Boucher was the Knights' first hat trick since Joe Zarbo tallied three times in a win at Harvard on January 25, 2013. Boucher leads the Green and Gold in scoring six goals and eight points. Boucher was named ECAC Hockey Player of the Week.
• Devin Brosseau leads all ECAC Hockey freshmen in scoring, averaging a point per game. He has tallied seven points, including six assists, and also posts a +6 plus/minus rating, tops among conference rookies. Brosseau is tied with junior Sam Vigneault (1-6) for second in Clarkson scoring. Brosseau was named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Month.
• Senior captain James de Haas leads the Knights in scoring from the blueline with six points on two goals and four assists. He is also Clarkson's current career scoring leader with 51 points (19-32) through 120 games.
• Junior defenseman Kelly Summers, with one goal and an assist, and Vigneault, with two assists, were the only Knights to record a point in both games over the weekend. 
• Freshman forward Haralds Egle became the latest Golden Knight to score his first career goal when he tallied a powewr-play marker in Friday's game against Minnesota.
• Rookie forward Sheldon Rempal posted his first career multiple-point game with a goal and an assist against Minnesota.
• Clarkson's freshman class has accounted for 26% of the Knights scoring with five goals and 13 assists.
• Freshman goaltender Jake Kielly has played 95% of the time in the Clarkson goal. He has started seven of the first eight games, posting a .904 save percentage and a 2.99 goals against average en route to a 3-4-1 record with one shut out.
• The Knights have scored at least one power-play goal in seven of the first eight games. Clarkson has combined for five man-advantage goals in the past three games. Overall Clarkson is 9-51 (17.6%) on the power play. 
• The Green and Gold have killed off 48-of-57 opponent man-advantage opportunities (84.2), and have tallied three shorthanded goals. The Knights combined for just two shorthanded goals in the previous three seasons combined. The program record is 18 shorthanded goals in a season, set in 1979-80.
• Clarkson has outscored opponents 10-7 through the opening 20 minutes, but has been outcored 10-7 in the third period and 1-0 in overtime.  
• Senior goaltender Steve Perry saw his first action of the season, getting the start in the Wisconsin game. He made 12 saves on 15 shots through 23 minutes of play.
• Junior defenseman Terrance Amorosa has not play in the first eight games, nursing a minor injury.
• de Haas serves as the Knights' captain. Joining de Haas in leadership roles for Clarkson this season are senior Perry D'Arrisso and juniors Brett Gervais and Nic Pierog, who will serve as assistant captains. 
•    In its 95th season, Clarkson boasts 71 winning campaigns and a 1,398-839-150 all-time record for a .618 winning % since 1920-21.
•    Clarkson was ranked 15th among the Top 25 College Hockey Programs of All Time by HERO Sports - http://herosports.com/
•    Four current Golden Knights have been selected in the NHL Draft – de Haas (2012 Detroit - 6th rd, 170), Amorosa (2013 Philadelphia - 5th rd, 189), Troy Josephs (2013 Pittsburgh - 7th rd, 209) and Kelly Summers (2014 Ottawa - 7th rd, 189).

Scouting Quinnipiac:
Defending ECAC Hockey regular season and tournament champion Quinnipiac University is the preseason favorite to once again rule the conference. The Bobcats, guided by 23rd-year head coach Rand Pecknold, have gotten off to another fast start bringing a 4-2-1 overall record into the North Country. 
Ranked 6th/7th in the national polls, Quinnipiac last played on Tuesday, October 25 defeating UMass 3-2 in Hamden, CT. The Bobcats' two losses this season have come on the road, losing 4-3 in overtime at Maine on October 14 and 3-0 at Boston University on October 22. Quinnipiac has jumped out to quick starts, outscoring their opponents 9-2 through the first period through the first seven games.

Scouting Princeton:
A familiar postseason opponent the past several years, Princeton comes to the North Country having played just one NCAA game prior to Friday's face off at St. Lawrence. Guided by former Clarkson assistant coach Ron Fogarty, the Tigers lost 6-2 at Michigan State last Friday. Princeton played an exhibition contest against the USA Under-18 team in Michigan this past Saturday, winning 5-4 in overtime. 

The Series:
Quinnipiac leads the all-time series, which first started with a 4-0 Clarkson win in Northford, CT on February 8, 2000, 13-9-3. Last season the Bobcats, who hold a slim 2-1-2 edge over the past five games, took three of four points from the Knights in two close games. The teams skated to a 1-1 tie at High Points Solutions Arena last November 20. In their last meeting Quinnipiac pulled out a 3-2 overtime victory at Cheel Arena on February 13. The teams split during the 2014-15 campaign.  Clarkson broke out of a seven-game winless skid against Quinnipiac with a 2-1 victory in Potsdam in on November 21. The Bobcats skated to a 4-1 triumph on February 14, 2015. 
James de Haas leads the current Knights in scoring against Quinnipiac with three points on one goal and two assists. Jordan Boucher has two points on a goal and an assist. Perry D'Arrisso and Nic Pierog are the only other Knights with a goal in the series. 
Steve Perry boasts a .946 save percentage, a 0.96 goals against average and a 1-0-1 record against Quinnipiac.

Clarkson holds a decisive 82-31-5 lead in the all-time series against Princeton, which began with an 8-5 Knight victory in New Jersey on January 17, 1928. Clarkson is 7-3 over the Tigers in their last 10 games and is coming off an ECAC Hockey first-round series sweep of Princeton in their last meetings. The Green and Gold defeated the Tigers 3-2 in overtime contests on March 4-5 at Cheel Arena. During the 2015-16 regular season, Princeton handed Clarkson just its second shutout loss in the series with a 3-0 victory at Hobey Baker Rink in their first meeting last year on November 21. The Knights defeated Princeton 5-2 in Potsdam on February 12 to start the current three-game winning streak in the series. Clarkson is 29-5-0 against the Tigers on the Cheel Arena ice.
James de Haas, who tallied both overtime game-winners in last year's conference playoffs, has a team-high four goals in 10 games against Princeton. Jordan Boucher has recorded a team-high six points in the series with three goals and three assists through 10 games. Terrance Amorosa is averaging a point per game against the Tigers with one goal and four assists through five games. 
Steve Perry is 4-1 against the Tigers with two shutouts on a .939 save percentage and a 1.61 goals against average. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Terrance Amorosa

#44 Terrance Amorosa

D
6' 2"
Junior
Jordan Boucher

#28 Jordan Boucher

F
6' 0"
Senior
Perry D

#8 Perry D'Arrisso

F
5' 10"
Senior
James de Haas

#2 James de Haas

D
6' 3"
Senior
Brett Gervais

#19 Brett Gervais

F
5' 10"
Junior
Troy Josephs

#16 Troy Josephs

F
6' 0"
Senior
Steve Perry

#1 Steve Perry

G
5' 10"
Senior
Nic Pierog

#20 Nic Pierog

F
6' 1"
Junior
Kelly Summers

#5 Kelly Summers

D
6' 1"
Junior
Sam Vigneault

#21 Sam Vigneault

F
6' 5"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Terrance Amorosa

#44 Terrance Amorosa

6' 2"
Junior
D
Jordan Boucher

#28 Jordan Boucher

6' 0"
Senior
F
Perry D

#8 Perry D'Arrisso

5' 10"
Senior
F
James de Haas

#2 James de Haas

6' 3"
Senior
D
Brett Gervais

#19 Brett Gervais

5' 10"
Junior
F
Troy Josephs

#16 Troy Josephs

6' 0"
Senior
F
Steve Perry

#1 Steve Perry

5' 10"
Senior
G
Nic Pierog

#20 Nic Pierog

6' 1"
Junior
F
Kelly Summers

#5 Kelly Summers

6' 1"
Junior
D
Sam Vigneault

#21 Sam Vigneault

6' 5"
Junior
F