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Men's Hockey January 31, 2017

Knights Look for Momentum Boost in Saturday's Game vs SLU

photo by Bob Lefebvre

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Mired in a four-game winless stretch, including three straight losses, the Clarkson University Hockey team has an excellent opportunity to break out of its doldrums and gain some momentum for the stretch run of the regular season when it hosts ECAC Hockey leader St. Lawrence at Cheel Arena on Saturday. Game time is 7:00 p.m. The Golden Knights, guided by sixth-year head coach Casey Jones and assistants Phil Roy '00 and Josh Hauge, have seven games remaining before postseason play begins and will look for the game against their archrival to serve as the catalyst for a strong showing in February.

This past weekend Clarkson suffered a sweep in its first games in Potsdam since early December, falling to Capital District rivals Union, 6-2, and Rensselaer, 2-1. The Knights own an 11-12-4 overall record and are in seventh place in the ECAC Hockey standings with a 6-7-2 league slate. 

• In the overall series between the North Country rivals, which began in the 1925-26 campaign, the Golden Knights hold an overwhelming 122-71-11 lead. The rivalry has gone the way of St. Lawrence recently with the Saints holding a 6-3-1 edge in the last 10 games and a 5-1 advantage in the past six meetings. St. Lawrence has won the last three games all coming in Appleton Arena. 
• The Knights have gone 1-6-1 in their last eight conference games. Clarkson has three games at home and four on the road to finish out the regular season. The Knights are three points out of fourth place for the final first-round bye position, but also just four points from falling to ninth place and having to travel for the first round of the playoffs.
• Clarkson closes out a three-game home stand with Saturday's game against the Saints, and then hosts Colgate and Cornell on February 17-18 to wrap up its regular-season games at Cheel Arena. The Knights are 4-8-1 at Cheel this season after skating to the third-best home winning percentage in the nation last season with a 15-2-2 mark in Potsdam. Clarkson's last win on its home ice was a 4-2 victory over Dartmouth on December 2. 
• The Knights are 6-4-2 on opponent's home ice and 1-0-1 at neutral site games.
• Clarkson posted a 2-4-1 mark in the month of January, its worst showing in the opening month of the New Year since going 1-5-1 in 2013. 
• Clarkson's power play is clicking at a high rate in the New Year, going 10-of-33 (30.3%) through the first seven games of 2017. The Knights have scored at least one power-play goal in each of the last seven games, including a pair of two-goal outings on the man-advantage. Overall, Clarkson is ranked 17th in the nation on the power play at 20% (26-130). The Green and Gold own the top power play in ECAC Hockey, clicking at 25.4% (15-59) in league action.
• After a string of successful penalty kills ended at 16 in the game at Cornell (1/20), the Knights have allowed the opponents to score at least one power-play goal in each of the last four games. In the one-goal losses at Colgate (1/21) and RPI (1/28), the opponents scored the game-winner on the power play. In the tie at Cornell, the Big Red tallied their third goal on the man-advantage. The Knights' shorthanded unit is ranked 28th in Division I at 83.5% (132-158) and fifth in league play at 82.7% (67-81).
• Junior Sam Vigneault had a point streak end at six games over the weekend. He leads the Knights in points with 24 and assists with 17. 
• Senior Jordan Boucher, a healthy scratch for Friday's game against Union, tallied his 10th goal of the season on Saturday vs RPI. He is second on Clarkson in points with 22 and shares the goal-scoring lead with classmate Troy Josephs with 10.  Boucher leads all current Clarkson players in career scoring with 64 points (27-37) through 103 games.
• Junior defeneman Terrance Amorosa helped to set up both goals against Union for his third, two-assist outing of the season. Through 18 games, the Philadelphia draft choice has 10 points, including eight assists.
• Senior defenseman, captain James de Haas missed both games over the weekend against the Capital District rivals with an injury. His status for the St. Lawrence game has yet to be determined. de Haas has been selected as one of 15 top NCAA men's ice hockey student-athletes who excels both on and off the ice, and is a candidate for the 2016-17 Senior CLASS Award® in collegiate hockey. The Detroit Red Wings draft choice leads the Green and Gold in scoring from the blueline with 13 points on four goals and nine assists. de Haas has an assist in three of his last four games. 
• Clarkson's Class of 2020 is the top producing freshman class in ECAC Hockey and is tied for sixth overall in the NCAA, averaging 2.70 points per game.  The Knights' seven rookie skaters, and Kielly (one assist) have accounted for 34% of Clarkson's offense with 73 points on 27 goals and 46 assists. 
• The freshman class accounted for two of the Knights' three goals over the weekend and four of Clarkson's six assists.  
• Devin Brosseau is the Knights' leading freshman scorer and third overall with 18 points (6-12). He tallied a power-play goal against Union and assisted on Clarkson's goal against RPI. Brosseau posts a +6 plus/minus rating in his rookie campaign.
• After going six games without a point, freshman Sheldon Rempal has tallied two goals and two assist over the past five games. He assisted on both Clarkson goals against Union.
Playing in all 27 games Rempal has recorded seven goals and 10 assists. 
• Freshman Haralds Egle continued his recent hot streak with the game's first goal, a power-play tally, on Friday against Union. He has six points (3-3) over his last six games, and 11 points (6-5) through 22 games overall. 
• Nico Sturm helped to set up Saturday's goal against RPI for his fifth point over the last seven games. He has 17 points (6-11) playing in all 27 games. Sturm is one of the Knights' top centers on faceoffs, winning 55.3% of his draws (184-149). 
• Freshman goaltender Jake Kielly has started 24 of Clarkson's first 27 games, including   the last 17, and posts a .909 save percentage and a 2.74 goals against average.
• The Knights have scored the opening goal in each of the last five games, going just 1-3-1 with that advantage. For the year, the Green and Gold are 9-6-3 when scoring first. 
• Clarkson is 5-6 when outshooting opponents. The Knights allowed a season-low 17 shots in the one-goal loss to Rensselaer on Saturday.
• Clarkson was ranked 15th among the Top 25 College Hockey Programs of All Time by HERO Sports - http://herosports.com/
• Clarkson will be holding its second annual Outdoor Alumni Game on Saturday afternoon, on a rink next to Cheel Arena, as part of the University's Cold Out Gold Out (COGO) Weekend. Photos and Video of the 2016 event.

The Series:
In the overall series between the North Country rivals, which began in the 1925-26 campaign, the Golden Knights hold an overwhelming 122-71-11 lead. The rivalry has gone the way of St. Lawrence recently with the Saints holding a 6-3-1 edge in the last 10 games and a 5-1 advantage in the past six meetings. St. Lawrence has won the last three games all coming in Appleton Arena. St. Lawrence handed the Green and Gold a 3-1 loss on December 10 in the first meeting this season. The Saints also edged Clarkson out in last year's ECAC Hockey quarterfinal series, winning a pair of overtime thrillers (3-2 ot, 3-2 2ot). Clarkson won the last meeting at Cheel Arena, with a 3-1 victory on January 12 last season. 

James de Haas leads the Green and Gold in scoring against the Saints with five points, including three assists through 11 games of the rivalry. He scored the Knights' lone goal in the first meeting this season. Sam Vigneault also has tallied two goals in the series. Jake Kielly posts a .929 save percentage and a 3.10 goals against average through his first game against St. Lawrence. In 284 minutes of action in the rivalry, Steve Perry is 2-2-1 with a .914 save percentage and a 1.90 GAA. 

Scouting St. Lawrence
Ranked 14th in the national polls, St. Lawrence has been one of the hottest teams in the country in the New Year, going 5-1-2 over their last eight games. The Saints are coming off a big weekend sweep at Appleton Arena, defeating Rensselaer 2-1 on Friday and knocking off Union with a last second goal on Saturday to take over first place in the ECAC Hockey standings. Guided by first-year head coach and former Clarkson mentor Mark Morris, St. Lawrence is 15-7-6 overall and 11-2-3 in conference action. The Saints' are 5-5-3 on opponents' home ice this season.
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Players Mentioned

Terrance Amorosa

#44 Terrance Amorosa

D
6' 2"
Junior
Jordan Boucher

#28 Jordan Boucher

F
6' 0"
Senior
James de Haas

#2 James de Haas

D
6' 3"
Senior
Troy Josephs

#16 Troy Josephs

F
6' 0"
Senior
Steve Perry

#1 Steve Perry

G
5' 10"
Senior
Sam Vigneault

#21 Sam Vigneault

F
6' 5"
Junior
Sheldon Rempal

#11 Sheldon Rempal

F
5' 10"
Freshman
Devin Brosseau

#14 Devin Brosseau

F
6' 1"
Freshman
Nico Sturm

#17 Nico Sturm

F
6' 3"
Freshman
Haralds Egle

#18 Haralds Egle

F
5' 10"
Freshman
Jake Kielly

#29 Jake Kielly

G
6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Terrance Amorosa

#44 Terrance Amorosa

6' 2"
Junior
D
Jordan Boucher

#28 Jordan Boucher

6' 0"
Senior
F
James de Haas

#2 James de Haas

6' 3"
Senior
D
Troy Josephs

#16 Troy Josephs

6' 0"
Senior
F
Steve Perry

#1 Steve Perry

5' 10"
Senior
G
Sam Vigneault

#21 Sam Vigneault

6' 5"
Junior
F
Sheldon Rempal

#11 Sheldon Rempal

5' 10"
Freshman
F
Devin Brosseau

#14 Devin Brosseau

6' 1"
Freshman
F
Nico Sturm

#17 Nico Sturm

6' 3"
Freshman
F
Haralds Egle

#18 Haralds Egle

5' 10"
Freshman
F
Jake Kielly

#29 Jake Kielly

6' 2"
Freshman
G