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Key ECAC Hockey Games on Tap for Clarkson vs Central NY Rivals at Cheel

With six games remaining in the regular season the Clarkson University Hockey team finds itself in a strong position to challenge for the ECAC Hockey regular season title. The Golden Knights are in second place in the conference at 11-3-2, three points out of the top spot. Ranked seventh in the national polls, Clarkson, guided by seventh-year head coach Casey Jones and assistants Phil Roy '00 and Josh Hauge, stands at 19-6-3 overall. 

The Green and Gold, however, have been mired in a funk since mid-January, going just 1-3-2 in their last six games. This past Friday and Saturday the Knights suffered their first weekend sweep in league play this season, falling on the road at Quinnipiac 4-1 and Princeton 4-3.

An excellent opportunity is presented to Clarkson this weekend to reestablish itself as the top team in ECAC Hockey as the Knights host Central NY rivals Cornell and Colgate in a pair of 7:00 p.m. games at Cheel Arena. 

PDF of Cornell-Colgate Weekend release 
B993's Mike Vaillancourt's Coaches Corner
USCHO.com Poll
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll
NCAA Pairwise
ECAC Hockey Standings

FAN VOTE for Jake Kielly and Sheldon Rempal
 

• Cornell is the Knights' oldest current rival having first played during the 1922-23 campaign with the teams battling to a 0-0 tie in Ithaca. The Big Red lead the rivalry against the Knights 66-55-16, but the series is tied 2-2-1 in the last five meetings. Clarkson is coming off its 14th shutout all-time against the Big Red, a 4-0 victory at Lynah Rink on November 18. The two long-time foes played five times in the second half of last season with Cornell holding the advantage 2-1-2. The Big Red edged the Green and Gold in an ECAC Hockey quarterfinal series 2-1 (2-6, 2-1, 2-1) at Lynah Rink on March 10-12. The teams skated to a pair of 3-3 overtime ties during the 2016-17 regular season. Clarkson is 13-8-7 against Cornell at Cheel Arena.
• Clarkson has won three of the last four games against Colgate to take an 84-52-17 lead in the all-time series, which began during the 1927-28 campaign. The Knights gained their first win in Hamilton, NY since a 2-1 triumph on February 3, 2007 by defeating the Raiders 5-2 at Class of 1965 Arena on November 17.  The NYS rivals split their series last year with the Raiders winning 3-2 at home and the Knights posting a 3-0 shutout at Cheel Arena on February 17. The Knights hold a slim 12-11-8 advantage over Colgate at Cheel. The Raiders earned a 2-1 victory on January 9, 2015 for their last win in Potsdam.
• Picked to finish fourth in ECAC Hockey this year by the conference coaches, the Knights are in strong contention to claim the 11th league regular-season title in the conference's 57-year history.  Clarkson has six games left, including four at Cheel. The Knights are 9-4-1 on the road and 8-2-2 at home this season.
• Do not expect many goals to be scored in Potsdam this weekend as three of Division I's top defenses will be on display at Cheel Arena. The Knights boast the second-rated scoring defense in the NCAA, allowing only 1.71 goals per game. Cornell does the Green and Gold one better, allowing only 1.52 GPG. Colgate is tied for fourth in the country in defense (2.14).  
• After combining for 17 goals in the first four games of 2018, the Knights have produced only 12 goals in the last five games. Clarkson ranks 10th in the nation in offense, averaging 3.29 goals a game for the season. 
• The Knights are tops in the nation in combined specialty teams play (56.4%, 136-241). The power play rates tied for second in the country, clicking at 27% (33-122), while the penalty kill is 6th in the NCAA at 86.6% (103-119).
• Clarkson enjoyed its best night on the power play since early December when the Green and Gold connected for two goals in four man-advantage attempts (.50%) at Princeton on Saturday. It was the 11th time this season that the Knights scored multiple power-play goals in a game.  The Knights also scored on the power play (1-of-3) for their lone goal at Quinnipiac. Unfortunately for Clarkson it was the first time this season that they lost when scoring on the man-advantage. Overall on the weekend, Clarkson was 3-of-7 on the power play.
• On Saturday, the Knights suffered their first loss of the season when leading though 40 minutes as Princeton outscored Clarkson 2-0 in the third period to gain a 4-3 win. The Knights are 19-1-1 when leading through two periods. Last Saturday at Cheel (1/27), Brown overcame a 2-1 deficit to Clarkson through 40 minutes to gain a 2-2 tie.
• Jack Jacome has recorded the most points by a Clarkson freshman in 11 years with 24 points on six goals and 18 assists. Matt Beca '10 tallied 27 points (10-17) in 2006-07. Jacome has the longest current point-scoring streak for the Green and Gold at three games. The left wing is fourth in the country for points per game by a rookie (.92). Jacome leads all ECAC Hockey freshman in scoring, averaging 1.25 points per game in conference action. 
• Right wing Sheldon Rempal leads the Knights in scoring with 30 points, including a team-high 18 goals. The sophomore, however, has tallied just two goals (both in the January 26 4-1 win over Yale) and three assists through the first nine games of 2018. Rempal has a team-high four-gamewinners and has scored five times on the power play.
• Sophomore center Nico Sturm leads the nation in winning face offs, going 64.1% on his draws (332-186). He is Clarkson's second-leading scorer with 26 points on 10 goals and 16 assists and leads the team in plus/minus at +16. Sturm ranks eighth in the country for shorthanded goals with two. 
• Left wing Devin Brosseau is Clarkson's top playmaker with 19 assists and is third in points with 25. Four of his six goals have come on the power play. The sophomore assistant captain has a +13 plus/minus rating.
• Freshman right wing Josh Dickinson is tied for fifth on the Clarkson scoring charts with 22 points, including 13 goals. He is tied for the team lead with power-play goals (6) and has a +11 plus/minus rating. Dickinson leads the nation's rookie forwards in block shots (34).
• Kevin Charyszyn enjoyed a big weekend playing in his hometown area. The Jamison, PA native recorded three points, including a goal in each road game. He has 13 points (7-6) through 26 games.
• A pair of NHL Draft picks, seniors Terrance Amorosa and Kelly Summers provides Clarkson with one of the best defensive pairings in the country. 
• A 2013 Philadelphia Flyers' draft choice, Amorosa is tied for fifth on the Clarkson scoring charts with 22 points.   All six of his goals have come on the power play. He holds a +16 plus/minus rating. 
• A 2014 Ottawa Senators' draftee, Summers has 21 points  on three goals and 18 assists. He leads the Knights in blocks shots with 38 and posts a +12 plus/minus.
• Backstopping the Knights in goal is sophomore Jake Kielly, who rates as one of the best goaltenders in the country. Kielly has started 27 of Clarkson's 28 games. He owns the third-best goals against average (1.74) in the nation, is fourth in save percentage (.934), fifth in winning percentage (.722% 18-6-3) and is tied for first in the country in shutouts (6). 

Scouting Cornell
Cornell holds the ECAC Hockey lead for first place by three points over the Knights with a 13-2-1 league mark. Ranked #3 in the national polls, the Big Red stand at 19-3-1 overall, with one of those losses being a 4-0 defeat to the Knights in Ithaca back on November 18. Cornell, which was ranked #1 in the country last week, saw an 11-game unbeaten streak (10-0-1) end on Saturday when 11th-place RPI shocked the Big Red 2-1 at Lynah Rink. Cornell edged Union 4-3 last Friday. Cornell boasts the best defense in the NCAA, allowing only 1.52 goals per game. The Big Red are 7-1-1 in away games.

Scouting Colgate:
Colgate, which plays at St. Lawrence on Friday, brings a fifth-place 8-7-1 ECAC Hockey mark and a 12-12-4 overall record into the North Country. The Raiders split a weekend series in Hamilton, NY this past Friday and Saturday, shutting out RPI 3-0 before falling to Union 3-1. Three of Colgate's four victories in 2018 have been shutouts. The Raiders' defense rates with the nation's best, allowing only 2.14 goals per game (tied for 4th in the country). Colgate has struggled to score and is ranked 56th in Division I offensively, averaging just 2.18 GPG. Colgate is 4-8-2 in games away from Class of 1965 Arena. 

The Series:
Cornell is the Knights' oldest current rival having first played during the 1922-23 campaign with the teams battling to a 0-0 tie in Ithaca. The Big Red lead the rivalry against the Knights 66-55-16, but the series is tied 2-2-1 in the last five meetings. Clarkson is coming off its 14th shutout all-time against the Big Red, a 4-0 victory at Lynah Rink on November 18. The two long-time foes played five times in the second half of last season with Cornell holding the advantage 2-1-2. The Big Red edged the Green and Gold in an ECAC Hockey quarterfinal series 2-1 (2-6, 2-1, 2-1) at Lynah Rink on March 10-12. The teams skated to a pair of 3-3 overtime ties during the regular season. Clarkson is 13-8-7 against Cornell at Cheel Arena.
Brett Gervais has a team-high five points against the Big Red on three goals and two assists. Nic Pierog (2-2), Sheldon Rempal (2-2) and Devin Brosseau (1-3) each have four points in the series. Jake Kielly holds a .898 save percentage and a 1.96 GAA for a 2-2-2 record with one shutout in the rivalry.

Clarkson has won three of the last four games against Colgate to take an 84-52-17 lead in the all-time series, which began during the 1927-28 campaign. The Knights gained their first win in Hamilton, NY since a 2-1 triumph on February 3, 2007 by defeating the Raiders 5-2 at Class of 1965 Arena on November 17.  The NYS rivals split their series last year with the Raiders winning 3-2 at home and the Knights posting a 3-0 shutout at Cheel Arena on February 17. That was the first time in 11 meetings between the two that a game was decided by more than one goal, followed by the three-goal margin in the first game this season. The Knights hold a slim 12-11-8 advantage over Colgate at Cheel. The Raiders earned a 2-1 victory on January 9, 2015 for their last win in Potsdam.
Sheldon Rempal with three goals and Terrance Amorosa with one goal and two assists both have a team-high three points in the series. Josh Dickinson scored two goals in his first meeting against Colgate. Jake Kielly posts a .934 save percentage, a 1.68 goals against average and a 2-1 record with one shutout through three games against the Raiders.
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Players Mentioned

Terrance Amorosa

#44 Terrance Amorosa

D
6' 2"
Senior
Devin Brosseau

#14 Devin Brosseau

F
6' 1"
Sophomore
Brett Gervais

#19 Brett Gervais

F
5' 10"
Senior
Jake Kielly

#29 Jake Kielly

G
6' 2"
Sophomore
Nic Pierog

#6 Nic Pierog

F
6' 1"
Senior
Sheldon Rempal

#11 Sheldon Rempal

F
5' 10"
Sophomore
Nico Sturm

#17 Nico Sturm

F
6' 3"
Sophomore
Kelly Summers

#5 Kelly Summers

D
6' 1"
Senior
Jack Jacome

#16 Jack Jacome

F
5' 7"
Freshman
Josh Dickinson

#21 Josh Dickinson

F
6' 2"
Freshman
Kevin Charyszyn

#28 Kevin Charyszyn

F
5' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Terrance Amorosa

#44 Terrance Amorosa

6' 2"
Senior
D
Devin Brosseau

#14 Devin Brosseau

6' 1"
Sophomore
F
Brett Gervais

#19 Brett Gervais

5' 10"
Senior
F
Jake Kielly

#29 Jake Kielly

6' 2"
Sophomore
G
Nic Pierog

#6 Nic Pierog

6' 1"
Senior
F
Sheldon Rempal

#11 Sheldon Rempal

5' 10"
Sophomore
F
Nico Sturm

#17 Nico Sturm

6' 3"
Sophomore
F
Kelly Summers

#5 Kelly Summers

6' 1"
Senior
D
Jack Jacome

#16 Jack Jacome

5' 7"
Freshman
F
Josh Dickinson

#21 Josh Dickinson

6' 2"
Freshman
F
Kevin Charyszyn

#28 Kevin Charyszyn

5' 9"
Freshman
F