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Clarkson Makes Trip to Central NY for Cornell-Colgate Series

2/7/2019 3:27:00 PM

In the thick of the race for a top four spot in the ECAC Hockey standings with eight games remaining in the regular season, Clarkson University faces a stiff challenge this weekend in its bid to gain league points.

The Golden Knights will make the always tough road trip to Central NY to battle 10th/9th-ranked Cornell at Lynah Rink in Ithaca on Friday and then faceoff against Colgate at Class of 1965 Arena in Hamilton on Saturday. Both games are 7:00 p.m. starts and will be broadcast on B99.3 FM and live streamed on ESPN+.

Guided by eighth-year Head Coach Casey Jones and assistants Josh Hauge and Brent Brekke, Clarkson is ranked 9th/10th in the national polls with an 18-8 overall record and is tied for fourth in ECAC Hockey with a 9-5 league slate.   The Knights are coming off a weekend split at Cheel Arena, falling late to 5th-ranked Quinnipiac 4-2 before coming back with a 3-1 victory over Princeton. 
• Cornell is the Knights' oldest current rival having first played during the 1922-23 campaign. The Big Red lead the rivalry against the Knights 66-55-17, but only hold a 4-3-3 advantage in the last 10 games.  The series is tied 2-2-1 in the last five meetings. Clarkson is unbeaten against the Big Red in their last five regular-season games (2-0-3), including a pair of shutouts last season (4-0 in Ithaca, 0-0 in Potsdam). Cornell's last win in the series came in the quarterfinal round of the 2017 ECAC Hockey playoffs when the Big Red edged the Knights 2-1 in the best of three-game series (2-6, 2-1, 2-1) on March 10-12 in Ithaca. Cornell's last regular-season win over Clarkson was on December 5, 2015 at Lynah Rink.
• Clarkson is 3-1-1 against Colgate over their last five meetings to improve its record against the Raiders to 86-53-18 in the all-time series, which began during the 1927-28 campaign. The Knights took three of four points during the regular season last year, winning 5-2 in Hamilton, NY on November 17 and skating to a 4-4 tie in Potsdam on February 10. Clarkson also knocked off Colgate in the 2018 ECAC Hockey playoffs, winning a quarterfinal-round series at Cheel Arena 2-1 (1-2, 3-0, 5-1) on March 9-11. 
• The Knights are 5-6 on opponents' home ice, but are 4-1 in road games in 2019 having outscored the home teams 16-8 during the New Year.
• Overall, the Green and Gold are 7-2 in the New Year with their only setbacks the 4-3 overtime loss at Harvard (1/25) and Friday's 4-2 loss to Quinnipiac.  Clarkson has outscored the opponents 31-16 in 2019 and has posted two shutouts in the last five games.
• Clarkson overcame a 2-0 first-period deficit to Quinnipiac with goals by Chris Klack and Haralds Egle to tie the game early in the third. The Bobcats, however scored the deciding goal with under three minutes to play and then sealed the win with an empty-net tally in the final seconds.
• On Saturday against Princeton, the Knights fell behind just 88 seconds in, but rallied with goals by Devin Brosseau and freshmen Chris Klack and Josh Dunne to snap a four-game winless (0-3-1) stretch against the Tigers. Jake Kielly made 23 saves and shutdown Princeton's highly-rated power play (0-3).
• Clarkson's defensive effort ranks fourth in the NCAA, allowing only 1.92 goals per game.
• Although the Knights do not have one player ranked among the top 10 point-per-game producers in the nation, Clarkson's offense is averaging 3.31 goals per game, ninth in the NCAA.
• The Knights' scoring margin is tied for 5th in the NCAA at 1.38.
• Co-captain Nico Sturm leads the Green and Gold's balanced offensive effort with 32 points, ranking tied for 12th in the NCAA in points per game (1.23). He has tallied 12 goals and a team-high 20 assists. The junior center has recorded at least one point in 24 of the first 26 games, and has a current 13-game point streak with 17 points (6-11) since December 7. He recorded three assists this past weekend, including his eighth multiple-point game this season with two assist in the win over Princeton. ECAC Hockey's Best Defensive Forward last season, Sturm holds a team-high +20 plus/minus rating. He is Clarkson's top center at the faceoff circle, winning 56.9% (232-1767) of his draws. Sturm is bidding to become the next Golden Knight to join the century club with 90 career points (34-56) in 105 games. He was named ECAC Hockey Player of the Week on December 31 and is a Clarkson Hobey Baker Award nominee.
• Six other Golden Knights are scoring in double figures.  Through 26 games, 21 Knights have scored at least one goal and 23 of 24 skaters (with the exception of freshman defenseman Cam Ginnetti, who join the team in the second semester) have recorded at least one point. 
• Junior Haralds Egle is second on the Clarkson scoring charts with a career-high 28 points. He shares the team lead in goals with Sturm, netting 12 - a career high. Egle, who tallied 16 points (5-11) last season, has 12 points (5-7) over the past 10 games.
• Sophomore Jack Jacome is third on Clarkson in points with 19, including 15 assists.
• Co-Captain, junior Devin Brosseau has tallied at least one point in seven of the last eight games. He is fourth on the Clarkson scoring chart with 18 points (8-10). Brosseau started the Knights' three-goal rally against Princeton with his fourth power-play marker of the season, which is tied for the team lead.
• Starting all 24 games, junior Jake Kielly ranks among the NCAA's best in all the major goaltending categories.  He posts .931 save percentage (6th in the nation), a 1.85 goals against average (4th) and is tied for second most wins with 18, and tied for second in shutouts (5). He has allowed two-or-fewer goals in 19 of the 26 games. He leads all active NCAA goaltenders in career shutouts with 16. Kielly is tied for 5th on the Green and Gold's all-time win list with a 56-34-11 career record.  He was named MVP of the Desert Hockey Classic, gained ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Month honors for October and January and  has earned ECAC Hockey goaltender of the Week accolades three times this season (11/5, 11/19, 12/31). Kielly was named one of the 20 Division I goaltenders to the watch list for the 2019 Mike Richter Award, which annually honors the most outstanding goaltender in the NCAA. He is also a Clarkson Hobey Baker Award nominee.
 • Chris Klack enjoyed the most productive weekend of his freshman campaign, scoring a goal against Quinnipiac and netting the game-winner against Princeton. Klack has three goals and four assists this season to go along with a +4 plus/minus rating. His first career goal was an empty-net tally in the win over Union (1/11).
• Despite playing in only l9 of the first 26 games because of an injury late in the 2018 portion of the schedule, Josh Dunnehas emerged as one of the top rookie forwards in the conference.  The freshman center leads Clarkson's Class of 2022 in scoring with 14 points. He is third on Clarkson in goals with nine. Dunne is tied for second as the overall leading goal scorer among ECAC Hockey freshmen and is tied for sixth overall among the nation's rookies in goal scoring. He has connected twice on the power play, netted three game-winners and one shorthanded marker. Since coming back from injury, Dunne has tallied five goals and two assists in the past 11 games. He posts a +10 plus/minus rating.
• After playing in just nine games and recording one assist as a freshman on Clarkson's deep blueline last season, sophomore Connor McCarthy is starting to make an impact for the Golden Knights this season. The tallest player in the league at 6-7, McCarthy has skated in all 26 games this season, scoring nine points on four goals and five assists, including four points (2-2) over the past seven games. Three of his goals have come on the power play. McCarthy posts a +5 plus/minus rating.
• One of three freshmen centers consistently in the lineup, Anthony Callin is finding his scoring touch with all his five points coming over the past eight games. Playing in 22 games, Callin has tallied three goals and two assists.
• The Knights' nine-member freshman class has combined to skate in 168 games (most of any Clarkson class) and has contribued 21% of the scoring with 19 goals and 30 assists.
• Clarkson defensemen are chipping in 28.4% of the offense, recording 66 points on 19 goals and 47 assists, tied for the sixth most productive blueline offensively in the nation.  All eight of the Knight rearguards (with the exception of Ginnetti) have tallied at least one goal.
• A big reason for the Knights' stingy goals allowed average has been the improved play of the penalty-killing units.  Since a dismal 2-of-6 shorthanded effort  in the 6-3 loss at Canisius (11/10), Clarkson has allowed just three power-play goals in the opponents' last 57 man-advantage chances (94.7%) over the last 18 games. For the year, the Knights are 84.9% (79-93) on the penalty kill, 14th in NCAA.
• Clarkson's power play is ranked 19th in Division I, clicking at 20.7% (18-87). 
• The Knights have tallied the opening goal in 20 of the 26 games, going 15-5 when they get on the scoreboard first.
• The Knights are 16-0-0 when leading after two periods and 0-7 when trailing through 40 minutes.
• Clarkson starts fast and finishes strong, outscoring the opponents 28-15 in the first period and 35-13 over the final 20  minutes of regulation. The Green and Gold hold a slight 22-21 edge in the middle frame
• Clarkson has played in 11 games that have been decided by three-or-more goals, going 9-2 in those contests. 
• Junior defenseman Jordan Schneider leads the team in block shots with 41.
• Devin Brosseau and Nico Sturm have been named "Robert E. Empie '68 Men's Hockey Team Captains" while Marly Quinceand Jake Kielly will serve as assistant captains. 
• Last year's leading scorer Sheldon Rempal, who left the Clarkson program after his sophomore campaign to sign a professional contract with the Los Angeles Kings, has skated seven NHL games. Rempal participated in the 2019 AHL All-Star Classic on January 27-28 in Springfield, MA. He is a leading scorer for LA's AHL affilate the  Ontario Reign with 30 points (11-19) in 34 games.
• In its 97th season, Clarkson boasts 73 winning campaigns and a 1,454-870-160 all-time record for a .618 winning percentage since 1920-21.

Vs Cornell -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 66-55-17, but only hold 4-3-3 advantage in the last 10 games. The series is tied 2-2-1 in the last five meetings.  Clarkson is unbeaten against the Big Red in their last five regular-season games (2-0-3). The Knights shut out Cornell in both meetings last year en route to earning three of four ECAC Hockey points. The Green and Gold skated to a 4-0 victory at Lynah Rink on November 18, 2017 and battled to 0-0 tie at Cheel Arena on February 9 for their 15th whitewash all-time against the Big Red. Cornell's last win in the series came in the quarterfinal round of the 2017 ECAC Hockey playoffs when the Big Red edged the Knights 2-1 in the best of three-game series (2-6, 2-1, 2-1) on March 10-12 in Ithaca. 
Devin Brosseau has a team-high four points (1-3) in the series. Juho Jokiharju leads the way with two goals.  Jake Kiellyholds a .920 SP and a 1.66 GAA for a 2-2-3 record. He currently has gone the last 154.43 against Cornell without allowing a goal. 
Vs Colgate - Clarkson is 3-1-1 against Colgate over their last five meetings to improve its record against the Raiders to 86-53-18 in the all-time series, which began during the 1927-28 campaign. The Knights took three of four points during the regular season last year, winning 5-2 in Hamilton, NY on November 17 and skating to a 4-4 tie in Potsdam on February 10. Clarkson also knocked off Colgate in the 2018 ECAC Hockey playoffs, winning a quarterfinal-round series at Cheel Arena 2-1 (1-2, 3-0, 5-1) on March 9-11.
Nico Sturm has a team-high five points (1-4) through seven games of the series, while Marly Quince has scored three goals to go along with one assists through six games. 
Jake Kielly posts a .926 SP, a 1.70 GAA and a 4-2-1 record with one shutout.

Scouting Cornell
Right with Clarkson in the national polls with 9th and 10th-place rankings, Cornell owns a 13-6-2 overall record and sits atop the highly competitive ECAC Hockey standings with a 9-3-2 league mark, two points ahead of the Golden Knights. The Big Red are coming off a three-point weekend in NY's Capital District, shutting out Union 4-0 in Schenectady and tying RPI 1-1 in Troy. Cornell has gone 8-2-1 since December 1. The only loss during that span was a 3-2 overtime setback to Colgate at Lynah Rink on January 26. The Big Red are 7-4 in Ithaca this season. 

Scouting Colgate
Colgate enters the weekend looking to find some consistency in the win column. The Raiders, who host St. Lawrence on Friday prior to facing the Knights, own a 7-17-2 overall record and a 10th-place 4-8-2 ECAC Hockey mark. After opening the New Year with an impressive sweep on the road over Quinnipiac (5-4ot) and Princeton (4-3) on January 4-5, Colgate has struggled with just one victory (3-2 in overtime at Cornell on January 26) in its last eight outings. This past weekend, the Raiders lost at RPI (3-1) and Union (6-0). Colgate is 3-9-1 at Class of 1965 Arena.
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