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Clarkson Hockey Makes Central NY Trip

By: January 17, 2017
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Men's Hockey | 1/17/2017 3:15:00 PM

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A seven-game road swing comes to a close for the Clarkson University Hockey team this weekend with historically its toughest road trip in ECAC Hockey. The Golden Knights, guided by sixth-year head coach Casey Jones and assistants Phil Roy '00 and Josh Hauge, make the short jaunt down to Central NY to take on Cornell and Colgate. The Knights face off against the Big Red at Lynah Rink in Ithaca on Friday and then make their first appearance on the ice at Colgate's new Class of 1965 Arena in Hamilton on Saturday. Both games are 7:00 p.m. starts.

Clarkson returned to ECAC Hockey action this past weekend with a split in New England. The Green and Gold played well and deserved a better fate on Friday in New Haven, CT, but could not finish off their scoring chances in a 2-1 loss at Yale. On Saturday, the Knights made sure to capitalize on their opportunities and skated away with their highest goal total in over four years with a 7-2 victory over Brown in Providence, RI.
With 11 games remaining in the regular season Clarkson posts an 11-9-3 overall record and is tied for fifth in the ECAC Hockey standings with a 6-4-1 league mark.

• The Knights have struggled on the trip to Central NY, managing just three points (3-3 tie at Colgate on December 6, 2008, a 0-0 draw at Cornell on December 3, 2011 and a 2-2 tie against the Raiders on November 15, 2014) in the previous eight regular seasons. Clarkson gained three points on the trip in 2007-08 with a 1-1 tie against Colgate and a 4-2 victory over the Big Red. The last time, the Green and Gold swept the weekend road series at Colgate and Cornell was during the 1996-97 campaign on February 28 (3-1 over the Big Red) and March 1 (7-3 over the Raiders). 
• 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 64-53-14. Cornell holds a 6-4 advantage in the last 10 meetings, but the Green and Gold won the last one, 2-1 in overtime at Cheel Arena last January 29 to snap a four-game losing skid in the series.
• Clarkson leads the Raiders in their all-time series, which began during the 1927-28 campaign, 82-51-17.  Colgate is 6-2-2 in the last 10 meetings of the rivalry with the last nine of those games being decided by one goal-or-less, including three overtime contests. 
•  After this weekend the Knights have five home games and four road contests left on the schedule. Clarkson is 4-6-1 at Cheel Arena and 6-3-1 on opponent's home ice.
• The Knights, who last played in Potsdam on December 3, falling to Top-10 ranked Harvard 7-3, return to Cheel Arena for their next home game on January 27, hosting 9th-ranked Union.
• Clarkson's seven goals on Saturday at Brown were its most in a single game since skating to a 7-2 victory over Princeton by the same score on November 17, 2012. The previous Saturday in Lake Placid, the Green and Gold posted, at the time, their most goals this season in the 6-1 non-league victory over Rensselaer.
• Junior Sam Vigneault has seven points in his last three games and leads Clarkson in points with 21, including a team-high 13 assists. Vigneault is on a current four-game points streak (3-5).
• Senior Troy Josephs, leads Clarkson with ten goals through 21 games this season. He had ten goals in 97 games during his first three years.  Josephs recorded his third career two-goal outing in the win over Brown. The Pittsburgh Penguins draft choice has 14 points (9-5) in his last 13 games, and 17 points (10-7) overall. 
• Nico Sturm became the third Clarkson freshman this season to score twice in one game with his fourth and fifth goals of the season on Saturday at Brown. Sturm has 15 points skating in all 23 games during his rookie campaign. 
• Freshman Haralds Egle has continued his strong play in the New Year, following up a two-goal effort in the win over Rensselaer in Lake Placid (1/7) with two assist on Saturday.  Through 19 games the Latvia native has tallied five goals and four assists.
• Senior Perry D'Arrisso enjoyed his first career multiple-point game with a goal and an assist in Saturday's win over the Bears.
• Freshman Sheldon Rempal recorded his first point in seven games with the game-winner at Brown.
• Senior defenseman, captain James 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 12 points on four goals and eight assists. 
• Junior defenseman Kelly Summers has an assist in each of the last three games. He rounds out Clarkson's double digit scorers with 11 points, including 10 assists.
• Freshman goaltender Jake Kielly has started 21 of Clarkson's first 23 games and posts a .917 save percentage and a 2.60 goals against average along with two shutouts. He has allowed only five goals through the first three games of 2017.
• Senior Jordan Boucher is Clarkson's second leading scorer with seven goals and 12 assists. Boucher leads all current Knights in career scoring with 61 points (24-37) through 100 games. 
• After missing the first nine games of the season nursing an injury, defenseman Terrance Amorosa has made a big impact on the Knights' blueline as the Green and Gold have gone 8-4-2 with the junior back in the lineup. He has tallied two power-play goals and six assists through 14 games and post a a +4.  The Philadelphia Flyers draft choice recorded his second two-assist game of the season with a pair of helpers in Saturday's  win. 
• Clarkson's Class of 2020 is the top producing freshman class in ECAC Hockey and is tied for fifth overall in the NCAA, averaging 2.78 points per game.  The Knights' seven rookie skaters, and Kielly (one assist) have accounted for 33% of Clarkson's offense with 64 points on 23 goals and 41 assists. 
• Freshmen, forward Devin Brosseau and defenseman Greg Moro share the team lead in plus/minus at +8.
• Clarkson has scored at least one power-play goal in each of the first three games of the New Year and is 4-13,  30.7% with the man-advantage in 2017. Through 23 games the Knights are 20-110, 18.2% on the power play.
•    Clarkson has not given up a power-play goal in 2017 and has killed of 12 straight opponent powerplays, including all nine in the New Year.

Scouting Cornell:
The hottest team in ECAC Hockey, Cornell opens a four-game home stand at Lynah Rink starting with Friday's game against the Knights. Guided by 22nd-year head coach Mike Schafer, the Big Red are 9-1 in their past 10 games, including five straight in the conference. Cornell swept on the road this past weekend, winning 5-1 at Princeton and 2-1 over 15th-ranked Quinnipiac. Overall, Cornell, ranked 14/15 in the national polls, stands at 11-4-1 and is tied with Clarkson for fifth place in the ECAC Hockey standings with a 6-2-1 league slate. Cornell, however, along with travel partner Colgate, has played the fewest league games at nine. The Big Red have played just four games at home, sporting a 3-1 record at Lynah. 

Scouting Colgate:
Colgate, guided by 24th-year head coach Don Vaughan, will be out to snap a four-game winless drought when it opens a four-game home stand on Friday against St. Lawrence prior to Saturday's game against the Green and Gold. The Raiders, who broke a three-game losing skid with a 2-2 tie at Princeton on Saturday, have just one win (3-2 at Arizona State) in their nine outings. Colgate owns a 4-12-5 overall record and a 10th-place 2-5-2 ECAC Hockey mark. The Raiders are 2-3-3 in their first season in the brand new 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 64-53-14. Cornell holds a 6-4 advantage in the last 10 meetings, but the Green and Gold won the last one, 2-1 in overtime at Cheel Arena last January 29 to snap a four-game losing skid in the series. Cornell won the first meeting last year, defeating Clarkson 5-2 on December 5, 2015 for its third straight victory over the Knights at Lynah Rink.

James de Haas has a team-high two goals against the Big Red and Jordan Boucher is the Knights' leading playmaker against Cornell with three assists. Both have a team-high four points in the series. Sam Vigneault and Terrance Amorosa are the only other current Knights to have scored a goal against Cornell. In four games, Steve Perry holds a .946 save percentage, a 1.42 GAA and a 1-3 record against the Big Red. Ville Runola has started one game in the series and holds a .895 save percentage, a 2.07 GAA and a 0-1 mark.

Clarkson leads the Raiders in their all-time series, which began during the 1927-28 campaign, 82-51-17.  Colgate is 6-2-2 in the last 10 meetings of the rivalry with the last nine of those games being decided by one goal-or-less, including three overtime contests. Clarkson broke out of a seven-game winless (0-5-2) drought against the Raiders with a 2-1 victory in Potsdam last January 30. In the first meeting last year, on December 4 at Starr Rink, the Raiders won their second straight 2-1 game over Clarkson. The Green and Gold's last win in Hamilton was a 2-1 triumph on February 3, 2007. 

James de Haas, Sam Vigneault, Marly Quince and Terrance Amorosa have scored one goal each in the series. Steve Perry owns a .914 save percentage, a 2.28 GAA and a 0-1 mark, while Ville Runola holds a .900 save percentage, a 2.31 GAA and a 0-1-1 mark in two games against Colgate.
 
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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
Troy Josephs

#16 Troy Josephs

F
6' 0"
Senior
Steve Perry

#1 Steve Perry

G
5' 10"
Senior
Marly Quince

#23 Marly Quince

F
6' 0"
Sophomore
Ville Runola

#34 Ville Runola

G
6' 0"
Senior
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
Troy Josephs

#16 Troy Josephs

6' 0"
Senior
F
Steve Perry

#1 Steve Perry

5' 10"
Senior
G
Marly Quince

#23 Marly Quince

6' 0"
Sophomore
F
Ville Runola

#34 Ville Runola

6' 0"
Senior
G
Kelly Summers

#5 Kelly Summers

6' 1"
Junior
D
Sam Vigneault

#21 Sam Vigneault

6' 5"
Junior
F