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Knights Take to the Road For Longest ECAC Hockey Trip

photo by Schuyler Meyer

A .500 mark in the just completed four-game home stand was not what the Clarkson University Hockey team was looking for when it returned to Potsdam for its first ECAC Hockey games of the New Year at Cheel Arena. 

The Golden Knights, guided by 7th-year head Coach Casey Jones and assistants Phil Roy '00 and Josh Hauge will look to get back on a roll as they open the final month of the regular season with their longest conference road trip of the year. Clarkson will travel to the southern regions of ECAC Hockey this weekend, playing at Quinnipiac on Friday in Hamden, CT and at Princeton in New Jersey on Saturday.  

This past weekend at Cheel, the Green and Gold closed out the home stand with a 4-1 win over Yale before tying Brown 2-2. Clarkson tied Harvard 6-6 and lost to Dartmouth 3-2w on January 19-20.

Ranked third in the national polls, the Knights own a 19-4-3 overall record and stand in second place in ECAC Hockey at 11-1-2. Clarkson is one point behind Cornell for the top spot with eight games remaining in the regular season.

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•    Quinnipiac leads the all-time series, which first started with a 4-0 Clarkson win in Northford, CT on February 8, 2000, 14-10-3. Clarkson snapped a four-game winless stretch (0-3-1) against the Bobcats with its first victory in Hamden, CT since December 2014 with a 4-2 win last February 10. Quinnipiac defeated the Green and Gold in the first meeting last season, 5-3 at Cheel Arena on November 4, 2016. Clarkson is 3-5-2 all-time at High Points Solutions Arena. 
•    Clarkson holds a decisive 83-32-5 lead in the all-time series against Princeton, which began with an 8-5 Knight victory in New Jersey on January 17, 1928. The Knights have struggled at Princeton in recent meetings, however, losing their last three games at Hobey Baker Rink. In their last meeting the Tigers nipped the Green and Gold 3-2 in overtime in New Jersey on February 11. Clarkson is 7-3 over the Tigers in their last 10 games.The Knights won the first meeting last year, 4-2 at Cheel Arena on November 5, 2016. The Knights' last victory at Princeton was a 4-3 win on February 8, 2014. 
•    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 four games left on the road and four at Cheel. The Knights are 9-2-1 on the road and 8-2-2 at home this season.
•    Clarkson features the highest scoring offense in ECAC Hockey play, averaging 3.93 GPG in league play. The Knights are eighth in the nation offensively, averaging 3.38 GPG. Defensively, the Knights are second in the country (allowing only 1.54 GPG) and in the conference (1.71).
•    Clarkson stills ranks first in Division I in combined special teams plays (56.5%, 130-230), despite a lull in the power-play efficiency in recent games. The Knights rank fifth on the power play at 26.15 (30-115). Clarkson went just 1-11 in the four-game home stand, and is just 4-of-30 (13.3%) on the man-advantage in the first seven games of 2018. The Green and Gold are first in ECAC Hockey games on the power play, clicking at 29.9% (20-67). Clarkson is 17-0-1 when it scores on the power play.
•    The Knights are seventh nationally on the penalty kill at 87% (100-115), and 5th in ECAC Hockey play at 84.7% (50-59).
•    Right wing Sheldon Rempal, center Nico Sturm and left wing Devin Brosseau form one of the top lines in college hockey.  The sophomore trio rank 1-2-3 on the Clarkson scoring charts with 30 (18-12), 25 (10-15) and 25 (6-19) points, respectively.
•    Rempal broke out of a five-game goal-scoring drought when he tallied twice in the 4-1 win over Yale on Friday. He is third in the NCAA in goal scoring (.69 GPG). Rempal has totaled 29 goals and 53 points in 65 career games.
•    Rempal broke out of a five-game goal-scoring drought when he tallied twice in the 4-1 win over Yale on Friday. He is third in the NCAA in goal scoring (.69 GPG). Rempal has totaled 29 goals and 53 points in 65 career games.
•    Sturm leads the NCAA is faceoff percentage .638% (307-174) and is Clarkson's plus/minus leader (+17).  He has been hot in the New Year with eight points (4-4) in seven games. Sturm posted a career-high three assists in Friday's win over Yale. He has scored both on the Knights' shorthanded goals, three power-play tallies and three game-winners.
•    Brosseau, an assistant captain, is the Knights' leading playmaker with 19 assists. Four of Brosseau's six goals have come on the power play.
•    Freshmen linemates Jack Jacome and Josh Dickinson are two of the top rookies in the nation. 
•    A left wing, Jacome is fifth in the nation among freshman scorers, averaging .92 points per games on six goals and 16 assists through 24 games. 
•    Dickinson, a right wing, is Clarkson's second-leading goal scorer with 12, and adds eight assists for 20 points. He leads the nation's freshman forwards in block shots with 30.
•    Jacome and Dickinson ranked 1-2 in conference scoring among ECAC Hockey freshmen with 18 (5-13) and 14 (9-5) points through 14 league 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 has surpassed his season-high for points with 21 on six goals and 15 assists, fifth on the Clarkson scoring charts.   All six of his goals have come on the power play, a team-high. He holds a +15 plus/minus rating. 
•    A 2014 Ottawa Senators' draftee, Summers has 20 points  on three goals and 17 assists. He leads the Knights in blocks shots with 37 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, who has started 25 of Clarkson's 26 games. He owns the second-best goals against average (1.59) in the nation, is third in save percentage (.940), fourth in winning percentage (.780) and is tied first in the country in shutouts (6). He has earned ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Month honors in each of the three months this season it has been awarded - October, November and December. ECAC Hockey All-Rookie team goaltender last season, Kielly has already surpassed his win total from last year (16) with an18-4-3 record. The most victories in a season by a Clarkson goaltender in the last 11 years is 22 by David Leggio '08 in 2007-08.

Scouting Quinnipiac:
One of the top teams in ECAC Hockey for the past several years, Quinnipiac has fallen on hard times in 2017-18 and currently sits in an unaccustomed position near the bottom of the league standings. The Bobcats are in 10th place in the conference, one point out of eighth, with a 4-8-2 league mark. Quinnipiac, which lost 5-3 at home to Princeton on Tuesday, stands at 9-13-4 overall. The Bobcats are 0-3-1 in their last four ECAC Hockey games. Quinnipiac has struggled this season at High Point Solutions Arena, going just 3-8-1 on its home ice.

Scouting Princeton:
Princeton, which hosts St. Lawrence on Friday, comes into the weekend with a modest two-game winning streak after knocking off travel partner Quinnipiac 5-3 in Hamden, CT on Tuesday to close out a five-game road trip. The Tigers also won at Dartmouth 6-3 on January 13. Guided by former Clarkson assistant coach Ron Fogarty, Princeton is in eighth place in the league standings at 5-8-1. Overall, the Tigers stand at 8-10-3. Princeton is 4-5-3 at Hobey Baker Rink this season. In their last action in New Jersey, the Tigers skated to a pair of ties (3-3, 2-2) with national powerhouse St. Cloud State on December 29-30. 
The Series:

Quinnipiac leads the all-time series, which first started with a 4-0 Clarkson win in Northford, CT on February 8, 2000, 14-10-3. Clarkson snapped a four-game winless stretch (0-3-1) against the Bobcats with its first victory in Hamden, CT since December 2014 with a 4-2 win last February 10. Quinnipiac defeated the Green and Gold in the first meeting last season, 5-3 at Cheel Arena on November 4, 2016 for its second straight win in Potsdam. Clarkson is 3-5-2 all-time at High Points Solutions Arena. 

Sheldon Rempal and Aaron Thow have both scored a goal and an assist against Quinnipiac for a team-high two points. Nic Pierog and Greg Moro are the only other Knights who have scored a goal in the series.
Jake Kielly posted 33 saves on 35 shots to pick up the win at Quinnipiac last season for his only action in the series. 

Clarkson holds a decisive 83-32-5 lead in the all-time series against Princeton, which began with an 8-5 Knight victory in New Jersey on January 17, 1928. The Knights have struggled at Princeton in recent meetings, however, losing their last three games at Hobey Baker Rink. In their last meeting the Tigers nipped the Green and Gold 3-2 in overtime in New Jersey on February 11. Clarkson is 7-3 over the Tigers in their last 10 games, including an ECAC Hockey first-round series sweep of Princeton (3-2 2ot, 3-2ot) in March, 2016.  The Knights won the first meeting last year, 4-2 at Cheel Arena on November 5, 2016. The Knights' last victory at Princeton was a 4-3 win on February 8, 2014. 

Terrance Amorosa is averaging a point per game against the Tigers with one goal and six assists through seven games. Ben Dalpe has tallied two goals and two assists through six games.
Jake Kielly made a career-high 45 saves, but took the loss in the 3-2 overtime setback last February for his only action against Princeton. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Terrance Amorosa

#44 Terrance Amorosa

D
6' 2"
Senior
Devin Brosseau

#14 Devin Brosseau

F
6' 1"
Sophomore
Ben Dalpe

#9 Ben Dalpe

F
5' 9"
Senior
Jake Kielly

#29 Jake Kielly

G
6' 2"
Sophomore
Greg Moro

#3 Greg Moro

D
6' 4"
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
Aaron Thow

#13 Aaron Thow

D
6' 1"
Junior
Jack Jacome

#16 Jack Jacome

F
5' 7"
Freshman
Josh Dickinson

#21 Josh Dickinson

F
6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Terrance Amorosa

#44 Terrance Amorosa

6' 2"
Senior
D
Devin Brosseau

#14 Devin Brosseau

6' 1"
Sophomore
F
Ben Dalpe

#9 Ben Dalpe

5' 9"
Senior
F
Jake Kielly

#29 Jake Kielly

6' 2"
Sophomore
G
Greg Moro

#3 Greg Moro

6' 4"
Sophomore
D
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
Aaron Thow

#13 Aaron Thow

6' 1"
Junior
D
Jack Jacome

#16 Jack Jacome

5' 7"
Freshman
F
Josh Dickinson

#21 Josh Dickinson

6' 2"
Freshman
F