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Clarkson Hosts St. Lawrence in Non-League Weekend Series at Cheel

10/30/2019 11:04:00 AM

The season-opening, non-league portion of the schedule comes to a close in a big way for Clarkson this weekend when the Golden Knights host North Country rival St. Lawrence in a two-game set at Cheel Arena. Both games are 7:00 p.m. faceoffs. Both games can be viewed livestream over ESPN+ (US viewers) and StretchInternet (International viewers)

Ranked 11th in the national polls, Clarkson, guided by ninth-year Head Coach Casey Jones, Associate Coach Josh Hauge and Assistant Coach Mike Towns, stands at 3-2-1 overall. The Green and Gold are coming off a weekend split at 6th-ranked Wisconsin, shutting out the high-scoring Badgers 4-0 at the Kohl Center in Madison on Friday before dropping a 4-3 decision in the final seconds on Saturday. 

Clarkson, which tied (1-1) and defeated (3-1) Michigan in Ann Arbor to open the season on October 11-12,  has played four of its first six games on the road all against Big10 foes.

The Knights begin ECAC Hockey play next weekend at Union and Rensselaer.
• Clarkson's Captain, Devin Brosseau was named ECAC Hockey Player of the Week after recording four points, including his first three goals of the season, in the weekend split at Wisconsin. The St. Lambert, QUE native scored the Green and Gold's second goal in Friday's 4-0 win, an unassisted breakaway tally midway through the second period to give Clarkson a 2-0 lead over the Badgers. Brosseau, a graduate student, scored two third-period goals on Saturday to force a 3-3 tie late in the game. ECAC Hockey Student-Athlete of the Year in 2019, Brosseau is closing in on the century mark with 88 points on 35 goals and 53 assists through 120 career games. The left wing has recorded three goals and two assists through four games this season. 
• Four different Knights scored in Friday's 4-0 win at Wisconsin as junior Jack Jacome midway through the first period, Brosseau midway through the middle frame, and senior Haralds Egle and sophomore Josh Dunne in the third, all found the back of the net. For Jacome, Brosseau and Egle, that was their first goal of the season.
• Clarkson trailed 3-0 early in the second period on Saturday against Wisconsin, but the Knights rallied back and tied the score 3-3 late in the contest. Sophomore Adam Tisdale put the Green and Gold on the scoreboard at 7:19, just 11 seconds after the Badgers' third goal. Brosseau scored twice late in the third to tie the game with 72 seconds remaining. Wisconsin, however connected for the game-winner  with just 6.1 seconds left in regulation. 
• Frank Marotte, the graduate transfer form Robert Morris has certainly made a big impression for the Golden Knights in the crease. Marotte has made 30-or-more saves in every game and posts the fifth best save percentage in the nation at .945 through six games. The 6-1, 194-pound goaltender made a season-high 38 stops in Friday's win at Wisconsin to blank the number one offensive team in the country for his first shutout at Clarkson. He had eight whitewashes in three seasons at Robert Morris. 
• Dunne, who has recorded points in five of the first six games, tops the Knights on the scoring chart with three goals and five assists for eight points. He had four points (1-4) this past weekend at Wisconsin. Dunne, who missed seven games early last season with injuries, is scheduled to play his first games against St. Lawrence this weekend. 
• Brosseau and Egle, both have five points on the year. Egle has recorded one goal and four assists. He leads the Knights in plus/minus at +5. 
• Clarkson is number one in the country for combined specialty teams play, boosted by the Knights' shorthanded effort. Clarkson has allowed just two power-play goals on 29 opponent man-advantage opportunities (93.1%). The Green and Gold killed off all 10 of Wisconsin's power play over the weekend. The Badgers entered last weekend with the third-rated power play in the nation.  
• The Knights were held off the scoresheet on five power plays over the weekend, but did score a pair of extra attacker goals against the Badgers. Clarkson power play is 14th in Division I, hitting at 22.2% (4-18).
• Clarkson has gotten off to solid starts, netting the first goal in four of six games while outscoring the opponents 4-2 through the opening 20 minutes. The Knights have also been strong in the third period with a 9-4 goal differential. The Green and Gold have been outscored 6-3 in the middle frame. 
• In its 98th season, Clarkson boasts 74 winning campaigns and a 1,465-875-163 all-time record for a .618 winning percentage since 1920-21.
• Left wing Devin Brosseau, a graduate student who was named ECAC Hockey's Student-Athlete of the Year in 2019, will serve as the Knights' captain for the second straight season. Acting as Clarkson assistant captains are senior defensemen Greg Moro and Jordan Schneider and sophomore center Josh Dunne. 
• Four current Golden Knights have been selected in the NHL Draft. Junior Kris Oldham – 2015 by Tampa Bay (6th round, 153 overall), sophomore Nick Campoli – 2017 by Las Vegas (6th, 158), freshman Dustyn McFaul – 2018 by Boston (6th, 181) and freshman Anthony Romano – 2019 by Arizona (6th, 176).
• Several Clarkson alumni are playing in the NHL and AHL at the start of the 2019-20 professional season. Defenseman Mark Borowiecki '11 has played parts of the past eight seasons in the NHL with Ottawa and serves as a Senators Assistant Captain this year. The Knights' leading scorers from each of the past three seasons, who all left college for the pro ranks early, are starting the 2019-20 campaign in the AHL - Sam Vigneault '17 is with the Cleveland Monsters, Sheldon Rempal '18 is with the Ontario Reign and Nico Sturm '19 is with the Iowa Wild. Forwards Ben Sexton '14 and Jarrett Burton '14 are with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and Rochester Americans, respectively. Defenseman James de Haas '17 plays with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Forward Josh Dickinson '18 is listed on the Colorado Eagles' roster. Jake Kielly '19, an all-star goaltender at Clarkson the previous three seasons, starts his pro career with the Kalamazoo Wings in the ECHL along with defenseman Aaron Thow '19. 

The Series:
In the overall series between the North Country rivals, which began in the 1925-26 campaign, the Golden Knights hold an overwhelming 127-72-11 lead. Clarkson is 4-1 against the Saints in their last five meetings, including two victories in three games last season. The Knights skated to a 6-2 non-league win in Lake Placid over the Thanksgiving break last year and then split a home-and-home ECAC Hockey series in early December, winning 3-0 in Potsdam after dropping a 4-2 decision the night before in Canton. The Green and Gold hold a 25-8-2 advantage over their rivals at Cheel Arena. The Knights have won the last four meetings in Potsdam. St. Lawrence's last victory at Cheel was a 2-1 win on January 31, 2015.
Devin Brosseau leads the Clarkson offense against the Saints with five points on one goal and four assists. Grant Cooper and Haralds Egle both have two goals in the series. Jack Jacome has tallied four assists. 

Scouting St. Lawrence
Guided by first-year Head Coach Brent Brekke, an assistant coach with the Knights last season, St. Lawrence has a positive vibe surrounding its program in 2019-20 and is off to a solid start after a 6-29-2 campaign last year. The Saints stand at 2-3-1 and are coming off a 2-2 tie at Holy Cross and a 3-0 win at Bentley this past weekend.  St. Lawrence also defeated Mercyhurst 3-2 in Erie, PA on October 12. In the midst of a six-game road trip, St. Lawrence has played only two games in Canton, both at SUNY Canton, as Appleton Arena is undergoing renovations. 

 
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