2018-19 Clarkson University Men's Hockey Roster
Biography
JUNIOR YEAR(2018-19)—Started all 39 games ... Top 5 Finalist for the Mike Richter Award, which annually honors the most outstanding goaltender in the NCAA. ... Finalist for ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Year ... Second-Team league all-star ... Named to conference championship tournament All-Tournament Team ... Ranked among the NCAA's best in all the major goaltending categories ... Second in Division I in wins with 26, tied for fifth in shutouts with five, posted a .929 save percentage (9th in the nation) and a 1.91 goals against average (11th) ... Allowed two-or-fewer goals in 28 of the 39 games ... Led all active NCAA goaltenders in career shutouts with 16 ... Third on the Green and Gold's all-time win list with a 64-37-13 career record ... Was named MVP of the Desert Hockey Classic, gained ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Month honors for October and January and earned ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week accolades three times this season (11/5, 11/19, 12/31) ... Served as an assistant captain ... Nine games with 30-or-more saves ... Stopped a penalty shot in overtime in NCAA Northeast Regional game against Notre Dame (3/29), finishing with 35 saves ... Signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Vancouver Canucks after season ... Named to ECAC Hockey All-Academic team and as an AHCA Krampade Scholar All-American.
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2017-18)—A 2018 Mike Richter Award Finalist, which honors the most outstanding goaltender in NCAA men’s hockey … Finalist for ECAC Hockey’s Ken Dryden Goaltender of the Year … Third-Team ECAC All-Star … Backstopped Clarkson to best season in 10 years and first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2008 … Tied for second in the nation for shutouts with eighth, breaking the previous Clarkson mark of seven set by Wayne Gibbons in 1961-62 ... Played more minutes than any other conference goaltender both overall (2,336:59) and in league … Posted the fourth-best goals against average (1.82) in Division I and the seventh-rated save percentage (.929) … Tied for the seventh most wins in the country (22) … Named MVP of Friendship Four Tournament, helping Clarkson become first ECAC Hockey team to win the tournament in Belfast, Northern Ireland … Three-time ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Month (October, November, December) ... ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week once and NCAA First Star of the Week once … Mentioned 11 times on conference’s weekly Honor Roll ... Posted 1.63 goals against average and .933 save percentage in six playoff games ... Named to ECAC Hockey All-Academic team and as an AHCA Krampade Scholar All-American.
FRESHMAN YEAR (2016-17)—Started in goal for 35 of Clarkson's 39 games, including 28 of the last 29 ... Posted a .911 save percentage and a 2.56 goals-against average with three shutouts and 16 wins, the most victories by a Clarkson freshman goaltender in 18 years ... Named to ECAC Hockey's All-Rookie team ... Was also a finalist for the conference's Goaltender of the year Award ... Selected as Clarkson Hockey's Rookie of the Year ... Played more minutes (1129:25) than any other ECAC Hockey rookie goaltender and made more saves (522) than any other conference freshman goalie and posted the most wins (8) and ties (3) in league play among rookies … Posted 10 games with 30-or-more saves, including two 40-save outings ... Also recorded one assist ... Was named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Month in November; ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week three times (Oct. 24, Nov. 14 & Nov. 28); Shillelagh All-Tournament MOP (Nov. 26) after posting 35 saves in 2-0 shutout over 11th-ranked Notre Dame in title game, highlighting Clarkson's first in-season tournament championship title since 2006; NCAA Hockey 1st Star (Nov. 29) and an ECAC Hockey Honor Roll nominee eight times ... Named to ECAC Hockey All-Academic team.
BEFORE CLARKSON—An all-star between the pipes for United States Hockey League (USHL) Champions Tri-City Storm … A standout goaltender for Tri-City in 2015-16, posting a .919 save percentage and a 2.33 goals against average en route to a 21-7-8 record with four shutouts through 37 games of the regular season … Also collected three assists … Was nearly unbeatable in postseason play with a 9-2 record, including three shutouts behind a .950 save percentage and a 1.64 GAA to lead Tri-City to the USHL Clark Cup Championship … Teammate of fellow Clarkson recruit Nico Sturm … Was named to the 2014-15 NAHL All-Central Division Rookie Team as a member of the Austin Bruins … Helped to lead Austin to the 2015 Robertson Cup Finals.
PERSONAL—Son Susan and Dave Kielly ... Born on September 10, 1996 in Ajax, Ontario ... Catches right ... Business major … Has an older sister … Earned President’s Award for academic excellence at Austin H.S. … Likes to golf and fish … Lists Tiger Woods, as favorite athlete … Also recruited by Brown and Ohio State.
WHY CLARKSON—"Because of the tradition, great academics and its a great hockey program on the rise."
| Year |
GP |
Mins |
Saves |
Goals |
Save% |
GAA |
Record |
Sho |
| 2016-17 FR |
36 |
2084:03 |
916 |
89 |
.911 |
2.56 |
16-15-5 |
3 |
| 2017-18 SO |
39 |
2336:59 |
935 |
71 |
.929 |
1.82 |
22-11-6 |
8 |
| 2018-19 JR |
39 |
2325:53 |
966 |
74 |
.929 |
1.91 |
26-11-2 |
5 |
| Totals |
114 |
6746:55
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2817 |
234 |
.923 |
2.08 |
64-37-13 |
16 |
| CAREER GAME-HIGHS—Most Recent |
Saves: 45 in 3-2ot L(A) at Princeton, 2/11/17
Svs Pd: 20(3x) - (1st) in 1-1 T(A) at Princeton, 2/22/19
GA: 6 in 6-6 T(H) vs Harvard, 1/19/18 |
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Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2016-17Freshman
Goal
6'2"
196 lbs
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2017-18Sophomore
Goal
6'2"
200 lbs
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2018-19Junior
Goal
6'2"
201 lbs
