NICK
DODGE
#32
2004-08
Position: Center
Height: 5-10
Weight: 189
Birthdate: 5/1/86
Shoots: R
Hometown: Oakville, Ontario
Previous Team: Oakville Blades
Dodge leading Clarkson by example (3/13/07)
AT CLARKSON—"A two-year captain who helped lead the Green and Gold resurgence which lifted the Clarkson Hockey program
back among the nation’s elite … A standout, solid two-way forward who helped the Golden Knights compile 78 victories from 2004-2008, two back-to-back 20-win campaigns (2006-07, 2007-08) for the first time in 10 seasons, an ECAC Hockey Tournament Championship (2007) and a conference regular season title (2008) along with making two consecutive showings in the NCAA Tournament (2007, 2008) for the first time since the late 1990s … Dodge, who earned All-America and ECAC Hockey All-Star honors, capped off his collegiate career by leading the Green and Gold to one of the most successful seasons in the program’s 86-year history in 2007-08 with a 22-13-4 overall record, a first-place 15-4-3 ECAC Hockey mark and Clarkson’s first NCAA Tournament victory since 1996 ... Completed his collegiate career by joining the Knights' elite Century Club with 124 career points on 52 goals and 72 assists through 150 games.
SENIOR YEAR (2007-08)— Selected as Best Defensive Forward in ECAC Hockey … Clarkson’s team captain, who did all the little things necessary to help the Golden Knights win the ECAC Hockey regular season title … Strong specialty teams player with four power-play goals and four shorthanded markers to go along with four game-winners … Set Clarkson career 
mark for shorthanded goals with nine … The Knights’ top faceoff specialists, winning over 57% of his draws … Posted a +8 plus/minus rating … Clarkson’s fourth leading scorer with 26 points (12-14) … Best outing was a two-goal, one-assist effort in 3-2 victory over nationally-ranked St. Cloud State at Cheel Arena (11/24) … Also scored twice in 3-1 win at Rensselaer (2/23) … Tallied seven points (4-3) in last eight games … Three of his last five goals were game-winners … Named ECAC Hockey Player of the Week once (11/16) and selected twice to league’s weekly Honor Roll (2/11, 2/25) … Was a candidate for men's hockey division of 2007-08 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award … Selected to ECAC Hockey All-Academic team … Named Clarkson’s Paul J. Pilon Award winner, presented when appropriate to a senior who has excelled both as a student and hockey player.
JUNIOR YEAR (2006-07)—2007 RBK All-American (2ndteam) ... First-Team ECACHL All-Star
... CU’s captain … Complete all-around player, who excelled in all aspects of the game … CU’s second-leading scorer with 39 points (18-21) through 36 games … Strong specialty teams player with a team-high nine power-play markers to go along with one shorthanded tally and two game-winners ... One of the top faceoff men in the ECACHL, winning 56% of his draws (489-389) ... Posted a +12 rating ... Had nine multiple-point games ... Leads all current Knights in career points with 98 (40-58) through 111 games ... Scored a goal and an assist in 5-4 semifinal win over Dartmouth (3/16) ... Named CSTV/HCA National Player of the Month - December ... Named MVP of Badger Showdown after recording five points (4-1) in tourney ... Posted first career hat trick in 6-2 win over Wisconsin (12/29) and followed with a ppg and one assist in 3-2 victory over Lake Superior in championship game (12/30) ... Recorded a career-high four points (1-3) in 4-2 win at Yale (12/1) … ECACHL Player of the Week (1/2) ... ESPN The Magazine Academic District 1 University At-Large 2nd Team ... Named to the ECACHL All-Academic team.
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2005-06)—First sophomore at Clarkson to serve in a leadership role, as an 
assistant captain, since the 1981-82 campaign ... Selected as Bill Harrison Most Valuable Player ... Named an ECACHL All-Star, gaining third-team recognition ... A respected all-round player who made an impact in all facets of the game … Was just the third Knight over the past nine years to record 40 or more points, leading the Green and Gold in scoring with 16 goals and 25 assists playing in all 38 games ... Posted 20 points (7-13) in the last 20 games ... Tallied unassisted goal in Game 1 (3/10) of ECACHL Quarterfinal series at Cornell ... Recorded three assists in first-round sweep of Princeton (3/3-4) ... Tallied league-high fourth shorthanded marker of the season at Colgate (1/20)... . One of the Knights’ top faceoff specialists winning 55% of his draws … Excelled on specialty teams, where he also had three power-play goals … Tallied 12 multiple-point games … Posted second three-assist game of the season in 6-2 win over St. Lawrence (1/7) ... Named to Catamount Cup All-Tournament team after scoring two, third-period goals to rally Knights in 3-3 tie vs. Bemidji State (12/30) in first round ... Scored lone goal for either team in 10-man tie-breaking shootout ... Held off the scoresheet for just one weekend of the season in games at Dartmouth (2/24) and Harvard (2/25) ... Posted a +9 plus/minus rating … Selected to the ECACHL weekly Honor Roll four times (10/21, 12/12, 1/2, 1/9) ... Named to the conference’s All-Academic team.
FRESHMAN YEAR (2004-05)—Played a vital role on Clarkson’s offense as the
Golden Knights’ top faceoff specialist and fifth-leading scorer … Tallied 18 points on six goals and 12 assists … Won 56% of his draws … Scored two goals in 3-2 victory, including the game-winner, in triumph at Vermont (2/11) ... Set up two goals, including the game-winner, in 4-3 overtime victory at Union in Game 3 of ECACHL First Round series (3/6) … Opened Clarkson career with a power-play goal in season’s first game, a 4-2 loss at Providence (10/8) ... Tallied two assists in 4-1 win over Dartmouth (11/12) for first multiple-point game ... Named to ECACHL weekly Honor Roll once (2/14).
BEFORE CLARKSON—Served as team captain and was MVP for the Oakville Blades, coached by Frank Carnavele, of the Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League (OPJHL) ... Tallied 79 points on 33 goals and 46 assists through 45 games in 2003-04 to lead Oakville to the OPJHL Western Conference Championship ... OPJHL All-Star and named League’s Fastest Skater ... 2002-03 Oakville Rookie of the Year.
PERSONAL—Son of Adele and Robert Dodge …Born May 1, 1986 … Shoots right … Finance major ... Valedictorian at Iroquois Ridge H.S. ... Has an older brother, Greg ... Selected in the 2006 NHL Draft by Carolina in the sixth round (183) ... Also recruited by Princeton, Yale and Rensselaer.
| Year |
GP |
Gls |
Asst |
Pts |
P/M |
PPG |
SHG |
GWG |
HT |
+/- |
| 2004-05 FR |
37 |
6 |
12 |
18 |
17/42 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
-2 |
| 2005-06 SO |
38 |
16 |
25 |
41 |
28/72 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
+9 |
| 2006-07 JR |
36 |
18 |
21 |
39 |
16/32 |
9 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
+12 |
| 2007-08 SR |
39 |
12 |
14 |
26 |
13/26 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
+8 |
| Totals |
150 |
52
|
72 |
124 |
74/172 |
17 |
9 |
8 |
1 |
+19 |
CAREER GAME-HIGHS—Most Recent
Points: 4 - (1-3) vs Yale in 4-1 W(A), 12/1/06
Goals: 3 - vs. Wisconsin in 6-2 W(A), 12/29/06
Assists: 3 (three times) - vs Yale in 4-1 W(A), 12/1/06
Power Play Goals: 1 (17 times) - vs Princeton in 4-3 W(H), 2/29/08
