The Clarkson Golden Knights will travel to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to face the Minutemen of UMass at the Kwik Trip Holiday Faceoff on Wednesday, Dec. 28th at 4:00 pm central.
Clarkson heads into the game coming off a 7-8-2 fall semester, while UMass comes in 7-6-3.Â
The Knights are led by
Ayrton Martino in points (18) and assists (15) while
Anthony Callin leads the team in goals with 8. Callin has scored 6 goals in his last 8 games.Â
The Knights have better at home, going 6-4-2, while this series will be their first on a neutral ice surface this season. Last season the Knights only played 1 game on a neutral ice surface, a loss at the Olympic Center in the ECAC Semi's. Back in 2018-19, Clarkson went 4-1 on neutral ice.Â
The Knights have also found success at their last 3 in-season tournaments. in 2016, they won at Notre Dame's Shillelagh Tournament, then in 2017 the luck of the Irish continued when the Knights won the Friendship Four in Belfast. In 2018, Clarkson won the Desert Hockey Classic in Tempe, AZ.
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