Skip To Main Content

Scoreboard

Clarkson University Athletics

2013-14 Clarkson Women's Hockey Roster

21 Vanessa Gagnon

  • Position Forward
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-2
  • Hometown St. Constant, QUE
  • Last Team Dawson Blues

Biography



SENIOR YEAR (2013-14)—NCAA Tournament Elite 89 award winner ... Was named the recipient of ECAC Hockey’s prestigious Mandi Schwartz Student-Athlete of the Year Award … Voted ECAC Hockey’s Best Defensive Forward … Fourth leading scorer overall in points and second in goals during the NCAA Tournament with five points and three goals in three games ... Tallied game-winning goal and one assist in NCAA Tr. semifinal win over Mercyhurst (3/21) ... Recorded 18 goals (2nd on CU) and 15 assists in 36 games ... Boasted a  +43 … Assistant Captain ... Scored two goals in NCAA Tr. 3-1 win over BC (3/15) ... One of the Knights’ top players at the faceoff circle, winning 64% of her draws … Clutch goal scorer with five game-winners … Posted five two-goal games … Scored two power-play goals and netted one shorthanded tally ... Clarkson Women’s Hockey Student-Athlete of the Year ... Skated in 148 games with 33 goals and 36 assists ... 2014 Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Women's At-Large first team ... Named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic team ... ECAC Hockey's representative for 2014 NCAA Woman of the Year. 
 
JUNIOR YEAR (2012-13)—A productive forward on one of Clarkson’s top lines … Tallied 21 points on 10 goals and 11 assists through 38 games … Scored a goal in four of the last five games … Became the only visiting player during the season to score a game-winning goal, and also had an assist, at Bright Hockey Center as the Knights defeated Harvard 3-1 (2/23) to secure the second-seed in the ECAC Hockey playoffs … Scored twice in the conference quarterfinal-series sweep against Rensselaer (3/1-2) … Tallied two points (1-1) in ECAC semifinals vs the Crimson (3/9) ... Had three game-winning goals and two power-play tallies … Came through with winning goal in 3-2 win at Union (2/9) … Posted 55% on faceoffs (364-293) ... Clarkson Women’s Hockey Student-Athlete of the Year ... Selected as the Knights Unsung Hero Award Winner ... First Golden Knight in the 10-year history of the program to earn CoSIDA Academic honors, named to the first-team of the 2013 CoSIDA/Capital One Women's At-Large Academic All-Region team ... Named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic team.

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2011-12)—Came through with a solid sophomore season, skating in all 37 games as the Golden Knights’ third-line center … Recorded 12 points on four goals and eight assists along with posting a +5 plus/minus rating … Reliable on the faceoff, winning 56% of her draws … Scored a career-high two goals in 6-2 win at Brown (1/14) … Connected for the game-winner in 6-2 victory over Union (12/3) … Scored first goal of the year in 10-0 rout of Rensselaer (12/2) at Cheel Arena … Helped set up both goals in 2-1 triumph over UNH (10/22) … Tallied two assists in 3-0 win over Quinnipiac (11/11) ... Named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic team.

FRESHMAN YEAR (2010-11)—Gained valuable playing experience skating in all 37 games as the Knights’ fourth-line center … Scored one goal and two assists … First collegiate goal came against Quinnipiac (1/8) … First assist came in 3-2 overtime victory over Quinnipiac (1/28) at Cheel Arena ... Named to ECAC Hockey All-Academic team.

BEFORE CLARKSON—Played for the Dawson Blues in 2009-10 where she served as team captain ... Invited to the 2007 Canadian Women’s U18 Selection Camp ... Won the bronze medal at the 2007 Canada Winter Games ... Won a silver medal at the 2007 U18 Nationals as a member of Team Quebec ... Was awarded the 2008 Honor of Excellence for the best GPA in secondary 5.

PERSONAL—Daughter of Suzanne Amyot and Mario Gagnon ... Born on October 28, 1990 … Shoots left … Strong student majoring in Business ... Earned Student-Athlete Award at Dawson College ... Posted highest average in graduation year of high school … Has a younger brother, Frederic ... Also likes to play golf and tennis ... Lists Marie-Philip Poulin and Chantal Petitclerc as her favorite athletes ... Also recruited by Harvard, Princeton, Brown, Vermont, Ohio State and Cornell.

WHY CLARKSON—"A couple of the reasons why I chose Clarkson are for its proximity with Canada and for the small campus. But I mainly chose to come here because of the hockey program and the coaches."
 
YearGPGlsAsstPtsP/MPPGSHGGWGHT+/-
2010-11 FR371238/160000-6
2011-12 SO 37481211/2200 10+5
2012-13 JR3810112115/302030+5
2013-14 SR3618153319/602150+43
Totals148

33

366955/1284190+47
CAREER GAME-HIGHS—Most Recent
Points: 3 - (0-3) in 4-1 W(A) at Brown, 1/18/14
Goals: 2 (6 times) - vs Boston College in 3-1 W(H), 3/15/14
Assists: 3 - in 4-1 W(A) at Brown, 1/18/14
Power Play Goals: 1 (4 times) - in 6-0 W(H) vs Rensselaer, 2/21/14
First Career Goal: vs Quinnipiac in 3-2ot L(H), 1/8/11
First Career Assist: at Quinnipiac in 3-2ot W(A), 1/28/11

Statistics

Season:
2013-14

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2010-11Freshman

    Forward
    5'2"
    21
  • 21

    2011-12Sophomore

    Forward
    5'2"
    21
  • 21

    2013Junior

    Forward
    5'2"
    21
  • 21

    2013-14Senior

    Forward
    5'2"
    21