2020–21 Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey season

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2020–21 Clarkson Golden Knights
men's ice hockey season
Conference2nd ECAC Hockey
Home iceCheel Arena
Rankings
USCHO20
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall11–7–4
Conference6–4–4
Home4–3–3
Road7–4–1
Neutral0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachCasey Jones
Assistant coachesJosh Hauge
Mike Towns
Andrew Mercer
Captain(s)Zach Tsekos
Josh Dunne
Alternate captain(s)Jack Jacome
Connor McCarthy
Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2020–21 Clarkson Golden Knights Men's ice hockey season was the 99th season of play for the program and the 60th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Golden Knights represented the Clarkson University and played their home games at Cheel Arena, and were coached by Casey Jones, in his 10th season.

Season[edit]

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Because the NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year, none of Clarkson's players would lose a season of play.[1] However, the NCAA also approved a change in its transfer regulations that would allow players to transfer and play immediately rather than having to sit out a season, as the rules previously required.[2]

Clarkson was up and down all season, ending their non-conference schedule with just a 5–3 record despite playing mostly Atlantic Hockey teams. The offense began to sputter once the team began its conference slate but the goaltending was strong enough to keep them in most games. Clarkson ended the season in second place in the conference and was on the bubble to make the NCAA Tournament. Just as the team was getting ready to play in the ECAC Hockey Tournament, several team members gathered on campus, violating the school's COVID-19 protocols.[3] As a result, the school ended the team's season and caused the Golden Knights to withdraw from postseason competition. While Clarkson wasn't the first team to end their season prematurely, they were the first ranked team to do so.

Chris Klack, Tommy Pasanen and Jordan Robert sat out the season.

Departures[edit]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Jere Astrén Defenseman  Finland Left program
Devin Brosseau Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Bakersfield Condors)
Haralds Egle Forward  Latvia Graduation (signed with Manitoba Moose)
Shane Kuzmeski Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Wheeling Nailers)
Nicholas Latinovich Goaltender  Canada Left program
Frank Marotte Goaltender  Canada Graduation (signed with Allen Americans)
Greg Moro Defenseman  Canada Graduation (signed with Stockton Heat)
Jordan Schneider Defenseman  Canada Graduation
Adam Tisdale Forward  Canada Transferred to Sacred Heart

Recruiting[edit]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Noah Beck Defenseman  Canada 19 Richmond Hill, ON; Selected 194th overall in 2020
Alex Campbell Forward  Canada 19 Châteauguay, QC; Selected 65th overall in 2019
Charlie Campbell Forward  Canada 20 Châteauguay, QC
Ethan Haider Goaltender  United States 19 Maple Grove, MN; Selected 148th overall in 2019
Luke Mobley Forward  United States 20 St. Louis Park, MN
Jake Mucitelli Goaltender  United States 20 Deerfield, NY
Tommy Pasanen Defenseman  Germany 19 Schweinfurt, DEU
Jordan Power Defenseman  Canada 19 Ottawa, ON
David Silye Forward  Canada 21 Arnprior, ON
Kaelan Taylor Defenseman  United States 21 Oceanside, CA
Nick Wicks Forward  Canada 22 Delta, BC; transfer from Alaska Anchorage

Roster[edit]

As of December 30, 2020.[4]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Quebec Connor McCarthy (A) Senior D 6' 7" (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1996-05-07 LaSalle, Quebec Chilliwack (BCHL) —
3 California Kaelan Taylor Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-01-03 Oceanside, California Dubuque (USHL) —
4 Minnesota Brian Hurley Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 1998-06-18 Dellwood, Minnesota Chicago (USHL) —
5 Michigan Michael Underwood Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1998-06-07 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Green Bay (USHL) —
6 Ontario Jack Jacome (A) Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 1998-12-07 Caledon, Ontario Georgetown (OJHL) —
8 Ontario Chris Klack Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1997-06-03 Georgetown, Ontario Penticton (BCHL) —
9 Ontario Jamie Collins Junior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 158 lb (72 kg) 1997-09-21 Fergus, Ontario Nanaimo (BCHL) —
10 British Columbia Nick Wicks Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-04-24 Delta, British Columbia Merritt Centennials (NAHL) —
11 Quebec Alex Campbell Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-02-27 Châteauguay, Quebec Omaha (USHL) NSH, 65th overall 2019
12 Ontario David Silye Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1999-03-02 Arnprior, Ontario Penticton (BCHL) —
13 Quebec Mathieu Gosselin Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 1999-05-18 Quebec City, Quebec Merritt (BCHL) —
14 Minnesota Luke Mobley Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1999-11-26 St. Louis Park, Minnesota Omaha (USHL) —
15 New Jersey John Carter MacLean Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1997-02-27 Basking Ridge, New Jersey Sioux City (USHL) —
16 Germany Tommy Pasanen Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 2001-07-30 Schweinfurt, Germany Sioux City (USHL) —
17 Quebec Zach Tsekos (C) Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1996-11-15 Montreal, Quebec Sacred Heart (AHA) —
18 Ontario Noah Beck Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 2001-03-25 Richmond Hill, Ontario Fargo (USHL) STL, 194th overall 2020
19 Ontario Nick Campoli Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1999-02-16 Toronto, Ontario North York (OJHL) VGK, 158th overall 2017
20 Quebec Charlie Campbell Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 1999-12-01 Châteauguay, Quebec Cornwall (CCHL) —
21 Missouri Josh Dunne (C) Junior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-12-08 O'Fallon, Missouri Green Bay (USHL) —
23 Ontario Jordan Power Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2001-07-31 Ottawa, Ontario Lincoln (USHL) —
26 Ontario Grant Cooper Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1996-07-20 Cornwall, Ontario Cornwall (CCHL) —
27 Ontario Dustyn McFaul Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 2000-08-04 Waterdown, Ontario Pickering (OJHL) BOS, 181st overall 2018
28 New York (state) Jordan Robert Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1998-03-18 Massena, New York Cowichan Valley (BCHL) —
29 Ontario Anthony Romano Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-10-07 Richmond Hill, Ontario Sioux Falls (USHL) ARI, 176th overall 2019
30 Alaska Kris Oldham Senior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1997-06-25 Anchorage, Alaska Omaha (NCHC) TBL, 153rd overall 2015
42 New York (state) Jacob Mucitelli Freshman G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 2000-03-24 Deerfield, New York Lincoln (USHL) —
44 Wisconsin Anthony Callin Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1998-12-23 Middleton, Wisconsin Madison (USHL) —
47 Minnesota Ethan Haider Freshman G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 2001-09-04 Maple Grove, Minnesota Sioux City (USHL) NSH, 148th overall 2019

Standings[edit]

2020–21 ECAC Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS PT% GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#11 Quinnipiac † 18 10 4 4 1 1 3 37 .685 54 34 29 17 8 4 100 59
#20 Clarkson 14 6 4 4 1 2 2 25 .595 29 25 22 11 7 4 62 52
St. Lawrence * 14 4 8 2 1 1 1 15 .357 30 37 17 6 8 3 40 45
Colgate 18 5 9 4 1 0 1 16 .352 34 51 22 6 11 5 48 66
Brown 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Cornell 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Dartmouth 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Harvard 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Princeton 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Rensselaer 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Union 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Yale 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Championship: March 20, 2021
† indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and Results[edit]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
November 22 4:00 PM at Colgate* #8 Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York   Oldham W 2–1  0 1–0–0
November 27 5:00 PM at RIT* #9 Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York   Haider L 5–8  0 1–1–0
November 29 5:00 PM vs. RIT* #9 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Oldham W 5–1  0 2–1–0
December 9 5:00 PM at Niagara* #7 Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York   Oldham L 1–4  0 2–2–0
December 12 5:00 PM at Mercyhurst* #7 Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania   Oldham W 4–3 OT 89 3–2–0
December 13 4:00 PM at Mercyhurst* #7 Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania   Oldham W 6–2  89 4–2–0
December 23 4:00 PM vs. Colgate* #8 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Haider L 4–5 OT 0 4–3–0
December 29 5:00 PM vs. Niagara* #10 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Haider W 6–3  0 5–3–0
January 1 6:45 PM at Colgate #10 Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York   Haider W 4–1  0 6–3–0 (1–0–0)
January 3 4:00 PM vs. Colgate #10 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Haider T 1–1 SOL 0 6–3–1 (1–0–1)
January 8 7:00 PM at #13 Quinnipiac #10 People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   Haider W 5–4 OT 0 7–3–1 (2–0–1)
January 9 7:00 PM at #13 Quinnipiac #10 People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   Oldham L 3–4 OT 0 7–4–1 (2–1–1)
January 10 4:00 PM at #13 Quinnipiac #10 People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   Haider L 0–1  0 7–5–1 (2–2–1)
January 15 5:00 PM vs. St. Lawrence #13 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Haider L 1–2 OT 0 7–6–1 (2–3–1)
January 17 4:00 PM at St. Lawrence #13 Appleton Arena • Canton, New York   Haider W 2–1  0 8–6–1 (3–3–1)
January 22 5:00 PM vs. #10 Quinnipiac #14 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Haider T 1–1 SOL 0 8–6–2 (3–3–2)
January 23 4:00 PM vs. #10 Quinnipiac #14 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Haider T 1–1 SOW 0 8–6–3 (3–3–3)
January 24 4:00 PM vs. #10 Quinnipiac #14 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Haider W 4–2  0 9–6–3 (4–3–3)
February 4 5:00 PM vs. Colgate #13 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Haider L 0–2  0 9–7–3 (4–4–3)
February 6 5:00 PM at Colgate #13 Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York   Haider T 1–1 SOW 0 9–7–4 (4–4–4)
February 26 5:00 PM at Colgate #15 Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York   Haider W 3–2  0 10–7–4 (5–4–4)
February 28 4:00 PM vs. Colgate #15 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Haider W 3–2  0 11–7–4 (6–4–4)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
Participation Cancelled
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Scoring statistics[edit]

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Zack Tsekos C 22 4 14 18 4
Anthony Callin F 22 9 8 17 16
Alex Campbell C/LW 22 4 13 17 2
Jack Jacome RW 22 4 11 15 2
Anthony Romano C/RW 22 9 5 14 10
Grant Cooper LW 22 8 6 14 10
Mathieu Gosselin RW 22 6 6 12 20
Connor McCarthy D 22 3 5 8 12
Luke Mobley F 22 3 5 8 6
Nick Campoli C 22 3 2 5 21
John Dunne C 14 2 3 5 26
Jordan Power D 22 1 3 4 8
Nick Wicks F 12 1 2 3 0
Jamie Collins F 16 1 2 3 6
Brian Hurley D 20 1 2 3 2
Michael Underwood D 22 1 2 3 26
David Silye C 17 0 3 3 6
Dustyn McFaul D 19 0 3 3 19
Noah Beck D 20 1 1 2 8
Charlie Campbell F 6 1 0 1 0
Kaelan Taylor D 21 0 1 1 8
Jacob Mucitelli G 1 0 0 0 0
John Carter MacLean C 8 0 0 0 2
Kris Oldham G 8 0 0 0 0
Ethan Haider G 16 0 0 0 0
Bench - - - - - 4
Total 62 95 157 220

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Goaltending statistics[edit]

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Ethan Haider 16 960 7 5 4 32 373 0 .921 2.00
Kris Oldham 8 379 4 2 0 18 172 0 .905 2.85
Jacob Mucitelli 1 8 0 0 0 1 4 0 .800 7.00
Empty Net - 5 - - - 1 - - - -
Total 22 1353 11 7 5 52 549 0 .913 2.31

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2020-21 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 (Final)
USCHO.com 8 8 9 9 7 7 8 10 10 13 14 12 13 14 13 15 14 14 18 20 - 20
USA Today 8 8 9 8 7 8 9 12 10 12 14 14 13 15 13 13 14 14 NR NR NR NR

USCHO did not release a poll in week 20.[7]

Awards and honors[edit]

Player Award Ref
Zach Tsekos ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Forward [8]
Ethan Haider ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year [9]
Connor McCarthy ECAC Hockey First Team [10]
Zach Tsekos
Ethan Haider ECAC Hockey Rookie Team [11]

Players drafted into the NHL[edit]

2021 NHL Entry Draft[edit]

Round Pick Player NHL team
3 73 Ayrton Martino† Dallas Stars

† incoming freshman [12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility". CBS Sports. August 21, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "DI Council grants waiver to allow transfer student-athletes to compete immediately". NCAA. December 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "College men's hockey: Clarkson's season called off due to school COVID-19 violations by team members". NNY 360. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "2020–21 Men's Hockey Roster". Clarkson Golden Knights. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  5. ^ "Clarkson Golden Knights (Men) 2020-2021 Schedule and Results". collegehockeystats.net. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  6. ^ "Clarkson Univ. 2020-2021 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  7. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  8. ^ "Zach Tsekos Named Gladiator Best Defensive Forward". ECAC Hockey. March 14, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  9. ^ "Ethan Haider Named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year". ECAC Hockey. March 16, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  10. ^ "ECAC Hockey Announces First Team All-League". ecachockey.com. March 17, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  11. ^ "ECAC Hockey Announces 2021 All-Rookie Team". ecachockey.com. March 17, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  12. ^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2021 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
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