The Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey program represented Clarkson University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The program posted its first losing season since the 2010–11 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season, recording eight wins, compared to 10 losses and one tie.
| 2020–21 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
| Conference | ECAC |
| Home ice | Cheel Arena |
| Record | |
| Overall | 8-10-1 |
| Home | 5-3-1 |
| Road | 3-7-0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Matt Desrosiers |
| Assistant coaches | Britni Smith Tony Maci |
| Captain(s) | Elizabeth Giguere Meaghan Hector |
| Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey seasons « 2019–20 2021–22 » | |
Offseason edit
Recruiting edit
| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Pasiechnyk | Goaltender |  Canada |
Competed with the PWHL's Nepean Jr. Wildcats Also played for Team Ontario Red |
| Emily Oosterveld | Forward | Canada |
Also competed for the Canadian Inline national team and captured bronze medals at the Inline Worlds in 2016 and 2019. |
| Kirstyn McQuigge | Forward | Canada |
Spent three seasons with the PWHL's Whitby Jr. Wolves |
| Nicole Gosling | Defense | Canada |
Played for Team Ontario at the 2019 Canada Winter Games |
| Jaden Bogden | Forward | Canada |
Former competitive gymnast. Competed for the St. Albert Slash |
| Florence Lessard | Forward | Canada |
Starred at Cégep Limoilou |
Regular season edit
Standings edit
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| #5 Colgate † * | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 34 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 61 | 41 | ||
| St. Lawrence | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 37 | ||
| Clarkson | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 54 | 45 | ||
| Quinnipiac | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 62 | 30 | ||
| Brown | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Cornell | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Dartmouth | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Harvard | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Princeton | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| RPI | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Union | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Yale | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Championship: March 10, 2021 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 25, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
Schedule edit
Source:[1]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Decision | Result | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| November 28 | Colgate Raiders | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Marie-Pier Coulombe (L, 1) | L 1-3 | 0-1-0 (0-1-0) | ||||||
| November 30 | at Colgate Raiders | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Marie-Pier Coulombe (W, 1) | W 3-2 | 1-1-0 (1-1-0) | ||||||
| December 3 | at Colgate Raiders | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Michelle Pasiechnyk (L, 1) | L 2-3 | 1-2-0 (1-2-0) | ||||||
| December 5 | Colgate Raiders | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Marie-Pier Coulombe (W, 2) | T 2-2 OT | 1-2-1 (1-2-1) | ||||||
| January 11 | LIU Sharks | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Marie-Pier Coulombe (W, 3) | W 5-1 | 2-2-1 (1-2-1) | ||||||
| January 12 | LIU Sharks | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Michelle Pasiechnyk (W, 1) | W 8-1 | 3-2-1 (1-2-1) | ||||||
| January 16 | at Colgate Raiders | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Marie-Pier Coulombe (L, 2) | L 1-4 | 3-3-1 (1-3-1) | ||||||
| January 18 | Colgate Raiders | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Marie-Pier Coulombe (L, 3) | L 1-3 | 3-4-1 (1-4-1) | ||||||
| January 20 | St. Lawrence | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Michelle Pasiechnyk (W, 2) | W 8-1 | 4-4-1 (2-4-1) | ||||||
| January 23 | at Quinnipiac Bobcats | People's United Center • Hamden, CT | Michelle Pasiechnyk (L, 2) | L 1-2 OT | 4-5-1 (2-5-1) | ||||||
| January 24 | at Quinnipiac Bobcats | People's United Center • Hamden, CT | Michelle Pasiechnyk (W, 3) | W 3-1 | 5-5-1 (3-5-1) | ||||||
| January 29 | Colgate Raiders | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Michelle Pasiechnyk (W, 4) | W 2-0 | 6-5-1 (4-5-1) | ||||||
| January 31 | at Colgate Raiders | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Michelle Pasiechnyk (W, 5) | W 2-1 | 7-5-1 (5-5-1) | ||||||
| February 5 | at Colgate Raiders | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Michelle Pasiechnyk (L, 3) | L 2-4 | 7-6-1 (5-6-1) | ||||||
| February 7 | Colgate Raiders | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Marie-Pier Coulombe (W, 4) | W 5-2 | 8-6-1 (6-6-1) | ||||||
| February 26 | St. Lawrence | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Michelle Pasiechnyk (L, 4) | L 3-4 OT | 8-7-1 (6-7-1) | ||||||
| February 28 | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, NY | Marie-Pier Coulombe (L, 4) | L 1-2 | 8-8-1 (6-8-1) | ||||||
| March 1 | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, NY | Marie-Pier Coulombe (L, 5) | L 1-5 | 8-9-1 (6-9-1) | ||||||
| ECAC Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 5 | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, NY | Michelle Pasiechnyk (L, 5) | L 3-4 OT | 8-10-1 (6-10-1) | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. | |||||||||||
Roster edit
2020-21 Golden Knights edit
Current as of 2020–2021 season[2]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | DoB | Hometown | Previous team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Michelle Pasiechnyk | Freshman | G | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | Ottawa, Ontario | Nepean Jr. Wildcats | |
| 4 |
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Avery Mitchell | Senior | D | 5' 4" (1.63 m) | 1999-08-30 | Pickering, Ontario | Toronto Jr. Aeros |
| 6 | 
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Stephanie Markowski | Sophomore | D | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 2001-08-24 | Edmonton, Alberta | Pursuit of Excellence |
| 7 | 
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Elizabeth Giguere (C) | Senior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 1997-05-08 | Quebec, Quebec | Limoilou Titans |
| 8 |
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Gabrielle David | Sophomore | F | 5' 4" (1.63 m) | 1999-06-22 | Drummondville, Quebec | Limoilou Titans |
| 9 | 
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Tia Stoddard | Senior | F | 5' 0" (1.52 m) | 1998-06-09 | La Mesa, California | Nepean Jr. Wildcats |
| 10 |
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Emily Oosterveld | Freshman | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | Waterdown, Ontario | Oakville Jr. Hornets | |
| 11 | 
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Caitrin Lonergan | Graduate | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | 1997-09-10 | Roslindale, Massachusetts | Boston College |
| 12 | 
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Sena Hanson | Graduate | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | New Brighton, Minnesota | Brown University | |
| 14 |
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Morgan Helgeson | Junior | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | 1999-05-05 | Lake Elmo, Minnesota | Hill-Murray School |
| 18 |
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Meaghan Hector (C) | Senior | D | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | 1999-03-24 | Georgetown, Ontario | Oakville Jr. Hornets |
| 19 | 
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Lauren Bernard | Sophomore | D | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 2001-07-15 | Madison, Ohio | Selects Academy |
| 20 |
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Kristy Pidgeon | Senior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 1999-12-16 | Ingleside, Ontario | Nepean Jr. Wildcats |
| 21 |
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Nicole Gosling | Freshman | D | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | London, Ontario | London Jr. Devilettes | |
| 22 |
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Emily Wisnewski | Sophomore | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 2000-09-05 | Plymouth, Minnesota | Wayzata Trojans |
| 23 | 
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Miranda Gaudet | Junior | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 1999-12-21 | West Kelowna, British Columbia | Okanagan Hockey Academy |
| 26 |
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Brooke McQuigge | Sophomore | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 2000-06-09 | Bowmanville, Ontario | Whitby Jr. Wolves |
| 27 |
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Jaden Bogden | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | Edmonton, Alberta | St. Albert Slash | |
| 28 |
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Florence Lessard | Freshman | F | 5' 2" (1.57 m) | 1998-03-05 | Quebec City, Quebec | Cégep Limoilou |
| 30 | 
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Marie Dedert | Sophomore | G | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 1996-05-19 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Selects Academy |
| 33 |
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Marie-Pier Coulombe | Junior | G | 5' 5" (1.65 m) | 1998-04-26 | Carignan, Quebec | Limoilou Titans |
| 37 |
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Amanda Zeglen | Senior | G | 5' 5" (1.65 m) | 1999-02-15 | Calgary, Alberta | The Ohio State University |
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Kayla Braley | Sophomore | F | 5' 53" (2.87 m) | Black River, New York |
Awards and honors edit
- Marie-Pier Coulombe, ECAC Goaltender of the Week (awarded February 9)
- Elizabeth Giguere, ECAC Player of the Week (awarded February 9)[3]
- Elizabeth Giguere, Top 10 Finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award[4]
- Caitrin Lonergan, Top 10 Finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award
- Caitrin Lonergan, All-USCHO.com Second Team[5]
- Michelle Pasiechnyk, Rookie of the Month by Hockey Commissioners Association (January 2021)[6]
ECAC Monthly Awards edit
- Caitrin Lonergan, ECAC Army ROTC Player of the Month (January 2021)[7]
- Michelle Pasiechnyk, ECAC MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Month (January 2021)
ECAC Weekly Awards edit
References edit
- ^ "2020–21 Clarkson Golden Knights Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Clarkson University. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "2020-21 Women's Hockey Roster". Clarkson University Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ "Gigeure and Coulombe receive ECAC honors". clarksonathletics.com. February 9, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "Two Knights named as Patty Kaz Top Ten Finalists". clarksonathletics.com. February 26, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "Women's Division I College Hockey: 2020-2021 All-USCHO Teams". uscho.com. April 2, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ "Pasiechnyk named Rookie of the Month by Hockey Commissioners Association". clarksonathletics.com. February 4, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "Lonergan, Pasiechnyk, Osborne Earn Monthly League Honors". ecachockey.com. February 3, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021.