2021–22 Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey season

The 2021–22 Clarkson Golden Knights Men's ice hockey season was the 100th season of play for the program. They represented Clarkson University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season and for the 61st season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Golden Knights were coached by Casey Jones, in his 11th season, and played their home games at Cheel Arena.

2021–22 Clarkson Golden Knights
men's ice hockey season
Conference2nd ECAC Hockey
Home iceCheel Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com17
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall21–10–6
Conference14–4–4
Home14–2–2
Road7–7–4
Neutral0–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachCasey Jones
Assistant coachesJosh Hauge
Mike Towns
Captain(s)Zach Tsekos
Alternate captain(s)Jack Jacome
Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey seasons
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Season

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After twice missing out on a chance to participate in the NCAA tournament, both as a direct result of COVID-19, Clarkson entered the '22 season looking for a bit of redemption. The Golden Knights got off to a less-than-stellar start, holding a .500 record in early November with three of their wins coming against Alaska, who were still recovering from not having played at all the year before. A strong performance from defending Rookie of the Year Ethan Haider in the second month helped Clarkson right the ship and enabled the team to climb back into the rankings by the beginning of December. Just as things were looking up for the team, Haider's game began to slip. He allowed 13 goals in three games with Clarkson losing each match.

The second half of the season was dominated by Haider being replaced in goal by Jacob Mucitelli while the team's nominal starter fought to rediscover his game. Mucitelli played well in goal, helping the Knights to an 11-game stretch where they didn't lose once. The hefty win total allowed Clarkson to get into the top-15 with a potential shot at an at-large bid but the team had a problem. ECAC Hockey possessed a terrible non-conference record. Part of the league's problem was that eight member teams had not played in 2021 and many were slow to get back into the swing of things.[1] Whatever the cause, however, the poor marks meant that most of Clarkson's conference opponents were rated as weak competition in the PairWise rankings. This meant that each win for Clarkson didn't help the team as much as it otherwise would have while losses proved to be a sizable drag on their postseason hopes. When Clarkson lost two games near the end of the year, the team was pushed out of at-large contention despite being 10 games above .500.

Even finishing second in the conference didn't help Clarkson for the NCAA tournament, but it did give the team a decent draw for the conference quarterfinals. By that time, Haider and Mucitelli were in a battle for the starting role and each was given the chance to play one of the games against Union. Clarkson won both games in overtime but with Haider allowing fewer goals, he was given the start in the semifinal match versus Harvard. Entering the game, Clarkson was just outside the cutoff for an at-large bid and would have to at least reach the conference championship game to make the tournament. The Knights were locked in a close battle against the Crimson for much of the game, twice tying the score in the first two periods before taking a 1-goal lead into the third. Harvard ended up scoring three goals in the final frame to Clarkson's none and the Knights narrowly missed out on the tournament.

Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Grant Cooper Forward   Canada Graduation (signed with Reading Royals)
Josh Dunne Forward   United States Signed professional contract (Columbus Blue Jackets)
John Carter MacLean Forward   United States Graduation (retired)
Connor McCarthy Defenseman   Canada Graduation (signed with Bridgeport Islanders)
Kris Oldham Goaltender   United States Graduation (signed with Orlando Solar Bears)
David Silye Forward   Canada Transferred to Minnesota State
Nick Wicks Forward   Canada Transferred to Simon Fraser

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
George Grannis Forward   United States 21 Duluth, MN
Lukas Kälble Defenseman   Germany 23 Mannheim, GER; graduate transfer from Lake Superior State
Caden Lewandowski Defenseman   United States 21 Port Huron, MI
Ayrton Martino Forward   Canada 19 Toronto, ON; selected 73rd overall in 2021
Brady Parker Goaltender   Canada 21 Calgary, AB
Ryan Richardson Forward   Canada 20 Stittsville, ON
Luke Santerno Forward   Canada 25 Smithers, BC; graduate transfer from Bentley

Roster

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As of August 23, 2021.[2]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2   Lukas Kälble Graduate D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-10-13 Mannheim, Germany Lake Superior State (WCHA)
3   Kaelan Taylor Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-01-03 Oceanside, California Dubuque (USHL)
4   Brian Hurley Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 1998-06-18 Dellwood, Minnesota Chicago (USHL)
5   Michael Underwood Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1998-06-07 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Green Bay (USHL)
6   Jack Jacome (A) Graduate F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1998-12-07 Caledon, Ontario Georgetown (OJHL)
8   Chris Klack Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1997-06-03 Georgetown, Ontario Penticton (BCHL)
9   Jamie Collins Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 158 lb (72 kg) 1997-09-21 Fergus, Ontario Nanaimo (BCHL)
11   Alex Campbell Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2001-02-27 Châteauguay, Quebec Omaha (USHL) NSH, 65th overall 2019
12   Caden Lewandowski Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-06-02 Mars, Pennsylvania Johnstown (NAHL)
13   Mathieu Gosselin Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 1999-05-18 Quebec City, Quebec Merritt (BCHL)
14   Luke Mobley Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-11-26 St. Louis Park, Minnesota Omaha (USHL)
15   Ayrton Martino Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 2002-09-28 Toronto, Ontario Omaha (USHL) DAL, 73rd overall 2021
16   Tommy Pasanen Sophomore D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 2001-07-30 Schweinfurt, Germany Sioux City (USHL)
17   Zach Tsekos (C) Graduate F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-11-15 Montreal, Quebec Sacred Heart (AHA)
18   Noah Beck Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 2001-03-25 Richmond Hill, Ontario Fargo (USHL) STL, 194th overall 2020
19   Nick Campoli Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1999-02-16 Toronto, Ontario North York (OJHL) VGK, 158th overall 2017
20   Charlie Campbell Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 1999-12-01 Châteauguay, Quebec Cornwall (CCHL)
21   George Grannis Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-04-16 Duluth, Minnesota Bismarck (NAHL)
23   Jordan Power Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2001-07-31 Ottawa, Ontario Lincoln (USHL)
26   Ryan Richardson Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-04-09 Stittsville, Ontario Fargo (USHL)
27   Dustyn McFaul Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 2000-08-04 Waterdown, Ontario Pickering (OJHL) BOS, 181st overall 2018
28   Jordan Robert Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1998-03-18 Massena, New York Cowichan Valley (BCHL)
29   Anthony Romano Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-10-07 Richmond Hill, Ontario Sioux Falls (USHL) ARI, 176th overall 2019
34   Brady Parker Freshman G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-07-10 Calgary, Alberta Okotoks (AJHL)
39   Luke Santerno Graduate F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996-06-24 Smithers, British Columbia Bentley (AHA)
42   Jacob Mucitelli Sophomore G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 2000-03-24 Deerfield, New York Lincoln (USHL)
44   Anthony Callin Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1998-12-23 Middleton, Wisconsin Madison (USHL)
47   Ethan Haider Sophomore G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 2001-09-04 Maple Grove, Minnesota Sioux City (USHL) NSH, 148th overall 2019

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#8 Quinnipiac 22 17 4 1 0 1 1 54 71 14 42 32 7 3 139 53
#17 Clarkson 22 14 4 4 0 2 3 51 86 47 37 21 10 6 123 85
#15 Harvard * 22 14 6 2 0 0 2 46 69 46 35 21 11 3 116 82
Cornell 22 12 6 4 2 1 0 39 73 47 32 18 10 4 100 72
Colgate 22 9 9 4 1 0 3 33 55 57 40 18 18 4 111 112
Rensselaer 22 10 12 0 0 0 0 30 58 63 44 18 23 3 114 119
Union 22 9 11 2 3 1 0 27 52 66 37 14 19 4 89 110
St. Lawrence 22 7 10 5 2 0 2 26 44 60 37 11 19 7 72 110
Brown 22 6 12 4 0 1 2 25 36 61 31 7 20 4 50 100
Princeton 22 7 14 1 0 1 0 23 54 89 31 8 21 2 70 122
Yale 22 7 14 1 3 1 1 21 38 60 30 8 21 1 55 90
Dartmouth 22 5 15 2 0 3 1 21 45 71 32 7 22 3 69 110
Championship: March 19, 2022
† indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 2 7:00 PM St. Lawrence* #19 Cheel ArenaPotsdam, New York (Exhibition)     L 0–3  3,000
Regular Season
October 8 11:07 PM at Alaska* #20 Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska   Haider W 2–1  1,278 1–0–0
October 9 11:07 PM at Alaska* #20 Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska   Haider L 1–2  1,412 1–1–0
October 19 7:00 PM Canisius* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Haider T 4–4 OT 2,030 1–1–1
October 22 7:05 PM Alaska* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Haider W 5–1  2,396 2–1–1
October 23 7:00 PM Alaska* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Haider W 4–2  2,421 3–1–1
October 29 7:00 PM #18 Michigan Tech* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Haider L 0–3  2,539 3–2–1
October 30 7:30 PM #18 Michigan Tech* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Haider W 2–1  2,951 4–2–1
November 5 7:00 PM at Union Achilles RinkSchenectady, New York   Haider L 3–4 OT 1,691 4–3–1 (0–1–0)
November 6 7:00 PM at Rensselaer Houston Field HouseTroy, New York   Haider L 1–3  261 4–4–1 (0–2–0)
November 12 7:00 PM #10 Harvard Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Haider W 6–2  2,526 5–4–1 (1–2–0)
November 13 7:00 PM Dartmouth Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Haider W 3–0  2,620 6–4–1 (2–2–0)
November 19 7:00 PM at #5 Quinnipiac People's United CenterHamden, Connecticut   Haider T 2–2 SOL 2,521 6–4–2 (2–2–1)
November 20 7:00 PM at Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, New Jersey   Haider W 8–3  1,451 7–4–2 (3–2–1)
November 26 8:07 PM at Wisconsin* Kohl CenterMadison, Wisconsin BSW+ Haider T 1–1 OT 7,930 7–4–3
November 27 8:07 PM at Wisconsin* Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin BSW Haider W 3–0  8,919 8–4–3
December 3 7:00 PM Colgate #19 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Haider W 2–1  2,669 9–4–3 (4–2–1)
December 4 7:00 PM #9 Cornell #19 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Haider T 4–4 SOW 2,792 9–4–4 (4–2–2)
December 10 10:05 PM at Arizona State* #18 Oceanside Ice ArenaTempe, Arizona   Haider L 3–4  905 9–5–4
December 11 10:05 PM at Arizona State* #18 Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona   Haider L 1–4  746 9–6–4
January 8 7:00 PM at New Hampshire* Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire   Haider L 1–5  3,213 9–7–4
January 15 7:00 PM Union Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Mucitelli W 8–2  2,336 10–7–4 (5–2–2)
January 16 7:00 PM Rensselaer Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Haider W 5–0  2,069 11–7–4 (6–2–2)
January 21 7:00 PM at Dartmouth Thompson ArenaHanover, New Hampshire   Haider T 5–5 SOW 160 11–7–5 (6–2–3)
January 22 7:00 PM at #20 Harvard Bright-Landry Hockey CenterBoston, Massachusetts   Haider W 4–3  250 12–7–5 (7–2–3)
January 28 7:00 PM St. Lawrence Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Mucitelli W 1–0  3,224 13–7–5 (8–2–3)
January 29 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence Appleton ArenaCanton, New York   Mucitelli T 4–4 SOW 2,285 13–7–6 (8–2–4)
February 4 7:00 PM at Brown #20 Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island   Mucitelli W 5–0  195 14–7–6 (9–2–4)
February 5 7:00 PM at Yale #20 Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut   Mucitelli W 3–2  0 15–7–6 (10–2–4)
February 11 7:00 PM Princeton #19 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Mucitelli W 7–1  2,339 16–7–6 (11–2–4)
February 12 7:00 PM #2 Quinnipiac #19 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Haider W 3–1  2,654 17–7–6 (12–2–4)
February 18 7:00 PM at Colgate #15 Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York   Haider W 4–1  996 18–7–6 (13–2–4)
February 19 7:00 PM at #18 Cornell #15 Lynah RinkIthaca, New York   Haider L 2–6  3,918 18–8–6 (13–3–4)
February 25 7:00 PM Yale #17 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Haider L 2–3 OT 2,300 18–9–6 (13–4–4)
February 26 7:00 PM Brown #17 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York   Mucitelli W 4–0  2,429 19–9–6 (14–4–4)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 11 7:00 PM Union* #17 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (Quarterfinal game 1)   Haider W 3–2 OT 1,847 20–9–6
March 12 7:00 PM Union* #17 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (Quarterfinal game 2)   Mucitelli W 5–4 OT 2,077 21–9–6
Clarkson Won Series 2–0
March 18 7:30 PM vs. #17 Harvard* #14 Herb Brooks ArenaLake Placid, New York (Semifinal)   Haider L 3–5  4,256 21–10–6
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[3]

Scoring statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Alex Campbell C/LW 37 16 17 33 2
Mathieu Gosselin RW 37 11 22 33 37
Zack Tsekos C 35 15 16 31 21
Anthony Romano C/RW 37 15 13 28 18
Ayrton Martino LW 37 7 21 28 8
Jack Jacome RW 32 2 23 25 22
Lukas Kälble D 32 7 15 22 16
Noah Beck D 37 5 17 22 24
Luke Santerno F 31 12 5 17 18
Anthony Callin F 21 4 12 16 2
Jordan Power D 36 4 9 13 28
Ryan Richardson LW 37 3 10 13 43
Luke Mobley F 36 0 11 11 54
Nick Campoli C 34 5 2 7 10
Tommy Pasanen D 28 3 4 7 12
Michael Underwood D 35 2 5 7 26
Brian Hurley D 24 2 4 6 4
Dustyn McFaul D 34 2 4 6 24
Chris Klack C 31 4 0 4 16
George Grannis F 18 1 3 4 10
Kaelan Taylor D 26 0 4 4 8
Jamie Collins F 20 2 0 2 4
Jordan Robert F 2 1 0 1 0
Brady Parker G 1 0 0 0 0
Charlie Campbell F 3 0 0 0 0
Jacob Mucitelli G 10 0 0 0 0
Ethan Haider G 29 0 0 0 0
Bench - - - - - 2
Total 123 217 340 409

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Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Brady Parker 1 0:36 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.00
Jacob Mucitelli 10 554 8 0 1 12 203 3 .944 1.30
Ethan Haider 29 1680 13 10 5 67 664 3 .908 2.39
Empty Net - 25 - - - 6 - - - -
Total 37 2261 21 10 6 85 867 6 .911 2.26

Rankings

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Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 (Final)
USCHO.com 19 20 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 19 18 NR NR NR NR NR 20 19 15 17 18 17 14 17 - 17
USA Today NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 15 NR NR NR 15 NR NR NR

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24.[5]

Awards and honors

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Player Award Ref
Zach Teskos ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Forward
Alex Campbell ECAC Hockey First Team [6]
Mathieu Gosselin
Noah Beck ECAC Hockey Second Team [7]
Zach Tsekos
Lukas Kälble ECAC Hockey Third Team [8]
Ayrton Martino ECAC Hockey Rookie Team [9]

Players drafted into the NHL

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Round Pick Player NHL team
4 112 Daimon Gardner Vancouver Canucks
6 162 Emmett Croteau Montreal Canadiens

† incoming freshman [10]

References

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  1. ^ "2021‑22 Inter-Conference Records". College Hockey News. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "2020–21 Men's Hockey Roster". Clarkson Golden Knights. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  3. ^ "Clarkson 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  4. ^ "Clarkson Univ. 2021-2022 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  5. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  6. ^ "ECAC Hockey Announces 2022 First-Team All-League". ECAC Hockey. March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  7. ^ "ECAC Hockey Announces 2022 First-Team All-League". ECAC Hockey. March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  8. ^ "ECAC Hockey Announces 2022 Third-Team All-League". ECAC Hockey. March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  9. ^ "ECAC Hockey Announces 2022 All-Rookie Team". ECAC Hockey. March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  10. ^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2022 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.