Is Merrimack’s schedule tough enough for the Warriors to be the No. 1 team in the nation? That and more in this week’s edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback with Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski.
It appears that the Joneses may be the ones trying to keep up this year. With the commencement of the Casey Jones era in Clarkson hockey comes a season of long odds and immediate challenges. The Golden Knights lost more than just their seniors last spring, as top-tandem blueliner Mark Borowiecki also bid adieu to … Read more
Andy Jones has been named the new assistant coach at Clarkson. Jones just completed his fifth season as the assistant coach for the Sioux Falls Stampede of the United States Hockey League. “I am very excited to add Andy to our staff,” said Clarkson head coach Casey Jones in a statement. “He has all the … Read more
Clarkson announced Friday that former Golden Knights defenseman Phil Roy has been hired as an assistant coach. “I am very excited to have Phil join our staff,” said Clarkson head coach Casey Jones in a press release. “He is an alum who has great passion for Clarkson University, the hockey program and the Potsdam community. … Read more
Nazareth College, a new Division III team starting play in 2012-2013, has named former Clarkson coach George Roll its first head coach. The announcement was made official at a press conference Thursday. Roll coached at Clarkson from 2003 until this past spring and was also the national D-III coach of the year in 2003 with … Read more
The new Golden Knights hopes 20 years of experience as an assistant will translate to success. Mike Scandura reports.
Clarkson has named Casey Jones its new head coach after an extensive national search. Jones, associate head coach and Cornell alumnus, previously served as an assistant coach at Clarkson from 1993-1995. “Jones brings a high energy-style to the Golden Knights that matches the enthusiasm of Clarkson fans and our commitment to great hockey in the … Read more
According to a report in the Watertown Daily Times, Clarkson has fired head coach George Roll and assistant coach Greg Drechsel. “We’ve started our national search,” Clarkson athletic director Steve Yianoukos said to the paper. “We’re very committed to hiring the best possible coach to fit the Clarkson University athletic mold. We are committed to … Read more
The Ottawa Senators have signed their second NCAA player with eligibility remaining this offseason by inking Clarkson junior defenseman Mark Borowiecki on Saturday. The 21-year-old Borowiecki was the Senators’ fifth-round pick (139th overall) in the 2008 NHL draft and was the first Ottawa native ever drafted by the Senators. Borowiecki, Clarkson’c captain this year, played … Read more
THIRD STAR Brandon DeFazio, Clarkson: He played only one game last week, but a hat trick plus an assist against Sacred Heart last Sunday caught some attention. Catching even more: It was his second straight hat trick, adding to one on Dec. 4 at Quinnipiac. :: Brandon DeFazio’s player page SECOND STAR Kent Patterson, Minnesota: … Read more
Last year Clarkson started the season 3-2-0, despite a pair of tough road losses at Michigan State to open. Then the Potsdam crew hit a bit of a pothole, dropping 18 of 23 and falling to 5-20-3 by early February. Clarkson failed to hit the three-goal mark in 20 of 37 outings, going a predictable … Read more
Two-time defending ECAC Hockey champion Yale is the pick of both league coaches and media to finish atop the standings in 2010-11. The Bulldogs got 11 of the 12 first-place votes from coaches and 25 of the 30 votes in the media poll, conducted through the ECAC Hockey Writers and Broadcasters Association. Cornell, Union and … Read more
Cammi Granato, three-time ECAC Player of the Year, two-time Olympian and 15-year member of the U.S. Women’s National Team, was today announced as one of the first two female members in the 65-year history of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Granato will be formally inducted into the Hall on Nov. 8 as part of the … Read more
The NCAA men’s and women’s ice hockey rules committee gets this chance only once every two years, so there’s a little more emphasis to get it right. In the next month, leading up to and through the committee’s meeting June 8-11 in Indianapolis, the dialogue about potential rules changes will lead to debate and then … Read more
Former Clarkson goaltender Chris Rogles has been named an assistant coach at the school. Rogles, who had been serving as a volunteer goaltending coach with Merrimack, replaces Jean Francois Houle, who left the program in December to become the coach with Lewiston in the QMJHL. “We are very excited and feel very fortunate to have … Read more
The Details Who: Bowling Green (2-14-2), Clarkson (4-10-2), Northern Michigan (7-8-4), Minnesota (8-9-1) When: Saturday, Jan. 2 and Sunday, Jan. 3 Where: Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis Tickets: Click here (new window) Saturday’s games: Clarkson vs. Northern Michigan, 4 p.m. Central; Bowling Green vs. Minnesota, 7 p.m. Sunday’s games: Clarkson/Northern Michigan vs. Bowling Green, 4 p.m. Central; … Read more
Last Year The Golden Knights were positively wracked by injuries last season, and found themselves at 3-13-4 before cobbling together their only consecutive victories of the season in a false-hope-feeding four-game win streak. The season had effectively ended long before its formal termination, a defenseless double-drubbing by Union in the Dutchmen’s first-ever playoff series triumph. … Read more
The coaches and media agree: Yale is the team to beat in ECAC Hockey this season. The Bulldogs, who won the league’s regular season and playoff titles last season, picked up seven of 12 first-place votes from the coaches and 15 of 25 top spots in balloting by the ECAC Hockey Writers and Broadcasters Association. … Read more
Two incoming Clarkson freshman and a recruit face charges of sexual misconduct and child endangerment, both misdemeanors, the Watertown Daily Times reported. Jordan Ciccarello, 18, entered a not guilty plea Wednesday in Potsdam, N.Y., to the charge of having sexual contact with a 16-year-old girl without her consent during the school’s summer hockey camp in … Read more
Offense The Knights lost some serious mojo in Zalewski (21-12-33), Dodge (12-14-26) and Cayer (10-12-22), not to mention Clitsome’s offensive bent (5-17-22). When Leggio is thrown in the mix, perhaps you can understand why this correspondent has referred to them as George Roll’s “Miracle Class.” And yet, while Clarkson finished second in the league in … Read more