2013–14 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season

2013–14 Clarkson Golden Knights
women's ice hockey season
NCAA National Collegiate Champions
ECAC Hockey Regular Season Champions
NCAA Championship Game, W 5–4 vs. Minnesota
Conference1st ECAC
Home iceCheel Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com#1
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine#1
Record
Overall31–5–5
Home17–4–4
Road11–1–1
Neutral3–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachShannon Desrosiers and Matt Desrosiers
Assistant coachesMatt Kelly
Captain(s)Carly Mercer
Alternate captain(s)Vanessa Gagnon
Jamie Lee Rattray
Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey seasons
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The Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey program represented Clarkson University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

One of the most unusual features of the regular season occurred on December 14, 2013, when the Golden Knights competed in an outdoor game against the RIT Tigers at Frontier Field in Rochester, New York. The Golden Knights prevailed by a 6–2 tally.

The Golden Knights finished the regular season by winning the ECAC Hockey regular season championship, the team's first title of any kind. Despite losing the conference tournament in the championship game, the Golden Knights still earned an NCAA tournament bid. In the NCAA tournament, the Golden Knights advanced to the national championship game, where they won their first-ever national championship with a 5–4 triumph over the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the championship game. Of note, it was the first national championship in the history of Clarkson athletics. Also, Clarkson was the first top-level NCAA women's hockey champion from a conference other than the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. In addition to the team successes, Golden Knights senior Jamie Lee Rattray also became the first player in program history to win the Patty Kazmaier Award.

Offseason

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Notes
Genevieve Bannon Forward  Canada Played at Ontario Hockey Academy
Jessica Gillham Forward  Canada Competed with the PWHL’s Aurora Panthers club
Corie Jacobson Defense  Canada Member of North Bay Ice Boltz
McKenzie Johnson Goaltender  United States Competed at Eden Prairie High School in Minnesota

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Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Record
Regular Season
September 28 RIT* #3 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 12–1  1–0–0
October 4 St. Lawrence* #3 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 5–2  2–0–0
October 5 at St. Lawrence* #3 Appleton Arena • Canton, NY Erica Howe W 4–1  3–0–0
October 11 at Syracuse* #3 Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY Erica Howe W 2–1  4–0–0
October 12 Syracuse* #3 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 4–0  5–0–0
October 18 Mercyhurst* #3 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe L 0–2  5–1–0
October 19 Mercyhurst* #3 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe T 1–1 OT 5–1–1
October 25 at #3 Cornell #5 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY Erica Howe L 3–6  5–2–1 (0–1–0)
October 26 at Colgate #5 Starr Arena • Hamilton, NY Erica Howe W 2–0  6–2–1 (1–1–0)
November 1 Brown #5 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe T 1–1 OT 6–2–2 (1–1–1)
November 2 Yale #5 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 7–0  7–2–2 (2–1–1)
November 8 Dartmouth #6 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 3–0  8–2–2 (3–1–1)
November 9 #8 Harvard #6 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe L 0–2  8–3–2 (3–2–1)
November 15 Providence* #9 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 5–1  9–3–2
November 16 Providence* #9 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 4–0  10–3–2
November 22 at Princeton #8 Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ Erica Howe W 7–0  11–3–2 (4–2–1)
November 23 at #5 Quinnipiac #8 TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT Erica Howe W 3–0  12–3–1 (5–2–1)
December 6 #4 North Dakota* #6 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe L 1–2  12–4–2
December 7 #4 North Dakota* #6 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 2–1  13–4–2
December 14 vs. RIT* #6 Frontier Field • Rochester, NY (Frozen Frontier) Erica Howe W 6–2  14–4–2
January 3 McGill* #6 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (exhibition) Jenna Boss W 7–0  14–4–2
January 10 at St. Lawrence #6 Appleton Arena • Canton, NY Erica Howe W 6–0  15–4–2 (6–2–1)
January 11 St. Lawrence #6 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 3–0  16–4–2 (7–2–1)
January 17 at Yale #5 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT Erica Howe T 3–3 OT 16–4–3 (7–2–2)
January 18 at Brown #5 Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI Erica Howe W 4–1  17–4–3 (8–2–2)
January 24 Colgate #6 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 5–2  18–4–3 (9–2–2)
January 25 #4 Cornell #6 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 3–1  19–4–3 (10–2–2)
January 31 at Union #4 Achilles Rink • Schenectady, NY Erica Howe W 5–0  20–4–3 (11–2–2)
February 1 at RPI #4 Houston Field House • Troy, NY Erica Howe W 5–1  21–4–3 (12–2–2)
February 7 #8 Quinnipiac #3 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe T 3–3 OT 21–4–4 (12–2–3)
February 8 Princeton #3 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe T 2–2 OT 21–4–5 (12–2–4)
February 14 at #6 Harvard #5 Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Allston, MA Erica Howe W 2–1  22–4–5 (13–2–4)
February 15 at Dartmouth #5 Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH Erica Howe W 6–1  23–4–5 (14–2–4)
February 21 RPI #4 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 6–0  24–4–5 (15–2–4)
February 22 Union #4 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 2–1 OT 25–4–5 (16–2–4)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
February 28 Dartmouth* #3 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Quarterfinals Game 1) Erica Howe W 2–0  26–4–5
March 1 Dartmouth* #3 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Quarterfinals Game 2) Erica Howe W 2–0  27–4–5
March 8 #7 Quinnipiac* #3 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Semifinals) Erica Howe W 6–0  28–4–5
March 9 #5 Cornell* #3 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Championship) Erica Howe L 0–1  28–5–5
NCAA Tournament
March 15 #5 Boston College* #4 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Quarterfinals) Erica Howe W 3–1  29–5–5
March 21 vs. #7 Mercyhurst* #4 TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT (Semifinals) Erica Howe W 5–1  30–5–5
March 23 vs. #1 Minnesota* #4 TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT (Championship) Erica Howe W 5–4  31–5–5
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

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References

  1. ^ "Clarkson Women's Hockey Announces Class of 2017". ClarksonAthletics.com. Clarkson Athletics. May 30, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  2. ^ "2013–14 Clarkson Women's Hockey Honors". ClarksonAthletics.com. Clarkson Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2015.