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

2020–21 Clarkson Golden Knights
women's ice hockey season
ConferenceECAC
Home iceCheel Arena
Record
Overall8-10-1
Home5-3-1
Road3-7-0
Coaches and captains
Head coachMatt Desrosiers
Assistant coachesBritni Smith
Tony Maci
Captain(s)Elizabeth Giguere
Meaghan Hector
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 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.

Offseason

Recruiting

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

Standings

2020–21 ECAC Hockey standings
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

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

2020-21 Golden Knights

Current as of 2020–2021 season[2]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
1 Ontario Michelle Pasiechnyk Freshman G 5' 9" (1.75 m) Ottawa, Ontario Nepean Jr. Wildcats
4 Ontario Avery Mitchell Senior D 5' 4" (1.63 m) 1999-08-30 Pickering, Ontario Toronto Jr. Aeros
6 Alberta Stephanie Markowski Sophomore D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 2001-08-24 Edmonton, Alberta Pursuit of Excellence
7 Quebec Elizabeth Giguere (C) Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 1997-05-08 Quebec, Quebec Limoilou Titans
8 Quebec Gabrielle David Sophomore F 5' 4" (1.63 m) 1999-06-22 Drummondville, Quebec Limoilou Titans
9 California Tia Stoddard Senior F 5' 0" (1.52 m) 1998-06-09 La Mesa, California Nepean Jr. Wildcats
10 Ontario Emily Oosterveld Freshman F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Waterdown, Ontario Oakville Jr. Hornets
11 Massachusetts Caitrin Lonergan Graduate F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1997-09-10 Roslindale, Massachusetts Boston College
12 Minnesota Sena Hanson Graduate F 5' 9" (1.75 m) New Brighton, Minnesota Brown University
14 Minnesota Morgan Helgeson Junior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1999-05-05 Lake Elmo, Minnesota Hill-Murray School
18 Ontario Meaghan Hector (C) Senior D 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1999-03-24 Georgetown, Ontario Oakville Jr. Hornets
19 Ohio Lauren Bernard Sophomore D 5' 7" (1.7 m) 2001-07-15 Madison, Ohio Selects Academy
20 Ontario Kristy Pidgeon Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 1999-12-16 Ingleside, Ontario Nepean Jr. Wildcats
21 Ontario Nicole Gosling Freshman D 5' 7" (1.7 m) London, Ontario London Jr. Devilettes
22 Minnesota Emily Wisnewski Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 2000-09-05 Plymouth, Minnesota Wayzata Trojans
23 British Columbia Miranda Gaudet Junior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1999-12-21 West Kelowna, British Columbia Okanagan Hockey Academy
26 Ontario Brooke McQuigge Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 2000-06-09 Bowmanville, Ontario Whitby Jr. Wolves
27 Alberta Jaden Bogden Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) Edmonton, Alberta St. Albert Slash
28 Quebec Florence Lessard Freshman F 5' 2" (1.57 m) 1998-03-05 Quebec City, Quebec Cégep Limoilou
30 Wisconsin Marie Dedert Sophomore G 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1996-05-19 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Selects Academy
33 Quebec Marie-Pier Coulombe Junior G 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1998-04-26 Carignan, Quebec Limoilou Titans
37 Alberta Amanda Zeglen Senior G 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1999-02-15 Calgary, Alberta The Ohio State University
New York (state) Kayla Braley Sophomore F 5' 53" (2.87 m) Black River, New York

Awards and honors

  • 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

  • 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

References

  1. ^ "2020–21 Clarkson Golden Knights Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Clarkson University. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Women's Hockey Roster". Clarkson University Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "Gigeure and Coulombe receive ECAC honors". clarksonathletics.com. February 9, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "Two Knights named as Patty Kaz Top Ten Finalists". clarksonathletics.com. February 26, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "Women's Division I College Hockey: 2020-2021 All-USCHO Teams". uscho.com. April 2, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  6. ^ "Pasiechnyk named Rookie of the Month by Hockey Commissioners Association". clarksonathletics.com. February 4, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  7. ^ "Lonergan, Pasiechnyk, Osborne Earn Monthly League Honors". ecachockey.com. February 3, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021.