On the Knight and into the morning of April 17th and April 18th, the Clarkson University Bonesaw Brigade will hit the IRC floor to battle a different kind of opponent : Cancer. Cancer has affected many people in the World, including many in the Bonesaw Community. Please help us as we take up our mission in raising as much aid as we can. From Camp Ta-Kum-Ta to now the victims and survivors of this terrible disease, Bonesaw will be there every step of the way.

You too can help our cause. Please take time to check out our link to the American Cancer Society. While you are there, please feel free to make a charitable contribution. Thank you in advance!

Bonesaw Fights Cancer

The Clarkson University Golden Knights saw its season come to a close this weekend, dropping two contests to Union College in the first round of the ECAC playoffs. With a 5-3 loss on Friday, coupled with a 7-2 loss Saturday night, Union swept the best of three series with Clarkson, ending the long year for the Knights. 

The Knights finished the year with a disappointing 10-19-7 record including a 8-10-4 mark in the ECAC. The Knights did show great versatility however, against top-ranked foes. To start the season, Clarkson tied top ranked Colorado College in back to back matches. Later, the Green and Gold were able to post victories against Miami of Ohio and Yale, both of whom were in the top half of the rankings. Playing their best hockey towards the end of January, the Knights went through a streak of 5-1-2 that showed some light towards the playoffs. However, losing home-ice advantage on the last night of the season to ultimately the team that would knock the group out of the playoffs, the Knights could not come through in the clutch. 

Again, congratulations to the seniors on the team : Adam Bellows, Chris D’Alvise, Shea Guthrie, Jon Marshall, Tyrell Mason, Phil Paquet, Dan Tuttle, and Mike Willemsen.

Bonesaw is Ready and will remain ready throughout the off-season. The third annual Bonesaw Awards are on the horizon. Stay tuned for all your Clarkson Golden Knights news!

Unfortunately, the puck did not bounce any Clarkson ways this past weekend. Saturday’s games against Union (men) and the Sluzers (women) both ended in losses. These losses now result in the end of a season and the loss of home ice advantage.

First of, I’d like to congratulate the Women’s team on a fantastic season. Although the team was swept by St. Lawrence in the Quarterfinals of the ECAC, the two games were extremely close. The final game came down to the buzzer as the Lady Knights just could not tie the game up. The final score was 2-1. Again, congratulations to the entire team, especially seniors MJ Gaudet, Kimberly McKenney, and Courtney O’Connor, on producing yet another winning season at 16-14-6.

The men, however, saw home-ice slip out of their hands. Facing off against Union, the Knights need a combination of a Clarkson win/tie or a Quinnipiac loss. Trailing 1-0 in the third period, Matt Beca tied up the game on a nice deflection in front of the net. Paul Karpowich came up huge right after stopping his first career penalty shot attempt. However, Union kept pressing and eventually slipped the game-winning goal past Karpy. With a 2-1 loss and a Quinnipiac victory over Dartmouth, the Knights fell into a tie for 8thplace. By having one less league win than Union, the Knights were bumped to the ninth position. Because of this, they will start on the road against the same team that took the home-ice away from them – Union.

The series will be a best of 3 with games being played on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (if needed), all 7pm start times.

With one regular season game left, the Knights are sitting in sole possession of 7th in the ECAC. Four different scorers helped Clarkson topple the RPI “fake” Engineers on Friday night for two very very big points. Rufenach, Oakley, Tremblay, and DeFazio helped Paul Karpowich earn a 4-2 victory. The Knights were able to capitalize on two early power plays, which set the tone for the game. Moving to Union on Saturday, the Knights still need to do work to remain at home for the first round of the playoffs. For Clarkson to clinch a middle seed (5-8), there are several scenarios…

1. Defeat Union

2. Tie Union

3. Lose to Union AND Quinnipiac lose to Dartmouth

The women started their first round tonight against SLU(t). MJ Gaudet opened the scoring for the Knights as she straight-up embarrassed the St. Lawrence defender. However this lead only lasted second as the Sluzers quickly tied the game up at 1. Waldie later gave the Knights a second lead which lasted into the third period. Baribeau tacked on another tally to make the score 3-1. Unfortunately, after two pulled goaltender efforts, the cross-county rivals were able to tie the game up and send it into an overtime session. Clarkson at this point had both its life and energy sucked out of them. SLU came out of the locker room with a slight edge on the Knights. After a big miscommunication behind the net, a lone Sluzer gobbled up a loose puck and slid it under Lauren Dahm pads for a 4-3 overtime victory. This puts the Saints up 1-0 in the best of 3 series. Certainly the Knights are not out of it. With a 4pm puck-drop on Saturday, the Knights are looking to send the series the distance. Get out to the Crappelton to support your Knights!

 Looking at the current standings, Clarkson sits tied for 8th place with Union. The ECAC playoffs consist of the top 4 teams getting first round byes; the middle teams (5-6-7-8) playing the bottom teams (9-10-11-12) with the higher seed having home-ice. Clarkson could technically tie Dartmouth and SLU(t) for a 4th place finish but would lose the tie-breaker due to having one less league win. This weekend would place Clarkson at a best 6th place finish and a worst 10th place finish (losing the tie-breaker to Colgate). Playoff scenarios will be updated after this Friday’s game against RPI. 

The women on the other hand, have concluded their regular season and have locked up 7th place. With their system working slightly different, the women open their ECACHL Quarterfinals THIS WEEKEND at SLU! This will be a best of three series with the winner advancing to the Semi’s. Make sure you get out to the Crappleton Arena to support your Lady Knights this weekend! Game times are 7pm Friday, 4pm Saturday, and 4pm Sunday (if needed).

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Left to Right : (bottom) Chris D'Alvise, Phil Paquet (top) Dan Tuttle, Mike Willemsen, Adam Bellows, Jon Marshall, Ty Mason, Shea Guthrie

(Photo Taken by Chris Lenney)

The Clarkson Golden Knights picked up three big points this weekend against ECAC foes Dartmouth and Harvard. On Friday night, The Knights doubled up Dartmouth by a score of 6-3. Rufenach opened the scoring in the initial period with a power-play tally. Dartmouth was able to tie the game up on a shorthanded attempt in the second period. Shea Guthrie scored his first of the night shortly after to give the Green and Gold the lead for good. Richie LaVeau was in net and stopped 18 of 21 shots. The fourth period featured 6 goals, 4 from the sticks of Clarkson members Cayer, DeFazio, D’Alvise and Guthrie (his second of the night).

The Knights looked to extend their scoring touch into Saturday’s match-up against Harvard. Again taking the lead early on, Clarkson found themselves up by a margin of 2 through the second. Beca opened the scoring and Guthrie added yet another goal. The first period was completely dominated by the home team as the scoreboard did not reflect. Harvard, however, would ultimately tie the game up in the second. LaVeau was in net again for Clarkson. Matt Beca, also assisting on Guthrie’s marker, added the go-ahead goal in the third period for his 3rd point of the night. Harvard again fought back and tied the game up to send it into overtime. In overtime, CU had 2 golden opportunities with time remaining. With about 10 seconds left on the clock, Adam Bellows hit a wide-open Shea Guthrie on the goalie’s glove side for an empty netter. Guthrie’s shot however, met a sprawling glove save by the netminder Carroll. After a time-out, Clarkson came back out looking for the game winner. Off the ensuing faceoff with about 5 seconds remaining, Phil Paquet let go a point-blank backhander that found the outside netting. Again the sieve Carroll was out of position. The game ended with Clarkson remorse over the tie and Harvard ecstatic.

The weekend featured several achievements. Congratulations to both Chris D’Alvise and Shea Guthrie who tackled the Century Club in their respective careers, as they both hit 100 points. Saturday night’s game was all about the seniors who have put in 4 fine years here at Clarkson. Hoping to maintain home-ice advantage for the first round of the ECAC playoffs, the Knights pay a visit to the Capital Region a pair of games against Union and RPI. Clarkson sits tied for 8thplace right now in the ECAC standings. With two wins in Albany this weekend, the Knights will return to Cheel Arena in two weeks for the first round. Let’s go Tech! 

Clarkson wraps up the season at Cheel this weekend in two big match-ups against Dartmouth and Harvard. Being the last regular season home game of the year, Saturday nights game against Harvard will be Senior Night. Make sure you get out to Cheel this weekend to support our seniors : Adam Bellows, Chris D’Alvise, Shea Guthrie, Jon Marshall, Tyrell Mason, Phil Paquet, Dan Tuttle, and Mike Willemsen.