February 17, 2009

Team Notes: Clarkson Hosts Final Regular-Season Games at Cheel

Clarkson's Class of 2009 (l to r): C. D'Alvise, P. Paquet, M. Willemsen, J. Marshall, T. Mason, A. Bellows, S. Guthrie, D. Tuttle
Clarkson's Class of 2009 (l to r): C. D'Alvise, P. Paquet, M. Willemsen, J. Marshall, T. Mason, A. Bellows, S. Guthrie, D. Tuttle

The following article appeared February 17 on the Clarkson Web site.

 

Four games remain in the regular season, two at home and two on the road, and the Clarkson University Hockey team needs its best effort in every one if it wants to secure a home-ice berth in the upcoming playoffs. Guided by sixth-year head coach George Roll, associate coach Greg Drechsel and assistant coach Jean-Francois Houle, the Golden Knights own an 8-16-6 overall record and are in ninth place in the ECAC Hockey standings with a 6-9-3 league mark.

Clarkson, led by senior co-captains Phil Paquet (Quebec City, QUE) and Tyrell Mason (Dawson Creek, BC), was playing its best hockey of the season entering last week’s road trip with a 5-1-2 mark since mid-January. The Knights, however, stumbled over the weekend, dropping 5-3 games at Princeton and Quinnipiac. After suffering its first two-game sweep in 2009 conference action, the Green and Gold are now two points out of a top eight position in ECAC Hockey. Clarkson, which hosts Dartmouth (Friday - 7pm) and Harvard (Saturday - 7pm) this weekend before heading to Rensselaer and Union on February 27 and 28, can finish anywhere from third to 11th in the standings.

Clarkson’s Class of 2009 – Paquet, Mason, Adam Bellows (Lancaster, NY), Chris D’Alvise (Mississauga, ONT), Shea Guthrie (Carleton Place, ONT), Jon Marshall (Victor, NY), Dan Tuttle (Augusta, ME) and Mike Willemsen (Stittsville, ONT) - plays its final regular season games at Cheel Arena this weekend. The Knights’ seniors have compiled a 73-55-18 overall record, participated in two NCAA Tournaments (2007, 2008), and played a key role in Clarkson winning the 2007 ECAC Hockey Tournament championship and last season’s conference regular season title (2008). The Green and Gold, led by the senior class, will look to regain the momentum they generated in late January and set the groundwork for a return to Cheel for postseason play when they battle the Ivy League foes this weekend in Potsdam.

Complete article can be accessed via the Clarkson Web site by clicking here.