Biggest Change at Clarkson: Expecting to Win
The following article appeared January 27 on the U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) Web site.
By Brian Sullivan
ECAC Hockey Columnist
Clarkson has pursued a season unlike almost any other in ECAC Hockey. It’s not their fortunes or their superlatives that have set the Golden Knights apart, but their immensely intimidating docket.
The Knights have played three of their non-conference games against Nebraska-Omaha and Minnesota-Duluth — each of which has earned first-place votes at one point or another this year. They played St. Cloud State in Omaha, Air Force and Lake Superior State in Denver, and — just for fun — threw in a non-conference game at a neutral site against the one team that would know Clarkson best: St. Lawrence.
Wouldn’t you know it, ‘Tech has survived all of it, and now gets to meet the real challenge: the heart of the league schedule. At 6–2–0 in their last eight ECAC contests, that should be a piece of cake.
Complete article can be accessed via the USCHO Web site by clicking here.
