# 2020–21 Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey season

The 2020–21 Clarkson Golden Knights Men's ice hockey season was the 99th season of play for the program and the 60th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Golden Knights represented the Clarkson University and played their home games at Cheel Arena, and were coached by Casey Jones, in his 10th season.

## Season

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Because the NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year, none of Clarkson's players would lose a season of play. However, the NCAA also approved a change in its transfer regulations that would allow players to transfer and play immediately rather than having to sit out a season, as the rules previously required.
Clarkson was up and down all season, ending their non-conference schedule with just a 5–3 record despite playing mostly Atlantic Hockey teams. The offense began to sputter once the team began its conference slate but the goaltending was strong enough to keep them in most games. Clarkson ended the season in second place in the conference and was on the bubble to make the NCAA Tournament. Just as the team was getting ready to play in the ECAC Hockey Tournament, several team members gathered on campus, violating the school's COVID-19 protocols. As a result, the school ended the team's season and caused the Golden Knights to withdraw from postseason competition. While Clarkson wasn't the first team to end their season prematurely, they were the first ranked team to do so.
Chris Klack, Tommy Pasanen and Jordan Robert sat out the season.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Jere Astrén | Defenseman | Finland | Left program |
| Devin Brosseau | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with Bakersfield Condors) |
| Haralds Egle | Forward | Latvia | Graduation (signed with Manitoba Moose) |
| Shane Kuzmeski | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (signed with Wheeling Nailers) |
| Nicholas Latinovich | Goaltender | Canada | Left program |
| Frank Marotte | Goaltender | Canada | Graduation (signed with Allen Americans) |
| Greg Moro | Defenseman | Canada | Graduation (signed with Stockton Heat) |
| Jordan Schneider | Defenseman | Canada | Graduation |
| Adam Tisdale | Forward | Canada | Transferred to Sacred Heart |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Noah Beck | Defenseman | Canada | 19 | Richmond Hill, ON; Selected 194th overall in 2020 |
| Alex Campbell | Forward | Canada | 19 | Châteauguay, QC; Selected 65th overall in 2019 |
| Charlie Campbell | Forward | Canada | 20 | Châteauguay, QC |
| Ethan Haider | Goaltender | United States | 19 | Maple Grove, MN; Selected 148th overall in 2019 |
| Luke Mobley | Forward | United States | 20 | St. Louis Park, MN |
| Jake Mucitelli | Goaltender | United States | 20 | Deerfield, NY |
| Tommy Pasanen | Defenseman | Germany | 19 | Schweinfurt, DEU |
| Jordan Power | Defenseman | Canada | 19 | Ottawa, ON |
| David Silye | Forward | Canada | 21 | Arnprior, ON |
| Kaelan Taylor | Defenseman | United States | 21 | Oceanside, CA |
| Nick Wicks | Forward | Canada | 22 | Delta, BC; transfer from Alaska Anchorage |

## Roster

As of December 30, 2020.

## Standings

2020–21 ECAC Hockey Standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | 3/SW | PTS | PT% | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #11 Quinnipiac † | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 37 | .685 | 54 | 34 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 100 | 59 |
| #20 Clarkson | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 25 | .595 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 62 | 52 |
| St. Lawrence * | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .357 | 30 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 45 |
| Colgate | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .352 | 34 | 51 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 48 | 66 |
| Brown | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cornell | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dartmouth | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Harvard | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Princeton | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rensselaer | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Union | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yale | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Championship: March 20, 2021 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll |||||||||||||||||||

## Schedule and Results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| November 22 | 4:00 PM | at Colgate* | #8 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | Oldham | W 2–1 | 0 | 1–0–0 |
| November 27 | 5:00 PM | at RIT* | #9 | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | Haider | L 5–8 | 0 | 1–1–0 |
| November 29 | 5:00 PM | vs. RIT* | #9 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | Oldham | W 5–1 | 0 | 2–1–0 |
| December 9 | 5:00 PM | at Niagara* | #7 | Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York | Oldham | L 1–4 | 0 | 2–2–0 |
| December 12 | 5:00 PM | at Mercyhurst* | #7 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Oldham | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 89 | 3–2–0 |
| December 13 | 4:00 PM | at Mercyhurst* | #7 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, Pennsylvania | Oldham | W 6–2 | 89 | 4–2–0 |
| December 23 | 4:00 PM | vs. Colgate* | #8 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | Haider | L 4–5 $^{OT}$ | 0 | 4–3–0 |
| December 29 | 5:00 PM | vs. Niagara* | #10 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | Haider | W 6–3 | 0 | 5–3–0 |
| January 1 | 6:45 PM | at Colgate | #10 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | Haider | W 4–1 | 0 | 6–3–0 (1–0–0) |
| January 3 | 4:00 PM | vs. Colgate | #10 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | Haider | T 1–1 $^{SOL}$ | 0 | 6–3–1 (1–0–1) |
| January 8 | 7:00 PM | at #13 Quinnipiac | #10 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Haider | W 5–4 $^{OT}$ | 0 | 7–3–1 (2–0–1) |
| January 9 | 7:00 PM | at #13 Quinnipiac | #10 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Oldham | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 0 | 7–4–1 (2–1–1) |
| January 10 | 4:00 PM | at #13 Quinnipiac | #10 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Haider | L 0–1 | 0 | 7–5–1 (2–2–1) |
| January 15 | 5:00 PM | vs. St. Lawrence | #13 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | Haider | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 0 | 7–6–1 (2–3–1) |
| January 17 | 4:00 PM | at St. Lawrence | #13 | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | Haider | W 2–1 | 0 | 8–6–1 (3–3–1) |
| January 22 | 5:00 PM | vs. #10 Quinnipiac | #14 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | Haider | T 1–1 $^{SOL}$ | 0 | 8–6–2 (3–3–2) |
| January 23 | 4:00 PM | vs. #10 Quinnipiac | #14 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | Haider | T 1–1 $^{SOW}$ | 0 | 8–6–3 (3–3–3) |
| January 24 | 4:00 PM | vs. #10 Quinnipiac | #14 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | Haider | W 4–2 | 0 | 9–6–3 (4–3–3) |
| February 4 | 5:00 PM | vs. Colgate | #13 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | Haider | L 0–2 | 0 | 9–7–3 (4–4–3) |
| February 6 | 5:00 PM | at Colgate | #13 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | Haider | T 1–1 $^{SOW}$ | 0 | 9–7–4 (4–4–4) |
| February 26 | 5:00 PM | at Colgate | #15 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | Haider | W 3–2 | 0 | 10–7–4 (5–4–4) |
| February 28 | 4:00 PM | vs. Colgate | #15 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | Haider | W 3–2 | 0 | 11–7–4 (6–4–4) |
| ECAC Hockey Tournament ||||||||||
| Participation Cancelled ||||||||||
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||||||

## Scoring statistics

| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| Zack Tsekos | C | 22 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4 |
| Anthony Callin | F | 22 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 16 |
| Alex Campbell | C/LW | 22 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 2 |
| Jack Jacome | RW | 22 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 2 |
| Anthony Romano | C/RW | 22 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 10 |
| Grant Cooper | LW | 22 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 10 |
| Mathieu Gosselin | RW | 22 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 |
| Connor McCarthy | D | 22 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 |
| Luke Mobley | F | 22 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| Nick Campoli | C | 22 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 21 |
| John Dunne | C | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 26 |
| Jordan Power | D | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Nick Wicks | F | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Jamie Collins | F | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Brian Hurley | D | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Michael Underwood | D | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 26 |
| David Silye | C | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Dustyn McFaul | D | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| Noah Beck | D | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Charlie Campbell | F | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kaelan Taylor | D | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Jacob Mucitelli | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Carter MacLean | C | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kris Oldham | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Haider | G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Total | | | 62 | 95 | 157 | 220 |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Ethan Haider | 16 | 960 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 373 | 0 | .921 | 2.00 |
| Kris Oldham | 8 | 379 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 172 | 0 | .905 | 2.85 |
| Jacob Mucitelli | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .800 | 7.00 |
| Empty Net | - | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 22 | 1353 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 549 | 0 | .913 | 2.31 |

## Rankings

| Poll | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 (Final) |
| USCHO.com | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | - | 20 |
| USA Today | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | NR | NR | NR | NR |
USCHO did not release a poll in week 20.

## Awards and honors

| Player | Award |
| Zach Tsekos | ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Forward |
| Ethan Haider | ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year |
| Connor McCarthy | ECAC Hockey First Team |
| Zach Tsekos | ECAC Hockey First Team |
| Ethan Haider | ECAC Hockey Rookie Team |

## Players drafted into the NHL
### 2021 NHL Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
| 3 | 73 | Ayrton Martino$^†$ | Dallas Stars |
† incoming freshman