# 2023–24 Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey season

The 2023–24 Clarkson Golden Knights Men's ice hockey season was the 102nd season of play for the program and 63rd in ECAC Hockey. The Golden Knights represented Clarkson University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, played their home games at Cheel Arena and were coached by Casey Jones in his 13th season.

## Season

Clarkson did not begin the year in good standing. After a decent result in the first week, the Golden Knights played inconsistently for the rest of October and ended up with a sub-.500 mark. The goaltending battle for the starting role was largely between two new players, freshman Emmett Croteau and senior Austin Roden. The later had gotten the job out of training camp but a lack of success early in the year gave the rookie a shot in goal. After a loss to Rensselaer to open the conference schedule, Roden was back in goal and he settled into the Knights' crease. Clarkson didn't lose another game the rest of the year and went into the winter break near the top of the ECAC standings.
When the team reconvened after Christmas, the Golden Knights were playing at the inaugural Adirondack Winter Invitational. They split their two games, both against ranked opponents, and finished third in the field. By that time, it was apparent that the team had no real chance of earning an at-large bud to the NCAA tournament as they sat 30th in the PairWise standings. While they still had a few games against ranked clubs left on their slate, the Knights could not afford to lose any of the remaining matches and in all likelihood have to win their tournament to return to the national tournament. Unfortunately, the scoring became inconsistent in January and split every weekend for the entire month. Roden, too, was unable to sustain a suitable level of play and he was spelled by Brady Parker in early 2024. Parker played marginally better at first but in early February, the bottom dropped out. Over a six-game stretch, the Golden Knights lost 5 games while averaging less than 2 goals per game. The bad stretch dropped the team down to .500 and put them in jeopardy of having to start their postseason in the first round.
Over the final three weeks, Roden turned in several key performances, including a pair of overtime wins against Cornell and Quinnipiac. However, the team still missed out on a bye into the quarterfinal round by 1 point. Clarkson started their playoff run against Rensselaer, the worst team in the standings. Despite being heavily favored in the game, the Knights didn't have energy in the first two periods and found themselves down entering the third. The team picked up the pace in the final 20 minutes but weren't able to get a marker on the board until the final 7 minutes of the match. After pulling Roden early, Mathieu Gosselin scored his team-leading 11th goal of the season and the Knights found themselves down by just 1 with more than two minutes to play. The shots came fast and furious in the final moments but Clarkson was unable to get the tying goal and saw their season end in a rather dismal fashion.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Anthony Callin | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Worcester Railers) |
| Alex Campbell | Forward | Canada | Transferred to Northeastern |
| Charlie Campbell | Forward | Canada | Left program (retired) |
| Ethan Haider | Goaltender | United States | Transferred to Connecticut |
| Chris Klack | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with Corsaires de Dunkerque) |
| Luke Mobley | Forward | United States | Transferred to Augustana |
| Tommy Pasanen | Defenseman | Germany | Transferred to Bowling Green |
| Jordan Power | Defenseman | Canada | Transferred to Minnesota State |
| Charlie Russell | Forward | United States | Left mid-season (returned to juniors) |
| Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup | Forward | Denmark | Graduation (signed with SønderjyskE) |
| Gabe Vinal | Goaltender | United States | Graduation (retired) |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Eric Ciccolini | Forward | Canada | 22 | Vaughan, ON; graduate transfer from Michigan; selected 205th overall in 2019 |
| Emmett Croteau | Goaltender | Canada | 19 | Bonnyville, AB; selected 162nd overall in 2022 |
| Daimon Gardner | Forward | Canada | 19 | Eagle Lake, ON; selected 112nd overall in 2022 |
| Jack Judson | Defenseman | Canada | 23 | White Rock, BC; graduate transfer from Arizona State |
| Oliver Moberg | Forward | Sweden | 20 | Bromma, SWE |
| Cody Monds | Forward | Canada | 22 | Brockville, ON; transfer from Providence |
| Austin Roden | Goaltender | Canada | 25 | Surrey, BC; graduate transfer from Providence |
| Carter Rose | Defenseman | United States | 21 | Brasher Falls, NY |
| Charlie Russell | Forward | United States | 20 | Houghton, MI |
| Talon Sigurdson | Forward | United States | 21 | Sartell, MN |
| Jesse Tucker | Forward | Canada | 23 | Longlac, ON; transfer from Michigan State |

## Roster

As of September 19, 2023.

## Standings

2023–24 ECAC Hockey Standingsvte :
| | 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 | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #6 Quinnipiac † | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 99 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 160 | 79 |
| #9 Cornell * | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 74 | 45 | 35 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 115 | 65 |
| Colgate | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 85 | 68 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 120 | 112 |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 66 | 60 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 92 | 91 |
| Clarkson | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 62 | 58 | 35 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 95 | 97 |
| Union | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 75 | 75 | 37 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 123 | 121 |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 49 | 64 | 39 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 90 | 118 |
| Harvard | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 49 | 64 | 32 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 70 | 106 |
| Princeton | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 70 | 90 | 30 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 89 | 114 |
| Yale | 22 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 46 | 57 | 30 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 63 | 91 |
| Brown | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 43 | 69 | 30 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 61 | 98 |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 58 | 89 | 37 | 10 | 23 | 4 | 93 | 150 |
| Championship: March 23, 2024 † 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$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 7 | 7:00 pm | at #20 Notre Dame* | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | Peacock | Roden | W 3–1 | 4,395 | 1–0–0 |
| October 8 | 7:00 pm | at #20 Notre Dame* | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | Peacock | Roden | L 0–3 | 3,726 | 1–1–0 |
| October 13 | 7:00 pm | #18 Penn State* | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Roden | L 2–4 | 3,177 | 1–2–0 |
| October 14 | 7:00 pm | Vermont* | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Roden | W 3–2 | 2,459 | 2–2–0 |
| October 20 | 7:00 pm | at Merrimack* | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Croteau | L 1–4 | 2,947 | 2–3–0 |
| October 27 | 7:00 pm | Lake Superior State* | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Roden | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 2,519 | 2–4–0 |
| October 28 | 7:30 pm | Michigan Tech* | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 3–1 | 2,962 | 3–4–0 |
| November 10 | 7:00 pm | Rensselaer | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Croteau | L 2–4 | 2,881 | 3–5–0 (0–1–0) |
| November 11 | 7:00 pm | Union | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Roden | W 4–1 | 2,621 | 4–5–0 (1–1–0) |
| November 17 | 7:00 pm | at Brown | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Roden | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 542 | 5–5–0 (2–1–0) |
| November 18 | 7:00 pm | at Yale | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Roden | W 2–1 | 1,217 | 6–5–0 (3–1–0) |
| December 1 | 7:00 pm | Harvard | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Roden | W 3–0 | 2,360 | 7–5–0 (4–1–0) |
| December 2 | 4:00 pm | Dartmouth | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Roden | T 2–2 $^{SOW}$ | 2,321 | 7–5–1 (4–1–1) |
| December 8 | 7:00 pm | Stonehill* | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Roden | W 5–1 | 2,133 | 8–5–1 |
| December 9 | 7:00 pm | USNTDP | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (Exhibition) | ESPN+ | | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | | |
| Adirondack Winter Invitational ||||||||||
| December 29 | 7:30 pm | vs. #13 Arizona State* | Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Winter Invitational Semifinal) | ESPN+ | Roden | L 2–5 | 4,170 | 8–6–1 |
| December 30 | 4:00 pm | vs. #11 Massachusetts* | Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Winter Invitational Consolation Game) | ESPN+ | Roden | W 5–4 $^{OT}$ | 3,621 | 9–6–1 |
| January 5 | 7:00 pm | at #18 RIT* | Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York | FloHockey | Roden | L 0–4 | 3,091 | 9–7–1 |
| January 6 | 7:00 pm | at Canisius* | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York | FloHockey | Parker | W 4–3 | 1,332 | 10–7–1 |
| January 12 | 7:00 pm | at Union | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Roden | L 1–5 | 2,056 | 10–8–1 (4–2–1) |
| January 13 | 4:00 pm | at Rensselaer | Houston Field House • Troy, New York (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Parker | W 4–1 | 3,026 | 11–8–1 (5–2–1) |
| January 19 | 7:00 pm | Yale | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Parker | W 5–3 | 2,369 | 12–8–1 (6–2–1) |
| January 20 | 7:00 pm | Brown | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Roden | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,521 | 12–9–1 (6–3–1) |
| January 26 | 7:00 pm | St. Lawrence | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Parker | W 4–1 | 3,602 | 13–9–1 (7–3–1) |
| January 27 | 7:00 pm | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Parker | L 1–2 | 2,826 | 13–10–1 (7–4–1) |
| February 2 | 7:00 pm | at Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | ESPN+ | Parker | L 2–4 | 1,531 | 13–11–1 (7–5–1) |
| February 3 | 7:00 pm | at #13 Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | ESPN+ | Croteau | L 2–7 | 4,092 | 13–12–1 (7–6–1) |
| February 9 | 7:00 pm | Princeton | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Roden | W 4–2 | 2,477 | 14–12–1 (8–6–1) |
| February 10 | 7:00 pm | #5 Quinnipiac | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Roden | L 2–4 | 2,788 | 14–13–1 (8–7–1) |
| February 16 | 7:00 pm | at Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Roden | L 0–3 | 1,694 | 14–14–1 (8–8–1) |
| February 17 | 7:00 pm | at Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Croteau | W 3–2 | 1,682 | 15–14–1 (9–8–1) |
| February 23 | 7:00 pm | #11 Cornell | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Roden | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,652 | 16–14–1 (10–8–1) |
| February 24 | 7:00 pm | Colgate | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Roden | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 2,498 | 16–15–1 (10–9–1) |
| March 1 | 7:00 pm | at #7 Quinnipiac | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Roden | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 3,237 | 17–15–1 (11–9–1) |
| March 2 | 7:00 pm | at Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Roden | W 6–2 | 1,059 | 18–15–1 (12–9–1) |
| ECAC Hockey Tournament ||||||||||
| March 9 | 7:00 pm | Rensselaer* | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (First Round, Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Roden | L 2–3 | 2,834 | 18–16–1 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: ||||||||||

## Scoring statistics

| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| Mathieu Gosselin | RW | 31 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 35 |
| Ayrton Martino | LW | 31 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 8 |
| Anthony Romano | C/RW | 27 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 4 |
| Ryan Richardson | LW | 35 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 12 |
| Trey Taylor | D | 35 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 27 |
| Ryan Taylor | F | 24 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 4 |
| Eric Ciccolini | RW | 34 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 28 |
| Cody Monds | RW | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Jesse Tucker | C | 34 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28 |
| Tristan Sarsland | D | 34 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 |
| Ellis Rickwood | C | 22 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| Erik Bargholtz | F | 29 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| Noah Beck | D | 30 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 |
| Jack Judson | D | 35 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 57 |
| Daimon Gardner | C | 29 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Kaelan Taylor | D | 34 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 28 |
| Dustyn McFaul | D | 35 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| George Grannis | F | 30 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| Oliver Moberg | RW | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Talon Sigurdson | F | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Carter Rose | D | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Caden Lewandowski | D | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Brady Egan | C | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Austin Roden | G | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Emmett Croteau | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Parker | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Russell | F | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | | | 95 | 159 | 254 | 364 |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Brady Parker | 7 | 354:55 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 138 | 0 | .908 | 2.37 |
| Austin Roden | 25 | 1434:37 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 59 | 540 | 1 | .902 | 2.47 |
| Emmett Croteau | 6 | 306:20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 91 | 0 | .835 | 3.53 |
| Empty Net | - | 28:44 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 35 | 2124:36 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 97 | 769 | 1 | .888 | 2.74 |

## Rankings

| Poll | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 (Final) |
| USCHO.com | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | – | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | – | NR |
| USA Hockey | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | – | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 11 and 25. Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

## Awards and honors

| Player | Award |
| Trey Taylor | ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Defenseman |
| Trey Taylor | ECAC Hockey Second Team |
| Dalton Bancroft | ECAC Hockey Third Team |
| Mathieu Gosselin | ECAC Hockey Third Team |

## 2024 NHL Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
| 5 | 154 | Jonathan Morello $^†$ | Boston Bruins |
| 7 | 200 | Matt Lahey $^†$ | Toronto Maple Leafs |
† incoming freshman