# 2017–18 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season

The Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey program represented Clarkson University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Golden Knights entered the season as the defending national champions as well as the ECAC regular season and tournament champions. They also entered the season as the top-ranked team in both the USCHO.com and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls for the first time.
In their most successful season to date, the Golden Knights successfully defended all three titles. After splitting the ECAC regular season title with Colgate, the Golden Knights won the ECAC title over said Colgate team 3–0. They followed up their conference championship by advancing to their third NCAA title game, where they once again beat Colgate 2–1 in overtime to win the program's third national title. In addition to the NCAA championship game, the Golden Knights won both of their other NCAA tournament games in overtime, becoming the first team to win all three NCAA tournament games in overtime en route to a title.

## Offseason
### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Michaela Boyle | Forward | United States | Played for Reading Memorial High School |
| Kia Castonguay | Goaltender | United States | Played for Boston Shamrocks |
| Elizabeth Giguere | Forward | Canada | Played for Limoilou Titans Winner of silver medal at 2017 Nations Cup |
| Meaghan Hector | Defense | Canada | Played for Oakville Jr. Hornets Winner of silver medal at 2017 IIHF U18 Women's Worlds |
| Avery Mitchell | Defense | Canada | Played for Toronto Jr. Aeros Winner of silver medal at 2017 IIHF U18 Women's Worlds |
| Kristy Pidgeon | Forward | Canada | Played for Nepean Jr. Wildcats Member of 2015 and 2016 U18 Team Ontario |
| Tia Stoddard | Forward | United States | Played for Nepean Jr. Wildcats |

## Standings

2017–18 ECAC Hockey standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #1 Clarkson†* | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 90 | 29 | 41 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 158 | 48 |
| #2 Colgate† | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 80 | 35 | 41 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 150 | 70 |
| #7 Cornell | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 66 | 42 | 33 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 100 | 65 |
| #8 St. Lawrence | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 67 | 40 | 35 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 96 | 73 |
| Quinnipiac | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 65 | 71 |
| Princeton | 22 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 60 | 43 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 79 | 64 |
| Harvard | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 52 | 48 | 31 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 31 | 79 |
| Yale | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 43 | 53 | 31 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 59 | 83 |
| RPI | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 54 | 78 |
| Union | 22 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 45 | 78 | 34 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 65 | 121 |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 77 | 27 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 37 | 98 |
| Brown | 22 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 77 | 29 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 46 | 134 |
| Championship: March 10, 2018 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com |||||||||||||||

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| September 23 | Guelph* | #1 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (exhibition) | Kia Castonguay | W 5–3 | 0–0–0 |
| September 29 | at #8 Northeastern* | #1 | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | Shea Tiley | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 0–0–1 |
| September 30 | at #8 Northeastern* | #1 | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | Shea Tiley | W 5–1 | 1–0–1 |
| October 6 | Bemidji State* | #2 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Shea Tiley | W 2–0 | 2–0–1 |
| October 7 | Bemidji State* | #2 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Shea Tiley | W 5–4 | 3–0–1 |
| October 13 | at Penn State* | #2 | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Shea Tiley | W 2–0 | 4–0–1 |
| October 14 | at Penn State* | #2 | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Shea Tiley | W 2–0 | 5–0–1 |
| October 20 | at #6 St. Lawrence* | #2 | Appleton Arena • Canton, NY | Shea Tiley | W 4–2 | 6–0–1 |
| October 21 | #6 St. Lawrence* | #2 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Shea Tiley | W 6–1 | 7–0–1 |
| October 27 | #5 Colgate | #2 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Shea Tiley | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 7–1–1 (0–1–0) |
| October 28 | #9 Cornell | #2 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Shea Tiley | W 6–0 | 8–1–1 (1–1–0) |
| November 3 | at Yale | #3 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | Shea Tiley | W 4–0 | 9–1–1 (2–1–0) |
| November 4 | at Brown | #3 | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI | Shea Tiley | W 11–1 | 10–1–1 (3–1–0) |
| November 10 | at Vermont* | #3 | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT | Shea Tiley | L 2–3 | 10–2–1 |
| November 11 | Vermont* | #3 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Shea Tiley | W 4–0 | 11–2–1 |
| November 17 | Quinnipiac | #4 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Shea Tiley | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 11–3–1 (3–2–0) |
| November 18 | Princeton | #4 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Shea Tiley | W 4–0 | 12–3–1 (4–2–0) |
| November 30 | #8 St. Lawrence | #4 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Shea Tiley | W 2–1 | 13–3–1 (5–2–0) |
| December 2 | at #8 St. Lawrence | #4 | Appleton Arena • Canton, NY | Shea Tiley | W 4–1 | 14–3–1 (6–2–0) |
| December 5 | at Syracuse* | #3 | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Shea Tiley | W 5–0 | 15–3–1 |
| December 8 | at Union | #3 | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, NY | Shea Tiley | W 5–1 | 16–3–1 (7–2–0) |
| December 9 | at RPI | #3 | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Shea Tiley | W 4–1 | 17–3–1 (8–2–0) |
| January 12 | RPI | #3 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Shea Tiley | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 18–3–1 (9–2–0) |
| January 13 | Union | #3 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Shea Tiley | W 7–3 | 19–3–1 (10–2–0) |
| January 19 | at Harvard | #2 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Allston, MA | Shea Tiley | W 3–1 | 20–3–1 (11–2–0) |
| January 20 | at Dartmouth | #2 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH | Shea Tiley | W 8–1 | 21–3–1 (12–2–0) |
| January 26 | at #6 Cornell | #3 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY | Shea Tiley | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 22–3–1 (13–2–0) |
| January 27 | at #2 Colgate | #3 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Shea Tiley | W 5–3 | 23–3–1 (14–2–0) |
| January 30 | Syracuse* | #2 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Shea Tiley | W 4–1 | 24–3–1 |
| February 2 | Brown | #2 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Jenna Brenneman | W 4–0 | 25–3–1 (15–2–0) |
| February 3 | Yale | #2 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Shea Tiley | W 2–1 | 26–3–1 (16–2–0) |
| February 9 | at Princeton | #1 | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | Shea Tiley | L 0–2 | 26–4–1 (16–3–0) |
| February 10 | at Quinnipiac | #1 | TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT | Shea Tiley | W 2–0 | 27–4–1 (17–3–0) |
| February 16 | Dartmouth | #2 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Shea Tiley | W 4–0 | 28–4–1 (18–3–0) |
| February 17 | Harvard | #2 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Shea Tiley | W 3–1 | 29–4–1 (18–3–0) |
| ECAC Hockey Tournament |||||||
| February 23 | Yale* | #2 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Quarterfinals Game 1) | Shea Tiley | W 10–1 | 30–4–1 |
| February 24 | Yale* | #2 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Quarterfinals Game 2) | Shea Tiley | W 4–1 | 31–4–1 |
| March 3 | #8 St. Lawrence* | #2 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Semifinals) | Shea Tiley | W 4–2 | 32–4–1 |
| March 4 | #4 Colgate* | #2 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Championship) | Shea Tiley | W 3–0 | 33–4–1 |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||
| March 10 | Merchyhurst* | #1 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Quarterfinals) | Shea Tiley | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 34–4–1 |
| March 16 | vs. #6 Ohio State* | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Semifinals) | Shea Tiley | W 1–0 $^{OT}$ | 35–4–1 |
| March 19 | vs. #3 Colgate* | #1 | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Championship) | Shea Tiley | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 36–4–1 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||

## Awards and honors

* Jenna Brenneman – ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (2/5)
* Loren Gabel – Patty Kazmaier Award finalist, NCAA All-Tournament Team, First Team AHCA All-American, First Team All-USCHO.com, ECAC Hockey Player of the Year, ECAC Hockey Best Forward, ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team, ECAC Hockey First Team All-Star, HCA Player of the Month (January), ECAC Hockey Player of the Month (October, December, January), NCAA First Star of the Week (1/23, 2/27) ECAC Hockey Player of the Week (10/2, 10/31, 12/12, 1/23, 1/30, 2/26), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/16, 1/16, 2/5, 2/20)
* Elizabeth Giguere – NCAA All-Tournament Team, Second Team ACHA All-America, Second Team All-USCHO.com, ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year, ECAC Hockey First Team All-Star, ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team, HCA Rookie of the Month (December, March), ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Month (October, December, January), ECAC Hockey Player of the Week (10/24), ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week (10/2, 10/9, 10/24, 11/7, 11/14, 12/5, 12/12, 1/23, 1/30, 2/5, 3/6), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/16, 1/16, 2/12, 2/20)
* Savannah Harmon – Patty Kazmaier Award Top 10, NCAA All-Tournament Team, First Team AHCA All-America, First Team All-USCHO.com, ECAC Hockey Best Defenseman, ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team, ECAC Hockey First Team All-Star, ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/9, 11/7, 12/5)
* Rhyen McGill – ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (2/12)
* Michaela Pejzlova – ECAC Hockey Tournament Most Outstanding Player, ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team, ECAC Hockey Second Team All-Star, ECAC Hockey Player of the Week (3/6), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (11/14, 11/21)
* Kristy Pidgeon – ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (11/21)
* Ella Shelton – ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team, ECAC Hockey Second Team All-Star
* Shea Tiley — Patty Kazmaier Award Top 10, NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player, NCAA All-Tournament Team, First Team AHCA All-American, First Team All-USCHO.com, ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Year, ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team, ECAC Hockey First Team All-Star, HCA Player of the Month (December, March), ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Month (October, December, February), NCAA Second Star of the Week (12/12), NCAA Third Star of the Week (12/5), ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week (10/2, 10/24, 12/5, 12/12, 3/6), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/9, 10/16, 11/7, 11/14, 11/21, 1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 2/12, 2/20)
* Matt Desrosiers – ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year