# 2016–17 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season

The Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey program represented Clarkson University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Golden Knights entered the season following their second Frozen Four appearance the previous season.
After a slow start, the Golden Knights rebounded to win their third ECAC Regular Season title in four years. They followed this with their first ever ECAC tournament championship, defeating Cornell by a score of 1–0. In the NCAA Tournament, the Golden Knights advanced to their second title game, which they won 3–0 over top-ranked Wisconsin for the program's second national title. In addition to the postseason championships, the Golden Knights also won an in-season tournament for the first time, winning the Windjammer Classic at Vermont on Thanksgiving weekend.

## Offseason
### Coaching changes

The offseason saw the departure of two-year assistant coach Meghan Duggan, who left to concentrate on preparing for the Winter Olympics in two years time. Her role was filled by Tony Maci, who had previously served as an assistant coach at Adrian College and Princeton.

### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Jenna Brenneman | Goaltender | United States | Played for Breck School |
| Katherine Beaumier | Forward | United States | Played for Anaheim Lady Ducks |
| Michaela Pejzlova | Forward | Czech Republic | Played for Stanstead College Member of Czech Republic team at the 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship |
| Ella Shelton | Defense | Canada | Played for London Jr. Devilettes Member of 2016 U18 Team Ontario |
| Taylor Turnquist | Defense | United States | Played for Spring Lake Park High School |

## Schedule

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

## Awards and honors

* Genevieve Bannon – NCAA All-Tournament Team, Second Team All-USCHO.com, ECAC Hockey Second Team All-Star, ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (11/1, 11/22, 1/24, 2/6)
* Loren Gabel – ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team, ECAC Hockey Player of the Week (3/5), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (11/7, 2/14)
* Savannah Harmon – NCAA All-Tournament Team, Second Team AHCA All-American, Second Team All-USCHO.com, Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award nominee, ECAC Hockey First Team All-Star, ECAC Hockey Player of the Year finalist, ECAC Hockey Best Defenseman, ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/25)
* Corie Jacobson – ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/11)
* McKenzie Johnson – ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week (12/13), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (11/15, 1/17)
* Ryhen McGill – ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team, ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (11/15)
* Cayley Mercer – Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award finalist, USCHO.com Player of the Year, NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player, NCAA All-Tournament Team, First Team AHCA All-American, First Team All-USCHO.com, ECAC Hockey Player of the Year, ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team, ECAC Hockey First Team All-Star, ECAC Hockey Best Forward, ECAC Hockey Player of the Month (February, March), ECAC Hockey Player of the Week (12/5, 1/31, 2/21), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (12/13, 1/24)
* Michaela Pejzlova – ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team, ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week (11/7, 11/15), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/25, 11/1, 11/22, 1/17, 2/21), Windjammer Classic All-Tournament Team
* Ella Shelton – USCHO.com All-Rookie Team, ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team, ECAC Hockey Third Team All-Star, ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team, ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team, ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Month (December, March), ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week (3/5), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (12/6, 12/13, 1/31, 2/6, 2/14)
* Shea Tiley – Second Team All-USCHO.com, ECAC Hockey Tournament Most Outstanding Player, ECAC Hockey Third Team All-Star, ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Year finalist, ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Month (February, March), ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week (2/14, 3/5), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/25, 11/1, 11/22, 11/29, 12/6, 1/31, 2/6, 2/21)
* Taylor Turnquist – ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (11/29)
* Cassidy Vinkle – ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (11/29, 1/17), Windjammer Classic Most Valuable Player, Windjammer Classic All-Tournament Team