# 2024–25 Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey season

The 2024–25 Clarkson Golden Knights Men's ice hockey season will be the 103rd season of play for the program and 64th in ECAC Hockey. The Golden Knights will represent Clarkson University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at Cheel Arena and be coached by Jean-François Houle in his 1st season.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Noah Beck | Defenseman | Canada | Graduate transfer to Arizona State |
| Eric Ciccolini | Forward | Canada | Graduation (retired) |
| Emmett Croteau | Goaltender | Canada | Transferred to Dartmouth |
| Daimon Gardner | Forward | Canada | Transferred to St. Cloud State |
| Mathieu Gosselin | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with Newfoundland Growlers) |
| Jack Judson | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Dustyn McFaul | Defenseman | Canada | Graduation (signed with Florida Everblades) |
| Cody Monds | Forward | Canada | Transferred to Robert Morris |
| Austin Roden | Goaltender | Canada | Graduation (retired) |
| Anthony Romano | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with Texas Stars) |
| Jesse Tucker | Forward | Canada | Transferred to Northern Michigan |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Ryan Bottrill | Forward | United States | 22 | Scottsdale, AZ; transfer from Brown |
| Marcus Brännman | Goaltender | Sweden | 21 | Bromma, SWE; transfer from Providence |
| Ty Brassington | Defenseman | Canada | 20 | White Rock, BC |
| Garrett Dahm | Forward | United States | 24 | Swansea, IL; transfer from Mercyhurst |
| Ray Fust | Forward | Switzerland | 21 | Bellinzona, SUI; transfer from Omaha |
| Ethan Langenegger | Goaltender | Canada | 24 | Kamloops, BC; graduate transfer from Lake Superior State |
| Jared Mangan | Forward | United States | 21 | Charleston, SC |
| Shawn O'Donnell | Forward | United States | 21 | Pittsburgh, PA; transfer from Massachusetts Lowell |
| Luke Pakulak | Forward | Canada | 21 | Surrey, BC |
| Jack Sparkes | Defenseman | United States | 20 | Ottawa, ON; selected 180th overall in 2022 |
| Luka Sukovic | Forward | United States | 20 | Lincolnshire, IL |
| Tate Taylor | Defenseman | Canada | 20 | Richmond, BC |

## Roster

As of August 9, 2024.

## Standings

2024–25 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 |
| #12 Quinnipiac † | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 79 | 42 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 124 | 75 |
| #18 Clarkson | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 74 | 47 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 109 | 77 |
| Colgate | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 80 | 65 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 113 | 109 |
| Union | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 67 | 61 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 108 | 99 |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 70 | 52 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 93 | 74 |
| Cornell | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 69 | 53 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 88 | 71 |
| Harvard | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 56 | 56 | 29 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 74 | 88 |
| Brown | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 53 | 63 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 75 | 75 |
| Princeton | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 55 | 73 | 29 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 69 | 83 |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 57 | 82 | 34 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 99 | 126 |
| Yale | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 52 | 80 | 29 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 66 | 116 |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 43 | 81 | 34 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 69 | 115 |
| Championship: March 22, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: March 2, 2025 |||||||||||||||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 5 | 7:00 pm | Canisius* | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Langenegger | W 2–1 | 3,030 | 1–0–0 |
| October 6 | 4:00 pm | RIT* | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Brännman | L 2–3 | 2,136 | 1–1–0 |
| October 11 | 7:00 pm | Niagara* | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Langenegger | W 4–2 | 1,891 | 2–1–0 |
| October 12 | 7:00 pm | #20 Notre Dame* | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Langenegger | L 2–5 | 3,110 | 2–2–0 |
| October 19 | 7:00 pm | at Vermont* | | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | ESPN+ | Langenegger | W 3–1 | 2,954 | 3–2–0 |
| October 25 | 7:00 pm | at Michigan Tech* | | MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan | Midco Sports+ | Langenegger | W 4–1 | 3,109 | 4–2–0 |
| October 26 | 7:00 pm | at Michigan Tech* | | MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan | Midco Sports+ | Langenegger | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 3,116 | 5–2–0 |
| November 1 | 7:00 pm | Alaska* | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Langenegger | L 1–3 | 2,352 | 5–3–0 |
| November 2 | 7:00 pm | Alaska* | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Brännman | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,633 | 5–3–1 |
| November 9 | 7:00 pm | Stonehill* | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Langenegger | W 6–3 | 2,658 | 6–3–1 |
| November 15 | 7:00 pm | at Rensselaer | | Houston Field House • Troy, New York (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Langenegger | W 3–1 | 2,451 | 7–3–1 (1–0–0) |
| November 16 | 7:00 pm | at Union | | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Langenegger | W 4–1 | 2,061 | 8–3–1 (2–0–0) |
| November 22 | 7:00 pm | Brown | #19 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Langenegger | L 0–1 | 2,648 | 8–4–1 (2–1–0) |
| November 23 | 7:00 pm | Yale | #19 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Langenegger | W 4–0 | 2,720 | 9–4–1 (3–1–0) |
| Adirondack Winter Invitational ||||||||||
| November 29 | 7:30 pm | vs. #10 Providence* | #20 | Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Winter Invitational Game 1) | ESPN+ | Langenegger | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,407 | 9–5–1 |
| November 30 | 7:30 pm | vs. #16 Massachusetts Lowell* | #20 | Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Winter Invitational Game 2) | ESPN+ | Langenegger | T 4–4 $^{SOL}$ | 2,239 | 9–5–2 |
| December 6 | 7:00 pm | at Harvard | #20 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Langenegger | W 4–3 | 1,580 | 10–5–2 (4–1–0) |
| December 7 | 7:00 pm | at #13 Dartmouth | #20 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Langenegger | W 3–2 | 1,874 | 11–5–2 (5–1–0) |
| December 29 | 1:00 pm | Concordia* | #20 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (Exhibition) | ESPN+ | Parker | L 1–5 | | |
| January 10 | 7:00 pm | Union | #19 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Langenegger | W 5–3 | 2,473 | 12–5–2 (6–1–0) |
| January 11 | 7:00 pm | Rensselaer | #19 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Langenegger | L 1–4 | 2,732 | 12–6–2 (6–2–0) |
| January 17 | 7:00 pm | at Yale | #20 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Langenegger | W 7–4 | 1,607 | 13–6–2 (7–2–0) |
| January 18 | 7:00 pm | at Brown | #20 | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Langenegger | L 2–3 | 1,112 | 13–7–2 (7–3–0) |
| January 24 | 7:00 pm | at St. Lawrence | #20 | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Langenegger | W 5–2 | 2,833 | 14–7–2 (8–3–0) |
| January 25 | 7:00 pm | at St. Lawrence | #20 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Langenegger | L 1–2 | 3,584 | 14–8–2 (8–4–0) |
| January 31 | 7:00 pm | Colgate | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Langenegger | L 0–2 | 2,064 | 14–9–2 (8–5–0) |
| February 1 | 7:00 pm | Cornell | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Langenegger | T 3–3 $^{SOL}$ | 2,891 | 14–9–3 (8–5–1) |
| February 7 | 7:00 pm | at Princeton | | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Brännman | W 4–1 | 1,558 | 15–9–3 (9–5–1) |
| February 8 | 7:00 pm | at #14 Quinnipiac | | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Langenegger | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 2,876 | 16–9–3 (10–5–1) |
| February 14 | 7:00 pm | Dartmouth | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Langenegger | W 4–1 | 2,039 | 17–9–3 (11–5–1) |
| February 15 | 7:00 pm | Harvard | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Brännman | W 6–0 | 2,586 | 18–9–3 (12–5–1) |
| February 21 | 7:00 pm | at Cornell | #19 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | ESPN+ | Langenegger | W 3–1 | 4,267 | 19–9–3 (13–5–1) |
| February 22 | 7:00 pm | at Colgate | #19 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | ESPN+ | Langenegger | W 5–3 | 1,374 | 20–9–3 (14–5–1) |
| February 28 | 7:00 pm | #13 Quinnipiac | #19 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Langenegger | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,834 | 21–9–3 (15–5–1) |
| March 1 | 7:00 pm | Princeton | #19 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Parker | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 2,712 | 21–10–3 (15–6–1) |
| ECAC Hockey Tournament ||||||||||
| March 14 | 7:00 pm | Harvard* | #18 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 1) | ESPN+ | Langenegger | W 3–2 | 2,466 | 22–10–3 |
| March 15 | 4:00 pm | Harvard* | #18 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 2) | ESPN+ | Langenegger | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,492 | 22–11–3 |
| March 16 | 4:00 pm | Harvard* | #18 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 3) | ESPN+ | Langenegger | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 2,069 | 23–11–3 |
| March 21 | 7:00 pm | vs. Dartmouth* | #18 | Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (ECAC Semifinal) | ESPN+ | | | | |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: ||||||||||

## 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 | RV | | | | | | | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | – | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | | |
| USA Hockey | RV | | | | | | | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | – | 19 | 19 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | | |
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12. Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.