# 2022–23 Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey season

The 2022–23 Clarkson Golden Knights Men's ice hockey season was the 101st season of play for the program and 62nd in ECAC Hockey. The Golden Knights represented Clarkson University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, were coached by Casey Jones in his 12th season, and played their home games at Cheel Arena.

## Season

After missing out on the NCAA tournament for two consecutive seasons, Jones replaced all three of his assistants going into the season. There were still high expectations for a team that narrowly missed out on the NCAA tournament in each of the previous two seasons, however, Clarkson got off to a terrible start. Clarkson began the year 2–6, which was made worse when their competition was taken into consideration. The Knights lost to New Hampshire, Mercyhurst and Lake Superior State, three of the worst teams in college hockey that season. The defeats sent Clarkson plummeting towards the bottom of the rankings and the team was never able to completely recover after that. After the dreadful start, the Knights were able to put together a 5-game winning streak but inconsistency on both offense and defense helped Clarkson to finish out the first half of the season with a losing record.
The Knights opened the second half of their season by winning the Holiday Face–Off but that was about as good as it got for the club. Clarkson played up and down in the back half of the season and ended the year with a .500 record. They were able to overcome a sagging Brown team in the first round to set up a meet with Cornell in the quarterfinals. Despite their struggles, Clarkson had managed to defeat the Big Red in both regular season games, providing a glimmer of hope for the team. However, Cornell exacted their revenge by sweeping the series and ending a very disappointing season for the Knights.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Brandon Buhr | Forward | Canada | Returned to juniors mid-season |
| Nick Campoli | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with Iowa Heartlanders) |
| Jamie Collins | Forward | Canada | Transferred to Alaska Anchorage |
| Brian Hurley | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Jack Jacome | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with Pioneers Vorarlberg) |
| Lukas Kälble | Defenseman | Germany | Graduation (signed with Florida Everblades) |
| Jacob Mucitelli | Goaltender | United States | Transferred to Maine |
| Jordan Robert | Forward | United States | Left program (retired) |
| Luke Santerno | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with Greenville Swamp Rabbits) |
| Zach Tsekos | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with Colorado Eagles) |
| Michael Underwood | Defenseman | United States | Graduate transfer to Michigan State |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Erik Bargholtz | Forward | United States | 21 | Appleton, WI |
| Brandon Buhr | Forward | Canada | 20 | Burnaby, BC |
| Brady Egan | Forward | Canada | 20 | Carp, ON |
| Ellis Rickwood | Forward | Canada | 20 | Brantford, ON |
| Tristan Sarsland | Defenseman | United States | 18 | Wayzata, MN |
| Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup | Forward | Denmark | 24 | Charlottenlund, DEN; graduate transfer from Maine |
| Ryan Taylor | Forward | United States | 21 | St. Louis, MO |
| Trey Taylor | Defenseman | Canada | 20 | Richmond, BC |
| Gabriel Vinal | Goaltender | United States | 23 | East Syracuse, NY; graduate transfer from Brown |

## Roster

As of August 24, 2022.

## Standings

2022–23 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 |
| #1 Quinnipiac † | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 87 | 30 | 41 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 162 | 64 |
| #10 Harvard | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 86 | 48 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 125 | 81 |
| #9 Cornell | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 78 | 42 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 112 | 66 |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 56 | 58 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 88 | 102 |
| #18 Colgate * | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 71 | 58 | 40 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 113 | 109 |
| Clarkson | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 60 | 60 | 37 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 102 | 98 |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 52 | 74 | 35 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 84 | 115 |
| Union | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 45 | 68 | 35 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 86 | 117 |
| Princeton | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 57 | 73 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 89 | 112 |
| Yale | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 35 | 62 | 32 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 57 | 94 |
| Brown | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 41 | 69 | 30 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 65 | 91 |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 44 | 70 | 30 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 64 | 106 |
| Championship: March 18, 2023 † 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 | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Exhibition ||||||||||
| October 1 | 7:00 PM | Ottawa* | #18 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (Exhibition) | ESPN+ | Haider | W 7–3 | 2,774 | |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 7 | 7:00 PM | New Hampshire* | #17 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Haider | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 2,267 | 0–1–0 |
| October 8 | 7:00 PM | Merrimack* | #17 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Haider | L 2–3 | 2,200 | 0–2–0 |
| October 13 | 7:00 PM | at #15 Providence* | | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Haider | L 2–5 | 1,992 | 0–3–0 |
| October 21 | 7:00 PM | Mercyhurst* | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Haider | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 2,564 | 0–4–0 |
| October 22 | 7:30 PM | Mercyhurst* | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Haider | W 5–1 | 3,003 | 1–4–0 |
| October 28 | 7:00 PM | at Lake Superior State* | | Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan | FloHockey | Haider | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 1,064 | 2–4–0 |
| October 29 | 7:00 PM | at Lake Superior State* | | Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan | FloHockey | Haider | L 1–5 | 1,058 | 2–5–0 |
| November 4 | 7:00 PM | Union | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Haider | L 2–3 | 2,246 | 2–6–0 (0–1–0) |
| November 5 | 7:00 PM | Rensselaer | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Haider | W 3–0 | 2,659 | 3–6–0 (1–1–0) |
| November 11 | 7:00 PM | Colgate | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Haider | W 4–0 | 2,182 | 4–6–0 (2–1–0) |
| November 12 | 7:00 PM | Cornell | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Haider | W 4–1 | 2,782 | 5–6–0 (3–1–0) |
| November 18 | 7:00 PM | Arizona State* | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Haider | W 2–1 | 2,225 | 6–6–0 |
| November 19 | 7:00 PM | Arizona State* | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Haider | W 5–3 | 2,432 | 7–6–0 |
| December 2 | 7:00 PM | at Princeton | | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | Haider | L 2–6 | 1,180 | 7–7–0 (3–2–0) |
| December 3 | 7:00 PM | at #2 Quinnipiac | | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Haider | L 3–6 | 3,129 | 7–8–0 (3–3–0) |
| December 9 | 7:00 PM | Brown | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Haider | T 2–2 $^{SOL}$ | 2,382 | 7–8–1 (3–3–1) |
| December 10 | 7:00 PM | Yale | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Parker | T 1–1 $^{SOL}$ | 2,662 | 7–8–2 (3–3–2) |
| Holiday Face–Off ||||||||||
| December 28 | 5:00 PM | vs. #15 Massachusetts* | | Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Holiday Face–Off Semifinal) | BSW+ | Haider | W 6–3 | - | 8–8–2 |
| December 29 | 8:30 PM | vs. Wisconsin* | | Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Holiday Face–Off Championship) | BSW | Haider | W 3–1 | 6,584 | 9–8–2 |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| January 7 | 7:00 PM | at Holy Cross* | | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts | FloHockey | Haider | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 379 | 9–8–3 |
| January 13 | 7:00 PM | at #9 Harvard | | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Haider | L 1–4 | 3,095 | 9–9–3 (3–4–2) |
| January 14 | 7:00 PM | at Dartmouth | | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Haider | W 5–4 | 1,821 | 10–9–3 (4–4–2) |
| January 20 | 7:00 PM | at Rensselaer | | Houston Field House • Troy, New York (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Haider | L 2–3 | 2,723 | 10–10–3 (4–5–2) |
| January 21 | 4:00 PM | at Union | | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Haider | W 4–3 | 2,245 | 11–10–3 (5–5–2) |
| January 27 | 7:00 PM | at St. Lawrence | | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Haider | L 2–4 | 2,524 | 11–11–3 (5–6–2) |
| January 28 | 7:00 PM | St. Lawrence | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Haider | L 2–4 | - | 11–12–3 (5–7–2) |
| February 3 | 7:00 PM | at Yale | | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Parker | L 0–4 | 1,426 | 11–13–3 (5–8–2) |
| February 4 | 7:00 PM | at Brown | | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Haider | W 6–2 | 709 | 12–13–3 (6–8–2) |
| February 10 | 7:00 PM | #2 Quinnipiac | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Haider | L 0–3 | 2,202 | 12–14–3 (6–9–2) |
| February 11 | 7:00 PM | Princeton | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Haider | W 4–1 | 2,648 | 13–14–3 (7–9–2) |
| February 17 | 7:00 PM | at #11 Cornell | | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | ESPN+ | Haider | W 4–3 | 3,102 | 14–14–3 (8–9–2) |
| February 18 | 7:00 PM | at Colgate | | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | ESPN+ | Haider | T 3–3 $^{SOL}$ | 1,483 | 14–14–4 (8–9–3) |
| February 24 | 7:00 PM | Dartmouth | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Haider | W 4–0 | 2,345 | 15–14–4 (9–9–3) |
| February 25 | 7:00 PM | #7 Harvard | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Haider | L 2–3 | 2,566 | 15–15–4 (9–10–3) |
| ECAC Hockey Tournament ||||||||||
| March 4 | 7:00 PM | Brown* | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (First Round) | ESPN+ | Haider | W 5–1 | 2,527 | 16–15–4 |
| March 10 | 7:00 PM | at #12 Cornell* | | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York (Quarterfinal Game 1) | ESPN+ | Haider | L 1–2 | 3,752 | 16–16–4 |
| March 11 | 7:00 PM | at #12 Cornell* | | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York (Quarterfinal Game 2) | ESPN+ | Haider | L 1–3 | 3,935 | 16–17–4 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: ||||||||||

## Scoring statistics

| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| Ayrton Martino | LW | 37 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 30 |
| Mathieu Gosselin | RW | 37 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 23 |
| Alex Campbell | C/LW | 33 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 8 |
| Noah Beck | D | 37 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 18 |
| Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup | RW | 37 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 56 |
| Anthony Callin | F | 35 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 8 |
| Ryan Taylor | F | 33 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 0 |
| Anthony Romano | C/RW | 19 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 8 |
| Ryan Richardson | LW | 37 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 |
| Jordan Power | D | 37 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 18 |
| Dustyn McFaul | D | 30 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 33 |
| Trey Taylor | D | 36 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| Tommy Pasanen | D | 32 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 40 |
| Brady Egan | C | 30 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Erik Bargholtz | F | 32 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| Luke Mobley | F | 33 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 38 |
| Ellis Rickwood | C | 35 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| Tristan Sarsland | D | 27 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
| Chris Klack | C/W | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Kaelan Taylor | D | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| George Grannis | F | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Caden Lewandowski | D | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brady Parker | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Buhr | F | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ethan Haider | G | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | | | 102 | 176 | 278 | 393 |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Brady Parker | 7 | 195:19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 79 | 0 | .929 | 1.84 |
| Ethan Haider | 35 | 2033:36 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 85 | 818 | 3 | .906 | 2.51 |
| Empty Net | - | 22:34 | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 37 | 2251:29 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 98 | 897 | 3 | .902 | 2.61 |

## 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 | 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 | 27 (Final) |
| USCHO.com | 18 | - | 17 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | NR |
| USA Today | 17 | 17 | 17 | 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 1, 13, or 26.

## Awards and honors

| Player | Award |
| Noah Beck | ECAC Hockey Third Team |
| Ayrton Martino | ECAC Hockey Third Team |
| Mathieu Gosselin | ECAC Hockey Third Team |