2018–19 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season

The Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey program represented Clarkson University during the 2018–19 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 second time.

2018–19 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season
ECAC Hockey Tournament Champions
NCAA Semifinals, L 0–5 vs. Wisconsin
ConferenceT–2nd ECAC
Home iceCheel Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com#3
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine#3
Record
Overall30–8–2
Home18–1–1
Road11–5–0
Neutral1–2–1
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachMatt Desrosiers
Assistant CoachesBritni Smith
Tony Maci
Captain(s)Cassidy Vinkle
Alternate captain(s)Josianne Pozzebon
Ella Shelton
Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey seasons
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During the season, the Golden Knights participated in the first NCAA women's ice hockey games outside the United States when they traveled to Belfast for a two-game series with Northeastern.

Offseason

Roster
No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
4 Avery Mitchell Sophomore D 5' 4" (1.63 m) 1999-08-30 Pickering, Ontario Toronto Jr. Aeros
7 Elizabeth Giguere Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 1997-05-08 Quebec, Quebec Limoilou Titans
9 Tia Stoddard Sophomore F 5' 1" (1.55 m) 1998-06-09 La Mesa, California Nepean Jr. Wildcats
10 Michaela Pejzlova Junior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1997-04-06 Pardubice, Czech Republic Stanstead Spartans
11 Ella Shelton (A) Junior D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1998-01-19 Ingersoll, Ontario London Devilettes
12 Katherine Beaumier Junior F 5' 4" (1.63 m) 1998-02-03 Richland, Washington Anaheim Lady Ducks
14 Morgan Helgeson Freshman F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1999-05-05 Lake Elmo, Minnesota Hill-Murray School
16 Michaela Boyle Sophomore F 5' 3" (1.6 m) 1999-07-16 Reading, Massachusetts Reading Memorial High School
17 Taylor Turnquist Junior D 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1997-08-14 Blaine, Minnesota Spring Lake Park H.S.
18 Meaghan Hector Sophomore D 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1999-03-24 Georgetown, Ontario Oakville Jr. Hornets
19 Loren Gabel Senior F 5' 4" (1.63 m) 1997-07-24 Kitchener, Ontario Oakville Jr. Hornets
20 Kristy Pidgeon Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 1999-12-16 Ingleside, Ontario Nepean Jr. Wildcats
21 Emma Keenan Senior D 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1997-11-26 Calgary, Alberta Okanagan Hockey Academy
22 Cassidy Vinkle (C) Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1997-08-28 Belleville, Ontario Whitby Jr. Wolves
23 Miranda Gaudet Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 1999-12-21 West Kelowna, British Columbia Okanagan Hockey Academy
24 Taylor Sawka Freshman F 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1999-02-26 Cochrane, Alberta Nepean Jr. Wildcats
25 Rhyen McGill  Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 1997-10-28 Whitby, Ontario Whitby Jr. Wolves
26 Kelly Mariani Senior F 5' 3" (1.6 m) 1997-03-03 Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
27 T.T. Cianfarano Senior (RS) F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 1996-07-21 Oswego, New York Quinnipiac Bobcats
28 Josiane Pozzebon (A) Senior D 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1997-03-25 Bourget, Ontario Nepean Jr. Wildcats
29 Kia Castonguay Sophomore G 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1998-10-24 Ipswich, Massachusetts Boston Shamrocks
32 Kassidy Sauve Senior (RS) G 5' 9" (1.75 m) 1996-05-19 Whitby, Ontario Ohio State Buckeyes
33 Marie-Pier Coulombe Freshman G 5' 5" (1.65 m) 1998-04-26 Carignan, Quebec Limoilou Titans

Standings
2018–19 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#4 Cornell†22173236753236246611461
#10 Colgate221543338349382310513396
#3 Clarkson*22165133813640308214373
#7 Princeton22154333834033208511668
St. Lawrence2297624514636141577687
Quinnipiac2299422524036121867373
Harvard2299422464132121557468
RPI221011121335737141855088
Yale2271231749612981836287
Dartmouth2241621030662952133988
Brown2221648328829520447109
Union2221915278634428243129
Championship: March 10, 2019
indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com

Schedule
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Record
Regular Season
September 28 at Bemidji State* #1 Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN Kassidy Sauve W 5–1  1–0–0
September 29 at Bemidji State* #1 Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN Kassidy Sauve W 5–3  2–0–0
October 5 Robert Morris* #1 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Kassidy Sauve W 4–2  3–0–0
October 6 Robert Morris* #1 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Kassidy Sauve W 4–3  4–0–0
October 13 Montreal* #1 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (exhibition) Marie-Pier Coulombe W 6–3  4–0–0
October 19 at St. Lawrence* #1 Appleton Arena • Canton, NY Kassidy Sauve L 3–4 OT 4–1–0
October 20 St. Lawrence* #1 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Kassidy Sauve W 4–0  5–1–0
October 26 at Syracuse* #2 Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY Kassidy Sauve W 6–2  6–1–0
October 27 Syracuse* #2 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Kassidy Sauve W 4–3 OT 7–1–0
November 2 Union #3 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Marie-Pier Coulombe W 5–1  8–1–0 (1–0–0)
November 3 RPI #3 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Kassidy Sauve W 3–0  9–1–0 (2–0–0)
November 16 at Brown #3 Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI Kia Castonguay W 9–1  10–1–0 (3–0–0)
November 17 at Yale #3 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT Marie-Pier Coulombe L 1–5  10–2–0 (3–1–0)
November 23 Minnesota–Duluth* #3 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Kassidy Sauve W 4–1  11–2–0
November 24 Minnesota–Duluth* #3 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Kassidy Sauve W 4–2  12–2–0
November 30 at Colgate #3 Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY Kassidy Sauve L 1–4  12–3–0 (3–2–0)
December 1 at #7 Cornell #3 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY Kassidy Sauve L 1–3  12–4–0 (3–3–0)
December 7 at St. Lawrence #5 Appleton Arena • Canton, NY Kassidy Sauve W 4–0  13–4–0 (4–3–0)
December 8 St. Lawrence #5 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Kassidy Sauve W 3–1  14–4–0 (5–3–0)
January 5 vs. #3 Northeastern* #5 SSE Arena • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Series Game 1) Kassidy Sauve T 3–3 OT 14–4–1
January 6 vs. #3 Northeastern* #5 SSE Arena • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Series Game 2) Kassidy Sauve L 1–3  14–5–1
January 11 at RPI #6 Houston Field House • Troy, NY Kassidy Sauve W 5–1  15–5–1 (6–3–0)
January 12 at Union #6 Achilles Rink • Schenectady, NY Marie-Pier Coulombe W 6–0  16–5–1 (7–3–0)
January 18 Yale #6 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Kassidy Sauve W 5–1  17–5–1 (8–3–0)
January 19 Brown #6 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Kassidy Sauve W 6–0  18–5–1 (9–3–0)
January 25 Harvard #5 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Kassidy Sauve W 4–2  19–5–1 (10–3–0)
January 26 Dartmouth #5 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Kassidy Sauve W 4–2  20–5–1 (11–3–0)
February 1 at Qunnipiac #5 People's United Center • Hamden, CT Kassidy Sauve W 3–2  21–5–1 (12–3–0)
February 2 at #4 Princeton #5 Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ Kassidy Sauve W 3–1  22–5–1 (13–3–0)
February 8 #6 Cornell #4 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Kassidy Suave W 4–0  23–5–1 (14–3–0)
February 9 #10 Colgate #4 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Kassidy Sauve L 3–4 OT 23–6–1 (14–4–0)
February 15 at Dartmouth #4 Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH Kassidy Sauve L 2–3 OT 23–7–1 (14–5–0)
February 16 at Harvard #4 Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Allston, MA Kassidy Sauve W 3–2 OT 24–7–1 (15–5–0)
February 22 #6 Princeton #5 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Kassidy Sauve W 5–2  25–7–1 (16–5–0)
February 23 Quinnipiac #5 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Kassidy Sauve T 1–1 OT 25–7–2 (16–5–1)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 1 Quinnipiac* #5 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Quarterfinals Game 1) Kassidy Sauve W 3–0  26–7–2
March 2 Quinnipiac* #5 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Quarterfinals Game 2) Kassidy Sauve W 4–3 OT 27–7–2
March 9 vs. #10 Colgate* #4 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY (Semifinals) Kassidy Sauve W 2–0  28–7–2
March 10 at #5 Cornell* #4 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY (Championship) Kassidy Sauve W 4–1  29–7–2
NCAA Tournament
March 16 #5 Boston College* #4 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Quarterfinals) Kassidy Sauve W 2–1 OT 30–7–2
March 22 vs. #1 Wisconsin* #4 People's United Center • Hamden, CT (Semifinals) Kassidy Sauve L 0–5  30–8–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

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References
  1. "2018–19 Clarkson Women's Hockey Honors". ClarksonAthletics.com. Clarkson Athletics. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
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