The Knights will feature the ECAC Defender of the Year. nicole goslingECAC Goalkeeper of the Year, Michelle PachenikECAC Coach of the Year; matt desrosiers. Gosling and Pasiechnik were all first-team in the ECAC; Haley Wynn Selected to Second Team All ECAC, Dominic Petrie The third team was all ECAC, and keira harry Selected to the ECAC All-Rookie Team.
With Min-Duluth, Cornell and St. Lawrence advancing Thursday, the NCAA field was narrowed down to an ECAC vs. WCHA showdown.
Clarkson is 6-3 overall in NCAA quarterfinal rounds and 4-0 in games played at Chell. Clarkson and Minnesota scored at a roughly similar clip. The Gophers have two more total points than the Knights this season. Both teams are tied in the assist department, with Minnesota scoring two more goals than the Knights. Both teams scored a game-high nine goals this season. The Knights achieved that record with two wins over Dartmouth and Harvard. The Gophers have dropped nine goals twice this year on Bemidji Street.
There are two family connections between Minnesota and Clarkson. Gophers head coach Brad Frost is the younger brother of Clarkson men's hockey athletic trainer Rob Frost. Gophers forward Josie Dunn also has a familiar name to Knights fans, being the younger sister of former men's hockey star Josh Dunn.Josh scored 29 goals in three seasons with the Knights and is currently signed with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Today's game will be streamed on ESPN+ and can be heard on B99.3 FM
