Potsdam-Canton Men 0-0 Draw; Clarkson, S.L.U., Plattsburgh Fall

SUNY Potsdam's Jack Logan (8) notched the game-winner at 3:15 of overtime, as the Bears edged SUNY Canton 4-3. Potsdam kept maintaining a one-goal lead throughout the contest en route to their first win.  (Kyton Deon photo)

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The Roos' Sam Martin (from Canton) gets a breakaway, switches to the backhand and ties the game 1-1.  Martin also assisted on the Roos' second goal that knotted at 2-2.  Jack Logan (8) notched the game-winner at 3:15 of overtime, as the Bears edged SUNY Canton 4-3.(Bob LaRue photo)

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Mathieu Gosslein sets up Alex Campbell (11), who finally broke a scoreless game at the 8:00 minute mark of the third period,  giving Clarkson a 1-0 win at home in the weekend series with local rival St. Lawrence   Jordan Power also received an assist.   The two teams will meet again Saturday night at Appleton Arena in Canton.  (Cody Jenne photo)

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SUNY Plattsburgh’s Ryan Hogg (19) skates in to sweep the puck around the left pad of Potsdam goaltender Michael Paglucca (29) for the unassisted goal.  Plattsburgh edged Potsdam 6-5.(Andrew Baker photo). Game Gallery

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Mathieu Gosslein sets up Alex Campbell (11), who finally broke a scoreless game at the 8:00 minute mark of the third period,  giving Clarkson a 1-0 win at home in the weekend series with local rival St. Lawrence   Jordan Power also received an assist.   The two teams will meet again Saturday night at Appleton Arena in Canton.  (Cody Jenne photo)

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Madison Chantler's (37) centering pass is deflected through the crease.  The rebound is stopped by Saints keeper Emma Nordstrom.  Clarkson scored two late goals to beat SLU 2-0.  (Bob LaRue photo)
Golden Knights with a chance to win, Sena Catterall finds the back of the net giving Clarkson the comeback 2-1 shootout victory vs. St. Lawrence.  (Bob LaRue photo)

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November 16, 2024: For the second time in four days defense was the calling card for the Clarkson University Women's Hockey team as the Golden Knights were able to claim a 2-0 non-league win over St. Lawrence University on Saturday afternoon at Cheel Arena. The Golden Knights improved to 10-3-1, extending their unbeaten streak to five games. St. Lawrence fell to 8-5-3. Clarkson heads back to New England next weekend facing Brown on Friday and Yale on Saturday. Much like the previous meeting on Wednesday, shots were at a premium in the early going, though both teams had some solid chances late in the period. While on the power play, Claire Tyo had some excellent chances on the left side on the doorstep, but Clarkson goaltender Julia Minotti stretched out to make multiple saves. Then in the final seconds, Anne Cherkowski decided instead of dumping the puck to close out the period to skate in for a short-handed try in the waning seconds. The strategy worked out as she got tripped up creating a 4-on-4 to start the second and also put the Knights on the power play. At the start of the second period, Rhea Hicks nearly converted twice. She just missed a bouncing puck at the bottom of the left circle and just seconds later had another shot denied by the right blocker of SLU goaltender Emma-Sofie Nordstrom. Six minutes later Nordstrom again came up big, in the same spot, this time using a stick to slap aside a shot from Cherkowski, which she did again with a little over four minutes remaining on another stick save against Nicole Gosling. Nordstrom wasn't the only goalie standing tall, as Minotti, too, made an impressive save late in the period. While on the penalty kills, Tori Verbeek poked the puck out of the St. Lawrence defensive zone and was able to sprint down ice for a breakaway. Verbeek made a couple of moves and went to the left side, but Minotti used her stick and her skate to kick the puck wide. With about a minute remaining, Minotti again kept the game scoreless, denying a backhand from Sarah Marchand just in front of the crease. Clarkson finally ended the game-long scoreless drought for both teams late in the third period. The faceoff occurred at the right circle in the SLU defensive zone and was cleared out briefly, but the Knights dumped it back in to nearly the same spot. Along the boards, Cherkowski was able to dig the puck out and skated in, dropping a pass off to Rhea Hicks near the goal line. Hicks quickly gave the puck back to Cherkowski, who went over the shoulder of Nordstrom and off the underside of the crossbar at the 14:00 mark to make it 1-0. St. Lawrence looked to tie the game in the final two minutes on a 3-on-3 rush with Katina Duscio finding space, but Minotti kicked it aside before Duscio and a teammate ended up in the back of the net with Minotti, putting the puck out of the zone for the ensuing faceoff with Nordstrom out of the SLU crease. The Knights iced the game late as St. Lawrence was forced out of the zone due to being offside. With the puck still in the Clarkson defensive zone near the top of the left circle, Haley Winn took her time to measure the empty net that was 120 feet away, then flipped the puck over the neutral zone defense and into the vacated space to make it a 2-0 final. Clarkson ended the contest with a 35-27 edge in shots as both teams went 0-for-3 on the power play. Minotti made 27 saves and Nordstrom had 33 stops.

November 13. 2024: Unlike a year ago when the two teams combined for nine goals to the delight of a packed house at Cheel Arena, the Clarkson University Women's Hockey team and St. Lawrence University skated to a 1-1 overtime tie, with the Golden Knights claiming the shootout 2-1, in front of a raucous crowd for the Area Youth Game held at Appleton Arena. The Golden Knights moved to 9-3-1 overall and St. Lawrence saw its record go to 8-4-3 in the non-league tie. The two teams will meet up for a second non-conference contest on Saturday at Cheel Arena. Although the pace was fast, top-level opportunities were infrequent for both teams in the opening two periods. The best chance for St. Lawrence came in the first period on an Abby Hustler breakaway as she received a pass in the neutral zone from Katina Duscio. Hustler skated in and tried to go five-hole, but Julia Minotti shut things down with the blockers and kept the game scoreless. In the second, Sarah Marchand had a couple of chances in close, but again Minotti put the pads out for the saves. Clarkson's best chance in the first two periods came midway through the second frame when Nicole Gosling's one-timer was denied by Emma-Sofie Nordstrom. Both teams finally got on the board early in the third period, with the Saints doing so very quick after the second intermission. A soft shot off the blocker of Minotti scooted out on the goal line's right side for Marchand, who was able to flip the puck in despite a tough angle only 24 seconds in. St. Lawrence appeared to have another opportunity when Clarkson was whistled for a penalty, but the Knights had little trouble killing off that extra-skater chance despite Gosling spending nearly 40 seconds without a stick. The grad student was still able to block a shot and cause issues for the Saints' power play minus a piece of equipment. Clarkson tied the game roughly four minutes after the Saints' goal. Madison Chantler brought the puck around the back of the net and Haley Winn also got a piece of the puck before St. Lawrence appeared to have cleared it around the right side boards. However, the puck found its way to the stick of Shelby Laidlaw, and as the Knights readjusted their positioning a screen was created, allowing Laidlaw's wrister to evade the blockers of Nordstrom. One final chance emerged late in regulation when Abby Hustler once again found herself on a breakaway. This time she would not get a shot off, though, as Winn adeptly poked the puck away from behind with only 20 seconds left in the period. Following a scoreless overtime in which the officials let the teams play a bit more than usual, the two teams went to the shootout. St. Lawrence's second skater, Marchand, scored on a stop and fake into the upper corner for a 1-0 advantage. However, Minotti was strong from that point on and watched Gosling score on a backhand after multiple moves to tie it at 1-1. Finally, Sena Catterall methodically skated in and used a strong forehand on the left side of the crease to put Clarkson up 2-1. Clarkson finished with a modest 29-27 advantage in shots on goal and kept the Saints off the scoreboard on two power play chances. Minotti finished with 26 saves and Nordstrom had 28 stops for St. Lawrence.

A Clarkson giveaway at the blue line is picked up by the Saints' Tori Verbeek (17) for a breakaway, but goaltender Julia Minotti (31) makes a great save.  Clarkson scored two late goals to beat SLU 2-0.  (Bob LaRue photo)
Just 24 seconds into the third period, Kennedy Wilson shoots, initially saved by Clarkson's Julia Minotti.  But Marchand corrals the rebound and lifted a puck over the goalie for a 1-0 Saints lead.  After an official tie, Clarkson came back 2-1 shootout victory vs. St. Lawrence. (Bob LaRue photo)

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November 16, 2024: Emma-Sofie Nordström recorded 33 saves, but a late third period goal and an empty netter gave the sixth-ranked Clarkson Golden Knights a 2-0 win over the ninth-ranked St. Lawrence University women's hockey team in non-conference action on Saturday afternoon at Cheel Arena. Saturday's game looked a lot like Wednesday's, as the first two periods remained scoreless and both goalie's were up to the task keeping the game deadlocked 0-0. After the first 20 minutes, Clarkson held a slight 8-7 edge in shots on goal. With 2:30 to play in the second, Tori Verbeek looked to give St. Lawrence the edge, going one-on-one with Clarkson goaltender Julia Minotti, but Minotti went down for the leg save. Equally, the play headed back down the ice and Nordström shut the play down for a battle of the goaltenders. The Saints sent a flurry of shots on net as the clock wound down in the second, but the game remained tied 0-0 and the Golden Knights held a 27-21 advantage in shots. The Golden Knights found the back of the net with six minutes to play in the third. A bad turnover down low, gave the Knights the puck and Anne Cherkowski sent a low shot past Nordström for the 1-0 lead. Clarkson sealed the win with a long-range empty netter from Haley Winn for the 2-0 final. "Tough break for our team today," said head coach Chris Wells. "I thought we played a solid game. Both games this week were back and forth with each team getting their chances. Clarkson executed one more play than we did today and that was the difference." "It's one of the better games we have played over here in a while, and we had good belief right up until the end. We grew another step closer to getting to where we want to be this week with these games regardless of the outcomes. Players are getting better in a lot of areas that will pay off each weekend in our league." Nordström recorded 33 saves for the Saints, while Minotti finished with 27 for Clarkson. Clarkson finished with a 35-27 advantage in shots on goal and outshot the Saints 66-59 overall. Neither team was able to capitalize on the power play, both going 0-for-3 on the afternoon. St. Lawrence moved to 8-5-3 on the season, while Clarkson improved to 10-3-1. The Saints hit the road next weekend to take on Yale and Brown, November 22-23. Game times are scheduled for 6 p.m. on Friday vs. the Bulldogs and 3 p.m. on Saturday against the Bears.  

November 13, 2024: Sarah Marchand scored and Emma-Sofie Nordström made 28 saves, as the ninth-ranked St. Lawrence University women's hockey team skated to a 1-1 tie with sixth-ranked Clarkson in non-conference action in front of 3,251 spectators for a school day game on Wednesday afternoon. Wednesday's crowd of 3,251, featuring schools from all around the North Country, set a new women's hockey attendance record at Appleton Arena. A fast-paced game from the start, both goaltenders were up to the task, as the Golden Knights held a slight 10-9 edge in shots on goal after the first 20 minutes. The same continued in the second, as the Saints and Golden Knights were locked at 0-0 and Clarkson led 21-15 in shots on goal. Marchand broke the ice for the Saints, just 24 seconds into the third period. Taylor Lum fed Marchand, who skated into the Golden Knights zone, she passed it off to Kennedy Wilson from deep in the corner, but the original shot from Wilson was stopped by Julia Minotti. The rebound was corralled by Marchand, who lifted a high shot over Minott's shoulder for the 1-0 lead. Just about four minutes later as the Saints attempted to clear, Shelby Laidlaw picked up the puck of the board and fired a shot from the point past Nordström to tie the game up 1-1. Both teams had their fair share of chances in the remainder of the third, including a breakaway from Abby Hustler, but she wasn't able to get the shot off. With 20 seconds to play, Haley Winn also looked to net the game winner, but she'd get tied up as the clock expired. Following a scoreless overtime period, the game moved to penalty shots. Marchand, the second skater for the Saints, put on the brakes and went top corner for the 1-0 shootout lead. Nordström stopped the next, but both Nicole Gosling and Sena Catterall found the back of the net to give the Golden Knights the 2-1 shootout win. "What another fantastic day for North Country and women's hockey," said head coach Chris Wells. "The fans were excellent and engaged and both teams put on a very entertaining game for everyone in attendance. Both teams played fast and physically. It was a game where the result was exactly what it should have been. Both teams could have won on many occasions." Nordström stopped 28 shots for the Saints, while Minotti finished with 26 for Clarkson. The Golden Knights finished with a slight 29-27 edge in shots on goal. Today's non-conference action moved the Saints to 8-4-3 on the season, while Clarkson moved to 9-3-1 overall. "A tremendous amount of work went into putting on this game and we can't thank SLU enough for providing an experience that we will all remember. Clarkson administration set the standard last year with this game and were also lending a helping hand this year. We look forward to next year already!" The Saints will head to Cheel Arena in Potsdam on Saturday, November 16 for the second game of the week. Puck drop is 3 p.m.

Anna Maria's Jacqueline Howlett (18) attempts to get in the shooting lane, as the Roos’ Ashley Gillies (33) puts the puck on net.  The shot was turned aside by Cats’ goaltender Julia Smith (35).  After a scoreless middle period, Roos' Maggie Convery buries the puck early in the third to put Canton up two.  Less than four minutes later, Meghan Sonia tallies Anna Maria's first goal with assists for Kaitlyn Korpach and Samantha Rodriguez to cut the lead in half. Canton’s Lily Cullen finished the scoring with an insurance goal at 12:21 of the third to help the Roos secure the 3-1 win over the Cats. Anna Maria’s Julia Smith stopped 59 of 62 shots she faced, while Canton’s Brooke Susac saved 14-of-15 shots for the win. 

Canton’s Brooke Susac (73) denies the Bears a score early in the second period.  In non-league action, the SUNY Potsdam Bears blanked the Roos 3-0, in a preview of Canton's joining the NEWHL next season.  (Josh Wangerin photos) Game Gallery

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Potsdam’s Miranda Kolb (5) rockets the puck into the wide open net on the short side past Saint Michael's goaltender Gabriella Dicomitis (44).  After opening a 7-0 lead, Potsdam cruised to an 8-3 win.  (Andrew Baker photo). Game Gallery

Potsdam’s Keira Thacker (20) shoots the puck beyond Saint Michaels defender Abby Dirks (19).

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SUNY Potsdam goaltender Kayla McCabe (29), a Potsdam native, holds her post in preparation for a wraparound shot attempt from Plattsburgh’s Kaitlin Drew-Mead (27).  Plattsburgh scored two goals in all three periods, en route to a 6-1 win over the Potsdam Bears at Potsdam.  (Andrew Baker photo).

SUNY Plattsburgh’s Sara Krauseneck (25) snaps a short-handed goal on a cross-ice pass and redirect to give the Cardinals a 3-0 lead in the second period.  Cardinals went on to capture a 5-0 win over SUNY Potsdam.  (Sam Wangerin photo)