The Knight Club

10/26/2026

10/26/2026

🟢Congrats Ben!!! Well earned!!! 🟡

10/26/2026

Ben Gaudreau came up huge for the Golden Knights!!!!

Potsdam, NY – Talon Sigurdson scored at 2:30 in overtime to lift the Clarkson University Men's Hockey team to a 2-1 victory against University of Vermont in a rare Sunday afternoon non-league contest at Cheel Arena.

The Golden Knights evened their season record to 3-3 while Vermont slipped to 2-3. Clarkson will be on its home ice once again next weekend when it hosts Niagara University in two contests.

The goal from Sigurdson in the extra session came on a 2-on-1 that developed just short of the blue line in the Knights' defensive zone. Ty Brassington pushed the puck forward to Sigurdson along the right wide and he skated up ice with Tyler Wallace in the middle. Sigurdson took a shot from the right circle which was saved, but Wallace was taken down from behind by the Vermont defender, allowing the rebound to settle in front. With Wallace having then knocking into the Vermont goalkeeper Jacob Oster, Sigurdson followed his own shot in the slot and flipped the puck in with a backhand to close out the contest.

Clarkson goalkeeper Ben Gaudreau picked up his first collegiate win and was impressive in his second start with the Knights, making 29 saves, with the only Vermont score coming on the power play late in the game.

The opening period finished with the same results as when the teams played on Friday as neither team was able to put one in the back of the net. Clarkson carried the play for most of the frame, getting a few solid looks in front that were either denied by Jacob Oster or blocked by an incredibly active defensive group of Catamounts. Vermont closed the period on the power play but each of its four shots went wide or were blocked.

After combining for only 11 shots on goal in the first period, that amount was surpassed prior to the media timeout at the midway of the second. Although the shots on net were increased only one made its way through, and it was easily the slowest paced of any. With the puck at the right circle for a faceoff in the Vermont end, the Catamounts won the draw backwards and the puck slid straight towards goalie Oster with barely any pace to it. As Oster tried to use his stick to slide the puck to his glove for an easy cover, it instead took a detour over the goal line at 2:34. Tyler Wallace was credited with the goal for the Golden Knights as the man on the dot.

Vermont had a few chances near the midway point of the second, but Ben Gaudreau made a pair of solid stops showing he is more than capable of going to his left, gloving one on a wide open look once and then making one more with more adept skating that saw him slide to close down the shooting lane.

For a while it looked like the Golden Knights might be heading to their first 1-0 win in five seasons, but a late power play allowed the Catamounts to tie the score with less than four minutes to go. A holding call allowed Vermont to get the man-advantage with just over five minutes remaining. Seventy-five seconds after the call, Michael Hagens took a shot from the top of the left circle that was denied, but the rebound dropped down to the goal line for Cedrick Guindon. He had no angle for another shot and instead slid the puck through the crease to Ethan Burroughs, who was able to knock the puck in on a backhand at 16:02.

Clarkson got a power play opportunity only 34 seconds after the score, and the Knights had opportunities with six total shots, but the best chance came as the penalty expired when Bryce Sookro had a solid look just outside the crease, though Oster and a Vermont defender combined on making the stop and ending the rush.

In the 3-on-3 overtime, a slip provided Vermont with a 2-on-1 opportunity going towards the other end, and Colin Kessler was at the bottom of the slot all by himself, going to his backhand, only to see Ben Gaudreau make an outstanding glove save to keep the game tied. A minute later, the Knights closed out the contest with the game-winner from Sigurdson.

Clarkson ended with a 32-30 lead in shots on goal, though Vermont had a larger total attempts figure (69-61). The Catamounts were 1-for-3 on the power play, their first while up a skater in 2026-27, while the Knights went 0-for-2 on the man advantage. Oster ended with 31 saves for Vermont

10/25/2026

WALK-OFF WINNER IN POTSDAM! 🚨

10/25/2026

This Sunday when the Knights host UVM, we will be hosting our Men’s Season Ticket Holder Appreciation Knight! Join us from 2:30-4:00 pm in Barben Room. Appreciation gifts and light snacks, Cash Bar. Skate With A Knight after the game!

10/25/2026

If today's 4pm Golden Knights men's game is not on ESPN2 because of an equipment failure, the game link will be posted on Clarkson Men's Hockey X/Twitter feed.

If possible, get to the game and root on your Clarkson University Golden Knights!!!

10/24/2026

We get them at Cheel this Sunday at 4:00 with Skate with a Knight to follow the game.

Knights Upended 2-1 on Road Against Vermont

Burlington, VT – Despite playing the final two minutes without a goalie to utilize an extra attacker, the Clarkson University Men's Hockey team was unable to find the equalizer on Friday nights as the Golden Knights suffered a 2-1 defeat against University of Vermont in the first of two games this weekend against the Catamounts.

The Golden Knights slipped to 2-3 on the year while Vermont evened its mark at 2-2 on the young season. The two teams will take a day between games and will faceoff once again on Sunday afternoon, playing in Potsdam at Cheel Arena.

Both teams had a few chances on goal in the first period but each of the teams' goaltenders were up to the task with outstanding glove saves. Vermont finished with a 14-4 edge in shots on goal in the first period, though the overall margin was slimmer (17-11) in terms of total shots attempted. Clarkson ended the first period on the penalty kill when Mael St-Denis and Bryce Sookro were whistled for infractions only 34 seconds apart, forcing the Knights to kill off a 5-on-3 for the final minute of the first period.

The Knights ended the 5-on-3 to start the second and capably killed off other penalty to keep the game scoreless. That penalty kill was a standout moment for the Knights up to that point in the contest, but Vermont rallied to score a goal three minutes later. A pass from the left point through the slot was slowed down by the stick of a Clarkson defender, but didn't quite get enough to clear the puck as it trickled to Colin Kessler who was able to shovel in the puck just outside the crease on the left side of the rink.

Three minutes later, Vermont picked up another goal on a solid individual effort from Daniel Sambuco. He skated up ice on the left side and held off a defender, pinning him behind and cutting into the middle for a shot to the opposite post that pushed over the line with the momentum of the slide at 7:32.

Clarkson had two solid chances in the final seven minutes of the second period, with the first coming off a breakaway by Luka Sukovic. He tried to go five-hole on a shot from the middle of the slot, but Jacob Oster was able to squeeze the pads together to close end the chance. A few moments later, Owen Van Steensel ripped one off the pipe while the Knights were on the power play, but no second chance came and the penalty was killed off by the Catamounts.

The Knights cut the margin in half late in the third period on a seemingly harmless shot from just inside the blue line by Bryce Sookro. A neutral zone faceoff was won by Clarkson and went back to Ty Brassington, who then delivered a rink wide pass from the left board to the right board for Sookro. Defended with just a little bit of pressure by two Vermont players, Sookro was a stride over the blue line when he threw the puck on net, but it had enough pace and movement on it to confuse Oster and it slipped past the Vermont netminder at 15:30 to make the score 2-1.

Clarkson pulled Shane Soderwall from the goal for the final 2:11 and battled against a few shots by Vermont that were called back frequently for icing as the attempts went wide of the goal. The Knights had trouble getting any shots off in that time as the dump in attempts around the corners were often cleared out of the zone by Vermont, and Clarkson went without a shot attempt in the final stretch.

The overall shot attempts were fairly even at 48-43 in favor of Vermont and the shots on goal had the same margin at 30-25. Oster made 24 saves for Vermont in a full-time effort, while Clarkson had two goalies play. Dawson Labre made 17 saves in only 24 minutes between the pipes before leaving the game after being shaken up following the opening goal. Shane Soderwall played the final 36 minutes and made 11 saves.

06/17/2026

Congratulations Bob Ahlfeld !!