2025–26 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season
| 2025–26 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
| Conference | ECAC |
| Home ice | Cheel Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USA Today | #9 |
| USCHO.com | #9 |
| Record | |
| Overall | 6–3–0 |
| Conference | 3–0–0 |
| Home | 2–1–0 |
| Road | 4–2–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Matt Desrosiers |
| Assistant coaches | Cassidy Warner Kris Hogg Cam Basarab |
| Captain | Sena Catterall |
| Alternate captain | Keira Hurry |
| Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey seasons « 2024–25 | |
The 2025–26 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season will represent Clarkson University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The team is coached by Matt Desrosiers in his 17th season.
Offseason
Recruiting
| Player[1][2] | Position | Class | Previous school |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lara Beecher | Forward | Senior | Vermont |
| Jaela Carter | Defense | Incoming freshman[3] | |
| Janelle Evans | Forward | Junior | Robert Morris |
| Reese Logan | Forward | Sophomore | Minnesota Duluth[4] |
| Gabrielle Lalonde | Forward | Incoming freshman | |
| Arianne Leblanc | Goaltender | Junior | Concordia |
| Manon le Scodan | Forward | Incoming freshman | |
| Kate Manness | Defense | Incoming freshman[5] | |
| Sara Manness | Forward | Incoming freshman[5] | |
| Layla Matthew | Forward | Incoming freshman[6] | |
| Megan McKay | Defense | Senior | Mercyhurst |
| Aneta Šenková | Goaltender | Incoming freshman[7] | |
| Andrea Trnková | Defense | Junior | RPI |
| Sidney Ullmann | Defense | Incoming freshman | |
| Paige Wallace | Forward | Incoming freshman | |
| Morgan Walton | Forward | Incoming freshman[8] | |
Departures
| Player | Position | Class | Destination |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gretchen Branton | Forward | Graduated | |
| Anne Cherkowski | Forward | New York Sirens[9] | |
| Adreanna Doucette | Goaltender | Sophomore | Merrimack[10] |
| Sidney Fess | Defense | Graduated | |
| Caroline Goffredo | Forward | Graduated | |
| Jenna Goodwin | Forward | Graduated | |
| Nicole Gosling | Defense | Montreal Victoire[9] | |
| Hayley Kelleher | Forward | Sophomore | Union[11] |
| Baylee Kirwan | Forward | Graduated | |
| Jessica MacKinnon | Forward | Sophomore | Robert Morris[12] |
| Alexa Madrid | Goaltender | Graduated | |
| Kirstyn McQuigge | Forward | Graduated | |
| Julia Minotti | Goaltender | Senior | St. Thomas[13] |
| Kami O'Brien | Forward | Sophomore | RPI[14] |
| Andie Proulx | Defense | Graduated | |
| Taylor Storey | Forward | Junior | Robert Morris[12] |
| Haley Winn | Defense | Boston Fleet[9] | |
| Round[15] | Player[9] | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haley Winn | Defense | Boston Fleet |
| 1 | Nicole Gosling | Defense | Montreal Victoire |
| 2 | Anne Cherkowski | Forward | New York Sirens |
Standings
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| #4 Cornell | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||
| Princeton | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 16 | ||
| #7 Quinnipiac | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 16 | ||
| #11 Clarkson | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 20 | ||
| St. Lawrence | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 26 | ||
| Dartmouth | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 14 | ||
| #13 Colgate | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5.5 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 34 | ||
| #15 Brown | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 | ||
| #12 Yale | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 15 | ||
| Harvard | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 13 | ||
| RPI | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 44 | ||
| Union | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 36 | ||
| Championship: March 7, 2026 † indicates conference regular season champion;* indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated November 4, 2025 Source: Hockey East | |||||||||||||||
Schedule
- As of December 9, 2025.
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| September 26 | 6:00 | at Merrimack* | #7 | Lawler Rink • North Andover, MA | Gruber | W 6–3 | 257 | 1–0–0 | [Recap 1] | ||
| September 27 | 4:00 | at Merrimack* | #7 | Lawler Rink • North Andover, MA | Šenková | L 3–5 | 277 | 1–1–0 | [Recap 2] | ||
| October 3 | 6:00 | #12 Connecticut* | #9 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Gruber | W 2–0 | 709 | 2–1–0 | [Recap 3] | ||
| October 4 | 2:00 | #12 Connecticut* | #9 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Gruber | L 2–3 | 648 | 2–2–0 | [Recap 4] | ||
| October 17 | 11:00 | at Providence* | #9 | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | Gruber | L 1–2 | 927 | 2–3–0 | [Recap 5] | ||
| October 18 | 1:00 | at Providence* | #9 | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | Leblanc | W 3–0 | 366 | 3–3–0 | [Recap 6] | ||
| October 24 | 6:00 | at Union | #10 | M&T Bank Center • Schenectady, NY | Gruber | W 5–2 | 282 | 4–3–0 (1–0–0) | [Recap 7] | ||
| October 25 | 3:00 | at RPI | #10 | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Leblanc | W 7–1 | 1,611 | 5–3–0 (2–0–0) | [Recap 8] | ||
| October 31 | 3:00 | Harvard | #9 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Gruber | W 2–1 | 312 | 6–3–0 (3–0–0) | [Recap 9] | ||
| November 1 | 3:00 | Dartmouth | #9 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Leblanc | L 0–3 | 831 | 6–4–0 (3–1–0) | [Recap 10] | ||
| November 7 | 6:00 | at Princeton | #11 | Hobey Baker Rink • Princeton, NJ | Gruber | L 0–1 OT | 535 | 6–5–0 (3–2–0) | [Recap 11] | ||
| November 8 | 3:00 | at #7 Quinnipiac | #11 | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, CT | Gruber | T 0–0 SOW | 581 | 6–5–1 (3–2–1) | [Recap 12] | ||
| November 12 | 11:00 | St. Lawrence | #12 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Gruber | W 6–1 | 2,867 | 7–5–1 (4–2–1) | [Recap 13] | ||
| November 21 | 6:00 | #12 Brown | #11 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Gruber | W 4–2 | 647 | 8–5–1 (5–2–1) | [Recap 14] | ||
| November 22 | 3:00 | #14 Yale | #11 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Gruber | W 3–2 | 663 | 9–5–1 (6–2–1) | [Recap 15] | ||
| November 28 | 4:00 | vs. #2 Ohio State* | #10 | MedStar Capitals Iceplex • Washington, DC (D1 in DC) | Gruber | L 0–8 | 882 | 9–6–1 | [Recap 16] | ||
| November 29 | 1:00 | vs. #14 St. Cloud State* | #10 | MedStar Capitals Iceplex • Washington, DC (D1 in DC) | Leblanc | W 2–0 | 974 | 10–6–1 | [Recap 17] | ||
| December 4 | 7:00 | at St. Lawrence | #10 | Appleton Arena • Canton, NY | Leblanc | T 1–1 SOW | 647 | 10–6–2 (6–2–2) | [Recap 18] | ||
| December 6 | 2:00 | St. Lawrence | #10 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Gruber | W 4–3 OT | X | 11–6–2 (7–2–2) | [Recap 19] | ||
| January 2 | 6:00 | St. Michael's* | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | ||||||||
| January 3 | 2:00 | St. Michael's* | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | ||||||||
| January 9 | 3:00 | at Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY | ||||||||
| January 10 | 3:00 | at Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | ||||||||
| January 16 | 6:00 | RPI | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | ||||||||
| January 17 | 3:00 | Union | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | ||||||||
| January 20 | 6:00 | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, NY | ||||||||
| January 23 | 6:00 | at Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH | ||||||||
| January 24 | 3:00 | at Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Cambridge, MA | ||||||||
| January 30 | 3:00 | Quinnipiac | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | ||||||||
| January 31 | 2:00 | Princeton | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | ||||||||
| February 6 | 6:00 | at Yale | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | ||||||||
| February 7 | 3:00 | at Brown | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI | ||||||||
| February 13 | 6:00 | Colgate | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | ||||||||
| February 14 | 3:00 | Cornell | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | ||||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. | |||||||||||
Roster
As of September 26, 2025.[17]
| No. | Nat. | Player | Class | Pos | Height | DoB | Hometown | Previous team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Paige Wallace | Freshman | F | 5' 5" (1.65 m) | 2006-12-21 | Huntington, New York | Bishop Kearney Selects | |
| 3 | Keira Hurry (A) | Junior | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 2005-03-07 | London, Ontario | London Jr. Devilettes | |
| 4 | Morgan Walton | Freshman | D | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | 2006-03-01 | Geneseo, New York | Bishop Kearney Selects | |
| 6 | Megan McKay | Senior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 2003-06-20 | Zionsville, Indiana | Mercyhurst | |
| 7 | Jaela Carter | Freshman | D | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | 2007-04-24 | Niagara Falls, Ontario | Burlington Barracudas AA | |
| 8 | Bridget Stevenson | Junior (RS) | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | 2004-00-00 | Woodstock, Ontario | London Jr. Devilettes | |
| 9 | Rhea Hicks | Senior | F | 5' 5" (1.65 m) | 2004-10-04 | Etobicoke, Ontario | Syracuse | |
| 10 | Lara Beecher | Senior | F | 5' 5" (1.65 m) | 2004-11-10 | Buffalo, New York | Vermont | |
| 11 | Kaitlyn Mallette | Freshman | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 2007-07-24 | Kelowna, British Columbia | Rink Hockey Academy Kelowna | |
| 12 | Sidney Ullmann | Freshman | D | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 2005-06-16 | Dorval, Quebec | John Abbott College | |
| 13 | Andrea Trnková | Junior | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 2002-03-03 | Ustí nad Orlicí, Czechia | RPI | |
| 14 | Gabrielle Lalonde | Freshman | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | 2005-01-30 | Pointe-Claire, Quebec | John Abbott College | |
| 15 | Greta Brezenski | Sophomore | F | 5' 5" (1.65 m) | 2005-09-29 | Waunakee, Wisconsin | Bishop Kearney Selects | |
| 16 | Layla Matthew | Freshman | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 2007-03-11 | Edmonton, Alberta | Edmonton Jr. Oilers | |
| 17 | Janelle Evans | Junior | F | 5' 4" (1.63 m) | 2005-02-17 | Bethune, Saskatchewan | Robert Morris | |
| 18 | Raedyn Spademan | Sophomore | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | 2006-06-20 | Cochrane, Alberta | Rink Hockey Academy Kelowna | |
| 19 | Caroline Aufiero | Junior | D | 5' 3" (1.6 m) | 2005-07-27 | Belmont, Massachusetts | East Coast Wizards 19U | |
| 20 | Jenna Smellie | Sophomore | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | 2006-01-23 | Whitby, Ontario | Etobicoke Dolphins | |
| 21 | Manon le Scodan | Freshman | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 2004-12-25 | Sallanches, France | John Abbott College | |
| 22 | Reese Logan | Sophomore | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 2006-03-05 | Burlington, Ontario | Minnesota Duluth | |
| 24 | Kate Manness | Freshman | D | 5' 5" (1.65 m) | 2007-09-26 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Burlington Barracudas AA | |
| 25 | Sena Catterall (C) | Senior | F | 5' 5" (1.65 m) | 2001-00-00 | Montreal, Quebec | John Abbott College | |
| 26 | Sara Manness | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 2007-09-26 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Burlington Barracudas AA | |
| 27 | Madiosn Chantler | Senior | F | 5' 5" (1.65 m) | 2004-11-30 | London, Ontario | Quinnipiac | |
| 28 | Shelby Laidlaw | Junior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 2005-12-07 | Aylmer, Ontario | London Jr Devilettes | |
| 29 | Arianne Leblanc | Junior | G | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 2005-03-18 | Repentigny, Quebec | Concordia | |
| 31 | Aneta Šenková | Freshman | G | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | 2006-06-24 | Lovosice, Czechia | Kingston Jr Ice Wolves | |
| 35 | Holly Gruber | Graduate | G | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 2002-05-24 | Stevens Point, Wisconsin | Minnesota Duluth |
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Recaps
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- ^ "Connecticut vs Clarkson". clarksonathletics.com. Clarkson University Athletics. October 3, 2025. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
- ^ "Connecticut vs Clarkson". clarksonathletics.com. Clarkson University Athletics. October 4, 2025. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
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- ^ "Clarkson at Union". clarksonathletics.com. Clarkson University Athletics. October 24, 2025. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
- ^ "Clarkson at RPI". clarksonathletics.com. Clarkson University Athletics. October 25, 2025. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
- ^ "Harvard at Clarkson". clarksonathletics.com. Clarkson University Athletics. October 31, 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
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- ^ "Clarkson at Princeton". clarksonathletics.com. Clarkson University Athletics. November 7, 2025. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ "Clarkson at Quinnipiac". clarksonathletics.com. Clarkson University Athletics. November 8, 2025. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
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- ^ "Ohio State vs. Clarkson". clarksonathletics.com. Clarkson University Athletics. November 28, 2025. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
- ^ "St. Cloud State vs. Clarkson". clarksonathletics.com. Clarkson University Athletics. November 29, 2025. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
- ^ "Clarkson at St. Lawrence". clarksonathletics.com. Clarkson University Athletics. December 4, 2025. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
- ^ "St. Lawrence vs. Clarkson". clarksonathletics.com. Clarkson University Athletics. December 6, 2025. Retrieved December 9, 2025.