2025–26 Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey season

2025–26 Clarkson Golden Knights
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceECAC Hockey
Home iceCheel Arena
Record
Overall18–16–3
Conference9–10–3
Home8–6–2
Road9–9–1
Neutral1–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachJean-François Houle
Assistant coachesChris Brooks
Corey Leivermann
Sebastian Ragno
Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2025–26 Clarkson Golden Knights Men's ice hockey season will be the 104th season of play for the program and 65th in ECAC Hockey. The Golden Knights will represent Clarkson University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at Cheel Arena and be coached by Jean-François Houle in his 2nd season.

Season

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Marcus Brännman Goaltender  Sweden Signed professional contract (Hanvikens SK)
Garrett Dahm Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Brady Egan Forward  Canada Left program (retired)
Ray Fust Forward  Switzerland Transferred to Sacred Heart
George Grannis Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Ethan Langenegger Goaltender  Canada Graduation (signed with Syracuse Crunch)
Caden Lewandowski Defenseman  United States Graduation (retired)
Ayrton Martino Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Dallas Stars)
Brady Parker Goaltender  United States Graduation (retired)
Ryan Richardson Forward  Canada Graduation (retired)
Ellis Rickwood Forward  Canada Transferred to North Dakota
Carter Rose Defenseman  United States Transferred to Union
Kaelan Taylor Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Tahoe Knight Monsters)
Ryan Taylor Forward  United States Transferred to Robert Morris
Trey Taylor Defenseman  Canada Signed professional contract (Dallas Stars)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Nick Avakyan Goaltender  United States 21 Glendale, CA
Justin Côté Forward  Canada 21 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC
Conyr Hellyer Forward  Canada 21 Okotoks, AB
Noah Houle Defenseman  Canada 21 Montréal, QC; transfer from Lindenwood
Mikael Huchette Forward  Canada 22 Longueuil, QC; transfer from Concordia
Jace Letourneau Forward  Canada 21 Arnprior, ON
Matthew Mayich Defenseman  Canada 20 Stoney Creek, ON; selected 170th overall in 2023
Adrian Misaljevic Forward  Canada 21 Woodbridge, ON
Colton Smith Forward  United States 21 Hershey, PA
Shane Soderwall Goaltender  United States 23 Algonquin, IL; transfer from Curry
Bryce Sookro Defenseman  Canada 21 Nelson, BC
Owen Van Steensel Forward  Canada 21 Ilderton, ON

Roster

As of August 5, 2025.[1]

No. Nat. Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
3 Noah Houle Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2003-11-16 Montreal, Quebec Lindenwood (NCAA) —
5 Tristan Sarsland Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2004-02-25 Wayzata, Minnesota Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) —
9 Erik Bargholtz Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-04-12 Appleton, Wisconsin Fargo Force (USHL) —
11 Luka Sukovic Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2003-11-06 Lincolnshire, Illinois Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL) —
13 Shawn O'Donnell Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2003-06-21 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Massachusetts Lowell (HEA) —
14 Talon Sigurdson Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2002-01-11 Sartell, Minnesota Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) —
16 Ryan Bottrill Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-02-04 Chandler, Arizona Brown (ECAC) —
18 Colton Smith Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 2004-02-09 Hershey, Pennsylvania Leamington Flyers (OJHL) —
19 Owen Van Steensel Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2004-08-04 Ilderton, Ontario Barrie Colts (OHL) —
20 Jared Mangan Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 2003-04-08 Charleston, South Carolina Lincoln Stars (USHL) —
21 Matthew Mayich Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 2004-12-21 Stoney Creek, Ontario Ottawa 67's (OHL) STL, 170th overall 2023
23 Oliver Moberg Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2003-02-23 Bromma, Sweden Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) —
27 Tate Taylor Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2004-05-03 Richmond, British Columbia Fargo Force (USHL) —
28 Conyr Hellyer Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 2004-08-30 Okotoks, Alberta Penticton Vees (BCHL) —
29 Luke Pakulak Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2003-07-30 Surrey, British Columbia Vernon Vipers (BCHL) —
30 Shane Soderwall Junior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-09-23 Algonquin, Illinois Curry (CNE) —
35 Keenan Rancier Graduate G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2000-06-21 Victoria, British Columbia Vermont (HEA) —
44 Ty Brassington Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2004-04-14 White Rock, British Columbia Surrey Eagles (BCHL) —
55 Jack Sparkes Sophomore D 6' 8" (2.03 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 2003-10-20 Ottawa, Ontario Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) LAK, 180th overall 2022
60 Nick Avakyan Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2004-02-18 Glendale, California Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL) —
72 Bryce Sookro Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 2004-03-28 Nelson, British Columbia Cranbrook Bucks (BCHL) —
81 Jace Letourneau Freshman F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2004-03-04 Arnprior, Ontario Brooks Bandits (BCHL) —
86 Adrian Misaljevic Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2004-07-10 Woodbridge, Ontario Kitchener Rangers (OHL) —
91 Mikael Huchette Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2003-08-01 Longueuil, Quebec Concordia (OUA) —
92 Justin Côté Freshman F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 2004-07-11 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec Québec Remparts (QMJHL) —

Standings

2025–26 ECAC Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#10т Quinnipiac † 22 17 4 1 2 0 0 50 102 48 38 26 9 3 157 88
#9 Dartmouth * 22 13 5 4 0 1 3 47 81 53 32 21 7 4 118 69
#8 Cornell 22 15 6 1 1 1 1 47 71 42 32 22 9 1 107 61
Princeton 22 11 9 2 0 1 1 37 63 57 32 17 12 3 99 86
Union 22 11 9 2 1 1 1 36 71 68 37 22 12 3 140 98
Harvard 22 11 10 1 0 1 0 35 61 64 34 16 16 2 92 100
Colgate 22 9 10 3 2 0 2 30 68 74 37 13 20 4 99 125
Clarkson 22 9 10 3 2 0 1 29 65 65 37 18 16 3 111 107
Rensselaer 22 8 13 1 0 1 0 26 55 70 35 11 23 1 80 115
Yale 22 7 14 1 2 2 0 22 63 80 31 8 22 1 79 115
St. Lawrence 22 6 15 1 0 0 1 20 59 99 35 7 25 3 85 151
Brown 22 4 16 2 0 2 1 17 44 83 31 5 24 2 63 119
Championship: March 21, 2026
† indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 16, 2026

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 3 7:00 pm at Canisius* LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, New York FloHockey Soderwall L 1–3  1,060 0–1–0
October 9 7:00 pm at #4 Penn State* Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania BTN Soderwall W 6–4  6,249 1–1–0
October 10 7:00 pm at #4 Penn State* Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania BTN+ Soderwall L 2–5  6,441 1–2–0
October 18 7:05 pm at RIT* Blue Cross Arena • Rochester, New York FloHockey Rancier L 2–6  10,556 1–3–0
October 24 7:00 pm at #8 North Dakota* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York ESPN+, SNY Soderwall W 5–2  2,107 2–3–0
October 25 7:00 pm #8 North Dakota* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York ESPN+ Soderwall L 0–1  2,435 2–4–0
October 31 7:00 pm Michigan Tech* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York ESPN+ Soderwall W 6–4  2,532 3–4–0
November 1 7:00 pm Lake Superior State* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York ESPN+ Soderwall L 2–6  2,848 3–5–0
November 7 7:00 pm at Union M&T Bank Center • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Soderwall W 5–1  2,399 4–5–0 (1–0–0)
November 8 7:00 pm at Rensselaer Houston Field House • Troy, New York (Rivalry) ESPN+ Rancier L 1–5  2,269 4–6–0 (1–1–0)
November 14 7:00 pm Harvard Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York ESPN+ Soderwall L 1–2  2,974 4–7–0 (1–2–0)
November 15 7:00 pm #19 Dartmouth Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York ESPN+ Soderwall L 1–3  2,489 4–8–0 (1–3–0)
November 21 7:00 pm at #9 Quinnipiac M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Soderwall L 1–4  2,562 4–9–0 (1–4–0)
November 22 7:00 pm at Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey ESPN+ Soderwall L 3–4  1,738 4–10–0 (1–5–0)
Adirondack Winter Invitational
November 28 7:30 pm vs. Massachusetts Lowell* Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Adirondack Game 1) ESPN+ Soderwall W 2–0  1,226 5–10–0
November 29 7:30 pm vs. Alaska* Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Adirondack Game 2) ESPN+ Soderwall L 2–3  1,598 5–11–0
December 5 7:00 pm #17 Cornell Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York ESPN+, SNY Soderwall W 4–1  2,285 6–11–0 (2–5–0)
December 6 7:00 pm Colgate Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York ESPN+ Soderwall W 5–3  2,643 7–11–0 (3–5–0)
December 13 2:00 pm USNTDP* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (Exhibition) ESPN+ Avakyan W 8–2   
December 29 6:00 pm RIT* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York ESPN+ Soderwall W 3–2  2,246 8–11–0
January 3 6:00 pm at Niagara* Dwyer Arena • Lewiston, New York FloHockey Soderwall W 6–2  773 9–11–0
January 9 7:00 pm at Brown Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Soderwall W 3–2  525 10–11–0 (4–5–0)
January 10 7:00 pm at Yale Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut ESPN+ Soderwall W 3–2  1,621 11–11–0 (5–5–0)
January 16 7:00 pm at #10 Dartmouth Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+ Soderwall T 2–2 SOL 2,204 11–11–1 (5–5–1)
January 17 7:00 pm at Harvard Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Soderwall L 1–2  2,296 11–12–1 (5–6–1)
January 23 7:00 pm St. Lawrence Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (Rivalry) ESPN+ Soderwall T 5–5 SOL 3,226 11–12–2 (5–6–2)
January 24 7:00 pm at St. Lawrence Appleton Arena • Canton, New York (Rivalry) ESPN+ Soderwall L 2–5  2,147 11–13–2 (5–7–2)
January 30 7:00 pm Princeton Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York ESPN+ Soderwall L 1–3  2,321 11–14–2 (5–8–2)
January 31 7:00 pm #6 Quinnipiac Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York ESPN+ Soderwall T 3–3 SOW 2,556 11–14–3 (5–8–3)
February 6 7:00 pm Rensselaer Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (Rivalry) ESPN+ Rancier L 3–4  1,567 11–15–3 (5–9–3)
February 7 7:00 pm Union Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York ESPN+ Rancier W 8–7 OT 2,524 12–15–3 (6–9–3)
February 20 7:00 pm Yale Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York ESPN+ Soderwall W 4–1  1,956 13–15–3 (7–9–3)
February 21 4:00 pm Brown Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York ESPN+ Soderwall W 4–3 OT 2,467 14–15–3 (8–9–3)
February 27 7:00 pm at Colgate Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York ESPN+ Soderwall W 4–1  700 15–15–3 (9–9–3)
February 28 7:00 pm at #11 Cornell Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+ Soderwall L 1–2  4,267 15–16–3 (9–10–3)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 6 7:00 pm at Rensselaer* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York (ECAC First Round, Rivalry) ESPN+ Soderwall W 2–1  2,730 16–16–3
March 13 7:00 pm at #7 Quinnipiac* M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 1) ESPN+ Soderwall W 3–0  2,268 17–16–3
March 14 4:00 pm at #7 Quinnipiac* M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 2) ESPN+ Soderwall W 4–3  2,441 18–16–3
March 20 4:00 pm vs. #9 Dartmouth* Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (ECAC Semifinal) ESPN+       
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[2]

Scoring statistics

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Rankings

Main article: 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
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Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12.[4]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

References

  1. ^ "2025-26 Men's Hockey Roster". Clarkson Golden Knights. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "2025-26 Men's Hockey Schedule". Clarkson Golden Knights. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Clarkson Univ. 2025-2026 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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