(fairly long) PREVIEW OF THE 1993-94 CLARKSON UNIVERSITY GOLDEN KNIGHTS ECAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS: 1966 1991 1993 NCAA TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANTS: 1957 1958 1962 1963 1966 1970 1981 1984 NCAA FINAL FOUR: 1962 1966 1970 1991 NCAA FINALISTS: 1962 1966 1970 Second all-time winningest team in ECAC history (first in winning pct). ------------------------------------------------------- 1992-93 RESULTS 20-10-5 overall 12-6-4 in ECAC play Won ECAC Tournament Lost in NCAA first round PLAYERS GRADUATED: Hugo Belanger, Steve Dubinsky, Dave Green, Mikko Tavi, Martin dOrsonnens, Guy Sanderson and Chris Rogles PLAYERS OTHERWISE GONE: Todd Marchant (US Olympic Team) ------------------------------------------------------- PLAYER PREVIEW- FORWARDS Craig Conroy, Sr: Strong, powerful skater with long reach. Co-captain this year and has 101 pts in 106 games Shawn Fotheringham, Sr: Tenacious forechecker and good penalty killer. Needs to cut down on bad penalties. Patrick Theriault, Sr: Can double as blueliner. Plays on checking line. Marko Tuomainen, Jr: Probably the team's most talented player. A front runner for Player of the year award. Has cannon slap shot and excellent speed. Patrice Robitaille, Jr: Not always the flashiest player on the ice but always seems to get the puck where he wants it to. Excellent passer who sets up his centers very well. Dave Seitz, So: Spent most of his time last year on the checking line and penalty killing units. Will be called to take more of a lead in the latter role with the loss of Dave Green. Kevin Murphy, So: Didn't play much early, but saw regular time down the stretch. Hard working cornerman with good passing skills. Chris deRuiter, So: Highly touted as a freshman but had his problems. Seems to have trouble receiving passes, at times. If he can refine that, he will probably develop into a solid power forward. Chris Lipsett, So: Will probably see plenty of time of the power play and penalty kill units. Has good vision on the ice. Steve Palmer, So: Probably the only freshman from last year to contribute offensively (24 pts). Should become a key player this year. DEFENSEMEN Ed Henrich, Sr: Co-captain has developed into one of the more solid defensive defensemen in the league. Does have adept puckhandling skills when necesary, as well. Good hands and a hard hitter. Will need to take a big role in anchoring a very young defense. Brian Mueller, Jr: Mueller is th eonly other Knight defenseman with much expereince. Survived until the last cut for the US Olympic team. Good physical player with a hard point shot. Does need to improve his lateral movement. Josh Bartell, So: At 6'3 he's the tallest Golden Knight. Very physical player who stands up at the blueline well. Needs to improve speed and puckhandling ability GOALIE Jason Currie, Sr: After three years in the shadow of Chris Rogles, Currie will get the spotlight for himself. Currie did put up numbers similar to Rogles in the last two years. In fact, it was Currie who got the nod down the stretch in 1991-92. Currie is a classic butterfly goalie with a lightning quick glove hand. Very quick on his skates. Occassionally a little overaggressive. Although Rogles played in most of the two ECAC tournaments won by Clarkson during his tenure (91 and 93), the success couldnt have happened (probably) without Currie. Currie and Rogles formed one of the best goalie combonations in the country. Coach Mark Morris knew he could put either one of the them in any game and still have a good chance to win. THE FRESHMEN Forwards: JEAN-FRANCOIS HOULE, son of former Canadien Reggie Houle, is the highly touted star of the bunch. Good all-around player who can do just about anything. TODD WHITE is actually one of the faster players on the team and also has good puckhandling ability. Defensemen: PHIL LECLAVALIER adds another rough player to the Knights lineup. Pretty accurate shot, as well. MATT PAGNUTTI is a rugged player whose good in the corners. ADAM WEISEL is probably the most impressive freshmen in the two exhibitions I've seen. He has long reaching and is a good skater. Should make a good impact this year. Goalie: KERRY BLANCHARD, a Potsdam native, is quick on his skates with an excellent glove hand. Top-notch stickhandler as well. A walk-on, he will probably spend at least part of this year in JV. GREGG MALICKE will probably back up Jason Currie. Very impressive in the exhibitions I've seen. Seems to be strong from a technical aspect. Always stands his ground and keeps himself in good position. It will be interesting to see how the Knights do this year. The undisputed key is the play of the freshmen defensemen. If they rise to the occassion, Clarkson will have a very good year. 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