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Kaelan Taylor has been a key cog on the Clarkson back end this season (photo: Gary Mikel).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the midst of its 100th season, Clarkson is saving its best hockey for the end of the year.<\/p>\n

The Golden Knights enter this weekend against Cornell and Colgate in the midst of a 10-game unbeaten streak, including a 3-1 win over No. 2 Quinnipiac on Saturday. That win over the Bobcats put Clarkson one point behind the first-place Bobcats, although Quinnipiac does have a game in hand over the Golden Knights.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had a healthy roster for the most part, knock on wood,\u201d Clarkson coach Casey Jones said. \u201cWe\u2019ve been pretty resilient in games when we\u2019ve gotten down [on the scoreboard].\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s helped that Clarkson has a number of veterans in their lineup who don\u2019t get rattled, regardless of the situation. The Golden Knights have four graduate players, including captains Jack Jacome and Zach Tsekos. Jacome has played his entire five-year career at Clarkson, while Tsekos is in his third year with the Golden Knights after spending two years at Sacred Heart.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019ve got veteran players that our really good players, that adds a lot of stability,\u201d Jones said. \u201cWhen you go one a streak, you have to be pretty consistent with your approach. They\u2019ve been around the block to know that you\u2019ve got to stay on top of your game. That\u2019s where the experience comes through in terms of preparation and banking games and moving on and focusing on the task at hand.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the veterans have played a big role for Clarkson this season, several underclassmen have been important contributors as well. Sophomore forward Alex Campbell is second on the team with 13 goals, while freshman Ayrton Martino has 19 points.<\/p>\n

Sophomore defenseman Kaelan Taylor, Noah Beck, Jordan Power, and Tommy Pasanen have all seen important minutes for the Golden Knights and have helped create offense from the backend and are part of a penalty kill that ranks first in Division I.<\/p>\n

In goal, sophomore Ethan Haider began the season as the starter after a strong freshman season, but gave way to classmate Jacob Mucitelli for a stretch. Mucitelli, who is 6-0-1 with a 1.25 GAA and a .946 save percentage this season, has seen the majority of playing time over the last month. But Haider made 28 saves in Saturday\u2019s win over Quinnipiac, giving the Golden Knights depth at yet another position.<\/p>\n

That depth should be useful when Clarkson heads to Colgate and Cornell this weekend for its last road trip of the regular season.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a road trip that has given us trouble in the past,\u201d Tsekos said following Saturday\u2019s win over the Bobcats. \u201cThose are two really tough teams to play against, especially when they\u2019re on their home ice. We\u2019ve got a lot of depth compared to a lot of teams, so we kind of just utilize that and kind of take it to those teams.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clarkson\u2019s recent surge has come against the background of the program celebrating its 100th season. The Golden Knights have worn throwback jerseys for several games throughout the seasons, and while the COVID-19 pandemic has put a restriction on some of the in-person gatherings, Clarkson was able to honor alumni from the 1960s and 1970s on Nov. 12-13.<\/p>\n

Jones said that getting to see the alumni and hear the accomplishments in purpose left a mark with the current Golden Knights players. While he can talk about it as a coach, it means a lot more when the players get to see it in person.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat to me has gone a long with our guys, just to see the history and tradition and the people that have come before our guys,” said Jones. “That\u2019s probably done as much good for us as anything.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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