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Clarkson Women's Hockey Honors Golden Knights at Awards Banquet

Posted 4/8/12

POTSDAM -- The accomplishments of the 2011-12 Clarkson University Women's Hockey team were recognized on Friday, April 6 as the Golden Knights held their annual Awards Banquet. Highlighting the …

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Clarkson Women's Hockey Honors Golden Knights at Awards Banquet

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POTSDAM -- The accomplishments of the 2011-12 Clarkson University Women's Hockey team were recognized on Friday, April 6 as the Golden Knights held their annual Awards Banquet.

Highlighting the ceremony was the naming of sophomore Erica Howe (Ottawa, ONT) as Clarkson's Most Valuable Player.

Clarkson also paid tribute to the Class of 2012. Juana Baribeau (Amos, QUE), Danielle Boudreau (Whitby, ONT), Kali Gillanders (Kyle, SASK), Gabrielle Kosziwka (Limehouse, ONT) and Katelyn Ptolemy (Dinsmore, SASK) helped Clarkson compile 75 victories from 2008-2012, including two 20+win campaigns (2009-10, 2011-12), four showings in the ECAC Hockey playoffs, including a tournament championship game appearance in 2010, and the program's first ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2010.

Guided by fourth-year co-head coaches Shannon and Matt Desrosiers, assistant coach Matt Kelly and volunteer coach Carlee Eusepi, Clarkson skated to a 22-10-5 overall record in 2011-12 and claimed third place in the ECAC Hockey standings with a 15-5-2 league mark, its most wins ever in conference play.

2011-12 Season in Review

A sophomore, Howe was the key reason for the Golden Knights' success as ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Year and a Finalist for the Conference's Player of the Year. She played all but 47 minutes in the Clarkson goal and posted a .927 save percentage, 1.75 goals-against average (sixth in Division 1) and a .662 win percentage.

She was tied for fifth in the nation in shutouts with seven through 37 games. Howe allowed one goal or less in 16 games and made a season-high 34 saves in 3-2 victory at Syracuse (10/14).

She was honored as ECAC Goaltender of the Month for both October and November and selected ECAC Goaltender of the Week three times (10/18, 10/25, 11/14).

Boudreau was the honored as the Coaches Award winner. The Coaches Award is selected by the coaching staff and presented to a hockey player who displays unselfish play, hustle, sacrifice, dedication and commitment to the team. She also won the award in 2010.

A team leader as an assistant captain, and one of the Golden Knights' hardest workers, Boudreau never missed a game in her Clarkson career, skating in 150 consecutive contests. Boudreau capped of a solid season on the Clarkson blueline when she was named a finalist for ECAC Hockey's Best Defensive-Defenseman.

She played in 37 games during the 2011-12 campaign, recording 11 points, including 10 assists. Boudreau led the Knights in plus/minus with a +15.

Sophomore Jamie Lee Rattray (Kanata. ONT) was the recipient of the Ron Frazer Award. Named in tribute to Clarkson Women's Hockey's first coach, the honor is presented to a player who has proven to elevate her game in key situations and who has made significant contributions to the team's success.

Rattray, a forward, averaged over a point per game as one of Clarkson's top players. She led the Golden Knights in goals with 19 goals and was second overall in points with 38 through 33 games. She tallied six power-play goals and four game-winners along with posting a +13 plus/minus rating. R

attray was a nominee for the Patsy Kazmier Award as the top player in Women's Division I Hockey and participated with Canada's U-22 National Team at the 2012 Meco Cup.

She was selected as ECAC Hockey Player of the Month for October and named ECAC Player of the Week once along with earning selection three times to the conference's weekly Honor Roll.

Freshman Jennifer Shields (Ingersoll, ONT) was selected Clarkson's Rookie of the Year. Shields made a big impression in her rookie campaign as a solid, stay-at-home defenseman who skated in 35 games. She was second for the Golden Knights in plus/minus with a +14 and tallied two assists.

Shields was honored as the ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Month for December.

Kosziwka and Ptolemywere the recipient of the Booster Club's Unsung Hero Award. The award is present to the player(s) who always puts the team first and serves as an excellent role model to her teammates and the community.

Kosziwka was a solid, two-way center who played in all 37 games, recording seven goals and 11 assists, and was among Clarkson leaders in plus/minus with a +13. Clarkson's captain, Ptolemy was among Clarkson leaders in plus/minus with a +13 and tallied 15 points, including 13 assists.

Both Kosziwka and Ptolemy have been actively involved in the Knights' community events through their four years in Potsdam and have been named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic teams.