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ALL-TIME KNIGHTS - DAVID CAYER

DAVID
CAYER
#19
2004-08
Position: Forward
Height: 5-9
Weight: 175
Birthdate: 4/9/83
Shoots: R
Hometown: Longueuil, Quebec
Previous Team: Longueuil College Francais
 

 

AT CLARKSON—A productive offensive force who help lead the Green and Gold resurgence which lifted the Clarkson Hockey program back among the nation’s elite … Helped the Golden Knights compile 78 victories from 2004-2008, two back-to-back 20-win campaigns (2006-07, 2007-08) for the first time in 10 seasons, an ECAC Hockey Tournament Championship (2007) and a conference regular season title (2008) along with making two consecutive showings in the NCAA Tournament (2007, 2008) for the first time since the late 1990s … Capped off his collegiate career by helping to lead the Knights to one of the most successful seasons in the program’s 86-year history in 2007-08 with a 22-13-4 overall record, a first-place 15-4-3 ECAC Hockey mark and Clarkson’s first NCAA Tournament victory since 1996 … Recorded 108 points on 39 goals and 69 assists through 143 career games.

SENIOR YEAR (2007-08)—Honored with Clarkson’s Mike Morrison Coaches’ Award for teamwork, hustle and dedication … One of three Clarkson forwards to reach 100 career points this season … Tied for fifth on the team in scoring this season with 22 points on 10 goals and 12 assists … Biggest career goal was the Knights’ opening score in 2-1 come-from-behind victory over St. Cloud State in the NCAA East Regional (3/28) … His goal early in the second period in the win over the Huskies in Albany was Clarkson’s first goal in the NCAA Tournament since 1999, snapping a stretch of 116:33 of scoreless play in the national tourney …  Tallied once on the power play for 100th career point in 3-3 tie vs. Cornell in Florida Tr. (12/29) … Scored game-winning goal in 1-0 victory over Yale (11/16) and in 4-3 overtime triumph at Brown (2/15) … Tallied one goal in Game 2 of ECAC quarterfinal series against Colgate (3/15) … Named twice to ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll.

JUNIOR YEAR (2006-07)—Clarkson’s leading playmaker with 26 assists and third in scoring with 37 points ... Had one assist in 5-4 semifinal win over Dartmouth (3/16) ... Set up three of the five goals in quarterfinal-series sweep of Harvard (3/9-10), including both goals in 2-1 Game 2 win for ninth multiple-point outing ... Had 13 points (2-11) in past 11 games ... Tallied one goal and three assist in 6-2 win vs. Union (2/16) for second four-point game of the year ... Netted six man-advantage goals … Picked up two assists in both games of the Badger Showdown (12/29-30) as Clarkson won its first in-season tourney since 1995 with wins over Wisconsin (6-2) and Lake Superior (3-2) ... Tallied five points (2-3) in weekend sweep at Yale (12/1) and Brown (12/2), including both game-winners … Equaled a career-high of four points, all on the power play, with one goal and three assists in the 4-1 win over the Bulldogs … Followed the next night with the deciding goal in 2-1 victory over the Bears … Had two goals in 4-2 win over RIT (10/7) … Posted a +3 plus/minus rating … Named ECACHL Player of the Week once (12/4) and selected to the league’s Honor Roll three times (10/16, 2/19, 3/12).

  • SOPHOMORE YEAR (2005-06)—Highly skilled offensive force who provided plenty of excitement as the Knights’ second leading scorer with 34 points on 12 goals and 22 assists through 37 games … Recorded 20 points (7-13) over the last 20 games ... Tallied three points (1-2) in ECACHL first-round sweep of Princeton (3/3-4), including game-winner in Game 2, 5-0 victory ... Recorded four power-play goals and two game-winners ... Had eight multiple-point outings ... Named to the ECACHL weekly Honor Roll twice (10/31,1/9).

    FRESHMAN YEAR (2004-05)—Emerged as a top sniper for the Golden Knights finishing with 16 points on seven goals and nine assists … Scored the lone goal through 75:43 of play to lift Clarkson to a 1-0 overtime victory at Union in Game 1 of the ECACHL First-Round series (3/4) … Tallied Clarkson’s final goal of the season in 3-2 loss to league champion Cornell in Game 2 (3/12) of the conference’s quarterfinal series in Ithaca … One of three Knights to post a + in the plus/minus column … Tied for team lead with two game-winning goals … Had four multiple-point games … … Named once to ECACHL weekly Honor Roll (1/31).

    BEFORE CLARKSON—Was an all-star for College Français de Lonqueuil, coached by Pierre Petroni ... Played in 46 games in 2003-04, scoring 109 points on 42 goals and 67 assists ... Posted best points-per-game average in Canadien Junior Hockey League (2.37) ... League’s second leading scorer ... Named 2004 Junior AAA All-Star Game MVP.

    PERSONAL—Son of Lise and Robert Cayer …Born April 9, 1983 … Shoots right … Business major … Has a younger brother, Julien … Lists Martin St. Louis as his favorite athlete.

    Year GP Gls Asst Pts P/M PPG SHG GWG HT +/-
    2004-05 FR 31 7 9 16 7/14 1 0 2 0 +1
    2005-06 SO 37 12 22 34 25/50 4 0 2 0 E
    2006-07 JR 39 11 26 37 18/44 6 0 2 0 +3
    2007-08 SR 38 10 12 22 16/40 1 0 2 0 -1
    Totals 145

    40

    		 69 109 66/148 12 0 8 0 +3 

    CAREER GAME-HIGHS—Most Recent
    Points: 4 (three times) - (1-3) vs Union in 6-2 W(H), 2/16/07
    Goals: 2 (three times)     - vs RIT in 4-2 W(H), 10/7/06
    Assists: 3 (twice)     - vs Union in 6-2 W(H), 2/16/07
    Power Play Goals: 1 (12 times)     - vs Cornell in 3-3ot T(N), 12/29/07