AT CLARKSON—A four-year standout at defense 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 … An All-America and ECAC All-Star who 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 … Tallied 73 career points on 16 goals and 57 assists through 150 games.
SENIOR YEAR (2007-08)—A Second-Team RBK All-America … First-Team ECAC Hockey All-Star defenseman … A NCAA East Regional Team selection … Clarkson’s Richmond Unsung 
Hero Award winner … Boasted the best plus/minus overall among all ECAC Hockey players at +22 … Anchored Clarkson’s stingy defensive effort – ranked 3rd in the league – as the Knights’ lone senior on the blueline … Led the Clarkson defensemen in scoring with 22 points on five goals and 17 assists … Scored twice on the power play, once shorthanded and recorded seven multiple-point games … Tallied 10 points (2-8) in last eight games of regular season to help Clarkson win the ECAC Regular Season Championship … Named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team.
JUNIOR YEAR (2006-07)—Clarkson’s leading scorer from the blueline with 19 points on seven goals and 12 assists in 38 games … Opened scoring in quarterfinal-series clinching 2-1 win against Harvard (3/10) with third power-play goal of the season ... Had one assist in 5-4 semifinal win over Dartmouth (3/16) ... Scored one goal and one assist in the regular-season ending 4-1 win at Quinnipiac (2/24) ... Had eight points (3-5) in last 11 games ... Netted game-winner in 5-3 victory over Brown (2/9), followed by two assists in 5-1 win vs Yale (2/10) … Scored a power-play goal and two assists in 4-1 win at Yale (12/1) … Tallied one of the Knights’ six shorthanded 
markers on the year in 6-3 win at Dartmouth (11/4) … Posted a +13 plus/minus.
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2005-06)—One of Clarkson’s offensive go-to guys on the blueline and quarterback of the Knights’ top power-play unit … Second on Clarkson in scoring from the blueline with 19 points, including 17 assists … Last point was an assist in 5-0 win over Princeton (3/4) in Game 2 of the ECACHL First-Round series at Cheel Arena ... Recorded first career shorthanded marker in 4-3 victory over Harvard (11/25) … Named to the ECACHL weekly Honor Roll once (10/17).
FRESHMAN YEAR (2004-05)—The Knights’ leading scorer from the blueline with 13 points (2-11) playing in all 39 games ... Began collegiate career with two assists in second game, a 6-4 loss at UMass (10/9) ... First collegiate goal was the game-winner in 5-3 victory at Wayne State (10/17) … Opened the scoring in 3-1 victory over Ohio State (12/11) with a power-play marker to help snap a seven-game winless skid … Posted three assists in late-January weekend road trip to central New York, including two helpers in 3-1 win at nationally-ranked Colgate (1/29) … Last point was an assist in 4-3 overtime triumph at Union in the deciding Game 3 of the ECACHL playoff series (3/6) … Named to the ECACHL weekly Honor Roll once (12/13).
BEFORE CLARKSON—Second-team Central Junior Hockey League (CJHL) All-Star for the 2004 Eastern Canadian Champion Nepean Raiders, coached by Chris Byrne ... Runner-up CJHL Top Defenseman ... Skated in 55 games and scored 13 goals, including eight power-play tallies, and 26 assists for 39 points in 2003-04 ... Tied for first among CJHL defensemen in playoff scoring ... Earned Most Sportsmanlike Player Award at 2004 Canadian National Junior A Championship (Royal Bank Cup).
PERSONAL—Son of Louanne and Mark Clitsome …Born April 14, 1985 … Shoots left … Selected in the ninth round (271st overall) of the 2004 NHL Draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Has two younger brothers, Scott and Eric … Likes golf and fishing … Lists Scott Niedermayer as his favorite athlete ... Also recruited by Yale, Bowling Green, Miami of Ohio and Rensselaer.
|
Year
|
GP
|
Gls
|
Asst
|
Pts
|
P/M
|
PPG
|
SHG
|
GWG
|
HT
|
+/-
|
|
2004-05 FR
|
39
|
2
|
11
|
13
|
18/36
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
-3
|
|
2005-06 SO
|
34
|
2
|
17
|
19
|
10/20
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
-10
|
|
2006-07 JR
|
38
|
7
|
12
|
19
|
19/38
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
+13
|
| 2007-08 SR |
39 |
5 |
17 |
22 |
14/28 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
+22 |
|
Totals
|
150
|
16
|
57
|
73
|
61/122
|
7
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
+22
|
CAREER GAME-HIGHS—Most Recent
Points: 3 (twice) - (1-2) vs Yale in 4-1 W(A), 12/1/06
Goals: 2 - vs St. Lawrence in 4-2 L(A), 12/1/07
Assists: 2 (eight times) - vs brown in 4-3 ot W(A), 2/15/08
Power Play Goals: 2 - vs St. Lawrence in 4-2 L(A), 12/1/07
