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2016-17 Men's Hockey Roster

21 Sam Vigneault

  • Position Forward
  • Shot
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 202
  • Class Junior
  • Major
  • Hometown Baie-Comeau, QUE
  • Last Team Andre-Laurendeau Boomerang (QCHL)
  • NHL Rights

Biography

JUNIOR  YEAR (2016-17)—Voted recipient of the Bill Harrison, Clarkson Most Valuable Player Award ... Led Clarkson in scoring for the second consecutive year ... Enjoyed the most productive offensive campaign by a Clarkson player in five years with 36 points on 12 goals and 24 assists (the most helpers in a single season for the program in nine years) along with posting a +9 plus/minus rating through 39 games ... Selected as a Third-Team ECAC Hockey All-Star ... Named to ECAC Hockey All-Academic team ... Signed a pro contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets' organization after the conclusion of the Knights' season in mid-March.

SOPHOMORE  YEAR (2015-16)—Clarkson’s leading scorer with 26 points, including a team-high 12 goals to go along with 14 assists … Second in the country among ECAC Hockey players for overall game-winning goals with six (tied for eighth nationally) … Tallied four power-play markers … Scored game-winner in regular-season final 4-3 victory over Dartmouth (2/27) … Followed with tying goal, a power-play score with 21 seconds left in regulation in Game 1 3-2 2ot win over Princeton (3/4) … Had eight multiple-point outings … Scored two goals, including game-winner in 3-1 triumph over St. Lawrence (1/12) at Cheel … Recorded a career-high three points (2-1) in 3-2 victory over Arizona State (11/27) … Tallied game-winning goal and one assist in 5-1 victory at Harvard (1/16) … Twice named to ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll ... Presented with the Richmond Award. Named in honor of loyal Clarkson followers Ernie and Connie Richmond, the Richmond award is presented to a Golden Knight who has shown improvement in his playing ability and displayed team leadership ... Named to ECAC Hockey All-Academic team.

FRESHMAN  YEAR (2014-15)—Emerged as a bona fide Division I forward as he became acclimated to the collegiate game … Was the Golden Knights’ leading rookie scorer with 13 points on six goals and seven assists playing in 31 games … Scored the game-winning goal in first Clarkson game, 3-1 victory at Niagara (10/10) … Tallied the lone goal in 1-0 win over Yale (1/24) … Recorded a season-high two points (1-1) in 5-0 win over Rensselaer (3/7) in ECAC Hockey playoffs …Named to ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll three times (10/14, 1/19, 1/26).

BEFORE CLARKSON—The Andre-Laurendeau Boomerang's  (QCHL)  second-leading scorer in 2013-14 ... Tallied 60 points on 28 goals and 32 assists along with a team-high +32 plus/minus rating in 37 games in the QCHL … Posted nine points (3-6) in six playoff contests.

PERSONAL—Son of Caroline Bourque and Michel Vigneault ... Born on September 7, 1995 ... Shoots left ... Business major ... Has a younger sister, Camille ... Lists baseball as another favorite sport and likes to fish and play golf and tennis ... Names Jonathan Toews as his favorite athlete ... Also recruited by Canisius College and Bowling Green ... Recipient of Clarkson's Robert A. Campbell '61 Endowed Scholarship.

WHY CLARKSON—"Because of its great hockey and business program, and it is close to home." 

 
Year GP Gls Asst Pts P/M PPG SHG GWG HT +/-
2014-15 FR 31 6 7 13 5/18 0 0 2 0 -4
2015-16 SO   36 12 14 26 10/20 4 0 6 0 E
2016-17 JR 39 12 24 36 15/41 1 0 2 1 +9
Totals 106

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45 75 30/79 5 0 10 1 +5
 
CAREER GAME-HIGHS—Last Time 
Points: 4- (2-2) in 6-2 W(N) vs RPI in LP, 1/7/17
Goals: 3 in 3-0 W(H) vs Colgate, 2/17/17
Assists: 2(9x)  in 7-4 W(H) vs RPI, 3/3/17

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2014-15Freshman

    Forward
    6'5" 185 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2015-16Sophomore

    Forward
    6'5" 194 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2016-17Junior

    Forward
    6'5" 202 lbs
    21