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Tad Johnson (strength & conditioning coach), Tony Maci (assistant coach), Emma Keenan (Coaches Award), Josiane Pozzebon (Unsung Hero), Loren Gabel (MVP), Elizabeth Giguere (Ron Frazer Award), Taylor Sawka (Rookie of the Year), Matt Desrosiers (head coach), Britni Smith (assistant coach)

Women's Hockey Holds Awards Banquet

4/24/2019 12:18:00 PM

The Clarkson University Women's Hockey team held its annual year-end awards banquet on April 23 to celebration another outstanding season and to pay tribute to the Class of 2019.

With 128 victories, three straight ECAC Hockey Championship Tournament titles, four consecutive appearances in the NCAA Frozen Four and back-to-back National Championships in 2017 and 2018, the Golden Knight seniors enjoyed one of the most successful tenures in the program' s 16-year history.

Clarkson's Class of 2019 – T.T. Cianfarano, Loren Gabel, Emma Keenan, Kelly Mariani, Josiane Pozzebon, Kassidy Sauve and Cassidy Vinkle – skated to four seasons of 30-or-more victories and helped to lead the Green and Gold to a phenomenal .830 winning percentage with a 128-21-13 overall record during their time as Golden Knights. The seniors helped to establish Clarkson as the premier program in ECAC Hockey with a four-year league mark of 68-12-8 and either a first-or-second place showing in the conference standings in each of their four seasons. Clarkson won the ECAC Hockey regular season in 2016-17 and 2017-18.

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Clarkson's Class of 2019 (l-r): Cassidy Vinkle, Loren Gabel, Kassidy Sauve, Emma Keenan, Kelly Mariani, Josiane Pozzebon, T.T. Cianfarano

Guided by 11th-year head coach Matt Desrosiers, and assistant coaches Britni Smith and Tony Maci, Clarkson posted a 30-8-2 overall record in 2018-19 and tied for second in the ECAC Hockey regular-season. The Knights claimed the program's third straight conference championship tournament crown and advanced to the Frozen Four for the fourth straight year.

Highlighting the award's ceremony was the naming of Gabel as Clarkson's Most Valuable Player. 

The senior left wing put together an incredible season en route to earning the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award as the top player in NCAA Women's Hockey. Gabel tallied 69 points, including a Division I best 40 goals through 38 games. A First-team All-American for the second consecutive year, she led the country in game-winning goals, connecting for her 10th and 11th deciding goals of the season in the victories at the ECAC Hockey Championship Tournament on March 9-10.  Gabel recorded 19 multiple-point games and led the country in hat tricks with three. The Kitchener, Ontario native also was named ECAC Hockey Player of the year for the second straight season. Gabel completed her outstanding collegiate career as the Green and Gold's all-time leading scorer with 213 points on 116 goals and 97 assists through 160 games. 
 
Elizabeth Giguere 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. A Top-10 Finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award, Giguere led the country in points with 73 and was the nation's top playmaker with 47 assists. The Quebec City, QUE native tallied 26 goals and boasted Division I's best plus/minus at +61. Giguere played her best in the biggest games. She scored her third career overtime game-winner in the NCAA postseason with the deciding goal in the quarterfinal round 2-1 victory over Boston College (3/16). A First-Team All-America and USCHO.com's Player of the Year, Giguere scored a Clarkson record five shorthanded goals to lead the nation. She also tallied three power-play goals, five game-winners.

Keenan was the recipient of Clarkson's Coaches Award. 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' success. Keenan was a steady defenseman who made a significant offensive contribution from the blueline with 18 assists and 21 points. The Calgary, Alb. native was third in the country in plus/minus among defensemen with a +40 rating.

Pozzebon was the recipient of the Booster Club's Unsung Hero Award. The award is presented to the player who always puts the team first and serves as an excellent role model to her teammates and the community. The Bourget, Ont. native served as a Green and Gold's assistant captain and skated on the Knights' blueline as one of the best defenders in the country with a +36 plus/minus rating. A Third-Team ECAC Hockey All-Star, Pozzebon tallied 20 points on six goals and 14 assists in 40 games. She scored the biggest goal of her career in 2-1 NCAA Quarterfinal win over Boston College (3/16), finishing off great individual rush to tie the score 1-1 with 3:03 remaining in regulation to force overtime.
 
Taylor Sawka was selected Clarkson's Rookie of the Year. The forward from Cochrane, Alb. played in 34 games and recorded one goal and two assists.

 
 
 
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