A Brief History

Clarkson Tech was strong from the moment of their inception in 1921, putting up great seasons in the 20's and 30's. In their old and hallowed barn, Walker Rink -- comparable to St. Lawrence's Appleton Arena -- the Golden Knights exploded onto the national stage in the late 50's. The 21-0-0 season in 1956 was marred only by Clarkson's refusal to participate in the NCAA tournament because several of their stars were ineligible.

Clarkson did get to the big show in 1956 and 1957, inaugurating a cycle of frustration which continues to this day: despite receiving 18 NCAA bids, Clarkson has only advanced as far as the title game thrice, losing each time. 1970 was particularly infuriating for Clarkson. After closing the season with 14 wins in their last 15 games, they fell to Cornell 3-2 in the ECAC final and then 6-4 in the NCAA final.

The frustration in Potsdam has built up ever since. Qualifying for the ECAC playoffs in all but one season -- most of that time while just 8 of 17 teams made it into the post-season -- Clarkson has made it into the conference final four 27 times. They have just five titles. 13 times, Cornell has knocked them out of the ECACs:

Year	Round		Winner                 
1966	ECAC F  		Clarkson
1970	ECAC F  	Cornell
1970	NCAA F  	Cornell
1971	ECAC SF         	Clarkson
1973	ECAC SF         Cornell
1976	ECAC QF         Cornell
1977	ECAC Consy      Cornell
1985	ECAC Consy      Cornell
1986	ECAC F  	Cornell
1988	ECAC QF         	Clarkson
1989	ECAC QF         Cornell
1992	ECAC SF         Cornell
1995	ECAC QF         	Clarkson
1996	ECAC SF         Cornell
1997	ECAC F  	Cornell
2000	ECAC PIG	Cornell
2004	ECAC QF         	Clarkson
2005	ECAC QF         Cornell
2006	ECAC QF         Cornell

First Team All- Americans