2021–22 Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey season

After twice missing out on a chance to participate in the NCAA tournament, both as a direct result of COVID-19, Clarkson entered the '22 season looking for a bit of redemption. The Golden Knights got off to a less-than-stellar start, holding a .500 record in early November with three of their wins coming against Alaska, who were still recovering from not having played at all the year before. A strong performance from defending Rookie of the Year Ethan Haider in the second month helped Clarkson right the ship and enabled the team to climb back into the rankings by the beginning of December. Just as things were looking up for the team, Haider's game began to slip. He allowed 13 goals in three games with Clarkson losing each match.

The second half of the season was dominated by Haider being replaced in goal by Jacob Mucitelli while the team's nominal starter fought to rediscover his game. Mucitelli played well in goal, helping the Knights to an 11-game stretch where they didn't lose once. The hefty win total allowed Clarkson to get into the top-15 with a potential shot at an at-large bid but the team had a problem. ECAC Hockey possessed a terrible non-conference record. Part of the league's problem was that eight member teams had not played in 2021 and many were slow to get back into the swing of things.^[1] Whatever the cause, however, the poor marks meant that most of Clarkson's conference opponents were rated as weak competition in the PairWise rankings. This meant that each win for Clarkson didn't help the team as much as it otherwise would have while losses proved to be a sizable drag on their postseason hopes. When Clarkson lost two games near the end of the year, the team was pushed out of at-large contention despite being 10 games above .500.

Even finishing second in the conference didn't help Clarkson for the NCAA tournament, but it did give the team a decent draw for the conference quarterfinals. By that time, Haider and Mucitelli were in a battle for the starting role and each was given the chance to play one of the games against Union. Clarkson won both games in overtime but with Haider allowing fewer goals, he was given the start in the semifinal match versus Harvard. Entering the game, Clarkson was just outside the cutoff for an at-large bid and would have to at least reach the conference championship game to make the tournament. The Knights were locked in a close battle against the Crimson for much of the game, twice tying the score in the first two periods before taking a 1-goal lead into the third. Harvard ended up scoring three goals in the final frame to Clarkson's none and the Knights narrowly missed out on the tournament.

As of August 23, 2021.^[2]

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2		Lukas Kälble	Graduate	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1997-10-13	Mannheim, Germany	Lake Superior State (WCHA)	—
3		Kaelan Taylor	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-01-03	Oceanside, California	Dubuque (USHL)	—
4		Brian Hurley	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	1998-06-18	Dellwood, Minnesota	Chicago (USHL)	—
5		Michael Underwood	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	1998-06-07	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan	Green Bay (USHL)	—
6		Jack Jacome (A)	Graduate	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	1998-12-07	Caledon, Ontario	Georgetown (OJHL)	—
8		Chris Klack	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	1997-06-03	Georgetown, Ontario	Penticton (BCHL)	—
9		Jamie Collins	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	158 lb (72 kg)	1997-09-21	Fergus, Ontario	Nanaimo (BCHL)	—
11		Alex Campbell	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2001-02-27	Châteauguay, Quebec	Omaha (USHL)	NSH, 65th overall 2019
12		Caden Lewandowski	Freshman	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2000-06-02	Mars, Pennsylvania	Johnstown (NAHL)	—
13		Mathieu Gosselin	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	1999-05-18	Quebec City, Quebec	Merritt (BCHL)	—
14		Luke Mobley	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1999-11-26	St. Louis Park, Minnesota	Omaha (USHL)	—
15		Ayrton Martino	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	2002-09-28	Toronto, Ontario	Omaha (USHL)	DAL, 73rd overall 2021
16		Tommy Pasanen	Sophomore	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	2001-07-30	Schweinfurt, Germany	Sioux City (USHL)	—
17		Zach Tsekos (C)	Graduate	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1996-11-15	Montreal, Quebec	Sacred Heart (AHA)	—
18		Noah Beck	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	2001-03-25	Richmond Hill, Ontario	Fargo (USHL)	STL, 194th overall 2020
19		Nick Campoli	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	1999-02-16	Toronto, Ontario	North York (OJHL)	VGK, 158th overall 2017
20		Charlie Campbell	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	1999-12-01	Châteauguay, Quebec	Cornwall (CCHL)	—
21		George Grannis	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2000-04-16	Duluth, Minnesota	Bismarck (NAHL)	—
23		Jordan Power	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2001-07-31	Ottawa, Ontario	Lincoln (USHL)	—
26		Ryan Richardson	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-04-09	Stittsville, Ontario	Fargo (USHL)	—
27		Dustyn McFaul	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	2000-08-04	Waterdown, Ontario	Pickering (OJHL)	BOS, 181st overall 2018
28		Jordan Robert	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	1998-03-18	Massena, New York	Cowichan Valley (BCHL)	—
29		Anthony Romano	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-10-07	Richmond Hill, Ontario	Sioux Falls (USHL)	ARI, 176th overall 2019
34		Brady Parker	Freshman	G	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2000-07-10	Calgary, Alberta	Okotoks (AJHL)	—
39		Luke Santerno	Graduate	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1996-06-24	Smithers, British Columbia	Bentley (AHA)	—
42		Jacob Mucitelli	Sophomore	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	2000-03-24	Deerfield, New York	Lincoln (USHL)	—
44		Anthony Callin	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	1998-12-23	Middleton, Wisconsin	Madison (USHL)	—
47		Ethan Haider	Sophomore	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	2001-09-04	Maple Grove, Minnesota	Sioux City (USHL)	NSH, 148th overall 2019

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Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24.^[5]

† incoming freshman^[10]