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Vermont is back in action this weekend as they renew their ECAC rivalry with Clarkson (2-2-0, 0-0-0 ECAC). The Catamounts will face the Golden Knights for the 89th and 90th time in program history in a home-and-home set. UVM will host CU from historic Gutterson Fieldhouse at 7 p.m. on Friday night. Then on Sunday the Catamounts will return the favor heading to Cheel Arena for a 4 p.m. start in the North Country. Both contests will air live on ESPN+, Rob Ryan will have the call from the Gut Friday. Both contests will also be broadcast live on WVMT with the voice of the Catamounts Owen Gund in the Vermont Energy Broadcast Booth.
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OSTER EARNS WEEKLY HONORS AFTER BIG START WITH BU
Sophomore goaltender
Jacob Oster made his collegiate debut for the Catamounts last weekend against No. 11 Boston University. He earned his first career win in UVM's 2-1 Friday win making 24 saves. Last weekend he stopped 56 of the 59 shots he faced (.949 Sv%). For his efforts he was named Hockey East Player of the Week and UVM Athletics TD Student-Athlete of the Week.
CATAMOUNTS PK STRONG EARLY FOR VERMONT
Vermont is one of six teams in the NCAA with a perfect PK so far this season – Providence, Merrimack, North Dakota, RPI, Omaha and Vermont have yet to concede when shorthanded. Vermont is seven-for-seven on the kill this year.
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS
Clarkson has gone .500 in each of their first two weekends of the 26-27 campaign. The Golden Knights opened the year winning 3-2 on the road at UMass Lowell, before falling 4-0 the next night at No. 9 Providence. Last weekend CU split with Canisius, falling 4-3 on Friday and winning 5-0 Saturday.
Clarkson's 11 goals this season have come from eight different skaters. Tyler Wallace, Adrian Misaljevic and Hayden Reid lead the team with two goals apiece. The Golden Knights power play is five-for-15 this season, converting at 33.3% it is tied for sixth in the NCAA.
Clarkson was 18-17-3 last season finishing eighth in the ECAC regular season standings. They swept a quarterfinal series at the top-seed Quinnipiac to advance to Lake Placid before falling in the semifinals to Dartmouth 4-0.
Vermont is 29-57-2 all-time against the Golden Knights. The teams last met on Oct. 19, 2024, in a 3-1 home loss for Vermont.
Colin Kessler earned his first career collegiate assist on Vermont's tally in that game.
The Catamounts faced Clarkson in their first-ever home game as a Division I program on December 10, 1974. UVM won a 3-2 decision with Tim O'Connell '76 scoring the first D1 goal at the Gut. O'Connell led the NCAA in scoring that season with 41 goals.
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