Matt Desrosiers

Matt Desrosiers

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Clarkson
Conference	ECAC Hockey
Record	401–99–45
Biographical details
Born	(1979-06-06) June 6, 1979 (age 45) Potsdam NY
Alma mater	St. Lawrence University
Playing career
1997–2001	St. Lawrence Saints
2001–2002	Dayton Bombers
2001–2004	South Carolina Stingrays
2004–2006	Colorado Eagles
Position(s)	Defenseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2006–2008	Clarkson (assistant)
2008–present	Clarkson
Head coaching record
Overall	401–99–45
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 NCAA (2014, 2017, 2018) 2 ECAC Tournament (2017, 2018, 2024) 4 ECAC Regular Season (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2024)
Awards
USCHO.com Coach of Year (2014) 2x ECAC Coach of the Year (2014, 2015, 2024)

Matt Desrosiers is the current head coach of the Clarkson Golden Knight's women's ice hockey team.^[1] He has served in that capacity since the 2008–09 season. From 2008 until 2014, he served as co–head coach with his wife, Shannon Desroisers.^[2][3][4][5]

Tournament History

He has won three NCAA Championships in 2014, 2017 and 2018.^{[6] [7]} He has appeared in three NCAA Frozen Fours. Desrosiers has appeared in seven tournaments with an NCAA Tournament record of 10–4.

2009–10:

• Quarterfinals: Clarkson 2 vs. Minnesota 3 (OT)

2012–13

• Quarterfinals: Clarkson 3 vs. Boston University 5

2013–14

• Quarterfinals: Clarkson 3 vs. Boston College 1
• Frozen Four: Clarkson 5 vs. Mercyhurst 1
• Championship: Clarkson 5 vs. Minnesota 4

2014–15

• Quarterfinals: Clarkson 1 vs. Boston College 5

2015–16

• Quarterfinals: Clarkson 1 vs. Quinnipiac 0
• Frozen Four: Clarkson 2 vs. Boston College 3 (OT)

2016–17

• Quarterfinals: Clarkson 3 vs. Cornell 1
• Frozen Four: Clarkson 4 vs. Minnesota 3
• Championship: Clarkson 3 vs. Wisconsin 0

2017–18

• Quarterfinals: Clarkson 2 vs. Mercyhurst 1
• Frozen Four: Clarkson 1 vs. Ohio State 0 (OT)
• Championship: Clarkson 2 vs. Colgate 1 (OT)

2018–19

• Quarterfinals: Clarkson 2 vs. Boston College 1
• Frozen Four: Clarkson 0 vs. Wisconsin 5

Coaching Record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Clarkson Golden Knights (ECAC Hockey) (2008–present)
2008–09	Clarkson	16–14–6	10–8–4	7th
2009–10	Clarkson	23–12–5	14–5–3	2nd	NCAA Quarterfinals
2010–11	Clarkson	14–17–8	10–8–4	6th
2011–12	Clarkson	22–10–5	15–5–2	3rd
2012–13	Clarkson	28–10–0	18–4–0	T–2nd	NCAA Quarterfinals
2013–14	Clarkson	31–5–5	16–2–4	1st	NCAA Champion
2014–15	Clarkson	24–11–3	16–4–2	T–1st	NCAA Quarterfinals
2015–16	Clarkson	30–5–5	14–3–5	2nd	NCAA Frozen Four
2016–17	Clarkson	32–4–5	19–1–2	1st	NCAA Champion
2017–18	Clarkson	36–4–1	19–3–0	1st	NCAA Champion
2018–19	Clarkson	30–8–2	16–5–1	2nd	NCAA Frozen Four
Clarkson:		286–100–45	167–48–27
Total:		286–100–45
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

See also

• List of college women's ice hockey coaches with 250 wins

References

1. Krone, Rob (September 26, 2020). "Saturday Sports: Clarkson hockey is back on the ice". wwnytv.com. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
2. "Clarkson Names Shannon and Matt Desrosiers Co-Head Coaches". USCHO.com. USCHO. April 8, 2008. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
3. "Shannon Desrosiers to Step Down as Clarkson Women's Hockey Co-Head Coach". ClarksonAthletics.com. Clarkson Athletics. April 21, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
4. Carey, Cap (October 1, 2017). "Making of a powerhouse". NNY360. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
5. "Married coaches a winning team". ESPN.com. 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
6. "Golden Days, Golden Knights | USA Hockey Magazine". www.usahockeymagazine.com. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
7. "Women's hockey: How strong defense and team culture has made Clarkson this half-decade's dominant program | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2020-11-17.