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Clifton, Tim
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Jersey Number 11
Tim Clifton
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Matawan, NJ
- Previous Team:
- Jersey Hitmen (EJHL)
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 195
Bio
- Named to the ECAC Hockey Second Team
- Honored as QU Men's Ice Hockey's Seventh Man of the Year
- Named an Assistant Captain for the 2016-17 Season
- Three-time ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team (2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16)
- 2013 UConn Hockey Classic All-Tournament Team
As A Junior in 2015-16:
-Named to the ECAC Hockey Second Team -Awarded QU Men’s Ice Hockey’s Seventh Man Honor -Named to the 2015-16 ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team -Named an Assistant Captain for the 2016-17 Season -Is the only Quinnipiac player to score a goal in a NCAA Division I National Championship Game -Played in a career-high 39 games -Set career-highs with 19 goals, 24 assists and 43 points for the Bobcats -Tied with Sam Anas and Travis St. Denis for the ECAC Hockey lead with 10 power-play goals -Finished tied for third in ECAC Hockey with 18 power-play points -Led ECAC Hockey with a +27 plus/minus rating -Finished ninth in ECAC Hockey with 319 faceoff wins and second on Quinnipiac -Scored a goal in his first seven games of the season, the second longest in Division I program history to Chris Cerrella’s 11-game goal streak in 1999-00 -Opened up the season with a goal at Holy Cross in a 5-3 win on Oct. 9 -Scored the game-winning power-play goal and tallied an assist at home vs. Holy Cross in a 4-2 win on Oct. 10 -Recorded his third goal of the season at Colgate on Nov. 6 in a 3-2 win -Tallied a power-play goal at Cornell in a 5-4 overtime win on Nov. 7 -Netted his only two-goal game of the season with a power-play goal and short-handed goal in a 4-1 win over Harvard on Nov. 13 -Picked up his second straight two-point game with a power-play goal and an assist in a 6-2 win over Dartmouth on Nov. 14 -Recorded a power-play goal for a fourth straight game and tallied an assist at UConn on Nov. 17 -Assisted the only Bobcats’ goal in a 1-0 win over UMass on Nov. 28 -Scored the game-winning goal in a 3-0 shutout at Yale on Dec. 4 -Scored the game-winning goal for the second straight game and picked up an assist in a 3-0 win at Brown on Dec. 5 -Tallied a career-high three assists and four points, and scored a power-play goal, in a 6-0 win at Princeton on Dec. 29 -Scored his second goal in as many games vs. Princeton in a 4-3 win on Dec. 30 -Scored his second short-handed goal of the season and assisted the game-winning goal in a 5-0 win vs. Union on Jan. 7 -Assisted Derek Smith’s overtime game-winning goal in a 5-4 win over Harvard at Madison Square Garden in New York City -Assisted both Quinnipiac goals in a 2-2 overtime tie vs. Rensselaer on Jan. 21 -Tallied his second career three-assist game and tallied three points in a 7-5 win at Dartmouth on Jan. 29 -Assisted one goal in a 2-2 tie vs. Cornell on Feb. 5 -Recorded a point in a fourth straight game with the game-winning goal in a 6-3 win over Colgate on Feb. 6 -Tallied his third game with three or more points of the season with a power-play goal and two assists in a 5-4 overtime win at Rensselaer on Feb. 19 -Scored the game-winning goal in a 4-1 win over Brown on Feb. 26 -Scored his 17th goal of the season in a 4-1 win over Yale in the regular season finale on Feb. 27 -Assisted a pair of goals to send the Bobcats to the ECAC Hockey Semifinals with a 6-3 win over Cornell on March 13 -Assisted the game-winning goal in a 3-1 win over Dartmouth to put the Bobcats in the ECAC Hockey Championship game -Scored a goal in a 4-1 win over Harvard to clinch Quinnipiac’s first Whitelaw Cup in program history -Tallied two assists in a 4-0 win over RIT in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on March 26 -Assisted the game-winning goal early in the second period as Quinnipiac defeated Boston College, 3-2, to advance to the NCAA National Championship Game -Became the first and only Bobcat to score a goal in an NCAA National Championship Game vs. North Dakota on April 9 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.
As A Sophomore In 2014-15:
- Appeared in 37 games - Selected to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team - Broke out with career-highs across the board in points (17), goals (nine) and assists (eight) - Also picked up four power play goals, three game-winning goals, one shorthanded goal, 72 shots, 45 penalty minutes and a +5 plus/minus for the season - Clifton’s +5 rating was the third-highest among all Bobcat forwards - In addition, his nine goals ranked 4th on the team while his 72 shots sat 5th among all Bobcat skaters - Earned ECAC Hockey Player of the Week honors for the first time in his career on Jan. 6 after totaling two goals and one assist in a weekend series at St. Cloud St. - Quinnipiac posted a record of 11-2-1 in the 14 games in which Clifton registered at least one point - Started the season with one assist in a 5-3 win over Bentley on Oct. 11 - Matched his season-high with a four-game point streak from Nov. 2 through Nov. 14 - Started the streak with an assist on the game-winning tally of a 4-3 win over Northeastern on Nov. 2 - Chipped in his first multi-point game of the season with one goal and one assist in a 5-0 shutout of Colgate on Nov. 7 - Scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 shutout of Cornell with less than two minutes remaining on Nov. 8 - Pumped in a power play tally on Nov. 14 in a 4-3 road win at Union on Nov. 14 - Assisted on the Bobcats’ lone goal at Clarkson on Nov. 21 - Scored his first career multi-goal game on Nov. 29 at UMass as his shorthanded goal early in the third period proved to be the eventual game-winner - Started another four-game point streak on Jan. 2 with one assist at St. Cloud St. on Jan. 2 - Picked up his second multi-goal game of the season with two markers, including the game-winner and one power play tally, at St. Cloud St. on Jan. 3 - Lit the lamp once in a 4-2 win over Rensselaer on Jan. 9 - Assisted on the game-winning marker and tied his season-high with a +2 plus/minus in a 4-3 home win over Union on Jan. 10 - Totaled one assist in the Bobcats’ 4-2 road win at Colgate on Feb. 7 - Registered one assist in a 2-2 home tie against Yale on Feb. 20 - Scored a power play goal in Game One of the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals against Union on March 13.
As A Freshman In 2013-14:
- Saw time in all 40 games - Selected to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team -Tallied 10 points (three goals, seven assists) with a +3 plus/minus for the season - Named to the 2013 UConn Hockey Classic All-Tournament Team as Clifton was the only player in the Classic to score in both games - Registered his first collegiate point with an assist on Nov. 15 against Harvard - Picked up assists in games against Massachusetts (Nov. 30), Union (Jan. 10), Merrimack (Jan. 17) and at Dartmouth (Jan. 31) - Scored his first career goal in the UConn Hockey Classic on Dec. 29 against Massachusetts - Responded with another goal the following day on Dec. 30 in the UConn Hockey Classic Championship which resulted in a 5-0 win against Sacred Heart - Picked up his first career multi-point game with two assists at home against Rensselaer on Jan. 11 - Scored one goal against Yale in the Bobcats’ Game One victory of the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals on Mar. 14.
Before Quinnipiac:
- Joined his brother, Connor on the Bobcats in 2013-14
- Played for the Jersey Hitmen of the Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL), amassing 49 goals and 86 assists for 135 career points in 117 games played
- In 2012-13, the elder Clifton led the EJHL with 30 goals, ranked fifth with 63 points and eighth in assists with 33 while posting career-highs in all three categories in helping the Hitmen to the 2013 Dineen Cup
- In 2011-12, he scored 14 goals and assisted on 30 more while in 2010-11, he had 25 goals and 24 assists for 49 points.
Personal:
- Son of Tim and Joan Clifton
- Has two brothers, Corey and Connor, also a member of the Quinnipiac Men’s Ice Hockey Team
- Born in Matawan, New Jersey - Majoring in engineering.
- Honored as QU Men's Ice Hockey's Seventh Man of the Year
- Named an Assistant Captain for the 2016-17 Season
- Three-time ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team (2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16)
- 2013 UConn Hockey Classic All-Tournament Team
As A Junior in 2015-16:
-Named to the ECAC Hockey Second Team -Awarded QU Men’s Ice Hockey’s Seventh Man Honor -Named to the 2015-16 ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team -Named an Assistant Captain for the 2016-17 Season -Is the only Quinnipiac player to score a goal in a NCAA Division I National Championship Game -Played in a career-high 39 games -Set career-highs with 19 goals, 24 assists and 43 points for the Bobcats -Tied with Sam Anas and Travis St. Denis for the ECAC Hockey lead with 10 power-play goals -Finished tied for third in ECAC Hockey with 18 power-play points -Led ECAC Hockey with a +27 plus/minus rating -Finished ninth in ECAC Hockey with 319 faceoff wins and second on Quinnipiac -Scored a goal in his first seven games of the season, the second longest in Division I program history to Chris Cerrella’s 11-game goal streak in 1999-00 -Opened up the season with a goal at Holy Cross in a 5-3 win on Oct. 9 -Scored the game-winning power-play goal and tallied an assist at home vs. Holy Cross in a 4-2 win on Oct. 10 -Recorded his third goal of the season at Colgate on Nov. 6 in a 3-2 win -Tallied a power-play goal at Cornell in a 5-4 overtime win on Nov. 7 -Netted his only two-goal game of the season with a power-play goal and short-handed goal in a 4-1 win over Harvard on Nov. 13 -Picked up his second straight two-point game with a power-play goal and an assist in a 6-2 win over Dartmouth on Nov. 14 -Recorded a power-play goal for a fourth straight game and tallied an assist at UConn on Nov. 17 -Assisted the only Bobcats’ goal in a 1-0 win over UMass on Nov. 28 -Scored the game-winning goal in a 3-0 shutout at Yale on Dec. 4 -Scored the game-winning goal for the second straight game and picked up an assist in a 3-0 win at Brown on Dec. 5 -Tallied a career-high three assists and four points, and scored a power-play goal, in a 6-0 win at Princeton on Dec. 29 -Scored his second goal in as many games vs. Princeton in a 4-3 win on Dec. 30 -Scored his second short-handed goal of the season and assisted the game-winning goal in a 5-0 win vs. Union on Jan. 7 -Assisted Derek Smith’s overtime game-winning goal in a 5-4 win over Harvard at Madison Square Garden in New York City -Assisted both Quinnipiac goals in a 2-2 overtime tie vs. Rensselaer on Jan. 21 -Tallied his second career three-assist game and tallied three points in a 7-5 win at Dartmouth on Jan. 29 -Assisted one goal in a 2-2 tie vs. Cornell on Feb. 5 -Recorded a point in a fourth straight game with the game-winning goal in a 6-3 win over Colgate on Feb. 6 -Tallied his third game with three or more points of the season with a power-play goal and two assists in a 5-4 overtime win at Rensselaer on Feb. 19 -Scored the game-winning goal in a 4-1 win over Brown on Feb. 26 -Scored his 17th goal of the season in a 4-1 win over Yale in the regular season finale on Feb. 27 -Assisted a pair of goals to send the Bobcats to the ECAC Hockey Semifinals with a 6-3 win over Cornell on March 13 -Assisted the game-winning goal in a 3-1 win over Dartmouth to put the Bobcats in the ECAC Hockey Championship game -Scored a goal in a 4-1 win over Harvard to clinch Quinnipiac’s first Whitelaw Cup in program history -Tallied two assists in a 4-0 win over RIT in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on March 26 -Assisted the game-winning goal early in the second period as Quinnipiac defeated Boston College, 3-2, to advance to the NCAA National Championship Game -Became the first and only Bobcat to score a goal in an NCAA National Championship Game vs. North Dakota on April 9 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.
As A Sophomore In 2014-15:
- Appeared in 37 games - Selected to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team - Broke out with career-highs across the board in points (17), goals (nine) and assists (eight) - Also picked up four power play goals, three game-winning goals, one shorthanded goal, 72 shots, 45 penalty minutes and a +5 plus/minus for the season - Clifton’s +5 rating was the third-highest among all Bobcat forwards - In addition, his nine goals ranked 4th on the team while his 72 shots sat 5th among all Bobcat skaters - Earned ECAC Hockey Player of the Week honors for the first time in his career on Jan. 6 after totaling two goals and one assist in a weekend series at St. Cloud St. - Quinnipiac posted a record of 11-2-1 in the 14 games in which Clifton registered at least one point - Started the season with one assist in a 5-3 win over Bentley on Oct. 11 - Matched his season-high with a four-game point streak from Nov. 2 through Nov. 14 - Started the streak with an assist on the game-winning tally of a 4-3 win over Northeastern on Nov. 2 - Chipped in his first multi-point game of the season with one goal and one assist in a 5-0 shutout of Colgate on Nov. 7 - Scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 shutout of Cornell with less than two minutes remaining on Nov. 8 - Pumped in a power play tally on Nov. 14 in a 4-3 road win at Union on Nov. 14 - Assisted on the Bobcats’ lone goal at Clarkson on Nov. 21 - Scored his first career multi-goal game on Nov. 29 at UMass as his shorthanded goal early in the third period proved to be the eventual game-winner - Started another four-game point streak on Jan. 2 with one assist at St. Cloud St. on Jan. 2 - Picked up his second multi-goal game of the season with two markers, including the game-winner and one power play tally, at St. Cloud St. on Jan. 3 - Lit the lamp once in a 4-2 win over Rensselaer on Jan. 9 - Assisted on the game-winning marker and tied his season-high with a +2 plus/minus in a 4-3 home win over Union on Jan. 10 - Totaled one assist in the Bobcats’ 4-2 road win at Colgate on Feb. 7 - Registered one assist in a 2-2 home tie against Yale on Feb. 20 - Scored a power play goal in Game One of the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals against Union on March 13.
As A Freshman In 2013-14:
- Saw time in all 40 games - Selected to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team -Tallied 10 points (three goals, seven assists) with a +3 plus/minus for the season - Named to the 2013 UConn Hockey Classic All-Tournament Team as Clifton was the only player in the Classic to score in both games - Registered his first collegiate point with an assist on Nov. 15 against Harvard - Picked up assists in games against Massachusetts (Nov. 30), Union (Jan. 10), Merrimack (Jan. 17) and at Dartmouth (Jan. 31) - Scored his first career goal in the UConn Hockey Classic on Dec. 29 against Massachusetts - Responded with another goal the following day on Dec. 30 in the UConn Hockey Classic Championship which resulted in a 5-0 win against Sacred Heart - Picked up his first career multi-point game with two assists at home against Rensselaer on Jan. 11 - Scored one goal against Yale in the Bobcats’ Game One victory of the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals on Mar. 14.
Before Quinnipiac:
- Joined his brother, Connor on the Bobcats in 2013-14
- Played for the Jersey Hitmen of the Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL), amassing 49 goals and 86 assists for 135 career points in 117 games played
- In 2012-13, the elder Clifton led the EJHL with 30 goals, ranked fifth with 63 points and eighth in assists with 33 while posting career-highs in all three categories in helping the Hitmen to the 2013 Dineen Cup
- In 2011-12, he scored 14 goals and assisted on 30 more while in 2010-11, he had 25 goals and 24 assists for 49 points.
Personal:
- Son of Tim and Joan Clifton
- Has two brothers, Corey and Connor, also a member of the Quinnipiac Men’s Ice Hockey Team
- Born in Matawan, New Jersey - Majoring in engineering.
Coaches Road Show at Bears BBQ
Thursday, September 04
Alumni Game Mic'd Up (pres. by Aunt Chilada's) - Chris Cerella and Mike Lombardi
Thursday, August 21
Quinnipiac Athletics 2024-25 Highlight Video
Tuesday, May 20
2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Senior Tribute
Friday, February 21
