Terrance A. Yurkiewicz was a Canadian ice hockey

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who was a two-time

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for Clarkson.

Career

Yurkiewicz joined the varsity team at

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in 1963 but a broken finger curtailed his first season. After he recovered he became the starting goaltender and led Clarkson to a third-place finish in

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. He was named to both the All-American and Second Team All-ECAC rosters. Clarkson finished the ECAC Tournament in fourth place and, despite the disappointing result, Yurkiewicz was named as the best goaltender of the tournament. He was named as an

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for his senior season and Yurkiewicz led Clarkson to one of the best seasons in program history. The team finished atop the conference standings, winning the first ECAC title in program history. Yurkiewicz was absolutely integral to Clarkson's success and was named as the ECAC Player of the Year. He was again outstanding in the conference tournament, allowing just 5 goals in 3 games as Clarkson won its first ECAC tournament championship. Yurkiewicz was named as the Most Outstanding Player in Tournament to add to his growing list of accolades. Despite winning both ECAC titles, Clarkson only received the 2nd eastern seed for the 1966 NCAA Tournament. They faced a dangerous

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squad in the semifinal and the two fought a close contest but the Golden Knights finished on top 4–3. Clarkson appeared in its second championship game against a surprising

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team that entered postseason play with a losing record. Clarkson was 24–2 and favored in the game but Michigan State was riding a wave of momentum that saw them completely dominate the Golden Knights. MSU outshot Clarkson 50 to 24 in the game and despite the disparity in the skaters, Yurkiewicz kept his team in the game in the game through two periods. It was only until in the third when the Spartans pulled away with a 4-goal stanza. The last Clarkson goalie to play without a mask (he did not wear one until his senior year), Yurkiewicz posted a .910 save percentage, 2.10 GAA, and a 43–10–0 record from 1963 to 1966. Yurkiewicz was also a standout in the classroom, where he ranked first in his academic department. After his graduation from Clarkson in 1966 with a degree in business administration, he enjoyed great success in the business world, where he went on to serve as vice president and general manager of Albany Engineered Systems, a Division of Albany International. Yurkiewicz died in October 2002 at the age of 59. Yurkiewicz was posthumously honored by being inducted into the Clarkson Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.

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Regular season and playoffs

Awards and honors

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yurkiewicz, Terry 1943 births 2002 deaths AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans Ice hockey people from Ontario Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey players People from Sudbury District 20th-century Canadian sportsmen