Clarkson played their first game Saturday night. They beat the Ottawa Gee Gee's, 10-1. I only have a few sketchy details. Clarkson scored the first goal at :40 (or so), another one by 2:00 and another by 4:00. They wound up with 5 goals in the first period. Clarkson scored three more goals in the second period. The Gee Gee's goal was early in the third period. One of the questions about Clarkson so far this year has been its goal tending. Saturday night each goalie had a period. Phil Comtois played the first period. He wasn't challenged greatly. The freshman, Jason Currie, made two good saves in the second period. Chris Roggles let a shot from outside of the blue line in during the third period. Clarkson was disappointed that Ottawa did play better. They couldn't really test their defense or goalies. Mark Morris probably would have liked to see one of the goalies have a spectacular period and make his decision for this coming weekend easier. The team skated quite well throughout the game. They had a good dry land training period and looked fit. The passing was quite crisp and their was good speed all game long. This weekend will be the real tests when Clarkson and St. Lawrence host Lowell and Northeastern. SLU played Providence last Friday night but I don't have any results. One note about Northeastern: Brian Sullivan of Northeastern is from a hockey playing family. He has a brother who is one of the better players at Princeton. His older brother Mike, was at Clarkson from '84-'88, but didn't play, Clarkson's lost. As with other players, he had problems with then Coach Kap Raeder, who's now an assistant with the L.A. Kings, where Clarkson grad Dave taylor is also. There are two more Sullivan boys playing hockey, but they won't be in college for another 5 or 6 years. Note about perhaps why THN really favored Cornell for the regular season title and Clarkson for the league champions: Clarkson has a permanent reservation for post-season play and more times than not make it to Boston Garden. Maybe THN felt that it was this experience/tradition that will give Clarkson an edge along with their tendency for peaking for the play-offs. Mike Zak Clarkson '87, '90