I listened to the Clarkson-Cornell game on the radio Saturday afternoon. It seems that Clarkson finally got the team up to championship speed. The team played a solid three periods of hockey against a good team. It does seem that Parris Duffus will anchor the Cornell defense. He made some big saves during the game to keep the score lower than it could have been. Clarkson did get itself into some penalty trouble but was able to withstand the pressure. Rogles had to play just as well as Duffus. Clarkson will have to watch their penalty taking at UNH (I just read the UNH-BU game recap.) Clarkson's power play is still struggling, but Cornell is a good defensive team. SLU was 0-fer on the pp as well. I wonder how well the league's teams are doing on te power play this year? I think that penalty killing is really being emphasized. Clarkson will need a similar effort this coming Sat. at UNH. This should be one of the toughest games for Clarkson this regular season, amybe an exception to the SLU game. It will go along way in deciding NC$% play-off opportunities. About Vermont wanting to secede from the Union: Actually, Vermont is a Republic. They are just part of the US because it's beneficial. When one registers to vote in Vermont, one has to take the Freeman's Oath because it is a Republic. Vermont's always been politically eclectic (Join the College Hockey Discussion List and IMPROVE your volcabulary), i.e.; Bernie Sanders- Socialist US Senator. Mike Zak (ranked #6 on posting volume) Clarkson '87, '91, '92?!