The traditional post-game handshake never finished its way down the line at the Yale-Clarkson matchup Saturday night at the Whale, home arena for the Yale Bulldogs, in which Clarkson shut out Yale 3-0. Shoving and pushing between the two teams at the sound of the buzzer halted long enough to line up for the good-sportsmanlike handshake; in the line, however, Yale freshman Mark Turco said that Clarkson's John Bartell "shook his hand, then wouldn't let go," according to Yale head coach Tim Taylor. Flying fists and flailing arms all over the ice were then stopped by the officials, as well as the presence on the ice of both teams' head coaches. Yale is now 2-2 (0-2 ECAC), getting swept by St. Lawrence and Clarkson this past weekend. St. Lawrence defeated Yale 7-2 on Friday night. In the loss to Clarkson, Yale freshman goalie Alex Westlund made 45 saves. Against St. Lawrence, Westlund had replaced Yale junior goalie Dan Choquette, who left the game with a concussion after being hit in the face mask with the puck. Yale's two wins came on a sweep of Air Force. Highlights included a 3-0 shutout for Choquette, and an 8-1 victory the next night, including a four-assist game by Yale defenseman Ray Giroux -- all this despite reports of sucking some serious wind during shifts at such air pressure. Yale is away next weekend at Brown and Harvard. - Jenn :) Hail to the victors valiant - Go Wolverines - "Remember the Maine" Bow wow wow - Go Bulldogs HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.