Saturday was a frustrating experience for Clarkson, which fell to 0-3 on the season after a 3-1 loss at Cheel Arena to Holy Cross.

Clarkson opened the season with a pair of losses at Colorado College and also lost 6-2 go Canada's Carleton University in an exhibition game at Cheel Arena on Oct. 7.

The Golden Knights are preparing to take on Niagara University in a pair of nonconference games this weekend: 7 p.m. Friday, 7:30 p.m. Saturday. After this series Clarkson will have a pair of nonconference games at Canisius and then will start ECAC Hockey play with a road series at Yale and Brown.

Here are some interviews conducted after today's practice at Cheel Arena:

Clarkson coach Casey Jones

Junior forward Allan McPherson

Sophomore defenseman James Howden

Freshman forward Christian Finch

A Look at Niagara

The Purple Eagles (1-2-2 overall) have had a strange season.

After tying Bowling Green 2-2 at home in the season-opener on Oct. 6, Niagara traveled to Colgate for a Tuesday night game on Oct. 9 and was routed 10-2.

Niagara then opened Atlantic Hockey play with a 2-1 home win against Mercyhurst and then played two games last weekend at Michigan State, losing 3-2 and then tying the Spartans 3-3 on Saturday.

The Purple Eagles have only scored 11 goals in five games and are just 2 for 19 on the power play so far this season. But Niagara has scored first in four of its five games.

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