Plattsburgh State's Aaron Catron (12) with the shot from the right face-off circle that goes in to give the Cardinals the 4-1 lead. It would be the 2025-2026 season openers for the Plattsburgh State Cardinals and the Castleton State Spartans from the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena in front of 1100 fans. The Cardinals would get the opening goal of the game at the 16:51 mark of the first period. Patrick Cole would give the Cardinals the 1-0 lead. The Spartans would answer right back 1:10 later on a shorthanded goal by Emmett McHardy to tie the game at 1. The Cardinals would come back and retake the lead at 2-1 on the Blake Hall goal 4:06 into the second period. Then, in the closing minutes of the period, the Cardinals would add three quick ones from Gabriel Filion (twice) and Aaron Catron to give them the 5-1 lead at the end of the second period. Then, in the third period, the Cardinals would put the icing on the cake at the 13:41 mark on the power-play goal by Jake Sacratini to secure the 6-1 victory. In the winning effort for the Cardinals, Dominik Bovan would make 22 saves as they went to 1-0 on the season. As for the Spartans, their goalies would combine for 19 saves as they fell to 0-1. Gallery