Sranac'd )13) the shot on net as the begin the third period and secure 5-3. We would start the last week of the regular season in the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference hockey season with a battle of the Saranac's as the Chiefs would host the Lakers. The game would start off evenly match as both teams were looking for an edge and the Chiefs would finally get it at the 13:52 mark as Landon Duprey would score on the powerplay to take the 1-0 lead. Then with just five seconds left in the period, the Chiefs would strike again and take the 2-0 lead on the Hayden Buckley goal. When the teams would come back for the second period the Chiefs would look to take a stranglehold on the game at 3-0 at 5:13 mark as Landon Duprey would get his second of the game. Then just over a minute later the Lakers would start to crawl their way back into the game as they would get on the board and make it a 3-1 game. Then just 30 seconds the Lakers would be able to make it a one-goal game at 3-2. Then at the 11:06 mark of the second period, the comeback would be complete as Bailey Bartholomew would strike to tie the game at three. Although the Chiefs would finally get an answer with just over a minute left in the period on Landon Duprey's hat trick goal to take the lead back at 4-3. The Chiefs would quickly regain their two-goal lead at 5-3 just 15 seconds into the third period as Landon Duprey would add his fourth goal of the game. The Lakers would throw everything they had it at throughout the rest of the period but the Chiefs would be up to the task and secure the 5-3 victory. Gallery

Saranac's Landon Duprey (16) with the goal as he pushes it through the goalie's legs for one of his four goals on the night. Gallery

Beekmantown's DJ Gonyo (27) with the hit on Saranac Lake-Lake Placid's Bailey Bartholomew (7) to keep the Lakers away from the net. It would be the third matchup of the season between the last members of the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference title game as the Beekmantown Eagles would host the Saranac Lake-Lake Placid Lakers. The game would start off good for the home Eagles as they would get the opening goal of the game at the 5:41 mark of the first period from Sam Bingel. Although just over two minutes later the Lakers would get the equalizer from Noah Munn to tie the game at one. Then with just over three minutes left in the period, the Eagles would retake the lead at 2-1 on the shorthanded goal from Cooper Burdo to end the first period. Then just 2:44 into the second period would get their first two-goal lead of the night on the Reagan Dudyak goal at 3-1. The Lakers would keep fighting and get the game back to 3-2 at the 4:14 mark on the Jon Kratts goal. The Eagles would reclaim their two-goal lead at 4-2 on the Louis Sweenor powerplay goal. Although with just about 3:30 left in the period Lakers would bring it back to 4-3 on the goal from Hugo Hobson on the two-man advantage to end the scoring in the second period. Then in the third period, the Eagles would put the finishing touches on the game as they would light the lamp three times from Sam Bingel (second of the night), Zachary Lapier, and Anthony Marion to secure the 7-4 victory. Next up for the Eagles will be a meeting with the Saranac Chiefs on February 12th. Gallery

Saranac Lake Lake Placids' Jon Kratts with the open ice hit on Beekmantown's Louis Sweenor (55) that sends him to the seat of his pants on the ice. Gallery

Plattsburgh's Dylan Pratcher (11) with the hard hit on the Saranac Lake-Lake Placid defender that he pancakes to the glass as they battle for the puck. It would be the third meeting of the season between the Plattsburgh Hornets and the Saranac Lake/Lake Placid Lakers in the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference action. The game would start off good for the visiting Lakers as they would get on the board in the first minute of the game. The Hornets would answer back quickly at the 2:10 mark on the goal by Braeden Calkins and tie the game at one, The game would stay there till the 13:20 mark on the Lakers would regain the one-goal lead at 2-1. Although the Hornets would have answered with under two minutes left in the first period when Bostyn Duquette would light the lamp to tie the game at two. The Hornets wouldn't waste long in the second period and take the 3-2 lead at just 1:44 into the second period on the Jace Lacey goal. The Hornets would strike again and quickly just two minutes later when Jackson Kain would score on the power play and make it a 4-2 game. Then to close a fast five minutes the Hornets would strike again this time again from Braeden Calkins for his second of the night to make it a 5-2 game. Then early in the third period, the Hornets would put the icing on the cake with a goal by Drew Knowles to make this a 6-2 game. In the closing stages of the game, the Lakers would get one from Tyler Hinckley to make it a 6-3 game and that's where the game would end. In the winning effort for the Hornets, Ty Calkins would make 19 saves as they go to 3-2-1 on the season. Gallery

Saranac Lake-Lake Placid's Noah Munn-Jennings (4) with the hit on the Plattsburgh attacker that flips him to the ice behind the net. Gallery

Saranac Lake/Lake Placid's Hugo Hobson (29) comes in on the break and sends it over the down and out Beekmantown's Austin Dosier. It would be the rematch two years in the making as it would feature the Beekmantown Eagles and Saranac Lake/Lake Placid Lakers facing again for the first time since there 2020 Champlain Valley Athletic Conference championship game. It would be a very physical game from start to finish and with that in mind, it would take till 2:15 left in the first period for the opening goal of the game from Beekmantown's Anthony Marion for the 1-0 Eagles lead. Then about halfway through the second period at the 8:34 mark, the Eagles would extend their lead to 2-0 on the Bingel goal. Just about a minute later the Lakers would get on the board and put the game back at a 1 goal game on the Hugo Hobson goal. The one goal difference would be short-lived as the Eagles would regain their 2 goal lead at 11:44 of the period on the Luke Moser goal for a 3-1 lead after the second period. Then just 1:30 into the third period the Eagles would make it 4-1 as DJ Gonyo would go coast to coast for the goal top shelf. Although the Lakers would show some life as they would light the lamp just 45 seconds later on the Noah Munn-Jennings goal to make it 4-2. The Eagles would answer back at the 6:43 mark of the period on the Reid Fessette rifle shot and take the 5-2 lead back. Then in the closing minutes of the game, the Eagles would add a shorthanded empty netter from Luke Moser his second of the night for the 6-2 win. Gallery

Beekmantown's Louis Sweenor (55) with the crunching hit on Saranac Lake/Lake Placid's (7) to break up the play that sends him to the ice. Gallery

Saranac's Landen Duprey (16) stuffs the puck in the night past the goalie on the short side as part of a two-goal game. It would be the opening night of the Champlain valley athletic conference boy's hockey season and would feature the Saranac Chiefs hosting the Saranac Lake Placid Lakers/ It would take a little bit to get going but the visiting lakers would get the opening goal of the game at the 8:49 mark of the first period from Hugo Hobson. Then with under three minutes left in the period, the Lakers would extend the lead to 2-0 on a goal from Bailey Batholomew (7). The Chiefs would finally answer back 45 seconds later on a goal from Landen Duprey and that's where the p[eriod would end at 2-1 Lakers. In the second period, it would take a bit but the Lakers would regain their 2 goal lead on a 4x3 by (22). The Chiefs would answer back a minute later on a second-handed goal from Landen Duprey his second of the night. Then with three minutes left in the period, the Chiefs would tie the game up on the Zach O'Connell goal. Although the tie would be short-lived as the Lakers would take the lead back a minute later and that is where the period would end at 4-3 Lakers. In the third period, the Lakers would keep it a one-goal lead for a while until the 10:27 mark when Bailey Batholomew would score the second time tonight and make it 5-3. Then with nine seconds left in the game, the Lakers would put the icing on the cake with a goal by Brady Tremblay for the 6-3 win. In the winning effort, Andres Stanton would make 25 saves as the Saranac Chiefs fall to 1-2 on the season with Mason Patnode making 35 saves in the game. Next up for the teams Gallery

Saranac Lake Placid Bailey Bartholomew (7) with the goal on the rebound as part of a two-goal night. Gallery