Wesleyan's Mike Fritz (2) with the dive to break up the breakaway attempt of Plattsburgh State's Felix-Antoine Parenteau (73) scoring chance. It would be the second game of the 2026 edition of the Cardinal Winter Classic, featuring the host Plattsburgh State Cardinals taking on the Wesleyan Cardinals in front of 1600 fans at the Ronald Stafford Ice Arena, with the winner advancing to the finals tomorrow evening against the Amherst Mammoths. The home Cardinals would get the first goal of the game just 2:23 in on the deflected goal by Mike English for the 1-0 lead. He would stay there until there was just about 2:30 left in the second period, when Wesleyan would tie the game at one on the Danny Markham goal. Then, with just 10 seconds left in the period, Latsburghburghe would regain the lead at 2-1 on Aaron Catron's goal. Then, with just under 100 seconds left in the game, Gabriel Filon would make it 3-1 for Plattsburgh State on the scramble in front of the net and secure the Plattsburgh State win. In the winning effort, Brady Sprymadee made 22 saves as they went to 7-4-1 on the season and the finals of the Cardinal Winter Classic. As for the Wesleyan Cardinals, Patrick McDevitt would make 38 saves on the night as they fell to 2-6 on the season and will take on Suffolk in the Consolation game. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Vlad Pshenichnikov (14) with the brutal hit on Wesleyan's Owen Mahar (14) that takes him to the glass. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Brannon Butler (23) with the crunching hit along the boards on the Cortland State defender as he is pancaked against the glass. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals would face off against the Cortland State Red Dragons in SUNYAC Men's Hockey, celebrating their 50th anniversary season in front of 1,600 fans. The Cardinals would jump out to a 1-0 lead just 5:18 into the game on the Jake Sacratini goal. The game would stay there till the 5:08 mark of the second period when the Red Dragons would get the qualifier from Morley Phillips. Then, just 2:16 later, the Red Dragons would take the lead at 2-1 on the Matthew Despirit goal. The game would stay there until just 45 seconds into the third period, when the CardinaPls would tie the game on Lonan Bulger's goal at 2. In overtime, the Cardinals would get the game-winner on a 2 1 breakout play when Thierry Lizotte would tap in the rebound for the 3-2 victory. In the winning effort for the Cardinals, Beau Lane would make 29 saves as they evened up their record at 3-3 as they entered their annual Thanksgiving weekend tournament at Middlebury. As for the Cortland Red Dragons, Shane Shelest would make 25 saves as they fall to 4-3-1 on the season. Gallery

Cortland State's Matthew Despirut (5) with the diving effort to break up the play from Plattsburgh State's Brannon Butler to keep the game tied late. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Vlad Pshenichnikov (14) with the quick wrister as the Cardinals are looking for the equalizer late in the game. It would be the 6th annual teddy bear toss night to benefit the local youth, as the Plattsburgh State Cardinals would get the home portion of their SUNYAC season underway against the Morrisville State Mustangs in front of 1600 fans. The Cardinals would get the scoring going quickly, letting the fans launch the bears, as Aaron Catron scored at the 3:08 mark of the first period for the 1-0 lead. The game would stay there all the way to the third period when Tyler Zembryzycki would score for the Mustangs at the 7:18 mark to tie the game at one. Then the Mustangs would take the lead just 35 seconds later when Connor Santay would score to give the Mustangs the 2-1 lead. The Cardinals would keep fighting through the rest of the period, but they would not have an answer to give the Mustangs the 2-1 victory and their first conference win in their last 18 games. In the winning effort, Chad Lowe would make 43 saves as they go to 2-2-2 on the season. As for the Cardinals, Brady Spry made 24 saves as they fell to 2-3 on the season. Gallery

Morrisville State's Ben Douglas (2) breaks up the play by Plattsburgh State Quinn Tavares (19) as they charged the night. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Emily Kasprzak (22) with the dangle as she goes by the defender and takes it on net. It would be the #8 Plattsburgh State Cardinals hosting the Buffalo State Bengals in women's hockey SUNYAC action in front of 400 fans. The Cardinals would waste little time getting the opening goal of the game at the 8:41 mark of the first period from Kayson Ruegge, and from there, defense would be the name of the game as it would be the lone goal of the game, but the Bengals would be held to just 12 shots on net. In the winning effort, Chloe Lewis made 12 saves in the shutout victory, as the Buffalo State Bengals go to 3-1 on the season, while the Buffalo State Bengals fall to 3-3. The Cardinals will be back in action next weekend, taking to the road to face the Morrisville State Mustangs and the Cortland State Red Dragons. Gallery

Buffalo State's Alexa Todd (33) with the save on the quick wrister in front of the net.Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Kate Conlon (19) wins the zone face-off over William Smith's Kelly Howe (21). It would be the first-ever SUNYAC Conference meeting between the #8 Plattsburgh State Cardinals and the William Smith Herons from the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena in front of 373 fans. The Cardinals would take the lead at the 8:13 mark from Kayson Ruegge's lone goal of the period for the 1-0 lead. The game would stay there till the 4:49 mark of the second when Riley Keller would score to increase the Cardinal lead to 2-0. The Cardinals would keep on the gas and extend their lead to 3-0 about 5 minutes later on the Bailey MacKellar goal. The Cardinals would finish off the game at the 16:28 mark of the third period, as Piper Smith became the fourth different scorer of the game. As Chloe Lewis had 13 saves on the night for the 4-0 shutout win, they go to 2-1 on the season. Gallery

William Smith's Madison Trombley (27) with the poke check on Plattsburgh State's Riley Keller (2) as she charged down on the net. Gallery