Plattsburgh State's Brannon Butler (23) with the wrister from inside the blueline for the Cardinals first goal to make it 2-1 as they would lose 4-3. It would be the start of the SUNYAC Men's Hockey playoffs. It would see the #6 Plattsburgh State Cardinals travel to Saratoga Springs and the Saratoga Springs Ice Rinks for their quarterfinal matchup with the Skidmore Thoroughbreds in front of 700 fans. The game would remain tied until the 16:549 ark of the 1st period when Tyler Chenevert would light the lamp for Skidmore and take the 1-0 lead after the 1st period. The second period would start well for Skidmore as they quickly jumped to ta2-0 lead on the Coleman Jenkins goal. The Cardinals would answer right back just over a minute later on the Brannon Butler goal to make it a 2-1 game. The Thoroughbreds would come back and regain the two-goal lead at 3-1 on Shane Baker's goal at the 7:50 mark of the second period. Then, with just under five minutes left in the period, Skidmore would extend the lead to 4-1 on Cooper Rice's goal, and that's where the period would end. The Cardinals would keep coming in the third period and make a 4-2 game at the 12:03 mark on the Spencer Bellina goal. The Cardinals would get a goal in the closing seconds of the game from Jake Sacratini, rotoake it a 4-3 final, as the Skidmore Thoroughbreds advance to the Semi-finals. In the winning effort, the Thoroughbreds' Tommy Aikens made 35 saves as they went to 15-9-2. As for the Cardinals, Brady Spry would make 34 saves as they finished their season at 13-13. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Vlad Pshenichnikov (14) and Skidmore's Oscar Worob battle for the in-zone face-off late in the game. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Mike English (20) with the hard hit along the corner boards on the Kangaroo defender to break up the play. It would be the last game of the regular season at the Terry Martin Arena on the campus of SUNY Canton, as the Plattsburgh State Cardinals and the Canton Kangaroos would battle for the fifth seed in the upcoming SUNYAC tournament in front of 300 fans. It would take tuntilthe 10:01 mark of the first period wforthe home Kangaroos wtoget the opening goal of the game from Logan Kelly,, and that would be the lone goal of the period The Cardinals would come back and tie the game at the 8:35 mark of the second period when Jake Sacratini scored on the power play,, and 'that's how the period would end. The game would go until the 11:06 mark of the third period, when Dylan Pollock would get his first career goal, and it would be the winner, as the Cardinals would not be able to get the equalizer down the stretch, and the Kangaroos would get the 2-1 win. In the winning effort, the Kangaroos Trey Miller would make 35 saves as they go to 12-12-1 on the season and will take on the Cortland State Red Dragons in the SUNYAC first round. While Plattsburgh State's Beau Lane makes 18 saves as they fall to 13-12 on the season,n and will get the Skidmore Thoroughbreds. Gallery

Canton's Scott Cremen (8) with the hard on the Plattsburgh State atttacker along the sideboards to break up the play and send it the other way. Gallery

Skidmore's Tyler Fogu (16) with the hard hit on the Cardinals attacker that drops him by the bench. It would be the last regular-season home game for the Plattsburgh State Cardinals as they celebrate their 50th season, taking on the newest member of the SUNYAC, the Skidmore Thoroughbreds, in front of 1400 fans. The game would start well for the home Cardinals, as they would get a quick 1-0 lead just 1:08 into the game on Alexandro Moliner's goal. The lead would be short-lived, though, as the Thoroughbreeds would tie the game up at one just 14 seconds later on the Bryce Terry goal, and that's where the first period would end The Thoroughbreeds would take the 2-1 lead at the 12:47 mark of the Cooper Rice after the Cardinals' attempt to wrap the puck around the boards went terribly wrong when the puck bounced out front of an open net. He banged it home, and that's where the second period would end. The Cardinals would answer quickly in the third period and tie the game at two on the Spencer Bellina goal just 1:58 into the period. The tie would be short-lived, though, as Skidmore would take the lead back just 2:20 later on Dylan Shane's goal. The Cardinals would give it everything they had down the stretch, but just had bad luck with the equalizer, and Skidmore would get the 3-2 win. In the winning effort for the Thoroughbreeds, Tommy Aitken would make 45 saves as they go to 12-9-2 on the season. As for the Cardinals, Beau Lane would make 31 saves as they fall to 12-11 as both teams head into the final weekend of the season, as they travel to take on Potsdam and Canton. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Brannon Butler (23) with the hit on Skidmore's Bryce Terry (11) along the walls. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Brannon Butler (23) with the hard on Fredonia State's Hudson Cameron (10), knocking him off the puck. It would be the second game of the Cardinals' weekend homestand with Western New York as they would take on the Fredonia State Blue Devils in front of nearly 1300 fans at the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena. The Cardinals would get off to a quick start, scoring just 21 seconds into the game, thanks to Gabriel Filion. The game would stay there all the way til the 8:51 mark of the second period when the Blue Devils would tie the game at one on the Mathieu Fournier goal. The Cardinals would answer right back two minutes later and regain the lead at 2-1 on the Colin Callahan goal. Then,n at the 16:14 mark of the second period, they would extend their lead to 3-1 when Shane Bondy would light the lamp. The Blue Devils would answer back just 43 seconds into the third period when Luke Morris would score to make it a 3-2 game. The Blue Devils would keep fighting and get the equalizer with just 33 seconds left in the game when Owen Cross would score to force overtime. However, the Cardinals would get the last one with just ten seconds left in the extra frame, when Quinn Tavares would send the fans home happy with the 4-3 win In the winning effort as Beau Lane would make 28 saves as they go to 12-10 on the season as they head into there final home game of the season against the Skidmore Mustangs. As for the Fredonia State Blue Devils, Charles Anthony Barbeau would make 49 saves as they fall to 3-17-1 on the season with four games left. Gallery

Fredonia State's Charles Anthony Barbeau with the glove save as part of a 49 save night in a 4-3 losing effort. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Felix Antoine Parenteau (73) gets the scoring started for the Cardinals on the powerplay for the 1-0 lead late in the first. It would be a SUNYAC Men's Hockey regular season tilt from the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena with 1500 fans in attendance as the Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the Buffalo State Bengals. The game would start well for the home Cardinals as Felix-Antoine Parenteau would get the opening goal of the game coming on the power play at the 14:38 mark of the first period. The Cardinals would waste little time in extending their lead to 2-0 as Patrick Cole would find the back of the net just 1:52 later, and that's how the first period would come to an end. There would be no scoring in the second period as both goalies would be up to the task. In the third period, the Cardinals would add a third goal in the closing minutes of the game with 4:12 left in the game when Riley Sutherland would score as they secured the 3-0 win. In the winning effort for the Cardinals, Beau Lane would make 32 saves for the shutout as they go to 11-10 on the season. As for the Buffalo State Bengals, Marcus Cumberworth would make 31 saves as they fall to 8-11-1 on the season as they head to their game tomorrow against Skidmore Gallery

Buffalo State's Austin Micale (11) with the sliding tackle out of Plattsburgh State's Jake Sacratini (28) that broke in on the goal and broke up the play. Gallery