PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – The Plattsburgh State males’s ice hockey crew seems to be to make its fourth straight SUNYAC Championship recreation on a quest for its twenty fifth State College of New York Athletic Convention (SUNYAC) championship in program historical past. The crew will play a 25-game regular-season schedule in 2025-26, as introduced Monday by the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation.
Led by sixth-year head coach Steve Moffat, the Cardinals went 16-11-1 (8-6-0 SUNYAC) in 2024-25, reaching the SUNYAC Championship recreation after scoring a dramatic game-tying aim with 4 seconds left in regulation earlier than netting an time beyond regulation recreation winner towards top-seeded Cortland within the semifinals.
Plattsburgh State tunes up for the common season with two exhibition video games, first welcoming Vermont State College (VTSU) Castleton on Saturday, Oct. 18, adopted by a visit to Potsdam on Saturday, Oct. 25. The crew begins its common season with back-to-back residence video games towards VTSU-Castleton and Plymouth State on Friday, Oct. 21, and Saturday, Nov. 1 respectively.
SUNYAC play begins for the Playing cards on the street, as they head to Oswego State on Nov. 14 to open convention motion towards their long-time rivals in a SUNYAC championship rematch on Friday night time. The next day, Plattsburgh State travels to new convention member Hobart, which has gained three consecutive nationwide championships, for a 4 p.m. recreation on Saturday, Nov. 15. The Cardinals subsequent welcome Morrisville to the Ronald B. Stafford Ice Area for his or her convention residence opener on Friday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. Plattsburgh State then takes on Cortland the next day on Saturday, Nov. 22, for an additional league matchup.
The Cardinals wind down the 2025 portion of their schedule on the street, starting at host Norwich for the LayerEight Shootout. They tackle Middlebury within the opening recreation on Friday, Nov. 28, after which will face both Norwich or Stevenson the following day.
Plattsburgh State has a light-weight schedule in December, solely taking part in two video games, each on the street, as they’ll face off towards Fredonia on Friday, Dec. 5, after which Buffalo State on Saturday, Dec. 6.
The Cardinals return to motion within the New 12 months once they host the Consolation Inn Advanced Winter Basic, the place Amherst and Suffolk open the match at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 2, adopted by Plattsburgh taking up Wesleyan at 7 p.m. The comfort and championship video games happen at 3:30 p.m. and seven p.m., respectively, the next day on Saturday, Jan. 3. The Playing cards then head to Norwich for his or her remaining non-conference recreation of the yr on Tuesday, Jan. 6, earlier than leaping again into SUNYAC motion on the street towards Skidmore, which joins the SUNYAC in 2025-26, on Saturday, Jan. 10.
Plattsburgh State opens up a four-game homestand, internet hosting Canton on Friday, Jan. 16, after which Potsdam on Jan. 17, each at 7 p.m. The following weekend, Plattsburgh State welcomes Hobart and Oswego State on Friday, Jan. 23, and Saturday, Jan. 24, respectively. The Cardinals shut out January with a visit to Cortland on Friday, Jan. 30, adopted by a contest at Morrisville on Saturday, Jan. 31.
The Cardinals start February with back-to-back residence video games, as they host Buffalo State on Friday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. and Fredonia on Saturday, Feb. 7, at 4 p.m. Skidmore concludes the Cardinals’ residence schedule on Friday, Feb. 13, whereas Plattsburgh State finishes the common season on the street towards Potsdam on Friday, Feb. 20, and Canton on Saturday, Feb. 21.
The highest six groups within the remaining regular-season convention standings will qualify for the SUNYAC Event, with the primary spherical set for Feb. 25, the semifinals set for Feb. 28, and the championship set for March 7. The highest two seeds earn byes to the semifinals, whereas the underside 4 seeds start the match within the first spherical on Feb. 26.
Season ticket renewals will start on Monday, Aug. 18, whereas new season ticket holder gross sales will start on Tuesday, Sept. 4.
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