Plattsburgh State's Joe Drabin (11) comes down on the breakaway and throws it over the goalie's shoulder for the score. It would be the third-place game of the Primelink Great Northern Shootout featuring the #11 Plattsburgh State Cardinals and the Middlebury Panthers. The Cardinals would jump out and take the 2-0 lead after the first on goals from Nick Belger and Brady Pfaff. In the second period, the Panthers would fight back and get two goals of there own to tie it at 2. In the third period, the Cardinals would ice the game away with three goals from Jesse Neher, Pat Egan, and Joe Drabin to secure the 5-2 victory. In the winning effort, Joshua Davies would make 26 saves as the Cardinals go to 4-3 on the season. Gallery

Plattsburgh's State's Joe Drabin (11) with the hard check along the end wall on the middlebury defender to gain control of the loose puck. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Nick Belgner (24) with the shot he puts over the goalie's shoulder for the goal. The #2 Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the Canton Kangaroos in non-conference. The Cardinals would leave no stretch to the imagination that they were in control of the game scoring five times in the first period for a 5-0 lead. The goal scores in the period would be Nick Belanger (2), Luke Baleshetea, Ross Sloan and Brandon O'Quinn. In the second period, they would pick up where they left off as Brandon O'Quinn would get second of the night on a power-play goal to make it 6-0. Then the Kangaroos would finally get on the period with two-goal in a two-minute span in the second period to make it 6-2 at the end of the second period. Then a 1:20 into the third period Pat Egan would strike to extend the Cardinals lead to 7-2. Then in the closing minutes of the game, the Cardinals would strike with Luke Baleshetea's second goal of the night to finish off the game and give the Cardinals the 8-2 victory. In the winning effort, Spencer Finney would make 23 saves as the Cardinals go to 11-2-1 on the season. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Nick Belger (24) with the toe drag on the puck that he takes from behind the defender. Gallery