Plattsburgh State's Carson Gallagher (28) jumps over the Potsdam State defender as he goes after the loose puck and charges to the net for the shot. It would be the regular season home finale for the #9 Plattsburgh State Cardinals as they would host north country and SUNYAC rival the Potsdam State Bears. The Cardinals would honor the five seniors on the team at the conclusion of their last regular season home game. The home Cardinals would get off to a quick start as they would take the 1-0 lead just 2:09 into the game on the Jake Lanyl go. Then just 29 seconds later the Cardinals would extend their lead to 2-0 on the Adam Tretowicz goa. However, it would be just under three minutes later at the 6:25 mark of the period when the Bears would get on the board cutting their deficit in half on the Robert Clerc. Then with just under six minutes left in the first period, the Bears would fight back and tie the game at two on the powerplay goal by Michael McArthur. The teams would go to the locker room and the Cardinals would come back refreshed as they would retake the lead just 4:49 into the second period on the Mitchell Hale goal. Then just over halfway through the period, the Cardinals would regain their two-goal lead on the Paul Bryer goal to make it a 4-2 game. Then just 1:17 left in the second period the Cardinals would make it a three-goal lead on Jake Lanyl's second goal of the night for the 5-2 lead. The Potsdam State Bears would look like they still had some fight in them as they started the third period just 3:43 into it with the Justin Vernance goal to make it a 5-3 game. Although the Cardinal's defense would stand tall the rest of the night as they would get the 5-3 win and go to 17-5-2 on the season, In the winning effort Jacob Hearne would make 25 saves for the win and will finish the regular season next Wednesday as they will travel to Morrisville State. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Matt Araujo (18) and the Potsdam State defender battle for position as they go after the loose puck at mid ice. Gallery

Oswego State's Shane Bull (24) comes down the breakaway and beats the Bear's goalie to tie the game at three in the third period. It would be the opening game of the 40th Comfort Inn Complex Winter Classic as the Potsdam State Bears and #9 Oswego State Lakers would face off. The upset-minded Bears would get the first goal of the game just 5:24 in from Jack Bloem to take the 1-0 lead. That is where the game would stand till the 5:31 mark of the second period when the Bears would double their lead at 2-0 on the Justin Vernace goal. The Lakers would finally have an answer at the 8:30 mark of the period on the Connor Sleeth goal to make it a 2-1 game. Although just 90 seconds later the Bears would regain their two-goal lead on the Josh Bifolch goal at 3-1. Although the Lakers would come back on the powerplay about three minutes later and make it a one-goal game again. That is where the game would stay till about the 11:30 mark of the third period when Shane Bull would score for the Lakers and tie the game at three. That would be where the game would officially end as there was no scoring the rest of the period or in overtime but because of the tourney they would go to the shootout to decide it and the Lakers would win 2-0. So with that, the Lakers would advance to the finals of the Comfort Inn Complex Winter Classic. Gallery

Potsdam State's Jack Bloem (11) rides the Lakers skater into the boards for the crunching hit behind the net. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Eli Shiller (33) with the pad save on the scramble play to keep the Cardinals in the game with a 26-save effort. It would be time for the championship of the 40th annual Comfort Inn Winter Classic at the Ronald B Stafford Arena and it would feature the classic rivalry this time with both of them ranked in the top 15 as the #15 Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the #9 Oswego State Lakers. The game would start off great for the home Cardinals as they would score just 1:46 into the game on the breakaway goal from Adam Tretowicz. The Lakers would fight back and tie the game on the powerplay goal from Daniel Colabufo at the 13:47 mark of the period. Then with 34 seconds left in the first, the Laker's powerplay would strike again this time from Quinn Warmuth for the 2-1 lead. That would be all the scoring for the game but that would not be the whole story as the Cardinals would have their chances throughout the last two periods to tie the game but the Laker's defense would stand tall. With the win, the Lakers would be named the 40th annual Comfort Inn Complex Winter Classic champions as the Cardinals fall to 9-4-2 on the season in front of a crowd of 1384. The Cardinals will be back in action next weekend Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Jacob Modry (4) with the shot from just inside the blue line in traffic. Gallery

Wentworth's Jacob Shankar (19) with the hard hit on Potsdam State's Carter Lennon (4) in the corner as they battle for the puck in the corner. It would be the consolation game of the Comfort Inn Complex Winter Classic and would feature the Wentworth Leopards and the Potsdam State Bears. It would take a bit to get the game going but the Leopards would get the opening goal of the game at the 11:52 mark of the first period on the powerplay from Josh Faussett for the 1-0 lead. The game would stay there till just under five minutes left in the second period when the Leopards would strike again on the powerplay from Nikolas Sombrowski for the 2-0 lead. Then the Leopards would be looking to put the game away early in the third period with the powerplay with the goal by Nolan Lowe at 5:31 to make it 3-0 Leopards. although the Bears were not going to go out without a swing as they would score 56 seconds later from Ryan Mahlmeister to make it 3-1. With 7:54 left in the game, the Leopards would regain the three-goal lead at 4-1 on goal by Jacob Shankar. Although again the Bears would strike right back 37 seconds later on a goal by Michael McArthur to make it a two-goal game again at 4-2. The Bears would keep fighting and with just over five minutes left in the game they would make it a one-goal game on the powerplay goal from Drew Rose. That would end the comeback attempt by the Bears though although not without chances down the stretch including a 6x4 in the final minute that they could not find the equalizer on. In the winning effort, Jack McGovern would make 24 saves on the afternoon as the Leopards go to 3-9-1 on the season the Bears fall to 4-11-1. Gallery

Potsdam State's Justin Vernace (19) shoulders George Weiner (8) into the glass as they go after the puck behind the night. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Lilla Nease (31) with the body save in traffic as part of an 11 save night for the win. It would be home openner for the Plattsburgh State Cardinals on this Veterans Day as they would take on North Country foe the Potsdam State Bears. The game would be very evenly matched through the early stages of the game. As the first two goals of the game would come in the final minute of the second period as Ivy Boric and Sara Krauseneck would score to make it 2-0 Cardinals. Then in the early stages of the third period the Cardinals would strike again from Julia Masotta to make it a 3-0 lead for the Cardinals. The Potsdam Bears would get on the board halfway through the third period on the Kaylee Merrill goal to make it 3-1 game. Then just over a minute later the Cardinals would score again on Julia Masotta second of the game for a 4-1 Cardinals win. In the winning effort Lilla Nease would make 11 saves on the afternoon as they go to 3-0 on the season. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Grace Yarkoksy (92) with the shot on net through the open lane. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Sam Gentile (2) with the pick and fire to get the base runner at first for the out. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the Potsdam State Bears in the home season finale of the 2022 season in doubleheader SUNYAC action. The first game would remain scoreless until the bottom of the third when McKearin would score on the fielder's choice to make it 1-0. In the bottom of the fourth, the Cardinals would add another single run in the bottom of the fourth on another fielders choice and Langdon would score. In the fifth inning, the Cardinals would get two runs on Palmer's rbi triple and Langdon's rbi single. From there the Cardinals would hold on for the 4-0 win. In the winning effort, Golino would go the complete-game shutout giving up just 1 hit and striking out six as the Cardinals go to 9-14 on the season. After a thirty-minute break, the teams would meet up again for game two of the doubleheader. The second game would start as the first game ended as the Cardinals would get three runs in the first lead by Maggiacom 2 rbi double for the 3-0 lead. In the second inning, they would get another run as Palmer would score on the wild pitch to make it 4-0. In the fourth inning, the Bears would break up the shutout on Brandt's double to make it 4-1. In the sixth inning though the Cardinals would put the game out of reach on a three-run home run by Langdon to make it a 7-1 game and that's where the game would finish. The Cardinals would go to 10-14 on the season as Maggiacom would go the complete game giving up four hits one run while striking out three. The Cardinals will be in action again on Monday as they travel to Oswego to face them in doubleheader action. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Claire Palmer (7) makes contact on the pitch down the middle for the extra-base hit for a rbi. Gallery