The Amherst Mammoth celebrate as they are crowned the 2026 Comfort Inn Cardinal Classic champions with the 3-2 win over the Plattsburgh State Cardinals. It would be the championship of the 2026 Comfort Inn Cardinal Classic, featuring the host Plattsburgh State Cardinals and the Amherst Mammoths at the Ronald Stafford Ice Arena, in front of 1,200 fans. The game would not look good for the home crowd, as the Mammoth would get the opening goal oatthe g1:01 mark of the first period on ta power-playgoal from Ray Hou, givingthem the 1-0 lead The game would stay there till the 3:39 mark of the second period when the Cardinals would answer back with their own powerplay goal coming from Quinn Tavares to tie the game at one. The Mammoth would answer right back two minutes later on their second power-play goal of the game from Josh Burke, making it a 2-1 game. The Cardinals would come back again, though, and tie the game back up at the 13:28 mark of the period, once again scoring on the power play this time from Gabriel Filion to make it 2-2. The game would stay until the last 5, when the Mammoth would strike their power-play goal of the game, this thing from John Sm, all to secure the 3-2 victory and the championship of the Comfort Inn Cardinal Classic. In the winning effort for the Mammoth, Vincent Lamberti would make 16 saves as they go to 5-4-1 on the season. As for the Cardinals, Rady Spry would make 28 on the night as they extended their 4-game winning streak, and they go into the end of the season. Gallery