Plattsburgh State's Kevin Weaver Vitale (8) with the game-winning breakaway goal in overtime for the 5-4 win. It would be the start of the last regular season weekend from the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena as the Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the Buffalo State Bengals as they battle to get in the playoffs in front of 1200 fans. The game would start well for the home Cardinals as they would open scoring with 2:45 left in the first period on the power play goal from Patrick Cole for the 1-0 lead. The Cardinals would keep the scoring going early in the second when Brannon Butler would score to make it 2-0 just 1:45 into the second period. Then, at the 9:15 mark of the period, the Cardinals would make it a 3-0 game on the Tyler Ramm powerplay. The Bengals could cut the difference to 3-1 at the 14:40 mark of the period when Jason Kwestel would score on the powerplay. The Bengals would make it a 3-2 game with 8 seconds left in the period on the Connor Bizal goal. The game would stay there till the 18:17 mark of the third period when the Cardinals would make it 4-2 on the Jake Lanyi empty-net goal, and we thought the game was over. However, that would be the calm before the storm as the Bengals would score 2 with the extra attacker from Tyler Penree and Austin Micale to force overtime tied at four. In the overtime frame, the Cardinals would get the winner with 51 seconds left as Kevin Weaver Vitale would beat the goalie on the top shelf and get the 5-4 win. In the winning effort for the Cardinals, they would go to 12-10-1 in the season, as Jacob Hearne would make 24 saves, and they would take on Fredonia State in the last home game of the season. As for the Buffalo State Bengals, Marcus Cumberworth would make 19 saves as they fall to 13-10 on the season and head to take on the Potsdam State Bears. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Kayson Ruegge (3) with the goal that she slides past the goaltender to get the scoring started as they would get the 3-0 win. It would be a late-season tilt from the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena as the #8 Plattsburgh State Cardinals would face off with the Canton Kangaroos in the SUNYAC as they look to improve their seeding in the upcoming playoff with 300 fans in attendance. For the first half of the game, both teams would have their defense on display, as no one could find the back of the net. The Cardinals would find the net with 1:51 left in the second as Kayson Ruegge would light the lamp for the 1-0. The Cardinals would extend their lead to 2-0 just 89 seconds later when Molly Riggi would light the lamp, and that's how the period would end. The game would stay there till the 18:21 mark of the third period when Molly Riggi would get her second goal, this time c, coming on the empty netter as the Cardinals would get the 3-0 win. In the winning effort for the Cardinals, Chloe Lewis would make 17 saves for the shutout victory as they go to 17-5-1 on the season and go for the weekend sweep tomorrow afternoon against the Canton Kangaroos. As for the Kangaroos, Molly Lenihan would make 44 saves, but they fell to 6-14-2 in the season. Gallery

Saranac's Nolan Miner (9) with the breakaway goal that he sneaks past the pads of Northeastern Clinton's Greyson LaFountain (1) as the Spartans get the 7-0 win. It would be a Champlain Valley Athletic Conference match-up from the American North Sports Center between the Northeastern Clinton Cougars and the Saranac Spartans. On this night, we would celebrate the eight careers of the graduating 2025 senior class before the game. Once the game got underway, the Spartans would be in control as they would get the game's opening goal at the 3:00 mark from Gabe Moore for the 1-0 lead. In the eighth minute of the game, the Spartans would make it 2-0 as Landon Giroux would find the back of the net for the Spartans. The Spartans would add another goal late to take the 3-0 lead after the first period. In the second period, the Spartans would get the lone goal of the period from Nolan Miner at the 6:30 mark to extend their lead to 4-0, and that's where the period would end. In the third period, the Spartans would waste little time making it a 5-0 game 12 seconds into the period, thanks to Ryan Campbell lighting the lamp. Then, in the 4th minute, the Spartans would make it a 6-0 game, and Gabe Moore would find the net for his second goal to finish scoring at the 13:20 mark of the third period. Nolan Miner would get his second goal of the game as the Spartans secured the 7-0 victory. In the winning effort, the Spartans would go to 10-7-1 on the season as they head into their next game against the Plattsburgh Hornets on February 17th. As for the Northeastern Clinton Cougars would fall to 2-15-1 on the season as they will head into a nonleague contest against Norwood-Norfolk on February 15th. Gallery

Bekmantown's Pryce Parker and Saranac Lake/Lake Placid's Carson St. Louis (11) battle after the puck as the Lakers look to get back in the game that would see the Eagles get the 4-2 win. It would be a matchup inside the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference from the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena between the host Beekmantown Eagles and the Saranac Lake/Lake Placid Lakers as we stretch in the season. The game would be tight through the first 20 minutes, as there would be no scoring. The Eagles would finally get the game's first goal to break the ice at the 1:24 mark of the period on the Pierce Dominy goal. The Eagles would waste little time making it a 2-0 game on Novak Jarus's goal just 34 seconds later. Then, with just over two minutes left in the period, the Eagles would extend the lead to 3-0 on Novak Jarus's power-play goal and his second of the game to end the second period. When the teams returned for the third period, the Lakers wasted little time getting back into the game as they scored twice in the first six minutes from Ayden McCormick and Braden Harvey to make it a 3-2 game. The Eagles would return in the 7th minute and take the two-goal lead back on the Pryce Parker goal at 4-2. From there, the Eagle's defense would hold the Lakers in check and get the 4-2 win as they go to 10-5-2, and Jack Bell would make 17 saves as they head into a tournament this weekend at Salmon River. As for the Saranac Lake/Lake Placid Lakers, Cassidy Goodman would make 33 saves as they fall to 6-9-1 on the season and head to their regular-season finale against the Malone Huskies. Gallery

Moriah's Emma Harrington (4) with the floater in the lane for the score as the Moriah Vikings get the 46-38 victory. It would be a battle inside the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference as the #14 Moriah Vikings would travel up to Plattsburgh and take on the Hornets in a late-season tilt. The game would start well for the Vikings as their defense would be up to the task, and they would jump out to a 14-5 lead after the first quarter. It would be more of the same in the second quarter as they would hold the Hornets to nine points while getting another 15 for themselves to take the 29-14 lead into the intermission. When the teams returned for the third quarter, the Hornets would regroup themselves, come out on fire, and take the third 12-7 to tighten up the game at 36-26 as they entered the fourth quarter. It would be the tightest of them all in the fourth quarter as the Hornets would get the quarter 12-10, although the Vikings would hold on for the 46-38 victory. In the winning effort for the Vikings, they would go to 15-4 on the season as they head into their final regular season game next Tuesday against the Northern Adirondack Bobcats. As for the Plattsburgh Hornets, they fall to 6-14 as they finish their season, head to the Section VII Class A Playoffs, and take on the Beekmantown Eagles in the semi-finals. Gallery

Plattsburgh's Bryan Kemokai (2) with the three from deep as the Hornets defeat the Spartans 65-53 on senior night. It would be a battle inside the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference from Plattsburgh High School, and it would see the host Hornets take on the Saranac Spartans on senior night. The Hornets would start the game hot as they jumped out to the 25-17 lead after the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Spartans would do much better keeping the game close through the quarter as the Hornets would win the quarter 14-10 and take the 39-27 lead into the intermission. When the teams returned for the third quarter, the Spartans could stay with the Hornets and maintain the deficit as they would win the quarter 12-11, but the Hornets would stay on top at 50-39. As they head into the fourth quarter, the Spartans would hang with the Hornets again, but the Hornets would take the quarter 15-14 and secure the 65-53 victory. In the winning effort for the Hornets, they will go to 11-7 on the season as they head on the road for their last two games. As for the Saranac Spartans, they fall to 7-10 on the season as they head into their game Wednesday against the Ticonderoga Sentinels. Gallery

Saratoga's Matthew Barber (1) with the pad save on Saranac's Brody Macomber (4) as the Blue Streak would get the 4-1 victory. It would be the Saranac Spartans and the #12 Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks to finish a doubleheader of hockey action from the Wiebel Arena at the Saratoga Ice Rinks. The Blue Streaks would get the game's opening goal, but it would take a bit as Gavin Partlow would score at the 10:33 mark of the first period to make it a 1-0 game. Then, just 26 seconds later, the Blue Streaks would make it 2-0 when Daniel Klochaney would score to give the Blue Streaks the 2-0 lead, and that's where the first period would end. The Spartans would come out in the second period and answer right off as Nolan Miner would score three minutes to make it a 2-1 game early in the second period. The game would stay there till the 12:15 mark of the period when the Blue Streaks would regain their two-goal lead at 3-1 when Ryan Barlow would score. Then, just over two minutes later, the Blue Streaks would extend their lead to 4-1 when Declan Corcoran would score, and the period would end at 4-1. In the third period, defense would be the name of the game on both teams as the Blue Streaks would get the lone goal of the period with 23 seconds left on the powerplay goal from Daniel Klochaney for the second goal of the game as the Blue Streaks secured there 5-1 win. In the winning effort, the Saratoga Blue Streaks go to 14-2-1 on the season as they go into their next game against Shenendhowa and battle for first place. As for the Saranac Spartans, they go to 9-7-1 on the season as they go into their next game on February 12th against Northeastern Clinton on senior night. Gallery

Skidmore's Ethan Heidepriem (24) aims to stuff past Albertus Magnus' Matt Lenz as the Thoroughbreds win the 4-1. It would be a matchup in the New England Hockey Conference from Weibel Arena as part of the Skidmore Thoroughbreds alum weekend, as they would host the Albertus Magnus Falcons in front of just over 300 fans. The game would remain scoreless till the 12:43 mark of the first period when the Thoroughbreds would score twice in 47 seconds on goals from Stephen Perez and Coleman Jenkins for the 2-0 lead. The Thoroughbreds would add their third goal of the period when Ethan Heidepriem scored at the 17:59 mark to make it a 3-0 game, and that's where the first period would end. In the second period, the Thoroughbreds would extend their lead to 4-0 at the 14:27 mark when Evan Brown would light the lamp. The Falcons wouldn't be outdone, though, as they would get on the board 26 seconds later to make it a 4-1 game on the Paden Hicks powerplay goal, and that's how the scoring would end for the second period. In the third period, defense would be the game's name as neither team could find the net, and the Thoroughbreds would hold on for the 4-1 win. In the winning effort for the Thoroughbreds, they would go to 11-10 on the season, and Joshua Seeley would make 34 saves on the afternoon as they head to the road and take on Salve Regina. As for the Falcons' netminders would combine for 24 saves as they go to 11-9-1 and will host UMass Boston next weekend. Gallery

Saranac's Ryan Campbell (71) with the wrister on net as he has a hat trick on the night as the Saranac Spartans fall 5-3. It would be an intersectional battle as the Saranac Spartans would travel down to Glens Falls and the Glenns Falls Rec Center to take on the #8 Queensbury Spartans in what might be a preview of the state regional playoffs game next month. The Saranac Spartans would open the goal scoring as Ryan Campbell would get the goal three minutes in and take the 1-0 lead. Queensbury would return and get the game-tying goal just 2 minutes later, thanks to Ethan Kelsey, and tie the game at one. Then, just 93 seconds later, Ethan Kelsey would score again and give the home Spartans the 2-1 lead, and that's where the first period would end. When the teams returned for the second period, the Saranac Spartans would waste little time getting the equalizer as Ryan Campbell would get his second goal, and the game would be tied at two. The game would stay there til the 7:23 mark of the period when the Queensbury Spartans would answer again with two goals in 90 seconds and take the 4-2 lead on goals from Sean Culligan and Rhys Roberts, and that's how the second period would end. When the teams returned for the third period, the Queensbury Spartans would extend their lead to 5-2 just 1:01 into the period. The Saranac Spartans would try to make it interesting down the stretch as Ryan Campell would score at the 11:42 mark of the period to complete his hat trick on the night and make it a 5-3 game. From there, the Queensbury defense would clamp down as they got the win and went to 11-4-1 in the season. As for the Saranac Spartans, they fall to 9-6-1 on the season as they head into their game tomorrow against the Saratoga Blue Streaks. Gallery

Beekmantown's Novak Jarus (9) roofs it over Northeastern Clinton's Greyson LaFountain (1) as he would complete the hat trick in the 6-2 win over the Cougars. We would have Champlain Valley Athletic Conference Boy's Hockey action from the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena as the Beekmantown Eagles host the Northeastern Clinton Cougars as we enter the second half of the conference season. It would take the 10:34 mark of the first period for the Eagles to get on the board with the game's opening goal from Evan Bruyere to make it a 1-0 game. The Cougars answered back and tied the game at one on the power play goal with 13 seconds left in the period from Baylon Cronkrite, and that was where the first period would end. The Eagles would retake the lead at 2-1 just 24 seconds into the second period on the Edward Swenor goal. The Eagles would keep coming and extend the lead to 3-1 on the power play goal from Novak Jarus at the 3:31 mark of the period, and that's how the second period would end. When the teams returned for the third period, the offense would stay hot for the Eagles and make it a 4-1 game at the 6:09 mark of the period when Novak Jarus would get his second goal. Then, with 4:28 left in the game, Jarus would complete the hat trick as he would make it a 5-1 game. The Cougars would add one late from Baylon Cronkrite with three minutes left in the game for his second of the game to make it a 5-2 game. With 1:44 left in the game, Edward Sweenor would get his second goal as they would secure the 6-2 win. In the winning effort, the Eagles netminders would combine for 14 saves on the night as they go to 9-5-1 on the season. They head into their next game against the Plattsburgh Hornets on Friday night as they battle for first place in the standings. As for the Northeastern, Clinton, Greyson LaFountain would make 25 saves on the night as they fall to 1-14-1 and into their game against Champlain Vally Union on Saturday afternoon. Gallery