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Jan. 21 2010
Cardinals Add Division I
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PLATTSBURGH,
N.Y. - With the recent injury plague
that’s fallen on the Plattsburgh State Cardinal Men’s Hockey team,
coach Bob Emery has called upon an old face to help the Cardinals
fight for their 20th SUNYAC Title and a return trip to
the NCAA Tournament.
Joining the
Cardinals starting this weekend will be Division I transfer from
Bemidji State Darcy Findlay, who was slatted to come to Plattsburgh
at the beginning of the season, but was unable to get his
transcripts forwarded to the college on time. The 5’10 205lbs
Sophomore forward, who hails from Bristol Quebec, played for the
Bemidji State Beavers for the past three semesters totaling 3 goals
and 5 assists in 31 games for the Beavers.
Before going to
Bemidji State, Findlay played for the St.Jerome Panthers of the
QJAHL where he scored 12 goals and added 18 assists in just 27
games, and was the leading scorer for the Panthers.
Findlay is said
to have a great shot from the slot and will look to bring some much
added finishing touches to an already talented Cardinal offense.
The Cardinals
will be on the road this weekend to face SUNYAC foes Geneseo on
Friday night and then travel to Brockport Saturday night. The
Cardinals will be on the road for the next 4 games.
Jan. 18, 2010
Cardinals,
Ephs Battle to 1-1 Tie
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Visiting
Plattsburgh State and Williams each scored a goal in the second
period as the nationally ranked teams settled for a 1-1 overtime tie
in non-conference men's hockey action at Chapman Rink on Monday. The
No. 3 Cardinals move to 10-2-4 while the No. 15 Ephs are now 7-3-2.
BOXSCORE
The low-scoring affair also
featured a virtually penalty-free game. Plattsburgh--the
least-penalized team in the nation--did not commit an infraction
while Williams was whistled three times for six minutes.
After a scoreless first period, the
teams traded goals in the second. Williams struck first 6 minutes
and 8 seconds into the period with Matt Masucci sixth goal of the
season, assisted by Mark Lyons and Connor Olvany. But
Plattsburgh answered quickly 42 seconds later when Andrew Willock
netted his fourth on the year on assists from Kyle Taylor and Matty
MacLeod.
Plattsburgh outshot Williams 32
to 26, carrying the play in the first period with a 16-7
advantage on goal.
Josh Leis made 25 saves for the
Cardinals and Ryan Purdy had 31 for the Ephs.
Jan. 18, 2010
Docking Nets SUNYAC Rookie Honors
FREDONIA, N.Y. - Plattsburgh
State's Jared Docking has been named the men's hockey rookie of the
week by the State University of New York Athletic Conference, the
league announced on Monday. It's the first time the freshman from
Toronto, Ontario, has received the award and becomes the third
Cardinals first-year player to earn the honor this season.
Docking had a Plattsburgh
season-high four assists to help the Cardinals beat Skidmore, 9-3,
in a non-conference game on Tuesday. The four points are the most
scored by a Cardinal freshman in two seasons, and the four assists
are the most in a game since Phil Farrow in a 9-2 win versus
Brockport on Feb. 20, 2007.
Jan. 12, 2010
Cardinals Tame the Thoroughbreds in Men's Hockey
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. -
Kyle Kudroch scored the first two goals of the night for
the nationally-ranked no. 2 Plattsburgh State men's hockey team
against Skidmore in the first period after receiving the puck from
Jared Docking. The Cardinal would go on to win the contest by a
solid six-point margin, 9-3, raising the team's record to 10-2-3 for
the season. The Thoroughbreds drop to 5-8-0 overall.
BOXSCORE
In between Kudroch's two goals,
Matt Czerkowski placed one in the back of the net for Skidmore.
Chris Webb earned the assist on the play. Both team's solid in the
first and the score remained 2-1 entering the break.
Plattsburgh opened up its lead
during the second period, with Kyle VanDermale scoring just under 13
minutes into play with help from Patrick Jobb and Dan Sliasis. He
was followed six minutes later by Sliasis, assisted by Matty
MacLeod, and Chris Wieland scored another goal for the Cards,
unassisted, with just under two minutes left to play in the period.
Wieland's goal put the Cardinals ahead 5-1.
Kyle Taylor scored his second goal
of the season 1:15 into the third period. Docking and Kudroch
provided him with the puck. Meanwhile, both MacLeod and Ryan Corry
scored their first goals of the season soon after. Willock and Eric
Satim provided the assists on MacLeod's goal, while Willock also got
the puck to Corry and scored Plattsburgh's final goal three minutes
later with help from Dylan Clarke and Cody Adams.
Skidmore started to rally back
after Raphy Rossy replaced Ryan Williams in goal for Plattsburgh.
Both Brendan Cottam and Sasha Thomas scored for the Thoroughbreds,
while Hunter Thayer dished out an assist to Cottam and Joe Melnyk
and Julian Malakorn helped out Thomas. It turned out to be too
little too late, however, and the Cardinals skated off with the win.
In goal for Skidmore, John
Bienkowski made 39 saves and allowed nine goals in 60 minutes
played. For Plattsburgh, Williams racked up 11 saves and allowed one
goal in his 46 minutes and 27 seconds between the pipes and Rossy
recorded three saves and two goals allowed to close out the game.
Next up, Plattsburgh travels to
Williams, Mass. to take on the Ephs of Williams College on Monday,
January 18, at 7 p.m.
Jan. 9, 2010
Plattsburgh gains tie at Elmira on Jobb Goal
ELMIRA, N.Y. - Freshman
Patrick Jobb scored a power play goal in the third period as
Plattsburgh State salvaged a 1-1 overtime draw at Elmira in
non-conference men's hockey play on Saturday. The second-ranked
Cardinals move to 9-2-3 while the No. 6 Soaring Eagles are now
10-3-1.
BOXSCORE
At the 13:13 mark in the third,
Elmira had a sloppy line change and was whitsled for a 2-minute
penalty for too many men on the ice. Jobb and the Cardinals
capitalized 33 seconds later with his fifth goal of the season on
assists by Eric Satim and Chris Wieland.
The game was scoreless until
the 9:41 mark of the third stanza when Kevin Willer put Elmira up
1-0. He was assisted by Michael Kirby and Andrew Wilcox.
Plattsburgh had the advantage in
the 5-minute overtime session, outshooting the Elmira goal 5-1. The
Soaring Eagles were 42-38 in favor of total shots on goal.
Josh Leis made a career-high 41
saves for Plattsburgh while Casey Tuttle countered with 37.
Jan. 5, 2010
Cadets Clip Cardinals in Top 5 Showdown
NORTHFIELD, Vt. - Kyle
Thomas recorded a hat-trick as No. 3 Norwich pulled off a mild upset
of second-ranked Plattsburgh State, 4-1, in non-conference men's
hockey action Tuesday at Kreitzberg Arena. The Cadets remain
unbeaten at 9-0-2 to conclude a nine-game homestand before a brief
road trip through the state of Maine. The 9-2-2 Cardinals see their
eight-game unbeaten streak end and suffer their first loss since
Nov. 7.
BOXSCORE
After the teams played a scoreless
first period, Plattsburgh took a 1-0 edge in the second period
on Dan Sliasis' seventh goal of the season via the power play on a
feed by Chris Wieland at the 7:58 mark.
That lead was short-lived, however,
as Norwich scored a power play goal of its own 28 seconds
later. Thomas scored his first goal to make it 1-1 and then he had
another one 2:32 after the tying marker. Tory Allen gave the Cadets
at 3-1 cushion at 13:44 when Plattsburgh coach Bob Emery called for
a timeout to slow down the hosts..
Thomas' third goal of the night
late in the third period rounded out the scoring.
Plattsburgh goaltender Ryan
Williams (5-1-1) was pinned with his first loss of his collegiate
career in seven decisions, making 24 saves. He made a sprawling
glove-save on Chad Anderson at the goal-crease to keep the Cadets
off the scoreboard in the opening stanza.
Ryan Klingensmith made 15 stops in
the Norwich net to improve to 8-0-1.
Jan. 5, 2010
Strong Weekend Yields SUNYAC Honors
FREDONIA, N.Y. - As
a result of capturing its own Cardinal Classic over the New Year
holiday, the Plattsburgh State men's hockey team was rewarded by the
State University of New York Athletic Conference as Josh Leis is the
goaltender of the week and Chris Wieland is the top rookie. The
period ended Sunday.
A freshman from Kitchener, Ontario,
Leis (pronounced LEASE) was named to the Cardinal Classic
All-Tournament Team after backstopping No. 2-ranked Plattsburgh to a
9-0 victory against Trinity (Conn.) in the championship game,
turning aside all 23 shots he faced for his first career shutout. On
the season, he improves to 4-1-1 with a 1.65 goals-against average
and .922 save percentage.
Wieland (pronounced we-land), a
freshman center out of Royal Palm Beach, Fla., led all scorers with
five points in the Cardinal Classic. He had a goal and an assist in
an 8-1 thrashing of Castleton State on New Year's Day and then
posted a goal and two assists versus the Bantams on Saturday. He now
ranks tied for third on the team with 11 points on five goals and
six assists.
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