Box Score

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – First-year forward Ryan Bonfield (Kemptville, Ontario/Brockville Braves) scored on the power play 1:45 into the extra session to lift the Plattsburgh State men's ice hockey team to a 4-3 overtime victory over Saint Michael's College in an exhibition game on Friday evening. Per NCAA regulations, neither the score nor the statistics count in any official capacity.
 
Skating 4-on-3 on the power play, the Cardinals settled in the offensive zone. Junior defenseman Kevin Weaver-Vitale (Toronto, Ontario/Markham Royals) sent a short pass to junior forward Thomas Maia (Mississauga, Ontario/Nanaimo Clippers) in the right circle, and Maia slung a pass diagonally across the slot to Bonfield. Bonfield one-timed the puck into the back of the net from the left post to hand Plattsburgh State the overtime victory.
 
The Cardinals finished the evening with a 55-12 edge in shots on goal and went 1-for-3 on the power play. The Purple Knights were 1-for-5 with the extra skater.
 
Friday marked the final exhibition game for the Cardinals before opening up the 2022-23 regular season on Friday, Oct. 28, at 6 p.m. at Plymouth State University. Saint Michael's kicks off its regular season on Friday, Oct. 28, at 4 p.m. at Albertus Magnus College.
 
Graduate defenseman Matt Araujo (Brookhaven, N.Y./Boston Jr. Rangers) put the Cardinals on the board at 4:04 of the first period. Senior forward Adam Tretowicz (Baldwinsville, N.Y./Buffalo Jr. Sabres) took a shot that went wide from the bottom of the left circle, and Araujo took control of the puck on the right point. He skated into the high slot and took advantage of a screened goalie to net the first goal of the game. Senior forward Mitchell Hale (Oakfield, N.Y./Johnstown Tomahawks) also earned an assist on the play.
 
Just 1:33 later, junior forward Paul Bryer (Clarkston, Mich./Islanders Hockey Club) extended the lead to 2-0. Junior forward Trey Thomas (Williams Lake, British Columbia/Brooks Bandits) passed back to Weaver-Vitale on the left point, and Weaver-Vitale took a shot that got caught in traffic. Bryer collected the rebound and scored from the low slot.
 
Saint Michael's cut the deficit to 2-1 with a goal at 18:13 of the first. Junior forward Zach Taylor sent a pass from behind the goal line that deflected off a stick, but senior forward Jeremy Routh controlled the bouncing puck on the rebound. Routh then settled the puck and scored low glove side. Sophomore defenseman David Ciancio also was credited with an assist.
 
Just 2:49 into the second, junior forward Ryan Butler (Kelowna, British Columbia/Adrian College) pushed the Cardinal edge to 3-1. Senior defenseman Jacob Modry (Albany, N.Y./Merrimack College) stole the puck on the forecheck, and Butler passed down low to Tretowicz. While Tretowicz took a shot that the goaltender turned aside with a pad save, Butler crashed the net and banged in the rebound.
 
McCarthy scored with just 58 seconds remaining in the second to pull the home team within a goal. Senior forward Nathan Smith led the rush into the offensive zone and passed to McCarthy, who scored with a wrist shot from the right circle. Senior defenseman Sam Johnson earned the secondary assist.
 
The Purple Knights forced overtime with a power-play goal at the 19:07 mark of the third period. With the goalie pulled in favor of the extra attacker, senior forward Matt Schreiner passed to Smith in the neutral zone, and Smith centered a pass to Schreiner from the right goal line extended that Schreiner one-timed into the back of the net at close range. Ciancio also earned an assist.
 
Plattsburgh State utilized all three goaltenders in the victory, with sophomore goaltender Jacob Hearne (Ennismore, Ontario/Toronto Jr. Canadiens) earning the win with five saves in 21:45 of action. Saint Michael's utilized two goalies in the loss, with junior goaltender Marshall Murphy making 33 stops in 40 minutes of play.