PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – The No. 7 Plattsburgh State men's ice hockey team used three second-period goals to pull ahead of SUNY Potsdam and hold on for a 5-3 State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) victory on Friday evening at the Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena on Senior Night. It marked Plattsburgh State's final home game of the regular season.
 
Plattsburgh State is ranked at No. 7 in the DCU/USCHO.com Men's Division III Top-15 Poll.
 
Following the conclusion of the game, the Cardinals honored their five seniors: defensemen Jacob Modry (Albany, N.Y./Merrimack College) and Ryan Hogg (Duncan, British Columbia/Islanders Hockey Club) and forwards Brendan Young (Lefroy, Ontario/Blind River Beavers), Adam Tretowicz (Baldwinsville, N.Y./Buffalo Jr. Sabres) and Mitchell Hale (Oakfield, N.Y./Johnstown Tomahawks).
 
Sophomore forward Jake Lanyi (North Salem, N.Y./Connecticut Jr. Rangers) paced the Cardinals with two goals, while Tretowicz and junior forward Paul Bryer (Clarkston, Mich./Islanders Hockey Club) each finished with a goal and an assist.
 
The Cardinals owned a 54-28 edge in shots on goal, while both teams went 1-for-3 on the power play.
 
Plattsburgh State rises to 17-5-2 overall (11-3-1 SUNYAC) with the win and next visits SUNY Morrisville in its regular-season finale on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m. Potsdam falls to 5-18-1 overall (3-12-0 SUNYAC) with the loss and closes out its regular season against Morrisville on Saturday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m.
 
Lanyi wasted no time putting the Cardinals on the board, firing the opening salvo at 2:09 of the first period. Junior forward Trey Thomas (Williams Lake, British Columbia/Brooks Bandits) flicked a centering pass to Lanyi in the slot, and Lanyi skated into the right circle before scoring on the backhand blocker side.
 
Just 29 seconds later, Tretowicz made it a two-goal game. Senior defenseman Ryan Hogg (Duncan, British Columbia/Islanders Hockey Club) sent a short pass to Bryer in the defensive zone to start the breakout, and Bryer helped Tretowicz gain the zone with a pass up to the Bears' blue line. Tretowicz skated into the slot and scored through the five-hole.
 
Potsdam cut the lead in half with 6:25 gone in the first. Junior forward Jack Loran passed ahead to graduate student forward Robert Clerc in the neutral zone, and Clerc passed back to sophomore defenseman Drew Rose on the left point once he entered the attacking zone. Rose then took a shot that Clerc deflected into the back of the net.
 
The Bears tied the game with a power-play goal that came on a five-minute major, as first-year forward Mason Hoehn took a shot that redirected off traffic out in front, while graduate student forward Michael McArthur banged in the rebound from the bottom of the right circle. Senior defenseman Ryan Lieth also earned an assist on the play.
 
Hale gave the Cardinals a lead they would not relinquish 4:49 into the second period, scoring on the power play. Sophomore defenseman Jack Ring (Hingham, Mass./Northeast Generals) passed D-to-D to first-year forward Colin Callanan (Stony Point, N.Y./New York Apple Core), and Callanan sent a pass down low to a wide-open Hale in the slot. Hale dragged the puck across the crease and beat the goaltender low glove side.
 
Bryer entered the scoring column at the 11:52 mark of the second. Tretowicz centered a pass to junior forward Thomas Maia (Mississauga, Ontario/Nanaimo Clippers) just outside the crease, and Maia fed Bryer with a short pass in the slot. Bryer, who was crashing the net, backhanded a shot into the back of the goal to double the Plattsburgh State advantage.
 
Lanyi added insurance with his second goal of the game at 18:43 of the second. Senior defenseman Jacob Modry (Albany, N.Y./Merrimack College) banked a stretch pass off the boards along the right wing to spring first-year forward Joshua Belgrave (Burlington, Ontario/Burlington Cougars) free, and Belgrave centered a pass to Lanyi on the rush that Lanyi buried stick side.
 
Potsdam got a goal back at 3:43 of the third period, as first-year forward Max Klanow won an offensive-zone face-off back to senior forward Justin Vernace, and Vernace scored blocker side from the high slot.
 
The Bears pulled their goalie in favor of the extra attacker with 2:11 remaining in regulation and had just three shots to show for it, only one of which was on target.
 
Sophomore goaltender Jacob Hearne (Ennismore, Ontario/Toronto Jr. Canadiens) earned the win in goal for the Cardinals, making 25 saves, while senior goaltender Connor Green shouldered the loss for the Bears with a 49-save effort.