2025-26 Plattsburgh State Men's Ice Hockey Schedule
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – The Plattsburgh State men's ice hockey team looks to make its fourth straight SUNYAC Championship game on a quest for its 25th State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) championship in program history. The team will play a 25-game regular-season schedule in 2025-26, as announced Monday by the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation.
Led by sixth-year head coach
Steve Moffat, the Cardinals went 16-11-1 (8-6-0 SUNYAC) in 2024-25, reaching the SUNYAC Championship game after scoring a dramatic game-tying goal with four seconds left in regulation before netting an overtime game winner against top-seeded Cortland in the semifinals.
Plattsburgh State tunes up for the regular season with two exhibition games, first welcoming Vermont State University (VTSU) Castleton on Saturday, Oct. 18, followed by a trip to Potsdam on Saturday, Oct. 25. The team begins its regular season with back-to-back home games against VTSU-Castleton and Plymouth State on Friday, Oct. 21, and Saturday, Nov. 1 respectively.
SUNYAC play begins for the Cards on the road, as they head to Oswego State on Nov. 14 to open conference action against their long-time rivals in a SUNYAC championship rematch on Friday night. The following day, Plattsburgh State travels to new conference member Hobart, which has won three consecutive national championships, for a 4 p.m. game on Saturday, Nov. 15. The Cardinals next welcome Morrisville to the Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena for their conference home opener on Friday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. Plattsburgh State then takes on Cortland the following day on Saturday, Nov. 22, for another league matchup.
The Cardinals wind down the 2025 portion of their schedule on the road, beginning at host Norwich for the LayerEight Shootout. They take on Middlebury in the opening game on Friday, Nov. 28, and then will face either Norwich or Stevenson the next day.
Plattsburgh State has a light schedule in December, only playing two games, both on the road, as they will face off against Fredonia on Friday, Dec. 5, and then Buffalo State on Saturday, Dec. 6.
The Cardinals return to action in the New Year when they host the Comfort Inn Complex Winter Classic, where Amherst and Suffolk open the tournament at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 2, followed by Plattsburgh taking on Wesleyan at 7 p.m. The consolation and championship games occur at 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., respectively, the following day on Saturday, Jan. 3. The Cards then head to Norwich for their final non-conference game of the year on Tuesday, Jan. 6, before jumping back into SUNYAC action on the road against Skidmore, which joins the SUNYAC in 2025-26, on Saturday, Jan. 10.
Plattsburgh State opens up a four-game homestand, hosting Canton on Friday, Jan. 16, and then Potsdam on Jan. 17, both at 7 p.m. The next weekend, Plattsburgh State welcomes Hobart and Oswego State on Friday, Jan. 23, and Saturday, Jan. 24, respectively. The Cardinals close out January with a trip to Cortland on Friday, Jan. 30, followed by a contest at Morrisville on Saturday, Jan. 31.
The Cardinals begin February with back-to-back home games, as they host Buffalo State on Friday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. and Fredonia on Saturday, Feb. 7, at 4 p.m. Skidmore concludes the Cardinals' home schedule on Friday, Feb. 13, while Plattsburgh State finishes the regular season on the road against Potsdam on Friday, Feb. 20, and Canton on Saturday, Feb. 21.
The top six teams in the final regular-season conference standings will qualify for the SUNYAC Tournament, with the first round set for Feb. 25, the semifinals set for Feb. 28, and the championship set for March 7. The top two seeds earn byes to the semifinals, while the bottom four seeds begin the tournament in the first round on Feb. 26.
Season ticket renewals will begin on Monday, Aug. 18, while new season ticket holder sales will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 4.
