| Plattsburgh Cardinals | |
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| Institution: | State University of New York at Plattsburgh |
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| Location: | Plattsburgh, New York |
| School founded: | 1889 |
| Enrollment: | 5,704 |
| Colors: | Red and White |
| Home Arena: | Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena |
| Capacity: | 3,500 |
| Dimensions: | 185' x 85' |
| Men's Team | |
| Conference: | State University of New York Athletic Conference |
| Coach: | Bob Emery |
| Conf. Championships: | 1985 (SUNYAC) (vacated), 1987 (ECAC & SUNYAC) (both vacated), 1988 (vacated), 1990, 1992 (ECAC West & SUNYAC), 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017 |
| NCAA Championships: | 1987 (vacated), 1992, 2001 |
| Major Rivals: | Oswego Great Lakers |
The Cardinals are the name of the sports teams of the State University of New York (SUNY) @ Plattsburgh. Cardinal Hockey is by far the most notable of Plattsburgh State sports, featuring perennial national powerhouses in both men's and women's ice hockey.
The men's hockey team has won three NCAA D-III Championships (1987, 1992, and 2001) and 18 SUNYAC Championships.
Cardinal hockey players have been named first team All-Americans a total of ten times. For the men's team, Tracey Belanger (1999),[1] Jason Desloover (1998),[2] Steve Moffat (1998),[2] Lenny Pereira (1993, 1994),[3][4] Joe Ferras (1987),[5] Peter DeArmas (1985),[6] Gaetan D'Anjou (1982),[7] and Doug Kimura (1980, 1981)[8][9] have been first team All-Americans.
NCAA Sanctions[]
On March 29, 1990, the school was hit with sanctions from the NCAA for violations of NCAA rules which stemmed from "extra benefits" received by several student athletes receiving impermissible benefits while living at the homes of boosters. The sanctions included the vacating of appearances in the NCAA Division III Men's Hockey Championship tournaments in 1985 (4th place), 1986 (runner-up), 1987 (championship), and 1988 (first round loss). The team's appearance in the 1990 tournament in which they finished as runners-up was not affected as the infractions occurred between 1985 and 1988. The sanctions included a post season ban for the 1990-91 season. The sanctions could have been worse but the school fully co-operated in the investigation and the school had already taken steps to ensure that the school would comply in the future.[10]
Plattsburgh-Oswego hockey rivalry[]
In 1990, the Cardinal Hockey Boosters Club began a tradition of fans throwing hundreds of tennis balls onto the ice after the first SUNY Plattsburgh goal was scored against the visiting SUNY Oswego Lakers. There are a number of reasons tennis balls may have been chosen. It is believed that tennis balls were chosen because the Head Coach for Oswego's hockey team was also the school's tennis coach; because tennis balls matched the bright yellow color of the Lakers' jerseys; or because the tennis coach from Oswego State had left to work for Plattsburgh. In 1998, Oswego goaltender Carl Antifonario shutout the Cardinals in Plattsburgh, denying fans the opportunity to throw any tennis balls. This accomplishment led to an Oswego counter-tradition of throwing hundreds of bagels (representing a zero; also said to represent "bird food" for Plattsburgh's mascot: a Cardinal) on their home ice following the first goal scored against the Cardinals in Oswego. The SUNY Plattsburgh tradition of throwing tennis balls at home games against Oswego lasted for 18 years but, following Oswego's lead two years earlier, it was finally ended by school administrators on January 25, 2008.[11][12]
Conferences[]
- ECAC Division II Independent (1975-1976)
- ECAC Division II West (1976-1985)
- ECAC West (1985-1992)
- State University of New York Athletic Conference (1985-present)
Arenas[]
- Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena (1975-present) (known as Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse Arena until 1987)
Head Coaches[]
- John Corker (1975-1976) 14-11-1
- Lou Frigon (1976-1980) 75-30-2
- Herb Hammond (1980-1982) 52-17-4
- Steve Hoar (1984-1989) 131-48-2 (totals do not include vacated victories being removed; see above)
- Bob Emery (1989-Present) 634-229-68 (as of end of 2019-20 season)
Year by Year[]
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Conference Tournament | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECAC Division II Independent | Overall Record | |||||||||||||||
| 1975-76 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | |||
| ECAC Division II West | Overall Record | |||||||||||||||
| 1976-77 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 55 | 132 | 10 | 13th | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 85 | 144 | ||
| 1977-78 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 129 | 60 | 32 | 1st | W, QF 6-3 (Army) L, SF 4-3 (Elmira) | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 157 | 79 | |
| 1978-79 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 193 | 84 | 44 | 1st | W, QF 11-1 (Williams) L, SF 6-5 (Norwich) | 29 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 219 | 97 | |
| 1979-80 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 143 | 94 | 38 | 2nd | W, QF 4-3 (Norwich) W, SF 4-3 (N. Adams St) L, F 8-3 (Oswego St) | 33 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 161 | 122 | |
| 1980-81 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 131 | 84 | 36 | 2nd | W, QF 9-5 (Westfield St) W, SF 5-2 (Elmira) W, F 7-6 (Oswego St) | 33 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 206 | 124 | |
| 1981-82 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 175 | 102 | 37 | 2nd | W, QF 7-3 (Elmira) W, SF 11-3 (Potsdam St) W, F 14-3 (N. Adams St) | 40 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 246 | 180 | |
| 1982-83 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 115 | 103 | 32 | T-3rd | W, QF 5-2 (Potsdam St) W, SF 5-4 (N. Adams St) W, F 9-6 (Oswego St) | 33 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 147 | 131 | |
| 1983-84 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 131 | 89 | 28 | 7th | W, QF 6-1 (Elmira) L, SF 6-2 (RIT) | 34 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 158 | 134 | |
| 1984-85 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 174 | 71 | 38 | 2nd | W, QF 5-2 (Potsdam St) L, SF 2-1 (ot) (Union) | 37 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 250 | 129 | |
| ECAC West | Overall Record | |||||||||||||||
| 1985-86 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 171 | 74 | 33 | 3rd | W, QF 6-3 (Geneseo St) W, SF 3-2 (Elmira) L, F 9-5 (RIT) | 41 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 286 | 171 | |
| 1986-87 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 162 | 72 | 46 | 1st | W, SF 9-4 (Canisuius) W, 5-2 (Oswego St) | 39 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 243 | 148 | |
| 1987-88 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 2nd | W, QF 6-3 (Canisius) L, SF 7-5 (Oswego St) | 37 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 239 | 144 | |||
| 1988-89 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 173 | 96 | 41 | 2nd | Voluntarily ineligible due to NCAA Investigation | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 174 | 95 | |
| 1989-90 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 172 | 92 | 35 | 6th | L, QF 3-1 (Geneseo St) | 35 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 219 | 127 | |
| 1990-91 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 162 | 107 | 36 | 5th | Did not qualify | 27 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 176 | 117 | |
| 1991-92 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 1st | ECAC West: W, QF 6-2 (Hobart) W, SF 7-5 (Fredonia St) W, F 6-3 (Mercyhurst) SUNYAC: W, SF 6-4 (Geneseo St) W, F 8-4 (Fredonia St) | 37 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 271 | 130 | |||
| State University of New York Athletic Conference | Overall Record | |||||||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 34 | 23 | 1st | W, SF 2 games to none (Oswego St) W, F 2 games to none (Cortland St) | 33 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 219 | 129 | |
| 1993-94 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 77 | 30 | 19 | 2nd | W, SF 2 games to 1 (Oswego St) L, F 2 games to none (Fredonia St) | 29 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 189 | 101 | |
| 1994-95 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 57 | 24 | T-1st | W, SF 2 games to none (Potsdam St) L, F 3 points to 1 (Fredonia St) | 32 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 194 | 111 | |
| 1995-96 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 44 | 26 | 1st | W, SF 3 points to 1 (Fredonia St) L, F 2 games to 1 (Potsdam St) | 29 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 170 | 93 | |
| 1996-97 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 70 | 35 | 21 | 2nd | W, SF 2 games to none (Potsdam St) W, F 3 points to 1 (Fredonia St) | 31 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 159 | 84 | |
| 1997-98 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 79 | 42 | 19 | 3rd | W, QF 2 games to none (Fredonia St) W, SF 2 games to none (Geneseo St) W, F 2 games to none (Oswego St) | 35 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 193 | 99 | |
| 1998-99 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 29 | 27 | 1st | W, SF 2 games to none (Geneseo St) W, F 3 points to 1 (Oswego St) | 31 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 190 | 82 | |
| 1999-00 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 42 | 27 | 1st | W, SF 2 games to none (Geneseo St) W, F, 2 games to none (Potsdam St) | 33 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 190 | 99 | |
| 2000-01 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 32 | 26 | 1st | W, SF 2 games to none (Geneseo St) W, F 2 gmaes to 1 (Potsdam St) | 34 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 173 | 79 | |
| 2001-02 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 25 | 26 | 1st | W, SF 2 games to 1 (Geneseo St) W, F 2 games to 1 (Potsdam St) | 33 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 134 | 76 | |
| 2002-03 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 77 | 35 | 19 | 3rd | W, QF 2 games to none (Cortland St) W, SF 2 games to 1 L, F 2 games to 1 (Oswego St) | 32 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 158 | 92 | |
| 2003-04 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 27 | 26 | 1st | W, SF 2 games to none (Fredonia St) W, F 2 games to none (Oswego St) | 31 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 142 | 78 | |
| 2004-05 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 43 | 14 | T-4th | W, QF 2 games to none (Potsdam St) W, SF 2 games to none (Oswego St) L, F 2 games to none (Geneseo St) | 31 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 112 | 90 | |
| 2005-06 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 67 | 42 | 16 | 4th | W, QF 2 games to none (Buffalo St) W, SF 2 games to none (Oswego St) L, F 2 games to 1 (Geneso St) | 32 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 143 | 87 | |
| 2006-07 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 61 | 40 | 16 | 3rd | W, QF 9-2 (Brockport St) W, SF 8-2 (Geneso St) L, F 6-4 (Fredonia St) | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 129 | 76 | |
| 2007-08 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 32 | 28 | 1st | W, SF 6-0 (Potdam St) W, F 4-3 (Oswego St) | 30 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 140 | 62 | |
| 2008-09 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 25 | 31 | 1st | W, SF 7-2 (Brockport St) W, F 5-4 (ot) (Oswego St) | 28 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 135 | 54 | |
| 2009-10 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 76 | 30 | 27 | 2nd | W, SF 5-2 (Brockport St) L, F 6-3 (ot) (Oswego St) | 29 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 125 | 60 | |
| 2010-11 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 64 | 49 | 18 | 4th | W, QF 4-3 (ot) (Morrisville St) W, SF 3-2 (ot) W, F 4-1 (Fredonia St) | 29 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 116 | 75 | |
| 2011-12 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 32 | 25 | 2nd | W, SF 4-3 (3ot) (Buffalo St) W, F 3-2 (Oswego St) | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 92 | 56 | |
| 2012-13 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 25 | 27 | 2nd | W, SF 5-1 (Geneseo St) L, F 4-0 (Oswego St) | 27 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 99 | 49 | |
| 2013-14 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 68 | 28 | 26 | 2nd | L, SF 2-1 (Oswego St) | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 101 | 50 | |
| 2014-15 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 75 | 30 | 27 | 1st | W, SF 7-5 (Brockport St) W, F 2-1 (Oswego St) | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 115 | 60 | |
| 2015-16 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 63 | 33 | 27 | 1st | W, SF 4-3 (ot) (Oswego St) L, F 7-1 (Geneseo St) | 27 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 111 | 65 | |
| 2016-17 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 54 | 51 | 21 | T-2nd | W, SF 5-2 (Geneseo) W, F 3-2 (Oswego) | 27 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 95 | 92 | |
| 2017-18 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 48 | 52 | 15 | T-4th | L, QF 4-3 (Fredonia) | 26 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 86 | 78 | |
| 2018-19 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 50 | 32 | 21 | 3rd | W, QF 3-1 (Brockport) L, SF 3-2 (Oswego) | 27 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 70 | 65 | |
| 2019-20 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 45 | 49 | 14 | 5th | W, QF 3-2 (Brockport) L, SF 4-1 (Oswego) | 27 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 70 | 86 | |
| 2020-21 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[13] | |||||||||||||||
| Season | First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | Third Place | ||||||||||
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| NCAA Division II | |||||||||||||||
| 1981 | N/A | N/A | W, (Corcordia (MN)) | L, 5-4 (Lowell) | -- | ||||||||||
| 1982 | N/A | W, 2 games to 1 (Babson) | W, 4-3 (Gustavus Adolphus) | L, F 6-1 (Lowell) | -- | ||||||||||
| NCAA Division III | |||||||||||||||
| 1985 | N/A | W, 10 goals to 3 (Salem St) | L, 8-7 (3ot) (Bemidji St) | -- | L, 9-6 (Union) | ||||||||||
| 1986 | N/A | W, 2 games to 1 (Babson) | W, 7-5 (Mankato St) | L, 8-5 (Bemidji St) | -- | ||||||||||
| 1987 | N/A | W, 2 games to 1 (Norwich) | W, 7-4 (Bemidji St) | W, 8-3 (Oswego St) | -- | ||||||||||
| 1988 | N/A | L, 2 games to 1 (Babson) | -- | -- | N/A | ||||||||||
| 1990 | N/A | W, 2 games to 1 (Elmira) | W, SF 2 games to 1 (Babson) | L, F 2 games to 1 (WI-Stevens Point) | N/A | ||||||||||
| 1992 | N/A | W, 2 games to none (Elmira) | W, SF 8-5 (WI-Superior) | W, 7-3 (WI-Stevens Point) | -- | ||||||||||
| 1993 | N/A | W, 2 games to none (Babson) | L, 4-2 (WI-River Falls) | -- | L, 8-3 (Elmira) | ||||||||||
| 1995 | N/A | L, 2 games to 1 (Middlebury) | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||
| 1997 | N/A | L, 3 points to 1 (Norwich) | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||
| 1998 | N/A | W, 2 games to 1 (RIT) | L, 8-2 (WI-Stevens Point) | -- | W, 9-5 (Augsbug St) | ||||||||||
| 1999 | N/A | L, 2 games to none (Norwich) | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||
| 2000 | N/A | W, 2 games to 1 (Middlebury) | L, 7-1 (St. Thomas) | -- | L, 2-0 (WI-Superior) | ||||||||||
| 2001 | N/A | W, 2 games to 1 (Middlebury) | W, 5-3 (WI-Superior) | W. 6-2 (RIT) | -- | ||||||||||
| 2002 | Bye | W, 2 games to 1 (RIT) | L, 5-0 (WI-Superior) | -- | N/A | ||||||||||
| 2004 | Bye | W, 5-4 (ot) (Curry) | L, 4-1 (St. Norbert) | -- | N/A | ||||||||||
| 2008 | Bye | W, 5-2 (Hobart) | W, 6-1 (Elmira) | L, 2-0 (St. Norbert) | N/A | ||||||||||
| 2009 | Bye | L, 5-4 (ot) (Neumann) | -- | -- | N/A | ||||||||||
| 2010 | Bye | W, 3-2 (ot) (Middlebury) | L, 3-2 (Norwich) | -- | N/A | ||||||||||
| 2011 | Bye | L, 3-2 (ot) (Norwich) | -- | -- | N/A | ||||||||||
| 2012 | Bye | L, 3-1 (Amherst) | -- | -- | N/A | ||||||||||
| 2015 | Bye | L, 5-1 (Trinity) | -- | -- | N/A | ||||||||||
| 2017 | L, 4-1 (Trinity) | -- | -- | -- | N/A | ||||||||||
References[]
- ↑ All-Americans, 1998–1999. The American Hockey Coaches Association.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 All-Americans, 1997–1998. The American Hockey Coaches Association.
- ↑ All-Americans, 1992–1993. The American Hockey Coaches Association.
- ↑ All-Americans, 1993–1994. The American Hockey Coaches Association.
- ↑ All-Americans, 1986–1987. The American Hockey Coaches Association.
- ↑ All-Americans, 1984–1985. The American Hockey Coaches Association.
- ↑ All-Americans, 1981–1982. The American Hockey Coaches Association.
- ↑ All-Americans, 1979–1980. The American Hockey Coaches Association.
- ↑ All-Americans, 1980–1981. The American Hockey Coaches Association.
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/30/sports/plattsburgh-gets-probation.html March 30, 1990 New York Times article
- ↑ The Tradition Is Dead. PSTValumni.com.
- ↑ Insider Fan Blog. CardinalHockeyInsider.com.
- ↑ https://www.uscho.com/2020/10/19/sunyac-cancels-winter-sports-including-hockey-for-2020-21-season/
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