Plattsburgh Cardinals men's ice hockey

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), Jason Desloover (1998), Steve Moffat (1998), Lenny Pereira (1993, 1994), Joe Ferras (1987), Peter DeArmas (1985), Gaetan D'Anjou (1982), and Doug Kimura (1980, 1981) 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.http://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/30/sports/plattsburgh-gets-probation.html March 30, 1990 New York Times article 
== 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.
==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 	ECAC Division II Independent 	ECAC Division II Independent 	ECAC Division II Independent 	ECAC Division II Independent 	ECAC Division II Independent 	ECAC Division II Independent 	ECAC Division II Independent 	ECAC Division II Independent 	ECAC Division II Independent 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	
1975-76 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	26 	14 	11 	1 	 	 	
ECAC Division II West 	ECAC Division II West 	ECAC Division II West 	ECAC Division II West 	ECAC Division II West 	ECAC Division II West 	ECAC Division II West 	ECAC Division II West 	ECAC Division II West 	ECAC Division II West 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	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 	ECAC West 	ECAC West 	ECAC West 	ECAC West 	ECAC West 	ECAC West 	ECAC West 	ECAC West 	ECAC West 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	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	State University of New York Athletic Conference 	State University of New York Athletic Conference 	State University of New York Athletic Conference 	State University of New York Athletic Conference 	State University of New York Athletic Conference 	State University of New York Athletic Conference 	State University of New York Athletic Conference 	State University of New York Athletic Conference 	State University of New York Athletic Conference 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	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 	
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2021-22 	16 	11 	4 	1 	68 	47 	32 	3rd 	L, QF 7-6 (ot) (Brockport) 	26 	15 	8 	3 	112 	83 	
2022-23 	16 	12 	3 	1 	68 	40 	25 	2nd 	W, SF 5-1 (Geneseo) W, 2-1 (Oswego) 	28 	20 	6 	2 	103 	55 	
2023-24 	16 	12 	3 	1 	68 	37 	25 	3rd 	W, QF 3-2 (Potsdam) W, SF 3-2 (Oswego) L, F 3-2 (Cortland) 	28 	21 	5 	2 	111 	60 	
Season 	First Round 	Quarterfinals 	Semifinals 	Championship 	Third Place 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
NCAA Division II 	NCAA Division II 	NCAA Division II 	NCAA Division II 	NCAA Division II 	NCAA Division II 	NCAA Division II 	NCAA Division II 	NCAA Division II 	NCAA Division II 	NCAA Division II 	NCAA Division II 	NCAA Division II 	NCAA Division II 	NCAA Division II 	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	NCAA Division III 	NCAA Division III 	NCAA Division III 	NCAA Division III 	NCAA Division III 	NCAA Division III	NCAA Division III	NCAA Division III	NCAA Division III	NCAA Division III	NCAA Division III	NCAA Division III	NCAA Division III	NCAA Division III	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 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2023 	L, 2-0 (U New England)	-- 	-- 	-- 	N/A 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==References==
==Links==
*SUNYAC men's ice hockey website
*Plattsburgh Cardinals men's hockey website
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