For Immediate Release: October 15, 2004

Contact: Megan Cross, SUNYAC Publicist

SUNYAC Coaches Pick Plattsburgh to Win 2005 Ice Hockey Championship

Defending champion Cardinals look to make it two in a row

FREDONIA, N.Y. - The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) men's ice hockey coaches have picked Plattsburgh to win the conference championship. The Cardinals received 48 points, with six first-place votes.

Last year, Plattsburgh beat Oswego to win their seventh title in eight years. The Cardinals finished 23-5-3 overall, 12-0-2 in the SUNYAC and advanced to the Division III NCAA Semifinals where they lost to St. Norbert, 4-1.

Oswego finished second in the coaches' poll, receiving two first-place votes and 41 points. The Lakers will attempt to dethrone the defending champions and reclaim the SUNYAC title that they won in 2003. Last year, Plattsburgh ended Oswego's season in the SUNYAC Championship, winning 3-2 in overtime.
Geneseo was selected third with 38 points and Potsdam was fourth with 30 points.

2004-05 SUNYAC Ice Hockey Pre-Season Poll

1.         Plattsburgh      48 (6)

2.        Oswego      41 (2)
3.         Geneseo         38
4.        Potsdam          30

5.         Fredonia         26
6.         Brockport      19

7.         Cortland         15

8.         Buffalo State     9