Shootout Primer

Can you believe that next week is Thanksgiving? You know what that means right?

SCREW THE TURKEY, WE ARE GOING TO MIDDLEBURY FOR A SHOOTOUT!

This week’s blog is chocked full of links to get all you Cardinal Fans ready for the top tournament in D3 hockey.

In next week’s blog , I will make some predictions and give my thoughts on Plattsburgh‘s chances of winning back to back Shootout titles.

Middlebury College hosts the 2008 PrimeLink Great Northern ShootOut at the Chip Kenyon '85 Arena located in Middlebury, VT.

FOR TICKET INFORMATION:
Please call 802-443-6433

Friday, November 28, 2008
4:00 P.M. EST Plattsburgh Cardinals vs. Norwich Cadets
7:00 P.M. EST Middlebury Panthers vs. St. Thomas Tommies

Saturday, November 29, 2008
4:00 P.M. EST 3rd Place Game
7:00 P.M. EST Championship Game

Official Tournament Website

Middlebury College:
Team Website
Team Roster
Team Schedule
PrimeLink Titles: 3 (2000, 2003, 2005)

Norwich University:
Team Website
Team Roster
Team Schedule
PrimeLink Titles: 5 (1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006)

Plattsburgh State:
Team Website
Team Roster
Team Schedule
PrimeLink Titles: 2 (1999, 2007)

St. Thomas:
Team Website
Team Roster
Team Schedule
PrimeLink Titles: First Appearance

Some PrimeLink History:

1998 Host: Norwich University
Championship Game: Norwich 5, Middlebury 2

1999 Host: Plattsburgh State
Championship Game: Plattsburgh 6, Middlebury 3

2000 Host: Middlebury College
Championship Game: Middlebury 3, Potsdam 0

2001 Host: SUNY Potsdam
Championship Game: Norwich 5, Middlebury 1

2002 Host: Norwich University
Championship Game: Norwich 5, Potsdam 2

2003 Host: Plattsburgh State
Championship Game: Middlebury 5, Plattsburgh 2

2004 Host: Middlebury College
Championship Game: Norwich 2, Middlebury 1
(Shootout decided game)

2005 Host: SUNY Potsdam
Championship Game: Middlebury 3, Plattsburgh 2

2006 Host: Norwich University
Championship Game: Norwich 4, Plattsburgh 2

2007 Host: Plattsburgh State
Championship Game: Plattsburgh 5, Norwich 3

Want to relive last seasons tournament? You can watch all four games from the 2007 PrimeLink Great Northern ShootOut online!

Game One: Norwich vs. Middlebury
Game Two: Plattsburgh vs. Saint John's
Game Three: 3rd Place
Game Four: Championship Game

PrimeLink Junior

Want to check out the women’s version of PrimeLink?

This weekend the Plattsburgh State women’s hockey team hosts the annual Cardinal/Panther Classic. Middlebury, Elmira, and Williams will be in town for this coming Friday and Saturday. Middlebury will play Elmira at 4PM on Friday, with the Lady Cards hosting Williams at 7PM. The consolation and championship games will be at 12:00PM and 3:30PM on Saturday.

Till next week,
Bill