The Middlebury men’s hockey team blanked 15th-ranked Plattsburgh State by a 3-0 score on Friday, advancing to the title game of the 21st Annual PrimeLink Great Northern ShootOut in Kreitzberg Arena. The Panthers (2-1-0) will play the host Cadets, who were a 3-2 winner over second-ranked Adrian in the day’s second game, on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. in the championship game, Plattsburgh State (3-2-1) will take on the Bulldogs in the consolation game at 4:00 p.m.
The first period went scoreless with Plattsburgh State holding a narrow 12-11 edge in shots. The best scoring chance for Middlebury came 4:25 into