Hobart hockey defenseman Cooper Swift '25 recently signed a professional contract with the Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz in the French Division I Hockey League.
 
 "I can't say enough about Swifty," Head Coach Mark Taylor said. "He's been a great player for us since his arrival. Just a quality person, awesome teammate and an outstanding leader, evident in being an assistant captain and captain of two championship teams. He's also a highly decorated and achieved student along with athletic successes that set a great example for others to follow.
 
I'm so happy for him with this well-deserved opportunity to continue his athletic career and having personally been to Morzine, in the French Alps region, what a beautiful part of the world to be living in. Good things happen to good people that earn it, and he certainly has."         
 
A captain, Swift played in 29 games, guiding the Statesmen to their third straight national championship in 2024-25. An All-NEHC second team selection, he had 17 points on 17 assists. Swift had three multi-assist games this season. He had two assists against UMass Boston and then had two assists in both wins over Southern Maine. Swift also earned a spot on the NEHC All-Tournament team. He played a key role in Hobart's defense that was first in the nation in scoring defense (1.01) and a penalty killing unit that was eighth in the nation (.871). Swift led the Statesmen with 21 blocked shots. He recorded a season-high three blocked shots in the season opener.
 
Swift played in 102 career games, compiling 56 points on four goals and 52 assists. Defensively, he blocked 92 shots. An assistant captain during his junior year, Swift played a key role in Hobart's defense that set the program season mark for GAA (0.93), the second best mark in NCAA Division III. Swift and the Statesmen also broke the NCAA Division III record for penalty-killing percentage (.968), allowing just three goals in 95 shorthanded situations. Swift helped guide Hobart to a 106-11-4 overall record, four NCAA tournament appearances, four NEHC regular season titles and three NEHC Tournament titles.
 
Swift, who graduated summa cum laude with a degree in economics, also excelled in the classroom. He is a three-time Academic All-American by College Sports Communicators, earning first team recognition twice. Swift is a three-time AHCA All-American Scholar and a three-time NEHC All-Academic pick. In 2023, he won the NCAA Elite 90 Award as the student-athlete with the highest GPA competing on championship weekend.