The top-ranked Hobart hockey team will be back in action this weekend when it begins a four-game road trip. The Statesmen will head to Western New York to take on SUNYAC foes Fredonia and Buffalo State. Hobart takes on the Blue Devils on Friday, Jan. 16, at 7 p.m. and the Bengals on Saturday, Jan. 17, at 4 p.m.
The Statesmen enter the weekend with a 14-0-0 record, including a 7-0-0 mark in SUNYAC play. Hobart is coming off a 5-2 win over Cortland and an 8-1 victory over Morrisville last weekend.
Fredonia is 1-10-1 with a 1-5-1 record in the SUNYAC. The Blue Devils are coming off a 1-0 loss to Potsdam on Saturday. Fredonia earned its first win of the season last Friday, beating Canton 6-4.
Buffalo State is 6-7-1 with a 3-3-1 mark in league play. The Bengals will host No. 5 Oswego on Friday.
LIVE STATS
ABOUT THE STATESMEN
- Hobart is first in the SUNYAC with 14 points.
- The Statesmen are led by the duo of senior Kahlil Fontana and sophomore Arvega Hovsepyan, who have 21 points.
- Fontana has a team-high 12 goals. He is fifth in the nation in goals per game (0.86), eighth in points per game (1.50) and 10th in power-play goals (4).
- Hovsepyan leads the team with 14 assists. He is seventh in the country in assists per game (1.00) and eighth in points per game (1.50).
- Hobart has nine players who have recorded 10 or more points this season. The Statesmen are second in the nation in scoring offense (5.50).
- Senior Damon Beaver has the edge in minutes played. He is 10-0-0 with a 1.02 GAA and a .944 save percentage. He is first in the nation in GAA and winning percentage and seventh in save percentage.
ABOUT THE BLUE DEVILS
- Fredonia is eighth in the SUNYAC standings with four points.
- Keenan McNeill leads the team with seven points on three goals and four assists.
- Luke Morris and Antoine St. Onge share the team lead with four goals.
- Charles-Anthony Barbeau has played the majority of the minutes in goal. He is 1-8-1 with a 3.40 GAA and a .906 save percentage.
SERIES HISTORY
- Friday's game will be the 26th meeting between Hobart and Fredonia.
- The Blue Devils lead the series 12-10-3, including an 8-2-0 mark in Fredonia.
- Last year, the Statesmen won 5-0. Five different Statesmen scored in the victory.
ABOUT THE BENGALS
- Buffalo State enters the weekend fifth in the conference standings with eight points.
- The Bengals are led by Lucas Signoretti's 16 points on six goals and 10 assists.
- Aaron Andrade has a team-high seven goals.
- Ben Dardis has played the majority of minutes in goal. He is 5-3-1 overall with a 2.25 GAA and a .912 save percentage.
SERIES HISTORY
- Saturday's game will be the 41st meeting between Hobart and Buffalo State.
- The Statesmen lead the series 28-8-4, including a 9-5-1 mark in Buffalo.
- Hobart has won six straight meetings, including a 3-0 win at Buffalo State last year.
