The top-ranked Hobart hockey team will be back in action this weekend, Jan. 30-31, when it begins a three-game homestand. The Statesmen host Canton on Friday at 7 p.m. and Potsdam on Friday at 4 p.m.
 
Hobart is 18-0-0 this year with an 11-0-0 mark in conference play. The Statesmen return to The Cooler after going 4-0-0 on their most recent road trip, including wins over Plattsburgh and Skidmore last weekend. Goalies Damon Beaver and Mavrick Goyer both finished the weekend with shutouts.
 
The Roos are 7-9-1 with a 3-6-1 record in conference play. Canton continues its five-game road trip this weekend.
 
The Bears are 7-9-1 on the season with a 4-5-1 mark in conference play. Potsdam will be at fourth-ranked Oswego on Friday night.
 
Last Saturday, Canton and Potsdam played to a 3-3 tie in Potsdam.
 
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ABOUT THE STATESMEN

• Hobart is first in the SUNYAC with 22 points.
• Sophomore forward Arvega Hovsepyan leads the league with 27 points and 18 assists.
• Senior Kahlil Fontana leads the SUNYAC in goals (14) and is second in points (25).
• Add in junior Conor Lally (24) and senior Tanner Daniels (22) and the Statesmen have four of the top five point producers in the conference.
• Senior Damon Beaver has played the majority of the minutes in goal. He is 12-0-0 with a 0.92 GAA and a .949 save percentage.

 
ABOUT THE ROOS

• Canton is in a three-way tie for seventh with Plattsburgh and Fredonia with eight points each.
• Niko Schoner leads the Roos with 16 points on five goals and 11 assists.
• Evan Pringle is right behind him with a team-high eight goals and 15 points.
• Scott Cremen shares the team lead with 11 assists.
• Trey Miller has the edge in minutes played. He is 5-3-1 with a 2.52 GAA and a .927 save percentage.

 
SERIES HISTORY

• Friday's game will be just the second meeting between Canton and Hobart and the first in Geneva.
• On Nov. 22, the Statesmen won 4-0 in Canton. Beaver went the distance in goal, making 17 saves.

 
ABOUT THE BEARS

• Potsdam enters the weekend in sixth in the league standings with nine points.
• Ryan Mahlmeister has a team-high 14 points on nine goals and five assists.
• Owen Walston is right behind him with 13 points.
• Mathieu Parent leads the team with nine assists.
• Lenny Perno has played the majority of the minutes in goal. He is 5-6-1 with a 3.24 GAA and a .915 save percentage.

 
SERIES HISTORY

• Saturday's game will be the 46th meeting between Hobart and Potsdam.
• The Statesmen have won the last eight games in the series to even the match up 22-22-1.
• Hobart is 12-7-0 all-time at The Cooler.