The top-ranked Hobart hockey team will be back in action this weekend, Jan. 9-10, for a pair of SUNYAC matchups at The Cooler. On Friday, Hobart will host Cortland at 7 p.m. The next day, the Statesmen will take on Morrisville at 4 p.m.
 
Hobart is 12-0-0 overall this season. The Statesmen are coming off a 7-0 victory over Middlebury on Saturday. Junior Conor Lally, sophomore Josh Doolan and first-year Adam Ondris had two goals each. Ondris added an assist to finish with a game-high three points.
 
The Red Dragons enter the week with a 7-5-1 overall record. Cortland is looking to bounce back from a 4-3 loss in overtime to Nazareth in Northfield, Vermont.
 
The Mustangs are 2-9-2 overall and are looking to snap a seven-game losing streak. Morrisville will be at Oswego on Friday night.
 
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ABOUT THE STATESMEN

• Hobart is 5-0-0 in SUNYAC play and is tied for first with Cortland in the league standings with 10 points.
• The Statesmen are first in the nation in scoring offense (5.33), scoring margin (4.00), scoring defense (1.33) and winning percentage. Hobart is second in power-play percentage (.333).
• Sophomore forward Arvega Hovsepyan leads the team with 11 assists and 17 points. He is 15th in the nation in points per game (1.42) and 17th in the nation in assists per game (0.92).
• Senior forward Kahlil Fontana has a team-high nine goals.
• Senior goalie Damon Beaver has the edge in minutes played. He is 9-0-0 with a 0.89 GAA and a .949 save percentage.

 
ABOUT THE RED DRAGONS

• Cortland is 4-1-1 in SUNYAC play and is tied for first with 10 points.
• Cortland is led offensively by Sam Christiano's eight assists and 14 points.
• Nathan Garnier has a team-leading seven goals.
• Shane Shelest has the edge in minutes played in goal. He is 5-2-1 with a 1.70 GAA and a .922 save percentage.

 
SERIES HISTORY

• Friday's game will be the 57th meeting between Hobart and Cortland.
• The Statesmen lead the all-time series 32-21-3, including a 15-7-3 mark in Geneva.
• This will be the first meeting between the two teams since 2022 when Hobart beat the Red Dragons 5-0 in Cortland, New York.

 
ABOUT THE MUSTANGS

• Morrisville is 1-3-2 in SUNYAC play. The Mustangs are tied for seventh in the league standings with four points.
• Tanner Dietz leads the team with four goals, six assists and 10 points.
• Mason Losel and Connor Santay have three goals each.
• Chad Lowe has played the majority of the minutes in goal. He is 1-6-2 with a 3.94 GAA and a .919 save percentage.

 
SERIES HISTORY

• Saturday will be the third meeting between Hobart and Morrisville.
• The Statesmen are 2-0-0 all-time against the Mustangs.