The top-ranked Hobart hockey team will be back in action this weekend, Nov. 13-14, when it begins SUNYAC play against Skidmore and Plattsburgh. The Statesmen travel to Saratoga Springs, New York, on Friday and then will head to Plattsburgh on Saturday, Nov. 14. Faceoff for both games is set for 7 p.m.
 
Hobart is 4-0-0 to start the year after sweeping third-ranked Utica last weekend. The Statesmen outscored the Pioneers 8-4 in the two games.
 
Skidmore is 1-0-0 to start the season. The Thoroughbreds opened their season with a 7-0 win over Western New England on Oct. 31.
 
Plattsburgh is 1-1-0 to start the year. The Cardinals opened their season with a 4-1 win against Vermont State - Castleton and a 4-3 loss to Plymouth State. Plattsburgh will host fifth-ranked Oswego on Friday night.
 
Tickets for Friday's game at Skidmore can be purchased online. Tickets are $5 for general admission. Tickets for Saturday's game in Plattsburgh can be purchased online or at the box office starting at 5:30 p.m. General admisison tickets are $6. 
 
MEDIA COVERAGE

• FRIDAY:  Live Stats / Video
• SATURDAY: Live Stats / Video

 
ABOUT THE STATESMEN

• Junior forward Adam Mendelson leads Hobart with five points on two goals and three assists.
• Junior Arvega Hovsepyan (1g, 3a), junior Christian Kocsis (1g, 3a), senior Conor Lally (1g, 3a) and senior Easton Ryan (1g, 3a) are all tied with four points.
• Junior Tamas Toth leads the team with three goals.
• Juniors Connor Shibley and James Norton have split time in goal. Shibley has a 0.50 GAA and a .977 save percentage while Norton has a 2.00 GAA and a .900 save percentage.

 
ABOUT THE THOROUGHBREDS

• Bryan Tang leads Skidmore with three points on two goals and one assist.
• Dylan Shane and Coleman Jenkins each have two assists.
• Tommy Aitken played 40 minutes against the Bears. He made 14 saves. Alex Bonrouhi played 20 minutes in goal and made five stops.  

 
SERIES HISTORY

• This weekend will be the 31st meeting between Hobart and Skidmore.
• The Statesmen lead the series 25-4-1, including 11-1-1 in Saratoga Springs.
• Hobart swept last year's meetings, winning 6-1 in Geneva and 1-0 at Skidmore.

 
ABOUT THE CARDINALS

• Charlie Burchfield and Jules Delepoulie lead Plattsburgh with three points on two goals and one assist each.
• Quinn Tavares has a team-high two assists.
• Beau Lane and Brady Spry both played a game in goal on opening weekend. Lane got the win and has a 0.88 GAA and a .963 save percentage. Spry was in goal for the loss and has 4.76 GAA and an .846 save percentage.

 
SERIES HISTORY

• This weekend will be the 12th meeting between Hobart and Plattsburgh.
• The Cardinals lead the series 7-3-1, including a 6-2-0 mark in Plattsburgh.
• Hobart has won the last three meetings, including outscoring the Cardinals 10-0 in two meetings last year.