The top-ranked Hobart hockey team will be back in action this weekend when it begins a two-game road trip. The Statesmen will head to Morrisville and Cortland for a pair of SUNYAC games. Hobart will take on the Mustangs on Friday and the Red Dragons on Saturday. Both games are scheduled to start at 7 p.m.
 
The Statesmen enter the weekend with a 21-0-0 record, including a 14-0-0 mark in SUNYAC play. Hobart is coming off a 6-1 win over then sixth-ranked Oswego last Friday.
 
Morrisville is 2-17-3 with a 1-11-3 record in the SUNYAC. The Mustangs are coming off a 6-1 loss to Canton on Saturday.
 
Tickets for Friday's game will cost $5 for adults 15 and over. Senior citizens and children under 15 are admitted free.
 
Cortland is 11-10-1 with an 8-6-1 mark in league play. The Dragons will host No. 6 Oswego on Friday.
 
COVERAGE

• Friday: Live Stats / Video
• Saturday: Live Stats / Video

 
ABOUT THE STATESMEN

• Hobart is first in the SUNYAC with 28 points.
• The Statesmen are led by sophomore Arvega Hovsepyan's 24 assists and 34 points. He is fourth in the nation in assists per game (1.14) and fifth in points per game (1.62).
• Senior Kahlil Fontana is right behind him with 31 points, including a team-high 17 goals. Fontana is fourth in the nation in goals per game (0.81).
• Hobart has 14 players who have recorded double-digit points this season.
• Senior Damon Beaver has the edge in minutes played. He is 14-0-0 with a 0.93 GAA and a .951 save percentage. He is first in the nation in save percentage, GAA, winning percentage and shutouts (4).

 
ABOUT THE MUSTANGS

• Morrisville is 10th in the SUNYAC standings with five points.
• Tanner Dietz leads the team with five goals, nine assists and 14 points.
• Connor Santay and Mason Losel have four goals each.
• Chad Lowe has played the majority of the minutes in goal. He is 1-10-3 with a 4.48 GAA and a .906 save percentage. 

 
SERIES HISTORY

• Friday's game will be the fouth meeting between Hobart and Morrisville.
• The Statesmen lead the series 3-0-0.
• On Jan. 10, 2026, Hobart won 8-1 in Geneva.

 
ABOUT THE RED DRAGONS

• Cortland enters the weekend third in the conference standings with 20 points.
• Entering the weekend, the Red Dragons are led by Sam Christiano's 18 points on eight goals and 10 assists.
• Nathan Garnier has a team-high 10 goals and Stephen Kyrkostas has a team-high 11 assists.
• Shane Shelest has played the majority of minutes in goal. He is 6-6-1 overall with a 2.17 GAA and a .910 save percentage.

 
SERIES HISTORY

• Saturday's game will be the 58th meeting between Hobart and Cortland.
• The Statesmen lead the series 33-21-3, including a 14-12-0 mark in Cortland.
• Earlier this season, Hobart won 5-2 in Geneva.