The top-ranked Hobart hockey team returns to The Cooler this weekend, Feb. 20-21. The Statesmen will host Buffalo State and Fredonia to conclude the regular season. Hobart takes on the Bengals on Friday at 7 p.m. and the Blue Devils on Saturday at 4 p.m. This weekend is also Hobart hockey's alumni weekend.
The Statesmen enter the weekend with a 23-0-0 record, including a 16-0-0 mark in SUNYAC play. Hobart is coming off a 9-0 win at Morrisville and a 4-3 win at Cortland this past weekend.
Buffalo State is 9-13-1 with a 6-9-1 record in league play. The Bengals are coming off a 6-2 win over Potsdam on Saturday.
Fredonia is 4-18-1 with a 4-11-1 mark in league play. The Blue Devils will be at 14th-ranked Oswego on Friday night.
MEDIA COVERAGE
ABOUT THE STATESMEN
- Hobart is first in the SUNYAC with 32 points. The Statesmen clinched the regular season title last Friday.
- The Statesmen are led by sophomore Arvega Hovsepyan, who has 37 points and 27 assists. He is third in the nation in assists per game (1.17) and sixth in points per game (1.61).
- Senior Kahlil Fontana is right behind him with 34 points and has a team and league-high 18 goals. He is fourth in the nation in goals per game (0.78) and 11th in points per game (1.48).
- Hobart has 15 players who have recorded double-digit points this season, including four with 30-plus. The Statesmen are first in the nation in scoring offense (5.61).
- Senior goalie Damon Beaver has the edge in minutes played. He is 15-0-0 with a 1.08 GAA and a .945 save percentage. He is first in the nation in GAA and winning percentage and fourth in save percentage.
ABOUT THE BENGALS
- Buffalo State is seventh in the SUNYAC standings with 14 points. The Bengals are one of three teams in contention for the final two playoff spots.
- Lucas Signoretti leads the team with 28 points on 13 goals and 15 assists. He leads the SUNYAC with six power-play goals.
- Aaron Andrade follows with 17 points on nine goals and eight assists.
- Ben Dardis and Marcus Cumberworth have split time in goal. Dardis is 6-5-1 with a 2.76 GAA and a .900 save percentage. Cumberworth is 3-8-0 with a 2.82 GAA and a .914 save percentage.
SERIES HISTORY
- Friday's game will be the 42nd meeting between Hobart and Buffalo State.
- The Statesmen lead the series 29-8-4, including a 17-1-3 mark in Geneva.
- Hobart has won seven straight in the series, including a 6-1 victory in Buffalo in January.
ABOUT THE BLUE DEVILS
- Fredonia enters the weekend eighth in the conference standings with 13 points. Like the Bengals, Fredonia is battling for one of the final playoff spots.
- Hudson Cameron leads the Blue Devils with 13 points on six goals and seven assists.
- Three players are right behind him. Luke Morris (9g, 3a), Cash Anderson (4g, 8a), and Owen Cross (4g, 8a) have 12 points each.
- Charles-Anthony Barbeau has played the majority of minutes in goal. He is 4-14-1 with a 3.47 GAA and a .912 save percentage.
SERIES HISTORY
- Saturday's game will be the 27th meeting between Hobart and Fredonia
- The Blue Devils have the slight 12-11-3 edge in the series, but Hobart leads 5-4-1 in Geneva.
- In January, Hobart won 7-0 in Fredonia.
