Assembly Resolution No. 374
BY: M. of A. Gallahan
CONGRATULATING the Hobart Men's Ice Hockey Team
upon the occasion of capturing their third
consecutive NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey
Championship on March 30, 2025
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body has long valued athletic excellence
at the professional, collegiate, and school levels, recognizing
exceptional achievements, outstanding accomplishments, and national
championships; and
WHEREAS, Excellence and success in competitive sports can be
achieved only through strenuous practice, team play and team spirit,
nurtured by dedicated coaching and strategic planning; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to congratulate the
Hobart Men's Ice Hockey Team upon the occasion of capturing their third
consecutive NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship, held on
Saturday, March 30, 2025, at Utica University's Nexus Center; and
WHEREAS, The game of ice hockey is often a game of inches, a
favorable bounce of the puck, a poke-check executed perfectly or timed a
second off, a hit that lands or a shooter gets through, a shot blocked,
or your goalie screened; in a game the disc can skim the post and either
go in for a goal or ricochet out; hockey, a game of inches, is a game
where repeating as national champions three years in a row is improbable
and difficult; and
WHEREAS, To the praise and applause of their excited fans, the
storied tradition of intercollegiate athletic success at Hobart and
William Smith Colleges has again risen to a new level when the Hobart
Men's Ice Hockey Team bested Utica University in a hard-fought 2-1
victory in overtime; and
WHEREAS, The achievement further cements Hobart College's reputation
as one of the most solid and consistent Division III programs in the
country, finishing the season with a 29-1-1 record, consistently ranked
among the top Division III programs in the nation; and
WHEREAS, The Hobart Statesmen program has been built by Head Coach
Mark Taylor, who for the past 25 years, has brought together skilled
collegiate hockey players to create a team balanced by outstanding
defense, wise strategy, and teamwork, where every player was prepared to
get the job done one shift at a time; and
WHEREAS, Hobart Hockey took advantage of home ice in downtown
Geneva's fabled "Cooler" with an undefeated 16-0-0 record, their third
consecutive undefeated home rink season, racking up an impressive 52-0-0
home record during their 3-year championship run; and
WHEREAS, This year's Hobart Hockey Championship team continues to be
a program built on defense, demonstrated by a truly outstanding 127
goals while allowing only 32 goals against, a shot on goal advantage of
1309 to 684, 12 shutouts in their 31-game run, allowing only 4 goals in
the NCAA tournament, and becoming the first team to capture three
consecutive national titles since Middlebury College in 2004-06; and
WHEREAS, The resilience under pressure of the 2024-25 Hobart Hockey
team was further exemplified in the NCAA tournament marked by three
one-goal victories, two overtime wins, and tight and competitive play by
all three rivals challenging Hobart in every hard-fought period of the
championship tournament; and
WHEREAS, Celebration and recognition is shared by the current and
past parents, alumni players, college leadership, and boosters who have
supported Hobart Ice Hockey for decades; the leadership of former
Athletic Director Bill Stiles, who made the decision in 1977 to elevate
the decades-old Hobart Club Hockey Team to the NCAA Division III program
greatly inspired the success of the team; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate the members of the Hobart Men's Ice Hockey Team: Mavrick
Goyer, Nick Dimatos, Bauer Morrissey, Josh Doolan, Cooper Swift, Ethan
Mulhearn, Tanner Daniels, Brandon Sacchetti, Dominic Schimizzi, Matthew
Iasenza, Luke Aquaro, Adam Mendelson, Heikki Virtanen, Mason Mara,
Easton Ryan, Austin Mourar, Matthew Perryman, Shane Shell, Calum Chau,
Tristan Fasig, Conor Lally, Chris Duclair, Kahlil Fontana, Connor
Shibley, Damon Beaver, Connor Elliot, Ryan Remick, Ignat Belov, Logan
Gotinsky, and Tamas Toth; Coaching Staff: Head Coach Mark Taylor;
Assistant Coaches: Niko Kovachis and Derek Berry; Hockey Operations
Assistants: Joel Stoneham and Victor Cutting; and Support Staff:
Athletic Fellow Emeritus John Halfman, Athletic Fellow Julie Kingery,
Associate Director of Athletic Communications Mackenzie Larsen,
Assistant Athletic Director for Equipment and Operations Kevin McDonald,
and Assistant Athletic Trainer Sara Moore upon the occasion of capturing
their third consecutive NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship
on March 30, 2025; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the Hobart Men's Ice Hockey Team.
