The top-ranked Hobart College hockey team cruised to a 9-1 victory over the University of Southern Maine in a New England Hockey Conference contest at The Cooler this afternoon. Sophomore forward Ignat Belov scored a pair of goals as the Statesmen improved to 16-2-1 overall this season with a 10-1-1 mark in NEHC play.
Senior forward Jonah Alexander led the Statesmen with four points on a goal and three assists. A total of nine Statesmen finished with multi-point games. Sophomore Mavrick Goyer started in goal. He made 18 saves as he picked up his sixth win of the season.
Kyle Penton started in goal for the Huskies (5-10-3, 2-7-2). He made 63 saves in just under 56 minutes of work. Jacob Kindestin made one save in the final four minutes of the game.
STREAKING
- Hobart has now won 30 straight games at The Cooler. It is the longest active streak and the second longest in NCAA Division III history.
- For the 19th straight game, the Statesmen did not allow a power-play goal. Hobart has killed off all 56 of its opponents’ power-play opportunities so far this season.
- The Statesmen are unbeaten in their last 13 games. It is tied for the second-longest streak in program history.
KEY STATS
- Hobart finished the game with a 73-19 advantage in shots on goal.
- The Statesmen were 0-for-3 on the power play and Southern Maine was 0-for-4 with the extra skater.
SCORING SUMMARY
- Hobart opened the scoring at the 12:51 mark of the first period. Alexander snapped a shot from the low slot past Penton for his third goal of the season. Juniors Shane Shell and Luke Aquaro were awarded assists on the goal.
- Just over two minutes later, senior Jared Patterson gave the Statesmen a 2-0 lead. He wristed a shot from the left faceoff circle over the goalie’s right shoulder. Patterson’s first goal of the season was assisted by Shell and Alexander.
- First-year Brandon Sacchetti extended Hobart just over two minutes into the second period. He redirected a pass from Chris Duclair past Penton for…
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