Senate Resolution No. 2202

BY: Senator HELMING

CONGRATULATING the Hobart Men's Ice Hockey Team
upon the occasion of capturing their second
consecutive NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey
Championship on March 23, 2024

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 second
consecutive NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship, held on
Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Koeppel Community Sports Center in
Hartford, Connecticut; 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 Trinity College in a 2-0 shutout victory;
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 28-2-1 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 24 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 17-0-0 record, their second
undefeated home rink record in the program's history; and

WHEREAS, Among Hobart Hockey's other achievements this season
included winning their second consecutive NEHC Tournament Championship,
and outscoring their opponents by over 130 points across the 2023-24
season and allowing only 4 goals in the NCAA 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; and

WHEREAS, Head Coach Mark Taylor, his expert coaching staff, and all
of the outstanding athletes on the Hobart Men's Ice Hockey Team have
clearly utilized dedication, determination and teamwork in providing a
lasting contribution to the spirit of excellence which is a tradition of
their school; the excitement and inspiration they have provided hockey
players and fans of all ages throughout this exciting and impressive
season is remarkably commendable; 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: Gagik
Malakyan, Bauer Morrissey, Matthieu Wuth, Cooper Swift, Austin Mourar,
Matthew Perryman, Conor Lally, Kevin Lassman, and Jared Patterson;
Forwards: Ethan Mulhearn, Tanner Daniels, Brandon Sacchetti, Wil Crane,
Matthew Iasenza, Luka Aquaro, Jonah Alexander, Mason Mara, Shane Shell,
Tristan Fasig, Christian Duvall, Artem Buzoverya, Kahlil Fontana, Chris
Duclair, Tanner Hartman, Ignat Belov, and Logan Gotinsky; Goaltenders:
Damon Beaver, Graham Burke, and Mavrick Goyer; Hobart and William Smith
President, Mark Gearan; Director of Athletics, Brian Miller; Head Coach,
Mark Taylor; Assistant Coaches, Niko Kovachis and Derek Berry; Hockey
Operations Assistants, Joel Stoneham and Mateo Albinati;
Faculty-Athletic Fellow, John Halfman; Head Equipment Coordinator, Kevin
McDonald; Associate Director of Athletic Communications, Mackenzie
Larsen; Assistant Athletic Trainer, Sara Moore; Assistant Equipment
Manager, Nick Prince; and Graduate Assistant, Aaron Smith upon the
occasion of capturing their second consecutive NCAA Division III Men's
Ice Hockey Championship on March 23, 2024; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the Hobart Men's Ice Hockey Team.