Senate Resolution No. 774

BY: Senator HELMING

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 the Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, New
York; 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 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 third consecutive NEHC Tournament Championship,
outscoring their opponents by nearly 100 points across the 2024-25
season, 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, 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

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.