Hobart gets the win 5-2 in a beautiful arena worthy of this great early season matchup. The Oz boys got 2 past Beaver which is not done by many, as the Hobart offense jumps on early opportunities.. This future rivalry is already better than the old Norwich rivalry as you can actually get to Oswego from Geneva and back in the same day. Can't wait to see these two teams meet again at the Cooler.
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HOBART HOCKEY 2025-2026 REIGNING THREE -PEAT D3 HOCKEY CHAMPIONS
- Thread starter Bartman
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Never thought of it until reading this. First, It must be pretty cool to follow a team that hardly ever loses playing in a building that makes watching hockey unique and fun. Second, I already know it's just as cool to have multiple potential away opponents that are no more than 45 to 100 minutes away!!! I know that from following D3 baseball and I already know that seeing 22 out of 36 scheduled regular season games our team plays next spring can be done without a whole lot of effort.
P.S. I really thought moving to the SUNYAC from the New England league would be a step up in weight class. Now not so sure that actually turned out to be the case. There is not a whole lot of SUNYAC in the top three dozen of the NPI.
"I really thought moving to the SUNYAC from the New England league would be a step up in weight class. Now not so sure that actually turned out to be the case. There is not a whole lot of SUNYAC in the top three dozen of the NPI."
T like every conference, it ebbs and flows. Platty has been down for a few years, Genny left, and Cortland is not the team of last few years. Plus, Hobart has been the most dominate team for the last 3 years and it wouldn't matter what league they were in except the Adrian, St. Norbert, Trinity conference.
Oswego, 88
T like every conference, it ebbs and flows. Platty has been down for a few years, Genny left, and Cortland is not the team of last few years. Plus, Hobart has been the most dominate team for the last 3 years and it wouldn't matter what league they were in except the Adrian, St. Norbert, Trinity conference.
Oswego, 88
Hobart in the 'Yac? Who what have thunk it? Private school in the SUNYAC? Kinda weird but regardless they are on a roll. Not since M'Bury have we seen this. It is what it is. Gotta beat the best either way to win it all in March. Conferences don't really matter anymore. College sports are messed at all levels anyways.
Lord_Zubin
Puck Flattsburgh!!!
Guys were all forgetting something. Congratulating bartman on his "upset" victory
Russell Jaslow
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But Plattsburgh has not been all that impressive this year (losing or struggling to teams they should not be), and Cortland so far is definitely not what they have been the past two years. And not that impressed with the other new member, Skidmore, this year.
Depth wise, this really could be a down year for the SUNYAC. Basically, Hobart, and a step down, Oswego.
Thanks LZ. It can be intimidating playing in these larger venues like the Aud and the Deb especially when people throw stuffed animals at you. Last night was especially difficult as the refs were trying to help Brockport by calling so many penalties on us. The funniest camera shot was when there were three orange jerseys in the box shoulder to shoulder which seemed to outnumber the actual fans in the stands watching. Beaver started last night and survived the absence of friendly defenders.
I have to say Russ, I agree with you 100%. Not a lot of top to bottom depth this year. Top heavy for sure.
Can probably kiss #1 in the NPI goodbye when an 0-8 team that is 86th out of 91 in NPI comes to town on Saturday no matter how the game goes. Unfortunately, that's the way it goes when computer programs decide things. Sure this was not the expectation when games were booked with this outfit back whenever. However, they can probably reclaim the top spot back some three and a half weeks from now if they beat #6 NPI at their place. Hooray for computer programs. That's why you should not really take NPI all that seriously until everybody has played a dozen and a half games or so.
Can't really judge team speed until you see a team in person. That, provided the weather cooperates, will not happen until the team makes their annual pilgrimage to the Capital District several weeks from now. Obviously, us easterners just plain and simple are not as hearty and/or crazy as Great Lakes snow belt people are. Nonetheless, in 2D on a 17" computer screen, this club as a whole actually looks faster then the three teams that have already won national championships.
Good points on the NPI.. I could be proved wrong by actual future results, but this team feels and looks better than the last three. They are fast, skilled and tough and have a very zen goaltender that seems to make a highlight save in every game.
Lord_Zubin
Puck Flattsburgh!!!
They physically and mentally just play the game at a higher pace. Cameras just don't do them justice. It's like watching a fastball be thrown or a Olympic track meet. They don't look that fast on camera but once u see them in person u really realize just how fast they're going
No easy looks against Hobart. You have to earn everything against them. 2012-13 Laker team was similar.