This Week: The Trinity College men's ice hockey team went 1-1 in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) road action last weekend. A late rally fell short for the Bantams in a 3-2 loss at No. 12 Amherst in the opener and Trinity bounced back with a resounding 6-1 victory at Hamilton in the finale. The setback versus the Lord Jeffs snapped a 10-game winning streak. This weekend, Trinity will have its final conference road weekend of the regular season as they travel to square off with Middlebury and Williams in league play.
Match-up:
Trinity (15-2-1, 10-1-1) at Middlebury (7-8-3, 4-5-3)
Friday, Feb. 6, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.
Kenyon Arena
Middlebury, Vt.
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Earlier This Year Versus the Panthers: Junior forward Michael Hawkrigg scored the eventual game-winning goal on the power play late in the second period as Trinity defeated Middlebury, 3-1, in Hartford. Jackson Brewer recorded two assists in the game and the Bantams outshot the Panthers, 37-21.
Match-up:
Trinity (15-2-1, 10-1-1) vat Williams (12-4-2, 8-3-1)
Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015 at 3:00 p.m.
Lansing Chapman Rink
Williamstown, Mass.
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Earlier this Season Against the Ephs: Trinity erased a one-goal third-period deficit with two unanswered goals as first-year forward Tyler Whitney netted the game winner with under a minute left in regulation in a 3-2 Trinity win. Junior netminder Nathaniel Heilbron made 26 saves to earn the victory between the pipes for the Bantams.
Game Notes:
- Trinity moved to No. 6 in the latest D3hockey.com poll and the Bantams are No. 4 in the most recent USCHO.com poll. Trinity's two setbacks this season have both come versus nationally ranked opponents. The Bantams also received one first-place vote in the USCHO.com poll. Williams is ranked No. 13 in the USCHO.com poll and No. 15 in the D3hockey.com poll.
- Sophomore Ethan Holdaway scored a goal in each game last week, as Trinity lost at Amherst, 3-2, and won at Hamilton, 6-1. Holdaway doubled his season goal total last week as he now has four tallies this winter.
- Through 18 games, the Bantams have scored 80 goals to lead the league and rank fourth in the nation in scoring offense (4.44 goals per game) after exploding for six or more goals in seven victories this winter. Trinity is also tops in the NESCAC and fourth in the country in scoring margin at 2.50.
-Two weeks ago, Hawkrigg became the first member of the Bantams to earn NESCAC weekly honors as he was tabbed the conference's Player of the Week after registering four points on a goal and three assists as the Bantams pushed their win streak to ten games. Hawkrigg leads the team and the conference in scoring with 24 points. The third-year skater has tallied eight goals and added 16 assists.
- Senior tri-captain Jackson Brewer leads the team and the conference with 18 assists. Brewer has also potted five markers to give him 23 points this season. Four of his five goals have come on the power play.
- Sophomore forwards Ryan Cole and Sean Orlando are third and fourth on the team in points with 22 and 20, respectively. Orlando leads the team with 11 goals and he leads the league and the nation in power-play goals with eight. Cole is second on the squad with 10 goals and has 15 points in conference play.
- Trinity's depth is shown in their third-period scoring margin. In the final 20 minutes this season, the Bantams have outscored their opponents, 30-11. Trinity has also done a good job scoring early, netting 26 goals and allowing just 10 during the first period.
- The Bantams have converted 23-of-79 power-play opportunities and Trinity has killed 50-of-60 penalties this season. The Bantams penalty kill and power play both rank second in the conference.
