Hartford, Conn. - The first Bantams of the Week of 2020-21 winter season has been selected.  With the cancelation of NESCAC competition for Trinity's winter teams, we are honoring our winter senior student-athletes as Bantams of the Week. These athletes have been denied the opportunity to compete in their final traditional season by the COVID-19 outbreak, but worked extremely hard and safely at practice this fall to prepare for a final chance to compete as Bantams this spring.  

This week's honorees are men's ice hockey senior captains Dylan Healey (Goshen, N.Y.) and Nicholas Polsinelli (Galloway, N.J.) and seniors Eric Benshadle (Buffalo, N.Y.), James Callahan (Gladstone, N.J.), Blake Carrick (Orland Park, Ill.), Taggart Corriveau (New Britain, Conn.), Michael Grande (West Chester, Pa.), Sam Kany (Phoenix, Ariz.), Devin Moore (Danville, N.H.), and Timothy Weinstein (Norwood, Mass.).  The ten of then helped the Bantams win the NESCAC title in 2019 and Trinity reached the league championship finals in 2018 and 2020.

Trinity Athletics created the Bantams of the Week award to spotlight outstanding student-athletes who have performed at an extremely high level while representing the Bantams in varsity sporting competition.  

Healey totaled eight goals, including two game-winners and four on power plays (T3rd in NESCAC), and three assists for 11 points while playing all 27 games at forward last winter.  He was a key member of Trinity's lethal power play that scored nearly 25 percent of the time.  Healey has received NESCAC All-Academic honors in both years of his eligibility and was a Krampade/AHCA All-American Scholar Team honoree in 2019-20.  A graduate of Don Bosco Prep High School in New Jersey, Healey is majoring in economics at Trinity.  He is the son of Laura and Dwight Healey. 

Polsinelli totaled eight goals, including two game-winners and four on power plays (T3rd in NESCAC), and three assists for 11 points while playing all 27 games at forward last winter.  He was a key member of Trinity's lethal power play that scored nearly 25 percent of the time.  Healey has received NESCAC All-Academic honors in both years of his eligibility and was a Krampade/American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) All-American Scholar Team honoree in 2019-20.  A graduate of Absegami High School, Polsinelli is majoring in political science at Trinity.  He is the son of Valerie and Philip Polsinelli. 

Benshadle totaled four goals and seven assists for 11 points while playing in all 27 games at forward for the Bantams in 2019-20.  A graduate of Loomis Chaffee School in Connecticut, Benshadle is majoring in biology at Trinity.  He is the son of Jackie and Robert Benshadle.

Callahan, a two-time AHCA All-American Scholar, was the ninth-most prolific offensive defenseman in the NESCAC with five goals, including three on power plays (T7th in NESCAC), and 13 assists for 18 points while playing in all 27 games in 2019-20. He helped anchor a Trinity blue-line that boasted the league's top scoring defense (8th in nation) at 2.11 goals allowed per game.  A graduate of the Morristown-Beard High School, Callahan is majoring in economics at Trinity.  He is the son of Chris and Denise Callahan.

Carrick played in 11 games and registered one assist as a forward for the Bantams last winter.  He also plays golf for Trinity.  A graduate of Novi High School in Michigan, Carrick is majoring in economics at Trinity.  He is the son of Debra and Jory Carrick.

Corriveau played in 11 games and registered one assist as a forward for the Bantams last winter.  A graduate of Westminster School, Corriveau is majoring in political science at Trinity.  He is the son of Danielle and Yvon Corriveau.

Grande, a two-time New England Hockey Writers' Association Division II/III New England All-Star and CCM/AHCA Division III All-American and a 2019-20 All-NESCAC First Team honoree as a defenseman, played in 26 games and totaled six goals and 13 assists for 19 points, including four power-play tallies (T3rd in NESCAC) last season. The third-leading scorer in the NESCAC among blue liners in 2019-20, Grande helped anchor a Trinity blue line that boasted the league's top scoring defense (8th in nation) at 2.11 goals allowed per game. A graduate of West Chester Rustin High School, Grande is majoring in political science at Trinity.  He is the son of Mark and Joan Grande.

Kany was 1-0 with 36 saves for a .973 save percentage and had a 0.89 GAA as a goaltender for the Bantams last winter.  A graduate of Desert Vista High School, Corriveau is majoring in economics at Trinity.  He is the son of Gracia and Geoffrey Kany.

Moore played in 24 games and recorded three goals with 15 assists as a forward for the Bantams last winter.  A graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy, Moore is majoring in economics at Trinity. 

Weinstein played in 25 games and notched a goal with 19 assists (2nd in NESCAC) as a defenseman for the Bantams last winter.  The second-leading scorer in the NESCAC among blue liners (20th in nation) in 2019-20, Weinstein helped anchor a Trinity blue line that boasted the league's top scoring defense (8th in nation) at 2.11 goals allowed per game. A graduate of Catholic Memorial High School, Weinstein is majoring in political science at Trinity.  He is the son of Ellen Cronin and Steven Weinstein.

2020-21 Bantams of the Week
11/11 ~ Will Estony (Men's Cross Country), Erkin Verbeek (Men's Cross Country, Stephen Tyler (Men's Cross Country)
11/4 ~ Julia Burdulis (Women's Cross Country) and Emma Sternberg (Women's Cross Country)
10/28 ~ Kendall Brown (Field Hockey), Caroline Munn (Field Hockey), Ellie Tate (Field Hockey)
10/21 ~ Nine Football Seniors
10/14 ~ Cami Beath (Women's Soccer)
10/7 ~ Ten Men's Soccer Seniors
9/30 ~ Brianna Brown (Volleyball), Rebecca Chu (Volleyball), Jessica Yang (Volleyball)