HARTFORD, Conn. – The Trinity College Men's Ice Hockey team blanked visiting Western Connecticut State University, 8-0, in a non-conference game at the Koeppel Community Sports Center Sunday afternoon. The Bantams improve to 6-4 on the season, while the Wolves slide to 1-11 overall.
 
What Happened:

• The Bantams wasted little time getting on the scoreboard as transfer Nolan Hayes snuck a wrist shot from the point past WestConn goalie Malte Hedlund to hand Trinity the 1-0 lead.
• Less than a minute later, Spencer Korona won a faceoff in the WestConn zone, Ian Spencer grabbed the draw and fed a quick pass to Brendan Dumas for the finish to make it a 2-0 game.
• In the fifth minute of play, Ryan Friedman beat Hedlund on a redirect in front of the net, followed by a powerplay tally from Connor Sedlak late in the period, to put Trinity ahead 4-0 after the first.
• Two minutes into the second, Joseph Harney connected with Ryan Panico on a long pass through the neutral zone for a top shelf finish. Korona took a drop pass from Friedman and tucked a wrister through traffic to put the Bantams on top 6-0 after two periods.
• Midway through the third period, Weston Turner spotted Panico in the neutral zone, and Panico dragged a wrist shot into the top corner to make it 5-0. Trinity's final strike came on a powerplay goal from Jakob Karpa with less than three minutes to play, sealing the 8-0 victory.

 
Inside the Numbers:

• The Bantams posted season-highs in goals (8), assists (15), points (23), and shots (49).
• Jack Fialkoff (1-0) earned his first career victory in goal for the Bantams, registering a career-high 17 saves and his first career shutout.
• Faceoffs (W-L): Trinity (33-22), WestConn (22-33)
• Penalties-Minutes: Trinity (3-6), WestConn (6-23)
• Power Play: Trinity (2-5), WestConn (0-1)
• Saves: Hedlund (29), Dewachter (12); Fialkoff (17)
• Goals (Trinity): Panico (2), Hayes, Sedlak, Dumas, Friedman, Korona, Karpa
• Assists (Trinity): Barbour (2), Harney (2), Karpa (2), Spencer (2), Korona, Dumas, Sedlak, Turner, Cotton, Spencer, Panico

 
Up Next:

• The Bantams will look to remain in the win column when they welcome Middlebury College (5-3-2) to the Koeppel Community Sports Center on Friday, January 9 at 7:00 p.m.
• All-time, Trinity owns a 30-17-5 record against the Panthers, dating back to their first meeting during the 1990-91 season.
• Last season, the Bantams grabbed a pair of regular season wins over Middlebury, but the Panthers delivered an upset win over Trinity in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Championship Quarterfinals.