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| All-American Sean Orlando |
2015-16 Reccord
14-4-0 (2nd in NESCAC)
21-6-1 Overall
Stats:
Overall (Conf. Rank) Conference Games (Conf. Ranks)
Offense - 3.46 G/GM (1st) Offense - 3.44 G/GM (1st)
Defense - 2.25G/GM (3rd) Defense - 2.11 G/GM (2nd)
Power Play - 26/123 21.1% (1st) Power Play - 15/81 18.5% (2nd)
Penalty Kill - 69/87 79.3% (9th) Penalty Kill - 47/57 82.5% (7th)
Penalty Minutes - 10.2/Gm (2nd) Penalty Minutes - 10.4 /Gm (2nd)
Season Review
How do you follow-up a 2014-15 season which saw you win the NCAA D-III Men's Ice Hockey national title. Well, you try to repeat, of course, but if you are Trinity, you also try to win the NESCAC title along the way, something that was denied in 2014-15 when eighth seed Tufts shocked the Bantams in the NESCAC Quarterfinals.
The Bantams returned all their NESCAC All-Conference players from 2014-15 , but lost one time NESCAC Player of the Year Jack Brewer. Trinity also had significant loses on the blueline, which they sought to plug with underclassmen, including union transfer Griffyn Martin.
In net, returning All-NESCAC goalie Nate Heilbron posted his worst GAA and save% of his career and split time in net with sophohmore Alex Morin. Up front, the high flying class of '17 once again produced for coach Matt Greason, with Sean Orlando, Ethan Holdaway and Ryan Cole combining for 65 points. Cole had his lowest offensive production in any of his three seasons in Hartford, but still had joined the 100 point club before his junior season was over. Cole made second Team All-NESCAC along with sophomore forward Anthony Sabitsky while Orlando made First Team All-NESCAC. One of the storylines of the season was top player Mike Hawkrigg, who somehow came back in February from a torn ACL early in January. Hawkrigg didn't put up gaudy numbers, but his presence was felt, especially on the power play.
Trinity had another strong season but losing both games to Williams cost the Bantams their third straight regular season 'Cac Crown. The Bantams would host NESCAC championship weekend, however, as the Tufts curse of the top seed struck for a second straight year with the eight seed Jumbos taking down the top seed Ephs in the Quarters. The Bantams would get to exact their revenge on Tufts after handling Colby, 3-1, in the Quarters. Trinity survived, 4-3, against Tufts and downed Amherst in the finals to claim the first NESCAC title of the Greason era.
The magic in the NCAA tournament was not there this season as UMass-Boston, making their first trip to the NCAA tournie, downed the host Bantams 4-0 in the opening round of the tournament.
High Point
It's not every coaching career where you win a national title before a conference title, but that's exactly what happened to Greason, who won a natty title in his fourth season at his alma mater and then won a NESCAC title in his fifth.
Low Point
Losing both games to Williams loosened the grip on Trinity's stronghold on the NESCAC regular season, but the lower point was failing to score in the NCAA Tournament game. The Bantams outshot the Beacons 37-30 but could never quite put it together.
The real low came in the offseason when we found out that former Trinity captain Chris Diozzi ('09) passed away unexpectedly at the end of the summer.
MVP
Sean Orlando (F, '17) Cole is already in the 100 point club, but the Ivyland, PA native will likely join his classmate in their senior season. Orlando made his First All-NESCAC team as a junior, despite his lowest output of his three seasons at (9-16-25). Orlando was also named to the New England Hockey Writers Association Division II/III All-Star Team and the CCM Men's Hockey All-American Third Team.
Congratulations to junior forward Sean Orlando, who was named an All-American this evening for the first time in his career.— Trinity Men's Hockey (@TCBantamsHockey) March 25, 2016
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