ice hockey After a strong 4-1 start before Christmas, injuries and inexperience find John Dunham's varsity ice hockey team struggling around .500 at the season's mid-point . Comfortably ensconced in their new home at West Hartford's Kingswood rink, Trinity continues to rely on solid , if inexperienced, defense and talented sophomore goaltender Steve Solik, while waiting for a strong offensive combination to click . Sometimes it has. Karl Nelson leads all scorers with six goals and eleven assists, and has been the most reliable front -liner. In a 1-2 week sophomore T.R. Goodman came on strong . In the previous 0-3 week Joe Upton played inspired offense . During the 4-1 start, co-captain Tom Chase and rookies Dan Flynn and Dave Lenahan performed excellently . But none of this has come together all at once, and Trinity ' s solid defense has displayed enough inconsistencies to make the team vulnerable. Coach Dunham, whose third win this season was the 1DOth of his ten year Bantam career, is philosophical. "The kids with the most potential are the youngest ones. They are very coachable, and they just have to keep improving ." Injuries have not helped either. Lenahan was slowed down by a back problem, while Bob Ferguson and Chip Farnham were lost for the season .
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