“Breaking New Ground,” a celebration of the planned SINA/Trinity Community Sports Complex, was held during Homecoming weekend on Saturday, November 6, at 11 a.m. at the project site on New Britain Avenue. The College/Community event featured Willie O’Ree, who broke new ground and the color barrier in 1958 by becoming the first black player in the National Hockey League. He now serves as the Director of Youth Development for the NHL Diversity Task Force. Campus and community leaders from Trinity, SINA, and Hartford were present at the celebration, including Trinity President Jimmy Jones, Lt. Governor Kevin Sullivan ’71, Mayor Eddie Perez ’96, SINA Executive Director Luis Caban, and Hyacinth Yennie P ’02, ’05, President of the Maple Avenue Neighborhood Revitalization Zone.  
 
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Guest of Honor Willie O’Ree with Trinity College mascot, the Bantam		Trinity College President James F. Jones, Jr. welcomes the audience
Mayor Eddie Perez ’96 shares his bright vision of Hartford and expresses his appreciation to Trinity, SINA and community leaders		Luis Caban, Executive Director of SINA, conveys his excitement for the development of the Community Sports Complex as a vital piece in the nationally acclaimed SINA/Trinity Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative
Kevin Sullivan ’71, Lt. Governor and Vice President of Community and Institutional Relations at Trinity		Guest of Honor Willie O’Ree talks about the importance of ensuring access for children to experience new opportunities and develop talents
Trinity Men’s Hockey Coach John Dunham and President Jones present a special College jersey to Willie O’Ree		Standing behind the ice-sculpted letters CSC for the new Community Sports Complex (from l to r): Luis Caban, Executive Director of SINA; Kevin Sullivan ’71, Lt. Governor and Trinity Vice President for Community and Institutional Relations; Willie O’Ree, guest of honor; Hyacinth Yennie P ’02, ’05, President of the Maple Avenue Neighborhood Revitalization Zone; James F. Jones, Jr., President of Trinity College; Eddie Perez ’96, Mayor of Hartford; and John Dunham, Head Coach of the Men’s Hockey team at Trinity, as well as members of the Boys and Girls Club at the Trinity College Thomas and Ann Johnson building
College and Community leaders “breaking ice” at the CSC celebration while members of the Boys and Girls Club at the Trinity College Thomas and Ann Johnson building look on		Members of the Boys and Girls Club at the Trinity College Thomas and Ann Johnson building participating in the “ice-breaking” ceremony
O’Ree, Yennie, and Jones after the ceremony		Caban, Jones, and O’Ree in front of the Community Sports Complex project sign that recognizes the major partners and declares: “Opening in August 2006”