We feel as a staff that they all will contribute down the line. He said that the freshmen are eager to make the difficult transition to the collegiate level by spending extra time on the ice. One of those players is defenseman Nate Berry. In college hockey, every player is good. They are bigger, stronger, faster and smarter with the puck than what I was exposed to in junior hockey.
Berry comes from Roseau, Minn., the heart of U.S. high school hockey.
In Roseau, as in most of Canada, boys and girls are born with skates on. This competitive atmosphere at Roseau produced not one, but two members of Yale s class of 2004. Forward Mike Klema joined Berry in donning Yale Blue. The pressure of ECAC hockey doesn t faze Klema and Berry. They come from a background of pressure packed play and Yale coaches praise their poise and responsibility displayed on the ice.