By: Ella Fowler, Kelsey Bruzek, Tyler Elzholz, and Jaiden Basinger
December 1, 2020
The Brooklyn varsity hockey team is ready to roll. Head Coach Mike Wrost is returning for his second season, following in the footsteps of former Brooklyn legend, Ryan Kelber. Alongside him are assistant coaches Josh Dress and Jason Supek.
The team is coming off of a 5-14-1 record with a 3-9 conference mark, but there is a lot of excitement with the new players joining the squad as well as the returners growing in their skills.
Senior Jed Williamson is hopeful for a memorable and successful season while fellow senior Luke Ridenour is simply hoping that hockey games will be played this year.
Not only are these players looking to be better as a team, but they also know that individual improvement will lead to greater team success.
“I want to become a better goalie and try my best to be better each and every practice/game,” stated Williamson.
According to Williamson, the strengths for this year’s squad will be chemistry and confidence. Also, Ridenour believes that teamwork and communication will be keys.
“The more we practice and learn how our teammates play, the better we will get,” added Ridenour.
This year, players are optimistic about doing well in the Blue South Division, which is a division that many Hurricanes believe that they can compete in.
The team lost a big core of seniors from last year. One of those seniors, Aaron Wrost, is currently continuing his hockey career at Trine University, located in Indiana. With losing Wrost and other key seniors, this year’s team also gained some newcomers, especially on defense.
As Coach Wrost believes, “Defense is our main strength with seniors Jacob Pena and Alan Fernandez and freshman Matt Nicholson.”
Coach Wrost is looking forward to many aspects of this season but mainly watching the new players learn the game and their continued improvement throughout the season. Additionally, he is excited to see how the returning players grow into leadership roles by becoming less dependent on seniors. With smart and improved play, the coaching staff and team believe that they can indeed be Baron Cup qualifiers.
With hopes the season will start back up soon, the health of the players (on and off the ice) is most important at this point in time. Only time will tell when this pandemic permanently goes away, but all the information you will need on this year’s hockey season will be provided as soon as possible.
The Hurricane family wishes good health to all of you during these uncertain times.
Dig deep and press on!
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