At the end of his college career at Mercyhurt, Derek Barach made the leap from college to the American Hockey League. After the Cleveland Monsters beat the Toronto Marlies to earn a spot in the 2019 Calder Cup Playoffs, I sat down with Barach to discuss what it was like to play at a professional level compared to collegiate level.
Elaine Shircliff: You didn’t have the ending you wanted at Mercyhurst this year. So what did it feel like to hop on this team and just ride the playoff train? You kind of help push the playoff train.