Even though Carter Berger grew up in Canada, he didn’t come from a hockey family. His parents were high-level athletes, but they were Division 1 college swimmers. Isn’t wasn’t until Carter’s older brother Bailey started playing hockey that he was exposed to the sport.
And once he got old enough to play himself, it didn’t take long to fall in love.
“I remember my first few times on the ice, I loved it,” Berger said. “It was tough when my parents said it was time to go, I got really upset and stuff like that. I always had that instant connection with the game.