University of Connecticut Athletics
2021-22 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Carter Berger
- Position:
- Defenseman
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- North Vancouver, British Columbia
- Prev School:
- Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)
Hockey East Post Season Honors:
Hockey East All-Academic Team - 2020
2020-21 (Sophomore Season): Played in 21 games as a sophomore...Posted nine points on the year, scoring a goal with eight assists...Was a +2 on the year...Totaled 39 shots, a 1.86 per game average...Blocked six shots...Had two assists on the power play...Scored his lone goal on the year in a 4-2 win at home over Maine (Feb. 27)...Had a streak of four-straight games (Jan. 15-23) with an assist.
2019-20 (Freshman Season): Appeared in 31 games during his first season in Storrs…Finished the season with 10 points coming on a pair of goals and eight assists…Was a +4 for the season…Had a goal and an assist on the power play…Had 11 blocked shots…Scored his first collegiate goal in a 7-4 win at home over Vermont (Dec. 7)…Had a goal and two assists, a career-high three points, in a 3-2 upset at home over No. 8 Massachusetts (Feb. 28)…Had his first collegiate point with an assist in his college debut vs. Army West Point (Oct. 11)…Had a five-game point streak over November and December where he collected a goal and four assists.
In the NHL Draft: Drafted in the 4th round (106th overall) by the Florida Panthers in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
Before UConn: He played for three seasons with Victoria in the BCHL prior to coming to UConn…He played in 154 games with 108 total points on 41 goals and 67 assists…In 2018-19, he led all BCHL defensemen in scoring with 63 points in 54 games, averaging 1.17 points per game and was a BCHL first team All-Star…He was ninth among all league scorers in the final statistical rankings…He posted 27 goals and 36 assists and had 19 power play points including eight goals…In 2017-18, Berger, a left-handed shot, collected 34 points (10g/24a) while leading his team to a first place finish…He had eight points (1g/7a) in 12 playoff games…Attended Belmont Secondary school in Victoria, British Columbia.
Personal: Born September 17, 1999…Carter Bruce Berger is the son of Bruce and Fiona Berger…Has a brother, Bailey…His father, Bruce, was a swimmer at the University of California, Berkley and his mom, Fiona, swam at the University of British Columbia…Is undecided on a major.
