Frederic brings back old-time hockey
Trent Frederic is another one of Boston’s recent first round picks who still has a bright future with the organization.
The Bruins drafted Frederic in 2016, and then he went and played at year in the NCAA with Wisconsin. After that, he signed his entry-level contract and reported to Providence.
Frederic had 25 points in 55 AHL games last season, and this year he has five points in 11 games. This is decent production, but most don’t regard Frederic as an offensive stud.
Rather, what sticks out about Frederic is his size and strength. Frederic is 6’2″, 200 lbs, and he uses his frame to play a heavy game. Sometimes this heaviness becomes more, as we saw in Sunday’s game against Belleville.
Frederic squared off against Belleville’s Joseph LaBate in an old-school, throwback hockey fight. Towards the end, Frederic, after he lost his jersey and shoulder pads, scored the knockout.
The fight was an epic clash, and it was something that we don’t really see anymore. Fighting is down in the NHL, and even when there are fights, they tend to be pretty tame.
Frederic, however, turned back time and brought back memories of some of the scariest Bruins players in history.
Obviously, the Bruins didn’t draft Frederic in the first round to be a fighter. The organization expects him to grow into a heavy, two-way center who can create space and spark offense.
His fight against LaBate, however, shows that Frederic can drop them when necessary. And this is something that goes over well with Bruins fans.
Providence starts the November schedule Friday night against Utica. Then, the Baby B’s play Hershey on Saturday. Let’s hope they can continue this fast start.