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Trent Frederic
Frederic with the Boston Bruins in 2017
Born (1998-02-11) February 11, 1998 (age 26)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
NHL team Boston Bruins
NHL Draft 29th overall, 2016
Boston Bruins
Playing career 2018–present

Trent Frederic (born February 11, 1998) is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Bruins selected him in the first round, 29th overall, of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

Born and raised in

sophomore
year, Frederic chose to leave Wisconsin in order to sign with the Bruins.

Frederic's push to become the Bruins' third-line center in the 2018–19 season did not work out: he had a chance at the role in February 2019, but was sent back down to the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League (AHL) after 11 scoreless outings. Frederic remained with Providence for the 2019–20 season, save for two NHL games in place of an injured Zachary Senyshyn, and had 32 AHL points by the time that the COVID-19 pandemic brought the season to a premature end. Frederic had a permanent position in the Bruins' NHL roster the following season until he contracted a mysterious illness in April, after which he was used only sparingly.

Early life

Frederic was born on February 11, 1998, in

St. Louis, Missouri,[1] to Bob and Gaye Frederic, both lifelong fans of the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL).[2] Raised a Blues fan, Frederic's favorite hockey players as a child were Keith Tkachuk and David Backes, and as he began playing hockey himself, he would model his playing style after that of Backes.[3] He played three sports throughout his childhood, all of which were coached by former professionals: Frederic's hockey coaches were Tkachuk and Jeff Brown, the quarterback coach on his American football team was Gus Frerotte, and Mike Matheny coached him in Little League Baseball.[4] Frederic spent two years as a three-sport athlete for De Smet Jesuit High School before October 2013, when the USA Hockey National Team Development Program noticed him at a minor ice hockey tournament and recruited him for their program.[4] He spent two years in the development program, scoring seven goals and 12 assists for a total of 19 points in 58 United States Hockey League games.[5]

Playing career

NCAA

On April 18, 2014, Frederic committed to play

NCAA tournament, Frederic was named the Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Freshman of the Year,[12] as well as the recipient of the Spike Carlson–Chris Chelios Award for the Badgers' most valuable player (MVP).[13] He was also named to both the All-Big Ten Second Team and Freshman Team.[14]

When Hughes was promoted to Badgers

entry-level contract with the Bruins, ending his college hockey career.[19]

Professional

Boston Bruins

Frederic's contract with the Bruins started during the

amateur tryout contract.[5] He played in 13 regular season games for Providence, recording five goals and eight points in the process, and contributed an additional assist in three postseason games.[1]

The offseason departure of

trading deadline, in order to clear salary cap space for new acquisition Charlie Coyle.[25] Ultimately, Frederic played in 15 NHL games during the 2018–19 season, with no goals or assists in any of them, but had 14 goals and 25 points in 55 games with Providence.[26]

Although he began the

penalty minutes.[29] By the time that the AHL season was canceled in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Providence Bruins were on a 12-game winning streak and were poised to take the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.[30] When the NHL returned to play for the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs, Frederic was one of 31 players selected to join the team in the Toronto "bubble".[31] He contracted the COVID-19 virus during the pre-playoff training camp, however, and could not play with the team during their postseason run.[32]

Frederic opened the

taxi squad, ready to fill in for either Craig Smith or Brad Marchand as needed.[33] After cementing his place on the Bruins lineup by way of fighting with P. K. Subban of the New Jersey Devils early in the season, Frederic finally picked up his first NHL point on January 23, an assist on Coyle's goal in a 3–1 defeat of the Philadelphia Flyers.[34] His first NHL goal also came against the Flyers, a second-period shot past Carter Hart during the NHL Outdoors at Lake Tahoe game on February 21.[35] What was poised to be a strong rookie season for Frederic was suddenly derailed aftar April 6, when he contracted a mysterious, non-COVID-19 illness. Frederic suffered a fever of over 100 °F (38 °C) that sidelined him for some time, and when the Bruins acquired Curtis Lazar and Taylor Hall in a late-season trade with the Buffalo Sabres, it was difficult for Frederic to find his way back into the lineup. After contracting the illness, he made only six more regular-season appearances for Boston.[36] He scored four goals and one assist in 42 regular season games, but did not make an appearance in any of the Bruins' 11 games at the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs, even when the fourth line wavered and Boston eventually fell to the New York Islanders.[37]

An impending

2021 NHL Expansion Draft.[39]

The 2021–22 season saw Frederic become a fixture in the NHL lineup, as he made the team out of camp and played 60 games for the team. He was taken out of the Bruins' 2021–22 lineup on November 9 after an unexpected hit from Josh Brown of the Ottawa Senators caused an upper body injury.[40] Frederic found success playing on a line with Charlie Coyle and Craig Smith, nicknamed the 11-12-13 line, after their respective jersey numbers. Frederic would score 8 goals and pot 10 assists for 18 points in his first full length NHL season. Unfortunately, he was unable to get any production going in the Stanley Cup playoffs, scoring no points and being scratched for three games in the Bruins seven game loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round.

In the

2022-23 NHL season, Frederic continued to find a consistent role on the third line. On a historic Bruins team, Frederic would have his breakout season, scoring 17 goals and 14 assists for 31 points. However, Frederic and the Bruins once again went quiet in the playoffs, being eliminated by the Florida Panthers
in seven games.

On August 1, 2023, the Bruins announced they had resigned Frederic to a two-year, $4.6 million contract extension.[41]

International play

Medal record
Representing  United States
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 United States
IIHF World U18 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2016 United States
World U-17 Hockey Challenge
Silver medal – second place 2014 Ontario

Frederic's tenure with the National Team Development Program allowed him to represent the United States at a number of international tournaments, beginning with the 2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, where he recorded one goal and one assist in six games of Team USA's silver-medal finish.[4][42] The following year, Frederic helped the United States to a bronze medal with four goals and three assists in the 2016 IIHF World U18 Championships,[43] including a hat-trick in the team's 12–1 opening-round rout of Latvia.[44] Two years later, he won another bronze medal, this time contributing five goals in seven games for the United States junior team at the 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[43] Four of these goals came in the bronze medal game, where the US team defeated the Czech Republic 9–3.[45]

Fighting

Standing at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) and weighing 220 pounds (100 kg), Frederic has become a successful fighter in his NHL career.[46] His penchant for fighting began as a child, when he and his brother Grant would practice hitting each other in a makeshift basement roller rink.[47] Most of his fights have come from a self-professed desire to help his teammates, such as when he battled Tommy Cross of the Springfield Thunderbirds after Cross elbowed Cameron Hughes in the head.[48] Boston coach Bruce Cassidy has praised Frederic's discipline and control in picking his battles and has encouraged him to become an enforcer.[49] Cassidy and teammate Brad Marchand, himself a notorious pest, have also praised Frederic's ability to draw penalties from his opponents by agitating them into a fight or another infraction.[50]

Personal life

Frederic's older brother Grant is also a hockey player, and the two would often face each other while Trent played with the US national team and Grant was with the Green Bay Gamblers.[51] Grant spent four years playing college ice hockey for the Miami RedHawks before signing with the Adirondack Thunder of the ECHL in 2020.[52]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season
 Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 St. Louis AAA Blues U16 T1EHL 37 11 19 30 30 — — — — —
2014–15 U.S. National Development Team USHL 35 3 2 5 30 — — — — —
2015–16 U.S. National Development Team USHL 23 4 10 14 23 — — — — —
2016–17 University of Wisconsin B1G 30 15 18 33 32 — — — — —
2017–18 University of Wisconsin B1G 36 17 15 32 26 — — — — —
2017–18 Providence Bruins AHL 13 5 3 8 11 3 0 1 1 0
2018–19 Providence Bruins AHL 55 14 11 25 67 4 0 2 2 2
2018–19 Boston Bruins NHL 15 0 0 0 15 — — — — —
2019–20 Providence Bruins AHL 59 8 24 32 148 — — — — —
2019–20 Boston Bruins NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2020–21 Boston Bruins NHL 42 4 1 5 65 — — — — —
2021–22 Boston Bruins NHL 60 8 10 18 57 4 0 0 0 16
2022–23 Boston Bruins NHL 79 17 14 31 57 5 0 0 0 10
NHL totals 198 29 28 54 194 9 0 0 0 26

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 United States U17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 1 0 1 4
2016 United States U18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 4 3 7 4
2018 United States
WJC
 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 5 0 5 2
Junior totals 20 10 3 13 10

Awards and honors

Award Year Ref.
College
Freshman of the Year
 2017 [12]
All-Big Ten Freshman Team 2017 [14]
All-Big Ten Second Team 2017 [14]
Spike Carlson–Chris Chelios Award (Badgers MVP) 2017 [13]
All-Big Ten honorable mention 2018 [19]

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Boston Bruins first round draft pick
2016 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Big Ten Freshman of the Year
2016–17
 Succeeded by
Mitchell Lewandowski
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