Maine forward Bernadet makes NCAA DI commitment

The Maine Nordiques of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) are pleased to announce that forward Jake Bernadet has committed to play NCAA Division I hockey for St. Lawrence University in the ECAC.

Bernadet, 20, is in his third season of playing junior hockey and first in the NAHL with the Nordiques. The 5’10/170 lbs. native of South Burlington, VT, is currently second in team scoring so far during the 2023-24 season with 31 points (13 goals, 18 assists) in 32 games played to date.

“I’m proud and honored to announce my commitment to play division 1 hockey at St. Lawrence University. I want to thank God, friends, family, coaches and everyone else who has supported me along the way,” said Bernadet.

Prior to playing in the NAHL, Bernadet played one season of Junior A hockey in Canada.

“We are excited beyond expression for Jake and the Bernadet family. You talk to a lot of players from the Western Canadian Leagues in the recruiting process. You hear a lot of prospects urging an idea to play closer to the schools for visibility as they feel it may be more beneficial for their exposure. With Jake, have a young man aging out in his junior hockey career who not only made the choice to be closer to Division 1 institutes but also took advantage when eyes are on players in this league (The North American Hockey League) consistently! It’s a great story, and just the way Bernie plays makes you chuckle as he has genuinely energized his production to 13 goals, 18 assists and a +29 rating in his current campaign,” said Maine head coach Nick Skerlick.

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