Frederik Back home

Playing back in St. Louis is nothing new for Trent Frederic, who is now in his seventh season with the Bruins, but it still brings a smile every time the forward returns to his hometown.

“It’s great. I had dinner with my parents last night. I got to see my brother and his new fiancée, which was nice,” Frederic said. “It’s fun. Just driving around town and seeing it brings back good memories.”

Frederic also remembered the hockey hotbed that was his family’s basement. The space housed legendary ball hockey games, featuring future NHLers Matthew and Brady Tkachuk, Logan Brown, Clayton Keller, Luke Kunin, Ryan MacInnis and Joseph Woll.

“Especially when we were younger, we played there quite a bit. Now it’s more of a shooting room because we’ve gotten a little bigger,” Frederic said with a grin. “During COVID we actually had some rollerblades and played 1-on-1 there, but other than that not really (we don’t really talk about it).

“We all exercise together, most of us do. Now you just end up on a large ice sheet. It’s a lot easier that way.”

The 26-year-old added that the famous cellar has also recently undergone a renovation.

“My mother built a little sauna in there, a mini gym, so the so-called ice rink is kind of cut in half,” Frederic said.