Kerdiles moved to Irvine , California at the age of six where he learned and trained to play hockey . As a youth , he played in the 2007 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Los Angeles . He attended the University of Wisconsin – Madison where he played two seasons of NCAA Division I hockey with the Wisconsin Badgers . During his freshman season he led the Badgers to capture the Broadmoor Trophy as the WCHA playoff champion , and was recognized for his outstanding performance when he was voted the most valuable player of the 2013 WCHA Men 's Ice Hockey Tournament
2013 WCHA Men 's Ice Hockey Tournament
2013 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Nic Kerdiles