Senior Griz Hockey participant, Josh Chamberlain, gets rid of his helmet for a photograph ahead of the Montana State matchup in Glacier Ice Rink on Oct. 14. The rink used to be stuffed on Friday night time to observe the Griz lose 5-0 towards the Cats.
Josh Chamberlain, a 25-year-old senior majoring in English training, additionally occurs to be one in every of Griz hockey’s left wings. He has returned for his ultimate season ahead of transferring his abilities to instructing and training younger up-and-coming gamers.
“I’ve played in some big hockey leagues and divisions,” Chamberlain stated. “And I’ve never had a packed rink like it is on Friday nights. The student section is unlike anything I’ve ever seen before in my life. The energy in there is just electric as soon as you step in.”
In his first complete season with the Griz, the Spokane local were given his hockey occupation began with the Missoula Maulers, Missoula’s prior junior staff. Hockey has taken him throughout the nation from Oklahoma City for a stint in junior hockey ahead of transferring directly to New England College, a Division III college in New Hampshire, ahead of his go back to Missoula.
“I just decided that I’d like to be close to home,” Chamberlain stated. “Relocating home was a huge benefit for me, as well as getting to play in front of a crazy crowd like Missoula has right now.”
Chamberlain performed in best six video games remaining 12 months for the Griz because of a overdue switch.
The 6-foot-5 (now not counting ice skates) 190-pound winger performs with pastime. On offense, he’s at all times having a look to arrange a play or get the shot on objective.
“I’m a very calm and laid-back person off the ice, but not so calm and laid-back on the ice,” Chamberlain stated.
On protection, Chamberlain isn’t afraid to make use of his measurement and get into the corners and make touch.
“He’s honestly one of the best teammates you could ask for,” stated teammate and fellow ahead Cayce Balk, a 21-year-old development control main. “(A) guy in the locker room that’s super supportive of everyone, even if the decision isn’t the best, he’s usually the one to correct you on it. As one of the older guys on the team, he definitely shows that he’s the most mature on the team with the level that he plays.”
Chamberlain is understood round the locker room for his habits and adulthood, a sentiment echoed by way of his teammate Eddy Lochridge.
“He’s stand up, he’s perfect,” Lochridge stated. “He’s the perfect example of being like a veteran teammate, you know, he’s a perfect old guy for us around the locker room.”
Chamberlain offers the credit score for launching his hockey occupation to his oldsters. Though neither of them had a hockey background, he stated it used to be when the Spokane Chiefs hockey staff gave the impression that they fell in love with the recreation, planting the seed for what would transform the senior’s selected recreation.
“I was in skates at 3 years old,” Chamberlain stated. “I played all sports growing up, but hockey was the one that really made me fall in love, honestly.”
Looking at his ultimate season as a participant, Chamberlain plans to hold up his skates and shift his consideration to training.
“I’ll be taking (my) hockey talents to the coaching board, and I’d like to coach youth hockey and everything else. So just anywhere that I can stay in the game, I think it’s what I’m going to try and do,” Chamberlain stated.
The Griz fell to the Cats 5-0 on Oct. 14. UM hockey plans to make use of it as gasoline to develop as it’ll tackle Washington State at house on Oct. 21.