January 11, 2008

Feature: Blase on Fire

The following feature article on Yale goaltender Billy Blase appeared in the January 11 issue of The New Haven Register.

By Chip Malafronte
Register Staff

NEW HAVEN - The outdoor lifestyle of his native Southern California never really appealed to Billy Blase. He's not much of a surfer, isn't into beach volleyball and definitely doesn't skateboard.

Blase, born and raised in sunny Santa Monica, Calif., always preferred the chill of local hockey rinks rather than chilling out on the beaches in his hometown.

"I guess I'm an indoor kid from California," Blase said.

Complete article can be accessed via the Register Web site by clicking here.