Playing Puck Under Palm Trees
The following article featuring Yale forward Trent Ruffolo and goaltender Connor Wilson appeared in the January 12 issue of the Yale Daily News.
BY KEVIN KUCHARSKI
STAFF REPORTER
Trent Ruffolo ’15 and Connor Wilson ’15 are two of the hockey team’s most promising young players. But unlike most of their competition in the ECAC, Ruffolo and Wilson learned to play hockey beneath palm trees and sunshine.
The two freshmen both hail from below the Mason-Dixon line and represent geographical oddities on the hockey team. Ruffolo was born in Coral Springs, Fla. and Wilson in Cary, N.C. Each player is the first from his respective state to play hockey at Yale.
While both come from warm-weather states, the two players’ experiences with hockey have been quite different. Ruffolo started playing when he was six and stuck to the sport, eschewing baseball among other sports for his love of the ice. Wilson, on the other hand, waited until he was eight to play hockey and continued to play other sports more traditionally associated with warm weather.
Complete article can be accessed via the Daily News Web site by clicking here.
