Wisconsin native Jackson Katz began playing hockey when he was 4 years old. While his family is originally from the South, his dad loved hockey and wanted him to get involved in a sport that isn’t as well known in the region.
Katz grew up playing baseball, football and hockey, but he stopped playing the first two. He said that hockey was the “sport to stick” because he liked the teamwork, quickness and physicality involved in the game.
The senior finance major has hit many milestones in his hockey career and was named the Collegiate Hockey Federation Player of the Month for the forward position in December.
Head coach and general manager John Camp said this award is similar to an NCAA-level award for other sports.
Throughout his career in high school, Katz strived to work hard. He said that a majority of his work off the ice was hanging out…
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