MONTREAL – Nikolas Koberstein is proud to call Alaska his collegiate hockey home.
One of eight freshmen currently plying their trade at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the 20-year-old defenseman – who was drafted 125th overall by the Canadiens in 2014 – has spent the last six months learning the NCAA game under the watchful eye of veteran bench boss, Dallas Ferguson, while growing accustomed to life nearly 3,000 kilometers from his family’s ranch – a cow-calf operation – in Alberta.
“It’s definitely very unique up here. There are lots of different things to get used to, the temperature and the snow, but Fairbanks is a beautiful town.