December 1, 2025 • 8 mins
6 goals and 3 assists for the winger from Princeton, MA
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Adam Jardino with you here back on the Yukon Men's
Ice Hockey Coaches Show, segment number four of our evening
here at Bears Barbecue and Downtown Hartford, and we were
joined by Ethan Guarduel as sophomore forward for the Yukon Hunskis.
Ethan last year eight goals, tennis sists, eighteen points and
you know, one goal away from a Frozen four. When
(00:21):
you look back on last year as your freshman campaign,
what are all the thoughts that go through your head.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
Yeah, first of all, thank you for having me.
Speaker 3 (00:28):
Yeah, yeah, it was definitely it was definitely a special year,
something that was just so cool to be a part
of the group we had. We were just so connected,
so close, and yeah, all the older guys really just
made my first year so special. And yeah, like you said,
one goal away from the Frozen four. But that's still
in the back of our minds and it's definitely going
(00:50):
to carry into this year as we go forward here.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
For for you, a year ago was what made being
on a line with two other freshmen so unique, and
that you you settled in with Aiden Shahn and Ethan
Whitcomb for a good chunk of the year.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
Yeah, I love playing with those two guys who we
also lived together last year, so chemistry was definitely there
on and off the ice.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
But yeah, it was definitely special.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
Three guys just coming in, you know, at the start,
not really knowing how they're going to make an impact
on the lineup, and I think when they finally put
us together, it kind of just clicked, like we all
knew what we wanted and I think we kind of
compliment any each other's games so well, like we can score,
we can pass, we can defend. So yeah, it was
really cool to play with them, especially down the road.
Speaker 1 (01:39):
What's it like as a freshman coming into a program
where you know, guys are at different points of their
junior career, juniors careers, you know, in different ages, but
you're coming in as all his first years are you?
Are you texting in that summer before? How are you
getting to know your future teammates in that way?
Speaker 3 (01:59):
Yeah, so the older guys made the transition really, uh,
really smooth for us. We would get a text message
probably a month after their season ended, just saying like, help,
how much they're looking.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
Forward to the year.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
You know, we're all we're all texting sending our names
in the chat. So then we also come in for
the summer and pretty much every guy unless you're like
way out of the country, comes in for that, so,
you know, just spending time with each other working out
and we're probably like three months away from the season,
but you can just see how bad every guy wants it.
So it's kind of cool to be a part of
that and something I definitely don't take for granted.
Speaker 1 (02:33):
Ethan Gardula, sophomore forward, joining us here on the Coaches
Show by way of Princeton, Massachusetts, little small town in
central mass What was What did Yukon mean to you
growing up as a as a sports fan. Was Yukon
on the radar at all?
Speaker 2 (02:51):
Yeah? Oh yeah, I definitely say it was.
Speaker 3 (02:53):
You know, uh, if you're ever lucky enough to play
college hockey, my dream especially was to play Hawk East. Yeah,
you know, they were definitely a team that was on
the come up and I could see that, and you know,
the coaching staff that we have is just they make
everything so easy for you. And when I toured here,
(03:14):
I think I toured here twice just getting to know
some of the players, some of the coaches. I could
see that they were building something, and you know, obviously,
like I touched on, last year was a was a
big year for the program, and but yeah, Yukon is
definitely a special place.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
And yeah, Dan, you think Carduela joints, it's here on
the Coaches Show last year, those eighteen points in thirty
six games. Individually obviously knowing what the team wanted to
achieve coming into this year, but individually, how did you
approach this past offseason and working to improve your game?
Speaker 3 (03:49):
Yeah, like I said, yeah, we we came in, worked
out a lot, getting our skates together, and we knew
we kind of lost a couple of big pieces, you know,
the Hudson shandor John Spetz, and there was definitely gonna
be a whole upfront, especially with Hottie leaving. But I
think the approach is kind of just the same. You know,
like obviously you got to make a little bit more
of an impact, and you do everything you can over
(04:11):
the offseason to prepare for that. So yeah, just working
out and like coming in with the guys in the
summer is just so big because I think just the
closer ours a group, the better you play. So yeah,
I'd say the approach pretty much stayed the same though.
Speaker 1 (04:26):
Or you this year. I know we talked about Cayden
and Ethan and getting to work with a different couple
of guys this year. What's that synergy right now with
Lately it's been Mike Murtagg and Tristan Fraser.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (04:41):
I mean on this team, it really doesn't matter who
you play with. Coach always says that we don't have
a first line. So yeah, Murdtag and Fraser both unbelievable players,
work just works so hard and both having really good years,
really good starts this year.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
So yeah, I love playing with them. So far.
Speaker 1 (05:00):
As we approach the you know, the time of year
where you get that almost month off between games, what
what is the what is the goal in the short
term to to hit that break that point in the
season playing some good hockey.
Speaker 3 (05:15):
Yeah, I think it's huge for us. Yeah, two big
games coming up against Merrimack League games we'd like to
stay in first and yeah, that break, you gotta you
just gotta do everything you can stay in shape. I
know you've got to spend time with your family and stuff,
but it's definitely in the back of your mind what
we're what we're building here, So I think the break
(05:36):
is going to be good for a lot of us
kind of just rust up a little, but uh, when
we come back, we know what we gotta do.
Speaker 1 (05:42):
So being as close to home as you are, and
being you know, situated in the you know, with Princeton, Massachusetts,
being kind of in the heart of hockey's your your parents,
family friends, they able to make it to a good
chunk of the games.
Speaker 2 (06:00):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (06:00):
So my parents have actually been to every game I've
played here so far, so they're looking to keep that
streak alive. But yeah, I have a bunch of family
who comes to every game. My brother comes out as
much as he can. So yeah, it's awesome being this close.
Just you know, you have the support of your family watching.
So uh yeah, definitely where I live, it definitely makes
(06:23):
my situation a whole lot.
Speaker 1 (06:24):
Cooler older brother, younger brother.
Speaker 2 (06:27):
I have an older brother.
Speaker 3 (06:28):
He graduated from the University of New Hampshire last year, okay.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
And was hockey part of his story at all.
Speaker 3 (06:37):
Yeah, definitely, he played through high school. He played club
at u NH. So hockey's definitely in the family.
Speaker 1 (06:44):
Love it. And lastly, I know in the USHL you
played out in Sioue City. For those you know stuck
in Connecticut, tell us something about Sue City and your experience.
They're just being out in that part of the country.
Speaker 3 (06:58):
Yeah, we actually have a ton of guys that are
at Yukon right now that played at Sioux City, so
some I played without their Shaehan and Fitzgerald.
Speaker 2 (07:07):
I don't know.
Speaker 3 (07:07):
It's it's a very unique town. It's a bit of
a culture shock once you get out there. It's very
flat out there. I don't know, there's not a ton
to do. Hockey kind of keeps you distracted for the
most part. But I think something that's really cool is
just like hearing all the stories about the guys that
were there that are now here, like Tabor Heath Slip
(07:29):
Samaki was there last year, so it's kind of cool
just to reflect on that and talk about it sometimes.
But yeah, it was it was definitely a It was
definitely a special part of my career. I had a
great billet family out there and they made my life
very easy.
Speaker 2 (07:43):
So yeah, it was definitely very cool. Ethan.
Speaker 1 (07:47):
We we appreciate the time. We know this is on
top of busy hockey season. It's finals week approaching and
all that, so good luck with finals and good luck
coming up here against Merrimac.
Speaker 2 (07:57):
Yeah, thank you for having me.
Speaker 1 (07:59):
All right, come up next, we'll have a conversation with
Yukon defenseman kai Jan Berett. That's here in the Yukon
Men's Hockey Coaches Show from lear Field.
Adam Jardino with you here back on the Yukon Men's
Ice Hockey Coaches Show, segment number four of our evening
here at Bears Barbecue and Downtown Hartford, and we were
joined by Ethan Guarduel as sophomore forward for the Yukon Hunskis.
Ethan last year eight goals, tennis sists, eighteen points and
you know, one goal away from a Frozen four. When
(00:21):
you look back on last year as your freshman campaign,
what are all the thoughts that go through your head.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
Yeah, first of all, thank you for having me.
Speaker 3 (00:28):
Yeah, yeah, it was definitely it was definitely a special year,
something that was just so cool to be a part
of the group we had. We were just so connected,
so close, and yeah, all the older guys really just
made my first year so special. And yeah, like you said,
one goal away from the Frozen four. But that's still
in the back of our minds and it's definitely going
(00:50):
to carry into this year as we go forward here.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
For for you, a year ago was what made being
on a line with two other freshmen so unique, and
that you you settled in with Aiden Shahn and Ethan
Whitcomb for a good chunk of the year.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
Yeah, I love playing with those two guys who we
also lived together last year, so chemistry was definitely there
on and off the ice.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
But yeah, it was definitely special.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
Three guys just coming in, you know, at the start,
not really knowing how they're going to make an impact
on the lineup, and I think when they finally put
us together, it kind of just clicked, like we all
knew what we wanted and I think we kind of
compliment any each other's games so well, like we can score,
we can pass, we can defend. So yeah, it was
really cool to play with them, especially down the road.
Speaker 1 (01:39):
What's it like as a freshman coming into a program
where you know, guys are at different points of their
junior career, juniors careers, you know, in different ages, but
you're coming in as all his first years are you?
Are you texting in that summer before? How are you
getting to know your future teammates in that way?
Speaker 3 (01:59):
Yeah, so the older guys made the transition really, uh,
really smooth for us. We would get a text message
probably a month after their season ended, just saying like, help,
how much they're looking.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
Forward to the year.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
You know, we're all we're all texting sending our names
in the chat. So then we also come in for
the summer and pretty much every guy unless you're like
way out of the country, comes in for that, so,
you know, just spending time with each other working out
and we're probably like three months away from the season,
but you can just see how bad every guy wants it.
So it's kind of cool to be a part of
that and something I definitely don't take for granted.
Speaker 1 (02:33):
Ethan Gardula, sophomore forward, joining us here on the Coaches
Show by way of Princeton, Massachusetts, little small town in
central mass What was What did Yukon mean to you
growing up as a as a sports fan. Was Yukon
on the radar at all?
Speaker 2 (02:51):
Yeah? Oh yeah, I definitely say it was.
Speaker 3 (02:53):
You know, uh, if you're ever lucky enough to play
college hockey, my dream especially was to play Hawk East. Yeah,
you know, they were definitely a team that was on
the come up and I could see that, and you know,
the coaching staff that we have is just they make
everything so easy for you. And when I toured here,
(03:14):
I think I toured here twice just getting to know
some of the players, some of the coaches. I could
see that they were building something, and you know, obviously,
like I touched on, last year was a was a
big year for the program, and but yeah, Yukon is
definitely a special place.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
And yeah, Dan, you think Carduela joints, it's here on
the Coaches Show last year, those eighteen points in thirty
six games. Individually obviously knowing what the team wanted to
achieve coming into this year, but individually, how did you
approach this past offseason and working to improve your game?
Speaker 3 (03:49):
Yeah, like I said, yeah, we we came in, worked
out a lot, getting our skates together, and we knew
we kind of lost a couple of big pieces, you know,
the Hudson shandor John Spetz, and there was definitely gonna
be a whole upfront, especially with Hottie leaving. But I
think the approach is kind of just the same. You know,
like obviously you got to make a little bit more
of an impact, and you do everything you can over
(04:11):
the offseason to prepare for that. So yeah, just working
out and like coming in with the guys in the
summer is just so big because I think just the
closer ours a group, the better you play. So yeah,
I'd say the approach pretty much stayed the same though.
Speaker 1 (04:26):
Or you this year. I know we talked about Cayden
and Ethan and getting to work with a different couple
of guys this year. What's that synergy right now with
Lately it's been Mike Murtagg and Tristan Fraser.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (04:41):
I mean on this team, it really doesn't matter who
you play with. Coach always says that we don't have
a first line. So yeah, Murdtag and Fraser both unbelievable players,
work just works so hard and both having really good years,
really good starts this year.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
So yeah, I love playing with them. So far.
Speaker 1 (05:00):
As we approach the you know, the time of year
where you get that almost month off between games, what
what is the what is the goal in the short
term to to hit that break that point in the
season playing some good hockey.
Speaker 3 (05:15):
Yeah, I think it's huge for us. Yeah, two big
games coming up against Merrimack League games we'd like to
stay in first and yeah, that break, you gotta you
just gotta do everything you can stay in shape. I
know you've got to spend time with your family and stuff,
but it's definitely in the back of your mind what
we're what we're building here, So I think the break
(05:36):
is going to be good for a lot of us
kind of just rust up a little, but uh, when
we come back, we know what we gotta do.
Speaker 1 (05:42):
So being as close to home as you are, and
being you know, situated in the you know, with Princeton, Massachusetts,
being kind of in the heart of hockey's your your parents,
family friends, they able to make it to a good
chunk of the games.
Speaker 2 (06:00):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (06:00):
So my parents have actually been to every game I've
played here so far, so they're looking to keep that
streak alive. But yeah, I have a bunch of family
who comes to every game. My brother comes out as
much as he can. So yeah, it's awesome being this close.
Just you know, you have the support of your family watching.
So uh yeah, definitely where I live, it definitely makes
(06:23):
my situation a whole lot.
Speaker 1 (06:24):
Cooler older brother, younger brother.
Speaker 2 (06:27):
I have an older brother.
Speaker 3 (06:28):
He graduated from the University of New Hampshire last year, okay.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
And was hockey part of his story at all.
Speaker 3 (06:37):
Yeah, definitely, he played through high school. He played club
at u NH. So hockey's definitely in the family.
Speaker 1 (06:44):
Love it. And lastly, I know in the USHL you
played out in Sioue City. For those you know stuck
in Connecticut, tell us something about Sue City and your experience.
They're just being out in that part of the country.
Speaker 3 (06:58):
Yeah, we actually have a ton of guys that are
at Yukon right now that played at Sioux City, so
some I played without their Shaehan and Fitzgerald.
Speaker 2 (07:07):
I don't know.
Speaker 3 (07:07):
It's it's a very unique town. It's a bit of
a culture shock once you get out there. It's very
flat out there. I don't know, there's not a ton
to do. Hockey kind of keeps you distracted for the
most part. But I think something that's really cool is
just like hearing all the stories about the guys that
were there that are now here, like Tabor Heath Slip
(07:29):
Samaki was there last year, so it's kind of cool
just to reflect on that and talk about it sometimes.
But yeah, it was it was definitely a It was
definitely a special part of my career. I had a
great billet family out there and they made my life
very easy.
Speaker 2 (07:43):
So yeah, it was definitely very cool. Ethan.
Speaker 1 (07:47):
We we appreciate the time. We know this is on
top of busy hockey season. It's finals week approaching and
all that, so good luck with finals and good luck
coming up here against Merrimac.
Speaker 2 (07:57):
Yeah, thank you for having me.
Speaker 1 (07:59):
All right, come up next, we'll have a conversation with
Yukon defenseman kai Jan Berett. That's here in the Yukon
Men's Hockey Coaches Show from lear Field.
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