Meyer Joins Terriers
December 23, 1999 | Men's Ice Hockey
Highly-touted defenseman Freddy Meyer, who has been in the National Team Development Program the past two-and-a-half-years, has joined the Boston University hockey team and will be in uniform on Monday night (December 27th) when the Terriers take on Ferris State in the first game of the Silverado Shootout, hosted by the University of MinnesotaDuluth.
Meyer, a 5-10, 185-pounder from Sanbornville, NH, has appeared in 29 games thus far this season. He played three with the Under-17 team and the other 26 games on the Under-18 team. Overall, he had 3 goals and 9 assists for 12 points.
"We are very excited to have Freddy with us," said Terrier head coach Jack Parker. "He is a very highly-skilled defenseman, who has had the benefit of having played on the international level for the past two-and-a-half years. This should certainly help him make the transition to NCAA Division 1 collegiate hockey.
"His strengths are his competitiveness and his transition play," the coach went on. "He is a very competitive player, similar to John Sabo."
A freshman right wing for the Terriers, Sabo is also a product of the development program and has 2-46 in 15 games for the Terriers this season.
"Freddy is also very good in the transition game which translates into his being a very good offensive player."
Meyer's arrival couldn't have come at a better time, as the Terriers could be without the services of three defensemen for the Duluth tournament.
Sophomore Pat Aufiero (Winchester, Mass.), who played in the U.S. Development Program prior to his arrival at B.U, is with the U.S. Junior Team at the World Junior Championships in Sweden. In the meantime, freshman John Cronin (Duxbury, Mass.) and junior Colin Sheen (Hopkinton, NH) could be sidelined by injuries. Cronin is recovering from a broken thumb and is listed as day-to-day, while Sheen has a broken wrist and is definitely out of the two games.
"Because of our personnel situation, Freddy is going to see a higher level of significant play in Duluth," said Parker. "We are looking forward to having him with us, and we expect some great things from him while he's here."
Jeff Jackson, the national team coach, said of Meyer in a Boston Globe interview on October 31st
"He's a dynamic player. Physically, he's made himself, even though he's only 5-10, a force with the way he plays. He plays the game very physically. He's very strong. He's worked to be as strong as you can be at that size and age. He has good offensive instincts and he's tough and he plays the game on edge a little, which I like. He's aggressive offensively and defensively, and he has that edge. I really like what he brings to the table as far as the future. I would rather have a 5-10 player who plays like Freddy than a 6-2 guy who plays soft. He plays a big man's game."
