MADISON, Wis. -- With the 2016-17 Wisconsin men's hockey season right around the corner, UWBadgers.com goes beyond what fans will see on the ice this season to introduce the six newest members of the Badgers' incoming class by exploring their personalities, likes and dislikes.

Next up in this year's series is forward Trent Frederic.

Frederic, a native of St. Louis, Missouri, played the last two seasons for the 2015-16 for the U.S. National Team Development Program (USNTDP). He played in 60 games during the 2015-16 season for the USNTDP under-18 team, registering 40 points on 20 goals and 20 assists. In 55 games for the U.S. Under-17 team in 2014-15, Frederic put up 14 points on five goals and nine assists. He skated for Team USA at the 2016 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Under-18 World Championship in Grand Forks, North Dakota where he scored four goals and seven points in seven games to help the team to bronze. 
 
College athletics run in the Frederic family, as Trent will be the fourth member of his family to play a D-I sport. His sister, KC, played volleyball at Oregon State, his brother, Geno, played football at the University of Memphis and his brother, Grant, currently plays hockey at Miami University in Ohio. 

Frederic will wear No. 34 for a jersey number and will be just the fifth player in program history to wear No. 34. The other four include Crister Olviken, Vic Posa, Rick Spooner and Gabe Grunwald.    


FAVORITES:
Athlete: Jon Jay
Sports team: St. Louis Cardinals
School subject: Gym
Food: Egg, ham and cheese omelette
Movie: The Pursuit of Happyness
Superhero: Batman
Video game: Guitar Hero
App: Snapchat
Breakfast cereal: Raisin Bran
Hockey memory: Winning gold in Switzerland
Vacation spot: Cayman Islands
Thing about your country: Freedom

Questions:
TV show you never miss: Prison Break
How many songs on your iPod?: 500
First pro sports event you attended: St. Louis Cardinals game
Age you started playing hockey at: 3
First job: Roofing
Biggest fear: Snakes
Before each game I: Kick a soccer ball around
Dream car: Tesla
Hobbies/Interests: Golf and reading
If I could play another UW sport, it would be: Basketball
Hidden talent: Coding javascript
Greatest invention of the last 100 years: Airplane
Coolest Halloween costume: Yadier Molina in fourth grade
For me, playing college hockey is: An honor
Greatest inspiration: My parents
In 10 years, what do you hope to be doing: Playing hockey.
Why did you come to Wisconsin?: It is a great school and hockey program. 
If you could have one superpower, what would it be?: Be able to fly
President of any company, which one?: Apple
Worst household chore: Taking out the trash
Where do you like sitting on the bus for roadtrips?: In the front
Best place to be stuck waiting: My house
If you could give your life savings to a charity, which would you choose?: Catch22