Bradly and Josh Nadeau have picked up right where they left off.
The brothers who led the Penticton Vees to back-to-back Fred Page Cup titles in 2022 and 2023 are now playing for the University of Maine and making quite the impression with their new fans south of the border.
In eight games this season, each forward has recorded 10 points. That’s good enough for the pair to lead their team in scoring.
Sounds familiar, doesn’t it?
The Nadeaus spent their two years in the South Okanagan doing just that with the Vees.
Josh and Bradly’s offensive prowess in Penticton, which included the pair combining for 341 points from 2021 to 2023, helped the latter get selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round of the NHL Draft.
Now in the NCAA, the brothers have led Maine to a 6-1-1 record.
Bradly was also recently named Hockey East Rookie of the Week, following a three-goal weekend against Merrimack College in Massachusetts on Nov. 3 and 4.
Penticton’s representation on the University of Maine men’s hockey team doesn’t stop there.
Former Vees Ryan Hopkins and Grayson Arnott, who both called themselves teammates of the Nadeaus during the Vees’ recent title runs, are also playing for Maine in the NCAA in 2023-2024.
But the Maine-Penticton hockey connection goes back even further.
Hockey Hall of Famer and former Penticton Panthers forward Paul Kariya also chose to play his college hockey in the northeast. The forward led the University of Maine hockey team to an NCAA National Championship in 1993, the first in the school’s history.
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