Brett Berard dealt with a lot through his rookie campaign with the New York Rangers that went completely under the radar.
Through his 35 NHL games this past season, Berard showed flashes of promise and there were no signs he sustained any sort of serious injuries.
However, Berard actually confirmed that he suffered a torn labrum in his 4th NHL game and he played through for the rest of the year.
The 22-year-old forward finally got his shot in the big leagues and he was determined not to let anything squander his opportunity, including a torn labrum.
"I was out for a week or so, but it’s one of those things where you’re up in the NHL,” Berard said. “You work your whole life for it. I felt like I was playing pretty good hockey, too, so you don’t want to really lose that. So, just tried to play through it."
Berard was set to play for Team USA at the 2025 IIHF World Championship in May, but he was forced to pull out of the tournament due to his injury.
Rangers teammates to process.
Over the course of the summer, Berard has been rehabbing and he’s expected to be 100 percent ready for training camp in December.
On top of his rehab process, Berard has also been training at Prentiss Hockey Performance with Chris Kreider, Matt Rempe, Jonathan Quick, and other NHL players.
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