Rising Local Hockey Star on Charlestown Live

The following was submitted by Al Carrier, a co-host at Charlestown Live.

Local Hockey All Star and Super 8 Champion Hockey Player Brendan Collier was recently interviewed on Charlestown Live by co-host Al Carrier. If you missed the show on Nov. 17, you can still tune in when the program will air again on Nov. 24 (Thanksgiving) at 6:30 p.m. and then again on Nov. 26 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 28 at 10:30 am.

Collier, a Charlestown native, is a talented rising star in the hockey world and is a great example to young athletes everywhere both on and off the field. He is a senior at Malden Catholic High School where has received the PLUS Ultra Scholarship and he has also maintained a 3.6 GPA over the last three years. He is a multi-sport athlete, playing golf, lacrosse and ice hockey and over the last three years he has received the following recognition and accolades.

• Twice named HS All Scholastic team by both the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald
• Two time Catholic Conference All Star
• Named to the Boston Herald and Boston Globe Dream Teams
• MA Division IA High School Super 8 Hockey Champion where he scored the OT Game Winning Goal

Collier is attending Boston University where he will play hockey and undoubtedly make a splash with the Terriers. He sets a great example for those young student athletes who are aspiring to do great things both on and off the ice. Often times you will see Brendan around the neighborhood playing street hockey with the kids at Eden Street park or helping with power skating drills at the Charlestown Youth Hockey practices. He is an outstanding scholar and maintains that in order to be successful on the ice or the field you must first make sure that your schoolwork is done and that you take pride in working hard in the classroom.

Collier also comments that no matter what sport you play, you must work hard at both school and at practice in order to play at a very competitive level. Having recently returned from a national high school showcase hockey tournament, he stated, "no matter how good you are you will always come up against better competition and you must be ready for that. That is where hard work pays off!" He also credited his family with always being there for him and providing the support he needed all along his very accomplished young student/ athlete career. Collier also shared some advice about friends and making sure that you surround yourself with good friends whom have the same values as you and will make smart decisions about staying out of trouble so that you can achieve your goals in life both now and in the future.

Please be sure to tune in and watch this interview with Charlestown’s own Brendan Collier, a young man with great character who is a fine example to the youth of Charlestown of what it takes to be a successful student/ athlete.