A young New York Rangers forward has turned a minor hockey staple into NHL life.

Brett Berard, 22, lives in the off-season in the basement of a family of six. In junior hockey, players often billet with families, living with them during the season. This is a slightly different arrangement since Berard lives with them when he’s not playing for the Rangers, but it’s a similar idea.

Berard told the Wall Street Journal about his unconventional setup in Darien, Conn.

He explained it came about because his best friend Petey Alofsin was a fraternity brother of the eldest son of the Fiorita family. Berard had told Alofsin he wanted to train in the area and his friend said: “‘No way, my best friend from school lives in Darien, you should talk to him,'” Berard told the news outlet.

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