The 39th episode of The Reporter's Corner features junior Chase Cheslock, who is one of the top defensemen on a St. Thomas team with high hopes in 2025-26.

A fifth-round pick by the New Jersey Devils in the 2023 NHL Draft, Cheslock is coming off a 2024-25 campaign in which he racked up 14 points. The 6-foot-3 blueliner is one of 13 returning players this season for the Tommies, who welcome in 15 new faces in 2025-26.

In this episode, Cheslock talks about growing up playing hockey in Rogers, Minnesota, as well as his junior hockey career that ended shortly after joining the Tommies at the semester break in 2023-24. Cheslock also went into detail about his draft story and what it was like to open UST's new home rink, Lee and Penny Anderson Arena, two weeks ago in St. Paul.

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