  Berit Johnson |
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Class:
Jr.
Hometown:
Wayzata, Minn.
High School:
The Blake School
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Height:
5-5
Position:
D
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Notes: Sister, Kelsey '07, played forward for Yale ... Voted
smartest and funniest player on the team in midseason survey as a
sophomore ... 2007-08: AWHCA All-Academic ... ECAC Hockey
All-Academic ... Six points (1-5-6) in 31 games ... 2006-2007: ECAC
All-Academic ... Appeared in 30 games, scoring two goals and adding
six assists ... Scored first collegiate goal in 3-0 win over UConn
at the Nutmeg Classic Dec. 29 ... Scored again in the next game, a
7-3 win over Quinnipiac Dec. 31, to help Yale to its first Nutmeg
Classic championship ... Assisted on one of Kelsey Johnson's goals
in 5-0 win at Union Jan. 6, part of a four-point day for the
sisters ... USA HOCKEY: Selected to attend the U.S. Junior National
Development Camp four times ... Before Yale: Lettered for five
years at The Blake School and was captain as a senior ... All-State
and All-Conference for four years and part of a Class A State
Championship in 2003 ... Picked as one of the stars of the game in
the championship ... All-state swimmer ... All-conference in track
(distance) ... Earned state recognition in band (trumpet), math and
French competitions ... Off the Ice: Member of Branford College ...
National Merit Finalist ... Member of the Cum Laude Society ...
Graduate of the Blake School ... father, Rob, is a 1968 Yale grad
... Has volunteered with Habitat for Humanity ... Coaches with Yale
Youth Hockey ... Volunteered with MicroGrants, helping families
move out of poverty. Nickname: Bear, Bits, Béreee Jeansen
(French accent) Favorite musician: Brad Paisley Favorite food: Corn
dogs Best present/gift you ever received: A necklace my parents
gave me Who would you switch places with for a day? Michael Jordan
Pre-game routine: Eat Peanut M & Ms Favorite quote: "Once I
dated a shepherd." - Lilija Favorite TV show: Fresh Prince of
Bel-Air What is your most prized possession? My confirmation ring
