Nate is from Grand Forks, North Dakota, where he grew up playing in the Grand Forks Youth Hockey Association. He played three years of varsity hockey for the Red River Roughriders and earned All-State honors his senior year, when he also played in the Upper Midwest High School Elite League for Team Great Plains.
After high school, he played for the Winkler Flyers of the MJHL and later practiced with the University of North Dakota. Before joining MEGA Goaltending, he was the lead goaltending instructor for the Grand Forks, East Grand Forks and Red Lake Falls youth hockey associations.
