Nate is from Grand Forks, North Dakota, where he grew up playing in the Grand Forks Youth Hockey Association. After youth hockey, he played 3 years of varsity hockey for the Red River Roughriders, where he earned all state team honors his senior year. His senior year of high school, he also played in the Upper Midwest High School Elite League for Team Great Plains. Following high school, he played for the Winkler Flyers of the MJHL and later practiced with the University of North Dakota. Before MEGA Goaltending, he was the lead goaltending instructor for the Grand Forks Youth Hockey Association, East Grand Forks Youth Hockey Association, and Red Lake Falls Youth Hockey Association.
