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23 ROSEAU'S RINK RAT M A R C H 2 0 1 9 | M H J ON L I N E . C O M ON THE RICH HISTORY OF ROSEAU HOCKEY … There's so much tradition here. Being the captain here is huge. The town is behind you. It's always a fun game atmo- sphere. It's just something else—it's hard to explain. ON HISTORIC MEMORIAL ARENA … Ask anybody from the cities when they come up here, they 'll probably say it's their favorite place to play besides their home arena. It's just an old barn with so much tradition. ON THE UNLIMITED ICE TIME AVAILABLE AT THE NORTH RINK NEXT TO MEMORIAL ARENA … It's pretty much always open for us to skate, so that's where we're always at. We're always playing pickup hockey there. Some Saturdays when we were younger, we'd stay there from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Our parents would bring us lunch and dinner, so that's kind of crazy, but that's what we loved doing. ON CRAFTING SKILLS AND CREATIVITY IN PICKUP HOCKEY … That's where my whole game has come from. Just going out there and playing with your buddies, it's crazy how much you can pick up and learn from just mess- ing around with each other and having fun. That was big for me. ON SCORING MORE GOALS … I've definitely been working on my shot. Working on quick release. My dad will take my younger brother, Paul, with me and we'll just work on a lot of shooting. And obviously skating is important, so I'm always working on that, too. ON ROLE MODELS … Aaron Ness is a big one for me. Going to the University of Minnesota, that was a big part of my decision. I actually called him and he told me all about his experi- ence, so that was really cool. I remember watching him when I was growing up, and it was pretty special. ON HIS COACHES … My dad coached me for a while, so he's been a big influence. But my coach now, Andy Lundbohm, I have to credit him. He's one of the most hardworking coach- es I've ever seen with all of the film and effort he puts in just trying to help us out. ON GOAL-SCORING TIPS FOR KIDS … Have some patience. A lot of the times we hear 'shoot, shoot, shoot,' which is true, you need to shoot. But having some patience when you get the puck, making the right pass, or finding the right opening goes a long way. You have to have some patience in those scoring areas. Roseau holds the all-time record of state tournament appearances with 34 Roseau and Warroad have played each other 174 times. The Rams have the upper hand in the rivalry, with a 102-67-5 all-time record. State high school championships captured by the boys varsity program … 1946, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1990, 1999, 2007 Girls state high school tournament appearances … 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017 *Aaron's uncle, Steve Huglen, is head coach of the girls varsity team. His cousin, Mariah Huglen, is a sophomore defenseman for the Rams. 34 5 174 7