NMU Hockey Fresh Faces: Freshman Justin Rose

Editor's note: Mining Journal Sports Editor Matt Wellens introduces the eight incoming Wildcats who will take to the ice for the Northern Michigan University hockey team this season. Check back daily to meet a new fresh face.

Name (number): Justin Rose (21)

Position: Forward

Year: Freshman

Age: 21

Height: 5-9

Weight: 165

Hometown: Gibbons, Alberta

Last club (league): Fort McMurray (AJHL)

Major: Undeclared

Hobbies: Working out, fitness and nutrition

Favorite NHL team: Edmonton Oilers

Favorite NHL player: Mike Cammalleri

Strongest skill on the ice: Shot

Weakest skill on the ice: Size

What is the best pregame meal ever?

“Whole wheat spaghetti with marinara sauce and chicken breasts, with a coffee.”

What is your biggest superstition?

“I’ve got a bunch of little ones. Just, all my gear has to be the same. It can’t have anything go wrong. It always has to be the same — stick tape, wax, everything. It has to be the same.”

In head coach Walt Kyle’s words: “A late recruit but a guy we’re really happy to get. He’s a little bit undersized, but a solid a solid kid out of Alberta. He played for a great program in Fort McMurray. He’s a guy that scored goals all his life. He gets around the net, gets greasy goals. Good shot. Good playmaker. We really stole a guy here.”