Growing up playing hockey, everybody wants to be the top center or forward on their team, putting up a ton of points and being recognized by their number always being on the stat sheet. For me, I was always there to make sure our team won hockey games. If I didn't put up points that was ok, but I wanted to make sure that we were doing what we could to come away with a win which is why I typically played the defensive forward role growing up, and I even sometimes helped out playing defense.

I wasn't the best defenceman out there, but I learned the position a little bit, and it gave me a different perspective on the game. Not only did I better understand assignments in our own zone, but I also understood what defenceman typically looked for when playing, so I could use that to my advantage when we were in the offensive zone. I still am not the most offensively gifted player, but I take pride in helping my team/teammates at both ends to make them and our team better every night.