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presents BEHIND

THE BENCH

an interview with Mike Ruest Coach of The Casselman Jr B Vikings

By Molly Kett at the junior A level.”
Though his kids were no longer playing,
ike Ruest is a product of the Cornwall
MMinor Hockey Association. He played Ruest still had a passion for the game and had
all the way up to Midget ranks followed by a always been entrenched in the hockey life in

five-year stint with the Cornwall Royals. While Cornwall.
playing for the Royals, he was the only player “The fact that the friendship I had with Mario
that played Junior in Cornwall for the same and Al was going to be an easy transition and
team but in three different leagues; the Central I still had a bit of a passion for the game, so I
Junior Hockey League, which moved to the thought I’d try coaching and actually coaching
Metropolitan League based in the Montreal and when your son is not there, when your son is
shortly after that moved to the Quebec Major not present on the team is quite easy. That part
Hockey League. was not difficult,” says Ruest.

This rich hockey background allowed Ruest Now, Ruest is on his third year coaching
to smoothly transition into the coaching world. the Casselman Vikings, formerly the Eastern
Ruest has three children, the eldest being forty- Ontario Junior Hockey League (OHJHL)
years old. He started coaching when his two hockey friends by the names of Mario Viens which is now the CCHL2.
boys started playing the game. and Al Wagar,” says Ruest. “Mario convinced “I’m very loyal to my players. I expect them to

“Eventually I started coaching at the minor Al to sit down with me and talk about being honour our hockey values as a team, the hockey

hockey level and moved from there and I took a assistant coach with the Colts in the mid ’90s. systems that we develop as a team. They have
bit of a sabbatical for a while, not really paying We had a pretty good run; we won the Fred Page to honour that and they have to be respectful
any interest until I met up with two former Cup together and we won a few championships
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