 Well, a win for the Beavers Saturday night made the atmosphere an exciting one for not only the men's Beaver hockey team, but also for kids who attended the game. In this week's community spotlight, our Josh Peterson shines the light on the annual skate with the Beavers. For the past few years, for one Saturday night after a men's hockey game, kids of all ages get the rare opportunity to hit the ice with their hometown team. Win or lose, the hockey team always hosts the annual skate with the Beavers, providing an opportunity to get kids on the ice to meet some local role models. That's a great event, getting the kids out here, interacting with the kids, you know, signing autographs. It's a great thing. To get the perspective from what this opportunity is like for a kid, we strapped a camera to first grader Adam Loebes to get the kids' eye view of skating up to these college hockey players. You got a nice gulp. Oh, look at that gulp. Nice. Even for kids who may not have an interest in hockey, the Bemidji State hockey cheerleaders were on hand to skate alongside the kids, or the cheerleaders having an opportunity to connect with kids in the community is extremely important to the university. It only takes a little bit of time out of our day, but it's doing a lot for the younger kids and the generations below us. I think it means a lot to them to skate with their role models. For Beaver hockey player Jordan Heller, who grew up in Bemidji, this is a golden opportunity to inspire young hockey players to continue with the sport and to continue working hard. It's a great opportunity for them to get on the community, interact with them. It's kind of a different thing, but a lot of the kids like it. For these college students, it leaves them with a great feeling knowing that they are setting an example and inspiring young minds. To me, I'm just nobody. I'm just somebody here. I'm out here cheering, doing my thing, but I don't realize how many little kids are looking up to me and really appreciating what I do. For 30 minutes, kids got to skate around and not only meet and greet players, but walk away with that all important autograph. With this week's Community Spotlight in Bemidji, I'm Josh Peterson, Lakeland News. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.