​Oct. 29—GRAND FORKS — Cole Reschny left home at age 13.He moved to Edmonton to play hockey for Northern Alberta Xtreme U15. His older brother, Austin, opted to play for NAX’s 18U team that season.They billeted at the same Edmonton home, living in an unfinished basement. Their beds were three feet apart.They shared a bedroom growing up in Macklin, Sask., but this was different.”We literally spent every hour of the week together,” Austin said.Each weekend, they made a six-hour round trip between Edmonton and Macklin. They had lots of time to talk, and they did.They talked about everything — life, hockey, sports, family, the Oilers, their friends.”Tough conversations, good conversations,” Austin said. “We were already super close, but that year made us even closer. We loved each other even more.”Few know UND hockey star Cole Reschny quite like his brothers, Austin, 23, and Anderson, 16.They were together all the time growing up. They put holes in the wall playing ministicks in their basement. They made two-hour round trips to Wainwright, Alta., to work out before dawn. They baled hay together in the summer and tended to the family’s goats in the winter.They know exactly why Cole grew from a competitive young hockey player in a tiny Saskatchewan town into an NHL first-round draft pick and the youngest captain in UND hockey history.”I’ve seen more than anybody how much he cares and how much hard work he puts in,” Austin said. “I can’t think of anybody more deserving for what he’s accomplished so far. It’s not just because he’s my brother. He treats people the right way. He goes about his business doing things the right way — working hard, showing up and being a good human being.”The work ethic started at the farm.Their father, Clinton, grew up on a farm just outside of Macklin. The boys spent much of their free time there.In the summer, Clinton cut the ditches and square-baled hay. The boys had the grueling job of lifting the 80-pound bales, throwing them on a truck and stacking them. They picked 2,000 to 3,000 bales a summer in the often-sweltering heat.Goat-kidding season came during their winter school break. Their family had between 30 and 100 goats.”With goats, they have twins or triplets, so you have to go check on them,” Cole said. “The best time to have them was late January or early February, so it was freezing out there. But you had to do it.”The brothers took turns checking on the goats all day and night. They set their alarms for 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. to get up overnight in sub-zero temperatures and make their rounds.”If they’re having trouble giving birth,” Austin said, “you’ve got to help them.”Between shifts, they sat at the farmhouse, played Monopoly and watched hockey. They ate cereal or Kraft meals while their parents worked in town.Clinton works as an oilfield services sales manager. Their mother, Allison, works at the school.Their other farm duties included fencing, working with machinery, feeding the animals, building mini-igl