For Ozzy Wiesblatt, life has been a challenge from the get go. Every day of his youth, he endured various levels of competition from his three brothers Ocean, Orca and Oasiz, forcing them all to continue upward and onward in their hockey journey. In an excellent piece by The Athletic’s Scott Cruickshank, Ocean, the elder of the five Wiesblatt siblings, tells the tale of how the four brothers ripped out the carpet from the basement floor and used the bare floor as an imaginary hockey rink.
Having deaf parents and little money growing up, all of the brothers are prime examples of how you can come a long way with mental toughness, imposed maturity and a fair bit of generosity and goodwill from friends and strangers in your proximity.