Editors Note: Strong Language Warning.The man arrested by Calgary Police after questioning why officers were breaking up an outdoor shinny players comes from a family of young Calgary hockey players raised by a deaf single mom..Ocean Wiesblatt was hauled away in handcuffs by Calgary Police Service officers on Thursday as someone in the community of Southwood complained they were playing on an outdoor rink, breaking Alberta COVID-19 lockdown regulations against outdoor gatherings..After a tense confrontation, Wiesblatt was taken to the ground, had his skates cut off, and charged with resisting arrest, obstruction and violating a health order.. Screen-Shot-2020-12-19-at-2.00.27-PM-1Ocean Wiesblatt .One of the arresting officer’s threatened to “fucking taze” him..Ocean and his siblings were raised by their single mother, Kim White, in Calgary. In 2019, the family was featured in an intermission of Hometown Hockey on Sportnet..Ozzy this year played with the Prince Alberta Raiders and was a first-round draft choice of the San Jose Sharks. He was chosen 31st overall..Ocean, himself, played for the junior-A hockey in Penticton, BC and had committed to play NCAA Division I hockey with the University of Vermont’s Catamounts. He doesn’t appear on this year’s team roster..Siblings Orca and Oasiz also play hockey. Orca currently lines up with the Calgary Hitmen in the WHL.. Screen-Shot-2020-12-19-at-2.23.05-PMOzzy Wiesblatt signing his contract with the San Jose Sharks .The boys all learned American sign language as children to be able to communicate with their mother.. Mossleigh pub briefly opens before authorities move in .“When we’re in the penalty box, she can give us crap from anywhere in the stands,” Ocean told the Toronto Star in a 2018 interview..Ozzy recalled an incident when a batam coach mocked his mother..He went to his Calgary Bisons team locker room and started slamming his stick, he recalled in the Star piece..“Coming from a coach, who’s probably a parent, I think that’s pretty immature. You’re supposed to set a good example for your players and kind of teach them how to grow up and be young men,” he said..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter.com/nobby7694
Editors Note: Strong Language Warning.The man arrested by Calgary Police after questioning why officers were breaking up an outdoor shinny players comes from a family of young Calgary hockey players raised by a deaf single mom..Ocean Wiesblatt was hauled away in handcuffs by Calgary Police Service officers on Thursday as someone in the community of Southwood complained they were playing on an outdoor rink, breaking Alberta COVID-19 lockdown regulations against outdoor gatherings..After a tense confrontation, Wiesblatt was taken to the ground, had his skates cut off, and charged with resisting arrest, obstruction and violating a health order.. Screen-Shot-2020-12-19-at-2.00.27-PM-1Ocean Wiesblatt .One of the arresting officer’s threatened to “fucking taze” him..Ocean and his siblings were raised by their single mother, Kim White, in Calgary. In 2019, the family was featured in an intermission of Hometown Hockey on Sportnet..Ozzy this year played with the Prince Alberta Raiders and was a first-round draft choice of the San Jose Sharks. He was chosen 31st overall..Ocean, himself, played for the junior-A hockey in Penticton, BC and had committed to play NCAA Division I hockey with the University of Vermont’s Catamounts. He doesn’t appear on this year’s team roster..Siblings Orca and Oasiz also play hockey. Orca currently lines up with the Calgary Hitmen in the WHL.. Screen-Shot-2020-12-19-at-2.23.05-PMOzzy Wiesblatt signing his contract with the San Jose Sharks .The boys all learned American sign language as children to be able to communicate with their mother.. Mossleigh pub briefly opens before authorities move in .“When we’re in the penalty box, she can give us crap from anywhere in the stands,” Ocean told the Toronto Star in a 2018 interview..Ozzy recalled an incident when a batam coach mocked his mother..He went to his Calgary Bisons team locker room and started slamming his stick, he recalled in the Star piece..“Coming from a coach, who’s probably a parent, I think that’s pretty immature. You’re supposed to set a good example for your players and kind of teach them how to grow up and be young men,” he said..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter.com/nobby7694
