Olen Zellweger was firing puck after puck into the shooting cage one day following practice.
Lost in the off-ice training — picking corners and snapping rubber off iron — time must have got away from the defenceman and a couple of his teammates.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
Standing five foot 10 and weighing 182 pounds, the Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., product has battled against critics and doubters his whole life — including getting passed over by Hockey Canada for an under-17 summer camp.Canadian head coach Dennis Williams, who holds the same role in Everett along with serving as Silvertips general manager, has watched Zellweger’s desire to push and push first-hand over the last four WHL seasons, two of which were hampered by COVID-19.
Selected 34th overall by the Anaheim Ducks at the 2021 NHL draft, he brought along a stickhandling pad to stay sharp and pass the time — much to the chagrin of the few remaining residence assistants in the building.Article content“Wasn’t the quietest,” Zellweger, who shoots left and will practise stickhandling off the ice two or three hours at a time, added of his setup. “But that’s what I need to do to get better and take the next step.
“Those are the guys you want on your team,” he said. “Those are guys that lead you to championships.”
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