Jase Weslosky

Position: G   Ht: 6'2"  Wt: 170
Born: St. Albert, Alberta, 8/14/1988
Acquired: 2006 4th round pick(108th overall)

Isles Info:


2006-07 Update: April 1, 2007: Jase Weslosky suffered a 7-2 loss vs. the North Dakota Fighting Sioux on Mar. 3rd, his only appearance for St. Cloud in the month of March. It was St. Cloud's final game of the regular season, and it was Weslosky's first lost of his collegiate career. He finished the season with a record of 5-1-0. The Huskies went 0-1-1 in their final two regular season games and entered the playoffs with an overall record of 20-7-7. Playoffs: In the first round of the WCHA playoffs, St. Cloud faced the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs in a best of three series. The Huskies lost game one 3-1 Mar. 9th but bounced back to take game 2 in double OT 3-2 on Mar. 10th. In an even more exciting finale, St. Cloud won the deciding game 3 in triple OT also by a 3-2 score on Mar. 11th to win the series 2 games to 1. All three games were played on St. Cloud's home ice. On to St. Paul, St. Cloud lost their first game of the WCHA Final Five to North Dakota 6-2 on Mar. 16th. They lost their next game to Wisconsin 4-3 in OT on Mar. 17th. The Huskies were chosen to play in the NCAA East Regionals at Rochester where they drew Maine as their opponent. Maine defeated St. Cloud 4-1 on Mar. 23rd to eliminate the Huskies. Weslosky did not play in any of St. Cloud's playoff games. With St. Cloud's #1 goaltender Bobby Goepfert graduating, Weslosky stands to become the Huskies top goaltender in 2007-08, his sophomore year.

March 1, 2007: Jase Weslosky did not see action for St. Cloud State during the month of February. The Huskies posted a record of 3-1-2 in February and overall they are 20-6-6. They are ranked #2 overall in the nation.

February 1, 2007: Jase Weslosky posted a record of 2-0-0 with the St. Cloud Huskies during the month of January. It was the first month of the season that the backup has played in more than one game. Weslosky defeated Alaska Anchorage on Jan. 6th at home. On Jan. 20th he made 18 saves in a 6-5 win vs. Minnesota Duluth. It was the first time Weslosky allowed more than 2 goals in a game. He is now 5-0-0 on the season with a 1.81 GAA. His win on Jan. 6th helped increase SCSU's team record longest unbeaten streak to 15 games (12-0-3). It was also the Huskies 12th straight win. During the month of January SCSU posted a record of 5-2-1 and overall they are 17-5-4. They are ranked #4 in the nation.

January 1, 2007: Jase Weslosky posted a 3-1 win vs. the Colgate Raiders on Dec. 8th, his only appearance for St. Cloud in the month of November. He's now 3-0-0 on the season and still sports a 1.00 GAA. The win helped SCSU tie a team record for longest unbeaten streak(10 games). SCSU posted an outstanding record of 6-0-0 in December and are currently on a 10 game winning streak and 13 game undefeated streak. Overall SCSU is 12-3-3 and ranked #6 in the nation.

December 1, 2006: Jase Weslosky posted his first career shutout in only his second career game for St. Cloud State. Weslosky only saw action once in October, and once in November. In the 4-0 win vs. Clarkson, Weslosky made two saves on fellow Islanders prospect Shea Guthrie. Weslosky is 2-0-0 on the season and has a 1.00 GAA. SCSU posted a record of 4-1-3 in the month of November and they are 6-3-3 overall. They have climbed up to #10 in the college hockey polls. After three straight ties, Weslosky's win started the Huskies on a 4 game winning streak to end the month of November. 

November 1, 2006: Jase Weslosky is serving as backup for St. Cloud State's Bobby Goepfert. He got his first career collegiate start October 20, 2006 at Minnesota State Mankato. Weslosky backstopped the Huskies to a 4-2 win in his first start with 28 saves on 30 shots. The St. Cloud State Huskies went 2-2-0 during the month of October.

2006-07 Highlights

* Named first star with 24 saves in 4-0 shutout win vs. Clarkson Golden Knights November 17, 2006.
* Named third star with 26 saves in 3-1 win vs. Colgate Raiders December 8, 2006.
* Named third star with 20 saves in 4-1 win vs. Alaska Anchorage January 6, 2007.

 


Jase Weslosky vs. Minnesota State Mankato

 

SCSU men's hockey: Whiz kid
By Kevin Allenspach
, sctimes.com, Dec. 7, 2006

Only five years and three months separate Jase Weslosky and Bobby Goepfert — yet, when St. Cloud State's current and future goalies room together, there's a technological chasm if not a generational gap.

Goepfert, a senior and returning All-American, likes to play video games. But by Goepfert's own admission, he's not in the same league as Weslosky, an 18-year-old freshman who taps away at Counter-Strike on his laptop, competing with a dozen people over the Internet, all while talking to his girlfriend on his wireless phone.

"I was a big console guy in the beginning," said Weslosky, sounding as though he could break into a discussion about video cards or RAM at any moment.

"I had a Nintendo, then I got a Super Nintendo. Then I got a PlayStation, then a PlayStation2. But once I got into computers I started leaning more toward the PC games — though I actually do want to get the new Nintendo they're coming out with, the Wii. Maybe after Christmas I'll start bringing that along instead."

At his mercy will be Goepfert, who said he never felt older than when Weslosky dusted off an old Nintendo game, Blades of Steel, last weekend on a trip to Michigan Tech. As they played, Goepfert said he remembered playing the game not long after it came out. Weslosky offhandedly remarked that was the year he was born.

The controller or keyboard isn't the only place Weslosky is one of the wonders of Generation Next. His two appearances so far have teased the Huskies with what he can do in the crease. He's 2-0-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average and a .963 save percentage. He won his debut, 4-2 on Oct. 20 at Minnesota State-Mankato, then shut out Clarkson, 4-0 on Nov. 17 at the National Hockey Center.

"It seems like forever ago when I was 18," Goepfert said, wistfully recalling how he had just completed his first year in the USHL when he was Weslosky's age.

"I know I wasn't ready then to play college hockey ... but what Jase has done is big for his confidence," Goepfert said. "He knows he's capable of playing at this level already and he should be here. You can tell he's enjoying himself off and on the ice."

Weslosky could make his next appearance on Friday in the opener of a series against Colgate, the Huskies' last competition before Christmas. They'll return with a tournament at Vermont, then play WCHA teams the rest of the way. While head coach Bob Motzko plans to spot Weslosky some more after the break, they both know Goepfert is destined to play down the stretch and into the postseason.

"I'm working hard in practice — that's my game," Weslosky said. "I'm not going to play and then think I'm dead for the next month. I'm not greedy. I know what my role is, and that's to be behind Bobby and take what I can from him."

Youthful anomaly

Perhaps that's the mature way to look at it. Weslosky has impressed his coaches and teammates with that characteristic, even though he's the second-youngest player in school history. He's also the first whose birthday (Aug. 14, 1988) came after St. Cloud State moved to Division I.

"There's not that much difference in a goalie who's 28 and one who's 18," Weslosky said. "They've got the same thing in mind: Stop the puck."

Weslosky is one of 14 players in SCSU's 20-year D-I era who arrived as an 18-year-old and didn't — or in his case won't — turn 19 until after their rookie season. Significantly, he's the only goalie, and one of three players on the list in the past decade. The others are Lee Brooks, a forward who arrived in 1998-99, and Casey Borer, a defenseman who now is a senior captain.

"I was used to getting all my meals made at home and I went from barely being able to get into an R-rated movie to here, where (former captain) Ryan LaMere was engaged and guys are getting ready to go on job interviews," Borer said. "It's different, but you adapt. Jase is a good goalie. He's made great strides already. I don't have a doubt he's going to win a lot of games here before he's done."

Motzko originally considered bringing Weslosky in next season, then decided there's no way he wanted to follow Goepfert with a green goalie.

"There were two theories," Motzko said. "We could've left him in juniors and he'd have seen a ton of minutes. On the other hand, you look at somebody like (Wisconsin senior) Brian Elliott. He came in and sat for two years.

"We walked through the scenarios with him and his family and thought it was best if he used this season as a vehicle to get used to college hockey," Motzko added. "A lot of it's going to be in practice, but we're not going to shelf him, either. This is a time for him to go through a season of weight training and, hopefully, by next season he won't look like a skinny 18-year-old. And actually, right now when you see him in gym shorts, he looks like he's about 14."

Edmonton to SCSU

Weslosky grew up in Edmonton. His parents are divorced and he lives with his mother, Sheila Butlin, ("The driving force behind my career.") and step-father, Claudio Sanelli. Jase, whose only sibling is his 21-year-old brother, Jarod, played his junior hockey in nearby Sherwood Park, a hotbed for the game in western Canada.

"As you get further west, it's pretty much 'Go Dub or go home,' " said Weslosky, referring to the Western Hockey League, which didn't draft him out of bantams. "I didn't know anything about college until (SCSU assistant) Freddie (Harbinson) came down at Christmas and talked with me. I didn't know who the Gophers were or anything like that."

Weslosky's team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League last season was terrible. Though he was possibly the lone bright spot, with a .910 save percentage and a 2.11 GAA, despite a 9-18-8 record, he had some hesitation when the Huskies accelerated his arrival. Then, at a summer camp, he happened to glance through a copy of Goalies World magazine and read a story about former Michigan goalie Al Montoya, a first-round pick of the New York Rangers two years ago. The article laid out why Montoya chose college over major juniors.

"The gist of it was he understood his playing time would drop almost in half, but the thing he liked is that he got more time in practice to hone his game," Weslosky said. "Rather than just being thrown into game action night after night, you can figure stuff out for a week in practice and then go into a game. I thought that's a good idea."

He nearly re-evaluated that in September. During captains' practice, he and freshman B.J. O'Brien, who also should push for playing time next season, got a rude awakening.

"The shots (college players) take are a lot different," Weslosky said. "And just the way they think here. When they come down on you, it's not just two or three things they're thinking about doing, it's four or five in their head ... My patience has come a long way. As soon as I'd see the puck on a 2-on-1, I was thinking 'Oh, God.' And I'd go down, and they'd either go upstairs or pass it right back. Now, I'm waiting a bit more.

"When you first come in, the game's so fast. After awhile, it slows down. I remember those first weeks of practice, though. I was like 'Oh, my God, what did I get myself into?' "

Eccentric, like a goalie

Weslosky was a fourth-round pick of the New York Islanders last summer. He attended their post-draft prospect camp and met goalie Rick DiPietro, who recently signed a 15-year contract.

"I guess if I want to play I'll have to beat him out," joked Weslosky, who would be 33 when DiPietro's deal expires.

Not that he doesn't have interests besides hockey and high-tech electronics. Weslosky is considering a biology degree or similar studies as preparation for veterinary school.

"I'm a really big animal guy and I'd like to work with exotic zoo pets," said Weslosky, who on a recent trip was mesmerized by an Animal Planet TV show featuring a bunch of cheetahs running around. "I'm probably going to take something that will help propel me into that sort of career if hockey doesn't pan out the way I want it to."

He'll have to prove it in many more games, but the Huskies have a feeling their goaltending will continue to be in good hands.

"Pretty much what I'm gearing toward is getting myself ready for next year so I can handle the load when Bobby's gone," Weslosky said. "Day-in, day-out, I'm just thinking about what I want to be able to do next year, and that's take the team as far as I can. This year is preparing me for that, getting me a little taste here and there. Next year, maybe I can eat the whole cake."

 

SCSU hockey: Huskies shut out Golden Knights
By Kevin Allenspach
, sctimes.com, Nov. 18, 2006

The last time Andrew Gordon went more than four games without a goal, he was a rookie.

The previous time the St. Cloud State men's hockey team got a shutout from a true freshman, Jase Weslosky was 10 years old.

In what could be good signs for the Huskies' immediate and distant futures, neither streak went any further than Friday night's 4-0 victory over Clarkson before a reported crowd of 5,071 fans at the National Hockey Center.

Gordon set up Andreas Nödl's game-winner 23 seconds into the second period, then scored an insurance goal 20 seconds into the third. And Weslosky, the second-youngest player in school history, stopped all 24 shots he faced from what had been the fourth-best offense in the country.

Weslosky, who won in his only other appearance Oct. 20 at Minnesota State-Mankato, knows his primary job this season is to watch and learn from All-American Bobby Goepfert. As for Gordon, coming off a 40-point season, he knows the team is looking at him before anyone else to buoy the offense.

"When you come out of the gate with four (goals) in four (games), one night off feels like a slump," said Gordon, whose line with Nödl and Nate Dey totaled one goal — and that on the power play — in the four games since the Mankato series. "It's good to get out of it. When you're playing with (Nödl), you know he's going to get you the puck. It's a matter of time before you bury one. I knew that. So I didn't try to let it get to me too much, squeeze the stick. You've just got to let things happen."

On the first shift of the second period, they did. Dey worked the puck from the right corner to Gordon behind the net. He was going to come around the right post but the puck slid to Nödl, who snapped a shot past Golden Knights goalie David Leggio.

Nödl returned the favor on the first rush of the third period. He chased down a shot by Dey, curled in the left circle and backhanded a pass to Gordon for a one-timer. The puck trickled between Leggio's pads.

"The first couple of games, we were making tic-tac-toe plays," said Gordon, who went goalless in the final 10 games of the 2004-05 season.

"Then we got into some higher-paced games — like North Dakota on a smaller sheet — and we were having trouble getting the puck deep and starting our cycle. That's what makes us a strong line — when the puck's in the zone, no one's going to outwork us. For awhile, we weren't doing that. We were trying to cross the line and make drop passes and make passes through the box on the power play. That wasn't working for us so, all week in practice, we just dumped the puck in and tried to make the simple play, whatever that was ... that goal we scored in the (second) period, that's exactly what it was."

St. Cloud natives Matt Hartman and John Swanson added goals late in the period. Hartman picked the top right corner on Leggio just after a five-minute power play expired, and Swanson scored into an empty net with 15 seconds left.

By then, the only drama remaining was whether Weslosky would get his shutout. Not since Dean Weasler blanked Nebraska-Omaha in back-to-back games, Feb. 12-13, 1999, had a true Huskies freshman done so. Jason Montgomery, a redshirt freshman who was less than six months shy of his 23rd birthday, shut out Alaska Anchorage on Feb. 28, 2003.

The fact that Weslosky scored his against No. 18 Clarkson made it that much sweeter.

"These guys are a big power-play team, at least that's what we learned from film," said Weslosky, who is 2-0-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average and a .963 save percentage. "We went a lot over that, and we were able to contain them and match our systems to what we wanted. That allowed me to see the puck all night, and the ones I didn't see hit me, luckily."

He was best early, stopping 10 shots in the first period — when the Knights had both of their power-play chances. Five of the first 10 shots were by Shawn Weller, but Weslosky stoned him on a bang-bang play around the crease and later Weller conveniently hit him in the middle of his crest.

"Their goalie came up with some key saves at the right time," Clarkson coach George Roll said. "(Leggio, who made 38 saves) really kept us in it. We've got to be better in front of him. On each of their first two goals, we had a guy standing right there and let them go by. You can't have that, especially if you're struggling to score goals."

That wasn't supposed to be the case.

"We normally score a lot," Leggio said. "Their guy made a couple of terrific saves early. He got across quick. I heard he was a good goalie and he certainly proved that tonight."

The Huskies, ranked 15th and 17th in the national polls, improved to .500 with the win in their first nonconference game. They'll go for the sweep tonight, with Goepfert in goal. He's been less than stellar this season (1-3-3, 3.18, .892), but the Huskies still expect to live and die with him.

"This is still Bobby Goepfert's team," Huskies coach Bob Motzko said. "Jase is part of our future."

Weslosky will be ready, whether his next chance comes sooner or later.

"It's basically just keeping your head in it by not getting down at all if you give up a bad goal in practice," Weslosky said. "You've always got to be prepared as a back-up, and you never know if something might happen to Bobby during warm-ups or something. I'm always trying to keep myself prepared, no matter when it is in the season, because it's the worst thing if you get called upon and you're not.

 

Inside College Hockey
Nov. 2, 2006 excerpt

If Bobby Goepfert's recent mini-slump continues, Husky fans must be happy to know they've got a capable backup. Rookie Jase Weslosky earned WCHA Rookie of the Week honors recently after posting 28 saves (and allowing two power-play goals) in the Huskies 4-2 win at Minnesota State. Just by being between the pipes when the puck dropped that night, Weslosky also snapped Goepfert's streak of 20 consecutive starts.

 

Jase Weslosky Named WCHA Rookie of the Week
stcloudstate.edu, Oct. 24, 2006

Jase Weslosky, a first-year goaltender at St. Cloud State University, has been named Red Baron WCHA Rookie of the Week for Oct. 24-29 as a result of his strong performance in a conference road victory at Minnesota State.

Marking his first collegiate start between the pipes on Oct. 20, Weslosky stopped 28 of 30 shots on goal while yielding just two power-play goals to earn his first victory as the Huskies skated to a 4-2 WCHA road victory over the host Mavericks.

A 6-2, 175-pounder from St. Albert, Alberta, Weslosky had 12 stops in the second period and eight in both the first and third periods as SCSU prevailed despite being outshot by MSU, 30-19. Weslosky is a draft choice of the National Hockey League's New York Islanders.

St. Cloud State, now 2-2-0 on the season, is idle this week before its Nov. 3-4 league road series at North Dakota.

 

SCSU hockey: Rookies lead Huskies to wins at each end
by Kevin Allenspach, sctimes.com, Oct. 21, 2006

MANKATO — Andreas Nodl continues to make a name for himself as Jase Weslosky just got started.

Together, they were the two most important factors for the St. Cloud State men's hockey team in Friday night's 4-2 win over Minnesota State-Mankato.

Nodl, off to the hottest start in school history, figured in three first-period power-play goals and has seven points (3 goals, 4 assists) in his first three college games.

Weslosky, meanwhile, became the youngest goalie (and second-youngest player) in the Huskies' Division I era when he started in his college debut before 4,090 fans. Twenty-eight saves later, he walked out of the visitors' dressing room at the Midwest Wireless Civic Center with the victory puck and a happy expression.

He wasn't the only one smiling, especially since these are two of the future faces of the program.

Of course, Nodl is vying to be prominent now, not tomorrow. The only other player in the SCSU records who had seven points in his first three games was Ryan Malone, now with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He did it against Miami (Ohio) and Bemidji State. Nodl has done it against Denver and Mankato.

"He's a helluva player," said Huskies coach Bob Motzko, whose team partially avenged back-to-back overtime losses here last season. "Hey, you're seeing a very gifted offensive player. He's as good as I've been around."

That's high praise, considering he recruited former All-American and current NHLer Thomas Vanek to Minnesota.

Motzko told a WCHA preseason media teleconference that the similarities between Nodl and Vanek end with the fact that they're both from Austria. But it's quickly becoming apparent hiding Nodl's talent will be like throwing a hanky over the top of Powder Ridge — the ski hill near Kimball that the Huskies passed to and from Friday's game.

During a brief 5-on-3 advantage early in the game — thanks to a cross-checking penalty on Mavericks defenseman R.J. Linder (a St. Cloud Tech graduate) — Nodl got possession in the right circle and drew the puck back and forth a couple of times as if to pass. Suddenly, he whipped a wrist shot that beat goalie Dan Tormey short-side at 7:19.

"I try to pass all the time," Nodl said. "First I tried to pass to (Andrew Gordon), then I tried to pass back-door. I wanted to pass, but then I thought maybe give it a shot."

Then, before Linder's infraction expired, Nodl made a no-look pass from behind the net right on the tape of Dan Kronick, who made it 2-0 at 8:33.

"It was a lucky pass," said Nodl, who later found Gordon alone in the left circle from behind the net to make it 3-0 at 19:29.

Gordon had so much time he got his whole body into a wrist shot and picked the upper right corner from 20 feet out.

"He marked it top shelf," Nodl said. "That was a great shot."

At the other end, Weslosky blocked a shot by Zach Harrison in the opening minutes of the game, then covered a chance by Jon Kalinski, who had goals in each of the Mavs' first two games.

"I think (Weslosky) was real nervous," Nodl said. "But he did a great job because we didn't play our best game in front of him. He held us in it a few times. He didn't really talk much before the game. I think he was really prepared."

It couldn't have been too much, but Weslosky said he was wired to go 41/2 hours before game time.

"I didn't really know what to expect," said Weslosky, who tried to pass the time by watching "Saving Private Ryan" with his mentor, Bobby Goepfert, at the hotel. "Bobby gave me some heads up as far as bouncy boards and stuff like that. I took it all in and tried to do the best I could."

Wearing a black mask because the new one he ordered with a paint job hasn't arrived yet, Weslosky delivered everything you could ask from someone who turned 18 on Aug. 14. He faced eight power plays — including a five-minute disadvantage because of a checking-from-behind major on Justin Fletcher at the start of the second period. Thirty-four seconds in, Travis Morin made it 3-1. But Weslosky stopped the other 13 shots he faced in the period and only allowed another power-play goal by Kevin Huck in the third.

By then, Ryan Lasch, another freshman, had restored a comfortable lead with a power-play goal 21/2 minutes before the second intermission.

"For his first game, on the road, you could tell he saw the puck all the time," Motzko said of Weslosky. "If they shot high, he was reacting to it. He made three or four key saves when they got in tight and you can't fault him on the goals. They were both on the power play and we had a breakdown on each one."

Weslosky, who will watch Goepfert in tonight's rematch at the National Hockey Center, is glad of one thing: He doesn't have to face Nodl.

"You can tell they've got some special young players," Mavericks coach Troy Jutting said. "I think they're going to be a much-improved team this year."

And perhaps for some time to come.

 

Future arrives today for Weslosky
by Kevin Allenspach, sctimes.com, Oct. 20, 2006

MANKATO — Jase Weslosky doesn’t look nervous.

Maybe he’s just not old enough to know better.

Tonight, when he’s expected to make his college debut at the Midwest Wireless Civic Center, he’ll become the youngest goalie to appear in a game in St. Cloud State’s Division I era.

Weslosky was born on Aug. 14, 1988, making him 18 years, 2 months and 6 days old.

In fact, the only younger player in SCSU history was Tony Gruba, who was born Aug. 23, 1972, and jumped straight out of Hill-Murray High School to the Huskies’ lineup in their inaugural WCHA season of 1990-91.

Weslosky never heard of him, but that doesn’t matter. What does is that he gets some experience backing up senior Bobby Goepfert, an All-American who could leave a gaping hole in the Huskies’ defensive confidence after this season.

Weslosky, who is lanky (6-foot-2, 175 pounds), could be the diamond the Huskies found in the rough of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. As a rookie, backstopping a team that won fewer games than any other, Weslosky posted a .910 save percentage and a 3.11 goals-against average.

“I didn’t have a chance to get nervous for my first game in juniors,” said Weslosky, who is from Edmonton. “Our starter got hurt and they threw me in there.”

His team lost, but Weslosky rebounded with a shutout in his first start.

While he sometimes looked like a bumper in the middle of a pinball machine, he must’ve impressed more than just the SCSU coaching staff. The New York Islanders made him their fourth-round selection in the draft, making him the highest picked Huskies goalie.

That honor is somewhat misleading as there have only been three previous draftees between the pipes for SCSU: Jeff Kruesel (7th round, Los Angeles, 1988), Brian Leitza (6th, Pittsburgh, 1994) and Goepfert (6th, Pittsburgh, 2002). But Kruesel (6 games, 1-3-0, .855 and 5.91 in 1989-90) was the only one who didn’t become a college star.

No one’s expecting that already tonight, though Weslosky’s older teammates should rally in front of him. Minnesota State-Mankato has scored two even-strength goals in as many games and the Huskies don’t visit the penalty box much. The crowd will be half as big as he’ll encounter in most WCHA arenas, and it’ll be populated with plenty of cardinal-and-black-clad fans making the trip down Highway 15.

“There’s probably less pressure on the road,” Weslosky said. “At home, it’s like the eyes of all your fans are on you. I’m just glad to get a chance. I don’t feel any butterflies.”

Of course, the puck on that first face-off has yet to hit the ice.

 

 

Isles Select G Jase Weslosky 108th Overall

G Jase Weslosky
Born:
August 14, 1988, St. Albert, Alberta
2005-06: Sherwood Park (AJHL)
Catches:
Left
CSB:
14th overall among North American Goaltenders

- in 2005-06 Weslosky had a save percentage of .910 and saw 2,123 minutes of action.
- Weslosky will attend St. Cloud State University in 2007-08
- played with the St Albert Gregg Distrubutor Sabres in 2002-03
- played for the North Division Prospects team for the AJHL All-Star weekend Jan. 21-22, 2006
- was coached by former New York Islander Greg Parks for the first half of 2005-06.
- was a 2006 draft pick 6th round (#125 overall) of the SICHL's Miami Makos.
- the Islanders acquired this pick and the 173rd pick from San Jose in exchange for the 98th pick in 2006.

Islanders Scout: "He is a very quick and agile goaltender," said Islanders scout Sudarshan Maharaj. "He is in the same mold as Marc-Andre Fleury, and should develop into a promising No. 1 netminder."

 

Weslosky could be a net loss for the Cru
by Shane Jones - July 12, 2006 - sherwoodparknews.com

Sherwood Park News — Jase Weslosky’s gain could result in a net loss for the Sherwood Park Crusaders this season if the New York Islanders have anything to say about it.
Weslosky started last season as the Crusaders third netminder coming out of Midget AA but had a meteoric rise from there, eventually becoming the starter and finishing the season with three end of the year awards from the Cru for MVP, top rookie and top goaltender and more importantly, a U.S. college scholarship to play for St. Cloud State University in Minnesota for the 2007/08 season.
But the best was yet to come and it did a couple weeks ago when Weslosky was drafted in the fourth round, 108th overall, in the NHL Draft by the New York Islanders.
Weslosky, who entered the draft as the 14th ranked North American goalie but went much higher than the pre-draft predictions, was just happy to be selected, no matter where he went.
“It was a surprise to go at all,” he said. “It’s just really exciting to get noticed. Whether it was the fourth round or the seventh round, it didn’t matter where I went. I was on a plane to Minnesota when it happened and my girlfriend texted me to let me know. To see your name called as early as the fourth round, that was pretty exciting. Seeing that a team has that much interest in me and thinks that I am capable of playing at that level in the future. It’s exciting and it makes you feel good.”
Crusaders head coach and G.M. Ross Kenny was thrilled to see the hard working netminder receive such a strong vote of confidence at the draft.
“Where he went was a real tribute to him and how hard he worked last year,” he said. “I was an assistant with the Crusaders last year and I really witnessed that. He really put a lot into getting where he did. And I don’t think getting drafted this year was ever his goal, going in. He worked so hard every day and committed to the program. He may not have had the opportunity to develop as quickly as he did with another organization. There was a lot of being in the right place at the right time to it. But when he got his chance he took the ball and ran with it.”
Weslosky, who was shelled for eight goals in his first start with the team in early October but shook off the dreadful debut and got better throughout the year, was grateful the Crusaders showed faith in his abilities.
“I think I just needed the chance,” he said. “Having something like this happen to you is always in the back of every hockey players mind. I needed the opportunity and I got it. And I also had a bit of luck with the right people coming out to watch me. Hopefully I can keep going from here and I can keep opening doors to get me where I want to be.”
Weslosky was expected back for one more season with the Crusaders before heading to college but his draft position may change that as the Islanders will look to ensure he is in the right place to continue his development.
“I haven’t heard what is going to happen yet,” said Weslosky who is at the Islanders prospects and rookies camp this week. “I know my university and the Crusaders have been talking. The way it looks right now I am probably staying here but you never know what could happen. It really depends on what the guys up above want.”
“It is in the air right now,” said Kenny of Weslosky’s return. “We’re working on it. The Islanders may want him to move up a level. Our opinion is that at our level he will have a lot more playing time than he would if he went to college right now. They play 32-36 games and at our level it’s 60 and he could end up playing a good majority of them. We’re hoping we can keep him around for another year.”
Weslosky can see an upside to either situation.
“There are pros and cons to either way,” he said. “Playing at the university level I would still get a lot of practice time to hone my game but here I would get a lot of actual game experience. If I move up the skill level of the guys I am up against would go up as well but I wouldn’t have as many games. There are advantages and disadvantages both ways.”
Only two AJHL players went in the draft, the other being Spruce Grove Saints forward Jesse Martin, selected in the seventh round by Atlanta.

 

Cru goalie picked up by Islanders in draft
by Dave S. Clark - June 28, 2006 - sherwoodparknews.com

Sherwood Park News — Sherwood Park Crusaders goaltender Jase Weslosky has a chance to live out every young hockey player’s dream -- play in the NHL.
The 17-year-old heard his name called last Saturday at the NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver. He was picked in the fourth round, 108th overall, by the New York Islanders.
The St. Albert native, was ranked 14th among North American goaltenders going into the draft.
He had a 2.33 goals against average and pulled off two shutouts last season with the Cru.
The rookie goalie had unexpected success with the Crusaders this year. Prior to this season, he hadn’t played above the Midget AA level. But as the season wore on he continuously improved, enough to replace Keenan Boomer as the starter.
Weslosky, who returned from St. Cloud, Minnesota, late Monday night, could not be reached for comment by the News.
He was coming home from a meeting with his future team. He has committed to play at St. Cloud State University on a scholarship for the 2007/08 season.
Centreman Jeff Lee, the other Crusader who was hoping to hear his name called, wasn’t picked up at the draft. The rookie AJHL player was ranked 128th overall for players from North America.

 

Western College Hockey Blog
June 25, 2006

Jase Weslosky- It was probably reassuring for St. Cloud fans that Bobby Goepfert's successor was taken over highly touted goalie recruits like Minnesota's Alex Kangas, Colorado College's Richard Bachman and Denver's Marc Cheverie.

Jase Weslosky-Sherwood Park(AJHL)-Committed to St. Cloud. Could join St. Cloud in '06 if Bobby Goepfert leaves. Drafted 108th by New York Islanders in 2006 NHL Draft.

 

Two Crusaders could hear NHL call names
by Shane Jones - June 21, 2006 - sherwoodparknews.com

Sherwood Park News — They will have barely finished celebrating the Stanley Cup finals in the here and now before the NHL switches gears and looks to the future.
The NHL Entry Draft takes place this Saturday in Vancouver and two members of the Sherwood Park Crusaders look very much like they will be hearing their names called.
Goaltender Jase Weslosky and centre Jeff Lee have both made the NHL’s Central Scouting Service’s final rankings list for North American players and are expected to be selected in the NHL Entry Draft on Saturday.
Weslosky, who posted a 2.33 goals against average and two shutouts while being peppered in the Crusaders net, is ranked 14th among N.A. netminders.
Lee, who joined the Cru in a mid-season trade from Drayton Valley and went on to post 18 points in 26 games with the Park to finish out his rookie season, is ranked in the fifth round and 128th overall amongst players from this side of the pond.
Weslosky has had a meteoric rise in the sport since his shaky start with the team, allowing eight goals in his first start with the team in early October.
But the rookie goalie, who had never played higher than Midget AA. continued to steadily improve and eventually replaced highly touted Keenan Boomer in the starting job between the pipes.
He would eventually receive three end of the year awards from the Cru for MVP, top rookie and top goaltender and more importantly, a U.S. college scholarship to play for St. Cloud State University in Minnesota for the 2007/08 season.
Now he may be selected in the NHL Entry Draft less than a year after this shaky start.
So have the nerves kicked in? Nope. If they had then Weslosky wouldn’t be showing that cool goaltender demeanor NHL team are looking for.
“I’m not really too nervous about it,” he said. “It’s just kind of something that is there and if it happens it happens. It’s pretty exciting. But I’m not getting too worked up about it though because I know it won’t make that big a difference if I’m drafted or I’m not at this point. I have a lot of time to develop. I’ve got college coming up to work on my game and hopefully I’ll get better year after year. The cushion of having that scholarship always helps. But it’s always nice to hope that a pro team could be interested in you like that.”
Weslosky won’t even have a chance to watch the draft as he is scheduled to visit his future college on draft day.
“I might still be on the plane,” he said. “Hopefully I’ll get a call from somebody.”
Weslosky admits it is a bit of a novelty that the last place team in the AJHL could have two players drafted in himself and Lee. But he also is careful to point out that even if two guys are considered potential pros that they are still just two guys out of 20 on the ice.
“Some teams just don’t click,” he said. “We were clicking pretty good in parts of the year and then we wouldn’t. It goes to show how important everybody is. You can have guys on the team like myself and Jeff who are attracting a little interest, but two guys aren’t going to make that big a difference to the team as a whole. It’s not an individual game.”
Weslosky is a firm believer the Crusaders will be a much better team this fall and is glad he has one more year left in the Park before going to college.
“I’m really excited. It’s going to be a good year coming up I think. I’m pretty excited to get back out there for our first game. We’ll get all the jitters out and go from there and put a good run for the playoffs together. Even though it is June we have to start thinking about that now.”
That is when they aren’t dreaming of the NHL.

 

Weslosky and Holmberg share Cru MVP nod
by Shane Jones - April 26, 2006 - sherwoodparknews.com

Receiving the most accolades were co-MVP winners Jase Weslosky and Brett Holmberg.
Weslosky was without a doubt the best story with the team this season, entering the year third on the goaltending depth chart only to finish it as the team’s starter and with a college scholarship to his credit.
“He just had a phenomenal year,” said Auchenberg. “It was a dream year for him. He comes out of Midget AA and everything just kind of fell into place for him. He earned every bit of it too. He would never quit. He worked so hard. We eventually had to give him a shot and he took the bull by the horns and never looked back. He becomes our starter and then he lands a full ride scholarship to St. Cloud University in the States and by the end of the year he was on the NHL’s Central Scouting list as the 14th ranked goalie in North America for the next draft. What a year. Everything lies ahead of him now. He has such a great future.”
In addition to the MVP nod, Weslosky also took home the team’s Top Goaltender and Rookie of the Year awards.

 

Weslosky, Fraser, AJHL rookie stars
by Shane Jones - March 22, 2006 - sherwoodparknews.com

Sherwood Park News — The Sherwood Park Crusaders’ season is long over but the accolades continue to roll in for rookie netminder Jase Weslosky.
The 17 year-old goalie was the only player to be unanimously selected by the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s North Division coaches and G.M.’s to the North All-Rookie team.
Weslosky maintained a .906 save percentage and had two shutouts this season for the Cru, the only team to miss out on the AJHL playoffs from the North.
His strong play between the pipes was also recognized with the signing of a college scholarship for the 2007-2008 season when he will attend St. Cloud State University in Minnesota.
Weslosky was one of two players from the Cru named to the All-Rookie squad as forward Reid Fraser was also honoured with a selection.
Fraser scored 22 goals and added 17 assists in his first full season with the Cru.
Weslosky’s emergence as a breakthrough player was also reflected in the the Source for Sports Player of the Game final standings.
He lead the league in game star selections after the January segment but ended up in third place in the league at season’s end.
Mark Letestu of the Bonnyville Pontiacs and Chris Wilson of the Grande Prairie Storm edged out the Crusader netminder with strong performances down the stretch.
Weslosky naturally finished first amongst Crusaders, followed by leading scorer Brett Holmberg and Fraser.

 

Crusaders vow to improve during off-season
by Shane Jones - March 8, 2006 - sherwoodparknews.com

“Everybody is getting ready for next year already,” said Cru goalie Jase Weslosky. “Because we are going to be freaking good next year.”
“I heard last year that nobody in the room really cared after they missed the playoffs. This year it’s had an effect on a lot of people. I’m going to spend the off-season working out and perfecting my game so I can come back as good as I can so I can come back and help us go as far as we can.”

 

Cru over and out
by Shane Jones - March 1, 2006 - sherwoodparknews.com

Sherwood Park News — Backs to the wall. Playing for all the marbles.
You know it’s a big game when pretty much every sports cliche applies.
And they didn’t come much bigger for the Sherwood Park Crusaders than Monday’s final regular season match against the Bonnyville Pontiacs.
Go hard or go home. Do or die.
In the end, it was home and dead.
Bonnyville was able to regain their lead with two minutes left in the second and their vigorous forechecking in the third kept the Cru from mounting another comeback as they fell 3-2 and had their season stopped short in February.
Naturally the boys in black were feeling pretty blue after all was said and done.
“It’s the worst feeling in the world,” said goalie Jase Weslosky. “It’s everyone’s dream to get into the playoffs and go on a good run and going out in February was not exactly high on my list. It’s pretty quiet in the room. You open the door and you can’t hear a thing.”

 

Cru hit the skids
by Shane Jones - February 8, 2006 - sherwoodparknews.com

Sherwood Park News — Nine games without a win may have represented all of the Sherwood Park Crusaders’ nine lives this season.
After picking up the pace in December and getting back into the playoff picture, the Cru have taken their foot off the gas completely in January, idling while the Lloydminster Bobcats came back into contention and then passed the Park for the final playoff spot in the AJHL North with time running out.
The team’s play of late also has many in the dressing room starting to question the commitment of their teammates.
“I really don’t know what is going on,” said Cru goalie Jase Weslosky. “There is a lot of negativity floating around. You can feel it when you come into the room. Some guys aren’t coming with the work ethic anymore and it is hurting the team. There are lots of guys trying but some aren’t. We have to buck up and start firing on all cylinders again. It’s hard to understand. We had so much success when we were all working so hard, then all of a sudden to shut it down. It’s frustrating.”

 

Cru’s Weslosky nets U.S. college scholarship
by Shane Jones - February 1, 2006 - sherwoodparknews.com

Sherwood Park News — First impressions don’t always mean that much.
The first impression of Sherwood Park Crusaders goaltender Jase Weslosky was that he was nowhere near ready to play at the AJHL level.
Weslosky, who played the previous season at the Midget AA level, was seriously shaky in his first start for the team in early October, allowing eight goals on 32 shots when he went in at the last minute for starter Keenan Boomer, injured in practice.
Flash forward a few months and the 17-year-old netminder is not only the go-to guy between the pipes for the Cru but has already landed what most players are looking for in this league, a U.S. college scholarship.
Weslosky committed to play for St. Cloud State University in Minnesota for the 2007/08 season last week.
A far cry from his inauspicious debut.
“It was not a highlight night,” he laughed. “It almost seemed like I needed to adapt to it. It was a new environment to be in but once I started to hit the ground I was running. I needed a little introduction into it. Unfortunately my first game wasn’t what I wanted, but it happens.”
He shook off the shaky start and quickly started turning heads, steadily improving to record stats like a 91.41 save percentage and a 2.84 GAA entering play last week on a team which has struggled for most of the season.
“The way I’ve been playing in the last couple months has been kind of amazing to me,” he said. “People have been telling me how my style has changed and everything and how I’ve adapted to the quicker game. Lots of people have noticed that. Hopefully I’m doing everything I can right now. I was just lurking in the shadows and waiting and hoping for my turn. When I got my turn it didn’t really turn out too good. But I got a second chance and after that it started getting good because I was able to come back from that first game and get a shutout in Calgary. It was a good boost and I kept on going from there.”
Weslosky didn’t look to fit into the Crusaders picture at the beginning of the year, behind veteran Shannon Szabados and highly touted rookie Boomer. But his play has led the Cru to deal both as Jase made his case to be the starter.
“Jase is a great team player,” said Crusaders head coach Dan Auchenberg. “He has the full respect from his coaches and teammates both on and off the ice. His goal was to play for the Crusaders and with his commitment, consistent hard work, and belief in himself, Jase has more than proven his ability to play at this level. And he is getting recognized for it.”
Being recognized, including having a scout from the Toronto Maple Leafs there to watch him and teammate Jeff Lee at Sunday’s match at the Arena, is hard for Weslosky to wrap his head around.
“It’s mindblowing,” he said. “To have so many people out there talking about you and stuff. To come from Midget AA to all of a sudden having your name in newspapers and fans coming up and talking to you after games, that’s amazing to see.”
Signing the dotted line with St. Cloud was a pretty special feeling as well.
“I’m so excited about it and the great thing is that the guys in the room seem to be excited for me too,” he said. “There’s a lot of support there. I think it gets everybody pumped up, seeing one of us get a scholarship out of this. I think it’s good for everyone. It’s awesome.”
As much as Weslosky is looking forward to starting his collegiate experience he is glad he will be back for another season with the Crusaders, a team he feels is poised to break out.
“We decided to leave it another year and I think that will help me because I’m still young and I need to develop more with my game,” he said. “I’m happy about that and I want to be here for another year too. With all the changes we’ve made it just seems like more people are clicking together and that as a group we are a lot closer. At the beginning of the year we had a bunch of little groups in the dressing room but now it seems like everyone is working together and sticking together and it is starting to show in our game. It’s getting really fun. Next year we’re going to have a very good team for sure and it will be good to be a part of it.”

 

Weslosky Commits to University
January 24, 2006 - Sherwood Park Press Release

The Sherwood Park Crusaders are pleased to announce that 17-year-old Jase Weslosky has committed to St. Cloud State University in Minnesota for the 2007/08 season.
 
Jase made an immediate impression with the Crusaders.  He is a goaltender coming out of Midget AA who has captured a lot of attention.  Jase's confidence between the pipes has shown why he has a 91.41 save percentage and 2.84 GAA. 

"Jase is a great team player.  He has full respect from his coaches and teammates both on and off the ice.  We are proud of Jase - his goal was to play for the Crusaders and with his commitment, consistent hard work, and belief in himself, Jase has more than proven his ability to play at this level."

The Crusaders organization congratulate Jase and wish him continued success.

Dan Auchenberg
General Manager/Head Coach
Sherwood Park Crusaders Junior 'A' Hockey Club

 

Men's hockey: Goalie says he's coming to SCSU
By Kevin Allenspach
- sctimes.com - January 21, 2006

The St. Cloud State men's hockey team had a pretty good goalie in net on Friday night.

Today, they'll get a verbal commitment from one who hopes to replace Bobby Goepfert. Goepfert entered the weekend with the second-best goals-against average and third-best save percentage in the WCHA.

Jase Weslosky, a 6-foot-2, 170-pound, right-handed catching goalie from the Sherwood Park (Alberta) Crusaders, plays in the AJHL Prospects Game at noon 1 p.m. (CST) today in Spruce Grove, Alberta. The game is for players who have not made college commitments, but Weslosky told the Times he is joining the Huskies in the fall of 2007 unless the St. Cloud State goaltending picture changes.

"They've got a good history with the program there (at St. Cloud State)," said Weslosky, who is 8-14-3 with a 2.84 GAA and .914 save percentage in 44 games through Wednesday. "I did a lot of research and I think it's the right school for me."

Only two teams have fewer points than Weslosky's this season, and he faces a lot of action. Only one goalie among the top 15 in the AJHL has faced more than Weslosky's 28.7 shots per game.

"He's a phenomenal kid with a tremendous work ethic," said Sherwood Park coach Dan Auchenberg, who coached Glenn Fisher, now a junior at Denver, with the Crusaders. "Jase is always working to get bigger and stronger. What I like about him, though, is his competitive nature. When it's game time for him, it's Game Time. He's got a passion about him that's more than any goalie I've coached."

Weslosky, 17, is from St. Albert, Alberta, a suburb of Edmonton not far from Sherwood Park. He uses a butterfly-hybrid style and has good lateral movement, according to his coach.

Weslosky joins a list of recruits that includes forwards Ryan Lasch, Andreas Nodl, A.J. Gale, Garrett Roe and Ryan Peckskamp, and defensemen Craig Gaudet, Jon Ammerman and Jared Hummel. The Huskies expect to recruit another goalie, and may add a forward if the right player is available.

 

Cru in better shape entering the break
by Shane Jones - December 28, 2006 - sherwoodparknews.com

For the second game in a row the Cru were able to defeat the Spruce Grove Saints and this time they did it in style, handing the rival squad a 5-1 defeat with a strong effort.
Jeff Lee provided a big spark with an early shorthanded tally and Reid Fraser scored the eventual winner on the powerplay to stake the team to a 2-0 first period lead. Jessie Thomas found the twine twice in the second and Reese Rolheiser added another to put the Cru up 5-0 after two, a score which would stand until just 38 seconds left in the contest when Saint Justin Delong scored to stop Cru goalie Jase Weslosky’s shutout bid.
Weslosky turned aside 44 shots to be named first star for the Cru. It’s a far cry from his first outing for the team when he allowed eight goals earlier this season. But Auchenberg feels he has improved consistently since then to become a dependable starter.
“After that first game we didn’t know how he would rebound,” he said. “We gave him a second opportunity and he’s just taken the bull by the horns ever since. He’s very serious about what he does and is mentally prepared for the games. He brings a lot to the table and really helps us out. He thrives on getting better. He wants to win and be successful and that rubs off on other players. I’ve already had two colleges ask me about him in the last week. He’s starting to get a lot of interest.”

 

Crusaders make a deluge of deals
by Shane Jones - December 7, 2006 - sherwoodparknews.com

The Cru then worked another deal with Camrose sending goalie Keanan Boomer south as the future considerations to complete another swap between the two teams in October.
However that deal was later deemed void when Boomer failed to report to Camrose. Auchenberg is hopeful the young goalie will change his mind but isn’t sure where he stands. It won’t be with the Cru however despite the fact he came in with so much promise they decided to trade female all-star netminder Shannon Szabados away to make room for him between the pipes at the beginning of the season.
“He might go after Christmas,” said Auchenberg. “He’s going to university and has a girlfriend he’s very solid with and he’s not sure if he wants to go there.”
“He’s been outplayed by Jase Weslosky and I felt we needed a veteran goalie in the mix so I got Saimbhi. Boomer played unbelievable when Shannon was here but once we made that deal he let up and never seemed to get it back. He has to make a decision if he really wants to play this game. It just wasn’t working out here. He’s a good kid though. I wanted to give him an opportunity to play somewhere else if he wanted to. It was tough because we wanted to work him in but Shannon really wanted the workload and we had to make that deal at the time. A little sooner than we wanted to.”
More: The Crusaders finished off the week with an always tough road trip to Grande Prairie where they lost another close one, falling 3-2 to the Storm despite Jase Weslosky’s solid performance in net, stopping 43 shots.

 

Third goalie in mix to stir up Cru
by Shane Jones - November 30, 2006 - sherwoodparknews.com

This week’s swap special was sending forward Mike Fiorillo (acquired earlier this season in a trade with Spruce Grove) to the Fort Saskatchewan Traders for goaltender Kal Saimbhi and futures.
Adding a third goalie to the mix is designed to put some pressure on the current duo of Jase Weslosky and Keanan Boomer, particularly Boomer who has tailed off after looking impressive enough in the early running that the team traded veteran Shannon Szabados to give him the number one job between the pipes.
“We made the deal because we wanted to send a message to our goaltending that we aren’t totally happy with it and hopefully it stirs things up a little bit,” said Auchenberg. “We’re very pleased with the way Jase is playing but Keanan isn’t playing up to his true potential. Maybe this will spark things.”

 

Crusader's goaltending news
by Shane Jones - November 23, 2006 - sherwoodparknews.com

Jase Weslosky was a standout in net for the Cru and has become sort of the go-to guy in goal, often outplaying highly touted rookie Keanan Boomer.
“He was very good for us,” said Auchenberg. “We weren’t expecting to use him as much as we have to this point. Keanan hasn’t stood up to his expectations and taken the bull by the horns. I don’t know if it is confidence or the adjustment to the higher league or what. We know he has it in him to play very well. We know it is there but Jase is working a little harder right now.”

 

Few immediate dividends for Cru after change
by Shane Jones - October 12, 2006 - sherwoodparknews.com

And he is hopeful he can do it again with the current edition of the Cru after adding head coach to his G.M. duties with the team, taking over the team last Wednesday after the Crusaders fired Greg Parks, the former New York Islander.
But it’s obviously not going to happen overnight.
The Crusaders are 1-2-1 in the second coming of their new coach following a disappointing southern road trip this weekend.
The Cru had a tough start to the week at home as they fell 5-2 to the Olds Grizzlys but responded with a much better effort in their first game of their three game road wing down south on Friday, dumping the Calgary Canucks 3-0. Jesse Van Dalfsen, Sean Ringrose and Reid Fraser scored for the Park as backup Jase Weslosky got a shutout for his first AJHL win. But they took a step or two back after that little leap forward, falling 3-1 in Okotoks on Sunday and only managing a 2-2 tie with the lowly Canmore Eagles on Monday afternoon.

 

Crusaders hope southern trip yields up points
by Shane Jones - October 5, 2006 - sherwoodparknews.com

Sherwood Park News — A slam to the shoulder led to a tap on the shoulder that rookie netminder Jase Weslosky may not have been ready to receive.
Normal Sherwood Park Crusaders starting goalie Keenan Boomer went down with a bruised collarbone after a shot to the shoulder in warmup, and backup and fellow rookie Weslosky got his first ever AJHL start against a hot team the coaching staff would rather he hadn’t.
The green goalie looked like he had been thrown to the wolves at times as he allowed eight goals on 32 shots as the Cru lost their second game of the week, 8-6 to the Drayton Valley Thunder on Sunday at the Arena.
Not that Weslosky should shoulder the blame for the defeat.
“Having Boomer go down in the warmup wasn’t ideal,” said Cru head coach Greg Parks. “We think Weslosky will be able to do the job but this was a difficult team to start his AJHL career against. It wasn’t an ideal spot to throw him in. It certainly wasn’t his fault. It was a team loss.”
Weslosky took the tough start to his AJHL career in stride.
“It wasn’t my best game,” he said. “It came as a bit of surprise going in but that’s hockey and as a backup you have to be ready to go in at any time. It wasn’t the start I wanted. I still have a lot to improve on but I’m not going to let it bother me. I’m coming up from Midget AA and it’s a monumental difference in terms of the calibre of the shooters you come up against. I’ll take it in stride and work to get better the next time out.”

 

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2005-06 Sherwood Park AJHL 41 9 18 8 2.33 2
2006-07 St. Cloud State WCHA 6 5 1 0 2.68 1

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