Five Questions With Evan Weidenbach

Evan Weidenbach is a 21-year-old hockey player from St. Clair, Michigan, who currently plays for the Wallaceburg Lakers of the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League.

Weidenbach, who currently attends St. Clair County Community College, is in his second season with the Wallaceburg Lakers. Last year, Weidenbach scored 13 goals and added 9 assists for 22 points in 39 games.

Below are Evan Weidenbach’s answers to CKSN’s Five Questions.

1. What is your career sports highlight/top memory?

My sports career highlight was capturing the MAHA 18U state championship in 2012 and going on to compete in Nationals.

2. Who is your favourite professional sports team and athlete?

My favourite sports team is the Grand Rapids Griffins and athlete is Brad Richards.

3. If you could achieve one thing/goal in sports, what would it be?

If I could achieve anything in sports it would be to make it to a level where I could use the game to take care of my family.

4. Who has been your biggest sports influence and why?

My biggest sports influence would have to be Charlie Cook. Charlie taught me that the only thing you need to reach success is to always be the best YOU can be. If you’re always worrying about if the guy next to you is faster, or has softer hands, than you’re not focusing on what you need to be doing.

5. What do you love most about playing sports?

What I love most about sports is coming to the arena and leaving all my problems and worries at home. When I’m on the ice I feel as though nothing else matters. Like my coach always says, it’s a privilege to play junior hockey, and right now I’m enjoying every second.

Five Questions is a weekly feature on the Chatham-Kent Sports Network. We’ll ask athletes from across Chatham-Kent Five Questions, and post their answers every week. If you know an athlete or coach we should question, or you’re an athlete or coach who would like to participate in “Five Questions,” please email us at ian@cksn.ca.