Predators’ Wiesblatt Brothers Share Special Moment in Return

Sometimes sports can provide a moment, ever so briefly, that feels cosmically ordained, and the latest one occurred at training camp for the Nashville Predators. Ozzy and Oasiz Wiesblatt, two players in the Predators organization, were temporarily away from the team tending to tragic family matters. Their older brother, Orca, passed away unexpectedly in a car accident, leaving the family heartbroken in the wake of his passing.

The Predators welcomed the Wiesblatt brothers back to training camp, and one of those magical moments occurred as their intra-squad scrimmage came to a close. The team welcomed fans for their Gold Star Showcase, which concluded with a shootout. According to team beat writer Brooks Bratten, there were just two goal scorers in the bonus shootout: Ozzy and Oasiz Wiesblatt. He shared videos of each player’s tally via his X account.

The right-handed Ozzy crossed the blue line with speed as he swung out wide toward the benches, He kept that speed as he pushed toward the goaltender. As he hits the face-off dot to the right of the goalie, he changes speed and direction, makes a few quick stick handles and rifles off a shot beneath the glove-hand side for the goal.

Taking notes from his brother, Oasiz choose a fast and hard approach for his shootout attempt. He swings all the way back to the opposite face-off dot to build up speed as he rushed in past center ice with the puck and swung out wide just like Ozzy. Mirroring the path his brother took to the next, Oasiz moves in quickly and doesn’t waste any time launching another low shot for the goal. In another touching moment, Oasiz points upwards in acknowledgement of his brother Orca as he skates back to the bench.