“We were traveling in traffic for me to get to practices, so at times it would take two hours to get to the rink. My mom would drop me off to my dad's side of the family and they would drive me to practice. I'd get dropped back off, we'd meet my mom and then she'd drive me back home.”

American former professional ice hockey right winger

T. J. Oshie is an American former professional ice hockey right winger. Born Timothy Leif Oshie, he played in the NHL from the mid-2000s through the 2010s and is best known for his time with the St. Louis Blues and Washington Capitals. He was selected by the Blues in the first round of the 2005 NHL entry draft, 24th overall, and spent his first seven NHL seasons with them before a trade to Washington in 2015. With the Capitals, he won the Stanley Cup in 2018.