{"id":31479,"date":"2025-09-16T09:14:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T09:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/se\/31479\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T09:14:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T09:14:10","slug":"hockeyvarlden-i-sorg-25-arig-forward-dod-i-trafikolycka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/se\/31479\/","title":{"rendered":"Hockeyv\u00e4rlden i sorg \u2013 25-\u00e5rig forward d\u00f6d i trafikolycka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hockeyv\u00e4rlden har sorg. <br \/>Den 25-\u00e5rige forwarden Orca Wiesblatt, som skulle ha spelat f\u00f6r Allen Americans i ECHL den h\u00e4r s\u00e4songen, har d\u00f6tt i en trafikolycka. <\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2013 Vi \u00e4r alla djupt bedr\u00f6vade, s\u00e4ger klubbens tr\u00e4nare och general manager Steve Martinson i ett <a href=\"https:\/\/echl.com\/news\/2025\/09\/echl-mourns-loss-of-wiesblatt\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">uttalande<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Orca-Wiesblatt-1024x658.webp.webp\" alt=\"Orca Wiesblatt. \" class=\"wp-image-303900\"  \/>Orca Wiesblatt blev 25 \u00e5r gammal. Foto: Larry MacDougal via AP\/Alamy<\/p>\n<p>Det var under s\u00f6ndagen som trafikolyckan ska ha intr\u00e4ffat i British Columbia, Kanada. P\u00e5 m\u00e5ndagen bekr\u00e4ftas d\u00f6dsfallet bland annat av FPHL-klubben Athens Rock Lobsters d\u00e4r Orca Wiesblatt spelade under den f\u00f6reg\u00e5ende s\u00e4songen. <\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Orca kommer alltid att bli ih\u00e5gkommen som en av de spelare som bidrog till att s\u00e4tta pr\u00e4gel p\u00e5 v\u00e5r organisation under dess allra f\u00f6rsta s\u00e4song. Hans passion f\u00f6r sporten och hans smittande energi gjorde honom till en publikfavorit och en sann lagkamrat. Men bortom det var Orca en \u00e4nnu finare m\u00e4nniska utanf\u00f6r isen \u2013 v\u00e4nlig, \u00f6dmjuk och en person som alla var tacksamma \u00f6ver att ha f\u00e5tt l\u00e4ra k\u00e4nna. Vi \u00e4r djupt bedr\u00f6vade \u00f6ver denna f\u00f6rlust, och v\u00e5ra tankar g\u00e5r till hans familj, s\u00e4ger klubbpresidenten i Athens Rock Lobsters, Scott Hull, i ett uttalande. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are heartbroken to share the passing of former Rock Lobster, Orca Wiesblatt. Orca will always be remembered for his energy, toughness, and infectious smile. Once a Rock Lobster, forever a Rock Lobster. \u2764\ufe0f\ud83e\udd9e<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts are with the Wiesblatt family and all who loved him. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2N8j3PnAVR\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/2N8j3PnAVR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Athens Rock Lobsters (@LobsterHockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LobsterHockey\/status\/1967604331156566052?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Orca Wiesblatt blev 25 \u00e5r gammal<\/p>\n<p>Orca Wiesblatt f\u00f6ddes i juni 2000 och spelade bland annat juniorhockey i <a href=\"https:\/\/hockeysverige.se\/internationell-juniorhockey\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WHL<\/a>-laget Calgary Hitmen. Inf\u00f6r den kommande s\u00e4songen skulle han inleda sin professionella hockeykarri\u00e4r efter att ha skrivit p\u00e5 f\u00f6r Allen Americans i ECHL. <\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Vi \u00e4r alla djupt bedr\u00f6vade. Orca (Weisblatt) s\u00e5g verkligen fram emot detta n\u00e4sta steg i sin hockeykarri\u00e4r. Han var inte bara tekniskt skicklig, utan ocks\u00e5 en spelare som kunde f\u00f6r\u00e4ndra matchbilden med sina tacklingar. Jag minns fortfarande hans leende n\u00e4r han \u00e5terv\u00e4nde till b\u00e5set efter en av sina kraftfulla tacklingar. Det vi kommer att sakna allra mest \u00e4r hans smittande leende, s\u00e4ger klubbens tr\u00e4nare och general manager Steve Martinson i ett uttalande. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It is with great sadness that we mourn the tragic passing of former Calgary Hitmen Player Orca Wiesblatt. <\/p>\n<p>We are heartbroken for his family, friends, and everyone that knew and loved him. On behalf of the ownership, management, coaches, players, and staff of Calgary Sports and\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gt87E0WH1H\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/gt87E0WH1H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Calgary Hitmen (@WHLHitmen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WHLHitmen\/status\/1967621210080206900?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Orca Wiesblatt var en av fyra br\u00f6der i familjen Wiesblatt som spelar ishockey. Han spelade tillsammans med sin \u00e4ldre bror, Ocean Wiesblatt, i FPHL den g\u00e5ngna s\u00e4songen. De tv\u00e5 yngre br\u00f6derna, Ozzy\u00a0och Oasiz Wiesblatt tillh\u00f6r b\u00e5da <a href=\"https:\/\/hockeysverige.se\/klubb\/nashville-predators\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nashville Predators<\/a> organisation och Ozzy\u00a0Wiesblatt spelade fem <a href=\"https:\/\/hockeysverige.se\/nhl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NHL<\/a>-matcher f\u00f6rra s\u00e4songen. <\/p>\n<p> Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eliteprospects.com\/player\/232706\/orca-wiesblatt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Orca Wiesblatt<\/a> @ Elite Prospects<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hockeyv\u00e4rlden har sorg. 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