Episode 29 - Drew Owsley - Build From The Net Out
Guest: @DrewOwsley
Presented by: @hockey_ai
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In today's episode of The Farm Team podcast I am honored to be joined by a long-time friend of mine Drew Owsley. Drew currently resides in his hometown of Lethbridge, Alberta where he is a Senior Accountant for one of the largest accounting firms in the world.
Following in the footsteps of his father, and paving the way for his brother, Drew was drawn to the net at a young age. He developed a passion for hockey and the position, and was able to learn the game from his father and also the infamous Lethbridge goaltending coach Jeff Battah. Drew went undrafted in the WHL Bantam draft, but that did not deter him, and in his last year of Midget Drew was named Most Valuable Player of the Alberta Midget Hockey League.
The following season in 2008 Drew signed with the Western Hockey League’s Tri-City Americans where he went on to play 3 seasons highlighted by being named the 2010 Western Conference Finals MVP which led to a berth to the 2010 WHL Finals against the Calgary Hitmen.
In 2011 Drew was traded to Prince George and was named team MVP at the end of his first and only season with the Cougars. At the conclusion of his major junior career Drew amassed an amazing 186 GP with 98 wins, and a 2.89 GAA, and a .908 SVP, and posted 12 career shutouts.
After a tremendous junior hockey career Drew pursued what he earned, and played 4 seasons in Antigonish, Nova Scotia for the St. Francis Xavier X-Men. In his senior campaign Drew led the X-men in their bid to secure the Atlantic University Sport conference championship, which ultimately led to a shot at the 2016 University Cup.
The following year Drew made his professional debut with the Wichita Thunder in the ECHL and retired at the conclusion of the season. Drew joins us today to talk more about his underdog story and what it took for him to achieve all the success he has had in sports and life in general.