The young man wearing the #4 uniform on the Seattle Thunderbirds is none other than Turner Ottenbreit. He is a defenseman from Yorkton, SK. Ottenbreit shoots left. Ottenbreit weighs 192 pounds and stands at 6’3. His birthday is July 9, 1997. Ottenbreit was a rookie Thunderbird last season, with a total of 68 games under his belt for the 2014 to 2015 year. During his first year, he scored two goals and 20 assists made, resulting in a total of 12 points for the player. His PIM was 30 for the year as well.

During the 2015 to 2016 regular season, he has not yet scored a goal. Ottenbreit has played in 13 games for the season so far, making 4 assists and holding onto four points and a PIM of 17 minutes so far. Ottenbreit is doing much better with assists with the T-Birds than he did with his previous team, the Saskatoon Blades. While playing with the Blades from 2013 to 2014, he played in just 10 games, with no points or assists and just two penalty minutes. During his 2014 to 2015 season with the same team, he played just two games, scoring a single goal and making no assists. His PIM that season was seven.  On September 29 of that year, he was traded to the T-Birds for Adam Henry.

Ottenbreit’s career totals include 93 regular games played with a total of three goals scored and 14 assists made, totaling 17 points over his four seasons. During the WHL Playoffs, he played in six games, scoring no goals but making one assist and accumulating a PIM of four.

During the 2015 off-season, Ottenbreit spent his time graduating and visiting with family and friends. He enjoyed time spent with his loved ones at the lake. He told the press that he really enjoyed his time at the Washington Capitals Development Camp, learning new skills and building upon previous ones to improve his game. Ottenbreit says that most of the learning at camp came through skill drills, speed drills and other exercises designed to help the players become more adept at the game. He was the youngest person at the camp. He also told an interviewer that while at camp, the teammates have access to not only a daily workout regimen and a nutritionist to keep them at their healthiest, but also a sports psychologist to ensure a healthy mind as well.

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