WIEST, Jordan
Current Team:	-
Jersey Number:	-
Position:	-
Height:	6-2
Weight:	174
Gender:	Male
Hometown:	Lethbridge, AB
Shoots:	Right
Date of Birth:	February 7, 1995 (29 years)

Player Profile – Jordan Wiest
Jordan Wiest knows he has the support of two
families when he gets onto the ice. Back home
on the farm, his family watches the Fast
Hockey Broadcast and at the rink, his billet
family cheers him on. It’s great support for a
player who is only getting better.
The defenseman is the prototypical prairie d-
man: tall, strong and stay-at-home, but he had
to move out from the small town of Enchant,
Alberta – almost halfway between Brooks and
Lethbridge - to play in the AJHL.
“You’re always with your family. It’s one of the
most important things in my life. You see
friends and family everywhere,” he says of the
town of 200 people. “They’ve supported me all
the way. I love the farm, but I can’t complain
about life here.”
Here, referring to his new home at the Max Bell
Centre and with his billet family.
“They treat me like I’m their kid. They are
helping me be as successful as I can. I couldn’t
ask for a better family.”
With that support, Wiest is able to focus on his
game which he describes as more PK than PP.
“I’m a stay-at-home D. I make the simple,
smart plays, get physical to bring energy. I’m
probably the loudest guy in the dressing room.”
He’s also found great support within that room
for what he does and who he is: “This is the
best group I’ve ever played hockey with. I like
every single one of them. They are all my
brothers.”
While the team’s record doesn’t reflect their
strength in his opinion, they are moving in the
right direction.
“There is a lot of potential. We’re only down
one goal a game. We’re all committed and
almost there.”
As for his own potential, Wiest sees a clear
Alberta sky of possibilities, but has a realistic
plan.
“I’d like to get a scholarship for any school. Of
course, I’d like to make the NHL but I’d like to
get an education.”
Should hockey not bring him there, he knows
how else he’ll contribute to Southern Alberta.
“Being a farmer would be my first choice, but
my brother is taking over. I’d like to be a
firefighter or paramedic in Lethbridge.”
For now, he’ll keep working on the back end for
the Calgary Canucks and use his farmer’s
strength and the encouragement from both
families to keep producing on the ice.