Patrick Wiercioch

Patrick Wiercioch (/ˈwɪərkɔːʃ/ WEER-kawsh; born September 12, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman who is a Free agent in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has formerly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators, the team who drafted him in 2008, and the Colorado Avalanche. Wiercioch was born in Burnaby, British Columbia, and grew up in Maple Ridge, British Columbia.\n', ' As a youth, Wiercioch played in the 2003 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from North Vancouver.\n', ' Wiercioch as a Vancouver Native played junior hockey in the British Columbia Hockey League for the Burnaby Express in 2006–07 and later in the United States Hockey League with the Omaha Lancers in the 2007–08, when he was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the second round (42nd overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.[citation needed]\n', '