Tyler Weiss and his family were on our American Airlines flight that never quite made it to Dallas. They planned on driving to Greensboro to catch a same-day flight but ended up departing RDU on Friday morning. 

Weiss’ brother had slept through the whole ordeal. When we landed back in Raleigh, Tyler said his brother woke up and thought we were in Dallas. So, Tyler’s draft day probably was a little less nerve-racking than actually getting here.

Weiss on what this means for NC hockey: “It gives kids hope that they can make it. Their dads, they don’t need to play in the NHL or need connections. My dad’s a beer league ref. They can make it on their own if they work hard & don’t let anybody stop them or get in their way.”