?I remember watching my brother, Scott, play, and ever since then I wanted to be a hockey player,? said Day. ?He was my role model growing up. He?s the reason I wear No. 4.?
That simple story took a tragic turn in late October 2014. Scott was driving his pickup truck when it slammed into another vehicle just four miles from his family?s home, killing a 62-year-old woman. The 23-year-old was charged by police, who found his blood-alcohol reading was twice the legal limit. Last summer, after pleading no contest, he was sentenced to prison for no less than 57 months and no more than 15 years.
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His first season as a 15-year-old ?exceptional? player in the OHL went reasonably well, and the second started off very well. But then came his brother?s arrest. Since, his play has been inconsistent, he?s occasionally left the Steelheads to go back home and his draft stock has dropped.
?I think that?s what the scouts ? talk about me just not looking engaged. A lot of the time I wasn?t,? he said. ?So, it?s been tough. I went home for a little bit of the season and re-gathered my thoughts.
?That?s why it?s hard with my brother going away. He?s the reason I play, and he?s the reason I love [hockey], and he doesn?t even get to see me play it anymore.?
