B Y S C O T T TAY L O R
Photos by James Carey Lauder
Doug Orr’s son, Colton, played 11 seasons
in the National Hockey League with Boston,
the New York Rangers and Toronto. He
was a late bloomer who didn’t even start
playing the game until he was 12. But
Colton had an edge. He had the edge that
players such as Jonathan Toews, the Zajac
Brothers, the Leipsic Brothers, Jordin
Tootoo, Adam Hughesman, Brendan
Shinnimin and Nigel Dawes had.
Colton spent time in Wally World.
“Colton went to Wally World and just loved
all the ice time he got,” said Doug. “And
Wally is the guy who got (Doug’s youngest
son) Jameson a spot in Miramichi in
the Quebec League. In our end of town,
Wally has been really good to the kids.”
Wally World is the hockey universe that
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belongs to the ageless Walter Shefchyk.
It’s a strange, wondrous place that takes a
different view of hockey development. Not
everyone agrees with it. Many old time
hockey people look at Wally World with a
jaundiced eye. But there is one thing that
can’t be denied: If hockey players from
the Capital Region want to get better,
they’ll spend a little time in Wally World.
In fact, NHLers Travis Zajac, Colton
Orr, Dale Weise, Ian White, Jonathan
Toews, Alex Steen, Mike Richards, Frazer
McLaren, Jordin Tootoo; Europea n pros
Nigel Dawes, Jacob Micflikier, Andrew
McPherson, Matt Bailey, Jordy Pietrus; top
female stars Brigette Lacquette, Sami Jo
Small, Bailey Bram and Ryleigh Houston;
and countless junior, Triple A and other