Getting to Know – Arik Breton
Get to know centre ARIK BRETON of the Ottawa Valley Titans in part 7 of ‘Getting to Know’.
ARIK BRETON was a steal for the Sudbury Wolves Organization. Breton was selected by the Wolves in the 10th round, 188th overall. In 30 games with the Ottawa Valley Titans last season, Breton notched 20 goals and added 16 assists for a total of 36 points. He also added 30 penalty minutes. He is an under-rated player who is incredibly smart with a lot of upside potential. BRETON is the type of player who will take care of the puck in tight situations and he will create plays for his team mates with crisp passes.
Name: Arik Parker Breton Nickname: Ritz
Birthday: July 9, 1998 Twitter: @Abretty44 Instagram: arik_breton
Hometown: Stittsville, Ontario 2013-14 Team: Ottawa Valley Titans
Shoots: Left Height: 5’11 Weight: 172 Position: Centre
Q: How would you describe your personality?
A: I think I am an outgoing, enthusiastic, social, always in a good mood kind of guy. Everywhere I go I’m always looking to meet new people, I am very respectful of others.
Q: What do you like to do in your down time?
A: In my downtime, I do homework, play badminton, watch movies, swim, play ping pong as well as Xbox.
Q: What are you working on to prepare for the upcoming OHL season and how are you working on it?
A: On and off ice conditioning, working hard every day to get better and better as a player, more off-ice conditioning because I really believe that a break from on ice can help in a lot of ways.
Q: Which NHL player do you model yourself after and why?
A: I model my game after Patrice Bergeron, he is a great two way forward, amazing at draws and is a great team player and I feel like I express all those aspects in my game.
QUICK HITS
Favourite NHL team: Montreal Canadiens
Favourite Player: Jordan Eberle
Favourite Movie: 21 Jump Street
Favourite Musical Artist: Avicii
Favourite pizza toppings: Pepperoni
Check back later this week as we get to know local draft pick Ryan Mooney.
‘Getting to Know’ is a 16 part segment as we get to learn more about each of our 2014 OHL Priority Draft Selections leading up to Orientation Camp at the end of May.
