Jamie Oleksiak grew up in a family of athletes and forged his own path to the NHL. But off the ice, Oleksiak finds a balance in life between spending time outdoors and reading history books.

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Ron Francis joins Alison Lukan and Ian Furness on the KHN pregame show to discuss last week's trade deadline and the team's outlook heading into the final stretch of the season.