‘Houser’s road to the NHL was a winding one long before he started his competitive career with the Pittsburgh Hornets Under-16 club. As a child, he had numerous surgeries to correct bilateral club feet. Some of which confined him to a wheelchair during the offseason.’
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Source: Pittsburgh Tribune Review