Colorado College Hockey Forward Zaccharya Wisdom is trying to honor his mother’s sacrifices

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) –

Colorado College head coach Kris Mayotte has done a good job of changing the culture of CC Hockey. He has brought in a ton of difference makers, including Zaccharya Wisdom from Toronto. The freshman has scored ten goals this season, but for Zacch, it’s about honoring the sacrifices his mom has made off the ice.

“I was in shock of how far I’ve come, growing up in West End (of Toronto), with not much to the name,” said Wisdom.

Zaccharya Wisdom has come a long way. The Canadian doesn’t believe in excuses–he says he got that from his mom Mairri Wisdom, who had to work multiple jobs to keep his family afloat.

“She had lots of sleepless nights. Lots of nights where, like, she wouldn’t eat because me and my brother had to eat,” Wisdom said. “It’s hard to put into words how much she means to me because there’s nothing in this world I can do to pay her back for what she did for me and my brother and that’s what helps me perform every night is that love for her, and that want to make her proud.”

He says her sacrifices are now his “why”: working as hard as he can to give his mom the life they never had.

“It’s kind of like a sub mentality. My mom, watching her go to four different jobs every night, every day and barely being able to see her, like, I knew what she was doing. And she was out there working her butt off and… and for me to come out here and do what I love to do, and not work my butt off… It’s just, it doesn’t make sense to me, and that’s why I do it,” Wisdom said.

That mentality and perspective has worked. Wisdom has been a big part of CC’s run back into national prominence. And the freshman has only gotten better, each and every game.

“I came in here with a lot of raw skill, and I think I’ve just been able to refine it and kind of mold it to like a college level, and be able to play with the best in the college hockey,” said Wisdom.

So far this season, Mairri has been a good luck charm for CC Hockey. She was in attendance for her son’s four-goal game against no. 2 North Dakota.

“She being able to witness something like that. It’s… it’s hard to put into words, but I mean every time she’s here, something good happens. The first time she was here, I scored my first college goal, so she’s got to get down more often,” Wisdom said.

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