I know, I was under the impression that Jankowski was at the last day of that range (ie a day later and he wouldn't be eligible).
almost - you have to be born on or before sept. 15 and he was born sept. 13 - so he made it in by three days. teuvo teravainen was the other guy in the first round who barely made the cut off - he was born sept. 11.
incidentally, nathan mackinnon will be one of the youngest players in this year's draft - he was born sept. 1.
patrick marleau (san jose) was born sept. 15...so in his draft year he qualified for the draft on the last possible day.
I'm not putting Jankowski down or anything but the difference between Jankowski playing in high school and these guys is that, from my understanding, the level of hockey Jank was playing was not as strong at all.
I'm pretty sure that was sensationalized for much the same reasons as already explained. It's a similar league to US prep leagues. It's a common concern from any high school league. Is this player really that talented or is jsut because of the competition.
Nick Bjugstad had identical concerns coming out of a Minnesota high school prep league, and look how thats worked so far. He's probably the closest comparable to Jankowski in recent year's.
He has certainly had some growing pains up to this point in the early NCAA season but that is to be expected. Not only does he have to adjust to a tremendous step up in competition, but also to a new position (atleast to this point). I suspect he will only get better and better as the season progresses and his confidence increases.
I have caught a few games via an online stream and he was certainly impressive. With that said there is still huge room for improvement in all facets of his game and that will only come with time.
Not bad, depending on people's expectations so far. I believe if he weighs 175 like the site says that he's put on a fair amount of weight
Not bad? 4 points in 9 games is hardly impressive no matter what league you're playing in. But I think it's more than just about statistics for him this year. It's about maturing physically and mentally.
It'll be interesting to track his development in the NCAA over the next couple of years.
Not bad? 4 points in 9 games is hardly impressive no matter what league you're playing in. But I think it's more than just about statistics for him this year. It's about maturing physically and mentally.
It'll be interesting to track his development in the NCAA over the next couple of years.
Considering how raw he is, its not surprising he isnt ppg since there is a huge difference in competition.
