Firebirds Select Arizona Coyotes Prospect Jan Jenik in CHL Import Draft Thursday
June 28, 2018 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Flint Firebirds News Release
Czech Republic forward Jan Jenik
(Flint Firebirds)
Flint, Mich. - The Flint Firebirds were active in the 2018 CHL Import Draft Thursday, selecting Czech Republic forward Jan JenÃk with the first-round, 6th overall pick.
JenÃk, a native of Nymburk, Czech Republic, was recently selected by the Arizona Coyotes in the third round (65th overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft. He recorded an impressive 15 points (7G, 8A) in 19 international games with Czech Republic's National Men's U-18 Team during the 2017-18 season. At the 2017 U-18 World Championship in Russia, JenÃk tallied six assists, including a plus-one rating and 13 shots on goal in seven games. He spent last season with HC Benátky nad Jizerou in the WSM Liga (formerly the Czech 1.liga) where he notched 11 points (4G, 7A), including 67 penalty minutes in 30 games.
"We are happy to select Jan with the sixth overall pick in the 2018 CHL Import Draft," said Flint Firebirds Vice President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Barclay Branch. "Jan is a strong, power-forward that plays with a physical element to his game and has proven that he can contribute on the international level."
Flint Firebirds 2018 CHL Import Draft First Round Pick Jan JenÃk.
JenÃk is a six-foot-one, 165-pound left-handed forward. Prior to JenÃk's first year of playing professional hockey, he averaged more than a point-per-game for the past two seasons. He tallied an impressive 55 points in 45 games with HC BÃlà Tyg?i Liberec during the 2016-17 season after posting 63 points in 49 games during the 2015-16 season. also with HC BÃlà Tyg?i Liberec.
After being selected by the Coyotes last Saturday, JenÃk stated to the media at the NHL Draft: "I have good hockey sense, good passing and I can score goals."
The Ontario Hockey League (OHL), known as the premiere player development league for the NHL, is one of three major junior ice hockey leagues based in Canada and the United States that constitute the 60-team Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The other two leagues that make up the CHL are the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) and the Western Hockey League (WHL).
Through the CHL Import Draft, every team in the CHL has the option to protect up to two players from outside North America to add to its roster. Picks are chosen in reverse order of the team's standings in the CHL. The import draft is seen as a way to raise the level of competition in the CHL, as well as to broaden its fan base while retaining high North American content.
For the first time since 2013, goaltenders were eligible for selection in the CHL Import Draft in addition to forwards and defensemen.
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