Throughout training camp, it’s common for reporters to ask coaching staffs to identify prospects who may be impressing while playing alongside NHL players.
This year, the answer each time for Coyotes head coach Rick Tocchet was Jan Jenik, the club’s third-rounder in the 2018 draft.
Jenik, who just turned 19 in September, didn’t make the NHL roster and isn’t old enough to play in the AHL due to the CHL-NHL agreement. As a result, he was sent back to his junior club in the OHL, and all he’s done there is average more than 2 points per game.