WHEELING, W.Va. -- Penguins forward prospect Jan Drozg didn't exactly expect to begin his professional career with the Nailers.
Drozg, the Penguins' fifth-round pick in 2017 and a native of Maribor, Slovenia, is in his first season of professional hockey after spending the past two seasons essentially carrying his Shawinigan Cataractes on his back in the QMJHL.
Even though Drozg had a successful final season in juniors, leading his lowly Cataractes in scoring with 21 goals and 41 assists in 60 games, he finds himself in the ECHL, seemingly a victim of the numbers.