Michael Spacek’s horizons have broadened considerably in the last year.
The 19-year-old Czech, drafted in last summer’s fourth round by the Winnipeg Jets, now has a season under his belt in North America.
He finished sixth in WHL rookie scoring with 18 goals and 54 points with the Red Deer Rebels and added 17 more games of post-season experience, including in the Memorial Cup.
At last winter’s world junior in Finland, Spacek had five points in five games.
Attending his second Jets development camp this week, the slick right-winger even did an interview Wednesday at the MTS Iceplex, an idea that would have been impossible without a translator last July.