Jansen Harkins

Jansen Harkins
Born (1997-05-23) May 23, 1997
Cleveland, OH, USA
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Winnipeg Jets
Prince George Cougars (WHL)
NHL Draft 47th overall, 2015
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 2013present

Jansen Harkins (born May 23, 1997) is an American-born Canadian ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Prince George Cougars of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Harkins was selected by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2nd round, 47th overall, in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Harkins was born in Cleveland, Ohio, but grew up in North Vancouver, British Columbia.

Harkins was selected second overall by the Prince George Cougars in the 2012 WHL Bantam Draft[1] and has played with the Cougars since the 2012–13 WHL season. In 2013-14, Harkins skated in 67 games for Prince George in his first WHL season, and was a team captain for Canada Pacific in the 2014 World Hockey Challenge. He scored 10 goals with 24 assists, and was -9 with 18 penalty minutes for the Cougars.

During the 2014–15 WHL season, Harkins led Prince George in scoring in his second WHL season and played for the Canada U18 team in the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, and 2015 IIHF World U18 Championships tournaments. He scored 20 goals with 59 assists and was +7 with 45 penalty minutes, in 70 regular season games for the Cougars. He was rewarded for his outstanding play, when he was selected to skate in the 2015 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game.[2] Harkins was rewarded with the Dan Hamhuis Award, which is presented to the Most Valuable Player on the Prince George Cougars.

International

Harkins helped Team Canada capture the gold medal at the 2014 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament,[3] and he went on to play again for Canada at the 2015 IIHF World U18 Championships, winning a bronze medal.[4]

Personal

His father is former NHL player Todd Harkins.[5]

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012-13 Prince George Cougars WHL 5 0 0 0 2
2013–14 Prince George Cougars WHL 67 10 24 34 18
2014–15 Prince George Cougars WHL 70 20 59 79 45 5 0 4 4 2
WHL totals 142 30 83 113 65 5 0 4 4 2

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Canada IH18 1st 5 2 4 6 0
2015 Canada U18 3rd 7 3 2 5 10

Awards and honours

Award Year Reference
CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game 2015 [6]
Dan Humhuis Award 2015 [7]

References

  1. "NHL Draft 2015: Jansen Harkins a Low Risk, High Reward Option". Today's Slapshot. May 28, 2015.
  2. "Harkins To Play in the 2015 BMO CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game". pgcougars.com. December 17, 2014.
  3. "Jansen Harkins helps Canada to Hlinka gold". Prince George Free Press. August 18, 2014.
  4. "Jansen Harkins – The Next Ones: 2015 NHL Draft Prospect Profile". The Hockey Writers. May 5, 2015.
  5. "Harkins draws inspiration, drive from father, brother". nhl.com. December 18, 2015.
  6. "Meet Team Orr". BMO Top Prospects. January 22, 2015.
  7. "Harkins fitting in at Development Camp". nhl.com. July 5, 2015.

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