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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I have been looking since I had hear the same thing; someone posted an article from the New England Hockey Journal that briefly mentioned his appearance at the Beanpot, but the only other thing I could find was this report from Red Line's Kirk Luedeke:
The Oilers haven't found him yet because they aren't looking. Until THN's Prospect Watch tells them otherwise, they will continue to draft midgets with circus skills. What is really impressive about this pick for the Flames was how deliberate it was. This really communicates that the team understands how important it is to find that elusive top-line centreman, and they have also recognized that he can only be acquired in the draft. Jankowski is a big risk: but if he pans out as he is being projected by some, the Flames are suddenly well ahead in rebuilding their core. In three years if all goes well, how much better does Jankowski's addition to a core of forwards that includes Baertschi, Gaudreau, and Reinhart look?
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More on the Beanpot.
"The book on Jankowski is that he’s a point-producing machine for little Stanstead College, a Quebec boarding school, thanks to his high-end hockey sense and rapidly developing skill set. A rangy skater with a long, smooth stride and sublime on-ice vision, Jankowski turned heads in March at the Spring Beantown Classic showcase in Marlboro, Mass.
“Playing in the Beantown was definitely a nice test for me,” Jankowski told New England Hockey Journal. “When I played at Stanstead, the competition wasn’t the greatest (as opposed to major junior hockey), so I think I showed that I can play effectively with some of the other draft eligible players who were maybe competing at a higher level.”
Skating on a line with Choate Rosemary Hall standout Ben Foster (Darien, Conn.), Jankowski gave opponents fits with his ability to generate quality scoring chances. He and Foster benefited from some instant chemistry, something that is rare in a tournament like the Beantown, where top players mostly from the New England area and Northeast are cobbled together."
This was also written by Luedeke.