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Originally Posted by Mitch
Is Blake Wheeler a fair comparison production wise? In his rookie season he had 23 points in 39 games in NCAA hockey. And before that he even played in the USHL right after he got drafted, where he registered under point per game.
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That may be the closest comparison, but Jankowski is already a year ahead of where Wheeler was with his decision to go straight to college as a 17-year-old. Wheeler also has a late birthday, like Jankowski, but he opted for a year in USHL, and did not start at UMinn until he was 18.