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Providence Benefits From Reset By Young Stars

http://www.collegehockeynews.com/new...from_reset.php

Mark Jankowski and Jon Gillies headline Providence's sophomore class. Before this duo arrived a year ago, the Calgary Flames selected the pair — Jankowski in the first round and Gillies in the third — of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.


Draft status only makes the transition from junior or prep hockey to the Division I level even more difficult for some players. Even with the talent and expectations, the first two seasons with the Friars have been very different for Jankowski and Gillies.

Their recent resurgence has led to Providence's run.


"He’s still the second-youngest player on our team, and I think it’s just the evolution of Mark (Jankowski) and the evolution of a player there," Leaman said.

"Against UMass, he had both game winners, so I think you hit it dead on," Leaman continued. "It’s just his evolution. He’s going to keep getting better and better and better. He enjoys these moments, I can tell you that. He likes these moments. He wants the puck on his stick."


Gillies was a lot of the same, learning not just to be a talented goaltender but a big-time Division I player.