Winnipeg Jets prospect Jacob Julien is taking an unorthodox path to the NHL

📆 2024-06-03 2:58 PM

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📆 2024-06-03 2:58 PM
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After spending a large chunk of his NHL Draft season in Jr. B, Julien proved enough to the Jets that...

The London, Ontario native spent part of the 2022-23 season with the GOJHL’s London Nationals while also going to school for engineering.

Julien finished his draft season with 14 points in 47 OHL games, with his pure persistence being a selling point in helping him earn some attention from NHL scouts. “I remember for the 2016 one I was with my Dad and a couple of his buddies on a big screen TV,” Julien told Daily Faceoff. “Everyone was just jumping and cheering every time they scored and it was very exciting when they won it.”

“I was playing cards with my family that night,” Julien said. “Cowan texted me saying, ‘Hey congrats bro,’ and I said, ‘Oh, for what?’ and Cowan said “You got drafted” and I was just like “oh cool, thanks, bro.”

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