Tag: jokinen

  • 10/3 Recap: Lagacé keeps up pace

    2008 first-rounders Tyler Myers of Kelowna and Tyler Ennis of Medicine Hat faced one another Friday in a SabresProspects spotlight game, a 4-1 Tigers win. The pair did not factor into any of the scoring plays, but Myers put forth another great effort for the Rockets to earn the game’s #3 star in defeat. With…

  • 2008-09 predictions and projections

    I’m not Karnac, but I thought it would be a good idea to lay out some projection targets for the group of prospects this season. (Or perhaps I’m just getting a little cocky after nailing the Adam and Fienhage picks this summer.) Whatever the case, let’s put our forecasting cap on and see what the…

  • Mankato bound, Jokinen looks to make impact

    Wednesday’s Mankato Free Press featured a nice article on the first of the Sabres two 4th round picks, Justin Jokinen. The 6’3, 185-pounder was unable to participate at this week’s Development Camp due to his high school graduation party. “I talked to a lot of scouts and a lot of people, and some guys told…

  • Sabres select Justin Jokinen at #101

    The Sabres used the pick acquired from Los Angeles to select 6’3, 185-pound C Justin Jokinen from Cloquet (Minn HS). http://www.youtube.com/cp/vjVQa1PpcFNqWcro7xg1p8tNaYBppQYYtPR84VkPFuU= Equally apt to pass or finish, Jokinen initially made waves as a junior, scoring 51 points while skating on alone with Colorado College forward Tyler Johnson. With Johnson in college, Jokinen’s production dropped to…