Jansen Harkins

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Jansen Harkins
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Harkins with the Manitoba Moose in 2020
Born (1997-05-23) May 23, 1997 (age 26)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Pittsburgh Penguins
Winnipeg Jets
NHL Draft 47th overall, 2015
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 2016–present

Jansen Harkins (born May 23, 1997) is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey center for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Harkins was selected by the Winnipeg Jets in the second round, 47th overall, in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

Harkins was selected second overall by the Prince George Cougars in the 2012 WHL Bantam Draft [1] and played with the Cougars since the 2012–13 WHL season. In 2013–14, Harkins skated in 67 games for Prince George in his first WHL season, and was a team captain for Canada Pacific in the 2014 World Hockey Challenge. He scored 10 goals with 24 assists, and was –9 with 18 penalty minutes for the Cougars.

During the 2014–15 WHL season, Harkins led Prince George in scoring in his second WHL season and played for the Canada U18 team in the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, and 2015 IIHF World U18 Championships tournaments. He scored 20 goals with 59 assists and was +7 with 45 penalty minutes, in 70 regular season games for the Cougars. He was rewarded for his outstanding play, when he was selected to skate in the 2015 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. [2] Harkins was rewarded with the Dan Hamhuis Award, which is presented to the Most Valuable Player on the Prince George Cougars.

International play

Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Ice hockey
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Piešťany
IIHF World U18 Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Switzerland

Harkins helped Team Canada capture the gold medal at the 2014 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, [3] and he went on to play again for Canada at the 2015 IIHF World U18 Championships, winning a bronze medal. [4]

Personal life

His father is former NHL player Todd Harkins. [5] Harkins was born in Cleveland, Ohio, but grew up in North Vancouver, British Columbia.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2012–13 Prince George Cougars WHL 50002—————
2013–14 Prince George CougarsWHL6710243418—————
2014–15 Prince George CougarsWHL702059794550442
2015–16 Prince George CougarsWHL692433575142354
2015–16 Manitoba Moose AHL 61232—————
2016–17 Prince George CougarsWHL6421517248625710
2016–17 Manitoba MooseAHL42244—————
2017–18 Manitoba MooseAHL46211131720000
2017–18 Jacksonville Icemen ECHL 62464—————
2018–19 Manitoba MooseAHL7015163137—————
2019–20 Manitoba MooseAHL307243128—————
2019–20 Winnipeg Jets NHL 29257531014
2020–21 Winnipeg JetsNHL26112410000
2021–22 Winnipeg JetsNHL77761315—————
2022–23 Winnipeg JetsNHL2232512—————
2022–23 Manitoba MooseAHL442525503654374
2023–24 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL4504421—————
2023–24 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL14571214—————
NHL totals1991318315741014

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2014 Canada IH18 Gold medal icon.svg52460
2015 Canada U18 Bronze medal icon.svg732510
Junior totals12561110

Awards and honors

AwardYearReference
CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game 2015 [6]
Dan Humhuis Award 2015 [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "NHL Draft 2015: Jansen Harkins a Low Risk, High Reward Option". Today's Slapshot. May 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Harkins To Play in the 2015 BMO CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game". pgcougars.com. December 17, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Jansen Harkins helps Canada to Hlinka gold". Prince George Free Press. August 18, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Jansen Harkins – The Next Ones: 2015 NHL Draft Prospect Profile". The Hockey Writers. May 5, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Harkins draws inspiration, drive from father, brother". nhl.com. December 18, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Meet Team Orr". BMO Top Prospects. January 22, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Harkins fitting in at Development Camp". nhl.com. July 5, 2015.
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