John Jakopin

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John Jakopin
Born (1975-05-16) May 16, 1975 (age 50)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 239 lb (108 kg; 17 st 1 lb)
Position Defenceman
Shot Right
Played for Florida Panthers
Pittsburgh Penguins
San Jose Sharks
NHL draft 97th overall, 1993
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 19972005

Janez Leo "John" Jakopin (born May 16, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks between 1998 and 2002. He has Slovene roots.

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Career

Jakopin was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. [1] He was drafted 97th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and played a total of 113 regular season games, scoring one goal and six assists for seven points, collecting 145 penalty minutes. He spent most of his career bouncing around the league, playing mostly in the American Hockey League. He retired in 2005 after a spell with HDD Olimpija Ljubljana in Slovenia.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1992–93 St. Michael's Buzzers MetJAHL 459213042133254
1993–94 Merrimack College H-East 36281064
1994–95 Merrimack CollegeHE374101442
1995–96 Merrimack CollegeHE3210152568
1996–97 Merrimack CollegeHE314121668
1996–97 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 30009
1997–98 Florida Panthers NHL 20004
1997–98 Beast of New Haven AHL602182015130000
1998–99 Florida PanthersNHL30000
1998–99 Beast of New HavenAHL60279154
1999–00 Florida PanthersNHL1700026
1999–00 Louisville Panthers AHL23461047
2000–01 Florida PanthersNHL6012362
2000–01 Louisville PanthersAHL801121
2001–02 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL1904442
2001–02 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL3035890
2002–03 San Jose Sharks NHL1200011
2002–03 Cleveland Barons AHL1804427
2003–04 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL4234799
2003–04 Binghamton Senators AHL11101420002
2004–05 Olimpija Ljubljana IEHL 300037
2004–05 Olimpija Ljubljana SVN 20220
AHL Totals25515456060250002
NHL Totals113167145

Awards and honors

AwardYear 
All-Hockey East Rookie Team 1993–94[ citation needed ]
Yanick Dupre Memorial Award (AHL) 1997–98 [ citation needed ]

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2019.