John Jakopin

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	1997–2005

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.

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	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1992–93	St. Michael's Buzzers	MetJAHL		45	9	21	30	42		13	3	2	5	4
1993–94	Merrimack College	H-East		36	2	8	10	64		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Merrimack College	HE		37	4	10	14	42		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Merrimack College	HE		32	10	15	25	68		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Merrimack College	HE		31	4	12	16	68		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		3	0	0	0	9		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Florida Panthers	NHL		2	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Beast of New Haven	AHL		60	2	18	20	151		3	0	0	0	0
1998–99	Florida Panthers	NHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Beast of New Haven	AHL		60	2	7	9	154		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Florida Panthers	NHL		17	0	0	0	26		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Louisville Panthers	AHL		23	4	6	10	47		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Florida Panthers	NHL		60	1	2	3	62		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Louisville Panthers	AHL		8	0	1	1	21		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		19	0	4	4	42		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		30	3	5	8	90		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	San Jose Sharks	NHL		12	0	0	0	11		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Cleveland Barons	AHL		18	0	4	4	27		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		42	3	4	7	99		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Binghamton Senators	AHL		11	1	0	1	4		2	0	0	0	2
2004–05	Olimpija Ljubljana	IEHL		3	0	0	0	37		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Olimpija Ljubljana	SVN		2	0	2	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
AHL Totals				255	15	45	60	602		5	0	0	0	2
NHL Totals				113	1	6	7	145		—	—	—	—	—

Awards and honors

Award	Year
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.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database