Monday, June 16, 2008

Plymouth's AJ Jenks featured on NHL.com


"A.J. Jenks has the size and skill set to be a successful NHL player.

"He's a big guy, a hard-working guy, goes to the net, plays with a lot of energy," was the report from Central Scouting's Chris Edwards.

The one knock on Jenks, though, is bringing that same energy on a nightly basis.

"When he's playing a physical, aggressive, high-energy game, he's very effective," said Edwards. "When he's battling for pucks, winning battles, he's very effective. He produces points when he's doing that. When he's not doing that, he doesn't look good. He needs to play at a high energy, get involved, battle for pucks, because he's got good puck skills and playmaking ability. He needs to show that every night." Read More

Photo: Plymouth Whalers