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That’s exactly why they selected right wing Jacob Perreault late in the first round of the NHL draft last month (27th overall), and also why they signed him to a three-year, $2.775-million entry-level contract Thursday. They didn’t want a replica of his father, former NHL player Yanic Perreault. Jacob Perreault has grown up to become an accomplished goal-scorer, having scored a team-leading 39 times in 57 games last season with the Sarnia Sting of the junior-level Ontario Hockey League. He also had 31 assists before the coronavirus pandemic shut down the OHL in mid- March. Yanic Perreault was known for his solid two-way game and attention to detail during an 859-game career with the Kings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators. Arizona Coyotes and Chicago Blackhawks from 1993 to 2008. “Jacob is a pro-level sniper,” Ducks assistant general manager Martin Madden said after the team selected Perreauly 27th overall in the NHL draft. “He’s physically ready. He’s powerful. He can shoot and score from anywhere in the offensive zone. He also fills a need in our prospect pool. “We’ve got nobody that plays like him, looks like him or scores like him.” Perreault is expected to return to Sarnia for the 2020-21 season, although much remains to be determined because of the surge in coronavirus cases in Ontario. The OHL plans to open training camps Jan. 23 and to begin its pandemic-shortened season Feb. 4. It’s also likely Perreault will be invited to the Ducks’ training camp whenever that might be held. The NHL hasn’t set a firm date for the start of its 2020-21 season. Commissioner Gary Bettman initially targeted Dec. 1 for the start of the season, but then pushed it back to Jan. 1. Orange County Register: LOADED: 11.06.2020 1195765 Boston Bruins “That fact won’t be lost on them,” Ferguson said of the available openings for Zboril and Vaakanainen. “At the same time, as a management group and development group, we always implore them to Jakub Zboril’s chance? Might former first-rounder stick on Bruins prepare and compete the same way. If they prove they’re ready to make defense? the next step and push their way through, a spot will be made. Or maybe that spot will be on a different team. But without question, that potential opening, a spot to compete for, is there. Let’s face it, it’s not lost on them and it’s not lost on anyone. It’s going to be up to them, like in any other By Fluto Shinzawa Nov 5, 2020 year, to earn it with their performance, demonstrate they’re ready to go do it and do it over time.” The quality of video from the Czech Extraliga is quite good, according to Uncertainty surrounds AHL, ECHL seasons John Ferguson Jr., the Bruins’ executive director of player personnel and Last month, the AHL announced Feb. 5, 2021, would be the targeted Providence Bruins general manager. The services the Bruins employ do start date for the upcoming season. It may be that Providence opens play fine work at cutting up each player’s shifts, just like video coaches do in at Dunkin’ Donuts Center without fans. the NHL, for specific and personalized viewings. The target date will allow AHL teams, in conjunction with the NHL, to On these clips, Ferguson likes what he sees from Jakub Zboril, the identify players who could attend ECHL training camp. The ECHL is defenseman currently on loan to HC Kometa Brno until the NHL planning to open play on Dec. 11. In all likelihood, players on entry-level establishes a plan for training camp. NHL contracts and AHL deals would be eligible to report to the ECHL. “Real strong. Real strong,” Ferguson said of Zboril, the 13th pick in the One wrinkle for the Bruins is that Atlanta, their previous ECHL affiliate, 2015 draft. “He’s on a very encouraging development curve, from where suspended operations for the season. The Bruins are working on an he became a real go-to defenseman for us in Providence to where he is arrangement to place players with the Jacksonville Icemen. now in Brno, playing extensive and important minutes in critical situations.” “If we can get back and do so in a safe manner with the appropriate protocols in place, they’re all raring to go,” Ferguson said of eligible The video confirms what Ferguson, the Providence coaches and the players. “To a man, they’ve had enough, for a lack of a better word, of development staff saw in person last season. They watched Zboril, with just practicing in small groups. It’s intermittently been up and down and reinforcement from stay-at-home partner Josiah Didier, grow into the getting shut down. Which, let’s face it, is not unlike the bulk of the team’s strongest defenseman prior to the AHL’s shuttering. Ferguson populace these days. There is a form of exhaustion.” interprets these as signals that the 23-year-old might no longer be an NHL question mark. On loan “I would have said I was more hopeful than emphatic,” Ferguson said of Along with Zboril, prospects Joona Koppanen (Koovee, Finland), Oskar prior projections of Zboril as a varsity defenseman. “I’m much closer to Steen (IF Bjorkloven, Sweden), Nick Wolff (DVTK Jegesmedvek, emphatic now. Because he made good strides, but we still wanted to see Slovakia) and Robert Lantosi (HK Nitra, Slovakia) are all playing on loan that high level sustained over a few weeks over just a few games. That for their respective European clubs. happened. He was playing at the top of his class in our organization for an extended period. We saw that over months leading up to the pause — Dan Vladar is practicing with Kladno (Czech Republic), but has yet to see that extended view as opposed to games or weekends.” any game action.