How a kid from a Caribbean island without a hockey rink became a top #2026NHLDraft prospect.
I spent the year tracing Jaxon Cover’s incredible true story for @TheAthletic. My feature, free to read 🎁
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One of the BEST NHL Draft stories EVER ❤️
5 years ago, Jaxon Cover was playing roller hockey in the Cayman Islands because there wasn't an ice rink available.
He didn't begin playing organized ice hockey until 2021.
Now, he's projected to be a 1st or 2nd round pick this weekend. 👏
Jonas Lagerberg Hoen to Ottawa.
VERY interesting.
JLH is a good shooter who skates well and has a big 6-foot-3 frame. He missed most of the season due to a season-ending injury… in October.
But scouts really believe in him because the raw fundamentals are there. He was one that I questioned due to the lack of actual playing time, but scouts really got me interested in the Swede in the latter stages of the season after pointing out just how often he dominated shifts in various ways.
The raw talent is still very intriguing. #NHLDraft
It is more than fair to be skeptical of an undersized defender in soft minutes. But Jordan Spence's numbers in 24-25 were strong enough to be intrigued and he proved himself further in a bigger role with the Sens.
Big win for Ottawa.
It's pulling teeth to get coaches to trust a player of this profile - undersized, lacking elite puck skill, and average skater - but Spence managed to do it for the most part by winning his minutes that comfortably.
He even had a 61% xGF% against CAR in the playoffs.
Jordan Spence's 5v5 minutes in the final 20 games of the regular season after Sanderson got hurt:
•19:10 per game (1st on the team)
•58.2% shot share
•64.4% high danger chance share
•62.7% xG share via NST
Bruce Garrioch: Re Senators: I think that Jordan Spence wants a four year deal in excess of 5 million a year, and I don't believe the organization has any intention of paying him that - Sens 1-on-1 (6/22)
The No. 7 Ottawa deserves! 😤
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