Video Description:
We sat down with Jets 2023 5th rounder Jacob Julien on Moose production day to give you some insight into the forward who turned pro this season, coming off winning a Memorial Cup with his hometown London Knights.
Lots covered in this chat. Worth noting he was injured during training camp (Oct 7th) sustaining a lower-body injury which was a 6-8 week recovery timeline so he has yet to play a game.
Topics:
1) Playing for the London Knights and what it meant for his development
2) The benefit to being part of such a well run organization (:50)
3) What was his mentality this summer as he got ready to turn pro (1:26)
4) Participating in the Memorial Cup (1:55)
5) Using the pressure of success in his pro career (2:14)
6) Winning a championship for his hometown team (2:37)
7) Describing his style of play (3:05)
8) Setting up a life in Winnipeg (3:43)
9) How inclusive the team is (4:16)
10) Benefit of having other prospects turning pro this year (5:03)
11) OHL vs WHL chirping (5:52)
12) Picking up skills from other players (6:16)
13) Being at training camp with Jonathan Toews (7:06)
14) What is his focus on playing his first pro game (7:57)
15) Family visits (8:32)
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