KJ Dangler
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Also u have this article from September 2014
But it was Jenner’s approach to the game — quiet, direct, relentless — that won the trust of coaches, the admiration of his teammates and the grudging attention of the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
In other words, the boy may have left the farm, but the farm has not left the boy.
“The way that he works … it’s like he doesn’t know any other way,” Blue Jackets center Mark Letestu said. “He’s got that farm-boy approach to it, still.”
The Blue Jackets have short-term and long-term views of what to expect from Jenner — and both leave them giddy.
Many within the organization see Jenner as a future captain of the Blue Jackets. At this rate — the club is entering its third season without a “C” — he might be the next captain.
It seems almost inevitable.
Jenner was captain of his PeeWee team when he was 9 years old, and he’s been captain of every team since, he said, including the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League.
“I’m not worried about that,” he said. “I’m not going to change if I have a letter or I don’t. I’m going to do what I do, on and off the ice.
“I definitely have that leadership ability, but a lot of guys here do.”
Blue Jackets players say Jenner already is a leader, though not a vocal one. Jack Johnson, Brandon Dubinsky, James Wisniewski … those are the prominent voices in the dressing room during games.
“I don’t know that he’ll ever be a rah-rah guy,” Letestu said. “But guys gravitate to his style of play. Guys get behind that.”
In the short term, Jenner is expected to build off last season, when he went from having a distinct name — Boone is his given name, by the way — to earning a name for his play.
“I’m really excited to see what he can do,” coach Todd Richards said. “To me, he’s a guy who has talent and skill, but he has determination that’s off the charts, a work ethic that is off the charts.
“I’m expecting a lot more from him in terms of leading the way, just by the way he works.”
But it was Jenner’s approach to the game — quiet, direct, relentless — that won the trust of coaches, the admiration of his teammates and the grudging attention of the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
In other words, the boy may have left the farm, but the farm has not left the boy.
“The way that he works … it’s like he doesn’t know any other way,” Blue Jackets center Mark Letestu said. “He’s got that farm-boy approach to it, still.”
The Blue Jackets have short-term and long-term views of what to expect from Jenner — and both leave them giddy.
Many within the organization see Jenner as a future captain of the Blue Jackets. At this rate — the club is entering its third season without a “C” — he might be the next captain.
It seems almost inevitable.
Jenner was captain of his PeeWee team when he was 9 years old, and he’s been captain of every team since, he said, including the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League.
“I’m not worried about that,” he said. “I’m not going to change if I have a letter or I don’t. I’m going to do what I do, on and off the ice.
“I definitely have that leadership ability, but a lot of guys here do.”
Blue Jackets players say Jenner already is a leader, though not a vocal one. Jack Johnson, Brandon Dubinsky, James Wisniewski … those are the prominent voices in the dressing room during games.
“I don’t know that he’ll ever be a rah-rah guy,” Letestu said. “But guys gravitate to his style of play. Guys get behind that.”
In the short term, Jenner is expected to build off last season, when he went from having a distinct name — Boone is his given name, by the way — to earning a name for his play.
“I’m really excited to see what he can do,” coach Todd Richards said. “To me, he’s a guy who has talent and skill, but he has determination that’s off the charts, a work ethic that is off the charts.
“I’m expecting a lot more from him in terms of leading the way, just by the way he works.”
