Prospect Info: Leafs draft pick JJ Piccinich named captain of the London Knights

[Anthrax442]

http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/t...ed-captain-of-the-london-knights-mitch-marner

The London Knights announced their captain and assistants for the 2016-2017 season, and they’ve stuck with a Leafs prospect for another year.

JJ Piccinich, taken in the fourth round of the 2014 entry draft, was elected by his teammates to be the captain for the season.

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[lifelonghockeyfan]

Good for JJ. He's even a longshot to be offered a contract by the Leafs though

 

[ACC1224]

Good for him, seems like a good kid.
I think this will be the highlight of his career though.

 

[Bullseye]

Good for him. Prospects learn different things at different times. Can right I guy off while still playing junoir. Having another captain of the London Knights in our organization is never a bad thing.

1. Marner
2. Griffiths
3. Piccinich

 

[BDizzle*]

Good for him. Prospects learn different things at different times. Can right I guy off while still playing junoir. Having another captain of the London Knights in our organization is never a bad thing.

1. Marner
2. Griffiths
3. Piccinich

And we used to have Scott Harington

 

[Big Easy]

Nice. That'll look good on the resume when he goes to apply for jobs outside of hockey in a couple years.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

He's a good, hard-working forward. He's a little bit overshadowed by the pure skill in this pipeline, but he is the type of strong fore-checker Babcock seems to like, and he scores well with skill. Really, he's not that much unlike Hyman. Doesn't project to be much more than a good two-way 2nd or 3rd liner.

I can see him getting a contract if he goes a little bit over a PPG with London this year. His game away from the puck and in the dirty areas would be enough on top of that for him to be worth a shot on an ELC.

 

[cupcrazyman]

Good for him. Prospects learn different things at different times. Can right I guy off while still playing junoir. Having another captain of the London Knights in our organization is never a bad thing.

1. Marner
2. Griffiths
3. Piccinich

Wasn't former Leaf Jason Allison Knights Captain ?

 

[Johny Drama]

Nice. That'll look good on the resume when he goes to apply for jobs outside of hockey in a couple years.

Bit Harsh

 

[Bullseye]

2 goals so far tonight

 

[RyanOhReally]

When JJ was drafted he was touted as a skilled playmaker. I have a friend who went to school in Boston and I remember they told me a year or two ago that he just needed a chance to show it. Pretty cool to see him as a captain now, let's hope he keeps progressing.