Jenys ends drought
Pavel Jenys finally learned what it feels like to score for the Niagara IceDogs.
The 19- year- old winger was picked up from the Sudbury Wolves earlier this month but managed just three assists in his first eight games for the IceDogs.
Jenys scored his first goal in a Niagara jersey Thursday against his former club as the IceDogs dropped a 4- 3 shootout decision to the Wolves in an Ontario Hockey League game at the Meridian Centre.
He played a better game. We traded for him because we thought he could be a good piece for us going forward. ”
Niagara coach/general manager Marty Williamson
Jenys admitted it was a relief to finally get on the board.
“I’m happy for my first goal,” said Jenys, a 19-year-old native of the Czech Republic. “It’s nice to score for a different team against my old team.”
Jenys said it was a little different going up against his former mates.
“It was my hardest game in the OHL,” he said. “It’s tough to talk about.
“It was hard for me to play against Sudbury. I know the guys, and I know the system.”
Jenys, a seventh-round select i on of t he Minnesota Wild in the 2014 National Hockey League draft, said it took a couple of weeks in Niagara before he finally felt settled.
“I feel good and I’m trying to play my best,” he said.
Niagara coach/ general manager Marty Williamson would like to see more efforts from Jenys like the one he put forth Thursday.
“He played a better game,” Williamson said. “We traded for him because we thought he could be a good piece for us going forward.
“He needs to be consistent in his game. He says it’s a lot different, but his consistency shift in and shift out needs to be at a higher level.”
Jordan Maletta and Josh HoSang also scored regulation-time goals for the Dogs while Ryan Valentini, Connor Cummins and Macauley Carson replied for Sudbury.
The IceDogs played in North Bat Friday night.