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Jakub Lauko on the floor of the 2018 NHL Draft, declared in confidence that he’d be the steal of his draft year.
It was a pretty confident declaration, but after the year he’s had, and the pin he put on it with this? He’s making it hard to not suspect he’s gonna make good on this.
In Lauko’s first year in North America, Jakub Lauko captured a league title, a finalist in rookie scoring, a top scoring title in the Memorial Cup tourney...Oh yeah, and the Memorial Cup.
So happy and proud of those Huskies #LaVilleEstHuskies @jakub_lauko @CBCQuebecAM @CBCBreakaway #MEMORIALCUP CHAMPION pic.twitter.com/OADvbUeHI5
— Roxane Tessier (@tess289) May 27, 2019
Lauko’s eight points were instrumental in getting the Huskies to where they are now as defending Memorial Cup champs, vast majority of whom were assists. Which sounds kind of dull...until you see some of the assists he was giving out. Some real “man amongst boys” kinda plays out here.
Here is Abbandonato’s goal that gave the @HuskiesRn the lead. With his assist, @NHLBruins prospect @jakub_lauko is now the #MemorialCup’s top scorer! pic.twitter.com/qvGNmqnVt6
— #QMJHL50 (@QMJHL) May 27, 2019
Of course, he did chip in on goals when needed. And boy howdy did they need this one:
Here is @jakub_lauko’s game-winner that made it 4-3 for the @HuskiesRn! #MemorialCup pic.twitter.com/6ha3Cj1J1h
— #QMJHL50 (@QMJHL) May 23, 2019
All in all, Lauko’s 2018-19 couldn’t have gone better for him, and the cap of a pair of championships just make it all the sweeter.
Congrats to him, and we’ll more than likely see him in dev camp/training camp next season!