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BOSTON – Fernie Flaman Men's Hockey Coach Jim Madigan announced Wednesday that Jayden Struble, the 46th overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft by the Montreal Canadiens, will join the Northeastern hockey program beginning with the 2019-20 season.

"Jayden comes to Northeastern very heralded as a skilled, physical and smart defenseman who can play in all situations," Madigan said. "Jayden has a skill set that will allow him to be involved in offensive situations, and the physicality and toughness he brings will come into play in the defensive situations, as well." 
 
Struble was selected in the second round of June's NHL Entry Draft by Montreal, Northeastern's fourth highest draft choice in team history and highest since Jamie Oleksiak in 2011, who was chosen 11th overall by the Dallas Stars. 
 
He entered draft weekend ranked No. 48 among North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting after making headlines at the NHL Combine earlier in the summer. There, he ranked first in the bench press (9.42 watts/kg), mean power output (11.7 watts/kg), standing long jump (117.8 inches), right hand grip (170 lb.), and tied for first in left hand grip (160 lb.). He was also second in squat jump (18.51 inches), and third in vertical jump (23.88 inches).
 
Struble joins an incoming class of 13 for the Huskies, including Jeremie Bucheler, Matt DeMelis, Riley Hughes, Mike Kesselring, Aidan McDonough, Alex Mella, Connor Murphy, Craig Pantano, Neil Shea, Tyler Spott, Brendan van Riemsdyk and TJ Walsh.

"Jayden joins a strong class of incoming freshmen and first year players who we're excited about," Madigan said. "As we get ready to begin our season, we are looking at this class as a group who can contribute to our team success right off the bat. Many of them have experience playing at the junior level, and they all come in with a high level of confidence and intelligence that will allow them to contribute and mix in with our returning players."

Prior to arriving at Northeastern, Struble appeared in 58 games for St. Sebastian's School where he recorded 22 goals and 38 assists over two seasons. In 2018-19, he scored 10 goals and added 30 assists in 28 games,earning USHS All-USA Hockey Second Team honors.
 
Away from hockey, Struble played in the Little League World Series with Cumberland, R.I. in 2014, representing the New England region.
 
The Huskies open the 2019-20 campaign with a weekend set at Union on Oct. 11-12 before returning to Boston for their home opener against national runner-up Massachusetts on Oct. 15.

"Today begins the quest for another championship and begins a quest to start our learning process again with our new players, and allows us to continue building on our strong foundation that our upperclassmen has built over the last few years," Madigan said.

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