Jayson Megna

Hometown:

Northbrook llinois

Team:

Pittsburgh Penguins

Currently Playing In:

Pro

Birthday:

1990-02-01
Position:

C
Eligible for draft:

2008
Shoots:

Right
Drafted:
Height:

6-1
Acquired:

Free agent signing, 2012
Weight:

195 lbs.
Prospect Talent Score
6.5

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Probability of Success
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History

2009-10: Jayson Megna skated for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders in the USHL. Beginning the year as a 19-year-old rookie, he scored 11 goals with 15 assists and was plus-two with 62 penalty minutes in 56 games. Cedar Rapids finished second in the East Division. Megna was held pointless in the five-game playoff series with Indiana and was minus-one with 6 penalty minutes.  Megna and his younger brother Jaycob,  who played midget hockey for Team Illinois, committed to playing college hockey at Nebraska-Omaha in 2011-12.

2010-11: Returning to the USHL for a second season, Megna was the team captain and an offensive leader for Cedar Rapids. He scored a team-high 30 goals with 28 assists and his 58 points were one behind team leader Justin Kovacs. Megna was plus-11 with 45 penalty minutes in 60 games as the RoughRiders finished with the USHL's best record. Cedar Rapids reached the Eastern Conference finals in the playoffs and in eight playoff games Megna was plus-two with 4 goals and 3 assists.

2011-12: Megna was the third-leading scorer for the University of Nebraska-Omaha as a freshman. Skating in all 38 games for the Mavericks, he scored 13 goals with 18 assists and was plus-13 with 27 penalty minutes. Nebraska-Omaha finished seventh in the WCHA and lost to St. Cloud State in the first round of the conference tournament. Megna signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Penguins in August 2012; foregoing his last three years of college hockey.

 

Talent Analysis

Megna is by all accounts a late-bloomer, having played in the USHL until he was 21 and playing only one season of college hockey before signing an NHL entry-level contract. Possessing above average speed and skill, Megna has shown to have good one-on-one abilities and soft hands in tight. He is also a willing combatant in the corners.

Megna has the size, speed, and skill to develop into a potential middle of the lineup player but first must carve out a role as a professional.
 

Future

For the 2012-13 season Megna will compete for ice time on the Penguins AHL affiliate.

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