# John Jakopin

Janez Leo "John" Jakopin (born May 16, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks between 1998 and 2002.

## Career

Jakopin was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team. He was drafted 97th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and played a total of 113 regular season games, scoring one goal and six assists for seven points, collecting 145 penalty minutes. He spent most of his career bouncing around the league, playing mostly in the American Hockey League. He retired in 2005 after a spell with HDD Olimpija Ljubljana in Slovenia.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1992–93 | St. Michael's Buzzers | MetJAHL | 45 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 1993–94 | Merrimack College | H-East | 36 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Merrimack College | HE | 37 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Merrimack College | HE | 32 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Merrimack College | HE | 31 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Beast of New Haven | AHL | 60 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 151 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998–99 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Beast of New Haven | AHL | 60 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 154 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Louisville Panthers | AHL | 23 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 60 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Louisville Panthers | AHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 30 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 42 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004–05 | Olimpija Ljubljana | IEHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Olimpija Ljubljana | SVN | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| AHL Totals | AHL Totals | AHL Totals | 255 | 15 | 45 | 60 | 602 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| NHL Totals | NHL Totals | NHL Totals | 113 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and honors

| Award | Year |
| All-Hockey East Rookie Team | 1993–94 |
| Yanick Dupre Memorial Award (AHL) | 1997–98 |