Dylan Jackson (4.5 Star Amateur Rating, NHL Grade — C) Forward
Neutral Zone NHL’s Paul O’Hagan, May 2020: Jackson is a smaller, highly skilled player with great quickness, agility and hockey sense. His situational game awareness is special and he can be creative with any teammate, not just Ty (his twin brother). He is very difficult to put a body on and he moves the puck very well creating scoring opportunities through give and goes. The only thing holding him back right now is his strength, which should improve moving forward into his NCAA career at Northeastern.
2020 NHL Draft Right Wing Rankings, May 2020: Dylan was the 37th ranked right winger in Neutral Zone’s May right wing rankings. He improved his overall ranking from being the 41st ranked right wing in February.
February NHL Draft Rankings: Dylan was ranked #227 in Neutral Zone’s February Draft Rankings.
OJHL – St. Michael’s Buzzers Vs. Toronto Patriots: Dylan and his brother are exciting players to watch on the ice. They work together very well and seem to know where one-another are on the ice at all times, much like the brothers in Vancouver. Dylan has a soft set of hands allowing him to control the puck with ease. He is very quick and can skate with above average straight-line speed. His ability to move laterally with the puck on his stick makes him a very difficult player to defend against through an aggressive manner. Dylan finished the game with one assist. Grade: B+
OJHL Showcase: Dylan is another talented young player on this St. Mike’s team. He is very crafty and offensively gifted like his brother, Ty. On the power play he’s stationed on the half-wall to distribute pucks. He also did a great job killing penalties. As he gets more accustomed to this pace of hockey, he will have to learn to cut his shifts shorter. He also loses one-on-one battles due to his size. College: Northeastern University Grade: B+
OJHL – St. Michael’s @ Kingston, October 2017: Dylan has quick feet and good acceleration allowing him to beat opponents to loose pucks. He isn’t afraid to shoot the puck but also displayed a high offensive awareness allowing him to find his open teammates. His size can work against him at times, especially in fifty-fifty puck battles, but also like his brother he showed that he can play a gritty style of hockey as well as skilled, and is not afraid to put his body in harms way. College: Northeastern Grade B-
USHL Draft Phase 1 Top 300 Rankings, May 2017: Dylan was ranked #68 with a Neutral Zone Amateur Star Rating of 4.
OHL Draft Top 300 Ontario Rankings, March 2017: Dylan was ranked #30 with a Neutral Zone Amateur Star Rating of 4.
Toronto Marlies Holiday Tournament, January 2017: The Jackson twins are highly skilled forwards who play with creativity and imagination. They were typically the smallest players on the ice but that cede their ability to create scoring chances. It’s hard to differentiate between the two because they are always on the ice together and part of their appeal is their ability to read each other and find each other on the ice. Both players can create and finish but it seems like Ty is the playmaker and Dylan is more comfortable around the net. They were terrific in open ice and off the rush by side stepping or deking around opponents and creating scoring chances. While they are hindered a bit by their size, they use spin moves and quickness to get away from pressure and have great sense to find open ice and create time and space for themselves (and for each other). College: Northeastern
