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Robert Jelen Biography

 

Robert Tomas Jelen was born 18 years ago in a big, bustling hospital in Prague, Czech Republic. His family lived in a middle class neighbourhood, and were perfectly average. Robert played with other kids, went to school, and basically had a very average childhood. He always excelled in sports, like rugby, soccer, and especially hockey. At the age of 13, Robert’s parents had saved up enough money to ship him off to another country so he could be discovered as an athletic phenom. When faced with many choices, such as Boston, Moscow, Detroit, and Vancouver, Robert chose to move to Toronto, Ontario to pursue his dreams.

 

He had chosen to pursue hockey as a career. Robert always knew that he had a special knack for the sport, and he really raised some eyebrows in The Six. Robert attended Agnes Macphail Public School for his remaining time in elementary school. Unfortunately, Macphail PS did not have a hockey team, so he was not able to play for his school. Robert was an average student, not too smart of a kid, but not a complete idiot either. He just did enough to get by and graduated from Macphail as a 13 year old.

 

While in elementary school, Robert played hockey in the Don Mills Flyers program. He played AAA throughout his time at Macphail and was always among the top scorers on his team. He caught the attention of many high school team coaches, and he was presented with several options when he graduated. At least 7 high school coaches approached Jelen with offers to come to their school and play on their teams. Robert took many weeks to decide where he would be playing high school hockey, but when all was said and done, he chose to take his talents to St. Michael’s College School. Robert was hoping to bring St. Mike’s their 2^nd OFSAA championship in recent memory, as they had won it in 2014. St. Michael’s coach, Chris DiPiero, was a huge driving force in bringing Robert to the school, and was not letting him leave without that sweet, sweet OFSAA gold.

 

In his first season of hockey with the St. Michael’s Major’s Varsity team, Robert was a solid defensive presence, but had a very little part in the team’s offensive efforts. He registered 48 games played, only missing a few, with no goals and a total of 18 assists. On the other hand, Jelen put up 96 shot blocks and played on both the power play and the penalty kill. Di Piero really believed in Jelen and took him on the team again for his grade 10 year. After 2 more solid, but unflashy seasons at S. Michael’s, Jelen’s time with the Majors was almost up. And, he had yet to win that coveted OFSAA title. In fact, Jelen and the Mjors had only reached OFSAA once in three years! In Jelen’s final season, he absolutely went off on the Toronto high school hockey circuit, registering a grand total of 53 points in 52 games, from the blueline. Di Piero and Jelen rode all the way to OFSAA, where they beat Appleby College in the finals. Robert Jelen finally had that much sought after OFSAA gold.

 

After high school, Robert had gained the much wanted attention of some Major Junior hockey teams. He had not been drafted by any OHL teams, but quite a few of the teams were knocking at his door now. After much deliberation, Robert Jelen decided to skip the OHL and try his hand at the Ontario University level. In the CIS, Robert would be able to attend school and play hockey at the same time. Jelen made the ultimate decision to attend Ryerson University and study Sports Media, so he had a backup plan if all else failed. Here are what some were saying about Robert Jelen joining the Rams:

 

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Rookie defenceman Robert Jelen headlines a number of key defensive pieces, a list that includes three other solid offensive contributors from last year in Alex Leader, Alex Basso and yStephen Midensky. Colin Macdonald, a solid stay-at-home defenceman and former captain of the Plymouth Whalers, is entering the prime of his OUA career as he heads into his third season.

 

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Entering his rookie season, key defenceman Robert Jelen brings an all-around game to the team with an impressive performance on the power play, penalty kill, as well as five-on-five in training camp. Jelen is a new asset who brings speed, as well as offensive and defensive prowess to the Mustangs lineup. He contends as one of the smallest rookies in the CIS, but with all-round potential and competitive experience from the St. Michael’s Majors high school program last year.

 

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On the blue line, new recruit Robert Jelen will provide solidity and a strong physical presence to the Mustangs’ defense after 52 games with the St. Michael’s Majors last season. Joining him on the backend is Alex Leader, returning to the Rams again this season, who excels as a puck-moving defenceman that also plays with a physical edge. Stephen Midensky rounds out the new defensive players as a veteran presence.

 

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When hegraduated from St. Michael’s College School, in Toronto, defenceman Robert Jelen knew he needed to find somewhere to practice his passion of hockey.

Jelen, a 6'0" Prague native, has committed to the Rams men's hockey program, joining the club when training camp opens in September.

Rams head coach Johnny Duco is quite thrilled that the TDSSA grad will be joining the Rams blue line. Diodati played on the PP and PK at St. Michaels, and the Ryerson bench boss thinks his newest rearguard's style of play will be a perfect fit for the Rams.

"I think he is a really interesting player," said Duco. "Like any player, you have to be in the right spot. We think he will find that here."

Jelen comes to the Rams after his last year at St. Michaels, where he scored 13 goals and added 40 assists for 53 points in 52 games.

As his point totals suggest, Jelen can certainly chip in offensively from time to time. But he says his real strength lies with his positioning and ability to make decisions. Jelen is an X's and O's junkie, which must be music to the ears of the defensively-minded Rams coaching staff.

"I like things done the right way out there on the ice," said Jelen. "I like the systems. I think I'm a reliable player. I might not wow you, but I try to see the ice well and get the job done. I like to manage the puck." 

 

 

 

 

 

 

He comes to the VHL, with high school and CIS experience under his belt.

 

{Sorry, I’m not going any further. Didn’t even realize I wrote this much until I threw it into a word counter }

Edited August 2, 2016 by Gunner

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You could have closed this out with a quick paragraph   Didn't notice much in the way of grammar problems and saw no spelling errors. May have overdone it with the quotes but that's just personal preference. 

 

Nice job with this. Nice to see some good writing for the bio. It's usually the only time people write a lot at once in these leagues so they tend to be some of most neglected pieces. Best of luck to Jelen moving forward. He made quite the improvement for his senior season so it should be interesting to see how he can transition here.