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Jackson's path was one of the least travelled but now it seems to have made all the difference. He was born May 17, 1970 in the cold prairie town of Winnipeg. But Jackson's winds had him blowing west and it wasn't long before he and his family found themselves in Sherwood Park, Alberta. It was there young Dane became. interested in hockey. It was while watching the Edmonton” Oilers that he came upon the NHL dream. He brought that dream with him to Castlegar at age 10 and found his way through minor hock- ey along with another talent- ed player named Travis Green. At age 15 he became a Castlegar Rebel, play- ing two strong seasons for the club. Then came the big decision The Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League were at his doorstep telling him he could rise in hockey faster than a trip up the space needle if he went with them. The Ver- non Lakers of the B.C. Junior Hockey League were there as well and they offered something a little bit different. A guaranteed chance to play and an oppor- tunity to grab a scholarship at an Ameri- can university. “There was quite a bit of discussion about which way to go,” said Barry Jackson, Dane's father. “There was Ver- non which would get you a scholarship or Seattle which would get you to the NHL quicker.” The decision was made after Dane returned from a hockey tournament in Czechoslovakia. he route taken ended * up in the North Okanagan. “We just figured if hockey doesn't Pan out, at least he'll have an educa- tion,” said father Barry Jackson. “And if he went the college route the NHL Option was still there. That route looked to have the best possibilities.” So Jackson went to the Vernon Lakers and proceeded to flourish. In 50 games jhe scored 28 goals and 60 points. It impressed the coaches and it also impressed the scouts, especially from >) Vancouver. fi “I wasn't really a superstar and | wknew there were some people watching ime,” said Jackson in a phone interview from Minneapolis. “But I didn’t know What to expect because it was tough to Bet drafted out of tier-two hockey So there he sat in a quiet basement in joss with his friend Travis Green Watching the NHL draft on The Spons Network. Green was ineligible because f his age but would go the next year be this was Jackson's year and his heant started pounding faster with each pick. “It-was pretty €xciting then,” said Jackson. “You don’t want to get excited before because you don't want to get let down. But there was a lot of anxiety.” Eventually TSN ended its coverage after the second round and still Jackson's name had not been called. Then came a call from the Canucks telling him he had been picked second in the third round which worked out to 44th overall. It was a great honor for Jackson but it came on the heels of another great honor. His strong and consistent play with the Lakers had earned him a hock- ey scholarship with the University of North Dakota. There was another decision to be made but Jackson stuck by his original intention of get- ting a quality education. Four seasons of college hockey ended in 1992 with a final sea- son of 23 goals and 42 points in 39 games. He also picked up a degree in busi- Acss administra- tion, ond then signed immedi- ately with Vancou- ver for three years “I just have noth- ing but great things to say about how I did it,” said Jackson, who watched his friend Travis Green excel with the Islanders during his time in North Dakota. “Few guys ever get a pro contract or play pro. Going to college is good experience and you become a better all-around person for doing it “Kids get to live a normal life and get to play hockey to boot. It’s a nice experi- ence because you get to grow up playing hockey and still have something to fall back on if hockey doesn’t work out.” But does that mean everyone should follow Jackson's example? “There's good and bad things about both ways but I think for me it was the best way,” continued Jackson. “It gave me the opportunity to become a better all-around player.” The thing Jackson talked about most was maturity - both on the ice and off. He would soon be facing his first pro- fessional training camp in Victoria and even a 22-year-old must grow up a bit to play with the pros Jackson didn't make the club but was given a fair look and soon found himself on the Canucks farm team in Hamilton. It wasn't long before he developed into a top-notch right winger and eventually became team captain in his second year. But the biggest thing was his team- mates. Unlike him, most of them were guys who had skipped college and taken the tier-one route. Yet here he was after four years of school at the same level and excelling He didn’t see the ice of the Vancouver Coliseum during a regular season game during his first year but in his second year he got a big break. He came up for Six weeks in the 1993/94 season. His run started in Calgary I was really nervous,” said Jackson I remember skating around in the warm-up and trying to catch my breath Bul once you get playing it becomes another hockey game and you forget you're playing in the Saddledome in _ Story by Jeff Gabert A thunderous player who packs a crunch. That is how mani year as captain of the Syracuse Crunch, the Vancouver Canuck: cuse but looked even better two years ago with the Canucks wi yy would describe Dane Jackson's play last s’ AHL affiliate. Jackson played well in Syra- here he found himself on a card (below). front of 18,000 fans.” Two games later he was in Vancouver playing the Winnipeg Jets with two important fans in the stands, namely his parents. And Jackson came through with his first two career goals while playing on Vancouver's fourth line. “I wasn't worried about scoting much,” said Jackson. “I was playing on the fourth line and I was trying to play sound defensively. I knew it would be nice to score but I just thought it would come eventually.” Jackson thought his time had come but before he knew it he was back in the minors. Part of it was due to an injury and part of it was due to the Canucks good depth in their roster, but it was hard all the same. It was even harder when he got sent down from camp at the Start of his third season It gets tough sometimes when you go to camp amd. get sent back down said Jackson. “The confidence takes a beating but after I went up and played | felt confident and I knew I could play at that level. As a player you just know if you could only get a chance or find an opening, you could play for a while.” He played last year as the captain of the Syracuse Crunch, which became the Canucks’ AHL team after they moved from Hamilton. There he scored 30 goals and 38 assists and earned himself a trip up to the major squad for the end of the season, as well as in the playoffs. But he still wasn’t satis- fied. This summer Jackson became an unrestricted free agent and he began searching for the right opening. He taked with the Canucks but he also talked with several other teams. One of those teams was the Buffalo Sabres and that is where he saw his best opportunity. Last week the Sabres and Jackson officially agreed to terms on a two-vear deal and things look good ‘They said some positive things to me but you never know until you vo to train ing camp,” said Jackson. “But I feel in my mind and my heart that | can play at that level. And that’s really all you can do is get a shot and make the best of it.” Buffalo just recently. unloaded itself of two right wingers. One was named Alexander Mogilny, who had a talent for scoring the odd goal. The other was Craig Simpson, who had a talent for bringing hard work and tenacity to the ice every night Dane Jackson likes the looks of those signs. He sees himself as a per- fect fit and John Muckler, the Sabres’ GM, has indicated he does as well. It is another turn for Jackson on a road where each movement of the wheel has made all the difterence There are probably not many people who will take Jackson in their hockey pools this year. In fact, few may even give this player who is still classified as a rookie much of a chance But. if you believe good things come to those who wait, you will. Hard work and patience should come together to make the Sabres new right winger a swashbuckler to be reckoned with.