Jeffery commits to Division 1 school

By Mark Ribble

LEAMINGTON — Former Leamington Flyers forward and Southpoint Minor Hockey product Adam Jeffery has committed to the Rochester Institute of Technology to play Division 1 hockey next season.

The homegrown talent spent two years with the Flyers, playing in 97 games over that span. He scored 39 goals and added 58 assists in that time to produce at a point-per game rate.

Currently at home in Leamington, Jeffery is recuperating from a torn Achilles tendon suffered during his first shift of the fourth game of this season in the British Columbia Hockey League where he plays for the Junior A Cowichan Capitals.

Prior to his injury, he had scored six goals in the team’s first three games and was on a torrid pace for a banner year.

“I felt I was playing my best hockey yet,” he said. “Now recovery is my priority.”

Adam expects to be home until at least February when he can re-evaluate his progress and hopes for a return to British Columbia to wrap up the season.

ADAM JEFFERY

This is the second time he’s injured the tendon.

“I hurt it in my rookie season with the Flyers too,” he said.

Despite the setback, he’s looking forward to continuing his education and hockey career at R.I.T., a Division 1 college that has expressed great interest in him.

“It seemed like the right decision for me academically and for my hockey career,” he said. “They’ve got a great program.”

Jeffery gives credit to former Flyers Director of Hockey Operations and General Manager Harold Konrad for making the connection for him.

“This wouldn’t have been possible without the help of Harold Konrad,” he said. “He guided me through the entire process.”