For Jacob Marsh, his rookie SMJHL season was about learning and development. With being a rookie he had to lean on the vets in the locker room to get his bearings, but once he found them he did find moderate success on the very young Newfoundland Berserkers squad.

Playing LW on the all rookie line with Hamper Linthome and Ima Noobie meant there would be some growing pains but in the end began to gel and found decent success with every linemate eclipsing the 40 point mark.

One of the individual goals set by Marsh was for the rookie to eclipse the 20 goal mark. As a big goal scoring winger this seemed like the most attainable goal especially with linemates who love dishing the puck around. It took nearly the entire season but Marsh succeeded with 21 goals on the season.

The highlight for Marsh came in a 7-3 win over Anchorage where the rookie netted his first SMJHL hat trick in the blowout win.

Looking forward to the draft where Marsh could end up being a late round steal. A gamble on this player in the 2nd or 3rd round could net the GM a potential 1st round talent at a bargain price. Future is also bright for Newfoundland as their youth continues to find their footing.

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