Draft prospect Jett Woo happy with his Combine performance

For 2018 NHL Draft prospect Jett Woo, just being able to participate in the NHL Combine's fitness testing was an accomplishment.
Woo only played 44 games in the 2017-18 WHL regular season due to a shoulder injury, and his ailment stuck with him all season.
It was a tough pill to swallow during his draft year.
"It was my first real significant injury that I had to miss quite a bit of time. Having to deal with that in such a big year was kind of tough," said Woo, who gave credit to the Moose Jaw Warriors organization for helping him through the ups and downs of rehabilitation.
"The whole team, coaches, and trainers behind me to get me through that process and get me the best I can (be) when I do go on the ice, was something that was pretty good for me," said Woo. "To have all that support with me was something that I felt made it a lot easier for me coming back into the games."

The 17-year-old defenceman accumulated nine goals and 25 points in those 44 games, before adding three points in 14 playoff games.
"My biggest goal, coming back after the season, was taking care of my shoulder," said Woo. "It was kind of sore afterwards. Spending some time on rehab with that and only getting two and a half weeks of strength and conditioning work, and placing in the top-25 in a couple of events (at the Combine), it's something I'm pretty proud of."
He should be proud. He placed in the Top-25 in five of the 12 tests, an impressive feat given the quick turnaround.

His best event was Pro Agility, where his 12.8 miles-per-hour speed while running left was the ninth fastest among the 104 prospects at the Combine. He finished 16th going the opposite direction, hitting a top speed of 12.2 miles-per-hour.
Woo also finished 20th in Right Hand Grip (149 pounds), 21st in the Force Plate Vertical Jump (20.65 inches), and 22nd in the Force Plate No Arm Jump (18.01 inches).
At the end of the long day, he had a lot to be proud of.
But the fitness testing was only part of the Combine experience for the Winnipeg, MB native.
It started five days before the fitness testing, as Woo made his way through interviews with 27 teams.
"Every team was pretty nice and we were able to talk about the simple things aside from hockey," said Woo. "To get that opportunity to actually go to the Combine to see what it's all about, was something that was pretty neat for me, and I probably won't ever forget it."
The meetings also gave Woo a chance to chat about how his game has changed since being selected fourth overall by the Warriors in the 2015 WHL Draft.
"I think the biggest thing would be gaining confidence, and learning the things I didn't know when I was 15 or 16," said Woo. "The credit goes to my teammates, the veterans on the team, as well as the coaches. Even when I would make a mistake, they would put me back out there so I'd learn from it. That was something I realized a little bit during the year."
It's been a long year for Woo, who was on the ice as early as August, helping Canada to a gold medal win at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.
But he has plenty of energy left for the Draft - which gets underway June 22 in Dallas, TX - even if he doesn't know exactly who's coming with him.
"It's funny, every day I find out one more new person that's going to be going to the Draft," Woo said with a laugh. "It's quite a bit now. It's really nice to have so much support and love from my family and friends that will be going there."