"He's a play-driver, and there's not a ton of wingers that are play-drivers," Rochester Americans coach Seth Appert said. "… He is incredibly intelligent, and he has a cerebral intelligence to how he attacks the game, both on the ice and how he looks at the game off the ice and how much he wants to get better."
"When you ask Jack about players he admires and who he looks at, he can talk about Patrice Bergeron and players like that, so we believe that he has a lot of traits mentally, physically, and competitively that are going to make him a really effective centerman."
Quinn's rookie season in Rochester ended prematurely due to a hernia that required surgery in April. He tallied nine points (2+7) in 15 games with the Amerks, the last three of which he played center. The organization challenged him to improve his skating and his shot release during the offseason.
"He's put a ton of work in," Appert said. "The beauty of Jack is he's really coachable, so when you tell Jack Quinn to go attack an area of his game in practice last year he does. When you watch video with him, he's listening and absorbing. He wants to get better."