FlamesNation prospect update: a busy time

The Calgary Flames’ top affiliate, the Stockton Heat, is finally back playing. On top of that, the European teams are finishing off their regular seasons and seemingly every prospect is playing many games.

Let’s check in on all the Flames’ prospects with our weekly update.

Jake Boltmann- D, Lincoln Stars, USHL / University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish, NCAA

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
USHL up to date	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Change from last week	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	n/a
NCAA up to date	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Change from last week	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a

So, uh, Boltmann still has no points. But he’s playing a regular shift on the third pairing in the NCAA in his draft-plus-1 season, so that’s not awful. But mix in a secondary assist here and there, Jake.

Lucas Feuk- LW, AIK, Allsvenskan/J20 Nationell / Kalix HC, HockeyEttan

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Allsvenskan up to date	14	1	0	1	1	1	1	2.33
Change from last week	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	n/a
HockeyEttan up to date	15	12	6	18	13	17	13	n/a
Change from last week	3	3	0	3	3	3	3	n/a
J20 up to date	8	2	8	10	6	6	3	19.78
Change from last week	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	n/a

Feuk is down in the third division, but he’s doing great and he’s established himself as one of his club’s most reliable offensive players. HockeyEttan’s standings format is a bit confusing, but Kalix should be qualifying for the post-season.

Ryan Francis- C, Cape Breton Eagles/Saint John Sea Dogs, QMJHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Up to date	15	6	15	21	10	15	8	32.60
Change from last week	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	n/a

New Brunswick remains a national COVID-19 hot-spot and the next scheduled Sea Dogs game is Mar. 3, though that may be revised if the situation improves. Francis hasn’t played a game since Nov. 18 and he has yet to debut for Saint John.

Johannes Kinnvall- D, HV71, SHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Up to date	29	7	15	22	8	12	5	37.08
Change from last week	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	n/a

Kinnvall is injured. HV71 is currently near the bottom of the SHL standings and is in danger of sliding back into the relegation playoffs.

Justin Kirkland- LW, Stockton Heat, AHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Up to date	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Change from last week	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a

Kirkland was minus-four this week.

Demetrios Koumontzis- LW, Arizona State University Sun Devils, NCAA

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Up to date	18	4	6	10	6	8	6	15.17
Change from last week	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	n/a

The Sun Devils were off this week.

Yan Kuznetsov- D, University of Connecticut Huskies, NCAA / Team Russia, WJC

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Up to date	12	1	4	5	5	3	3	13.43
Change from last week	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.22

Kuznetsov had one game this week, as UConn’s other game was cancelled. He remains a reliable first pairing defender for a .500-ish NCAA team.

Carl-Johan Lerby- D, Stockton Heat, AHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Up to date	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	19.93
Change from last week	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	+19.93

Lerby played his first two North American games this week. He was minus one, but in two games where his team was out-scored 12-2. Small victories. He also earned a secondary assist on one of Stockton’s two goals.

Connor Mackey- D, Stockton Heat, AHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Up to date	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Change from last week	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a

Mackey has one assist (and a plus-one rating) in three NHL games, and a minus-three rating in two AHL games. His first pro season is a work in progress.

Mitchell Mattson- C, Michigan State University Spartans, NCAA

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Up to date	18	2	2	4	4	4	4	6.07
Change from last week	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	n/a

Mattson was scratched for the second week in a row. He was a healthy scratch for much of his first two NCAA seasons.

Ilya Nikolayev- C, Buran Voronezh, VHL / Loko Yaroslavl, MHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
VHL up to date	37	7	6	13	5	12	5	11.27
Change from last week	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	n/a
MHL up to date	21	8	10	18	17	17	14	18.27
Change from last week	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.92

Nikolayev played just over four minutes in his lone game, then missed his next game entirely. We’re presuming he’s dealing with an injury. (Loko’s the top team in the MHL, so they’re playoff bound.)

Josh Nodler- C, Michigan State University Spartans, NCAA

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Up to date	22	2	9	11	9	9	8	13.65
Change from last week	2	0	1	1	1	1	1	n/a

Nodler had a goal this week, but had a previous goal downgraded to an assist. He’s one of the most reliable two-way players for MSU.

Jakob Pelletier- LW, Val-d’Or Foreurs, QMJHL / Team Canada, WJC

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Up to date	16	6	18	24	16	17	12	34.93
Change from last week	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	+2.33

Pelletier had a three point game in Val-d’Or’s only game before their latest bubble ended. They return to bubble play next week riding a seven game winning streak.

Jakob Pelletier (@NHLFlames) picked up 3 points yesterday for @ForeursVD. 1 goal and 2 assists, in QMJHL action.#CofRed https://t.co/wHXxHkP20B pic.twitter.com/1qiP874TDb

— EP Rinkside (@EPRinkside) February 18, 2021

Emilio Pettersen- LW, Stockton Heat, AHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Up to date	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Change from last week	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a

Pettersen had some nice energy in his first two pro games.

Matthew Phillips- C/RW, Stockton Heat, AHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Up to date	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Change from last week	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a

Phillips had all kinds of good looks for the Heat in his two games. No points, but he was a catalyst.

In the AHL where it truly is process > results, Stockton having a better game tonight, despite being down 4-0 after two periods. Emilio Pettersen has been flying, Matthew Phillips is must-watch every shift, Connor Zary has been way better tonight. Just can't get anything to fall.

— Darren Haynes (@DarrenWHaynes) February 24, 2021

Luke Philp- C/RW, Stockton Heat, AHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Up to date	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	19.93
Change from last week	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	+19.93

Philp scored a goal on the power play, one of two Stockton managed to get.

#AHLHeat coach MacLean re Philp:

"When we look at the chances, he's probably going to be all over it. He was around it a lot, he hit a couple posts. He's just moving well, he's seeing it.

"When you look at the process of what's going on out there, he's had a pretty good start."

— Mike Gould (@miketgould) February 24, 2021

Jeremie Poirier- D, Saint John Sea Dogs, QMJHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Up to date	15	5	11	16	11	12	8	24.84
Change from last week	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	n/a

New Brunswick remains a national COVID-19 hot-spot and the next scheduled Sea Dogs game is Mar. 3, though that may be revised if the situation improves. Like Francis, Poirier hasn’t played since Nov. 18.

Colton Poolman- D, Stockton Heat, AHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Up to date	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Change from last week	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a

Poolman was minus-three in two games.

Martin Pospisil- LW, Stockton Heat, AHL / HC Kosice, Tipsport Liga

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
AHL up to date	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	19.93
Change from last week	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	+19.93
Liga up to date	22	9	8	17	9	13	8	n/a
Change from last week	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	n/a

Pospisil had a power play assist (yay) but was minus-four (boo).

Adam Ruzicka- C, Stockton Heat, AHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Up to date	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Change from last week	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a

Ruzicka was minus-two.

Ilya Solovyov- D, Dynamo Minsk, KHL / Dinamo Molodechno, Belarus

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
KHL up to date	39	1	7	8	5	5	3	13.49
Change from last week	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	+0.70
Belarus up to date	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	n/a
Change from last week	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	n/a

Minsk qualified for the KHL playoffs and Solovyov had an assist.

Filip Sveningsson- LW, MODO Hockey, Allsvenskan

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Up to date	40	4	7	11	9	8	6	8.95
Change from last week	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	+1.24

Sveningsson had a point-per-game week. Unless standings change drastically, MODO will miss the relegation playoffs and the “regular” playoffs and simply end their season in mid-March.

Eetu Tuulola- RW, Stockton Heat, AHL / Vasterviks IK, HockeyAllsvenskan / SaiPa, SM-Liiga

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
AHL up to date	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Change from last week	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a
Allsvenskan up to date	11	2	2	4	4	3	3	8.88
Change from last week	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	n/a
Liiga up to date	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Change from last week	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	n/a

Tuulola was a team “leading” minus five for Stockton.

And we have a fight… Eetu Tuulola going at it with Timothy Liljegren in the corner behind D'Agostini. Liljegren slow to get up for the Marlies.

Both players get four each for roughing. pic.twitter.com/u3dveZ4A1b

— Mike Gould (@miketgould) February 24, 2021

Alexander Yelesin- D, Stockton Heat, AHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Up to date	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Change from last week	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a

Yelesin was minus three.

Connor Zary- LW, Stockton Heat, AHL / Team Canada, WJC

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Up to date	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Change from last week	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a

Zary was a bit uneven over two games with Stockton (as a 19-year-old). He was minus-two, but was reportedly way less jumpy in the second game.

Dmitry Zavgorodniy- RW, Stockton Heat, AHL / SKA St. Petersburg, KHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
AHL up to date	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Change from last week	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a
KHL up to date	6	0	3	3	3	2	2	32.88
Change from last week	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	n/a

Zavgorodniy was minus-one in his first two North American pro games.

Daniil Chechelev- G, Russkie Vityazi Chekhov, MHL / HC Ryazan, VHL / HC Vityaz Podolsk, KHL

	GP	TOI	SV%
MHL up to date	19	1107	0.924
Change from last week	–	–	–
VHL up to date	21	1116	0.912
Change from last week	–	–	–

Chechelev didn’t dress this week, as Chekhov has multiple goalies with them right now and appears to be rotating them through. They’re currently just outside of the playoff picture.

Dustin Wolf- G, Stockton Heat, AHL / Team USA, WJC

	GP	TOI	SV%
Up to date	1	28	0.545
Change from last week	1	28	+0.545

Wolf played one pro game, his first, and got lit up. He was the victim of a lot of turnovers and bounces, though.

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