Across the hockey world, the Flames have the rights to several players that are having strong seasons. While a few of those players are in the mix for their teams’ lead in points, three prospects are outright leading their team in points as 2024 turns to 2025.

That trio? The Calgary Wranglers’ Rory Kerins, the Ottawa 67’s’ Henry Mews, and the Shawinigan Cataractes’ Matvei Gridin.

As we noted: a lot of youngsters are impressive, but we wanted to single out that trio for their performances thus far.

Onto the updates!

Jonathan Aspirot – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

25; signed as a free agent; 6’0″, 200 pounds; shoots left

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	25	2	13	15	8	9	4	23	23.91
2023-24 (AHL)	66	6	27	33	19	12	9	94	19.93

Aspirot is on his way back to the Wranglers after representing Canada at the Spengler Cup. (Canada lost to the Straubing Tigers in the semi-final round.)

Andrew Basha – LW/C, Medicine Hat Tigers, WHL

19; Calgary’s second round pick (41st overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 5’11”, 174 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 5th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	23	9	20	29	24	12	9	73	31.22
2023-24 (WHL)	63	30	55	85	69	52	41	189	33.41

Basha suffered an unspecified injury in Medicine Hat’s first game back from the break and he missed both of the Tigers’ home-and-home series against the Calgary Hitmen. We’ll see if any information becomes available regarding how long he’ll be out.

Jacob Battaglia – LW, Kingston Frontenacs, OHL

18; Calgary’s second round pick (62nd overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 196 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 11th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	34	20	24	44	36	28	23	118	34.28
2023-24 (OHL)	67	31	34	65	54	39	34	168	25.70

While Battaglia’s scoring pace has been downgraded from “amazing” to merely “very good” this season, he remains way ahead of last season’s scoring pace.

Parker Bell – LW/C, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

21; Calgary’s fifth round pick (155th overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 192 pounds; shoots left

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	25	3	1	4	4	4	4	21	6.38
2023-24 (WHL)	59	33	31	64	50	35	31	231	26.86

Bell didn’t dress for the Wranglers’ Dec. 30 game against Abbotsford.

Jake Boltmann – D, Northeastern University Huskies, NCAA/Hockey East

23; Calgary’s third round pick (80th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 188 pounds; shoots right

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	15	0	7	7	0	7	0	4	12.74
2023-24 (NCAA)	30	0	2	2	2	2	2	36	1.82

Boltmann has gone quiet a bit after his early-season offensive outburst, but he’s way, way ahead of last season’s scoring pace.

Hunter Brzustewicz – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

20; Vancouver’s third round pick (75th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; Acquired in a trade with Vancouver; 6’0″, 190 pounds; shoots right; FN’s 3rd-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	30	1	10	11	5	7	5	23	14.61
2023-24 (OHL)	67	13	79	92	46	65	34	140	36.37

Brzustewicz’s game is trending nicely this season. He focused on playing a smart 200-foot game early on and now he’s contributing points at five-on-five pretty regularly.

Lucas Ciona – LW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

21; Calgary’s sixth round pick (173rd overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 210 pounds; shoots left

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	27	2	9	11	9	7	6	34	16.24
2023-24 (AHL)	55	4	2	6	5	6	5	67	4.35

Ciona’s scoring pace has slowed a little bit of late, but he remains pretty noticeable with his physical play on the forecheck.

Matt Coronato – RW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

22; Calgary’s first round pick (13th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; 5’10”, 183 pounds; shoots right

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	2	2	0	2	2	2	2	6	39.85
2023-24 (AHL)	41	15	27	42	28	27	17	140	40.82

Coronato is in the NHL.

Matvei Gridin – RW, Shawinigan Cataractes, QMJHL

18; Calgary’s first round pick (28th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 182 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 6th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	32	19	21	40	26	18	13	130	29.11
2023-24 (USHL)	60	38	45	83	67	49	42	208	31.76

Gridin has learned a new league (and a new country and language) in the QMJHL this season, and he’s emerged as Shawinigan’s most consistent scorer. (As a rookie.)

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Artem Grushnikov – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

21; Dallas’ second round pick (48th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; Acquired in a trade with Dallas; 6’1″, 203 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 17th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	25	1	1	2	2	2	2	21	2.19
2023-24 (AHL)	63	1	5	6	5	6	5	65	3.80

Grushnikov scored his first goal of the season on Monday night… and then left the game after the second period with a lower body injury.

Sam Honzek – LW/C, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

20; Calgary’s first round pick (16th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 186 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 4th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	21	4	8	12	8	6	4	25	22.77
2023-24 (WHL)	33	10	21	31	22	16	11	86	23.26

Honzek’s played a mix of centre and the wing, primarily the wing, as the Wranglers try to build out his toolbox a bit. He’s played quite well in a lot of different game situations as a rookie.

Trevor Hoskin – RW, Niagara University Purple Eagles, NCAA/AHA

20; Calgary’s fourth round pick (106th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 175 pounds; shoots right

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	18	5	10	15	12	10	9	31	13.26
2023-24 (OJHL)	52	42	58	100	85	60	50	189	5.36

Hoskin missed Niagara’s final game before the holiday break, but he was back (and scored a goal) in their exhibition outing against the University of Guelph.

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Axel Hurtig – D, Calgary Hitmen, WHL

19; Calgary’s seventh round pick (208th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 202 pounds; shoots left

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	28	2	5	7	5	5	3	28	6.19
2023-24 (J20)	27	3	8	11	7	11	7	54	15.10

Hurtig is at the World Juniors, representing Sweden.

Eric Jamieson – D, Everett Silvertips, WHL

19; Calgary’s seventh round pick (208th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 200 pounds; shoots left

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	35	7	16	23	14	18	11	91	16.25
2023-24 (WHL)	66	10	22	32	21	27	18	174	12.01

Jamieson continues to chug along nicely and provide strong two-way defence for the Silvertips.

Joni Jurmo – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL / Rapid City Rush, ECHL

22; Vancouver’s third round pick (82nd overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; Acquired in a trade with Vancouver; 6’3″, 190 pounds; shoots left

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
AHL season to date	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.00
ECHL season to date	9	2	5	7	6	4	4	12	17.86
2023-24 (Liiga)	46	1	4	5	3	4	3	63	4.03

In Jonathan Aspirot’s absence, Jurmo’s slotted back into the lineup, playing primarily with Ilya Solovyov.

Rory Kerins – C, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

22; Calgary’s sixth round pick (174th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 5’10”, 175 pounds; shoots left

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	31	19	13	32	27	22	20	80	41.14
2023-24 (AHL)	54	16	16	32	27	22	18	115	23.62

We keep waiting for Kerins’ offensive production to slow down. We’ve been waiting since October.

Adam Klapka – RW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

24; Free agent signing; 6’8″, 235 pounds; shoots right; FN’s 15th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	17	9	5	14	13	10	10	60	32.82
2023-24 (AHL)	65	21	24	45	34	31	22	182	27.59

Klapka is providing some consistent secondary offence for the Wranglers right now.

Yan Kuznetsov – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

22; Calgary’s second round pick (50th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 209 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 20th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	31	2	8	10	6	9	6	43	12.86
2023-24 (AHL)	63	5	8	13	9	12	8	88	8.22

Kuznetsov remains a pretty consistent two-way defender who occasionally gets assists.

Hunter Laing – C/RW, Prince George Cougars, WHL

18; Calgary’s sixth round pick (170th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’5″, 205 pounds; shoots right

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	33	10	11	21	17	17	14	69	15.76
2023-24 (WHL)	66	11	14	25	18	20	14	101	9.38

Laing has slowed down offensively but he’s still scoring well above last season’s pace.

Jaden Lipinski – C, Calgary Wranglers, AHL / Vancouver Giants, WHL

19; Calgary’s fourth round pick (112th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 204 pounds; shoots right; FN’s 16th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
WHL season to date	25	5	14	19	17	13	11	56	18.82
AHL season to date	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
2023-24 (WHL)	67	24	42	66	47	33	23	181	24.39

Lipinski is starting to string together goals and points after a slow offensive start.

Cade Littler – C/RW, University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks, NCAA/NCHC

20; Calgary’s seventh round pick (219th overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 197 pounds; shoots right

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	17	2	2	4	3	4	3	12	8.47
2023-24 (BCHL)	24	9	12	21	17	9	6	–	5.51

North Dakota remains on their break.

Henry Mews – D, Ottawa 67’s, OHL

18; Calgary’s third round pick (74th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’0″, 181 pounds; shoots right; FN’s 9th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	34	11	37	48	32	20	15	149	37.39
2023-24 (OHL)	65	15	46	61	38	35	24	153	24.86

Mews is currently leading all OHL blueliners in points.

Luke Misa – LW/C, Brampton Steelheads, OHL

19; Calgary’s fifth round pick (150th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 5’10”, 170 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 13th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	34	21	29	50	35	38	27	104	38.95
2023-24 (OHL)	66	26	55	81	56	58	39	210	32.51

We’re starting to run out of superlatives to describe how well Misa’s producing this season. He’s really, really good offensively.

Etienne Morin – D, Moncton Wildcats, QMJHL

19; Calgary’s second round pick (48th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’0″, 180 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 10th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	31	8	25	33	18	20	14	100	24.79
2023-24 (QMJHL)	58	12	37	49	32	21	13	191	19.67

Morin remains quite consistent offensively this season, and considerably ahead of last season’s scoring pace.

Sam Morton – C, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

25; Free agent signing; 6’0″, 185 pounds; shoots left

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	31	6	11	17	13	7	5	57	21.85
2023-24 (NCAA)	37	24	10	34	32	20	19	151	24.00

Morton’s settled into a secondary two-way role for the Wranglers this season.

Zayne Parekh – D, Saginaw Spirit, OHL

18; Calgary’s first round pick (9th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’0″, 179 pounds; shoots right; FN’s 1st-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	30	11	29	40	29	20	14	135	35.31
2023-24 (OHL)	66	33	63	96	66	54	39	224	38.53

Parekh keeps doing his thing for the Spirit.

Jakob Pelletier – RW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

23; Calgary’s first round pick (26th overall) in the 2019 NHL Draft; 5’9″, 170 pounds; shoots left

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	20	3	16	19	11	12	7	41	37.86
2023-24 (AHL)	18	5	7	12	8	7	6	45	26.57

Pelletier is in the NHL.

Jeremie Poirier – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

22; Calgary’s third round pick (72nd overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 196 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 7th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	31	2	11	13	6	8	4	63	16.71
2023-24 (AHL)	23	3	10	13	5	5	2	44	22.53

Poirier remains a consistent secondary producer for the Wranglers, and fairly noticeably scoring at below last season’s pace.

Ilya Solovyov – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

24; Calgary’s seventh round pick (205th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 208 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 14th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	27	4	13	17	7	15	7	32	25.09
2023-24 (AHL)	51	5	10	15	10	14	10	88	11.72

Solovyov has surpassed last season’s points production in just over half as many games. He’s found another level to his performance this season.

William Strömgren – LW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

21; Calgary’s second round pick (45th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 175 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 8th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	30	8	14	22	17	15	12	57	29.22
2023-24 (AHL)	68	7	20	27	23	18	15	74	15.82

Strömgren remains a really productive player for the Wranglers and is scoring at just twice last season’s pace.

Aydar Suniev – LW/C, University of Massachusetts Minutemen, NCAA/Hockey East

20; Calgary’s third round pick (80th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’2″, 198 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 12th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	17	10	9	19	16	9	8	68	36.02
2023-24 (NCAA)	35	12	13	25	19	16	12	100	23.02

Suniev had a hat trick in UMass’ exhibition win over Simon Fraser University.

Daniil Chechelev – G, Yunison-Moskva, VHL

23; Calgary’s fourth round pick (96th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 187 pounds

	GP	TOI	SV%
Season to date	3	125	.825
2023-24 (VHL)	5	271	.908

Chechelev remains with the KHL’s HC Vityaz as their third goaltender.

Waltteri Ignatjew – G, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

24; Signed as a free agent; 6’3″, 200 pounds

	GP	TOI	SV%
Season to date	9	524	.879
2023-24 (SWE-1)	45	2614	.918

Ignatjew has been backing up Devin Cooley for the Wranglers.

Arsenii Sergeev – G, Penn State University Nittany Lions, NCAA/Big 10

21; Calgary’s seventh round pick (205th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 192 pounds

	GP	TOI	SV%
Season to date	9	487	.905
2023-24 (NCAA)	16	934	.913

Penn State is still on their break.

Yegor Yegorov – G, HC Tambov, VHL / MHC Tambov, NMHL / MHK Krylia Sovetov Moskva, MHL

19; Calgary’s sixth round pick (176th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 183 pounds

	GP	TOI	SV%
VHL season to date	4	160	.870
NMHL season to date	8	449	.891
MHL season to date	6	336	.918
2023-24 (MHL)	25	1319	.917

Yegorov has played a lot for the Soviet Wings (Krylia Sovetov Moskva) since his arrival. Considering he didn’t play very much while with Tambov’s teams, that’s probably a good thing.

Kirill Zarubin – G, AKM Tula, MHL

19; Calgary’s third round pick (84th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 178 pounds; FN’s 19th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	TOI	SV%
Season to date	11	608	.928
2023-24 (MHL)	45	2473	.927

Zarubin hasn’t played in a couple weeks as AKM Tula works through a quieter part of their calendar.

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