Calgary Flames prospect update: College playoffs and Stockton clinches
By Ryan Pike
2 years agoThe Calgary Flames prospects had pretty interesting weeks over the past seven days. Rory Kerins is nearing the 100 point mark. Stockton clinched a playoff spot with a 10-3 win. And Matt Coronato continued a really strong stretch of play in college for Harvard.
Let’s dive in and check in on the youngsters!
This and that
- He’s not technically a prospect anymore, but D Juuso Valimaki has 14points in 26 AHL games for Stockton.
- The Michael McNiven era in Stockton is over, as he has been traded to Ottawa. He did not dress for a single game.
- The playing seasons are over for F Mitchell Mattson (Michigan State), F Josh Nodler (also Michigan State) and F Demetrios Koumontzis (Arizona State).
Jack Beck – RW, Ottawa 67’s, OHL
Calgary’s sixth round pick (168th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 27 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 18 | 29 | 18 | 31.39 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1.92 |
Despite missing many, many months of hockey, Beck is now third in scoring on the 67’s roster. That’s pretty good! He had two assists this week, which is a quiet week by his standards.
Jake Boltmann – D, University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish, NCAA/Big10
Calgary’s third round pick (80th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 38 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 9.34 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The Fighting Irish are headed to the NCAA tournament with an at-large berth.
Lucas Ciona – LW, Seattle Thunderbirds, WHL
Calgary’s sixth round pick (173rd overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 49 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 16.17 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Ciona missed Seattle’s games this week with an undisclosed injury.
Matt Coronato – RW, Harvard University Crimson, NCAA/ECAC
Calgary’s first round pick (13th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; #1-ranked prospect
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 33 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 23 | 27 | 19 | 24.35 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | +2.87 |
Coronato’s been really good for Harvard since the Olympics, and he was extremely good this week. Harvard faced two “win or go home” games against conference foes that were arguably more highly-touted than they were: the won both of them, with Coronato putting up six points over the weekend and factoring into the game-winning goals in each game. He’s been great for awhile, and he was clutch for the Crimson this week. He was named the conference playoff MVP for ECAC. Next up for Harvard: the NCAA national tournament, and top-ranked Minnesota State.
Walker Duehr – RW, Stockton Heat, AHL
Free agent signing
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 44 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 17.21 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -0.29 |
Duehr had a goal! He also missed Tuesday’s game with a non-COVID illness.
Lucas Feuk – LW, Västerviks IK, HockeyAllsvenskan / Nybro Vikings IF/Väsby IK, HockeyEttan
Calgary’s fourth round pick (116th overall) in the 2019 NHL Draft
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Allsvenskan up to date | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.51 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| HockeyEttan up to date | 32 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 16 | n/a |
| Change from last week | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
Vasby is down 1-0 in the HockeyEttan quarterfinals. (Feuk has an assist through one playoff game.)
Ryan Francis – C, Stockton Heat, AHL / Saint John Sea Dogs, QMJHL
Calgary’s fifth round pick (143rd overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; #8-ranked prospect
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| AHL up to date | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| QMJHL up to date | 36 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 25 | 36 | 22 | 27.17 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | +1.06 |
Saint John had a great week, bursting onto the CHL’s top 10 list. Francis was huge for them, with five (primary) points for the Sea Dogs.
Glenn Gawdin – C, Stockton Heat, AHL
St. Louis’ fourth round pick (116th overall) in the 2015 NHL Draft; free agent signing; #10-ranked prospect
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 50 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 22 | 26 | 16 | 34.27 |
| Change from last week | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.12 |
Gawdin had a power play secondary assist this week. He also got bumped off the top line with Adam Ruzicka’s return.
Cole Huckins – LW, Acadie-Bathurst Titan, QMJHL
Calgary’s third round pick (77th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; #19-ranked prospect
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 28 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 20.79 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Huckins hasn’t played since Feb. 13. He’s listed on game sheets by the team as a healthy scratch.
Cole Jordan – D, Moose Jaw Warriors, WHL
Calgary’s fifth round pick (141st overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 28 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6.19 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.48 |
Jordan was held off the scoresheet this week. He’s playing on Moose Jaw’s third pairing.
Rory Kerins – C, Soo Greyhounds, OHL
Calgary’s sixth round pick (174th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; #18-ranked prospect
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 58 | 36 | 62 | 98 | 53 | 76 | 48 | 44.75 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -0.52 |
Kerins had a pretty typical Kerins week, racking up four points. He’s one of the top offensive players in the Ontario circuit and on the verge of hitting 100 points. He’s been awesome this season.
Johannes Kinnvall – D, Stockton Heat, AHL
Free agent signing
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 13 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21.46 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.79 |
Kinnvall played in one of Stockton’s four games this week. Expressen, out of Sweden, published a report this week that Kinnvall will be headed back to Sweden next season (joining Brynas IF), but we’ve been unable to get any confirmation on that. But considering he’s a seventh defender in the AHL, going back to Sweden would make some sense from the player’s perspective.
Justin Kirkland – LW, Stockton Heat, AHL
Nashville’s third round pick (62nd overall) in the 2014 NHL Draft; free agent signing
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 51 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 18 | 25 | 13 | 25.79 |
| Change from last week | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -0.50 |
Kirkland had a quiet week by his recent standards, but he still chipped in with a couple points. He’s been very useful for the Heat this season, especially over the past 6-8 weeks.
Yan Kuznetsov – D, Stockton Heat, AHL / Saint John Sea Dogs, QMJHL
Calgary’s second round pick (50th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; #15-ranked prospect
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| AHL up to date | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| QMJHL up to date | 19 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11.15 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Kuznetsov didn’t play this week due to an unspecified injury.
Connor Mackey – D, Stockton Heat, AHL
Free agent signing; #7-ranked prospect
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 50 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 26.30 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +0.01 |
Mackey missed a game due to being with Calgary (and then in transit back from Calgary). He’s maintained a really nice scoring pace this season.
Ilya Nikolaev – C, Tri-City Storm, USHL
Calgary’s third round pick (88th overall) in the 2019 NHL Draft
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 46 | 18 | 39 | 57 | 30 | 36 | 19 | 28.45 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +0.15 |
Nikolaev’s been a really consistent offensive contributor for Tri-City, though he’s not quite their top offensive weapon. He’s their Jiri Hudler, not their Johnny Gaudreau, if that makes sense, and his production pattern – lots of even strength secondary assists and power play points – follows that.
Jakob Pelletier – LW, Stockton Heat, AHL
Calgary’s first round pick (26th overall) in the 2019 NHL Draft; #3-ranked prospect
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 52 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 30 | 39 | 23 | 40.62 |
| Change from last week | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +0.77 |
Pelletier has scored nine goals over the past two weeks, and they’ve been part of some really strong performances for Stockton. He’s cemented himself as one of the top 20-or-so scorers in the AHL as a rookie.
Emilio Pettersen – LW, Stockton Heat, AHL
Calgary’s sixth round pick (167th overall) in the 2018 NHL Draft; #11-ranked prospect
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 46 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 16.46 |
| Change from last week | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.62 |
He’s in more of a defensive role than some of the other forward prospects in Stockton, but Pettersen got just a single assist in a four game week where most of his counterparts generated more.
Matthew Phillips – RW, Stockton Heat, AHL
Calgary’s sixth round pick (166th overall) in the 2016 NHL Draft; #5-ranked prospect
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 50 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 33 | 44 | 28 | 45.43 |
| Change from last week | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | +2.11 |
Phillips averaged a goal per game (and almost an assist per game) over a pretty busy week. He’s one of the most productive offensive players in the entire AHL.
Luke Philp – C, Stockton Heat, AHL
Free agent signing
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 51 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 20 | 26 | 17 | 27.35 |
| Change from last week | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +1.06 |
Usually known for his goal-scoring, Philp was a set-up man this week for four Stockton goals.
Jérémie Poirier – D, Saint John Sea Dogs, QMJHL
Calgary’s third round pick (72nd overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; #9-ranked prospect
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 50 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 33 | 28 | 19 | 21.89 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +0.09 |
Poirier has been a really consistent offensive blueliner this year, and this week was no exception. He’s a constant spark on Saint John’s blueline.
Colton Poolman – D, Stockton Heat, AHL
Free agent signing
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 47 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8.48 |
| Change from last week | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +1.99 |
Poolman isn’t really an offensive mover and shaker, but he had three assists as Stockton scored a lot this past week.
Martin Pospisil – C, Stockton Heat, AHL
Calgary’s fourth round pick (105th overall) in the 2018 NHL Draft; #16-ranked prospect
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 33 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 20.53 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +0.60 |
Pospisil returned from injury over the weekend and chipped in with a couple of points.
Adam Ruzicka – C, Stockton Heat, AHL
Calgary’s fourth round pick (109th overall) in the 2017 NHL Draft; #6-ranked prospect
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 15 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 47.82 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1.23 |
Ruzicka returned to the AHL after a few months in the NHL. He had a game with zero points and a game with two points.
Ilya Solovyov – D, Stockton Heat, AHL
Calgary’s seventh round pick (205th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; #20-ranked prospect
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 43 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5.56 |
| Change from last week | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.57 |
Solovyov had zero points this week.
William Strömgren – LW, Rögle BK, J20 Nationell/CHL/SHL / IF Björklöven, HockeyAllsvenskan
Calgary’s second round pick (45th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; #13-ranked prospect
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| SHL up to date | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| J20 up to date | 44 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 17 | 25 | 13 | 12.95 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0.07 |
| CHL up to date | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | n/a |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Stromgren and Rogle are playing Skellefteå AIK in the J20 Nationell’s round of 16 (a best of three series) starting on Wednesday.
Eetu Tuulola – RW, Stockton Heat, AHL
Calgary’s sixth round pick (156th overall) in the 2016 NHL Draft
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 46 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 17.33 |
| Change from last week | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +0.25 |
Tuulola chipped in with a pair of helpers this week.
Cameron Whynot – D, Halifax Mooseheads, QMJHL
Calgary’s third round pick (89th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 41 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 9.66 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.76 |
Whynot had a quiet offensive week for the Mooseheads.
Connor Zary – C, Stockton Heat, AHL
Calgary’s first round pick (24th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; #2-ranked prospect
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 41 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 18.47 |
| Change from last week | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1.24 |
Zary has picked up his offensive game lately after having a pretty injury-addled season.
Dmitry Zavgorodniy – RW, Stockton Heat, AHL / HC Sochi, KHL
Calgary’s seventh round pick (198th overall) in the 2018 NHL Draft
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| AHL up to date | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.43 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.55 |
| KHL up to date | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19.78 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Zavgorodniy played once of Stockton’s four games this week, sitting as a healthy scratch in the other three.
Daniil Chechelev – G, Stockton Heat, AHL / Kansas City Mavericks, ECHL
Calgary’s fourth round pick (96th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft
| GP | TOI | SV% | |
| Up to date | 28 | 1601 | .897 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 64 | n/a |
Chechelev played once this week and fared fairly well, getting his team to extra time.
Arsenii Sergeev – G, Tri-City Storm, USHL
Calgary’s seventh round pick (205th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft
| GP | TOI | SV% | |
| Up to date | 34 | 1928 | .923 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 136 | -.004 |
Sergeev played all three games for Tri-City this week and played decently, though his save percentage dipped.
Adam Werner – G, Stockton Heat, AHL
Colorado’s fifth round pick (131st overall) in the 2016 NHL Draft; free agent signing
| GP | TOI | SV% | |
| Up to date | 17 | 946 | .884 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 24 | -.005 |
Werner started one game, but was pulled midway through in favour of Wolf.
Dustin Wolf – G, Stockton Heat, AHL
Calgary’s seventh round pick (214th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; #4-ranked prospect
| GP | TOI | SV% | |
| Up to date | 37 | 2207 | .924 |
| Change from last week | 4 | 223 | -.001 |
Wolf played a lot of hockey this week. He start three times and also came into another game in relief after Werner was shellacked.
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