Calgary Flames prospect update: a quiet start to the New Year
By Ryan Pike
2 years agoIt’s a new year, friends, as the calendar has flipped over into 2022. Some leagues are chugging along, while some leagues have seen their schedules hampered by the omicron variant of COVID-19. As a result, the last couple of weeks have been somewhat quiet for a lot of the farmhands.
Let’s check in on the Calgary Flames’ prospects and see who’s managed to keep their momentum going.
This and that:
- D Johannes Kinnvall and G Tyler Parsons are on the Flames’ season-opening injury reserve after suffering injuries.
- We’re not including Juuso Välimäki’s AHL run in here because (a) it’s been seven games and (b) he’s played enough NHL games that we no longer consider him a prospect.
- The QMJHL has paused for a few weeks due to COVID-19 surges, so there will be no games until January 17.
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 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 37.52 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Beck remains injured and is listed as week-to-week. He hasn’t played since Nov. 7.
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 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 11.50 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.34 |
Notre Dame split a pair of games with Niagara, but Boltmann didn’t hit the scoresheet.
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 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 12.38 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Ciona missed Seattle’s games over the past two weeks due to an unspecified injury.
Matthew Coronato – RW, Harvard University Crimson, NCAA/HE
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 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 25.05 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Harvard returned to action after the winter break, but Coronato was given a brief post World Juniors break to go see his family and so he missed that game.
Walker Duehr – RW, Stockton Heat, AHL
Free agent signing
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 18 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15.50 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.44 |
Duehr registered an assist this past two weeks, more or less maintaining his modest but consistent offensive output from essentially the entire season.
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 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | n/a |
| Change from last week | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – |
Feuk scored three goals this past two weeks. His loan with Väsby was also extended until the end of the season, so he’ll be in Sweden’s third level of pro hockey for the remainder of the season. It’s not a bad league, but it produces so few NHL players that there’s no NHLe coefficient for it.
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 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 29.76 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The QMJHL is on a COVID pause.
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 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 39.85 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5.70 |
Gawdin, for once, went entirely silent over the last couple weeks from an offensive standpoint. He remains one of Stockton’s most useful players and one of their top offensive players.
Emil Heineman – LW, Leksands IF, SHL/CHL
Florida’s second round pick (43rd overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; acquired via trade; #14-ranked prospect
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| SHL up to date | 30 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 19.55 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.17 |
| CHL up to date | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | n/a |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Heineman played three games in the past two weeks, playing in the bottom six and registering zero points.
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 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 21.35 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The QMJHL is on a COVID pause.
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 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.95 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.13 |
Jordan was held off the scoresheet this past two weeks. And he won’t get a chance to get off that goose-egg for a little bit, as Moose Jaw’s been shut down for at least a week due to a COVID outbreak within the team.
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 | 30 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 31 | 40 | 27 | 45.03 |
| Change from last week | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | +0.21 |
Kerins was held off the scoresheet twice. In the other two games, he put up three and four points. He remains among the top scorers in the entire OHL.
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 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 12.75 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1.74 |
Kirkland had two goals over the past two weeks, a big leap forward offensively for a veteran player who hasn’t really scored much this season.
Demetrios Koumontzis – LW, Arizona State University Sun Devils, NCAA/Ind.
Calgary’s fourth round pick (108th overall) in the 2018 NHL Draft
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 22 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12.41 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0.12 |
Arizona State beat Cornell twice, a big sweep of a highly-ranked opponent. Koumontzis had an assist.
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 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19.86 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The QMJHL is on a COVID pause.
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 | 26 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 21.46 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.80 |
Mackey was held off the scoresheet over the past fortnight.
Mitchell Mattson – C, Michigan State University Spartans, NCAA/Big10
Calgary’s fifth round pick (126th overall) in the 2016 NHL Draft
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5.46 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Mattson was scratched twice by the Spartans.
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 | 23 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 23.96 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +2.21 |
Nikolaev had another productive week, pushing his season’s offensive pace just above a point-per-game level. He’s one of the better players on one of the USHL’s very best teams.
Josh Nodler – C, Michigan State University Spartans, NCAA/Big10
Calgary’s fifth round pick (150th overall) in the 2019 NHL Draft
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 20 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 16.38 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -0.31 |
Michigan State split a pair of games at the Great Lakes Invitational over the holidays. Nodler had a goal.
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 | 26 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 19 | 21 | 13 | 42.92 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3.86 |
Pelletier continued his offensive momentum somewhat, scoring a goal over the past two weeks.
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 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11.96 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Pettersen was put into the AHL’s COVID-19 protocol and missed all three games during the past fortnight.
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 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 38.12 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3.72 |
Phillips had an assist over the past fortnight.
Luke Philp – C, Stockton Heat, AHL
Free agent signing
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 26 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 24.52 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +0.26 |
Philp was one of the bigger offensive contributors for Stockton over the past couple weeks.
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 | 30 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 24.84 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The QMJHL is on a COVID pause.
Colton Poolman – D, Stockton Heat, AHL
Free agent signing
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 22 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9.06 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.09 |
Poolman had an assist, then was scratched when Juuso Valimaki came back from the COVID-19 protocol.
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 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 24.35 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2.22 |
The good news is Pospisil stayed healthy. The bad news is he only had an assist over the past two weeks.
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 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 49.05 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Ruzicka is on Calgary’s taxi squad.
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 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11.07 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.44 |
Solovyov has continued his modest offensive outburst, adding another assist.
William Strömgren – LW, Rögle BK, J20 Nationell/CHL/SHL
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| J20 up to date | 29 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12.55 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| CHL up to date | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | n/a |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Rögle was off the past couple of weeks, so Strömgren didn’t get any games in.
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 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 15.18 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.53 |
Tuulola didn’t hit the scoresheet this fortnight.
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 | 28 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 12.48 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The QMJHL is on a COVID pause.
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 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17.71 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.54 |
Zary didn’t hit the scoresheet this fortnight.
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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| KHL up to date | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21.98 |
| Change from last week | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -10.98 |
Zavgorodniy has settled into a middle six role with HC Sochi.
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 | 12 | 715 | .894 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 63 | -.005 |
Chechelev was called up to Stockton and has dressed in three games as backup.
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 | 2 | 1158 | .931 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 120 | -.002 |
Sergeev closed out his 2021 and began his 2022 with a pair of wins, and scattered four goals against between the two games. He’s quite good.
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 | 7 | 427 | .880 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – |
Werner was placed on the COVID list this past week and didn’t dress in any games.
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 | 18 | 1098 | .940 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 121 | n/a |
Wolf lost in regulation for first time since first AHL start, but kept his save percentage sky-high.
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