Calgary Flames prospect update: Prospect playoffs approach
By Ryan Pike
1 year agoWe’re very deep into the hockey season, with the Calgary Flames and Stockton Heat heading into the final stretch of their respective seasons. Across the rest of the hockey world, the playoffs are just over the horizon. Heck, the college teams are already in their playoff tournaments!
Let’s check in on how all the Flames’ youngsters fared this week.
This and that
- G Tyler Parsons remains on the Flames’ season-opening injury reserve.
- He’s not technically a prospect anymore, but D Juuso Valimaki has 10 points in 18 AHL games for Stockton.
- F Adam Ruzicka has gotten a full-time residence in Calgary, so it seems likely that he won’t be returning to Stockton anytime soon.
- The Flames acquired G Michael McNiven from Montreal last week. We’ll list him here as soon as he dresses for Stockton. (He doesn’t even need to play.)
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 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 34.91 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2.17 |
Beck had a quiet offensive week by his lofty standards, registering just a power play assist for the 67’s.
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 | 36 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 9.59 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.85 |
Notre Dame advanced to the Big 10 conference semi-final round, where they will face Matty Beniers and Michigan. Gulp. (If they get eliminated, they still have a strong chance for an at-large bit to NCAA tournament due to their high placement in the pairwise rankings.)
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 | 48 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 16.51 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a |
Seattle’s playing well as a team, but Ciona has become a contributor of key goals lately. He scored twice this week, including a dramatic late game-winner that helped swing a likely regulation loss into a regulation win.
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 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 20.50 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Harvard was off this week, as they had a bye through the first round of the conference playoff tournament. But Coronato was named the ECAC conference’s rookie of the month for February and was named to the conference’s all-rookie team for the season.
Walker Duehr – RW, Stockton Heat, AHL
Free agent signing
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 37 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 17.23 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0.15 |
Duehr scored a goal this week.
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 | 30 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 14 | n/a |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – |
Feuk had three assists this week, with two of them in one of his three games. He’s a secondary offensive contributor on a third-division Swedish team.
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 | 30 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 20 | 27 | 17 | 25.62 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | +0.61 |
Francis continues to chug along as a consistent offensive contributor in the Q. He had two multi-point games this week (and a third game where he didn’t get any points). On a per-game basis, he’s one of the Sea Dogs’ top offensive players.
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 | 42 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 22 | 25 | 16 | 37.95 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.90 |
Gawdin didn’t register a point this week.
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 for the Titan since mid-February and there’s yet to be any official announcement about his status.
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 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5.38 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.25 |
Jordan missed one of Moose Jaw’s games for an unspecified reason, presumably a minor injury or illness. Our pal Joel Henderson provided some nice context for Jordan’s season to date: he’s on a stacked team (with Memorial Cup hopes and dreams) and so he’s being used somewhat sparingly coming off his prior injuries.
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 | 52 | 33 | 55 | 88 | 49 | 68 | 44 | 44.82 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +0.32 |
This feels repetitive but here we go: Kerins is really good at the OHL level. He had two multi-point games and is one of the best offensive players in the entire circuit.
Johannes Kinnvall – D, Stockton Heat, AHL
Free agent signing
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 26.57 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.32 |
Kinnvall played once and was scratched once. He’s still finding his consistency at the AHL level, it seems.
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 | 43 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 25.02 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.25 |
Kirkland continued his fairly consistent offensive output recently with an assist this week.
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 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13.06 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Arizona State was off this week. They finish off their season this weekend against Long Island University. It sounds like Koumontzis is still injured, so he may have already played his final NCAA game.
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 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11.77 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.36 |
Kuznetsov didn’t register a point this week. He’s playing a top four role with the Sea Dogs.
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 | 44 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 24.45 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.17 |
Mackey didn’t register a point this week.
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 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.37 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.23 |
Mattson’s NCAA career was completed this past week as Michigan State were swept by Michigan in the Big 10’s opening tournament round.
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 | 41 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 23 | 28 | 13 | 25.76 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -0.22 |
Nikolaev maintained his scoring pace this week.
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 | 36 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 11.38 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.67 |
Michigan State were eliminated from the Big 10 tournament by Michigan and their season is done.
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 | 44 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 25 | 30 | 18 | 37.13 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.77 |
Pelletier didn’t register a point this week.
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 | 38 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 14.68 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +1.40 |
Pettersen had a goal in one game and an assist in the other game. He’s had a quiet offensive year, playing a defensive role in the bottom six, but he’s been heating up lately (if you’ll forgive the pun).
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 | 42 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 27 | 37 | 22 | 45.55 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1.28 |
Phillips had just one point this week, but it was setting up Juuso Valimaki’s overtime game-winning goal. If you’re going to have one point, that’s not a bad spot to choose.
Luke Philp – C, Stockton Heat, AHL
Free agent signing
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 43 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 27.80 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0.58 |
Philp had two points in one game this week. As usual, he’s a steady contributor for Stockton.
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 | 44 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 32 | 25 | 18 | 22.76 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +0.04 |
Poirier had three points this week and surpassed Thomas Chabot for the Sea Dogs’ franchise record for career points by a defender. Poirier remains one of the QMJHL’s most consistent offensive producers from the blueline. He’s consistent producing at roughly a point-per-game pace.
Colton Poolman – D, Stockton Heat, AHL
Free agent signing
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 39 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7.15 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0.69 |
Poolman had a rare assist this 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 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 19.93 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Pospisil missed Stockton’s games this weekend with an injury.
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 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6.46 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.37 |
Solovyov didn’t register a point 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| J20 up to date | 43 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 12.88 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.63 |
| CHL up to date | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | n/a |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
It was a busy seven days for Stromgren. He dressed twice as Rogle’s pro team’s 13th forward and he also dressed twice in Rogle’s junior team’s top six.
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 | 38 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 14.68 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Tuulola missed this week’s games with an injury.
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 | 35 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 11.31 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +0.39 |
Whynot has had a quiet offensive season, but he’s started to get a bit more offensive traction at even strength over the few weeks. He had a couple primary points this week, which is hopefully a step in the right direction.
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 | 33 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 16.91 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.09 |
Zary’s quiet offensive season continues, as he continues to adjust to the AHL game.
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 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.98 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4.98 |
| KHL up to date | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19.78 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Zavgorodniy returned to AHL action for the first time in a few months this weekend. He registered an assist, his first AHL points of the season.
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 | 25 | 1414 | .895 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 60 | -.003 |
Chechelev has been supplanted in Kansas City by Matt Greenfield, for now, so he got just one start and took the loss.
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 | 30 | 1731 | .927 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 60 | -.002 |
Bad boy Sergeev returned from his second suspension of the season this weekend, getting a win in his return to action. He continues to lead the USHL in every goaltending category.
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 | 15 | 867 | .895 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 64 | +.001 |
Werner backstopped the Heat to an overtime loss.
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 | 30 | 1804 | .923 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 61 | -.001 |
Wolf gave up three goals in an overtime win, as he and Werner split starts over the weekend.
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