Calgary Flames prospect update: Rory Kerins leads the way
By Ryan Pike
2 years agoFolks, we talk a lot about Calgary Flames prospect Rory Kerins on this website. And for good reason: he’s among the best players in Canadian junior hockey. But with all the hubbub about Dustin Wolf and Jakob Pelletier these days, maybe we’re not saying enough to put Kerins’ excellence into context.
Kerins is second in scoring in the OHL after basically having his entire Draft+1 season wiped out due to the pandemic. That’s pretty amazing.
Let’s check in on the Flames’ other youngsters.
This and that:
- G Tyler Parsons remains on the Flames’ season-opening injury reserve.
- D Johannes Kinnvall was activated from the season-opening injury reserve and assigned to Stockton.
- We’re not including Juuso Välimäki’s AHL run in here because he’s played enough NHL games that we no longer consider him a prospect. He has seven points in 10 AHL games and missed this week’s games with an injury.
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 is expected back from his injury before the end of January.
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 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 10.68 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.02 |
Notre Dame played twice but Boltmann was held off 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 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 12.38 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a |
Ciona maintained his scoring pace with a primary assist in a Seattle blowout 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 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 21.19 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.77 |
Coronato was held off the scoresheet in his lone outing this week.
Walker Duehr – RW, Stockton Heat, AHL
Free agent signing
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 23 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 19.06 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0.08 |
Duehr had a secondary assist this weekend.
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 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | n/a |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Väsby was off this week.
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 | 29 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 38.48 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +0.10 |
Gawdin had a pair of goals – one even strength and one on the power play – and continued his very consistent offensive season.
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 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 20.49 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0.94 |
| CHL up to date | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | n/a |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Heineman played once and scored a goal for Leksands.
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 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5.71 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0.76 |
The Warriors bounced back from their COVID stoppage by playing three games in three nights. Jordan had a primary assist.
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 | 34 | 22 | 36 | 58 | 34 | 47 | 30 | 45.18 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | +1.31 |
Kerins is second in the Ontario Hockey League in points. He’s having an exceptional season.
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 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 17.86 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2.20 |
The good news is Kirkland had two points. The bad news is he missed Stockton’s other game after entering the COVID protocol.
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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The Sun Devils were off this week.
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 | 31 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 23.14 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -0.22 |
Mackey had a primary assist.
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 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6.30 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2.34 |
Mattson had a secondary assist.
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 | 27 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 24.66 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +0.78 |
Another week, another nice offensive output for Nikolaev in the USHL.
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 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 13.65 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.24 |
Nodler went pointless this week. He’s been bumped from first line centre to middle-six winger for Michigan State over the last few weeks.
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 | 30 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 41.18 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.42 |
Pelletier played once and didn’t hit the scoresheet. He missed Stockton’s other game after entering the COVID protocol.
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 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 11.61 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0.74 |
Pettersen played a bunch with some of his teammates in the COVID protocol. He “only” registered an assist, but he was buzzing and hopefully it’s a sign of his game turning the corner.
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 | 28 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 42.70 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1.32 |
With a bunch of key players absent due to COVID this week, the Heat really leaned on Phillips. And he came through, as he usually does.
Luke Philp – C, Stockton Heat, AHL
Free agent signing
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 29 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 24.74 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Philp missed both games this week as he was in the COVID protocol.
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 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7.97 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Poolman missed both games this week as he was in the COVID 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 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 22.77 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Pospisil missed both games this week as he was in the COVID protocol.
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 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8.66 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.83 |
Solovyov played both games this week and was solid, if unspectacular. The Heat were missing a bunch of more experienced blueliners and he was very reliable in their absence.
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 | 32 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 11.87 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0.13 |
| CHL up to date | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | n/a |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Strömgren scored a goal, but missed the following game due to a minor injury.
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 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 18.39 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.12 |
Tuulola only had a secondary assist this week, but he’s been one of Stockton’s more noticeable and consistent players lately. With bigger names out with injuries and/or COVID, that’s been huge for the Heat’s continued success.
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 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 16.30 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.78 |
Zary was injured in the only game he played this week.
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 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19.78 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.20 |
The KHL is on a COVID pause.
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 | 13 | 776 | .897 |
| Change from last week | -1 | 61 | +.003 |
Chechelev returned to the ECHL and played a game before their All-Star Break.
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 | 24 | 1384 | .934 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 106 | +.002 |
Sergeev was named the USHL’s top goaltender of the week, getting that honour for the third time this season. He was also tossed from a game for getting into an altercation with an opposition forward – hitting anybody in the head is a no-no in the USHL. He remains the top goaltender in the USHL by basically every statistical measure.
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 | 10 | 603 | .890 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 60 | +.010 |
Werner’s gotten about half the starts for Stockton recently and he’s been performing rather well. He’s still Stockton’s second-best goalie, but he’s been very solid for them lately.
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 | 20 | 1216 | .931 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 60 | -.005 |
Wolf allowed five goals in a Stockton loss. Despite this, he remains one of the top goaltenders in the AHL. He’s first in wins, first in save percentage and second in goals against average. He has yet to register a shutout this season, too, so his numbers are the product of sheer youthful consistency.
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