Calgary Flames prospect update: stoppage time
By Ryan Pike
2 years agoThe Calgary Flames season is currently paused, but before too long NHL games will be back. In the meantime, the vast majority of the club’s young prospects remain active throughout the hockey world.
Let’s conduct our weekly check-in!
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 six 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 7.
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. Despite this, he remains out of the top goal-scorers in the OHL.
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 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 12.84 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Notre Dame was off this week. They’re back in action on Jan. 1 against Niagara University.
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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a |
Ciona hasn’t moved the needle a ton this season offensively, but he’s been fairly consistent in all three zones for the Thunderbirds. He’s also been quite consistent offensively, good for a point every two games almost like clockwork.
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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -0.46 |
Harvard was off this week. Coronato was named to Team USA’s roster for the World Juniors, so he’ll likely miss Harvard’s games on Jan. 2, Jan. 7 and Jan. 8. (World Junior games run until Jan. 6, but travel will probably wipe out the last two games.)
Walker Duehr – RW, Stockton Heat, AHL
Free agent signing
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15.94 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +2.66 |
Duehr continues to chug along. He’s not a high-end offensive talent, but he’s been quite good at picking his spots for Stockton. He had a two-goal game 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 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | n/a |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
Feuk continues to be completely adequate in Sweden’s third division. Reports are that his loan ends at the end of December, and it’s unclear what will happen with him once that occurs.
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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
| QMJHL up to date | 18 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 29.76 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0.65 |
Francis has seemingly found his offensive swagger again. He’s on a four game point streak. He hasn’t scored a goal since Dec. 4, but he’s still having a positive on-ice impact 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 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 45.55 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7.59 |
We hope you’re sitting down: Gawdin went quiet this week, registering zero points. He’s still one of the top 200-foot players in the AHL and one of Stockton’s top players, but he just… couldn’t bury anything this week.
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 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 21.72 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| CHL up to date | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | n/a |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Leksands is back in action on Boxing Day.
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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +0.18 |
Huckins feels like a less physical, more offensively impactful version of Lucas Ciona. He gets on the scoresheet in almost every game, but usually only with a single point.
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 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.08 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.13 |
Jordan returned from what was apparently a lower-body injury last week – for whatever reason, the WHL’s weekly injury report called it an illness… Anyhow, he’s cementing himself as an all-situations defender with the Warriors, with reports from the rink that he was tremendously unlucky to only get the single assist this week.
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 | 26 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 27 | 33 | 22 | 44.82 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -0.09 |
Kerins gonna Kerins. The forward remained among the top offensive players in the OHL with two multi-point games sandwiched around a zero point game.
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 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14.49 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.45 |
Kirkland was quiet in Stockton’s first two games, then missed the third due to an injury.
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 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12.29 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.15 |
Koumontzis had an assist. Arizona State are back in action Jan. 1 against Cornell.
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 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +6.62 |
It’s early but Kuznetsov is settling in nice with Saint John. He had a pair of power play helpers: one primary and one secondary.
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 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 24.26 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1.64 |
Mackey had an assist, continuing his string of good outings since Juuso Valimaki arrived in Stockton.
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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Michigan State is back in action on Dec. 29 for the Great Lakes Invitational.
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 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 21.75 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1.21 |
Another week, another goal for Nikolaev. He’s falling off his point-per-game pace a little bit, though.
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 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 16.69 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Michigan State is back in action on Dec. 29 for the Great Lakes Invitational.
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 | 23 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 46.78 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3.04 |
Pelletier is third in the AHL in points, Stockton’s leading scorer, and generally having a great rookie pro season.
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.11 |
Pettersen went scoreless this week.
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 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 41.84 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -5.04 |
Like Gawdin, Phillips went somewhat quiet this week, registering just a single helper.
Luke Philp – C, Stockton Heat, AHL
Free agent signing
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 23 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 24.26 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0.35 |
Philp had a shorthanded goal and an empty net assist this week.
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 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.11 |
Poirier cashed in with another two assists. He’s been very consistent for Saint John this season.. He’s 3rd among QMJHL defenders in points. Coincidentally, Saint John just traded for the 4th leading defensive scorer this week as they continue to load up for the Memorial Cup.
Colton Poolman – D, Stockton Heat, AHL
Free agent signing
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7.97 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.41 |
Playing primarily with Valimaki, Poolman went pointless 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 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 26.57 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.90 |
Pospisil missed two games this week with another injury. Hopefully it’s not serious, because the kid has had the worst injury luck of anybody in the organization.
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 in the NHL.
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 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10.63 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0.66 |
Solovyov chipped in another goal, pushing his AHL goal output (3) past his KHL goal output (2).
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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Rogle made the top 10 of the first half of the J20 Nationell, so now they’ll compete in the upper division in the second half. They’re back in action on Jan. 7.
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 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 17.71 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +4.43 |
This week was Tuulola time. He had two goals and the primary assist on a shorthanded goal.
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.49 |
Last week: Whynot had three points. This week: three shots.
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 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21.25 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +4.66 |
Zary enjoyed games with zero, one and two assists, respectively. He’s starting to find his momentum in terms of consistently generating offense.
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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32.96 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +32.96 |
In his second KHL game this season, Zavgorodniy played on the second line and was plus-3 with an assist on the overtime winner against Dynamo Moscow.
Daniil Chechelev – G, Kansas City Mavericks, ECHL
Calgary’s fourth round pick (96th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft
| GP | TOI | SV% | |
| Up to date | 11 | 652 | .899 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 177 | +.002 |
Chechelev played all three Mavericks games, as the other Kansas City goalies are on the shelf. His numbers nudged up a little bit.
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 | 18 | 1038 | .933 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 119 | -.004 |
Sergeev had a shutout! And he also had a game where he allowed a season-high four goals against.
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 backed up Wolf all week and never played.
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 | 16 | 977 | .940 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 189 | +.001 |
Wolf also registered an assist. He played three games, had three wins, and allowed five goals over the course of the week. He’s good.
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