Flames prospect update: little guy puts up big numbers
By Ryan Pike
4 years agoThe Stockton Heat were the story of the past week as far as prospects go. It was a wild week, as an AHL defender put up a hat trick in a crazy hockey game on Saturday while another player had five points in another big offensive game on Monday afternoon.
In case you missed it:
- Last week’s update
- Your Hitmen report
- Your Stockton report
- Flames prospects dominated the QMJHL portion of the Canada-Russia Series
- Handicapping the World Junior chances of Flames prospects
Dillon Dube- F, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 39.85 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +8.85 |
Dube is nothing if not consistent. He had a goal in each of the Heat games over the weekend. He had three points in Monday’s home win over San Diego.
Lucas Feuk- LW, Södertälje SK, Superelit/Allsvenskan
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Supetelit up to date | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23.92 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Allsvenskan up to date | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.6 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Feuk didn’t play any games this week, as the European leagues are in their November international tournament break.
Glenn Gawdin- RW, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 13 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 39.85 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3.98 |
Gawdin was held of the scoresheet on Monday, but he had three points in Stockton’s wild 7-6 loss to Tucson on Saturday night.
Justin Kirkland- LW/C, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 11 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 36.23 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +6.34 |
Kirkland continues to quietly contribute consistent offense.
Demetrious Koumontzis- LW, Arizona State University, NCAA (Independent)
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 20.7 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +2.2 |
Another week, another pair of points for Koumontzis. The Sun Devils split a weekend set with Alaska-Fairbanks.
Oliver Kylington- D, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 39.85 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +39.85 |
Playing his first AHL games in about a year, Kylington had a hat trick on Saturday in a losing effort. (It was five points, but he had two assists taken away after the fact because the AHL scorers are cruel.)
Carl-Johan Lerby- D, Malmo Redhawks, SHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 18.33 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Lerby didn’t play any games this week, as the European leagues are in their November international tournament break.
Linus Lindstrom- C/LW, Skelleftea AIK, SHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 16 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15.27 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Lindstrom didn’t play any games this week, as the European leagues are in their November international tournament break.
Ryan Lomberg- LW, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 13 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 33.72 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1.84 |
Lomberg was held off the scoresheet on Monday, but had a pair of assists on Saturday.
Mitchell Mattson- LW, Michigan State, NCAA (Big 10)
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The Spartans played twice this week but Mattson did not dress.
Andrew Nielsen- D, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.32 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.67 |
Nielsen played twice this week, being scratched on Saturday. Looking at his production, it’s hard to argue it was a bad idea.
Ilya Nikolayev- C, Loko, MHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 20 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 22.88 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1.13 |
Nikolayev didn’t play any games this week, as the European leagues are in their November international tournament break.
Joshua Nodler- C/RW, Michigan State
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.3 |
Nodler played twice, but didn’t get on scoresheet. The Spartans split a weekend set with Penn State.
Jakob Pelletier- LW, Moncton Wildcats, QMJHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 17 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 18 | 25 | 15 | 45.21 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +1.74 |
Pelletier was superb in a pair of Canada Russia Series games, then headed back to Moncton in time for a pair of weekend games. He’s currently tied for 9th in QMJHL scoring.
Mathias Emilio Pettersen- C/LW, Denver Pioneers, NCAA (NCHC)
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 32.4 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3.6 |
The Pioneers had a rough weekend by their standards, grinding out a tie and suffering their first loss of the season in a pair of games with Minnesota-Duluth – they’re 8-1-1 on the season. Pettersen potted an assist, mostly keeping up his scoring pace.
Matthew Phillips- RW, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 13 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 45.98 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | +14.10 |
Phillips jumped into the scoring lead with a five point game (one goal, four assists) on Veterans Day.
Luke Philp- C, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.25 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +7.25 |
Philp scored the first two goals of AHL career on Monday, including the game-winner. If the Heat were thinking about moving him to the ECHL to get some reps in, those thoughts have probably been quieted for now.
Martin Pospisil- C/LW, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change from last week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Out day to day with an upper body injury.
Milos Roman- C, Vancouver Giants, WHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 20 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 17.33 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.93 |
Roman played twice and didn’t hit the scoresheet.
Adam Ruzicka- C, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13.28 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.66 |
Ruzicka suffered a lower body injury in Saturday’s game. He’s out day to day.
Filip Sveningsson- LW, IK Oskarshamn, SHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6.98 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Sveningsson didn’t play any games this week, as the European leagues are in their November international tournament break.
Eetu Tuulola- RW, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18.39 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5.52 |
Tuulola went quiet offensively this week.
Rinat Valiev- D, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9.20 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.23 |
Had an assist, bumping his offensive totals up by 50%.
Alexander Yelesin- D, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.13 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.84 |
Held off the scoresheet over the long weekend.
Dmitri Zavgorodniy- C/RW, Rimouski Oceanic, QMJHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 20 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 43.08 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3.50 |
After a superb pair of games at the Canada-Russia Series, Zavgorodniy had a game with one point and a game with zero points. This has easily been the quietest week of his season thus far.
Jon Gillies- G, Stockton Heat
| GP | TOI | SV% | |
| Up to date | 6 | 359.03 | 0.911 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 169.21 | -0.023 |
Gillies played in all three games and managed to get victories in two of them. His save percentage is already crashing back down to his career average, though.
Tyler Parsons- G, Stockton Heat
| GP | TOI | SV% | |
| Up to date | – | – | – |
| Change from last week | – | – | – |
Lower body injury, day to day.
Nick Schneider- G, Kansas City Mavericks/Stockton Heat
| GP | TOI | SV% | |
| AHL Up to date | 1 | 60 | 0.937 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – |
| ECHL Up to date | 9 | 525 | 0.893 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 167 | +0.010 |
Schneider played three times and nudged his save percentage up a tad.
Dustin Wolf- G, Everett Silvertips, WHL
| GP | TOI | SV% | |
| Up to date | 14 | 815.00 | 0.936 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 61.00 | -0.002 |
Wolf only played once, but he made 33 saves in a big Everett win. He continues to be one of the best goaltenders in the entire WHL.
Artyom Zagidulin- G, Stockton Heat
| GP | TOI | SV% | |
| Up to date | 8 | 389.56 | 0.874 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 14.25 | 0.881 |
Zagidulin was chased on Saturday night after 14 minutes after giving up three goals on 10 shots.
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