Flames prospect update: a very pandemic week
By Ryan Pike
3 years agoThis past week was pretty typical for how things have been going for Calgary Flames prospects for the past 11 months. Some players were injured. Some players didn’t score all that much. A few of them had their schedules shuffled due to the ongoing worldwide pandemic we’re all experiencing. But hockey persists and the playoffs are approaching for a bunch of European leagues, too.
Let’s check in on all the Flames’ prospects.
In case you missed it:
- Last week’s update
- The Heat start their 2020-21 season on Feb. 21
- The WHL’s U.S. Division is back on Mar. 19, which includes World Junior gold medalist Dustin Wolf. There’s still no announced timeline for B.C. Division and Connor Zary, or the Rory Kerins and the OHL. Both Wolf and Zary will start with Stockton and Wolf will head to Everett after a week or two.
Jake Boltmann- D, Lincoln Stars, USHL / University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish, NCAA
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| USHL up to date | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
| NCAA up to date | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Change from last week | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Boltmann still has yet to register a goal or assist at any level of hockey this season. He was dropped to Notre Dame’s third defensive pairing this week and was somehow only an even player in an 8-1 win.
Lucas Feuk- LW, AIK, Allsvenskan/J20 Nationell / Kalix HC, HockeyEttan
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Allsvenskan up to date | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.33 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
| HockeyEttan up to date | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 7 | n/a |
| Change from last week | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | n/a |
| J20 up to date | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19.78 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
Feuk may have dropped down a level, but he’s playing well! He had two multi-point games to double his season-to-date production in HockeyEttan, and he’s second on his team in points per game. The guy ahead of him is 31 years old.
Ryan Francis- C, Cape Breton Eagles/Saint John Sea Dogs, QMJHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 15 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 32.60 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
New Brunswick remains a national COVID-19 hot-spot and the next scheduled Sea Dogs game is Mar. 3, though that may be revised if the situation improves.
Johannes Kinnvall- D, HV71, SHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 29 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 37.08 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
Kinnvall is injured. HV71 is just a smidge about the SHL playoff cutline, so it seems probable that he’ll be thrown into some intense hockey when he returns.
Demetrios Koumontzis- LW, Arizona State University Sun Devils, NCAA
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 15.36 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
The Sun Devils split a pair of exhibition games with the U.S. National Development Program’s U-18 Team. Koumontzis had a goal in the second game, though it doesn’t count in his overall stat line.
Yan Kuznetsov- D, University of Connecticut Huskies, NCAA / Team Russia, WJC
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17.90 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.24 |
Kuznetsov played one game but didn’t hit the scoresheet.
Mitchell Mattson- C, Michigan State University Spartans, NCAA
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6.07 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
The Spartans were idle after a planned pair of games against Michigan were postponed due to COVID protocols.
Ilya Nikolayev- C, Buran Voronezh, VHL / Loko Yaroslavl, MHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| VHL up to date | 37 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 11.27 |
| Change from last week | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +0.58 |
| MHL up to date | 16 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 18.66 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
Nikolayev had a couple power play points this week, a goal and an assist. With Buran’s season winding down and the club well out of playoff contention, he was re-assigned back to the MHL in order to get some games in.
Josh Nodler- C, Michigan State University Spartans, NCAA
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 13.65 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
The Spartans were idle after a planned pair of games against Michigan were postponed due to COVID protocols.
Jakob Pelletier- LW, Val-d’Or Foreurs, QMJHL / Team Canada, WJC
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 12 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 31.05 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.82 |
Pelletier played a game with zero points this week amidst a bunch of schedule re-shuffles involving the QMJHL’s bubble set-ups. Val-d’Or will be back in action with more games next week.
Jeremie Poirier- D, Saint John Sea Dogs, QMJHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 15 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 24.84 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
New Brunswick remains a national COVID-19 hot-spot and the next scheduled Sea Dogs game is Mar. 3, though that may be revised if the situation improves.
Ilya Solovyov- D, Dynamo Minsk, KHL / Dinamo Molodechno, Belarus
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| KHL up to date | 35 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11.27 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
| Belarus up to date | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
Solovyov is injured.
Filip Sveningsson- LW, MODO Hockey, Allsvenskan
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 35 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7.44 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.45 |
Sveningsson had a very Sveningsson week: he played a couple games, played a good amount for MODO, but failed to register any points. He feels like a long-shot to be signed by the Flames this off-season, particularly given the Flames’ aggressiveness in recruiting European and college free agents and their existing big crop of first and second-year pros that need playing time.
Daniil Chechelev- G, Russkie Vityazi Chekhov, MHL / HC Ryazan, VHL / HC Vityaz Podolsk, KHL
| GP | TOI | SV% | |
| MHL up to date | 16 | 930 | 0.928 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 122 | -0.004 |
| VHL up to date | 21 | 1116 | 0.912 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – |
With Ryazan carrying three goalies, Chechelev went down to play a couple MHL games with Chekhov. He had a regulation loss and overtime win. Ryazan is in a playoff spot in the VHL, but the priority may be to get Chechelev some damn games rather than have him be one of three goalies they’re carrying.
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