Flames prospect viewing guide: Dec. 4-10

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Well, friends, three different leagues with Calgary Flames prospects playing in them have paused games for the rest of 2020. As we wait to see if they’ll be back in 2020, collegiate and European prospects remain active for the most part.

Here’s who’s playing (and when) this week!

Fri., Dec. 4

9:00 a.m. MT – VHL (Russia) Buran Voronezh (Ilya Nikolayev) vs. Neftyanik Almetyevsk [YouTube (free!)]
10:00 a.m. MT – Tipsport Liga (Slovakia): HC Kosice (Martin Pospisil) vs. HK Poprad
11:00 a.m. MT – HockeyAllsvenskan (Sweden): MODO Hockey (Filip Sveningsson) vs. Vasteras IK
5:00 p.m. MT – NCAA: Arizona State (Demetrios Koumontzis) vs. Notre Dame [NBCSN]
6:00 p.m. MT – NCAA: Michigan State (Mitchell Mattson & Josh Nodler) vs. Minnesota [BTN+/TSN2]
6:05 p.m. MT – USHL: Lincoln (Jake Boltmann) vs. Fargo [Hockey.TV (paid)]

Sat., Dec. 5

5:00 a.m. MT – KHL: SKA St. Petersburg (Dmitry Zavgorodniy) vs. Traktor Chelyabinsk
10:00 a.m. MT – SHL: HV71 (Johannes Kinnvall) vs. IK Oskarshamn
5:05 p.m. MT – USHL: Lincoln (Boltmann) vs. Fargo [Hockey.TV (paid)]

Sun., Dec. 6

9:15 a.m. MT – Tipsport Liga (Slovakia): HC Kosice (Pospisil) vs. DVTK Jegesmedvek Miskolc

Mon., Dec. 7

7:00 a.m. MT – KHL: Metallurg Magnitigorsk (Artyom Zagidulin) vs. Salavat Yulaev Ufa
9:30 a.m. MT – KHL: SKA St. Petersburg (Zavgorodniy) vs. Dynamo Riga [DAZN (paid)]

Tues., Dec. 8

9:00 a.m. MT – VHL (Russia): HC Ryazan (Daniil Chechelev) vs. Buran Voronezh (Nikolayev) [YouTube (free)]
9:30 a.m. MT – Tipsport Liga (Slovakia): HC Kosice (Pospisil) vs. HC’05 Banksa Bystrica
11:00 a.m. MT – SHL: HV71 (Kinnvall) vs. Linkoping HC

Wed., Dec. 9

9:30 a.m. MT – KHL: Metallurg Magnitigorsk (Zagidulin) vs. Ak Bars Kazan
9:30 a.m. MT – KHL: Dynamo Minsk (Ilya Solovyov) vs. Dynamo Moscow

Thu., Dec. 10

2:00 a.m. MT – KHL: Vityaz Podolsk (Chechelev) vs. Amur Khabarovsk
8:30 a.m. MT – VHL (Russia): Buran Voronezh (Nikolayev) vs. Khimik Voskresensk [YouTube (free)]
9:30 a.m. MT – KHL: SKA St. Petersburg (Zavgorodniy) vs. Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
11:00 a.m. MT – SHL: HV71 (Kinnvall) vs. Frolunda HC

Should be playing, but aren’t

Connor Zary and Jakob Pelletier are at Canada’s World Junior camp. They won’t have any on-ice activities until (at least) Dec. 6 due to COVID-19 quarantines.
Yan Kuznetsov is at Russia’s World Junior camp.
Dustin Wolf is off to USA Hockey’s World Junior camp.
AIK (Lucas Feuk) is part of the league-wide shutdown of Sweden’s top junior league that runs through the end of December.
The QMJHL has shut down until Jan. 6, so no games for Ryan Francis or Jeremie Poirier for awhile.
Finland’s SM-Liiga has shut down until after Christmas, so no games for Juuso Valimaki or Eetu Tuulola for awhile.
Michigan State’s planned mid-week set with Wisconsin was postponed due to some positive COVID-19 tests within the Badgers camp.
MODO Hockey (Filip Sveningsson) reported multiple positive COVID-19 tests and they’re postponing games for the next little while.

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