FlamesNation prospect update: alas, more stoppages
By Ryan Pike
3 years agoIt was a fairly lean week as far as Calgary Flames prospects in game action went. Of the 19 prospects we’ve been following, only nine got any games in at all. The rest were off, either due to their leagues being paused, trips to the World Juniors, or scheduling quirks.
Here’s a snapshot of how everybody’s doing right now.
In case you missed it:
- Last week’s update
- Jakob Pelletier and Connor Zary are currently at Canada’s World Junior camp and just exiting quarantine. Yan Kuznetsov is at Russia’s camp. Dustin Wolf is at the United States’ camp. Because of testing requirements, we should know who made World Junior rosters by Friday or so.
Jake Boltmann- D, Lincoln Stars, USHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Boltmann is still seeking his first post-draft points. Through six games he’s rocking goose-eggs across the board, plus Lincoln has one win so far.
Lucas Feuk- LW, AIK, Allsvenskan/Superelit
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Allsvenskan up to date | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.19 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Superelit up to date | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19.78 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Sweden’s main junior league, the J20 Superelit, is paused until the end of 2020 due to COVID-19 positives.
Ryan Francis- C, Cape Breton Eagles, 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 |
The QMJHL is currently paused until Jan. 6.
Johannes Kinnvall- D, HV71, SHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 14 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 48.87 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.76 |
Kinnvall had a quiet game in his one outing, then missed two games with a “minor soft tissue injury.” He’s expected back next week.
Demetrios Koumontzis- LW, Arizona State University Sun Devils, NCAA
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20.48 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | +11.38 |
After a quiet start, Koumontzis is playing quite well and serving as an offensive leader for the Sun Devils. He had four points over two games as Arizona State split a set with Notre Dame.
Yan Kuznetsov- D, University of Connecticut Huskies, NCAA
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16.11 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
Kuznetsov is in Russia at their World Junior camp.
Mitchell Mattson- C, Michigan State University Spartans, NCAA
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13.65 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6.83 |
After a red-hot start, Mattson cooled down with a quiet week that saw the Spartans lose twice.
Ilya Nikolayev- C, Buran Voronezh, VHL / Loko Yaroslavl, MHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| VHL up to date | 20 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14.43 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.54 |
| MHL up to date | 12 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 23.10 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Nikolayev had a quiet offensive week, but played a good amount in two of his three outings. He was used sparingly on Tuesday against Ryazan due to a 10-minute misconduct penalty he took.
Josh Nodler- C, Michigan State University Spartans, NCAA
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18.20 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +4.55 |
As noted, MSU lost both of this week’s games. But Nodler had a productive week, fore-checking well, making smart plays, and getting an assist in each game.
Jakob Pelletier- LW, Val-d’Or Foreurs, QMJHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 9 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 33.64 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
Pelletier is at Canada’s World Junior camp. They’ll have Red/White games on Wednesday and Thursday, and then cut the roster down for Friday.
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 |
The QMJHL season is paused.
Martin Pospisil- C/LW, HC Kosice, Tipsport Liga
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 17 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 7 | n/a |
| Change from last week | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a |
Pospisil had a Very Pospisil Week: a power play goal and 16 penalty minutes. Kosice lost both games in a shootout.
Ilya Solovyov- D, Dynamo Minsk, KHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| KHL up to date | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8.58 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
Dynamo Minsk had a week off already built into their schedule, so Solovyov didn’t play.
Filip Sveningsson- LW, MODO Hockey, Allsvenskan
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9.57 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.28 |
Sveningsson played a bunch but didn’t hit the scoresheet in either game.
Eetu Tuulola- RW, Vasterviks IK, Allsvenskan / SaiPa, SM-Liiga
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Allsvenskan up to date | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8.88 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| SM-Liiga up to date | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
SM-Liiga is paused until late December.
Juuso Valimaki- D, Tampereen Ilves, SM-Liiga
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 19 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 36.98 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
SM-Liiga is paused until late December. Of all the players on European loan, Valimaki is the most likely to play on the Flames this year – he’s basically a lock – and so expect his loan to end very soon.
Dmitri Zavgorodniy- C/RW, SKA St. Petersburg, KHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 36.98 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
Zavgorodniy was scratched twice this week.
Daniil Chechelev- G, Russkie Vityazi Chekhov, MHL / HC Ryazan, VHL / HC Vityaz Podolsk, KHL
| GP | TOI | SV% | |
| MHL up to date | 10 | 571 | 0.943 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – |
| VHL up to date | 14 | 695 | 0.915 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 41 | +0.002 |
Chechelev only played two periods this week, but for a good reason. He was called up to the KHL’s Vityaz Podolsk on Monday:
Goalkeeper Daniil Chechelev and defender Vyacheslav Saraev were called to Vityaz and together with the Podolsk team went to the away streak. Petr Kochetkov was sent to HC Ryazan. The goalkeeper, who has already played for the White-Blues in the 2018/2019 season, will return to the ice with the Citizens in the first game of the home series.
He dressed as Vityaz’s backup on Tuesday, the first time he’s done that in the KHL. Vityaz is also carrying goaltenders Ilya Ezhov and Anton Todykov. Petr Kochetkov is an Hurricanes (not Oilers) prospect, but hasn’t played much this season and swapping him to Ryazan for Chechelev is seemingly designed to get him some game action.
Artyom Zagidulin- G, Metallurg Magnitigorsk, KHL
| GP | TOI | SV% | |
| Up to date | 5 | 226 | 0.869 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – |
Zagidulin dressed as backup on Monday, the first time he’s done that since late October. He hasn’t seen any game action since Oct. 30. (I would wager his loan will end quite soon as well with Flames camp getting going after the holidays.)
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