FlamesNation Prospect Update: Black aces
5 years ago
The Flames have two games left on the schedule, which means it’s time for a brief rest for many of the players who helped get them this far. That means you’re probably going to become a bit more familiar with some Stockton Heat players.
In case you missed it:
- Here’s the last update.
- Your Hitmen report.
- Taylor McKee takes a look at the resurgence of Adam Ruzicka.
- The Flames are looking overseas for prospects. They’re connected to Swedish standout Joakim Nygard and Russian netminder Artyom Zagidulin.
- They also signed 2018 seventh round pick Dmitry Zavgorodniy.
- Filip Sveningsson gets his season put under the microscope.
- Juuso Valimaki is back.
Dillon Dube – F, Stockton Heat, AHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 37 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 23 | 28 | 17 | 42.01 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.4 |
Has gone unusually quiet since his dominant week nearly a month ago. He’s 100% coming up, though, and not just for show.
Zach Fischer – RW, Rapid City Rush, ECHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 38 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7.22 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +1.84 |
Put on a show this week, picking up a goal and three assists in three games for Rapid City. His final two games of the year will come against his former teammates, the Kansas City Mavericks.
Spencer Foo – RW, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 62 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 22 | 27 | 15 | 23.14 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +0.56 |
A solid effort from Foo this week. He’ll probably be one of the black ace call-ups, especially after what happened to Sam Bennett against the Kings.
Glenn Gawdin – C/RW, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 59 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 22.29 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.08 |
Just an assist for Gawdin this week. I don’t think he’ll come up, unless the Flames get very creative with their emergency recalls justifications.
Josh Healey – D, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 51 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7.03 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.29 |
Just played in two games this week. Given that the Flames already have 10 defenders on their roster, it’s unlikely they call up any more defencemen.
D’Artagnan Joly – RW/C, Rimouski Oceanic
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | |
| Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
The Oceanic swept Chicoutimi, and will face off against the winner of the Halifax Moosehead-Quebec Remparts series, currently tied 3-3. Joly picked up two assists to help seal the victory in the 6-3 Game 4 win.
Pavel Karnaukhov – LW/C, CSKA Moscow, KHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | |
| Playoffs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Karnaukhov and CSKA are facing off against SKA St. Petersburgh for the rights to go to the Gagarin Cup, with the series currently tied 1-1. Karnaukhov picked up his second goal of the postseason, CSKA’s lone goal in a 2-1 OT defeat in Game 2.
Demetrious Koumontzis – LW, Arizona State University, NCAA (Independent)
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 35 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 17.76 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.52 |
ASU’s miracle season came to an anticlimactic end in the first round of the NCAA tournament, falling 2-1 to Quinnipiac. Koumontzis’ strong freshman season is already over, but there’s plenty to look forward to for his sophomore year. As he is still in college, he can’t sign a contract of any sort (including tryout contracts) with the Flames, so don’t expect to see him in Stockton.
Linus Lindstrom – C/LW, Skelleftea AIK, SHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | |
| Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Skelleftea is down 3-2 to Djurgardens in the first round. Lindstrom has suited up for all five games, but hasn’t done much in them.
Ryan Lomberg – LW, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 53 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 17.29 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.68 |
No points for Lomberg this week after a few steady weeks where he usually picked up an assist or two for Stockton. I might put him as a likely black ace, especially given that the Oilers are coming up soon.
Adam Ollas Mattsson – D, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 61 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 11.76 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0.28 |
Picked up his first goal in a long time.
Andrew Nielsen – D, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 32 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8.72 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Was absent again this week.
Mathias Emilio Pettersen – C/LW, Denver Pioneers, NCAA (NCHC)
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 40 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 27 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -0.47 |
Denver has advanced all the way to the Frozen Four, beating Ohio State and American International College in the process. Pettersen picked up an assist in the first game, but left the second with an injury and did not return. His status is unknown for the Frozen Four, though there’s over a week until puck drop. Denver will face Massachusetts next game, with a chance to square off with either Providence or Minnesota-Duluth for the title.
Matthew Phillips – RW, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 60 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 24 | 29 | 22 | 23.24 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1.26 |
Stepped up big this week, picking up three points to help secure two Stockton victories. I don’t think the Flames will call up Phillips, but it would be fun to see it happen.
Brett Pollock – LW/C, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 49 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9.76 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Didn’t play this week.
Martin Pospisil – C/LW, Sioux City Musketeers, USHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 41 | 15 | 42 | 57 | 27 | 41 | 19 | 31.92 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | +1.11 |
Another great week for Pospisil, who had two separate three-point games this week. Two weeks left in his regular season.
Milos Roman – C, Vancouver Giants, WHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | |
| Playoffs | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Vancouver has advanced to the second round of the playoffs, defeating Seattle 4-2, and will face another regional rival in the Victoria Royals. Roman’s production was unfortunately only limited to the powerplay. Hopefully his second round is a bit better.
Adam Ruzicka – C/LW, Sudbury Wolves, OHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | |
| Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
The Wolves easily swept the Mississauga Steelheads, and will face off against the Ottawa 67s in the second round. Ruzicka was moderately productive in the first round, but not the goal scoring dynamo he turned himself into in the run up to the playoffs.
Filip Sveningsson – LW, IK Oskarshamn, Allsvenskan
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | |
| Playoffs | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Oskarshamn currently trails Timra 2-1 in their SHL qualification series. Sveningsson only has an assist to his name these playoffs.
Eetu Tuulola – RW, HPK, SM-Liiga
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | |
| Playoffs | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
HPK quickly dismantled TPS, winning their series 4-1. Tuulola and HPK will face Tappara in the semifinals next. Only an assist this week for our philosophical Finn.
Rinat Valiev – D, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 52 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 15.33 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.61 |
No points for Valiev this week.
Juuso Valimaki – D, Stockton Heat- X
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 20 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27.89 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.62 |
Back in Calgary. Picked up a goal in what might’ve been his last game for Stockton.
Dmitri Zavgorodniy – C/LW, Rimouski Oceanic, QMJHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | |
| Playoffs | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
A great week for Zavgorodniy: a contract and a hat trick that sent Rimouski to the second round.
Jon Gillies – G, Stockton Heat
| GP | TOI | SV% | |
| Up to date | 40 | 2411 | 0.887 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 50 | +0.002 |
Stopped 34 of 35 (0.971) in his one game this week. He’s been better as the year has gone on, but it does feel too little, too late.
Mason McDonald – G, Kansas City Mavericks
| GP | TOI | SV% | |
| Up to date | 34 | 1926 | 0.914 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 120 | -0.001 |
Stopped 33 of 35 (0.942) and 26 of 31 (0.839) this week. Kansas City’s final week of the season is this week, too.
Tyler Parsons – G, Stockton Heat
| GP | TOI | SV% | |
| Up to date | 16 | 847 | 0.896 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 64 | +0.005 |
Finally got back into game action, stopping 36 of 39 (0.923) in a dramatic shootout win for Stockton. Wonder why Stockton felt that they didn’t need to use that earlier in the season.
Nick Schneider – G, Kansas City Mavericks
| GP | TOI | SV% | |
| ECHL Up to date | 20 | 1199 | 0.890 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 120 | +0.002 |
| AHL Up to date | 11 | 220 | 0.922 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – |
A so-so week for Schneider. Started with a 30 of 32 (0.938) performance, but finished with a 26 of 30 (0.867).
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