FlamesNation prospect update: sixth rounders impress
By Ryan Pike
4 years agoAs with last week, several prominent Calgary Flames prospects remain on the shelf. But while the likes of Jakob Pelletier, Dmitry Zavgorodniy, Filip Sveningsson, Carl-Johan Lerby, Ryan Lomberg and Rinat Valiev are injured, a few key prospects continue to perform.
And those impressive prospects are the sixth rounders: Matthew Phillips and Emilio Pettersen.
In case you missed it:
- Last week’s update
- Your Hitmen report
- Your latest Stockton report
- Jakob Pelletier’s team is getting a new coach
Lucas Feuk- LW, AIK, Superelit/Allsvenskan
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Superelit up to date | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 20.50 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Allsvenskan up to date | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.56 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.17 |
Feuk continues to play most of his games in the pro ranks despite still being just 18 years old (he turns 19 in February). He hasn’t really generated much offense, but he’s on the fourth line so he’s not getting tons of ice time.
Glenn Gawdin- RW, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 25 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 39.85 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Stop us if you’ve read this here before. Gawdin had another productive week. He played three games. He had three assists. He continues to drive the bus for Stockton offensively and play the tough minutes for the team.
Justin Kirkland- LW/C, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 23 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 36.39 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +0.52 |
Kirkland continues to chug along nicely. Three games, three points, and he remains one of Stockton’s most consistent contributors.
Demetrious Koumontzis- LW, Arizona State University, NCAA (Independent)
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12.95 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.85 |
Arizona State played Michigan State twice, splitting the two games. Koumontzis was held off the scoresheet.
Carl-Johan Lerby- D, Malmo Redhawks, SHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21.72 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Lerby missed this week’s games due to injury.
Linus Lindstrom- C/LW, Skelleftea AIK, SHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 24 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12.22 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Skelleftea was off this week.
Ryan Lomberg- LW, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 20 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 37.86 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Lomberg missed this week’s games due to injury.
Mitchell Mattson- LW, Michigan State, NCAA (Big 10)
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mattson finally played in some games. He dressed twice, skated as the 13th forward, and didn’t hit the scoresheet.
Andrew Nielsen- D, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5.20 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.21 |
Nielsen’s offensive stats sky-rocketed this week, jumping from two assists to three. He had one assist, a secondary one, in three games this week.
Ilya Nikolayev- C, Loko, MHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 30 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 22.03 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1.02 |
Loko had a quiet week with just one game. Nikolayev scored a goal.
Joshua Nodler- C/RW, Michigan State
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7.59 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.94 |
Nodler dressed for both of MSU’s games against Arizona State. He didn’t hit the scoresheet.
Jakob Pelletier- LW, Moncton Wildcats, QMJHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 26 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 28 | 38 | 24 | 43.89 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Pelletier missed this week’s games due to injury.
Emilio Pettersen- C/LW, Denver Pioneers, NCAA (NCHC)
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 18 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 32.00 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +2.75 |
Pettersen continues to be Denver’s best offensive player. He had three points over two games in Denver’s weekend sweep of Colorado College.
Matthew Phillips- RW, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 22 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 19 | 46.49 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +1.20 |
Phillips missed a game because he was in the NHL as a healthy scratch. When he returned to the AHL, he scored three goals in two games.
Luke Philp- C, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 23 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 24.26 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +0.35 |
Like Phillips, Philp continues to be an offensive terror in the AHL. He had two goals over three games. He has 11 goals over his last 13 games.
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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Pospisil remains out with an upper body injury.
Milos Roman- C, Vancouver Giants, WHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 30 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 16.51 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.57 |
Roman had zero points in the one game he played this week.
Adam Ruzicka- C, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 19.93 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -0.95 |
Ruzicka had two points in three games.
Filip Sveningsson- LW, IK Oskarshamn, SHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6.98 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Sveningsson has been out since late October with an injury. He’s expected back soon.
Eetu Tuulola- RW, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 21 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 20.87 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.48 |
Tuulola played three games and registered zero points.
Rinat Valiev- D, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 22 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9.06 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Valiev missed this week’s games with an injury.
Alexander Yelesin- D, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.99 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.70 |
Yelesin had zero points in three games.
Dmitri Zavgorodniy- C/RW, Rimouski Oceanic, QMJHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 23 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 23 | 30 | 18 | 43.54 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Zavgorodniy is injured with a broken clavicle and out until February or March.
Jon Gillies- G, Stockton Heat
| GP | TOI | SV% | |
| Up to date | 12 | 673 | 0.906 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 122 | +0.013 |
Gillies played twice and was very busy in the second game, making 47 saves against San Jose’s farm team.
Tyler Parsons- G, Kansas City Mavericks
| GP | TOI | SV% | |
| Up to date | 6 | 241 | 0.908 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 124 | -0.023 |
Parsons is working himself back into form after missing the start of the season due to injury. He played twice this week. He’s played a low enough number of games that his save percentage is going to yo-yo for a bit.
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 | 16 | 957 | 0.896 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 58 | -0.005 |
Schneider has been one of the busiest goalies in the ECHL to this point, but he played just once in three games this week as Parsons begins to take over the net in Kansas City.
Dustin Wolf- G, Everett Silvertips, WHL
| GP | TOI | SV% | |
| Up to date | 24 | 1417 | 0.941 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 125 | -0.002 |
Wolf’s save percentage dropped like a stone this week (to .941) after he allowed five goals. He’s statistically one of the top goaltenders in all of junior hockey.
Artyom Zagidulin- G, Stockton Heat
| GP | TOI | SV% | |
| Up to date | 15 | 796 | 0.894 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 60 | +0.001 |
Zagidulin’s numbers aren’t mind-blowing, but he’s third in the entire AHL in wins. He’s getting run support, but he’s also making saves when they need to be made.
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