FlamesNation Prospect Update: Olympic breaks and big comebacks

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6 years ago

The Calgary Flames continue their season and their prospects throughout the hockey world are creeping towards the end of their various seasons. Except for the Europeans, as the Olympics has halted play in much of their professional leagues. Here’s a quick glance at how the Flames’ prospects did this past week.

In case you missed it

Here’s the last update.
Jon Gillies is still with Calgary on an emergency basis due to an injury to Mike Smith.
Morgan Klimchuk was recalled from Stockton to fill in for an injured Marek Hrivik.f

Rasmus Andersson – D, Stockton Heat, AHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	42	6	24	30	19	17	12	27.52
Change from last week	2	2	1	3	3	3	3	+1.51

I’m beginning to think Andersson’s days in the American Hockey League are numbered. He was superb over the weekend, especially in the second half of Stockton’s 5-4 comeback win on Friday night. The Heat were down 4-1 after 40 minutes and Andersson seemed to say, “Let’s win this.” He scored two goals and set up another to tie things up and send things to overtime.

Austin Carroll – RW, Stockton Heat

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	23	4	1	5	5	5	5	8.02
Change from last week	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	+0.68

Carroll returned to action after missing last week’s pair of games due to a minor injury. He had a goal and was otherwise solid, if unspectacular.

Dillon Dube – C/LW, Kelowna Rockets, WHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	41	27	32	59	30	44	22	34.22
Change from last week	3	2	1	3	1	2	1	-0.82

It says a lot that Dube’s NHLe dropped despite him going a point-per-game this week, but he’s a special player. He continues to play a big role for one of the WHL’s top clubs.

Zach Fischer – RW, Spokane Chiefs, WHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	46	22	14	36	25	25	20	18.61
Change from last week	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fischer has suffered an upper-body injury and missed Spokane’s games this week. The WHL website has him listed as day-to-day, so he’ll hopefully be back soon.

Spencer Foo – RW, Stockton Heat

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	45	13	13	26	13	22	10	22.27
Change from last week	2	1	1	2	1	1	0	+0.76

Foo had a fairly productive week, scoring the game-winning goal in Stockton’s 2-1 victory over San Jose on Saturday night. He’s had three or more shots in each of Stockton’s last nine games, suggesting he’s perhaps finally finding his offensive touch.

Adam Fox – D, Harvard Crimson, ECAC

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	23	3	16	19	6	9	2	15.58
Change from last week	2	3	2	5	1	4	1	+1.01

Entering the weekend with zero goals this season, Fox notched a hat trick on Friday night (in a four-point performance). He added an assist in Saturday’s game.

Glenn Gawdin – C/RW, Swift Current Broncos, WHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	59	51	60	111	59	83	45	44.74
Change from last week	3	3	4	7	4	5	3	+0.58

Gawdin leads the WHL in points by a wide margin and has seemingly pulled away from second place scorer Brayden Burke. He’s usually good for a couple points in every game he plays and should he fall short he almost always makes up for it in his next game.

Josh Healey – D, Stockton Heat

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	34	0	2	2	1	1	0	2.27
Change from last week	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.07

Healey was a healthy scratch on Friday so that Oleg Yevenko could get a game in. He was rotated back in on Saturday night. He’s essentially a #6 or #7 defender in Stockton.

Jaromir Jagr – RW, Rytiri Kladno, Czech.1

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	5	0	4	4	4	2	2	18.37
Change from last week	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	-12.24

Young Flames prospect Jaromir Jagr turned 46 and then was injured this week, suffering a concussion. No word on how many games he’ll miss.

D’Artagnan Joly – RW, Baie-Comeau Drakkar, QMJHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	44	17	34	51	29	42	25	23.76
Change from last week	3	1	2	3	3	3	3	-0.77

The Drakkar are not a particularly good team this season, so Joly’s getting a ton of ice time and chances to generate offense. He’s pretty reliant on special teams time this season, but he’s still managed to eclipse last season’s goals total with a fair amount of time remaining this year.

Pavel Karnaukhov – LW/C, CSKA Moscow, KHL/Zvezda, VHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
KHL current	11	0	2	2	2	1	1	11.03
Change from last week	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
VHL current	39	12	19	31	19	25	15	24.77
Change from last week	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2.06

Karnaukhov remains in the VHL, where he has one game remaining this season. His offense has dried up a bit, as he was once just over a point-per-game scorer.

Morgan Klimchuk – LW, Stockton Heat – X

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	44	13	14	27	17	21	14	23.65
Change from last week	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Klimchuk was called up to Calgary on Friday night and missed both of Stockton’s weekend games as a result.

Oliver Kylington – D, Stockton Heat

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	41	2	23	25	16	17	12	23.50
Change from last week	2	0	2	2	1	2	1	+0.77

Along with Andersson, Kylington helped fuel Friday’s comeback win with a big assist on the overtime winner.

Linus Lindstrom – C/LW, Skelleftea AIK, SHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	34	3	1	4	3	3	2	5.60
Change from last week	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

The SHL is shut down for an Olympic break right now.

Ryan Lomberg – LW, Stockton Heat – X

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	37	5	9	14	12	8	6	14.57
Change from last week	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Lomberg is still in Calgary. He needs to stop fighting people bigger than he is.

Andrew Mangiapane – LW/C, Stockton Heat

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	35	19	22	41	23	30	19	45.15
Change from last week	2	1	2	3	2	2	2	+0.77

While Friday’s Stockton win was driven by Andersson and Kylington, Mangiapane scored a goal and assisted on Foo’s winner in their 2-1 victory on Saturday.

Mitchell Mattson – C/LW, Sioux Falls Stampede, USHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	42	9	11	20	15	18	13	10.93
Change from last week	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	+0.29

Mattson had a helper in Sioux Falls’ single game last week.

Adam Ollas Mattsson – D, Stockton Heat

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Up to date	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Change from last week	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Ollas Mattsson has been recovering from an injury. He hasn’t played since Dec. 6.

Matthew Phillips – C/RW, Victoria Royals, WHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	61	44	55	99	45	74	36	38.59
Change from last week	3	2	4	6	5	5	4	+0.46

Phillips has a point in each of Victoria’s last 21 games dating back to early January – a span during which he has 40 points. He’s still fairly reliant on the power play for points, but he’s been a huge part of Victoria’s success this season.

Emile Poirier – LW/RW, Stockton Heat

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	45	4	14	18	11	16	10	15.42
Change from last week	2	0	1	1	1	1	0	-0.71

Even with all the call-ups to Calgary, Poirier is still primarily playing on Stockton’s third line. He had an assist this week.

Brett Pollock – LW/C, Stockton Heat, AHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	24	4	2	6	3	4	1	9.64
Change from last week	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.87

Pollock’s offense has cooled down from his previous weeks’ outbursts. He went pointless in a pair of appearances this weekend.

Daniel Pribyl – RW/C, Stockton Heat

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Still injured.

Rushan Rafikov – D, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, KHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	36	1	10	11	10	7	6	18.54
Change from last week	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

The KHL is off for the Olympics.

Adam Ruzicka – C/LW, Sarnia Sting, OHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Up to date	53	32	29	61	34	52	30	28.31
Change from last week	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	-0.72

Sarnia’s slowed down as a whole over the past few weeks (and have been on the wrong side of some shellackings). Ruzicka had two points this week, continuing a bit of a cold streak for him.

Hunter Shinkaruk – F, Stockton Heat

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Up to date	44	13	10	23	14	19	13	20.15
Change from last week	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	+0.88

Shinkaruk isn’t having a great offensive season, but he had a productive week. His goal on Friday night was the game-winner in overtime, capping off a four-goal comeback for the Heat.

Hunter Smith – RW, Kansas City Mavericks, ECHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Up to date	35	9	8	17	13	17	13	11.15
Change from last week	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Smith is recovering from an upper-body injury. He hasn’t played since Jan. 6.

Filip Sveningsson – LW, HV71, Superelit/SHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
SHL current	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Change from last week	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Superelit current	30	14	21	35	20	27	16	19.13
Change from last week	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

The SHL is off for the Olympics.

Eetu Tuulola – RW, HPK, SM-Liiga

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	46	14	9	23	9	17	8	17.63
Change from last week	3	1	0	1	1	1	1	-0.41

Unlike the other European leagues, SM-Liiga is still playing during the Olympics. Tuulola had a goal this week, but he also demolished a player with a big hit… over the boards.

Juuso Valimaki – D, Tri-City Americans, WHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	29	7	20	27	14	17	9	22.14
Change from last week	4	1	2	3	3	1	0	-1.69

Valimaki’s gradually getting his swagger back after returning from injury. He had three points in four games and was superb on Wednesday night against the Hitmen after a shaky first period.

Tyler Wotherspoon – D, Stockton Heat

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	46	6	24	30	15	15	9	25.13
Change from last week	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	-0.27

Wotherspoon keeps playing a reliable but non-flashy brand of hockey for the Heat. It’s unclear if he has a ton of NHL upside, but he’s at least a consistent AHL contributor.

Jon Gillies – G, Stockton Heat – X

	GP	TOI	SV%	SA
Current	31	1658.85	0.915	869
Change from last week	0	0	0	0

Gillies is still up in Calgary.

Mason McDonald – G, Kansas City Mavericks/Stockton Heat

	GP	TOI	SV%	SA
ECHL Current	24	1358	0.892	619
Change from last week	0	0	0	0
AHL Current	2	124.35	0.909	55
Change from last week	2	124.35	0.909	55

With Tyler Parsons hurt and Gillies called up to Calgary, McDonald was brought up to Stockton and got two starts. He got a couple of wins, though he was shaky early on in Friday’s game.

Tyler Parsons – G, Stockton Heat/Kansas City Mavericks

	GP	TOI	SV%	SA
ECHL Current	23	1273	0.905	686
Change from last week	0	0	0	0
AHL Current	5	176.5	0.878	88
Change from last week	0	0	0	0

Parsons missed both of Stockton’s games due to injury. It’s not expected to be a long-term thing, though.

Nick Schneider – G, Calgary Hitmen, WHL

	GP	TOI	SV%	SA
Current	51	2889	0.886	1568
Change from last week	2	119	-0.001	54

Schneider played twice for the Hitmen. He lost both games. He’s given up four goals in each of his last four starts (and seven in his last 10 appearances).

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