FlamesNation prospect update: the ides of March
By Ryan Pike
3 years agoIt’s mid March! Some leagues are winding down or have completed their seasons. The OHL still has not started to play. That’s hockey in 2020-21!
Let’s check in on all the Flames’ prospects!
In case you missed it:
- Last week’s update
- Done for the season are Daniil Chechelev & Demetrios Koumontzis
Jake Boltmann- D, Lincoln Stars, USHL / University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish, NCAA
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| USHL up to date | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
| NCAA up to date | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
The Fighting Irish were eliminated from the playoffs and Boltmann officially went his entire Draft+1 season without registering a single point. There were extenuating circumstances, but yikes.
Lucas Feuk- LW, AIK, Allsvenskan/J20 Nationell / Kalix HC, HockeyEttan
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Allsvenskan up to date | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.33 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
| HockeyEttan up to date | 17 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 13 | n/a |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
| J20 up to date | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19.78 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
Kalix was idle this week. As of this writing, they’re in seventh place and will probably play in the play-in playoffs.
Ryan Francis- C, Cape Breton Eagles/Saint John Sea Dogs, QMJHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 18 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 37.52 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +1.13 |
Francis has played three games with Saint John. He has eight points via three multi-point games. He was named the Q’s Player of the Week.
Glenn Gawdin- C, Stockton Heat, AHL / EHC Visp, Swiss League
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| AHL up to date | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 26.94 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2.95 |
| Swiss League up to date | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
Gawdin had a quiet week (points-wise).
Rory Kerins- C, Stockton Heat, AHL / Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, OHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Kerins played two games, suiting up for his first organized games since Mar. 11, 2020 – he went a calendar year in-between games. He played on the fourth line and was just fine.
Johannes Kinnvall- D, HV71, SHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 29 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 37.08 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
Good news: Kinnvall is skating again and is nearing a return.
Bad nwes: HV71 has another COVID-19 outbreak and the end of their regular season has been delayed.
Justin Kirkland- LW, Stockton Heat, AHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14.49 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.45 |
Kirkland had an assist but was relatively quiet over three games.
Yan Kuznetsov- D, University of Connecticut Huskies, NCAA / Team Russia, WJC
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12.08 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.81 |
UConn were eliminated from the playoffs, so Kuznetsov’s Draft+1 season is over.
Carl-Johan Lerby- D, Stockton Heat, AHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15.94 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.99 |
Lerby played twice, with no points, and was a healthy scratch for the third game.
Connor Mackey- D, Stockton Heat, AHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18.11 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6.80 |
Mackey had no points playing on the top pairing with Alex Petrovic.
Mitchell Mattson- C, Michigan State University Spartans, NCAA
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5.20 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.26 |
The Spartans have been eliminated from the playoffs. Mattson had four points in his Draft+4 season.
Ilya Nikolayev- C, Buran Voronezh, VHL / Loko Yaroslavl, MHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| VHL up to date | 37 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 11.27 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
| MHL up to date | 21 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 18.27 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
Nikolayev returned from injury in time for the playoffs. Loko swept their opponents and Nikolayev had a goal and an assist in the series.
Josh Nodler- C, Michigan State University Spartans, NCAA
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 27 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11.12 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.43 |
The Spartans have been eliminated from the playoffs. Mattson had four points in his Draft+4 season.
Jakob Pelletier- LW, Val-d’Or Foreurs, QMJHL / Team Canada, WJC
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 22 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 32.81 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
The Foreurs were off this week.
Emilio Pettersen- LW, Stockton Heat, AHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 32.61 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2.26 |
Pettersen had one multi-point game and two games where he didn’t register a point. With Connor Zary heading back to junior, Pettersen was bumped up to the top forward line with Adam Ruzicka and Matthew Phillips.
Matthew Phillips- C/RW, Stockton Heat, AHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 11 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 50.72 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -4.08 |
Phillips had a game with zero goals, a game with one goal, and a game with two goals.
Luke Philp- C/RW, Stockton Heat, AHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 28.98 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -0.91 |
Philp had another fairly productive offensively.
Jeremie Poirier- D, Saint John Sea Dogs, QMJHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 18 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 25.88 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +2.59 |
Like Francis, Poirier had a really productive week as Saint John returned to action.
Colton Poolman- D, Stockton Heat, AHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7.97 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.99 |
Scratched once for Rob Hamilton.
Martin Pospisil- LW, Stockton Heat, AHL / HC Kosice, Tipsport Liga
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| AHL up to date | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 36.23 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3.62 |
| Liga up to date | 22 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 8 | n/a |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
Pospisil had a productive week.
Adam Ruzicka- C, Stockton Heat, AHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 11 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 50.72 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -9.06 |
The interesting thing about Ruzicka is that the vast majority of his points have been primary points – 12 of 14. He’s driving a lot of Stockton’s offense.
Ilya Solovyov- D, Dynamo Minsk, KHL / Dinamo Molodechno, Belarus
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| KHL up to date | 41 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 14.44 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
| Belarus up to date | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
With the KHL season done, Solovyov has rejoined Molodechno in the lower Belarusian league for the playoffs.
Filip Sveningsson- LW, MODO Hockey, Allsvenskan
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 49 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9.30 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.61 |
The season has come to an end for MODO and Sveningsson. With just 14 points in his Draft+4 season, it seems incredibly unlikely that the Flames will effort to sign him. (It’s possible, but they would need to be absolutely in love with his two-way play.)
Eetu Tuulola- RW, Stockton Heat, AHL / Vasterviks IK, HockeyAllsvenskan / SaiPa, SM-Liiga
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| AHL up to date | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.97 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.99 |
| Allsvenskan up to date | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8.88 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
| Liiga up to date | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
Two quiet games and a healthy scratch for Tuulola this week.
Alexander Yelesin- D, Stockton Heat, AHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.97 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2.28 |
Yelesin had a secondary assist this week.
Connor Zary- LW, Stockton Heat, AHL / Kamloops Blazers, WHL / Team Canada, WJC
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| AHL up to date | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 31.00 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.87 |
Zary was sent back to junior. All things considered, seven points in nine games for a 19-year-old is a very nice start to a pro career.
Dmitry Zavgorodniy- RW, Stockton Heat, AHL / SKA St. Petersburg, KHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| AHL up to date | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| KHL up to date | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 32.88 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | n/a |
Zavgorodniy looked good this week and had scoring chances, but he still has no AHL points.
Dustin Wolf- G, Stockton Heat, AHL / Everett Silvertips, WHL / Team USA, WJC
| GP | TOI | SV% | |
| AHL up to date | 3 | 148 | 0.895 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – |
Wolf is in Everett preparing for the season. He was name-dropped by the team in their leadership announcement, despite being a goalie.
And even though by position he’s not allowed to officially wear a letter, Dustin Wolf in his fourth year has elevated to a role as a clear leader and strong influence among our group.
Artyom Zagidulin- G, Stockton Heat, AHL / Metallurg Magnitigorsk, KHL
| GP | TOI | SV% | |
| AHL up to date | 3 | 180 | .908 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 119 | +.036 |
| KHL up to date | 5 | 226 | .869 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – |
Last week, Zagidulin allowed five goals in one game and got a win. This week, he allowed five goals across two games and got a win and a loss.
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