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Flames prospect roundup: Cole Reschny and Cade Littler picked up plenty of points the last two weeks
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Ryley Delaney
Dec 9, 2025, 14:00 ESTUpdated: Dec 9, 2025, 10:01 EST
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Cole Reschny and Cade Littler have been hot for North Dakota in the past couple of weeks.
This is the Nov. 25 – Dec. 8 edition of the Flames prospect round-up, where we look at how Flames prospects have done every week. Specifically, we’ll look at players playing overseas, in junior hockey, or at the college level, as the American Hockey League prospects will have an article of their own in the Wranglers Recaps.
Let’s take a look at the last two weeks!

Cole Reschny and Cade Littler

In the past two weeks, Cole Reschny and Cade Littler have played four games for the North Dakota Fighting Hawks, winning all four games to give them a five-game winning streak. On Nov. 28, they defeated Bemidji State 5-3, then 2-1 in overtime the following day. The following weekend, they defeated St. Cloud State 4-3, then 4-2.
Littler scored the game-winning goal in their 5-3 win, while Reschny picked up three primary assists. Zayne Parekh’s brother, Isa, also picked up an assist for Bemidji State. The second match-up against Bemidji State saw less scoring, but Reschny picked up another assist, while top 2026 draft prospect Keaton Verhoeff picked up two assists.
Both Reschny and Littler picked up an assist in the Fighting Hawks’ 4-3 win. In their 4-2 win, Littler scored twice, and Reschny picked up two assists. Reschny now has two goals and 18 points in 16 games, along with an invite to Team Canada’s World Junior camp. Littler has four goals and eight points in 14 games, just a point shy of matching his career-best in points.
Next up for North Dakota is an NCHC match-up against Omaha on both Friday and Saturday.

Cullen Potter

Cullen Potter and the Arizona State Sun Devils played two games in the past two weeks, defeating Ohio State 3-2 in overtime and 4-3 in overtime, giving them a three-game winning streak.
It was a strong performance from the Calgary Flames’ 32nd overall pick in 2025, as he scored a goal and an assist in both games, giving him five goals and 14 points through 16 games this season. Unfortunately, Potter was not invited to Team USA’s preliminary roster camp for the World Juniors.
Next up for Potter and the Sun Devils is NCHC action against Minnesota Duluth, facing them on Friday and Saturday on the road.

Theo Stöckselius

Unsurprisingly, Theo Stöckselius remains out of Djurgårdens IF U20’s lineup after being cut by a skate in October. He also didn’t make Team Sweden’s preliminary roster for the upcoming World Junior Championship.
Djurgårdens IF U20 played four games in the past two weeks, defeating Skellefteå AIK U20 4-1, falling 3-2 to Luleå HF U20, 3-0 to Mora IK U20, and 5-1 to Leksands IF U20. They don’t play again until the New Year, so they won’t be in next week’s article.

Mace’o Phillips

Mace’o Phillips and the Green Bay Gamblers can’t stop winning. After the last edition of the prospect roundup, they were on a three-game winning streak, but it’s now at eight games. They defeated the Chicago Steel 2-1, the Sioux City Musketeers 5-0 and 5-2, the Dubuque Fighting Saints 2-1, and the Steel 6-5.
Phillips, the Flames’ third-round pick in 2025, only played in three of those games and was pointless in each of them. This season, he has a goal and four points, with 68 penalty minutes. He’s already matched a career-high in the points department, while surpassing his 67 penalty minutes last season.
The Gamblers look to keep rolling, as they play the Chicago Steel in a home-and-home on Wednesday and Friday, before taking on the Madison Capitols. Phillips won’t be with them, though, as he’s representing the United States at the Junior A World Challenge in Quebec.

Ethan Wyttenbach

Ethan Wyttenbach, the Flames’ fifth-round pick in the 2025 draft, has quickly emerged as one of their top prospects. Yeah, I said it. Quinnipiac played four games since the last roundup article, defeating Holy Cross 7-6, Stonehill 3-2, RPI (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) 5-1, but lost 4-0 to Union in their final game before Christmas break.
The Roslyn, New York, native was all over the scoresheet the past two weeks. In their 7-6 victory, Wyttenbach scored twice and picked up two assists. In their 3-2 victory, Wyttenbach picked up two assists, including the game-tying goal with just under three minutes remaining in the game. RPI didn’t stop Wyttenbach either, as he scored a goal and had two assists, but was held off the scoresheet in Quinnipiac’s 4-0 defeat.
This season, the winger has nine goals and 25 points in 18 games. Wyttenbach sits fifth in points, and no other freshman is particularly close. Flyers prospect Porter Martone has the next-most points for freshmen with 20.
Unfortunately, Wyttenbach won’t appear in next week’s article, as he wasn’t named to Team USA’s preliminary roster for the upcoming WJC, and Quinnipiac doesn’t play until the new year. When they return on Jan. 2, they’ll face Aidan Lane and Harvard University.

Aidan Lane

Speaking of Lane, Harvard University has played four games since the latest prospect roundup. They fell 5-1 to Michigan, then lost 4-3 in overtime. However, they bounced back with a 3-2 victory over Yale last Friday and a 7-3 victory over Brown on Saturday. Both wins came during in-conference play.
Lane was held off the scoresheet (penalties aside) in Harvard’s two losses, but picked up an assist against Yale and scored twice against Brown. So far this season, the 18-year-old from Mississauga, Ontario, has five goals and six points in 11 games.
Harvard’s next match-up is that game against Quinnipiac on Jan. 2, so Lane won’t appear in these next few articles.

Jakob Leander

Flames’ seventh-rounder Jakob Leander played two games in the last two weeks with HV71 U20. They defeated Linköping HC U20 by a score of 8-3, with Leander picking up an assist. They then fell 6-1 to Frölunda HC U20.
The good news is that the right-shot defenceman has already matched a career-high in both goals and points. Last season, he had a goal and six points in 39 games, and has the same total in 21 games, with six fewer penalty minutes and a much better plus/minus.
HV71 U20’s lone game this week is against Växjö Lakers HC U20, and then they’re off for an entire month.

Yan Matveiko

The collegiate season may be winding down for Christmas, but the MHL is chugging along. In the past two weeks, Krasnaya Armiya (Red Army) played four games, defeating SKA Academy 6-3, then beating Tolpar 2-1 in a shootout. Unfortunately, they lost their two most recent games, a 3-1 loss to Stalnye Lisy and another 3-1 loss to Avto.
Flames prospect Yan Matveiko played in all four games and scored a goal in three of them. In their 6-3 victory, he scored a goal and picked up an assist. Red Army’s lone goal in their 2-1 shootout win came courtesy of Matveiko, followed by another goal in their first 3-1 defeat.
This season, the Flames’ seventh-rounder in the 2025 draft has 13 goals and 28 points in 29 games, already surpassing his career-highs in both categories. Red Army will face JHC Dynamo Moskva on Wednesday, Red Machine-Yunior on Thursday, and Mikhailov Academy on Sunday; more on them in a bit.

Jacob Battaglia

Quite a few 2025 draftees are on rather sizable win streaks; the same cannot be said for Jacob Battaglia and the Kingston Frontenacs. After a 4-1 loss to the North Bay Battalion, a 2-1 loss to the Barrie Colts, a 7-3 loss to the Owen Sound Attack, a 4-2 loss to the Brantford Bulldogs, a 4-2 loss to the Flint Firebirds, and another 2-1 loss to the Colts, the Frontenacs’ losing streak has now hit nine games.
What’s more is that Battaglia has just two points in the last two weeks, an assist in their loss to the Bulldogs and another one in their loss to the Firebirds. Through 28 games this season, the Flames’ second-rounder in 2024 has just 11 goals and 19 points, well off the pace of his 40 goals and 90 points last season.
The Frontenacs will have a chance to snap that losing streak before it hits double digits, as they host the Oshawa Generals on Wednesday. On Friday, they host the Windsor Spitfires, followed by a road game against the Generals on Sunday.

Kirill Zarubin

Mikhailov Academy played in four games in the past two weeks, with Flames’ third-round pick in 2024 playing in three of them. They fell 2-1 in overtime to JHC Dynamo, but got their revenge with a 2-1 win of their own. In the lone game Zarubin didn’t play, Mikhailov Academy fell 3-2 to Belye Medvedi, but rebounded with a 2-1 win over Yegor Yegorov’s old team, Krylya Sovetov.
It was a strong two weeks for Zarubin, to say the least. In their 2-1 overtime loss, he stopped 26 of 28 shots for a .929 save percentage. He then stopped 36 of 37 shots (.973 save percentage) in their 2-1 win, and then 25 of 26 shots (.962 save percentage) in their other 2-1 victory. This season, Zarubin has a .934 save percentage and 1.86 goals against average in 21 games played.
Their lone game this week is against Yan Matveiko and Red Army on Sunday. If you find yourself up at 3 AM, you can watch that game on YouTube.

Trevor Hoskin

It’s been tough sledding for Trevor Hoskin and Merrimack College. They’ve lost their last four games, a 5-4 defeat to Notre Dame, a 1-0 loss to Dartmouth, and a pair of losses to Connecticut, one by a score of 3-0 and the other a 5-2 loss.
Hoskin picked up two assists in their 5-4 loss, giving the Flames’ fourth-round pick in 2024 a total of four goals and 14 points in 14 games this season. This season, Hoskin’s 14 points lead the team while ranking fourth in goals.
Unlike a few other schools, Merrimack doesn’t have Christmas break just yet, as they’ll face Yale on Friday and Long Island University on Saturday, both games are at home.

Hunter Laing

Another Flames’ prospect in the Canadian Hockey League on a losing streak is Hunter Laing and his Saskatoon Blades. They fell 9-3 to the Medicine Hat Tigers on Nov. 28, then 6-5 to the Edmonton Oil Kings on Nov. 30. When the calendar turned to December, they fell 4-1 to the Brandon Wheat Kings, then 4-0 to the Regina Pats.
Laing’s two points from the past two weeks came in that wild 6-5 game, picking up two assists. Through 26 games this season, the right-shot centre has 13 goals and 26 points.
It’s a busy week for the Blades, as they face the Moose Jaw Warriors on Tuesday, head home to host the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Friday, return to Moose Jaw to face the Warriors on Saturday, and then return home again to host the Prince Albert Raiders.

Eric Jamieson

Eric Jamieson is quickly rising in my prospect rankings. Denver played three games the past two weeks, losing 6-5 in overtime to Minnesota, with the left-shot defenceman picking up an assist. Jamieson also had an assist in their 4-0 win over Miami (OH) last Friday, then scored in their 5-2 win over Miami (OH).
The Flames’ sixth-round pick in 2024 had a solid final season in the Western Hockey League, scoring 14 goals and 36 points in 66 games. He’s hit a whole different level in his freshman season with Denver, scoring six goals and 12 points in 17 games.
Denver has two more games before the holidays, heading to Minnesota to play St. Cloud State on Friday and Saturday. They won’t play again until the New Year, when they host the University of Maine.

Jaden Lipinski

Speaking of the University of Maine, they played just two games the past two weeks, a pair of games against New Hampshire. They lost both, the first by a score of 1-0, then a 3-2 loss on Saturday.
Flames’ prospect Jaden Lipinski was held pointless in both games, giving him two goals and seven points in 15 games this season. The Flames’ fourth-round pick in 2023 isn’t having a bad season by any means.
Maine will play three more games before their holiday break, hosting UMass Lowell on Wednesday, as well as a pair of games against Lindenwood on the weekend.

Yegor Yegorov

Yegor Yegorov’s JHC Spartak-MAX played four games in the past two weeks, with the Flames’ prospect playing in three of their games. They fell 5-3 to Loko on Nov. 24, then 2-0 to Krylya Sovetov on Dec. 1. Yegorov’s most recent game saw JHC Spartak-MAX defeat Red Machine-Yunior 6-2, and in the game Yegorov didn’t play in, they fell 8-3.
It wasn’t a bad week for the Flames’ sixth-round pick in 2023. In their 5-3 loss, he stopped 39 of 43 shots for a .907 save percentage. He followed that up by stopping 34 of 36 shots for a .944 save percentage in their 2-0 loss, then stopped 32 of 34 shots in their 6-2 win. For the season, Yegorov has a .926 save percentage and 2.73 goals against average.

Axel Hurtig

Lastly, Axel Hurtig and the Calgary Hitmen had a rough two weeks, and they’ve lost eight of their last 10 games. On Nov. 27, the Hitmen fell 5-2 to the Moose Jaw Warriors, which was followed by a 4-3 loss to the Red Deer Rebels on Nov. 30. Their two wins in the last month came on Friday and Saturday, a 3-2 win over the Prince Albert Raiders on Friday and 4-1 victory over the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Saturday. That momentum fell apart on Dec. 7, as they fell 3-2 to the Wenatchee Wild in the Teddy Bear Toss game.
Hurtig’s lone point over the past two weeks came in their 3-2 victory over the Raiders, as he picked up a primary assist. The Flames’ seventh-rounder in 2023 has two goals and four points in 24 games this season.
This coming week, the Hitmen play a home-and-home against the Rebels, hosting them on Friday and then heading north on Saturday.
Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for FlamesNation, Oilersnation, and Blue Jays Nation. She can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.
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