This is the Dec. 22-29 edition of the Flames prospect round-up, where we look at how Calgary 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.

We’ll take a look at the games which were played, who’ll return to action this next week (and who is out with injury) as well as look at the standings.

Cullen Potter

Cullen Potter has gotten hot for the Arizona State Sun Devils. They returned to action this past weekend, defeating Dartmouth 5-1 in the first game, but falling 4-1 in the second game. Potter scored a goal and had an assist in the win, and scored their only goal in the loss. For the season, the 18-year-old is up to eight goals and 19 points in 20 games.

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Mace’o Phillips

One storyline heading into the holiday break was the Green Bay Gamblers’ winning streak. Well, Mace’o Phillips and the Gamblers won two more games this past week to bring their winning streak to 13 games. They defeated the Dubuque Fighting Saints twice, once by a score of 6-3, then by a score of 3-2 in overtime. Mace’o Phillips was held pointless in both games.

The Gamblers return to action on New Year’s Eve, facing off against the Madison Capitols. They also play a two-game set against Des Moines Buccaneers on Saturday and Sunday.

Jacob Battaglia

Jacob Battaglia and the Kingston Frontenacs played one game this week, falling 5-3 to the Ottawa 67’s to snap their five-game winning streak. Battaglia was held pointless in this game, as he has 12 goals and 23 points in 33 games, well below the 40 goals and 90 points he had in 68 games last season.

This week, the Frontenacs host the Guelph Storm on New Year’s Eve, head to Peterborough to face the Petes on New Year’s Day, then return home to host the 67’s on Friday.

Kirill Zarubin

Kirill Zarubin and Mikhailov Academy were in action twice this past week, defeating Yegor Yegorov and JHC Sparktak-MAX 6-2, then beat Krylya Sovetov 4-3. The Russian netminder played both games, stopping 32 of 34 shots in the 6-2 win and 27 of 30 shots in the 4-3 win. This season, Zarubin has a .934 save percentage and 1.92 goals against average in 26 games played.

Mikhailov Academy isn’t in action again until Jan. 6, so they won’t be included in next week’s article.

Trevor Hoskin

This article was going to be written on Monday, but both Mace’o Phillips and Trevor Hoskin played on Monday evening. Well, Hoskin picked up an assist in Merrimack’s 5-4 win over Vermont, giving the 21-year-old four goals and 18 points in 17 games this season.

This coming week, they’ll face off against Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. MT.

Hunter Laing

Hunter Laing and the Saskatoon Blades defeated the Regina Pats in two different games this past week, winning 3-2 in overtime on Saturday and 4-0 on Sunday. Laing picked up an assist in the shutout win, giving him 15 goals and 32 points in 33 games this season.

They’re back in action for two games this week, facing the Brandon Wheat Kings in a home-and-home. The first game, in Brandon, is on New Year’s Day, before they host the Wheat Kings on Saturday.

Yegor Yegorov

Yegor Yegorov’s JHC Spartak-MAX played twice this week, falling 6-2 to Mikhailov Academy and 3-2 to JHC Dynamo-M. The Flames’ prospect didn’t play in either game, as the 20-year-old has a .923 save percentage and 2.91 goals against average in 17 games played this season.

Like Kirill Zaurbin’s Mikhailov Academy, JHC Spartak-MAX don’t play this week, returning to action on Jan. 6.

Axel Hurtig

The Calgary Hitmen played just one game this week, falling 9-5 to the Kamloops Blazers. Flames’ prospect Axel Hurtig was held pointless in that game and was a -1, giving him three goals and eight points in 29 games this season.

They return to action on Tuesday, heading to Vancouver to face the Giants. Moreover, the Hitmen also play the Victoria Royals on New Year’s Day and the Prince George Cougars on Saturday.

Other players to play this coming week…

Cole Reschny is part of Team Canada’s squad at the World Junior Championship, and won’t be back until after Jan. 5. Theo Stöckselius, Henry Mews and Yan Matveiko remain out with an injury, while Jakob Leander’s HV71 U20 doesn’t return until Jan. 10.

Almost all the other Flames’ prospects play this week. Cade Littler’s University of North Dakota are back in action against Mercyhurst for a two-game weekend set beginning on Friday. Ethan Wyttenbach and Quinnipiac are back in action on Jan. 2 as well, hosting Aidan Lane and Harvard on Friday, before playing Dartmouth on Saturday. Lane and Harvard play Quinnipiac on Friday, then Princeton on Saturday.

Luke Misa and Penn State will be without Gavin McKenna for their two games over the weekend against RIT, with the first matchup coming on Saturday. Eric Jamieson and Jaden Lipinski’s schools will be in action against one another, as Denver (Jamieson) hosts Maine (Lipinski) on both Jan. 2 and 3.

How the standings look

So how do the standings shape up entering the New Year? Starting with the National Collegiate Hockey Conference, Cade Littler and Cole Reschny’s North Dakota sit first thanks to an in-conference with 25 points, followed closely by Eric Jamieson’s Denver, who have 24 points. Arizona State sits fifth with 13 points. Eight of the nine teams in the conference make the end-of-season tournament.

In the Eastern College Athletic Conference, Aidan Lane and Harvard sit third in the conference thanks to 15 points. Quinnipiac is sixth in the conference with 11 points, as all 12 teams in the conference earn a berth to the end-of-season tournament, with the first, second, third, and fourth-placed teams getting a bye.

Over in the Big Ten conference, Henry Mews’ Michigan sits second in the conference with 20 points, but Mews will be out for the season. Luke Misa’s Penn State sits tied for fourth in the conference thanks to 13 points. All seven teams in the conference make the end-of-season tournament, with the first-placed team getting a bye.

The last collegiate division to house a Flames prospect (or two) is Hockey East. Jaden Lipinski’s Maine sits fourth in the conference with 16 points, while Trevor Hoskin’s Merrimack sits eighth with 13 points. All 11 teams enter the end-of-season tournament, with the first to fifth-placed teams getting a bye to the second round.

Moving to junior hockey, the Kingston Frontenacs sit seventh in the Ontario Hockey League’s Eastern Conference thanks to a 15-17-4 record and 34 points. Teams ranked 1-8 make the playoffs, and they’re seven points clear of the ninth-placed team.

In the Western Hockey League, both Hunter Laing’s Saskatoon Blades and Axel Hurtig’s Calgary Hitmen are in a playoff spot. The Blades have a 19-14-3 record with 41 points, good enough for fifth. The Hitmen are just two points behind with a 17-10-5 record, albeit with four fewer games played. Teams 1-8 make the playoffs.

Thanks to a 13-game winning streak, the Green Bay Gamblers sit first in the United States Hockey League’s Eastern Conference. Six of the eight teams in the conference make the playoffs, with the first and second-placed teams getting a bye.

In Russia, Kirill Zarubin and Mikhailov Academy sit fifth in the Western Conference’s Gold Division, while Matveiko’s Red Army sits third. That’s good, teams 1-5 get a bye, while teams 6-8 play the top three teams in the Silver Division. As it stands, Yegor Yegorov’s JHC Spartak-MAX sits seven points out of third in the Silver Division, but have played six fewer games.

As for Sweden’s U20 league, there’s two different conferences with 10 teams. The top 10 teams from the two conferences make the winners’ stages, while the other 10 teams head to the losers’ stage. Despite being in the losers stage, the six best teams in that division will earn a playoff spot, while the bottom three teams are relegated. Theo Stöckselius’ Djurgårdens IF U20 would be in the winners’ stage, while Jakob Leander’s HV71 U20 would be in the losers’ stage.

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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