The Calgary Flames’ Ontario Hockey League prospects continue to torch the league.
This is the Feb. 8-14 edition of the Flames prospect roundup, where we look at how Flames prospects did this past week, specifically those at the junior and college levels. The American Hockey League prospects have their own article in the Wranglers recaps.
Let’s take a look at the week that was!
Editor’s note: All stats are updated as of Saturday afternoon. Any non-Russian games this Saturday will be included in next week’s prospect roundup.

Zayne Parekh

Zayne Parekh can’t stop scoring and the Saginaw Spirit can’t stop winning. This week, they defeated the Guelph Storm in a barn burner, winning 10-7. They followed that up with an 8-4 win before defeating the Windsor Spitfires 3-2 in overtime with a goal from top draft prospect, Michael Misa.
In the 10-7 victory, Parekh scored a goal and two assists, followed by another one-goal, two-assist affair in their 8-4 win. He was held off the scoresheet in Friday’s victory. This season, the right-shot defenceman has 26 goals and 74 points in 47 games. If you want to read more about the Flames’ best defensive prospect (maybe in history), check out his article here.
The Spirit sit fourth in the Ontario Hockey League’s Western Conference thanks to a 29-21-2 record with 60 points. Unfortunately, the top three spots in the conference aren’t obtainable as the Kitchener Rangers have 79 points. The only other likely spot the Spirit will finish in is fifth, as the Erie Otters have 56 points, with the sixth-placed Flint Firebirds trailing the Spirit by 11 points. The top eight teams in the conference make the post-season.

Matvei Gridin

Matvei Gridin and the Shawinigan Cataracters played two games this week, losing 5-4 in a shootout loss to Étienne Morin and the Moncton Wildcats, as well as a 5-2 loss to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan.
In the game against the Wildcats, both Gridin and Morin scored, with Gridin picking up five shots on net. Unfortunately, he was held off the scoresheet in their 5-2 loss where he was a -1. For the season, the Russian winger has 28 goals and 62 points in 48 games.
With a 28-18-5 record, the Cataractes have 61 points, tied for the fourth-most in the Québec Maritimes Junior Hockey League’s Western Conference. They are just three points back of the second-place Rouyn-Noranda Huskies. Moreover, the top seven teams in the conference make the post-season. With a win (or a Victoriaville Tigres loss), the Cataractes will clinch a spot in the post-season.

Andrew Basha

Andrew Basha is still out of action, but his Medicine Hat Tigers played three games this past week. They fell 5-4 in overtime to the Prince Albert Raiders, defeated Hunter Laing and the Saskatoon Blades 5-3 and got their revenge on the Raiders, defeating them 3-1.
The Tigers sit first in the Western Hockey League’s Eastern Conference with a 35-16-4 record. Their 74 points are three clear of the Lethbridge Hurricanes and Calgary Hitmen, who sit third and fourth respectively in the conference. Thanks to leading their division, the Raiders sit second despite having 62 points. More on that later.

Jacob Battaglia

The leap Jacob Battaglia has taken has helped the Kingston Frontenacs drastically. They fell 6-0 to Luke Misa and the Brampton Steelheads in their first game of the week but defeated the Owen Sound Attack and Kitchener Rangers 4-2.
Obviously, Battaglia was held off the scoresheet in their 6-0 loss but was one of four players on the Frontenacs who didn’t have a minus in the plus/minus category. He was held off the scoresheet in the Frontenacs’ 4-2 win over the Attack but scored the insurance goal against the Rangers on Friday. This season, Battaglia has 32 goals (a new career-high) and 73 points in 52 games. If you want to read more about him, check out this article here.
The Frontenacs are in a dogfight. Their 31-14-7 record has them in fourth place in the Ontario Hockey League’s Eastern Conference. However, they’re tied in points with the Barrie Colts and Brantford Bulldogs while just being two points behind the conference-leading Oshawa Generals. They’ll more than likely get home-ice advantage, it just depends on how many rounds they’ll have it for.

Henry Mews

Sticking with the Ontario Hockey League’s Eastern Conference, the Sudbury Wolves didn’t have a great week as they fell 7-4 to the Erie Otters, 7-3 to the Brampton Steelheads, before defeating the Flint Firebirds 3-2.
Flames prospect Henry Mews had a solid week though, picking up two assists in their 7-4 loss and an assist in their 7-3 loss. However, he was held pointless,  took two tripping penalties, and was a -2 in their 3-2 win. Still, it’s been a pretty good season for Mews, as the right-shot defenceman has 13 goals and 68 points in 52 games this season. His 68 points is the second-most in the OHL for defencemen, with just Zayne Parekh having more. Read more about Mews here.
The Wolves sit sixth in the OHL’s Eastern Conference thanks to a 25-21-5 record with 55 points. They only have one more than the Brampton Steelheads, but 11 more points than the eight-placed Ottawa 67’s, who happen to be Mews’ old team. They are six points behind the Niagara IceDogs for fifth in the conference.

Kirill Zarubin

It was a busy week for Tula Mikhailov Academy, as they defeated Yaroslavl Loko 3-0 before falling 3-2 and 3-0 to Cherepovets Almaz.
Flames prospect Kirill Zarubin played in two games, the 3-0 victory and the 3-0 defeat. The first game saw him save all 39 shots he faced while also saving 33 of 36 shots in the 3-0 defeat. This season in Russia’s junior league, the third-round pick in the 2024 draft has a .933 save percentage and a 2.38 goals against average in 16 games.
With a 27-12-3 record, Mikhailov Academy sits fourth in the Western Conference’s Gold Division. The top five teams in the Gold Division make the post-season while teams that finish six through eight play an opening round against the top three teams in the Silver Division.

Trevor Hoskin

Niagara University and Trevor Hoskin played two games this week, defeating Canisius University 6-2, but falling to Robert Morris 4-3 in overtime.
Hoskin had a solid week though, scoring a goal and an assist in their 6-2 victory as well as picking up an assist in their defeat. This season, Hoskin has 11 goals and 34 points in 30 games, a great freshman season.
With a 13-8-2 record in the division, they have 42 points in the Atlantic Hockey America standings. All 11 teams in the conference make the post-season, but the bottom six teams play an opening round against each other. It seems unlikely that Niagara will finish in the bottom six.

Luke Misa

The Brampton Steelheads and Luke Misa had a good week, defeating Jacob Battaglia and the Kingston Frontenacs 6-0 and Henry Mews and the Sudbury Wolves 7-3. However, they fell 4-2 to the North Bay Battalion.
In their 6-0 victory, Misa had a goal and an assist and was a +3. He followed that up with a goal and two assists (and a +3) in the Steelheads’ victory over the Wolves and even picked up an assist in their loss. This season, Misa has 31 goals and 69 points in 51 games and will blow by his career-high in points if he stays at his current pace.
As for the Steelheads, they have a 23-20-8 record with 54 points, good enough for seventh in the Ontario Hockey League’s Eastern Conference. They are just a point back of the Wolves and the team that’s on the outside looking in, the Battalion, have 12 fewer points.

Hunter Laing

This week, Hunter Laing and the Saskatoon Blades went 2-1, picking up a 5-3 victory over the Regina Pats, falling 5-3 to the Medicine Hat Tigers, before defeating Axel Hurtig and the Calgary Hitmen 6-3.
Laing picked up an assist on the insurance goal in their 5-3 victory over the Pats while scoring a goal for the Blades in their 5-3 loss. He was held pointless in their 6-3 victory, but was a +1 with three shots. This season, Laing has a career-high 15 goals and 31 points in 49 games with the Prince George Cougars and the Saskatoon Blades.
With a 28-17-6 record, the Blades are fifth in the Western Hockey League’s Eastern Conference. However, they have an equal number of points as the Prince Albert Raiders, who sit in second place in the conference thanks to leading the division.

Eric Jamieson

The Everett Silvertips and defenceman Eric Jamieson played two games this week, falling 6-2 to the Vancouver Giants and Jaden Lipinski before defeating the Prince George Cougars 3-1.
Despite falling 6-2, Jamieson didn’t have a bad game as he took a penalty, had a shot on net, and was a +1. The defenceman scored the insurance goal into the empty net in their 3-1 victory. This season, he has nine goals and 28 points in 53 games, one back of matching his career-high goal total and four points back of his career-high point total.
Jamieson is one of two Flames prospects who have clinched their spot in the Canadian Hockey League post-season. With a 38-9-7 record with 83 points, the Silvertips sit first in the Western Hockey League’s Western Conference. As it stands, they’ll have home ice throughout the post-season and have two fewer points than the CHL-leading London Knights.

Étienne Morin

Étienne Morin’s Moncton Wildcats are the other Canadian Hockey League team that features a Flames prospect who has clinched a post-season berth. They played two games this week, falling 5-3 to the Charlottetown Islanders before defeating the Shawinigan Cataractes 5-4 in a shootout.
Morin picked up an assist in their loss and scored his 11th goal of the season in their shootout win. As mentioned in Matvei Gridin’s section, both Flames prospects scored in that game. For the season, Morin has 11 goals and 44 points in 48 games, tied for second in defenceman goals in the Québec Maritimes Junior Hockey League and fourth in points. Read more on Morin here!
Thanks to a 39-9-2 record, the Moncton Wildcats have already punched their ticket into the 2025 post-season. The only team with a chance to catch them in terms of getting home-ice advantage throughout the post-season is the Rimouski Océanic, the host of the Memorial Cup, as they have 75 points. The top nine teams in the Eastern Conference make the post-season.

Aydar Suniev

Aydar Suniev has returned after nearly a month! In the one game that UMass played this past week, they defeated Boston College 3-2 and have another game against the top-ranked team on Saturday evening.
Suniev was held off the scoresheet, but it wasn’t for a lack of trying as he had five shots. For the season, the Russian sophomore has 14 goals and 27 points in 24 games, surpassing his career-best in both categories from last season.
With a 7-8-2 in-conference record, UMass has 24 points. They are just four back of fourth-placed UConn. All 11 teams in the conference make the post-season, with the bottom six teams playing in the opening round.

Jaden Lipinski

Jaden Lipinski and the Vancouver Giants played two games this week, defeating the Western Hockey League-leading Everett Silvertips 6-2 before falling 5-2 to the Victoria Royals on Friday.
Lipinski reached the double-digit goal mark with his 10th of the season against the Silvertips but was held off the scoresheet in their 5-2 loss. This season, Lipinski has 10 goals and 41 points in 43 games, a rather disappointing season for the overager.
The Giants sit in seventh place in the WHL’s Western Conference thanks to a 25-21-6 record. They’re 13 points clear of the ninth-placed team and could realistically move up to fifth place as the Portland Winterhawks have 61 points. The top eight teams in the conference make the post-season.

Yegor Yegorov

I prepped the article before bed on Friday (it was actually in the wee hours of Saturday morning) and caught a bit of Moscow Krylya Sovetov’s 3-0 loss to Khabarovsk Amurskie Tigry. Unfortunately, Yegor Yegorov didn’t play, nor did he play in their 5-0 defeat to JHC Spartak. This season, Yegor x2 has a .909 save percentage and a 3.05 goals against average in 13 games played.
With a 19-18-4 record, Krylya Sovetov (meaning Wings of the Soviet) has 42 points, five back of Russkie Vityazi for third in the Western Conference’s Silver Division. The top three teams in the Silver Division play the sixth, seventh, and eighth teams from the Gold Division, so making up those five points is paramount for Krylya Sovetov. The good news is that they’ve played three fewer games.

Axel Hurtig

Axel Hurtig and the Calgary Hitmen had a mixed week, defeating the Lethbridge Hurricanes 3-2 in overtime before falling 6-3 to Hunter Laing and the Saskatoon Blades. Hurtig was held off the scoresheet in both games but finished +1 in each game. For the season, the left-shot defenceman has four goals and 13 points in 44 games.
With a 33-14-5 record, the Hitmen are fourth in the Western Hockey League’s Eastern Conference. However, they have an equal number of points as the Hurricanes and are just three points back of the Medicine Hat Tigers.

Cade Littler

Cade Littler and the North Dakota Fighting Hawks played two games this past week, beating Colorado College 3-1 before falling 4-0 to Denver University. Littler was held pointless in each game, registering two shots in their 4-0 loss. For the season, the right-shot centre has three goals and five points.
With a 9-7-1 record, North Dakota sits fifth in the conference with 28 points, two back of Denver. The top eight teams in the nine-team conference finish in the post-season with teams playing in the traditional 1-8 format.

Arsenii Sergeev

Arsenii Sergeev and Penn State played two games this past week, defeating Wisconsin 6-2 and Notre Dame 5-3.
The Russian netminder had a great game against the Wisconsin Badgers, saved 39 of the 41 shots he faced for a .951 save percentage, including 22 shots in the second period. However, he didn’t have his best performance in the 5-3 win against Notre Dame, saving 24 shots on 27 opportunities for an .889 save percentage. For the season, the 22-year-old netminder has a .914 save percentage and a 2.58 goals against average in 22 games.
With a 6-10-3 in-conference record, Penn State’s 23 points have them sixth in the conference, one point back of the Badgers. All seven teams make the post-season.
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