There are only a handful of Calgary Flames prospects still playing playoff games.
This is the Mar. 31 – Apr. 6 edition of the Flames prospect roundup, where we look at how Calgary 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!

Zayne Parekh

Unfortunately, the Saginaw Spirit and Zayne Parekh won’t get the opportunity to defend their Memorial Cup, as they fell in five games to the Erie Otters.
They got a much-needed win in Game 3, as Parekh picked up an assist and scored twice, including the overtime winner. Parekh had an assist in their 7-3 Game 4 loss and an additional assist in the 6-3 loss that clinched the series.
In the five games, Parekh had two goals and nine points. For the regular season, the right-shot defenceman scored 33 goals and 107 points. He may get an opportunity to play in the National Hockey League to end the season.

Matvei Gridin

It wasn’t perfect, but Matvei Gridin and the Shawinigan Cataractes are moving on to the second round of the Québec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoffs.
Heading into this past week with a 2-0 series lead, the Cataractes fell 4-3 in overtime to the Val-d’Or Foreurs to cut their series lead in half, with Gridin scoring his second of the post-season. It was all the Cataractes from there, though, as they scored four second period goals for the 4-0 win. Gridin picked up an assist. In the series-clinching Game 5, Gridin scored twice and picked up a primary assist in a 5-2 win. So far this post-season, the winger has four goals and 10 points.
The QMJHL first round is still ongoing, as the Halifax Mooseheads have taken the Drummondville Voltigeurs to seven games.  If the Mooseheads win, the Cataractes will play the Sherbrooke Phœnix. If the Voltigeurs win, the Cataractes will face the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, even more isolated than the Val-d’Or Foreurs. 

Andrew Basha

Andrew Basha has yet to play in the post-season, but his top-ranked Medicine Hat Tigers easily disposed of the Swift Current Broncos in five games. They fell 5-4 in Game 3, but won Game 4 by a score of 4-3 in overtime, followed by a 3-2 win to clinch the series. Basha was on the bench as they clinched the series, celebrating with his team.
The final Western Hockey League’s Eastern Conference series has yet to be decided, as the Prince Albert Raiders and Edmonton Oil Kings need to play a Game 7. After that’s done, the Tigers will know their opponent.

Jacob Battaglia and Henry Mews

It wasn’t even a close series between Jacob Battalgia’s Kingston Frontenacs and Henry Mews’ Sudbury Wolves. Coming into the week, the Frontenacs were up 2-0, and it took only two games to clinch their ticket to the second round.
Game 3 saw the Frontenacs defeat the Wolves 4-2 to put the Northern Ontario team on the ropes. Battalgia and Mews each picked up an assist. In the series-clinching Game 4, Battalgia broke the 2-2 deadlock midway through the third period with his first goal of the post-season, helping the Frontenacs move on.
The Frontenacs will face the Barrie Colts in the second round of the Ontario Hockey League post-season, with Game 1 coming on Thursday at 5:00 PM MT. Game 2, also in Barrie, will be covered in next week’s roundup.

Kirill Zarubin

Kirill Zarubin and the Tula Mikailov Academy played three games this past week, winning Game 1 of their post-season 3-1, followed by a 2-1 and 4-2 loss to fall to 2-1 down in the series.
The first game didn’t feature Zarubin as he backed up Ilya Kanarsky, who saved 67 of 68 shots for a .985 save percentage. I’ve never seen that before. Zarubin played in Game 2, saving 45 of 47 shots for a .957 save percentage, but he had a lack of run support. Kanarsky returned between the pipes in their 4-2 defeat, allowing four goals on 43 shots for a .907 save percentage.
However, the good news is that Mikhailov Academy is still alive. On Tuesday, they host JHC Dynamo SPB in Game 4 at 9:30 AM MT.

Luke Misa

Another Flame prospect’s Canadian Hockey League season has come to an end, as Luke Misa and the Brampton Steelheads fell in six games to the Oshawa Generals.
Coming into the week, the two teams had split the first two games, but the Generals took control from there on out. Game 3 saw the Steelheads fall 7-5, with Misa picking up an assist. They fell to 3-1 in Game 4 as they lost 4-1, with Misa picking up the secondary assist on their lone goal. In the potential series-clinching Game 5, Misa scored once and picked up four assists as the Steelheads defeated the Generals 6-3 to stay alive. Unfortunately, they fell 4-1 in Game 6, with Misa picking up another assist.
Misa finished his post-season with two goals and 12 points in six games. We’ll see if he signs an amateur tryout to finish his season with the Calgary Wranglers.

Hunter Laing and Axel Hurtig

Two Flames late-round picks matched up in the Western Hockey League’s first round: Hunter Laing’s Saskatoon Blades and Axel Hurtig’s Calgary Hitmen.
Coming into the week, the Hitmen got the better of the Blades in the first two games, and that dominance continued in Games 3 and 4 as the Hitmen continued that in a four-game sweep. In Game 3, Hurtig picked up an assist in a 4-1 win, while Laing was a -3. Game 4 saw the Hitmen win 6-2, with both Laing and Hurtig being held pointless.
Laing finished his post-season with a goal in four games, while Hurtig had two assists in those four games. The Hitmen continue their post-season with a match-up against the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Game 1 will be on Apr. 10 at 7:00 PM MT in Calgary, followed by Game 2 on Apr. 12 at 6:00 PM MT.

Eric Jamieson

It may have been tough, but Eric Jamieson and the Everett Silvertips got it done.
Finishing first in the Western Hockey League, they’re in tough against the Seattle Thunderbirds, as the two teams split the first two games coming into this week. Game 3 saw Jamieson finish with a -1 and five shots on goal in a 6-3 loss. However, the Silvertips answered back with a 6-2 win in Game 4 and a 7-4 win in Game 5 – Jamieson being held pointless in both games.
Game 6 went to double overtime in what became an instant classic. Fighting for their playoff lives, the Thunderbirds put 57 shots on the Silvertips net, with the Silvertips picking up 48 shots of their own. The last one of the series is the one that counted, as Lukas Kaplan scored off a face-off for the 1-0 win and the 4-2 series winner.
Next up for the Silvertips is another match-up against a Northwest Pacific team in America, as they face off against the Portland Winterhawks.

Étienne Morin

Like Jamieson, Étienne Morin’s Moncton Wildcats finished first in their league. Unlike the Silvertips, the Wildcats won all four games against the Québec Remparts.
Coming into this week, the Wildcats had a 2-0 lead. It wasn’t easy, as Game 2 was the only game where the Wildcats didn’t win 4-3, and even that was a lot closer than the score suggests. Morin picked up two assists in Game 3, a 4-3 overtime victory, and picked up an assist in their 4-3 regulation victory in Game 4.
Next up for the Wildcats are the Baie-Comeau Drakkar. This post-season, Morin has a goal and six points in four games.

Jaden Lipinski

Jaden Lipinski’s season with the Vancouver Giants came to an early end, as they fell in five games to the Spokane Chiefs.
Coming into the series, the Chiefs had a 2-0 series lead, but Lipinski and the Giants cut that in half with their Game 3 win. Lipinski picked up an assist in their 3-2 win. It went downhill from there, though, as the Chiefs won Game 4 by a score of 6-2, followed by a 9-4 win in Game 5. Lipinski was held pointless in Game 4, but scored a goal and an assist in Game 5.
Lipinski finished his post-season with two goals and five points in five games. The right-shot centre has already played with the American Hockey League Calgary Wranglers this season, so it’s not out of the question he returns to the professional team for their stretch run.

Arsenii Sergeev

Arsenii Sergeev didn’t play this past week, but he will in the coming week as his Penn State takes on Boston University in the Frozen Four. That game is on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. MT. What a nice run they’ve had.
Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for FlamesNation, Oilersnation, and Blue Jays Nation. They can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.
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