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Flames prospect roundup: Theo Stockselius and Yan Matveiko play with senior teams
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Ryley Delaney
Feb 5, 2026, 18:45 EST
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Theo Stockselius and Yan Matveiko have started to get looks in the professional leagues.
This is the Jan. 27 – Feb. 4 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 last week, what’s next for all the players, and look at the standings.

College

The nine Flames prospects currently playing in college are quickly approaching the end of their season.
Let’s take a look at how the college players did since the last roundup, what games are coming up this weekend, and what the standings in each conference look like.

NCHC

Three of the nine Flames prospects in college play for the University of North Dakota. Unfortunately, they didn’t play this past week. This season, Wiebe has three goals and 15 points in 26 games, Reschny has four goals and 25 points in 22 games, and Littler has four goals nad 11 points in 24 games.
Eric Jamieson’s Denver Pioneers were in action, defeating Minnesota Duluth 4-3 on Friday and 1-0 in overtime on Saturday. The left-shot defenceman picked up an assist in their 4-3 win, giving him six goals and 15 points in 29 games.
North Dakota plays Minnesota Duluth twice this coming week, one game on Friday and the other on Saturday. Denver plays a home-and-home against Colorado over the week, Friday’s game on the road and Saturday’s at home.
The two teams sit first and second in the NCHC standings. North Dakota has 38 points and Denver has 35 points. Cullen Potter’s Arizona State has 19 points, good enough for eighth in the nine-team conference. The top eight teams make the end-of-season tournament.

Hockey East

Over in Hockey East, Trevor Hoskin’s Merrimack played three games, beating New Hampshire 2-1, but falling in the second game 4-3 in a shootout. On Tuesday, they beat Stonehill 9-5 in a barn-burner. Hoskin had an assist in their win against New Hampshire, then scored twice and picked up two assists in their 9-5 win. This season, the Flames’ fourth-rounder in 2024 has eight goals and 27 points in 26 games.
Jaden Lipinski’s Maine played Providence on Saturday, falling 3-2 in overtime. Lipinski was held off the scoresheet, but did pick up an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. The right-shot centre has three goals and eight points in 22 games this season.
Merrimack will be off next weekend, but will return to action against Boston College on February 13th and 14th in a home-and-home. Maine’s lone game this week is a match-up against Boston University on the road this Friday.
As it stands, Merrimack is sixth in Hockey  East with 23 points in 17 games. Maine has 22 points in 16 games and is eighth in the 11-team conference. All 11 teams make the end-of-season tournament, with teams one through five earning a bye.

ECAC Hockey

In ECAC Hockey action, Ethan Wyttenbach’s Quinnipiac played twice this past week, defeating St. Lawrence 7-0, but falling 4-3 in a shootout to Clarkson. Wyttenbach had a strong week (shockingly), picking up two assists in their victory and a goal and two assists in their loss. Through 28 games this season, the Flames fifth-rounder in 2025 has 15 goals and 41 points.
Aidan Lane’s Harvard played twice this past week, defeating RPI 3-1, but falling 5-1 to Boston College. Lane picked up two assists in the win and was held off the scoresheet in their loss. Through 22 games this season, the Mississauga native has five goals and nine points.
This week, Quinnipiac faces Brown on Friday and Yale on Saturday, both games are at home. Harvard plays Dartmouth on Friday and Northeastern on Monday.
Quinnipiac’s 32 points as they are tied for second in the conference, while Harvard sits fourth with 30 points in 15 games. All 12 teams in the conference make the end-of-season tournament, with the four best teams earning a bye.

Big Ten

Penn State was in action this past week, as they fell 6-3 and 5-4 in overtime to Michigan State. Luke Misa was held pointless in both games, giving him four goals and 11 points in 26 games this season.
They’ll be off this week, before travelling to Michigan for two games on Feb. 13 and 14. It’s unclear whether Gavin McKenna will be involved in those games. Penn State currently sits third in the Big Ten conference, with all seven teams making it to the end-of-season tournament.

Junior

College hockey may be in its final month or so, but junior hockey, at least in the Canadian Hockey League, will go until late March. Let’s take a look at how the five players in junior hockey did this past week.

WHL

Andrew Basha and the Medicine Hat Tigers have played three games since the last roundup,, defeating the Saskatoon Blades 4-1 and the Lethbridge Hurricanes 8-4, before falling 4-2 to the Edmonton Oil Kings. Basha picked up two assists in the 4-1 win, two goals in the 8-4 win, and was held pointless in the loss. He now has seven goals and 20 points in 13 games.
It was a pretty tough week for Hunter Laing’s Blades. On top of the 4-1 loss to the Tigers, they fell 5-2 to the Hurricanes, 3-1 to the Prince Albert Raiders, and 7-1 to the Calgary Hitmen, but defeated the Raiders 4-0. Laing himself had a solid week, picking up an assist in both the 4-1 and 5-2 loss, while scoring the only goal against the Hitmen. The right-shot centre has 19 goals and 39 points in 44 games this season.
On the flipside, Axel Hurtig and the Hitmen had a solid week, defeating the Oil Kings 5-2, the Blades 7-1, and the Raiders 5-4 in overtime, but falling 4-1 to the Hurricanes. Hurtig scored twice this week, once in the win over the Oil Kings and the other in the 5-4 overtime win. The left-shot defenceman has five goals and 14 points in 44 games, matching his goal total from last season.
This week, the Tigers play a home-and-home against the Swift Current Broncos on Friday and Saturday. The Blades head to Regina to play the Pats on Friday, before returning home to host the Hurricanes on Saturday. As for the Hitmen, they travel to Brandon for a matchup against the Wheat Kings on Friday, then travel west to play the Pats on Saturday.
All three teams will be playoff bound. The Tigers sit second in the Western Hockey League’s Eastern Conference with 74 points, the Hitmen sit fourth in the conference with 61 points, and the Blades sit sixth with 54 points. Eight of the 11 teams in the conference make the playoffs.

OHL

Jacob Battaglia and the Flint Firebirds played three games this past week, falling 6-5 in overtime to the Barrie Colts, before beating the Sarnia Sting 6-3 in two different games. Battaglia was held off the scoresheet in the first two games, but scored his 18th goal in Wednesday’s game. This season, the Flames second-rounder in 2024 has 18 goals and 32 points in 47 games. Since joining the Firebirds, he has four goals and five points in 11 games.
This week, the Firebirds head way up north to face the Soo Greyhounds on Friday, before returning home to host the Erie Otters on Saturday. With 71 points in 50 games, the are tied for first in the Ontario Hockey League’s Western Conference alongside the Kitchener Rangers. Eight of the 10 teams in the conference make the playoffs.

USHL

Mace’o Phillips and the Green Bay Gamblers played one game this week, falling 4-2 to the Dubuque Fighting Saints. The left-shot defenceman was held off the scoresheet, as he has a goal and seven points in 26 games this season.
This week, the Gamblers play two games against the Sioux Falls Stampede on Thursday and Saturday. With 56 points, the Gamblers sit second in the United States Hockey League’s Eastern Conference. The top two teams earn a bye, as six of the eight teams head to the playoffs.

Overseas

Lastly, we’ll look at how the five players overseas have done this past week. There are two players in Sweden, and three in Russia.

Sweden

A whole lot happened with Flames second-rounder Theo Stockselius this past week. He played two Swedish Hockey League games, totalling about 16 minutes and held off the scoresheet. It appears that the centre has been registered to play for Almtuna IS in HockeyAllsvenskan, Sweden’s second tier. Funnily enough, that’s where his older brother plays. It’s unclear as to where he’ll play this coming week, but Almtuna IS plays Thursday and Monday, while Djurgårdens IF plays Friday.
Jakob Leander’s HV71 U20 fell 7-3 to Linköping HC U20 on Thursday, with Leander being held off the scoresheet. This season, the right-shot defenceman has two goals and eight points in 28 games. HV71 U20 is off until February 11th when they play Växjö Lakers HC U20.
HV71 U20 sit at the bottom of the South Conference with 29 points. There’s a strong chance they’ll be battling to avoid relegation at the end of the season. As for Stockselius, Djurgårdens IF sits in the middle of the pack in the SHL, while Almtuna IS sits towards the bottom of HockeyAllsvenskan.

Russia

Kirill Zarubin’s Mikhailov Academy played four times this past week, defeating SKA-1946 3-1, then fell 7-2 in the second game. They also split the two games against JHC Dynamo SPB, beating them 5-1 on Monday, then falling 3-1 on Tuesday. In the 3-1 win, the Flames goaltending prospect stopped 24 of 25 shots, but allowed three goals on 23 shots in the second game against SKA-1946. In their 3-1 loss, Zarubin stopped 41 of 43 shots. For the season, the netminder has a .930 save percentage and 2.09 goals against average in 34 games.
Yegor Yegorov’s JHC Spartak MHA played three games this past week, falling 5-4 in overtime to HC Kapitan, 8-2 to Almaz, and 4-0 to Loko. Oof. Yegorov played all three games, stopping 39 of 41 shots in the 5-4 overtime loss, 21 of 25 shots in the 8-2 loss, and 27 of 31 shots in the 4-0 loss. This season, he has a .924 save percentage and 2.74 goals against average in 27 games.
Yan Matveiko played two games for Red Army this past week, picking up an assist in the 6-3 win over JHC Atlant and scoring in their 2-1 win over Tolpar. Matveiko also played a game for Moscow Zvezda in the VHL (Russia’s AHL), picking up an assist.
As for the schedule ahead, Mikhailov Academy plays SKA Academy on Sunday, JHC Spartak MHA plays Sputnik on Sunday, and Red Army plays two games against Loko on Sunday and Monday. It’s unclear if Matveiko will dress for those two games.
Red Army sits second in the Western Conference’s Gold Division, while Mikhailov Academy sits sixth. In the Western Conference’s Silver Division, JHC Spartak MHA sits fifth, on the outside looking in. The top five team in the Gold Division earn a bye, while teams six through eight in the Gold Division play teams one through three in the silver division.
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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