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Flames prospect roundup: Theo Stockselius returns, Abram Wiebe joins the organization
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Ryley Delaney
Jan 20, 2026, 15:45 ESTUpdated: Jan 20, 2026, 14:54 EST
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Theo Stockselius is back!
This is the Jan. 14 – Jan. 19 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 big news regarding Flames prospects in college is that there’s a new one. On Sunday, the Flames traded Rasmus Andersson to the Vegas Golden Knights, getting Zach Whitecloud, a conditional 2027 first-round pick, a conditional 2028 second-round pick, and prospect Abram Wiebe in return.
Wiebe, drafted 209th overall in 2022, plays alongside Cade Littler and Cole Reschny at the University of North Dakota. This past week, they played two games against Eric Jamieson and Denver, beating them 5-0 and falling 3-2. In the win, Littler picked up an assist, Reschny scored a goal and had an assist, and Wiebe was held pointless. Both Wiebe and Littler were held pointless in the loss, but Reschny picked an assist on both goals.
This season, Reschny has four goals and 24 points in 20 games, Littler has four goals and 11 points in 22 games, and Wiebe, a left-shot defenceman, has three goals and 14 points in 24 games. North Dakota will play two road games against Arizona State on Friday and Saturday.
Cullen Potter’s Sun Devils weren’t in action this past week, and it was reported that Potter will miss the remainder of the season.
As for Jamieson’s Denver Pioneers, they won a game 3-2 and lost the other one 5-0 against the Fighting Hawks. The left-shot defenceman was held off the scoresheet in both games as he has cooled off. Through 25 games, he has six goals and 13 points, but has a chance to increase that as Denver host St. Cloud State on Friday and Saturday.
Shifting gears to ECAC Hockey, Ethan Wyttenbach’s Quinnipiac played two games this past week, defeating Colgate 5-1 and Cornell 4-1. Wyttenbach had a fairly quiet week for himself, picking up just a goal and an assist. Of course, that’s only for his standards, as the 18-year-old has 13 goals and 33 points in 24 games. Their match-up this week is against Sacred Heart on Friday in the Connecticut Ice tournament. Their opponent for Saturday is yet to be determined.
The other ECAC Hockey prospect in the Flames’ system is Aidan Lane. They won the past three games they played, defeating St. Lawrence University by a score of 5-1, Clarkson University by a score of 2-1, and shutout Union by a score of 4-0. Lane picked up an assist in the shutout, giving him five goals and seven points in 18 games this season. Harvard plays Colgate on Friday and Cornell on Saturday.
In Hockey East action, Trevor Hoskin and Merrimack played two games this past weekend, falling 4-2 and 3-1, both games were losses to UMass. Hoskin scored two of the three goals Merrimack had, giving him six goals and 21 points in 21 games this season. Merrimack hosts Northeastern for two games, one on Thursday and the other one the following day.
Jaden Lipinski’s Maine were off the past week, but will return to action in Hockey East action against UMass Lowell. They play two games this coming weekend, as the Flames’ fourth-rounder in 2023 has three goals and eight points.
Lastly, Luke Misa was the only Flames’ prospect in action in the Big 10 conference. They played two games against Notre Dame this past weekend, defeating them 4-1 and 6-3, with Misa picking up a goal and two assists in their 4-1 win, and an assist in their 6-3 win. The Flames’ fifth-rounder in 2024 has found another gear in 2026, as he now has four goals and 11 points in 22 games. Penn State heads to Wisconsin to take on the Badgers for two games this weekend.
Alright, so what about the standings? Over in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference, North Dakota leads the way with 32 points in 14 games. Second is Denver with 27 points in 14 games, while Arizona State sits tied for sixth with 12 games played. Eight of the nine teams in the conference make the end-of-season tournament.
Like North Dakota, Quinnipiac sits at the top of their conference, as they have 28 points in 12 ECAC games this season. Harvard isn’t too far behind, as they have 24 points in 12 games. All 12 teams make the end-of-season tournament. 
Over in Hockey East, Merrimack is at the bottom of the standings, accumulating just 13 points in 13 games, but just three points separate them and the seventh-placed Maine. All 11 teams in the conference make the end-of-season tournament, with the top four teams earning a bye in the first round.
Lastly, Henry Mews’ Michigan sits first in the Big Ten conference, followed by Penn State, who are six points behind the Wolverines, albeit with two fewer games played. All seven teams make the end-of-season tournament.

Junior

The Medicine Hat Tigers’ win streak has finally been snapped, ending after 19 consecutive victories. They defeated the Edmonton Oil Kings 3-2 in a shootout, followed by a 7-3 victory over the Oil Kings two days later. Unfortunately, they fell 8-5 to the Prince Albert Raiders. Flames’ prospect Andrew Basha was held pointless in their shootout victory, but scored and picked up an assist in the 7-3 win, and an assist in their loss.
Basha has been great for the Tigers since returning to the Western Hockey League, as he has three goals and 12 points in seven games this season. The Tigers have a chance to start a new win streak, as they host Axel Hurtig and the Calgary Hitmen on Tuesday, then Hunter Laing and the Saskatoon Blades on Friday. They’ll also have a chance at revenge over the Raiders, as the two teams lock up on Saturday.
It wasn’t a great week for the Hitmen or Hurtig. They beat the Tri-City Americans 4-3 in a shootout, but fell 5-2 to the Kelowna Rockets and 4-3 in overtime to the Penticton Vees. Hurtig was a -2 in their win and a -3 in their regulation loss, but picked up an assist in their overtime loss. This season, the left-shot defenceman has three goals and nine points in 37 games. The Hitmen return this week with road match-ups against the Tigers and the Red Deer Rebels, before hosting the Regina Pats on Saturday.
Laing missed the three Blades’ games this past week. They fell 3-1 to the Brandon Wheat Kings, defeated the Swift Current Broncos by a score of 4-2, but lost the second game of the home-and-home to the Broncos by a score of 4-3 in overtime. This week, the Blades host the Victoria Royals on Wednesday and the Tigers on Friday, before hitting the road to play the Oil Kings on Sunday.
In Ontario Hockey League action, Jacob Battaglia and the Flint Firebirds played three games this past week, falling 5-3 to the Barrie Colts and 7-2 to the Sudbury Wolves, before defeating the North Bay Battalion 6-3. Battaglia scored in the 7-2 loss and picked up an assist in their win, giving him 17 goals and 31 points in 42 games this season. The Firebirds play a home-and-home against the Windsor Spitfires this weekend.
Shifting gears to United States Hockey League action, Mace’o Phillips and the Green Bay Gamblers were in action, playing two games against the USA’s Under 18 Development Team. They fell 6-5 in overtime, but won the following game 4-3. The defenceman picked up an assist in the win, giving him a goal and five points in 23 games this season, along with 95 penalty minutes. The Gamblers play two games against the Muskegon Lumberjacks over the weekend.
Unsurprisingly, the Tigers sit at the top of the Western Hockey League’s Eastern Conference, as they have a 31-7-5 record with 67 points. The Hitmen are fourth in the conference with 51 points, while the Blades have 48 points. You can break it down like this, the Hitmen are in a battle with the Raiders and Oil Kings for first in the conference, while the Blades, Wheat Kings, and Hitmen are in a battle for home-ice advantage in the first round. Eight teams from each conference make the playoffs.
Although they lost two games this week, the Firebirds remain in first in the OHL’s Western Conference thanks to a 30-11-4 record and 64 points. Not too far behind them are the Spitfires, who have 63 points. It’s a very important home-and-home, to say the least. Eight teams from each conference make the playoffs.
The Gamblers are still in good shape in regards to the USHL’s Eastern Conference standings, as they have a 25-9-4 record with 54 points, second in the conference. Six of the eight teams make the post-season, with the two best teams earning a bye.

Overseas

Theo Stockselius returned to the Djurgårdens IF U20’s lineup, and he’s back with a vengeance. The centre picked up an assist in their 4-3 win over Brynäs IF U20, but lit up the lamp with two goals and two assists in their 7-3 win over Timrå IK U20. After a lengthy layoff, the Flames’ second-rounder in 2025 has three goals and 14 points in nine games. Djurgårdens IF U20 play AIK U20 on Sunday.
Sticking in Sweden, Jakob Leander’s HV71 U20 faced off against Linköping HC U20 this past week, falling 7-4. Leander got on the scoresheet thanks to an assist, giving the right-shot defenceman two goals and eight points this season. HV71 U20 plays Örebro HK U20 on Saturday and Färjestad BK U20 on Sunday.
Over in Russia, Red Army defeated HC Kapitan by a score of 6-2, with Flames’ prospect Yan Matveiko being held off the scoresheet despite four shots on goal. This season, he has 13 goals and 29 points in 32 games, but has cooled off recently. Red Army plays Dinamo-Shinnik on Thursday and Saturday.
Also beating HC Kapitan were Kirill Zarubin’s Mikhailov Academy, as they won 5-1. The Flames’ netminder prospect made the start, stopping 31 of 32 shots for a .969 save percentage, giving him a .929 save percentage and 2.10 goals against average in 30 games this season. Mikhailov Academy plays AKM-Yunior on Friday.
Yegor Yegorov played in two games this past week for JHC Spartak-MAX, allowing three goals on 27 shots in a 5-3 win over Taifun. He picked up a shutout in a 1-0 shootout loss to JHC Atlant, stopping all 47 non-shootout shots he faced. Through 21 games, Yegorov squared has a .924 save percentage and a 2.77 goals against average. It’s a busy week for the team, as they play two games against Amurskie Tigry (Tuesday, Wednesday) and Sakhalinskie Akuly (Saturday, Sunday).
Looking at the standings and sticking in Russia, Red Army sits third in the Western Conference’s Gold Division, while Mikhailov Academy sits sixth. JHC Spartak-MAX sits fourth in the Western Conference’s Silver Division, trailing by nine points but having played six fewer games. The top five teams in the Gold Division earn a bye to the second round, while teams six through eight in the Gold Conference play the top three teams in the Silver Conference.
In Sweden, the top five teams from each of the two conferences earn a playoff berth in what is called the winner’s stage, while the other 10 teams head to the losers’ stage. Those 10 teams in the losers’ stage still have a chance to play in the playoffs, as the top six teams are seeded 11-16. As it stands, Djurgårdens IF U20 sit in fourth in the North Conference, while HV71 U20 sit second last in the South Conference.
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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