<p>For the second consecutive month, Zayne Parekh is the Ontario Hockey League’s defenceman of the month.</p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is the Feb. 22-28 edition of the Calgary 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.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Let’s take a look at the week that was!</span></p>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">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.</span></i></p>
<h2>Zayne Parekh</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The water is wet, the sky is blue, and Flames’ top prospect Zayne Parekh had a good week. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for the Saginaw Spirit, as they fell 5-2 to the Guelph Storm, 7-3 to the Windsor Spitfire, and 5-4 in overtime to the Barrie Colts, before defeating the Sudbury Wolves 7-2.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Parekh scored a goal in the first game, picked up two assists in their 7-3 loss, scored a goal and an assist in their 5-4 overtime loss, and picked up four assists in Friday’s game. This season, he has 29 goals and 92 points in 54 games, four goals and points short of matching his career-best.</span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Flames?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Flames</a> prospect Zayne Parekh of <a href="https://twitter.com/SpiritHockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpiritHockey</a> is the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OHL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OHL</a> Defenceman of the Month for the second straight month, racking up 31 points over 14 games 🎥 <a href="https://t.co/hzUQ3yhXyY">pic.twitter.com/hzUQ3yhXyY</a></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Spirit will be heading to the post-season, as they clinched a spot this past week with a 33-23-3 record. It’s becoming increasingly likely they’ll play the Erie Otters in the first round, as there’s a 12-point gap on the sixth-placed team while the Spirit sit fourth in the Ontario Hockey League’s Western Conference. The top eight teams in the conference make the playoffs.</span></p>
<h2>Matvei Gridin</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Matvei Gridin didn’t play this week, but his Shawinigan Cataractes did. They defeated the Saint John Sea Dogs 4-1, fell 5-4 to the Val-d’Or Foreurs in overtime, and 6-5 to the Québec Remparts in a shootout. For the season, Gridin sits on 29 goals and 66 points in 49 games.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Cataractes have already clinched their spot in the post-season, but thanks to a 31-18-7 record, they sit third in the Québec Maritimes Junior Hockey League’s Western Conference. They’re five points back of the Drummondville Voltigeurs for the conference lead. The top seven teams in the conference make the post-season.</span></p>
<h2>Andrew Basha</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Also out of action is Andrew Basha. His Medicine Hat Tigers had a perfect week, defeating the Kamloops Blazers 5-0, the Edmonton Oil Kings 5-3, and Regina Pats 2-0.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Tigers maintain the first spot in the Western Hockey League’s Eastern Conference with a 40-17-4 record and 84 points. Axel Hurtig and the Calgary Hitmen aren’t far behind, as they have 82 points. The top eight teams in the 11-team conference make the post-season.</span></p>
<h2>Jacob Battaglia</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Another Flames prospect has punched his ticket to the Canadian Hockey League’s post-season &#8211; Jacob Battaglia and the Kingston Frotenacs. This past week, they defeated the Niagara IceDogs 6-3, fell 5-1 to the Oshawa Generals, but rebounded with a 4-2 win over the Windsor Spitfires.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Battaglia took two penalties in their 6-3 win, had an assist in their loss, and scored a goal in their 4-2 win against the Spitfires. This season, the winger has 34 goals and 78 points, continuing to expand on his career-best totals.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Although the Frontenacs have clinched their berth in the post-season, there’s still a lot up for grabs. The Brantford Bulldogs sit first in the Ontario Hockey League’s Eastern Conference with 79 points, with the Frontenacs sitting on 78 points with a game in hand. Eight of the ten teams in the conference make the post-season.</span></p>
<h2>Henry Mews</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It wasn’t a good week for Henry Mews and the Sudbury Wolves. They were thumped 8-1 by Luke Misa and the Brampton Steelheads, fell 6-3 to the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, and were blown out 7-2 by Zayne Parekh and the Saginaw Spirit.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I don’t write this often, but Mews was held pointless in all three games while accumulating a -6, not great. This season, he has 14 goals and 73 points in 58 games. He’s third in the Ontario Hockey League scoring for defencemen, behind Parekh and Sam Dickinson.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Still, it looks as if the Wolves will make the post-season, as they sit seventh in the OHL Eastern Conference and have a 26-26-5 record with 57 points, nine ahead of Mews’ former team, the Ottawa 67’s. The top eight teams in the conference make the playoffs.</span></p>
<h2>Kirill Zaurbin</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tula Mikhailov Academy and Kirill Zaurbin played three games this past week, defeating Khabarovsk Amurskie Tigry 5-2 and 5-0, as well as a 3-0 shutout over Primorsky Krai Taifun.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Zarubin only played one of those games, saving 30 of 32 shots in the 5-2 victory for a .938 save percentage and 2 goals against average. This season, Zarubin has a .933 save percentage and a 2.36 goals against average.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As for the Mikhailov Academy, they sit fourth-placed in the Western Conference’s Gold Division with a 31-12-3 record. The top five teams get a bye, while teams six through eight play in a play-in game against the top three teams in the Silver Division.</span></p>
<h2>Trevor Hoskin</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Niagara University’s final regular season game didn’t go great, falling 6-2 to Canisius last Saturday. Trevor Hoskin was held pointless in the game, finishing the season with 12 goals and 37 points, a great sophomore season.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The good news is that they have at least two more games this season against the fifth-placed Army in the AHA quarterfinals, with the first game of the best-of-three coming on Friday.</span></p>
<h2>Luke Misa</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It was a good week for Luke Misa and the Brampton Steelheads as they went 3-0. First was an 8-1 victory over the Sudbury Wolves, followed by a 2-1 overtime win over the North Bay Battalion, capped off with a 6-3 victory over the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Misa picked up three assists, two in the 8-1 win, none in the second game, and one on the empty netter against the Greyhounds. For the season, the fifth-round pick has 32 goals and 78 points, just three points back of matching his career-best in the latter category.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With the three wins, the Steelheads have a 29-20-9 record with 67 points, firmly in fifth place in the Ontario Hockey League’s Eastern Conference. They sit eight points back of the division-leading Barrie Colts, which would jump them to second, but they’ll likely remain in fifth as the Niagara IceDogs are six points behind the Steelheads. Eight of the 10 teams in the conference make the post-season.</span></p>
<h2>Hunter Laing</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Admittedly, I wanted to watch the Saskatoon Blades for Hunter Laing this week. The bad news for me is that they played just one game this past week, a 2-0 loss to the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Laing was a -2 in that game as he has 18 goals and 32 points in 54 games this season.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Blades currently sit seventh in the Western Hockey League’s Eastern Conference with a 30-19-7 record and 67 points. However, they can jump to second in the conference if they win their division, as they are just four points back of the Prince Albert Raiders. They’ll head to the post-season though, as they have an 18-point lead on the Red Deer Rebels who sit ninth. Eight of the 11 teams in the conference make the post-season</span></p>
<h2>Eric Jamieson</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Everett Silvertips look as if they could go on a deep run this post-season. This past week, they fell 3-1 to the Seattle Thunderbirds but got their win back against them with a 2-1 win on Friday.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eric Jamieson is one player I continue to be excited about. He was held pointless in their loss but scored again (the defenceman has been doing that a lot lately) in their 2-1 win. Jamieson now has 13 goals and a new career-best of 33 points in 58 games this season.</span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Eric Jamieson continues to build off his career-best in goals, scoring his 13th of the season.</p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Silvertips locked down their post-season berth a while ago, but now have a 41-11-7 record with 89 points, the most in the Western Hockey League. If the playoffs were to start right now, they’d have a first-round matchup against the Thunderbirds.</span></p>
<h2>Étienne Morin</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Speaking of dominant junior teams, the Moncton Wildcats look great this season. This past week, they defeated the Victoriaville Tigres 10-1 and the Drummond Voltigeurs 4-1.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Étienne Morin scored and picked up two assists in their blowout win, adding two more assists in the Wildcats’ 4-1 win. This season, the left-shot defenceman has 12 goals and 49 points, matching his total from last season in five fewer games, although he’s still far from his career best of 21 goals and 72 points.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With a 44-9-2 record, the Wildcats sit at the top of the Québec Maritimes Junior Hockey League with 90 points. If they’re able to finish first, their first-round matchup could be against the Québec Remparts, Halifax Mooseheads, or Saint John Sea Dogs.</span></p>
<h2>Aydar Suniev</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This past week, Aydar Suniev and UMass played two games, a 3-1 victory over New Hampshire and a 3-2 shootout victory over UMass Lowell. Suniev was held pointless in the first game but picked up an assist in the shootout victory. For the season, the left-winger has a career-best 16 goals and 31 points in 28 games.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">UMass has an 8-9-4 record with 30 points (three points for a regulation win) and sit sixth in Hockey East. All 11 teams in the conference play in the post-season, with the bottom six teams playing in the first round. There are just three games left this season, one against UMass Lowell and two against Maine.</span></p>
<h2>Jaden Lipinski</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jaden Lipinski’s Vancouver Giants didn’t have a great game, going 0-2-2. They lost 3-2 in overtime to the Tri-City Americans and 4-3 in overtime to the Kelowna Rockets. As for their regulation losses, the Giants fell 6-2 to the Wenatchee Wild and 4-3 to the Spokane Chiefs.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Flames prospect&#8217;s best game was the 3-2 overtime loss against the Americans, as he scored both of the Giants’ goals. He also picked up an assist in their other overtime loss.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With nine games remaining, the Giants sit seventh in the Western Hockey League’s Western Conference. However, they are 16 points clear of the ninth-placed team and could realistically jump to fifth, as the fifth-placed Portland Winterhawks have 66 points.</span></p>
<h2>Yegor Yegorov</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Moscow Krylya Sovetov didn’t have a great week, falling 4-3 in a shootout and 2-1 in regulation to Sakhalin Sakhalinskie Akuly. Yegor Yegorov played both games, posting a .912 save percentage and 2.78 goals against average in the shootout loss, as well as a .929 save percentage 2.04 goals against average in the 2-1 loss. For the season, Yegorov has a .911 save percentage and 2.89 goals against average.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Krylya Sovetov is currently in a post-season spot thanks to a 22-20-5 record with 49 points. They have two more points than Russkie Vityazi and the top three teams in the Western Conference Silver Division face off against the sixth, seventh, and eighth teams in the Gold Division.</span></p>
<h2>Axel Hurtig</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Axel Hurtig returned this week for the Calgary Hitmen! This past week, they defeated the Moose Jaw Warriors 5-1, shut out the Calgary Hitmen 3-0, and fell 2-1 in a shootout against the Red Deer Rebels.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Missing the first game against the Warriors,  Hurtig picked up a +1 in the two games he played while being held pointless. For the season, he has four goals and 13 points in 46 games and is a +35.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Hitmen currently sit third in the Western Hockey League’s Eastern Conference but have the second-most points with a 38-15-6 record. They are just two points back of the Medicine Hat Tigers for the division and conference lead.</span></p>
<h2>Cade Littler</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cade Littler and the North Dakota Fighting Hawks played two games this past week, defeating Minnesota Duluth 6-1 and falling 6-4 to Western Michigan. Cade Littler didn’t pick up a point in either game as he has four goals and six points in 29 games this season.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">North Dakota currently has a 12-8-1 record with 37 points during in-conference action. The top eight teams of the nine-team conference play in a traditional 1-8 format. North Dakota has a realistic chance to finish third in the conference as they are two points back of Denver. They play three more games this season, one against Western Michigan and two against Omaha, before they start the NCHC quarterfinals on Mar. 14.</span></p>
<h2>Arsenii Sergeev</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sticking with prospects in college, Arsenii Sergeev and Penn State are on a role. This past week, they played two games &#8211; a 3-2 victory over Michigan State and a 4-3 overtime win over Minnesota. Since I started this series on Jan. 11, Penn State is 12-1-1, including 9-1-1 in the Big 10.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sergeev has been a big reason for that as he consistently gets pummeled with shots, yet keeps the team in it. This past week, he saved 42 of 44 shots against Michigan for a .955 save percentage and 2.01 goals against average. Against Minnesota, he saved 31 of 34 shots for a .912 save percentage and 2.85 goals against average.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">All seven teams in the conference make the post-season and thanks to their hot streak, Penn State has 33 points in 23 games. However, they’ll finish fifth in the conference as they have one more game remaining this season.</span></p>
<p><strong><i>Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for FlamesNation, Oilersnation, and Blue Jays Nation. They can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.</i></strong></p>
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For the second consecutive month, Zayne Parekh is the Ontario Hockey League’s defenceman of the month.
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">This is the Feb. 22-28 edition of the Calgary 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.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Let’s take a look at the week that was!</span>

<i><span style="font-weight: 400;">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.</span></i>
<h2>Zayne Parekh</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">The water is wet, the sky is blue, and Flames’ top prospect Zayne Parekh had a good week. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for the Saginaw Spirit, as they fell 5-2 to the Guelph Storm, 7-3 to the Windsor Spitfire, and 5-4 in overtime to the Barrie Colts, before defeating the Sudbury Wolves 7-2.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Parekh scored a goal in the first game, picked up two assists in their 7-3 loss, scored a goal and an assist in their 5-4 overtime loss, and picked up four assists in Friday’s game. This season, he has 29 goals and 92 points in 54 games, four goals and points short of matching his career-best.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">The Spirit will be heading to the post-season, as they clinched a spot this past week with a 33-23-3 record. It’s becoming increasingly likely they’ll play the Erie Otters in the first round, as there’s a 12-point gap on the sixth-placed team while the Spirit sit fourth in the Ontario Hockey League’s Western Conference. The top eight teams in the conference make the playoffs.</span>
<h2>Matvei Gridin</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Matvei Gridin didn’t play this week, but his Shawinigan Cataractes did. They defeated the Saint John Sea Dogs 4-1, fell 5-4 to the Val-d’Or Foreurs in overtime, and 6-5 to the Québec Remparts in a shootout. For the season, Gridin sits on 29 goals and 66 points in 49 games.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The Cataractes have already clinched their spot in the post-season, but thanks to a 31-18-7 record, they sit third in the Québec Maritimes Junior Hockey League’s Western Conference. They’re five points back of the Drummondville Voltigeurs for the conference lead. The top seven teams in the conference make the post-season.</span>
<h2>Andrew Basha</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Also out of action is Andrew Basha. His Medicine Hat Tigers had a perfect week, defeating the Kamloops Blazers 5-0, the Edmonton Oil Kings 5-3, and Regina Pats 2-0.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The Tigers maintain the first spot in the Western Hockey League’s Eastern Conference with a 40-17-4 record and 84 points. Axel Hurtig and the Calgary Hitmen aren’t far behind, as they have 82 points. The top eight teams in the 11-team conference make the post-season.</span>
<h2>Jacob Battaglia</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Another Flames prospect has punched his ticket to the Canadian Hockey League’s post-season - Jacob Battaglia and the Kingston Frotenacs. This past week, they defeated the Niagara IceDogs 6-3, fell 5-1 to the Oshawa Generals, but rebounded with a 4-2 win over the Windsor Spitfires.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Battaglia took two penalties in their 6-3 win, had an assist in their loss, and scored a goal in their 4-2 win against the Spitfires. This season, the winger has 34 goals and 78 points, continuing to expand on his career-best totals.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Although the Frontenacs have clinched their berth in the post-season, there’s still a lot up for grabs. The Brantford Bulldogs sit first in the Ontario Hockey League’s Eastern Conference with 79 points, with the Frontenacs sitting on 78 points with a game in hand. Eight of the ten teams in the conference make the post-season.</span>
<h2>Henry Mews</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">It wasn’t a good week for Henry Mews and the Sudbury Wolves. They were thumped 8-1 by Luke Misa and the Brampton Steelheads, fell 6-3 to the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, and were blown out 7-2 by Zayne Parekh and the Saginaw Spirit.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">I don’t write this often, but Mews was held pointless in all three games while accumulating a -6, not great. This season, he has 14 goals and 73 points in 58 games. He’s third in the Ontario Hockey League scoring for defencemen, behind Parekh and Sam Dickinson.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Still, it looks as if the Wolves will make the post-season, as they sit seventh in the OHL Eastern Conference and have a 26-26-5 record with 57 points, nine ahead of Mews’ former team, the Ottawa 67’s. The top eight teams in the conference make the playoffs.</span>
<h2>Kirill Zaurbin</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Tula Mikhailov Academy and Kirill Zaurbin played three games this past week, defeating Khabarovsk Amurskie Tigry 5-2 and 5-0, as well as a 3-0 shutout over Primorsky Krai Taifun.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Zarubin only played one of those games, saving 30 of 32 shots in the 5-2 victory for a .938 save percentage and 2 goals against average. This season, Zarubin has a .933 save percentage and a 2.36 goals against average.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">As for the Mikhailov Academy, they sit fourth-placed in the Western Conference’s Gold Division with a 31-12-3 record. The top five teams get a bye, while teams six through eight play in a play-in game against the top three teams in the Silver Division.</span>
<h2>Trevor Hoskin</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Niagara University’s final regular season game didn’t go great, falling 6-2 to Canisius last Saturday. Trevor Hoskin was held pointless in the game, finishing the season with 12 goals and 37 points, a great sophomore season.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The good news is that they have at least two more games this season against the fifth-placed Army in the AHA quarterfinals, with the first game of the best-of-three coming on Friday.</span>
<h2>Luke Misa</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">It was a good week for Luke Misa and the Brampton Steelheads as they went 3-0. First was an 8-1 victory over the Sudbury Wolves, followed by a 2-1 overtime win over the North Bay Battalion, capped off with a 6-3 victory over the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Misa picked up three assists, two in the 8-1 win, none in the second game, and one on the empty netter against the Greyhounds. For the season, the fifth-round pick has 32 goals and 78 points, just three points back of matching his career-best in the latter category.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">With the three wins, the Steelheads have a 29-20-9 record with 67 points, firmly in fifth place in the Ontario Hockey League’s Eastern Conference. They sit eight points back of the division-leading Barrie Colts, which would jump them to second, but they’ll likely remain in fifth as the Niagara IceDogs are six points behind the Steelheads. Eight of the 10 teams in the conference make the post-season.</span>
<h2>Hunter Laing</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Admittedly, I wanted to watch the Saskatoon Blades for Hunter Laing this week. The bad news for me is that they played just one game this past week, a 2-0 loss to the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Laing was a -2 in that game as he has 18 goals and 32 points in 54 games this season.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The Blades currently sit seventh in the Western Hockey League’s Eastern Conference with a 30-19-7 record and 67 points. However, they can jump to second in the conference if they win their division, as they are just four points back of the Prince Albert Raiders. They’ll head to the post-season though, as they have an 18-point lead on the Red Deer Rebels who sit ninth. Eight of the 11 teams in the conference make the post-season</span>
<h2>Eric Jamieson</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">The Everett Silvertips look as if they could go on a deep run this post-season. This past week, they fell 3-1 to the Seattle Thunderbirds but got their win back against them with a 2-1 win on Friday.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Eric Jamieson is one player I continue to be excited about. He was held pointless in their loss but scored again (the defenceman has been doing that a lot lately) in their 2-1 win. Jamieson now has 13 goals and a new career-best of 33 points in 58 games this season.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">The Silvertips locked down their post-season berth a while ago, but now have a 41-11-7 record with 89 points, the most in the Western Hockey League. If the playoffs were to start right now, they’d have a first-round matchup against the Thunderbirds.</span>
<h2>Étienne Morin</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Speaking of dominant junior teams, the Moncton Wildcats look great this season. This past week, they defeated the Victoriaville Tigres 10-1 and the Drummond Voltigeurs 4-1.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Étienne Morin scored and picked up two assists in their blowout win, adding two more assists in the Wildcats’ 4-1 win. This season, the left-shot defenceman has 12 goals and 49 points, matching his total from last season in five fewer games, although he’s still far from his career best of 21 goals and 72 points.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">With a 44-9-2 record, the Wildcats sit at the top of the Québec Maritimes Junior Hockey League with 90 points. If they’re able to finish first, their first-round matchup could be against the Québec Remparts, Halifax Mooseheads, or Saint John Sea Dogs.</span>
<h2>Aydar Suniev</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">This past week, Aydar Suniev and UMass played two games, a 3-1 victory over New Hampshire and a 3-2 shootout victory over UMass Lowell. Suniev was held pointless in the first game but picked up an assist in the shootout victory. For the season, the left-winger has a career-best 16 goals and 31 points in 28 games.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">UMass has an 8-9-4 record with 30 points (three points for a regulation win) and sit sixth in Hockey East. All 11 teams in the conference play in the post-season, with the bottom six teams playing in the first round. There are just three games left this season, one against UMass Lowell and two against Maine.</span>
<h2>Jaden Lipinski</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Jaden Lipinski’s Vancouver Giants didn’t have a great game, going 0-2-2. They lost 3-2 in overtime to the Tri-City Americans and 4-3 in overtime to the Kelowna Rockets. As for their regulation losses, the Giants fell 6-2 to the Wenatchee Wild and 4-3 to the Spokane Chiefs.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The Flames prospect's best game was the 3-2 overtime loss against the Americans, as he scored both of the Giants’ goals. He also picked up an assist in their other overtime loss.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">With nine games remaining, the Giants sit seventh in the Western Hockey League’s Western Conference. However, they are 16 points clear of the ninth-placed team and could realistically jump to fifth, as the fifth-placed Portland Winterhawks have 66 points.</span>
<h2>Yegor Yegorov</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Moscow Krylya Sovetov didn’t have a great week, falling 4-3 in a shootout and 2-1 in regulation to Sakhalin Sakhalinskie Akuly. Yegor Yegorov played both games, posting a .912 save percentage and 2.78 goals against average in the shootout loss, as well as a .929 save percentage 2.04 goals against average in the 2-1 loss. For the season, Yegorov has a .911 save percentage and 2.89 goals against average.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Krylya Sovetov is currently in a post-season spot thanks to a 22-20-5 record with 49 points. They have two more points than Russkie Vityazi and the top three teams in the Western Conference Silver Division face off against the sixth, seventh, and eighth teams in the Gold Division.</span>
<h2>Axel Hurtig</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Axel Hurtig returned this week for the Calgary Hitmen! This past week, they defeated the Moose Jaw Warriors 5-1, shut out the Calgary Hitmen 3-0, and fell 2-1 in a shootout against the Red Deer Rebels.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Missing the first game against the Warriors,  Hurtig picked up a +1 in the two games he played while being held pointless. For the season, he has four goals and 13 points in 46 games and is a +35.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The Hitmen currently sit third in the Western Hockey League’s Eastern Conference but have the second-most points with a 38-15-6 record. They are just two points back of the Medicine Hat Tigers for the division and conference lead.</span>
<h2>Cade Littler</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Cade Littler and the North Dakota Fighting Hawks played two games this past week, defeating Minnesota Duluth 6-1 and falling 6-4 to Western Michigan. Cade Littler didn’t pick up a point in either game as he has four goals and six points in 29 games this season.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">North Dakota currently has a 12-8-1 record with 37 points during in-conference action. The top eight teams of the nine-team conference play in a traditional 1-8 format. North Dakota has a realistic chance to finish third in the conference as they are two points back of Denver. They play three more games this season, one against Western Michigan and two against Omaha, before they start the NCHC quarterfinals on Mar. 14.</span>
<h2>Arsenii Sergeev</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Sticking with prospects in college, Arsenii Sergeev and Penn State are on a role. This past week, they played two games - a 3-2 victory over Michigan State and a 4-3 overtime win over Minnesota. Since I started this series on Jan. 11, Penn State is 12-1-1, including 9-1-1 in the Big 10.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Sergeev has been a big reason for that as he consistently gets pummeled with shots, yet keeps the team in it. This past week, he saved 42 of 44 shots against Michigan for a .955 save percentage and 2.01 goals against average. Against Minnesota, he saved 31 of 34 shots for a .912 save percentage and 2.85 goals against average.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">All seven teams in the conference make the post-season and thanks to their hot streak, Penn State has 33 points in 23 games. However, they’ll finish fifth in the conference as they have one more game remaining this season.</span>

<strong><i>Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for FlamesNation, Oilersnation, and Blue Jays Nation. They can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.</i></strong>

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