Over the last little bit, we’ve started to see more and more Calgary Flames prospects get their seasons going. First it was the Europeans. Then it was Canadian major junior.
This week, the collegiate prospects got going, with Arsenii Sergeev posting a shutout in his first weekend with Penn State and super sophomore Aydar Suniev notching a hat trick in UMass’ season-opener.
Up next? The Calgary Wranglers of the American Hockey League begin their season on Friday at the palatial, historic Scotiabank Saddledome. (Good seats still available!)
Let’s dive into the prospect update!

Andrew Basha – LW/C, Medicine Hat Tigers, WHL

18; Calgary’s second round pick (41st overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 5’11”, 174 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 5th-ranked prospect 2024
GP
G
A
P
P1
5v5
P
5v5
P1
SH
NHLe
Season to date
5
2
2
4
4
2
2
17
19.81
2023-24 (WHL)
63
30
55
85
69
52
41
189
33.41
Basha hasn’t quite hit his stride yet after Flames camp, but he continues to be pretty productive.
He scored a sweet goal on Wednesday, too.

Jacob Battaglia – LW, Kingston Frontenacs, OHL

18; Calgary’s second round pick (62nd overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 196 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 11th-ranked prospect 2024
GP
G
A
P
P1
5v5
P
5v5
P1
SH
NHLe
Season to date
5
5
7
12
12
9
9
20
63.57
2023-24 (OHL)
67
31
34
65
54
39
34
168
25.70
Battaglia has (at least) a point in every single game so far this season. He is among the OHL’s offensive leaders, and every single point he’s scored has been a primary point. He good.

Jake Boltmann – D, Northeastern University Huskies, NCAA/Hockey East

22; Calgary’s third round pick (80th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 188 pounds; shoots right
GP
G
A
P
P1
5v5
P
5v5
P1
SH
NHLe
Season to date
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2023-24 (NCAA)
30
0
2
2
2
2
2
36
1.82
The Flames still have Boltmann’s rights, we’re told, due to the mess that the COVID-19 pandemic created in terms of NCAA rights and whatnots. He’s a grad student and an alternate captain with Northeastern. They beat Quinnipiac in an exhibition game this weekend.

Matvei Gridin – RW, Shawinigan Cataractes, QMJHL

18; Calgary’s first round pick (28th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 182 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 6th-ranked prospect 2024
GP
G
A
P
P1
5v5
P
5v5
P1
SH
NHLe
Season to date
5
2
2
4
3
2
2
20
18.63
2023-24 (USHL)
60
38
45
83
67
49
42
208
31.76
Gridin hasn’t quite gotten his swagger going in the QMJHL, but he’s been productive offensively as he figures things out.

Axel Hurtig – D, Calgary Hitmen, WHL

19; Calgary’s seventh round pick (208th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 202 pounds; shoots left
GP
G
A
P
P1
5v5
P
5v5
P1
SH
NHLe
Season to date
6
0
1
1
0
1
0
6
4.13
2023-24 (J20)
27
3
8
11
7
11
7
54
15.10
Hurtig has been quietly effective for the Hitmen in his first few weeks of WHL action.

Eric Jamieson – D, Everett Silvertips, WHL

19; Calgary’s seventh round pick (208th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 200 pounds; shoots left
GP
G
A
P
P1
5v5
P
5v5
P1
SH
NHLe
Season to date
6
0
3
3
0
3
0
10
12.38
2023-24 (WHL)
66
10
22
32
21
27
18
174
12.01
A co-captain for Everett this season, Jamieson’s off to a nice offensive start.

Hunter Laing – C/RW, Prince George Cougars, WHL

18; Calgary’s sixth round pick (170th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’5″, 205 pounds; shoots right
GP
G
A
P
P1
5v5
P
5v5
P1
SH
NHLe
Season to date
7
4
2
6
5
4
3
14
21.23
2023-24 (WHL)
66
11
14
25
18
20
14
101
9.38
Last season, Laing had 11 goals. This season, he has four already. At this rate, he’ll catch up to last year’s totals rather quickly.

Cade Littler – C/RW, University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks, NCAA/Big 10

20; Calgary’s seventh round pick (219th overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 197 pounds; shoots right
GP
G
A
P
P1
5v5
P
5v5
P1
SH
NHLe
Season to date
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2023-24 (BCHL)
24
9
12
21
17
9
6
–
5.51
North Dakota played an exhibition game this weekend. Littler suited up on the right side of the fourth line, and they dressed five lines in the game. We’ll see how he’s utilized when the games start counting this week.

Henry Mews – D, Ottawa 67’s, OHL

18; Calgary’s third round pick (74th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’0″, 181 pounds; shoots right; FN’s 9th-ranked prospect 2024
GP
G
A
P
P1
5v5
P
5v5
P1
SH
NHLe
Season to date
4
0
4
4
2
0
0
16
26.49
2023-24 (OHL)
65
15
46
61
38
35
24
153
24.86
Good news: Mews has many points. Bad news: they’re all on the power play.

Luke Misa – LW/C, Brampton Steelheads, OHL

18; Calgary’s fifth round pick (150th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 5’10”, 170 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 13th-ranked prospect 2024
GP
G
A
P
P1
5v5
P
5v5
P1
SH
NHLe
Season to date
5
1
2
3
2
3
2
14
15.89
2023-24 (OHL)
66
26
55
81
56
58
39
210
32.51
Misa had a quiet offensive week, but he still generated a ton of shots.

Etienne Morin – D, Moncton Wildcats, QMJHL

19; Calgary’s second round pick (48th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’0″, 180 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 10th-ranked prospect 2024
GP
G
A
P
P1
5v5
P
5v5
P1
SH
NHLe
Season to date
4
2
1
3
3
2
2
14
17.47
2023-24 (QMJHL)
58
12
37
49
32
21
13
191
19.67
Morin had a goal and an assist this past week for Moncton.

Zayne Parekh – D, Saginaw Spirit, OHL

18; Calgary’s first round pick (9th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’0″, 179 pounds; shoots right; FN’s 1st-ranked prospect 2024
GP
G
A
P
P1
5v5
P
5v5
P1
SH
NHLe
Season to date
3
0
4
4
0
2
0
13
35.31
2023-24 (OHL)
66
33
63
96
66
54
39
224
38.53
Parekh played two games this week. He had a three assist game and a one assist game.

Aydar Suniev – LW/C, University of Massachusetts Minutemen, NCAA/Hockey East

19; Calgary’s third round pick (80th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’2″, 198 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 12th-ranked prospect 2024
GP
G
A
P
P1
5v5
P
5v5
P1
SH
NHLe
Season to date
1
3
0
3
3
3
3
7
96.68
2023-24 (NCAA)
35
12
13
25
19
16
12
100
23.02
Suniev scored three goals against Bentley, with his third goal standing up as the eventual game-winner. He’s a quarter of the way to matching his freshman year goal total already.

Daniil Chechelev – G, HC Vityaz, KHL

23; Calgary’s fourth round pick (96th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 187 pounds
GP
TOI
SV%
Season to date
–
–
–
2023-24 (VHL)
5
271
.908
Chechelev spent a few weeks in the second-tier VHL with Yunison-Moskva, dressing three times as backup. He’s been up in the KHL with Vityaz since the third week in September, serving as their third goaltender. He has yet to play a second of any games of consequence this season.

Arsenii Sergeev – G, Penn State University Nittany Lions, NCAA/Big 10

21; Calgary’s seventh round pick (205th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 192 pounds
GP
TOI
SV%
Season to date
2
123
.948
2023-24 (NCAA)
16
934
.913
After an off-season transfer from the University of Connecticut, Sergeev began his run as Penn State’s starter with a pair of games against the University of Alaska (Fairbanks). He backstopped the Nittany Lions to an overtime win, then followed up with a shutout the following night.

Yegor Yegorov – G, HC Tambov, VHL / MHC Tambov, NMHL

19; Calgary’s sixth round pick (176th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 183 pounds
GP
TOI
SV%
VHL season to date
3
100
.837
NMHL season to date
2
124
.917
2023-24 (MHL)
25
1319
.917
Yegorov had a busy week. He got his first pro start for Tambov (in the VHL), a 4-1 loss, on Oct. 4. Then he was assigned to their junior team, MHC Tambov in the second-tier NMHL. He backstopped his junior team to a win on Oct. 6 and an shootout loss on Oct. 7.

Kirill Zarubin – G, AKM Tula, MHL

18; Calgary’s third round pick (84th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 178 pounds; FN’s 19th-ranked prospect 2024
GP
TOI
SV%
Season to date
5
268
.905
2023-24 (MHL)
45
2473
.927
After being backup for a while, Zarubin had his first start this week since Sept. 27. He was sharp in a 3-2 overtime win against Diamond Cherepovets.

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