Holidays are over, back to work.

In case you missed it:

  • Here’s the last update from two weeks ago.
  • Your Hitmen report.
  • We took a look at our top 20 prospects from this summer and did some rethinking:
  • World Juniors is happening, and we’ve been keeping tabs on how Flames prospects are coming along:
  • Transaction news!

Dillon Dube – F, Stockton Heat, AHL – X

GP
G
A
P
5v5 P
P1
5v5 P1
NHLe
Up to date
8
1
7
8
5
4
2
39.85
Change from last week
3
1
3
4
3
3
2
+7.97
Before coming up to Calgary, Dube put in a good body of work, picking up four points in three games. Will he stay in Calgary?

Zach Fischer – RW, Kansas City Mavericks, ECHL

GP
G
A
P
5v5 P
P1
5v5 P1
NHLe
Up to date
19
0
3
3
3
2
2
3.63
Change from last week
5
0
1
1
1
1
1
+0.35
Picked up an assist in KC’s New Year’s Eve game.

Spencer Foo – RW, Stockton Heat

GP
G
A
P
5v5 P
P1
5v5 P1
NHLe
Up to date
32
9
7
16
9
12
7
19.93
Change from last week
6
1
1
2
1
1
1
-1.54
For reasons we’ll see later, Foo’s window as a feasible NHL prospect is likely closed. If he scored a bit more often, you might wonder if he’s worth a spin, but he’s not even close to the conversation right now.

Glenn Gawdin – C/RW, Stockton Heat

GP
G
A
P
5v5 P
P1
5v5 P1
NHLe
Up to date
28
6
6
12
3
12
3
17.08
Change from last week
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1.21
Likely injured. No word on what it is (if it even is an injury, though it would be weird if they were healthy scratching him) or how long he’ll be out.

Josh Healey – D, Stockton Heat

GP
G
A
P
5v5 P
P1
5v5 P1
NHLe
Up to date
26
1
4
5
5
3
3
7.66
Change from last week
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1.4
Back from a three-game suspension.

D’Artagnan Joly – RW/C, Rimouski Oceanic

GP
G
A
P
5v5 P
P1
5v5 P1
NHLe
Up to date
34
12
16
28
17
21
13
19.18
Change from last week
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
-0.35
Since we last checked in on Joly, he’s been traded again. After forcing his way out of a toxic situation in Baie-Comeau, he landed with Victoriaville, who promptly flipped him to Rimouski without Joly ever suiting up for the Tigres.
He’s done well so far for his new team, picking up the late game-tying goal for the Oceanic in his first game, and an assist in his third game.

Pavel Karnaukhov – LW/C, CSKA Moscow, KHL/Zvezda, VHL

GP
G
A
P
5v5 P
P1
5v5 P1
NHLe
Up to date (KHL)
19
3
4
7
7
6
6
24.29
Change from last week
5
2
2
4
4
4
4
+6.31
Up to date (VHL)
9
4
1
5
5
5
5
17.31
Change from last week
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Don’t look now, but Karnaukhov is actually having a great year in the KHL. He’s struggled to get to Russia’s top league, but now he’s arrived and looking comfortable. I don’t think the Flames will ever sign him – the link was probably severed when he fled the WHL – but his recent strong play is something worth keeping an eye on. The Flames own his rights in perpetuity, so it’s not like there’s a deadline to bring him over.

Demetrious Koumontzis – LW, Arizona State University, NCAA (Independent)

GP
G
A
P
5v5 P
P1
5v5 P1
NHLe
Up to date
22
1
9
10
4
9
3
13.46
Change from last week
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1.34
Back from break, but no points for Koumontzis.

Oliver Kylington – D, Stockton Heat – X

GP
G
A
P
5v5 P
P1
5v5 P1
NHLe
Up to date
18
7
7
14
8
10
8
31
Change from last week
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Still in Calgary. I’ve been tempted to remove him from this list, but I know as soon as I do he’ll be reassigned to Stockton.

Linus Lindstrom – C/LW, Skelleftea AIK, SHL

GP
G
A
P
5v5 P
P1
5v5 P1
NHLe
Up to date
26
1
1
2
2
1
1
2.46
Change from last week
5
0
1
1
1
0
0
+0.96
Finally got his second point of the season. Still on the fourth line, though.

Ryan Lomberg – LW, Stockton Heat

GP
G
A
P
5v5 P
P1
5v5 P1
NHLe
Up to date
22
3
4
7
5
5
3
12.68
Change from last week
3
1
0
1
1
1
1
+0.1
With Calgary healing up, he’s probably in Stockton for the long term. Picking up a key goal in a comeback effort against San Jose probably helps his case to come back up.

Andrew Mangiapane – LW/C, Stockton Heat

GP
G
A
P
5v5 P
P1
5v5 P1
NHLe
Up to date
13
7
7
14
8
10
7
42.92
Change from last week
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
On the IR. Once he clears, he’s likely headed back down to Stockton.

Mitchell Mattson – C/LW, Michigan State, NCAA (Big 10)

GP
G
A
P
5v5 P
P1
5v5 P1
NHLe
Up to date
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Change from last week
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
MSU played this week, but Mattson didn’t. Recurring theme.

Adam Ollas Mattsson – D, Stockton Heat

GP
G
A
P
5v5 P
P1
5v5 P1
NHLe
Up to date
30
3
6
9
6
5
3
11.96
Change from last week
5
1
1
2
1
1
0
+0.8
A goal and an assist for AOM, who continues to make a strong case for an ELC.

Andrew Nielsen – D, Stockton Heat

GP
G
A
P
5v5 P
P1
5v5 P1
NHLe
Up to date
16
0
5
5
3
3
2
12.45
Change from last week
6
0
1
1
1
1
1
-3.49
Cooling off after a hot start with the Heat.

Mathias Emilio Pettersen – C/LW, Denver Pioneers, NCAA (NCHC)

GP
G
A
P
5v5 P
P1
5v5 P1
NHLe
Up to date
16
5
12
15
7
10
4
38.25
Change from last week
4
0
3
3
2
2
1
-0.32
Back in action, and still racking up the points. Obviously, he was never going to keep up the 2.0 PPG pace he started the season with, but I’m curious to see how he’ll finish heading into the NCAA hockey stretch.

Matthew Phillips – RW, Stockton Heat

GP
G
A
P
5v5 P
P1
5v5 P1
NHLe
Up to date
29
9
10
19
6
7
6
26.11
Change from last week
6
4
6
10
0
0
0
+10.52
To bring it back to what I said about Foo earlier, Phillips has completely usurped him for Stockton. It’s impressive that Phillips has stepped up for Stockton, especially with the roster uncertainty and injuries they’ve piled up among their forwards. Phillips was definitely going to take time to acclimate to the pros, but he appears to be further along than what we thought. Contingent on him keeping up the torrid pace, however.

Brett Pollock – LW/C, Stockton Heat

GP
G
A
P
5v5 P
P1
5v5 P1
NHLe
Up to date
27
2
8
10
7
6
4
14.76
Change from last week
5
2
2
4
2
4
2
+3.89
Pollock has also stepped up. He may be further away than Phillips, but positive development is positive development. He started heating up around this point last year, so maybe he’s finally found his form.

Martin Pospisil – C/LW, Sioux City Musketeers, USHL

GP
G
A
P
5v5 P
P1
5v5 P1
NHLe
Up to date
22
11
23
34
18
26
12
38.67
Change from last week
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
At the WJC! He only has an assist through four games, but he has been getting under the skin of his opponents.

Rushan Rafikov – D, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, KHL

GP
G
A
P
5v5 P
P1
5v5 P1
NHLe
Up to date
35
3
6
9
6
6
5
16.95
Change from last week
6
0
1
1
0
0
0
-1.23
Played six games, picked up an assist.

Milos Roman – C, Vancouver Giants, WHL

GP
G
A
P
5v5 P
P1
5v5 P1
NHLe
Up to date
30
16
13
29
12
25
8
23.94
Change from last week
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Also at the WJC. Has two goals and an assist.

Adam Ruzicka – C/LW, Sarnia Sting, OHL

GP
G
A
P
5v5 P
P1
5v5 P1
NHLe
Up to date
33
11
24
35
16
25
13
28.09
Change from last week
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Like Roman, Captain Slovakia has two goals and an assist thus far at the WJC.

Kerby Rychel – F, Stockton Heat

GP
G
A
P
5v5 P
P1
5v5 P1
NHLe
Up to date
30
15
12
27
19
19
13
35.87
Change from last week
5
2
4
6
3
4
2
+2.39
Picked up where he left off in Stockton.

Filip Sveningsson – LW, IK Oskarshamn, Allsvenskan

GP
G
A
P
5v5 P
P1
5v5 P1
NHLe
Up to date
25
9
9
18
8
13
7
35.19
Change from last week
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
At the WJC. No points in three games. He’s playing through illness, however, as he missed Sweden’s most recent game.

Eetu Tuulola – RW, HPK, SM-Liiga

GP
G
A
P
5v5 P
P1
5v5 P1
NHLe
Up to date
36
6
14
20
8
13
6
20.59
Change from last week
4
0
3
3
0
1
0
-0.41
After a few silent weeks from Tuulola, he bounced back with three assists in his last two games, all coming on the powerplay.

Rinat Valiev – D, Stockton Heat

GP
G
A
P
5v5 P
P1
5v5 P1
NHLe
Up to date
23
0
5
5
3
2
2
8.66
Change from last week
2
0
2
2
0
0
0
+2.97
Valiev picked up two assists, and then got hurt.

Dmitri Zavgorodniy – C/LW, Rimouski Oceanic, QMJHL

GP
G
A
P
5v5 P
P1
5v5 P1
NHLe
Up to date
37
19
23
42
23
30
17
28.08
Change from last week
3
0
1
1
1
0
0
-1.64
Just an assist from Zavgorodniy this week.

Jon Gillies – G, Stockton Heat

GP
TOI
SV%
Up to date
22
1135
0.865
Change from last week
4
210
+0.004
He had a mixed week. Started off stellar with a 0.929 SV% against Bakersfield, followed it up with two stinkers against Iowa and Tucson (0.822, 0.815 respectively) and finished with a relief appearance shutout on 14 shots.

Mason McDonald – G, Kansas City Mavericks

GP
TOI
SV%
Up to date
12
674
0.907
Change from last week
1
60
+0.006
Played in one game this week (0.967 SV%) after a brief disappearance. Might be injured, because Nick Schneider hasn’t been playing well yet hasn’t received the hook in any of his games.

Tyler Parsons – G, Stockton Heat

GP
TOI
SV%
Up to date
6
304
0.880
Change from last week
3
138
+0.049
Has had a really stellar return for Stockton. Nearly shut out Iowa (0.969 SV%) and had an exceptional 39-save performance against Tucson (0.951 SV%). He did crumple against San Jose on New Year’s Eve, allowing six before getting pulled midway through the second (0.806 SV%). His defence didn’t help a lot, allowing 31 shots by about the halfway mark of the game.

Nick Schneider – G, Kansas City Mavericks

GP
TOI
SV%
ECHL Up to date
10
602
0.894
Change from last week
5
300
-0.013
AHL Up to date
11
220.16
0.922
Change from last week
–
–
–
Schneider has the starter’s net in KC, but hasn’t been doing too well. He’s allowed three or more goals in each of his appearances this week.