Someway, somehow, it’s mid November. A few hockey teams and leagues have hit snags as they try to navigate the pandemic. A few more are beginning their schedules. The hockey world keeps on turning.
Let’s check in on the prospects, shall we?
In case you missed it:
- Last week’s update
- Michigan State (Josh Nodler and Mitchell Mattson) begin play on Thursday against Arizona State.
- Connecticut (Yan Kuznetsov) was supposed to begin play this week, but their intended opponent, Vermont, has decided they won’t begin play until Dec. 18. Ah, 2020.
- Jakob Pelletier and Connor Zary are in Red Deer for Hockey Canada’s World Junior selection camp.
Jake Boltmann- D, Lincoln Stars, USHL
GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
Up to date | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Change from last week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Boltmann played one game, and had the other postponed due to safety requirements not being met. Ah, 2020.
Lucas Feuk- LW, AIK, Allsvenskan/Superelit
GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
Allsvenskan up to date | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.19 |
Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Superelit up to date | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19.78 |
Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
As noted last week, the entire Superelit league has been paused until the end of 2020 due to COVID-19 flare-ups. The AIK pro team is also experiencing an outbreak, so at least for the time being Feuk is idle because there’s nowhere for him to play.
Ryan Francis- C, Cape Breton Eagles, QMJHL
GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
Up to date | 14 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 29.94 |
Change from last week | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +0.83 |
The good news: Francis had three points in two games. The bad news: the Eagles lost both of their weekend games.
Glenn Gawdin- C, EHC Visp, Swiss League
GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
Up to date | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Gawdin’s time with Visp has ended. His debut was delayed by a week due to COVID-19 cancelling some of their games, and he ended up only playing a single game. He’s headed back to North America to prepare for the NHL season. (He’ll be removed from this rundown next week.)
Johannes Kinnvall- D, HV71, SHL
GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
Up to date | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 67.20 |
Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
HV71 was off again this week due to a COVID-19 outbreak on the team. They’re scheduled to be back in action on Nov. 19, but the situation is obviously fluid.
Demetrios Koumontzis- LW, Arizona State Sun Devils, Independent
GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
Up to date | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Arizona State lost a pair of weekend games to Michigan by a combined score of 11-1. Koumontzis was pointless with a minus-3 rating, which actually was about average for his team.
Ilya Nikolayev- C, Buran Voronezh, VHL / Loko Yaroslavl, MHL
GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
VHL up to date | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13.36 |
Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0.54 |
MHL up to date | 12 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 23.10 |
Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Nikolayev had a quietly productive week, playing a regular shift and getting a point. He’s carving out a niche for himself as a reliable two-way pro centre as a 19-year-old.
Jakob Pelletier- LW, Val-d’Or Foreurs, QMJHL
GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
Up to date | 9 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 33.64 |
Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +0.37 |
Pelletier’s off to World Junior camp and boasting some nice offensive numbers. It’s also worth noting that he’s shooting 6.5%, roughly half of his career average, so potentially we could see pucks start going in for him in bunches when he returns to action for Val-d’Or – possibly not until 2021.
Jeremie Poirier- D, Saint John Sea Dogs, QMJHL
GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
Up to date | 14 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 23.29 |
Change from last week | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +1.94 |
Poirier had two games this weekend. In one, he had zero points in a 9-2 win. In the next, he had a hat trick in a 4-3 win. This is very much who he seems to be.
Martin Pospisil- C/LW, HC Kosice, Tipsport Liga
GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
Up to date | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | n/a |
Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
Kosice’s opponent (MHK 32 Liptovsky Mikulas) on Sunday no-showed the game, despite travelling to town. They played two other games this week and Pospisil was fine.
Ilya Solovyov- D, Dynamo Minsk, KHL
GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
KHL up to date | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10.96 |
Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2.19 |
Solovyov generated an assist! He was originally credited with a goal, but it was changed after the game.
Filip Sveningsson- LW, MODO Hockey, Allsvenskan
GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
Up to date | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7.51 |
Change from last week | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.34 |
Sveningsson had a busy week. He played four times. Unfortunately, he had zero points across those games.
Eetu Tuulola- RW, Vasterviks IK, Allsvenskan / SaiPa, SM-Liiga
GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
Allsvenskan up to date | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8.88 |
Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
SM-Liiga up to date | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Tuulola’s loan with Vasterviks in Sweden has come to an end, but he’s caught on with SaiPa in Finland on a loan.
Juuso Valimaki- D, Tampereen Ilves, SM-Liiga
GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
Up to date | 14 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 36.98 |
Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +3.08 |
Valimaki is back to scoring at a point per game pace, and is leading defensive scorer in SM-Liiga. He remains one of the top players in Finland’s top pro league.
Dmitri Zavgorodniy- C/RW, SKA St. Petersburg, KHL
GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
Up to date | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 39.46 |
Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Zavgorodniy was scratched in three games this week as SKA leans on some of their younger players as they prepare for the World Juniors. They still have a bunch of extra bodies kicking around.
Daniil Chechelev- G, Russkie Vityazi Chekhov, MHL / HC Ryazan, VHL
GP | TOI | SV% | |
MHL up to date | 10 | 571 | 0.943 |
Change from last week | – | – | – |
VHL up to date | 7 | 322 | 0.910 |
Change from last week | 1 | 60 | -0.028 |
Chechelev has looked human lately. He’s given up nine goals over two games over the past two weeks. Since getting lit up, he’s dressed as backup twice.
Artyom Zagidulin- G, Metallurg Magnitigorsk, KHL
GP | TOI | SV% | |
Up to date | 5 | 226 | 0.869 |
Change from last week | – | – | – |
Zagidulin remains on Metallurg’s injured list.
