I didn't catch this until this morning, but it appears Henry Mews was injured when he sustained this hit in last night's game and did not play after it occurred early in the 1st period.
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The Flames’ blueline prospects are downright fascinating
Photo credit: David Moll/Calgary Wranglers
If you’ve heard news about the Calgary Flames’ prospects lately, it’s probably been about one of their young defencemen.
On the “bad news” side of the spectrum, Henry Mews’ freshman season at the University of Michigan has ended prematurely due to a lower-body injury suffered this past weekend. Mews was in the midst of a great season, serving as the point-man on the Wolverines’ terrifying power play.
But meanwhile, we’ve seen some defenders have some good weeks.
Zayne Parekh played his 10th NHL game, which means his entry-level deal is kicking in. Hunter Brzustewicz continues his strong play with the Wranglers and is scoring at just below a point-per-game pace… as a 21-year-old AHL defender. And Yan Kuznetsov, who’s impressed over the last two seasons as a partner for Brzustewicz (and now Jeremie Poirier), was called up to the Flames on Tuesday.
Let’s dive into this week’s statistical update!
Andrew Basha – LW/RW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
19; Calgary’s second round pick (41st overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 5’11”, 174 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 8th-ranked prospect 2025
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14.94 |
2024-25 (WHL) | 23 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 73 | 31.22 |
Basha registered an assist this week.
Jacob Battaglia – LW/RW, Kingston Frontenacs, OHL
19; Calgary’s second round pick (62nd overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 196 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 7th-ranked prospect 2025
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 13 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 24.45 |
2024-25 (OHL) | 68 | 40 | 50 | 90 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 239 | 35.06 |
Battaglia scored a goal and an assist in a pair of weekend games.
Parker Bell – LW/RW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
21; Calgary’s fifth round pick (155th overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 192 pounds; shoots left
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.00 |
2024-25 (AHL) | 61 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 67 | 7.84 |
Bell is still waiting on his first point of the season.
Hunter Brzustewicz – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
20; Vancouver’s third round pick (75th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; Acquired in a trade with Vancouver; 6’0″, 190 pounds; shoots right; FN’s 3rd-ranked prospect 2025
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 31.88 |
2024-25 (AHL) | 70 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 75 | 18.22 |
Brzustewicz scored a goal this week.
Nick Cicek – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
25; free agent signing; 6’3″, 201 pounds; shoots left
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15.94 |
2024-25 (DEL) | 50 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 75 | 9.81 |
Cicek had an assist this week.
Lucas Ciona – LW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
22; Calgary’s sixth round pick (173rd overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 210 pounds; shoots left
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5.69 |
2024-25 (AHL) | 68 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 91 | 12.89 |
Ciona was held off the scoresheet over two games.
Matvei Gridin – RW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
19; Calgary’s first round pick (28th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 182 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 4th-ranked prospect 2025
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 54.80 |
2024-25 (QMJHL) | 56 | 36 | 43 | 79 | 58 | 40 | 32 | 236 | 32.85 |
Gridin had a goal and three assists over three games this week. He’s among the most productive rookies in the AHL.
Artem Grushnikov – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
22; Dallas’ second round pick (48th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; Acquired in a trade with Dallas; 6’1″, 203 pounds; shoots left
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
2024-25 (AHL) | 61 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 3.27 |
Grushnikov had zero points over two games.
Trevor Hoskin – RW, Merrimack College Warriors, NCAA
21; Calgary’s fourth round pick (106th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 175 pounds; shoots right
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 32.23 |
2024-25 (NCAA) | 36 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 80 | 17.23 |
Hoskin registered an assist this weekend.
Axel Hurtig – D, Calgary Hitmen, WHL
20; 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 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 6.19 |
2024-25 (WHL) | 55 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 66 | 7.20 |
Hurtig had a busy week with four games, but his only point was a stat correction from the week prior.
Eric Jamieson – D, University of Denver Pioneers, NCAA
20; Calgary’s seventh round pick (208th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 200 pounds; shoots left
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 27.00 |
2024-25 (WHL) | 66 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 175 | 13.51 |
Jamieson had a goal and an assist this weekend.
Rory Kerins – C, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
23; Calgary’s sixth round pick (174th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 5’10”, 175 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 15th-ranked prospect 2025
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 43.84 |
2024-25 (AHL) | 63 | 33 | 28 | 61 | 52 | 40 | 35 | 135 | 38.59 |
Kerins had a goal and an assist this week.
Carter King – C, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
23; free agent signing; 5’11”, 190 pounds; shoots left
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4.43 |
2024-25 (NCAA) | 44 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 116 | 35.18 |
King scored his first goal of the season this week.
Yan Kuznetsov – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
23; Calgary’s second round pick (50th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 209 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 19th-ranked prospect 2025
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7.97 |
2024-25 (AHL) | 72 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 95 | 11.62 |
Kuznetsov was called up to the Flames on Tuesday morning.
Hunter Laing – C/RW, Saskatoon Blades, WHL
19; 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 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 41 | 24.76 |
2024-25 (WHL) | 64 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 40 | 35 | 29 | 153 | 18.57 |
Laing had a goal and an assist this week, continuing his point-per-game pace.
Aidan Lane – LW/RW, Harvard University Crimson, NCAA
18; Calgary’s sixth round pick (176th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 192 pounds; shoots right
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11.48 |
2024-25 (OHL) | 13 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 36 | 26.49 |
Lane scored his first college goal on Tuesday night.
Jakob Leander – D, HV71, U20 Nationell
18; Calgary’s seventh round pick (208th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 196 pounds; shoots right
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 4.37 |
2024-25 (J20) | 39 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 2.52 |
Leander had no points over two games.
Jaden Lipinski – C, University of Maine Black Bears, NCAA
20; Calgary’s fourth round pick (112th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 204 pounds; shoots right
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 24.17 |
2024-25 (WHL) | 59 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 45 | 30 | 27 | 134 | 24.34 |
Lipinski had an assist this weekend.
Cade Littler – C, University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks, NCAA
21; 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 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 18.00 |
2024-25 (NCAA) | 33 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 9.82 |
Littler played once and was scratched once.
Yan Matveiko – C, Krasnaya Armiya Moskva, MHL
19; Calgary’s seventh round pick (211th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 150 pounds; shoots left
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 19 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 30 | 12.34 |
2024-25 (MHL) | 42 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 68 | 6.70 |
Matveiko had four points over two games this week. He’s nearly matched last season’s goal and point output.
Henry Mews – D, University of Michigan Wolverines, NCAA
19; Calgary’s third round pick (74th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’0″, 181 pounds; shoots right; FN’s 6th-ranked prospect 2025
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 10 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 24.58 |
2024-25 (OHL) | 68 | 14 | 68 | 82 | 51 | 40 | 27 | 233 | 31.94 |
Mews had two assists this week (and a stat correction assist added from a prior week). Sadly, he’s out for the season after suffering an injury.
Luke Misa – LW/C, Penn State University Nittany Lions, NCAA
19; Calgary’s fifth round pick (150th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 5’10”, 170 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 13th-ranked prospect 2025
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5.46 |
2024-25 (OHL) | 67 | 34 | 51 | 85 | 58 | 63 | 43 | 211 | 33.60 |
Misa scored his first NCAA goal this weekend.
Etienne Morin – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
20; Calgary’s second round pick (48th overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft; 6’0″, 180 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 10th-ranked prospect 2025
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
2024-25 (QMJHL) | 62 | 14 | 44 | 58 | 29 | 40 | 24 | 222 | 21.79 |
I’ve had a lot of folks asking me about Morin, so here’s the deal. He’s played twice. But he’s 20 and the Flames don’t want to throw him to the wolves, so he needs a specific type of defensive partner. The challenge is that the Wranglers’ right side options are Hunter Brzustewicz, Jeremie Poirier and Daniil Miromanov right now, none of which seem ideal fits for a 20-year-old who’s learning the pro game. As such: Morin’s being eased in.
But sooner or later, he’s going to need to play somewhere.
Mace’o Phillips – D, Green Bay Gamblers, USHL
18; Calgary’s third round pick (80th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 6’6″, 228 pounds; shoots left
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8.61 |
2024-25 (USHL) | 25 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 2.76 |
Phillips was injured in a fight a couple weeks back and hasn’t played since.
Jeremie Poirier – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
23; Calgary’s third round pick (72nd overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 196 pounds; shoots left
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8.86 |
2024-25 (AHL) | 71 | 5 | 37 | 42 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 132 | 23.57 |
Poirier had no points this week.
Cullen Potter – C, Arizona State University Sun Devils, NCAA
18; Calgary’s first round pick (32nd overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 5’10”, 172 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 5th-ranked prospect 2025
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 22.50 |
2024-25 (NCAA) | 35 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 118 | 22.63 |
Potter had a goal and an assist this weekend.
Cole Reschny – C, University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks, NCAA
18; Calgary’s first round pick (18th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 5’11”, 183 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 2nd-ranked prospect 2025
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 22.50 |
2024-25 (WHL) | 62 | 26 | 66 | 92 | 70 | 48 | 46 | 213 | 36.75 |
Reschny had an assist this weekend.
Theo Stockselius – C, Djurgårdens IF, U20 Nationell/SHL
18; Calgary’s second round pick (54th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 6’2″, 181 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 12th-ranked prospect 2025
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
U20 season to date | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 21.09 |
SHL season to date | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
2024-25 (J20) | 40 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 38 | 35 | 29 | 93 | 20.91 |
Via the Flames site, Stockselius suffered a cut from a skate on Oct. 8 and hasn’t played since. (He was replaced on the Swedish national junior team for their upcoming 5 Nations event, which suggests he may be out a little bit longer still.)
William Strömgren – LW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
22; Calgary’s second round pick (45th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 175 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 16th-ranked prospect 2025
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 31.88 |
2024-25 (AHL) | 70 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 35 | 26 | 20 | 107 | 27.90 |
Strömgren had three assists this week.
Aydar Suniev – LW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
20; Calgary’s third round pick (80th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’2″, 198 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 9th-ranked prospect 2025
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7.97 |
2024-25 (NCAA) | 35 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 31 | 21 | 17 | 119 | 34.99 |
Suniev had a goal this week.
Ethan Wyttenbach – RW, Quinnipiac University Bobcats, NCAA
18; Calgary’s fifth round pick (144th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 5’10”, 180 pounds; shoots right; FN’s 20th-ranked prospect 2025
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 25.51 |
2024-25 (USHL) | 44 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 42 | 38 | 30 | 127 | 26.61 |
Wyttenbach had a goal and an assist this week. His goal was pretty impressive.
Straight. Filth. #BobcatNation x #NCAAHockey
Owen Say – G, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
24; free agent signing; 6’2″, 185 pounds
GP | TOI | SV% | |
Season to date | 4 | 239 | .898 |
2024-25 (NCAA) | 27 | 1531 | .920 |
Say started once and picked up his second pro win.
Arsenii Sergeev – G, Rapid City Rush, ECHL
21; Calgary’s seventh round pick (205th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 192 pounds
GP | TOI | SV% | |
Season to date | 3 | 179 | .919 |
2024-25 (NCAA) | 33 | 1982 | .919 |
Sergeev started once and lost.
Yegor Yegorov – G, MHK Spartak-MAX, MHL
20; Calgary’s sixth round pick (176th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 183 pounds
GP | TOI | SV% | |
Season to date | 10 | 613 | .932 |
2024-25 (MHL) | 20 | 1032 | .904 |
Yegorov started once and won.
Kirill Zarubin – G, AKM Tula, MHL
19; Calgary’s third round pick (84th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 178 pounds; FN’s 18th-ranked prospect 2025
GP | TOI | SV% | |
Season to date | 15 | 871 | .926 |
2024-25 (MHL) | 21 | 1157 | .935 |
Zarubin started once and won.
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