If you’re a fan of watching the up-and-comers within the Calgary Flames’ system play hockey, we’ve got some disappointing news for you: Santa is visiting soon.

It’s the holiday season, friends, and that means spending time with friends and family, sharing festive cheer, and most college and junior leagues having a bit of a breather when it comes to hockey games.

The Western Hockey League is off between Dec. 19-26.
The Ontario Hockey League is off between Dec. 21-27.
The Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League is off between Dec. 15-27. (We’re not sure how they finagled the longest break in the CHL.)
Most college conferences are already off, and will remain so until Dec. 28 (if not later).
Heck, even the Wranglers are off between Dec. 23-29.

In the meantime, we strongly recommend checking out such great international events as the World Juniors and the Spengler Cup.

As we wait for Santa to shimmy down the chimney, here’s our weekly check-in with the Flames’ prospects.

Jonathan Aspirot – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

25; signed as a free agent; 6’0″, 200 pounds; shoots left

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	23	2	12	14	8	8	4	21	24.26
2023-24 (AHL)	66	6	27	33	19	12	9	94	19.93

Aspirot had two assists in three games.

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

19; 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	22	9	18	27	23	10	8	71	30.39
2023-24 (WHL)	63	30	55	85	69	52	41	189	33.41

After a quiet return from injury last week, Basha had five points over three games this week.

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	32	19	22	41	35	26	22	109	33.94
2023-24 (OHL)	67	31	34	65	54	39	34	168	25.70

Battaglia had four points over three games – slow by his standards, but he still stands as one of the most productive players in the OHL.

Parker Bell – LW/C, 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	22	3	1	4	4	4	4	21	7.25
2023-24 (WHL)	59	33	31	64	50	35	31	231	26.86

Bell had an assist over three games.

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

23; 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	13	0	7	7	0	7	0	4	14.70
2023-24 (NCAA)	30	0	2	2	2	2	2	36	1.82

Boltmann had no points this week.

Hunter Brzustewicz – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

19; 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 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	26	1	8	9	3	5	3	16	13.79
2023-24 (OHL)	67	13	79	92	46	65	34	140	36.37

Brzustewicz is starting to find his comfort with the puck. He had his first professional goal as part of a two point week.

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Lucas Ciona – LW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

21; 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	23	2	9	11	9	7	6	26	19.06
2023-24 (AHL)	55	4	2	6	5	6	5	67	4.35

Ciona had no points this week.

Matt Coronato – RW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

22; Calgary’s first round pick (13th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; 5’10”, 183 pounds; shoots right

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	2	2	0	2	2	2	2	6	39.85
2023-24 (AHL)	41	15	27	42	28	27	17	140	40.82

Coronato is in the NHL.

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	29	15	20	35	22	17	12	113	28.11
2023-24 (USHL)	60	38	45	83	67	49	42	208	31.76

Gridin moved into the lead in points on the Cataractes with a four assist week.

Artem Grushnikov – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

21; Dallas’ second round pick (48th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; Acquired in a trade with Dallas; 6’1″, 203 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 17th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	21	0	1	1	1	1	1	17	1.90
2023-24 (AHL)	63	1	5	6	5	6	5	65	3.80

Grushnikov returned from injury in Sunday’s game.

Sam Honzek – LW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

20; Calgary’s first round pick (16th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 186 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 4th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	17	4	7	11	7	6	4	19	25.79
2023-24 (WHL)	33	10	21	31	22	16	11	86	23.26

Honzek is starting to find his swagger. He had four points this week.

Trevor Hoskin – RW, Niagara University Purple Eagles, NCAA/AHA

20; 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	18	5	10	15	12	10	9	31	13.26
2023-24 (OJHL)	52	42	58	100	85	60	50	189	5.36

Niagara’s in their winter break. They’re back at it in January.

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	28	2	5	7	5	5	3	28	6.19
2023-24 (J20)	27	3	8	11	7	11	7	54	15.10

Hurtig had a goal and an assist in his lone game this week. He’s departed the Hitmen for the World Juniors.

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	32	7	14	21	13	16	10	85	16.25
2023-24 (WHL)	66	10	22	32	21	27	18	174	12.01

Playing alongside Landon DuPont has its perks. Among them? Points. Jamieson had five points this week.

Joni Jurmo – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL / Rapid City Rush, ECHL

22; Vancouver’s third round pick (82nd overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; Acquired in a trade with Vancouver; 6’3″, 190 pounds; shoots left

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
AHL season to date	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.00
ECHL season to date	9	2	5	7	6	4	4	12	17.86
2023-24 (Liiga)	46	1	4	5	3	4	3	63	4.03

Jurmo played twice, but was bumped to the press box when Artem Grushnikov returned from injury on Sunday.

Rory Kerins – C, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

22; Calgary’s sixth round pick (174th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 5’10”, 175 pounds; shoots left

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	27	18	11	29	24	20	18	71	42.80
2023-24 (AHL)	54	16	16	32	27	22	18	115	23.62

Kerins had two points this week. He’s tied for the AHL lead in points and is tied for second in the AHL in goals.

Adam Klapka – RW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

24; Free agent signing; 6’8″, 235 pounds; shoots right; FN’s 15th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	13	7	5	12	11	8	8	49	36.79
2023-24 (AHL)	65	21	24	45	34	31	22	182	27.59

Klapka had two goals this week.

Yan Kuznetsov – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

22; Calgary’s second round pick (50th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 209 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 20th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	27	2	6	8	5	8	5	36	11.81
2023-24 (AHL)	63	5	8	13	9	12	8	88	8.22

Kuznetsov didn’t hit the scoresheet this week.

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	30	9	11	20	16	16	13	61	16.51
2023-24 (WHL)	66	11	14	25	18	20	14	101	9.38

Laing had two assists during a busy four game week.

Jaden Lipinski – C, Calgary Wranglers, AHL / Vancouver Giants, WHL

19; Calgary’s fourth round pick (112th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 204 pounds; shoots right; FN’s 16th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
WHL season to date	22	3	12	15	14	11	9	46	16.88
AHL season to date	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
2023-24 (WHL)	67	24	42	66	47	33	23	181	24.39

Lipinski registered zero points this week, and actually lost a previously-credited assist after a stat correction.

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

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	17	2	2	4	3	4	3	12	8.47
2023-24 (BCHL)	24	9	12	21	17	9	6	–	5.51

Little had no points this week, playing as centre on North Dakota’s fourth line.

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	30	8	33	41	27	16	11	134	36.20
2023-24 (OHL)	65	15	46	61	38	35	24	153	24.86

Mews currently leads the 67’s in points. He had seven points this week.

Luke Misa – LW/C, Brampton Steelheads, OHL

19; 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	30	19	26	45	32	33	24	90	39.73
2023-24 (OHL)	66	26	55	81	56	58	39	210	32.51

Misa had seven points this week.

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	29	7	22	29	16	17	12	93	23.29
2023-24 (QMJHL)	58	12	37	49	32	21	13	191	19.67

A two point week made Morin the all-time points leader among Wildcats defenders.

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Sam Morton – C, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

25; Free agent signing; 6’0″, 185 pounds; shoots left

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	27	5	11	16	12	7	5	51	23.62
2023-24 (NCAA)	37	24	10	34	32	20	19	151	24.00

Morin had no points this week.

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	26	10	25	35	25	17	12	111	35.65
2023-24 (OHL)	66	33	63	96	66	54	39	224	38.53

Parekh was cut from the Canadian national junior team, but returned to the Spirit and registered an assist.

Jakob Pelletier – RW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

23; Calgary’s first round pick (26th overall) in the 2019 NHL Draft; 5’9″, 170 pounds; shoots left

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	20	3	16	19	11	12	7	41	37.86
2023-24 (AHL)	18	5	7	12	8	7	6	45	26.57

Pelletier is in the NHL.

Jeremie Poirier – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

22; Calgary’s third round pick (72nd overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 196 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 7th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	27	2	8	10	5	7	3	56	14.76
2023-24 (AHL)	23	3	10	13	5	5	2	44	22.53

Poirier had no points this week.

Ilya Solovyov – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

24; Calgary’s seventh round pick (205th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 208 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 14th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	23	4	11	15	6	13	6	27	25.99
2023-24 (AHL)	51	5	10	15	10	14	10	88	11.72

Solovyov registered one assist this week.

William Strömgren – LW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

21; Calgary’s second round pick (45th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 175 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 8th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	26	6	13	19	15	13	11	47	29.12
2023-24 (AHL)	68	7	20	27	23	18	15	74	15.82

Strömgren missed one game with some wear and tear, but played the other two Wranglers games. (He had zero points.)

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

20; 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	17	10	9	19	16	9	8	68	36.02
2023-24 (NCAA)	35	12	13	25	19	16	12	100	23.02

Suniev scored a goal for the Minutemen, but they lost their only game this week.

Daniil Chechelev – G, Yunison-Moskva, VHL

23; Calgary’s fourth round pick (96th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 187 pounds

	GP	TOI	SV%
Season to date	3	125	.825
2023-24 (VHL)	5	271	.908

Chechelev is with the KHL’s HC Vityaz as their third goalie. He hasn’t seen any game action since Nov. 1.

Waltteri Ignatjew – G, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

24; Signed as a free agent; 6’3″, 200 pounds

	GP	TOI	SV%
Season to date	9	524	.879
2023-24 (SWE-1)	45	2614	.918

With Devin Cooley up with the NHL (briefly), Ignatjew started two of the Wranglers’ three games this week. He was alright.

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	9	487	.905
2023-24 (NCAA)	16	934	.913

Sergeev heads into Penn State’s holiday break on the injured list.

Yegor Yegorov – G, HC Tambov, VHL / MHC Tambov, NMHL / MHK Krylia Sovetov Moskva, MHL

19; Calgary’s sixth round pick (176th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 183 pounds

	GP	TOI	SV%
VHL season to date	4	160	.870
NMHL season to date	8	449	.891
MHL season to date	2	120	.938
2023-24 (MHL)	25	1319	.917

Yegorov played his first two games with Moscow Spartak’s MHL team, Krylia Sovetov Moskva, this week. He split two starts, winning one and losing one.

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 19th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	TOI	SV%
Season to date	11	608	.928
2023-24 (MHL)	45	2473	.927

Zarubin continues to split starts with AKM Tula. He picked up the win.

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