One, you need to get your holiday shopping finished immediately. Two, prospects from around the hockey world will soon be heading to their national junior team camps for the upcoming World Junior Championships tournament in Ottawa.

The Flames have one guaranteed representative at the tournament – Sweden’s Axel Hurtig – and one potential representative – Canada’s Zayne Parekh. Both are blueliners, but they’re essentially polar opposites of each other; Hurtig is a blunt instrument, while Parekh is all finesse. It’s pretty fun that the Flames could have two defenders at the event that are so different from each other.

As we await the start of camps, let’s check in with all of the 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	20	2	10	12	7	7	4	19	23.91
2023-24 (AHL)	66	6	27	33	19	12	9	94	19.93

Aspirot has found a nice offensive rhythm lately. He had four points this week.

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	19	8	14	22	19	8	6	62	28.67
2023-24 (WHL)	63	30	55	85	69	52	41	189	33.41

After about a month on the sidelines, Basha returned to action this weekend.

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	29	17	20	37	32	25	21	94	33.79
2023-24 (OHL)	67	31	34	65	54	39	34	168	25.70

Battaglia didn’t hit the scoresheet this week, though he generated a ton of shots.

In other news, the lads over at the Steve Dangle Podcast interviewed Battaglia after Sunday’s game.

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	19	3	0	3	3	3	3	18	6.29
2023-24 (WHL)	59	33	31	64	50	35	31	231	26.86

Bell didn’t have any points this week.

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	12	0	7	7	0	7	0	4	15.93
2023-24 (NCAA)	30	0	2	2	2	2	2	36	1.82

Boltmann had more points this weekend (3) than he had all of last season. He’s already tripled last season’s production. Good for him.

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	23	0	7	7	2	4	2	14	12.13
2023-24 (OHL)	67	13	79	92	46	65	34	140	36.37

Brzustewicz is in the midst of a five game points (assists) streak. He’s really settled in nicely from a defensive standpoint, and now he’s starting to figure out how to effectively become a puck-moving defender at the pro level.

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	20	2	9	11	9	7	6	22	21.92
2023-24 (AHL)	55	4	2	6	5	6	5	67	4.35

We’ve raved about Ciona’s game before… and we shall continue to. He’s found a nice consistent identity to his game this season and he’s been elevated to the third line and kept producing offensively.

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	27	15	16	31	22	16	12	105	26.74
2023-24 (USHL)	60	38	45	83	67	49	42	208	31.76

Gridin had three goals over three games this 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	20	0	1	1	1	1	1	17	1.99
2023-24 (AHL)	63	1	5	6	5	6	5	65	3.80

Grushnikov is out of action with an injury.

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	14	2	5	7	5	4	3	16	19.93
2023-24 (WHL)	33	10	21	31	22	16	11	86	23.26

Honzek is starting to find his swagger offensively. He had two 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

Hoskin missed Niagara’s second game this weekend for undisclosed reasons – probably some type of injury.

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	27	1	4	5	4	3	2	26	4.59
2023-24 (J20)	27	3	8	11	7	11	7	54	15.10

Hurtig heads to Sweden’s World Junior camp in Belleville this week.

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	29	6	10	16	10	13	8	74	13.66
2023-24 (WHL)	66	10	22	32	21	27	18	174	12.01

Jamieson is paired with young Landon DuPont and is a very nice defensive compliment to that youngster. He’s getting points, too; Jamieson had three 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	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	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 is playing on a pairing with Ilya Solovyov and has looked pretty solid in his first handful of AHL appearances.

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	24	17	10	27	22	18	16	60	44.83
2023-24 (AHL)	54	16	16	32	27	22	18	115	23.62

Kerins had five points this week. He sits second in goals and is tied for first in points, among all AHL players.

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	10	5	5	10	10	7	7	36	39.85
2023-24 (AHL)	65	21	24	45	34	31	22	182	27.59

Klapka has maintained his point-per-game pace, even while being yo-yoed up and down from the NHL roster.

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	24	2	6	8	5	8	5	31	13.28
2023-24 (AHL)	63	5	8	13	9	12	8	88	8.22

Kuznetsov had a goal this week. He’s way ahead of last season’s offensive pace.

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	25	9	8	17	14	15	12	52	16.84
2023-24 (WHL)	66	11	14	25	18	20	14	101	9.38

Laing had three points this week. His offensive output is sporadic, but he tends to have big games when he does score, and he’s way ahead of last season’s scoring pace.

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	19	3	13	16	14	11	9	42	20.85
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 had four points this week and is chugging along at just below a point-per-game pace.

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	14	2	2	4	3	4	3	11	9.60
2023-24 (BCHL)	24	9	12	21	17	9	6	–	5.51

Littler had an assist this week. For a freshman, he’s settling in nicely.

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	27	6	28	34	24	13	10	121	33.35
2023-24 (OHL)	65	15	46	61	38	35	24	153	24.86

Mews had five assists this week… and a ton of shots.

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	27	17	21	38	26	29	20	77	37.28
2023-24 (OHL)	66	26	55	81	56	58	39	210	32.51

Misa had six 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	27	6	21	27	15	16	11	85	23.29
2023-24 (QMJHL)	58	12	37	49	32	21	13	191	19.67

Morin had zero points (and 10 shots) this week.

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	24	5	11	16	12	7	5	50	26.57
2023-24 (NCAA)	37	24	10	34	32	20	19	151	24.00

Morton had three 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	25	10	24	34	24	17	12	111	36.02
2023-24 (OHL)	66	33	63	96	66	54	39	224	38.53

Parekh had four points this week. He’s off to Canada’s World Junior camp, which starts on Monday.

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	24	2	8	10	5	7	3	57	16.61
2023-24 (AHL)	23	3	10	13	5	5	2	44	22.53

Poirier had two points this week. He’s now played as many games this season as he did last season. He’s scoring slightly less than last season, but more at even strength and generating more shot volume. He seems to be getting a bit of his confidence back.

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	20	4	10	14	5	12	5	23	27.90
2023-24 (AHL)	51	5	10	15	10	14	10	88	11.72

Solovyov had three assists. He’s playing with rookie Joni Jurmo and he’s doing a lot to make life easy for his young teammate as he adjusts to the AHL game.

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	24	6	13	19	15	13	11	39	31.55
2023-24 (AHL)	68	7	20	27	23	18	15	74	15.82

Strömgren had four points this week. He has 14 points over his last 14 games. He’s making case for a call-up with how consistently he’s performing in all three zones.

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	16	9	9	18	15	8	7	65	36.25
2023-24 (NCAA)	35	12	13	25	19	16	12	100	23.02

Suniev had an assist 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 hasn’t seen game action in awhile. He’s back up with his KHL team, HC Vityaz, as their third goaltender.

Waltteri Ignatjew – G, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

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

	GP	TOI	SV%
Season to date	7	408	.877
2023-24 (SWE-1)	45	2614	.918

Ignatjew started a game and won this week.

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 remains out with an injury. Junior John Seifarth has been superb as his stand-in, playing the last four games and recently being named Big 10’s first star of the week.

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
2023-24 (MHL)	25	1319	.917

Yegorov has joined the Moscow Spartak organization. He joined their junior affiliate, the Soviet Wings, on Monday.

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	10	548	.926
2023-24 (MHL)	45	2473	.927

Zarubin has been splitting starts lately with 20-year-old Ilya Kanarsky. He backstopped AKM Tula to 3-2 win on Monday.

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