Canucks Army Prospect Report – January 21th, 2015

9 years ago

Welcome back to another edition of our weekly Canucks Army Prospect Report. Most prospects are in action with a few players sitting on the side due to injuries. We have all the latest news and stats for our prospects so without wasting any more time, continue past the jump to get all the details!

Ontario Hockey League

Name	Pos	DOB	Age	Team	GP	G	A	P	PPG	+/-	PIM
Cole Cassels	C	1995-05-04	19	Oshawa	32	16	35	51	1.59	17	69
Jared McCann	C	1996-05-31	18	Sault Ste. Marie	35	17	28	45	1.29	10	19
Jordan Subban	D	1995-03-15	19	Belleville	43	17	19	36	0.84	-2	44
Evan McEneny	D	1994-05-22	20	Kingston	41	4	24	28	0.68	1	38
Kyle Pettit	C	1996-01-18	19	Erie	39	13	6	19	0.49	-3	6
Miles Liberati	D	1995-06-21	19	North Bay	40	5	13	18	0.45	10	29

Cole Cassels played in 3 games, scoring 3 points (1
goal, 2 assists), earning a +2 and 4 PIM.
Jared McCann played in 2 games and scored 1 goal and 4
assists, and earned a +2. He will likely
see an increase in production for the rest of the season due to the influx of
talent, including Nick Ritchie and Anthony DeAngelo, the Soo picked up at the trade deadline. Metro Vancouver have noticed McCann as he is outscoring Jake Virtanen.
Jordan Subban played in 3 games and scored 2 goals to go with
his -1 and 4 PIM. He continues to lead
his team in scoring. GM Jim Benning said the Canucks are excited about Jordan Subban and expect to sign him before the deadline.
Evan McEneny skated in 3 games with Kingston and scored 3
assists, a -1 and 2 PIM.
Miles Liberati played in 3 games and scored 1 goal and 1
assist, earning 4 PIM.
Kyle Pettit skated in 2 games and scored 1 goal and 1 assist
to earn a -1.

Western Hockey League

Name	Pos	DOB	AGE	Team	GP	G	A	P	PPG	+/-	PIM
Jake Virtanen	LW	1996-08-17	18	Calgary	24	10	15	25	1.04	4	40
Anton Cederholm	D	1995-02-21	19	Portland	44	6	4	10	0.23	4	58
Mackenze Stewart	D	1995-08-10	19	Prince Albert	41	2	5	7	0.17	-3	77

Jake Virtanen played in 1 game and earned 2 PIM. TSN ranked the top 30 affiliated prospects and the Canucks didn’t have a single player on the list, though they consider Virtanen as the Canuck’s top prospect not yet in the NHL. Virtanen was ranked as ESPN Scout Corey Pronman’s 19th best prospect [Insider Article]. Here’s what Pronman said about Virtanen:

Jake’s statistics have not been overwhelming at the WHL level this
season, after scoring 45 goals as a draft-eligible last season, but
there’s still a ton to like about his game. His skating is elite, he has
a good skill level, has a great shot and although he’s average in size,
he hits like a truck. He can work on some of his decisions, but he has
the tools to excite and create offense when nothing is seemingly there.

Anton Cederholm skated in 3 games, scored 1 assist and
earned a +4.
Mackenze Stewart skated in 2 games and earned a -2.

NCAA

Name	Pos	DOB	AGE	School	GP	G	A	P	PPG	+/-	S	S/G	Sh%	PIM
Patrick McNally	D	1991-12-04	23	ECAC / Harvard	14	4	12	16	1.14	14	39	2.79	10.26%	6
Ben Hutton	D	1993-04-20	21	Hockey East / Maine	24	5	8	13	0.54	-9	66	2.75	7.58%	8
Joseph LaBate	F	1993-04-16	21	Big 10 / Wisconsin	17	2	6	8	0.47	-8	40	2.35	5.00%	30
Matthew Beattie	F	1992-12-14	22	ECAC / Yale	15	0	2	2	0.13	4	17	1.13	0.00%	4
Mike Williamson	D	1993-09-05	21	Big 10 / Penn State	7	0	1	1	0.14	0	10	1.43	0.00%	10

Patrick McNally did not play in either Harvard game this
week.
Ben Hutton played in 2 games and notched 6 shots on goal.
Joseph LaBate played in 2 games, scored 1 assist, fired 2
shots on net, earned a -1 and 12 PIM.
Matthew Beattie played in 2 games and notched 3 shots on
goal.
Mike Williamson did not play in either Penn State game this
week.

Name	Pos	DOB	Age	School	GP	Assists	Mins	GA	GAA	Record	Svs	Sv%
Thatcher Demko	G	1995-12-08	19	H-East / Boston College	20	2	1207	43	2.14	11-7-2	551	92.76%

Thatcher Demko played in 2 games making 31 of 33 saves in
both games. Demko is currently T-17 in
the NCAA
in save percentage. Demko continues his dances moves, this time on-ice to “Shake It Off“.

Europe

Name	Pos	DOB	AGE	Team	GP	G	A	P	PPG	+/-	SOG	SOG/G	Sh%	PIM	TOI
Gustav Forsling	D	1996-06-12	18	SHL / Linkoping	32	3	2	5	0.16	6	56	1.75	5.36%	8	18:08
Nikita Tryamkin	D	1994-08-04	20	KHL / Avtomobilist	45	1	3	4	0.09	1	49	1.09	2.04%	27	14:33

Nikita Tryamkin played in 3 games, had no RTSS stats and saw
his ice time continue to massively decline.
Gustav Forsling played in 2 games, was a +1 and had 4 shots
on goal. He saw his ice time decline but
he is currently 2nd in TOI in the SHL of all “juniors”, right behind
William Nylander.

ECHL

ECHL	Pos	DOB	AGE	Team	GP	G	A	P	PPG	+/-	SOG	S/G	Sh%	PIM
Curtis Valk	C	1993-02-08	21	Kalamzoo Wings	28	11	18	29	1.04	7	70	2.50	15.71%	12
Ludwig Blomstrand	LW	1993-03-08	21	Kalamzoo Wings	25	10	10	20	0.80	-1	61	2.44	16.39%	14
Dane Fox	F	1993-10-13	21	Kalamzoo Wings	31	11	7	18	0.58	-3	71	2.29	15.49%	44
Jeremie Blain	D	1992-03-19	22	Kalamzoo Wings	20	3	8	11	0.55	-6	36	1.80	8.33%	8

Curtis Valk played in
3 games scoring 2 assists, earning a +4, and 6 shots on goal.
Ludwig Blomstrand is injured and did not play a game this
week. He is listed as week-to-week and
nothing is broken.
Dane Fox has been picking up the slack from Blomstrand. In 3 games, Fox has scored 4 goals and 1
assist, earned a +1, fired 13 shots on goal and added 6 PIM.
Jeremie Blain played in 3 games, scoring 1 goal and 2
assists, earning a +4 and 6 shots on goal.
Patrick Kennedy has scored 18 points in 18 games for the
Evansville IceMen. He is currently 4th
on the team despite playing half as many games as the three skaters ahead of
him.
Mitch Holmberg has scored 9 points in 13 games with Elmira
this season.

Name	Pos	DOB	Age	Team	GP	Mins	GA	GAA	Record	Svs	Sv%	SO
Joe Cannata	G	1990-01-02	25	Ontario Reign	12	727	24	1.98	7-3-0-2	301	92.62%	1

Joe Cannata
played in two games this week making 31 of 33 saves and 30 of 33 saves. He is sitting at a .926 save-percentage on
the year.