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Blackfish: Canucks Army Weekly Prospect Report – February 25, 2016

Feb 25, 2016, 17:00 ESTUpdated:

The time has come.
The NHL trade deadline is here, and things will happen.
In Canuck-land, the KHL playoffs have started, the NCAA has a handful of games left on their schedule and the CHL is in full-fledged playoff run mode.
Let’s take a look at all the Canucks prospects in this week’s edition of Blackfish: Canucks Army Prospect Report.
CANADIAN HOCKEY LEAGUE
Name | Pos | Age | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | P/GP | +/- | PIM | SOG | Sh% | SOG/GP | |
Dmitry Zhukenov | C | 18.337 | QMJHL | Chicoutimi | 53 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 0.94 | -2 | 52 | 56 | 23.2% | 1.06 | |
Carl Neill | D | 19.233 | QMJHL | Carl Neill | 54 | 7 | 37 | 44 | 0.81 | -15 | 61 | 86 | 8.1% | 1.59 | |
Tate Olson | D | 18.340 | WHL | Prince George | 55 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 0.80 | +12 | 78 | ||||
Guillaume Brisebois | D | 18.218 | QMJHL | Acadie-Bathurst | 43 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 0.51 | -8 | 22 | 67 | 10.4% | 1.56 | |
Kyle Pettit | C | 20.036 | OHL | Erie | 46 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 0.41 | +12 | 12 | ||||
Mackenze Stewart | LW | 20.198 | WHL | Tri-City | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.25 | 39 | 0 |
- Dmitry Zhukenov played three games this week and had 3 assists on February 20. He also had 6 SOG and was above 50% in the face-off dot for all three games.
- Carl Neill is back! He three games this week, and had a point in each game. He is now currently on a five game point streak. He finished the week with 2 goals, 1 assist, 4 PIM and -5.
- Tate Olson played four games this week – he had 2 goals
- Kyle Pettit returned to the Erie Otters lineup this week -appearing in all three games. He had one goal and 1 assist on February 21.
- Guillaume Brisebois picked up 1 assist on February 19, and then one goal on February 21. He finished the week +4 with 1 SOG (1.00 S%!)
- Mackenze Stewart played three games this week – he had one goal and was -1.
NCAA
Name | Pos | Age | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | P/GP | +/- | PIM | SOG | Sh% | SOG/GP | |
Brock Boeser | RW | 18.364 | NCAA-NCHC | North Dakota | 30 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 1.17 | +25 | 0 | 101 | 19.8% | 3.37 | |
Adam Gaudette | C | 19.139 | NCAA-HE | Northeastern | 32 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 0.69 | -2 | 0 | 72 | 11.1% | 2.25 |
- Brock Boeser had one goal and one assist on Saturday night. His goal was mighty fine:
- Gaudette played two games this past weekend – he had one assist and 5 SOG
| Name | Pos | DOB | AGE | Team | GP | Mins | GA | SA | SV | Sv% | GAA | Record | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thatcher Demko | G | 95-12-08 | 20 | Boston College | 30 | 1817 | 53 | 851 | 798 | 0.938 | 1.75 | 22-4-4 | 9 |
- Thatcher Demko played two games this week – winning both games and only giving up one goal in each game. He has two more regular season games to go.
- Demko is leading the fan vote but don’t stop voting: You can vote daily for Thatcher Demko in the Hobey Baker fan vote here.
EUROPE
Name | Pos | Age | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | P/GP | +/- | PIM | SOG | Sh% | SOG/GP | |
Anton Rödin | LW | 25.095 | SHL | Brynäs | 33 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 1.12 | 7 | 18 | 91 | 17.6% | 2.76 | |
Lukas Jasek | RW | 18.180 | Extraliga | HC Trinec | 13 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 2.15 | 10 | 43 | ||||
Nikita Tryamkin | D | 21.178 | KHL | Avtomobilist | 55 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.20 | -3 | 71 | 73 | 5.5% | 1.33 |
- Rodin is still injured.
- Nikita Tryamkin’s regular season has concluded. He has already played two playoff games, where he has been held off the scoresheet.
- Lukas Jasek played one game for the U21 squad – where he had one goal. He also appeared in one game in Extraliga but was held off the scoresheet.
AHL
Name | Pos | Age | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | P/GP | +/- | PIM | SOG | Sh% | SOG/GP | |
Hunter Shinkaruk | LW | 21.134 | AHL | Utica | 45 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 0.87 | +7 | 18 | 107 | 19.6% | 2.38 | |
Brendan Gaunce | LW | 22.336 | AHL | Utica | 40 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 0.83 | +9 | 14 | 96 | 15.6% | 2.40 | |
Jordan Subban | D | 20.358 | AHL | Utica | 43 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 0.65 | -2 | 27 | 87 | 9.2% | 2.02 | |
Alexandre Grenier | RW | 24.172 | AHL | Utica | 48 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 0.58 | -1 | 36 | 111 | 7.2% | 2.31 | |
Mike Zalewski | C | 23.190 | AHL | Utica | 46 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 0.57 | +11 | 30 | 89 | 13.5% | 1.93 | |
Alex Friesen | C | 25.025 | AHL | Utica | 41 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 0.44 | +2 | 55 | 88 | 9.1% | 2.15 | |
Andrey Pedan | D | 22.236 | AHL | Utica | 33 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0.45 | +13 | 61 | 79 | 6.3% | 2.39 | |
Ashton Sautner | D | 21.273 | AHL | Utica | 30 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.33 | +4 | 8 | 34 | 11.8% | 1.13 | |
Ronalds Kenins | LW | 24.361 | AHL | Utica | 18 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.56 | +1 | 27 | 28 | 3.6% | 1.56 | |
Cole Cassels | RW | 20.296 | AHL | Utica | 43 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.12 | -9 | 13 | 27 | 7.4% | 0.63 |
ECHL
Name | Pos | Age | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | P/GP | +/- | PIM | SOG | Sh% | SOG/GP | |
Dane Fox | RW | 22.134 | ECHL | Kalamazoo | 49 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 0.90 | -7 | 83 | 155 | 13.5% | 3.16 | |
Ludwig Blomstrand | LW | 22.353 | ECHL | Kalamazoo | 50 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 0.88 | -20 | 30 | 142 | 13.4% | 2.84 | |
Curtis Valk | C | 23.016 | ECHL | Kalamazoo | 19 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 1.16 | -2 | 10 | 46 | 19.6% | 2.42 | |
Anton Cederholm | D | 21.003 | ECHL | Kalamazoo | 48 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.25 | +9 | 45 | 57 | 3.5% | 1.19 | |
Evan McEneny | D | 21.278 | ECHL | Kalamazoo | 15 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.60 | +4 | 0 | 20 | 0.0% | 1.33 |
- Slow week for Dane Fox as he was held to one goal in three games. He finishes the week -3 with 8 SOG and 2 PIM.
- Ludwig Blomstrand had two goals and one assist this week. He had 7 SOG and was also -3. He is now tied with Fox as the top scorer for the Wings.
- Curtis Valk was limited to one goal and one assist in three games – he had 3 SOG
- Anton Cederholm scored his first professional goal this past week! He was so excited that he did it again the next night! He finishes the week with two goals, two assists, +3 and 5 SOG.
- Even McEneny had two assists over the three games this week – he also had 4 SOG and was +/-0
- Sarah Hobday with this week’s Kzoo Look.
| Name | Pos | DOB | AGE | Team | GP | Minutes | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | Record | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clay Witt | G | 91-08-24 | 24 | Kalamazoo | 9 | 417 | 29 | 226 | 197 | 0.872 | 4.17 | 0-7-0 | 0 |
- Clay Witt played another game this week and did reasonably well – he only gave up 2 goals on 31 shots. He has yet to win a game at the professional level.
Schedule

Jasek (unsure of what team on any given day) and Rodin (injury) are not included.
Have a good weekend and Happy NHL Trading Deadline Day!
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