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Blackfish: Canucks Army Weekly Prospect Report – January 14, 2016
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Jan 14, 2016, 19:00 ESTUpdated:
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Another week has passed for Canucks prospects and wouldn’t you know it, players like Dmitry Zhukenov and Anton Rodin continue to make some noise. While other prospects continue to struggle. So let’s get excited and take a look at the week that was for the Canucks prospects.

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CANADIAN HOCKEY LEAGUE

Name
Pos
Age
League
Team
GP
G
A
P
P/GP
NHLe
+/-
PIM
SOG
Sh%
SOG/GP
TOI
Carl Neill
D
19.192
QMJHL
Carl Neill
39
5
31
36
0.92
19.7
-13
49
86
5.8%
2.21
Dmitry Zhukenov
C
18.296
QMJHL
Chicoutimi
38
10
25
35
0.92
19.6
0
38
56
17.9%
1.47
Tate Olson
D
18.299
WHL
Prince George
38
4
27
31
0.82
18.1
+20
54
Guillaume Brisebois
D
18.177
QMJHL
Acadie-Bathurst
33
6
12
18
0.55
11.6
-6
16
67
9.0%
2.03
Kyle Pettit
C
19.361
OHL
Erie
39
6
9
15
0.38
10.1
+12
8
Mackenze Stewart
LW
20.157
WHL
Tri-City
7
0
2
2
0.29
6.3
4
0
  • Carl Neill played 3 games this week and finished with 2 PIM and -3. He is now below a point per game, and the Carl Neill’s are suffering as a result. 
  • Dmitry Zhukenov had a busy week, putting up 1 goal and 2 assists in 3 games. He had 6 SOG and finished the week at even.
  • Tate Olson finished the week with 4 PTS (1G & 3A) in 4 games this week. He was also +2 with 2 PIM.
  • Kyle Pettit continues to put up points with 2 assists this week in 3 games. Pettit’s defensive game remains solvent, as he also finished the week +1. I take full credit for his resurgence after calling him out a few weeks ago.
  • Guillaume Brisebois remains out of the Acadie-Bathurst Titans lineup with an injury.
  • Mackenze Stewart had 1 assist this week and finished the week at even. He is back to playing forward with Brandon Carlo returning from the World Juniors.

NCAA

Name
Pos
Age
League
Team
GP
G
A
P
P/GP
NHLe
+/-
PIM
SOG
Sh%
SOG/GP
Brock Boeser
RW
18.323
NCAA-NCHC
North Dakota
20
13
8
21
1.05
35.3
+22
0
68
19.1%
3.40
Adam Gaudette
C
19.098
NCAA-HE
Northeastern
21
4
6
10
0.48
14.4
-7
0
45
8.9%
2.14
Mike Williamson
D
22.131
NCAA-Big-10
Penn State
6
0
1
1
0.17
4.8
-2
2
14
0.0%
2.33
  • University of North Dakota played an exhibition game against U18 US NDTP team this week. Unfortunatey, Boeser was held out of the game having just returned from the world juniors. UND gets back at it this week.
  • Adam Gaudette had a great week. In two games against St. Lawrence, he posted 4 assists and 5 SOG. He is now on a 3 game point streak.
  • Mike Williamson did not play any games for a second straight week.
NamePosDOBAGETeamGPMinsGASASVSv%GAARecordSO
Thatcher Demko
G
95-12-08
20
Boston College
18
1081
31
486
455
0.936
1.72
13-4-1
6
  • Thatcher Demko was injured in the December 28th game against Ohio State, but played the next night against Providence. He was forced to miss both games this week due to what is being classified as an upper body injury. No timetable on his return, but Demko participated in practice this Tuesday, which bodes well for a speedy return.

EUROPE

Name
Pos
Age
League
Team
GP
G
A
P
P/GP
NHLe
+/-
PIM
SOG
Sh%
SOG/GP
Anton Rödin
LW
25.054
SHL
Brynäs
31
16
20
36
1.16
57.1
8
16
87
18.4%
2.81
Nikita Tryamkin
D
21.137
KHL
Avtomobilist
45
4
7
11
0.24
16.0
-4
40
68
5.9%
1.51
Lukas Jasek
RW
18.139
Extraliga
HC Trinec
19
2
1
3
0.16
-1
16
15
13.3%
0.79
  • Anton Rodin continues to put up points with 2 assists in one game this week. He also had 2 PIM and 2 SOG in 21:24 of ice time.
  • Nikita Tryamkin only played 56 seconds in Avtomobilist game on January 9th, and then missed their game yesterday. No word on the injury at this time.
  • Lukas Jasek played one game this week, where he was held pointless.

AHL

Name
Pos
Age
League
Team
GP
G
A
P
P/GP
NHLe
+/-
PIM
SOG
Sh%
SOG/GP
Hunter Shinkaruk
LW
21.093
AHL
Utica
31
15
14
29
0.94
36.1
+2
12
77
19.5%
2.48
Alexandre Grenier
RW
24.131
AHL
Utica
36
6
13
19
0.53
20.3
-6
32
82
7.3%
2.28
Jordan Subban
D
20.317
AHL
Utica
30
5
14
19
0.63
24.4
-7
21
57
8.8%
1.90
Brendan Gaunce
LW
22.295
AHL
Utica
26
9
9
18
0.69
26.7
+1
10
58
15.5%
2.23
Mike Zalewski
C
23.149
AHL
Utica
34
7
9
16
0.47
18.1
+4
16
62
11.3%
1.82
Linden Vey
C
24.181
AHL
Utica
26
3
12
15
0.58
22.2
-5
8
43
7.0%
1.65
Alex Friesen
C
24.349
AHL
Utica
32
8
7
15
0.47
18.1
+3
53
60
13.3%
1.88
Nicklas Jensen
RW
22.314
AHL
Utica
27
4
8
12
0.44
17.1
+3
20
82
4.9%
3.04
Andrey Pedan
D
22.195
AHL
Utica
20
2
8
10
0.50
19.3
+6
49
43
4.7%
2.15
Ashton Sautner
D
21.232
AHL
Utica
22
3
5
8
0.36
14.0
+2
2
26
11.5%
1.18
Cole Cassels
RW
20.255
AHL
Utica
30
1
3
4
0.13
5.1
-5
11
18
5.6%
0.60
Ronalds Kenins
LW
24.320
AHL
Utica
9
0
1
1
0.11
4.3
-1
8
13
0.0%
1.44
  • The Comets are being led by Canucks prospects as Hunter Shinkaruk, Alex Grenier, Brendan Gaunce and Jordan Subban occupy the top four scorers spots on the team.
  • The Comets have now lost 7 in a row.
  • Grenier and Ronalds Kenins are currently injured.
  • Nicklas Jensen was traded to the New York Rangers bringing an abrupt end to an underwhelming career in the AHL. He appeared in 140 games and scored 61 points (33-28-61).
  • With the Canucks getting healthy, Andrey Pedan and Joe Cannata were assigned back to the AHL this week. After clearing waivers Chris Higgins has joined the Comets as well. Higgins won’t appear in the Comets game this weekend, but will practice on Monday.
  • The Comets recalled Curtis Valk from the ECHL and signed Brandon Marino to a PTO
  • Taylor Fedun was recalled by the Canucks this morning; Linden Vey and Alex Biega are still up with the Canucks.
  • As always, here is Jeremy Davis’s in-depth look at the week that was for the Comets.

ECHL

Name
Pos
Age
League
Team
GP
G
A
P
P/GP
NHLe
+/-
PIM
SOG
Sh%
SOG/GP
Dane Fox
RW
22.093
ECHL
Kalamazoo
34
12
16
28
0.82
-4
66
101
11.9%
2.97
Ludwig Blomstrand
LW
22.312
ECHL
Kalamazoo
35
10
13
23
0.66
-18
24
94
10.6%
2.69
Curtis Valk
C
22.340
ECHL
Kalamazoo
5
2
6
8
1.60
+1
8
16
12.5%
3.20
Anton Cederholm
D
20.327
ECHL
Kalamazoo
33
0
6
6
0.18
-1
39
41
0.0%
1.24
Evan McEneny
D
21.237
ECHL
Kalamazoo
2
0
2
2
1.00
-1
0
3
0.0%
1.50
  • Dane Fox put up 1 goal in 4 games this week for Kalamazoo. He finished the week -3 with 13 SOG.
  • Ludwig Blomstrand started the week strong with 3 goals and 2 assists in the first two games of the week, but followed that up with 0 points in the other two. He finished the week -2 with 15 SOG.
  • Anton Cederholm finished the week with 5 SOG, 7 PIM and -4. It’s becoming clear why the Comets have been signing players to PTO’s rather than recalling Cederholm.
  • Even McEneny did not play a game this week as he remains on IR.
NamePosDOBAGETeamGPMinutesGASVSASV%GAARecordSO
Clay Witt
G
91-08-24
24
Kalamazoo
6
294
23
110
127
0.858
4.35
0-5-0
0
  • With Joe Cannata returning to the Comets, Witt was returned to the ECHL and it did not go well. He appeared in their January 12th game where he gave up 6 goals on 35 shots.
Luckily for some Canucks prospects this week is over and a new one begins. Now is the time for prospects to make noise and show that they are worth keeping around. Lest they run the risk of going the way of the Jensen.

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