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Blackfish: Canucks Army Weekly Prospect Report – January 5th, 2017

Jan 5, 2017, 17:00 ESTUpdated:

It’s a new year, which means that the ‘unofficial’ second half to the season kicks off!
The CHL leagues trading deadlines are fast approaching, with one Canucks prospect already on the move. The World Juniors conclude tonight with Canada or US walking away with the gold medal.
Now is the time for prospects to make hay!
Find out what is happening in the Canucks prospect world in this week’s Blackfish.
CANADIAN HOCKEY LEAGUE
Name | Pos | Age | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | P/GP | NHLe | +/- | PIM | SOG | Sh% | SOG/GP |
Carl Neill | D | 20.183 | QMJHL | Carl Neill | 36 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 1.28 | 27.2 | 2 | 34 | 49 | 20.4% | 1.36 |
Brett McKenzie | C | 19.299 | OHL | NorthBay | 35 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 1.11 | 29.2 | -6 | 27 | 99 | 18.2% | 2.83 |
Dmitri Zhukenov | C | 19.287 | QMJHL | Chicoutimi | 33 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 1.03 | 22.0 | -18 | 22 | 25 | 52.0% | 0.76 |
Jakob Stukel | RW | 19.305 | WHL | Calgary | 34 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 0.74 | 16.3 | 1 | 18 | |||
Rodrigo Abols | C | 21.000 | QMJHL | Acadie-Bathurst | 23 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 1.04 | 22.2 | 0 | 16 | 40 | 25.0% | 1.74 |
Olli Juolevi | D | 18.245 | OHL | London | 26 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 0.81 | 21.2 | 17 | 14 | 22 | 27.3% | 0.85 |
Guillaume Brisebois | D | 19.168 | QMJHL | Charlottetown | 30 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 0.60 | 12.8 | 9 | 24 | 40 | 7.5% | 1.33 |
Tate Olson | D | 19.290 | WHL | PrinceGeorge | 37 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0.41 | 9.0 | 5 | 44 | |||
Cole Candella | D | 18.326 | OHL | Hamilton | 35 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.31 | 8.2 | -5 | 20 | 31 | 6.5% | 0.89 |
- Carl Neill was traded to the Charlottetown Islanders yesterday – In his last week with Sherbrooke – he put up four (one goal and three assists) in two games. He currently leads all QMJHL defenceman in scoring.
- Brett Mckenzie scored two goals in two games for North Bay this past week.
- Dmitry Zhukenov had six points in three games for Chicoutimi.
- Jakob Stukel continues his hot streak – with five points in three games this past week for Calgary.
- Rodrigo Abols appeared in one game this past week where he was held without a point.
- Olli Juolevi ends the World Juniors with 2 assists in six games for Finland. He will return to London with hopes of making some noise in the OHL playoffs.
- Guillaume Brisebois had one assist in three games for Charlottetown.
- Tate Olson was held off the scoresheet in his one game this past week.
- Cole Candella had a decent week with 2 assists in three games.
NCAA
Name | Pos | Age | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | P/GP | NHLe | +/- | PIM | SOG | Sh% | SOG/GP |
Adam Gaudette | C | 20.089 | NCAA-HE | Northeastern | 18 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 1.56 | 47.2 | +4 | 0 | 78 | 12.8% | 4.33 |
Brock Boeser | R | 19.314 | NCAA-NCHC | U of North Dakota | 13 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 1.23 | 41.4 | +9 | 0 | 50 | 14.0% | 3.85 |
Will Lockwood | LW | 18.199 | NCAA-Big10 | U of Michigan | 18 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0.72 | 20.7 | -4 | 0 | 32 | 21.9% | 1.78 |
- Two games for Gaudette – and another six points. He is currently 9th in NCAA scoring.
- Brock Boeser is still recovering from surgery on his wrist – but may make his return this weekend.
- William Lockwood had one assist in two contests this past week.
EUROPE
Name | Pos | Age | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | P/GP | NHLe | +/- | PIM | SOG | Sh% | SOG/GP |
Lukas Jasek | R | 19.130 | WSM Liga | HC Frýdek-Místek | 18 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0.72 | 17.2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 100.0% | 0.22 |
Anton Cederholm | D | 21.318 | Allsvenskan | AIK | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.29 | 7.0 | -4 | 33 |
- Lukas Jasek had zero points in five games for Czech Republic at the World Juniors.
- Anton Cederholm had one assist in one game this week.
AHL
Name | Pos | Age | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | P/GP | NHLe | +/- | PIM | SOG | Sh% | SOG/GP |
Alexandre Grenier | R | 25.122 | AHL | Utica | 29 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 0.79 | 30.6 | -7 | 36 | 26 | 30.8% | 0.90 |
Jordan Subban | D | 21.308 | AHL | Utica | 29 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 0.69 | 26.6 | -6 | 6 | 24 | 33.3% | 0.83 |
Curtis Valk | C | 23.331 | AHL | Utica | 30 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 0.63 | 24.4 | -5 | 18 | 35 | 28.6% | 1.17 |
Joseph LaBate | C | 23.264 | AHL | Utica | 19 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.42 | 16.2 | -7 | 46 | |||
Jake Virtanen | R | 20.141 | AHL | Utica | 20 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.35 | 13.5 | -4 | 16 | |||
Cole Cassels | C | 21.246 | AHL | Utica | 24 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.17 | 6.4 | -2 | 18 | 3 | 133.3% | 0.13 |
Andrey Pedan | D | 23.186 | AHL | Utica | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.16 | 6.1 | -1 | 30 | 17 | 11.8% | 0.89 |
Michael Carcone | LW | 20.231 | AHL | Utica | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.13 | 4.8 | -6 | 25 | 17 | 5.9% | 0.71 |
Mike Zalewski | C | 24.140 | AHL | Utica | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.08 | 3.2 | -2 | 10 | 20 | 0.0% | 1.67 |
Ashton Sautner | D | 22.223 | AHL | Utica | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.08 | 3.0 | -7 | 12 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.15 |
Yan-Pavel Laplante | LW | 21.257 | AHL | Utica | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.08 | 3.0 | -8 | 9 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.31 |
Evan McEneny | D | 22.228 | AHL | Utica | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 1.8 | -10 | 10 | 6 | 16.7% | 0.29 |
Name | Position | DOB | Age | Team | GP | Mins | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | Record | S/O |
Thatcher Demko | G | Dec 8/95 | 21 | Utica | 19 | 1039 | 52 | 485 | 433 | 0.893% | 3.00 | 7-8-3 | 0 |
ECHL
Name | Pos | Age | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | P/GP | NHLe | +/- | PIM | SOG | Sh% | SOG/GP |
Mackenze Stewart | L | 21.148 | ECHL | Alaska | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.10 | 1.6 | 6 | 57 | 28 | 3.6% | 0.90 |
- Mackenze Stewart had one assist in four games this past week.
Name | Position | DOB | Age | Team | GP | Mins | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | Record | S/O |
Michael Garteig | G | Nov 5/91 | 25 | Alaska | 8 | 478 | 19 | 258 | 239 | 0.926% | 2.39 | 7-1-0 | 1 |
- As mentioned above, Garteig was returned to Alaska this past week.
Have a good weekend!
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