Monday, January 31, 2011

Habs Future for the Week of January 24th

The Three Stars of the Week:

1. RW Brendan Gallagher continues to be an offensive dynamo for the Vancouver Giants, scoring a goal and three assists over a pair of games. Gallagher opened his week by scoring a goal and then assisting on the game-winning goal in his team’s game on Friday in a 3-1 win. Gallagher’s team would see a lopsided defeat on Saturday, but Gallagher did his best to try and stage a comeback, assisting on two goals to make a 5-3 game in the 3rd period before his team finally fell behind 7-3, however Gallagher still managed to emerge +1 in the loss. Gallagher now has 33 goals and 33 assists in 50 games, stands 6th overall in WHL scoring and has 21 games left on his season to overtake his previous season-best of 41 goals, 40 assists.

2. RW Danny Kristo continues to make up for lost ground in the first half of his season by managing another spirited weekend of offensive flair. After a tough loss that saw his North Dakota NCAA team fall behind 4-0 to start the match on Friday night and an eventual 4-2 loss, Kristo channeled his talents to assist on three goals in a revenge game on Saturday night that resulted in a 6-0 victory, including helping teammate and Captain Joe Gleason score his first NCAA goal. In a taste of mathematical symmetry, this was Kristo’s third three-point game of the season, all occurring in the last nine games that Kristo has played. Kristo is four assists away from tying his rookie-best mark of 21 assists in a season

3. D Alexei Yemelin has begun to add some offensive impact to his season again, after 16 games without a goal, Yemelin scored his 8th of the season during the week and added one assist to raise his total scoring to 21 points, more than double what it was in his previous two KHL seasons. Yemelin has scored six power play goals this season, tying him for 4th-best for power play goals amongst KHL defencemen, he is 19th overall in scoring by a defencemen in the KHL.

Worthy Mentions: RW Alexander Avtsin added two more assists to his scoring totals, he is now 3rd in scoring among 19-year AHL rookies and both players ahead of him have played on North American ice their entire careers. D Morgan Ellis added three assists to his scoring totals, he is 4 assists away from matching his career-best of 25A in a season. G Karri Ramo won his only start and has now won fifteen of his last sixteen starts, he continues to lead the KHL in wins with 30, is 5th overall in save percentage at .925 and his 2.01 Goals Against Average is good enough for 3rd overall. Bubble prospect G Peter Delmas has raised his stock since making his way onto the Wheeling Nailers ECHL team, he has won all six of his starts, with a notable 1.67 GAA and .948 save %.

Question Marks: C Louis Leblanc and LW Phillippe Lefebvre each went without a point in 4 games with the Montreal Juniors on their week. D Mathieu Carle is not having an overly strong 4th AHL season, with only 16 points in 39 games. C Ben Maxwell and RW Aaron Palushaj go from scoring aces the previous week to barely adding offence, adding one assist and one goal to their respective totals. LW Andrew Conboy remains sidelined with a knee injury.

Complete Statistics for the week of January 24th:
Legend
Skaters:
Games Played, Goals, Assists, +/-, Penalty Minutes
Goalies: Wins, Losses, Overtime Losses, Shootout Losses, Goals Against Average, Save Percentage
Teams: Wins, Losses, Overtime Losses, Shootout Losses, Ties (for NCAA teams only)
Season Stats: Season scoring prior to the past week.

The AHL Report
: The Hamilton Bulldogs have been the AHL affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens since 2002. It is the most common route for developing Montreal Canadiens prospects into full-time members of the organization. There are currently 14 members of the Hamilton Bulldogs that can be considered NHL-viable prospects, three of which, David Desharnais, Max Pacioretty and Yannick Weber have been called up to Montreal. The Hamilton Bulldogs have a record of 27-15-1-4, are 1st in the North Division, 5th overall in the Western Conference and 9th overall in the League.

RW Alexander Avtsin: 19 years old, 6'3", 199 pounds, RH shot

Season Stats

29GP

4G

10A

+2

8 PIM

Weekly Stats

3GP

0G

2A

+2

0 PIM

Complete Stats

32GP

4G

12A

+4

8 PIM

D Mathieu Carle: 23 years old, 6', 203 pounds, RH shot.

Alternate Captain

Season Stats

36GP

8G

7A

+14

22 PIM

Weekly Stats

3GP

0G

1A

+1

2 PIM

Complete Stats

39GP

8G

8A

+15

24 PIM

C Gabriel Dumont: 19 years old, 5'10", 180 pounds, RH shot.

Season Stats

37GP

2G

9A

-6

55 PIM

Weekly Stats

3GP

1G

0A

0

4 PIM

Complete Stats

40GP

3G

9A

-6

59 PIM

C Andreas Engqvist: 22 years old, 6'4", 191 pounds, RH shot.

Season Stats

38GP

6G

8A

+5

10 PIM

Weekly Stats

3GP

0G

0A

+1

2 PIM

Season Stats

41GP

6G

8A

+6

12 PIM

D Brett Festerling: 24 years old, 6’1”, 210 pounds, LH shot.

Season Stats

41GP

3G

11A

-7

47 PIM

Weekly Stats

3GP

0G

1A

-1

2 PIM

Complete Stats

44GP

3G

12A

-8

49 PIM

C Ben Maxwell: 22 years old, 6'1", 191 pounds, LH shot.
Alternate Captain

Season Stats

35GP

9G

22A

-2

26 PIM

Weekly Stats

3GP

0G

1A

-1

0 PIM

Complete Stats

38GP

9G

23A

-3

26 PIM

G Robert Mayer: 22 years old, 6'1", 209 pounds, catches left.

Season Stats:

17GP

8-7-1-1

3.06GAA

.887%

Weekly Stats:

0GP

0-0-0-0

GAA

.%

Complete Stats:

17GP

8-7-1-1

3.06GAA

.887%

D Brendon Nash: 23 years old, 6'3", 218 pounds, LH shot.

Season Stats

43GP

3G

20A

+11

39 PIM

Weekly Stats

3GP

0G

0A

+2

0 PIM

Complete Stats

46GP

3G

20A

+13

39 PIM

RW Aaron Palushaj: 21 years old, 6', 183 pounds, RH shot.

Season Stats

35GP

7G

19A

+5

18 PIM

Weekly Stats

3GP

1G

0A

-1

2 PIM

Complete Stats

38GP

8G

19A

+4

20 PIM

C Ryan White: 22 years old, 6', 198 pounds, RH shot.

Alternate Captain

Season Stats

28GP

2G

8A

-3

64 PIM

Weekly Stats

2GP

0G

0A

-2

4 PIM

Complete Stats

30GP

2G

8A

-5

68 PIM

Injured:

LW Andrew Conboy: 22 years old, 6’4”, 192 pounds, LH shot.

Season Stats

35GP

8G

5A

+3

51 PIM

Called up to play for Montreal

C David Desharnais: 24 years old, 5'6", 177 pounds, LH shot.

Alternate Captain

Season Stats

35GP

10G

35A

+14

24 PIM

LW Max Pacioretty: 21 years old, 6'2", 210 pounds, LH shot.

Season Stats

27GP

17G

15A

+4

20 PIM


D Yannick Weber: 22 years old, 5'11", 196 pounds, RH shot.

Season Stats

15GP

8G

4A

-5

10 PIM

The Juniors Report: The Canadiens currentlyfeature prospects playing in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and the Western Hockey League (WHL). These leagues can be considered the primary conduit towards professional hockey in North America.

QMJHL:

C Michael Bournival: 18 years old, 6’, 190 pounds, LH shot.

Junior Club: Shawinigan Cataractes – Team Captain (31W, 14L, 2OTL, 1 SOL)

Season Stats

41GP

21G

31A

+5

20 PIM

Weekly Stats

3GP

0G

2A

-1

0 PIM

Complete Stats

44GP

21G

32A

+4

20 PIM

D Morgan Ellis: 18 years old, 6'2", 196 pounds, RH shot.
Junior Club: Cape Breton Screaming Eagles - Team Captain (15W, 33L, 1 OTL, 2 SOL)

Season Stats

45GP

7G

18A

-25

49 PIM

Weekly Stats

3GP

0G

3A

+2

0 PIM

Complete Stats

48GP

7G

21A

-23

49 PIM

C Louis Leblanc: 20 years old, 6'1", 184 pounds, RH shot.
Junior Club: Montreal Juniors - Alternate Captain. (35W, 7L, 4 OTL, 3 SOL)

Season Stats

31GP

17G

23A

+12

61 PIM

Weekly Stats

4GP

0G

0A

-2

9 PIM

Complete Stats

35GP

17G

23A

+10

70 PIM

LW Phillippe Lefebvre: 19 years old, 6', 200 pounds, LH shot.

Junior Club: Montreal Juniors (35W, 7L, 4OTL, 3 SOL)

Season Stats

41GP

17G

19A

+26

28 PIM

Weekly Stats

4GP

0G

0A

-1

0 PIM

Complete Stats

45GP

17G

19A

+25

28 PIM

OHL:

D Jarred Tinordi: 18 years old, 6'7", 212 pounds, LH shot.
Junior Club: London Knights (26W, 18L, 2 OTL, 1 SOL)

Season Stats

40GP

0G

5A

-4

86 PIM

Weekly Stats

3GP

0G

2A

-1

7 PIM

Complete Stats

43GP

0G

7A

-5

93 PIM

WHL:

RW Brendan Gallagher: 18 years old, 5'8", 170 pounds, RH shot.
Junior Club: Vancouver Giants (26W, 20L, 1 OTL, 4 SOL)

Season Stats

48GP

32G

30A

+17

74 PIM

Weekly Stats

2GP

1G

3A

+3

2 PIM

Complete Stats

50GP

33G

33A

+20

76 PIM

US College Hockey (NCAA) Report: The Canadiens have drafted a number of college players in recent years, these are generally ‘project players’ who benefit from additional years in lower level hockey to develop their skills.

D Mac Bennett: 6', 180 pounds, LH shot.
NCAA Team: University of Michigan Wolverines (17W, 7L, 4T)

Season Stats

15GP

1G

4A

+6

17 PIM

Weekly Stats

1GP

0G

1A

+1

0 PIM

Complete Stats

16GP

1G

5A

+7

17 PIM

RW Danny Kristo: 5'11”, 188 pounds, RH shot.
NCAA Team: University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux (19W, 8L, 2T)

Season Stats

27GP

5G

14A

-1

14 PIM

Weekly Stats

2GP

0G

3A

+2

2 PIM

Complete Stats

29GP

5G

17A

+1

16 PIM

D Greg Pateryn: 6’3”, 222 pounds, RH shot.

NCAA Team: University of Michigan Wolverines (17W, 7L, 4T)

Season Stats

23GP

2G

8A

+7

16 PIM

Weekly Stats

1GP

0G

0A

0

0 PIM

Complete Stats

24GP

2G

8A

+7

16 PIM

C Dustin Walsh, 6’3”, 190 pounds, LH shot.

NCAA Team: Dartmouth College Big Green (12W, 6L, 3T)

Season Stats

19GP

7G

4A

+1

4 PIM

Weekly Stats

2GP

0G

1A

+2

0 PIM

Complete Stats

21GP

7G

5A

+3

4 PIM

Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) Report: The Kontinental Hockey League is the professional hockey league of Russia, many Russian players first play professionally there before joining the NHL. Due to a lack of a transfer agreement between the NHL and the KHL it can be very difficult for NHL clubs to attract their drafted Russian prospects.

G Karri Ramo: 24 years old, 6'3", 207 pounds, catches left.

KHL Club: Avangard Omsk (36W, 9L, 1 OTL, 2 SOL)

Season Stats:

39GP

29-6-2-1

2.02GAA

.924%

Weekly Stats:

1GP

1-0-0-0

1.85GAA

.935%

Complete Stats:

40GP

30-6-2-1

2.01GAA

.925%

RW Maxim Trunev: 20 years old, 5'11", 189 pounds, RH shot.
KHL Club: Severstal Cherepovets (25W, 20L, 4 OTL, O SOL)

KHL Stats:

Season Stats

32GP

1G

5A

0

10 PIM

Weekly Stats

2GP

0G

0A

-2

2 PIM

Complete Stats

34GP

1G

5A

-2

12 PIM

MHL Stats:

Season Stats

8GP

3G

4A

+7

55 PIM

Weekly Stats

0GP

0G

0A

0

0 PIM

Complete Stats

8GP

3G

4A

+7

55 PIM

D Alexei Yemelin: 24 years old, 6'1", 221 pounds, LH shot.
KHL Club: Ak Bars Kazan (31W, 11L, 3 OTL, 4 SOL)

Season Stats

45GP

7G

12A

+12

103 PIM

Weekly Stats

2GP

1G

1A

0

0 PIM

Complete Stats

47GP

8G

13A

+12

103 PIM