Monday, February 21, 2011

Habs Future for the week of February 14th

The Three Stars of the Week

1. C MichaĆ«l Bournival had an impressive week to become the first star, scoring five goals for the team he captains, the Shawinigan Cataractes. Bournival’s offensive contributions were mostly complimentary during the week, adding the 5th goal of a 5-2 win on Wednesday night and the 2nd goal in a 7-3 loss on Saturday night, but soundly delivered a win on Friday night when he registered a hat trick. Bournival recorded the 1st, 3rd and 5th goals of the game to bring about a 5-3 victory. Bournival’s five goals raised him to 28 on his season, four better than his best career mark and a career-best 64 points. Bournival is 16th overall in league scoring in the QMJHL. Bournival was drafted in the 3rd round, 71st overall in the 2010 Entry Draft.

2. C Louis Leblanc snapped his scoring slump in impressive fashion this week with the Montreal Juniors, scoring three goals and adding three assists, with points in all three of his games to help his team towards a perfect week. Leblanc scored the initial goal of a 3-goal comeback with his team in a 4-3 victory on Thursday night, added a goal and assist on Friday night in a 5-2 win, then had a goal and two assists in a 7-1 win on Saturday as his team completed an intense three game in three night schedule. Leblanc’s scoring outburst has him back as the leader in points per game at 1.1. Leblanc was drafted in the 1st round, 18th overall in the 2009 Entry Draft.

3. D Greg Pateryn recorded his finest single-game points performance of his NCAA career, scoring a goal and three assists on Friday night. Pateryn assisted on the first two goals of the game, scored the 3rd and then assisted on the 4th and eventual game-winning goal in what became a 6-3 victory for the University of Michigan Wolverines, where Pateryn is playing in his third year with the team. Pateryn’s scoring exploits have placed him with three goals and eleven assists on his season, more goals and assists than he had in his two previous seasons at Michigan combined and is 3rd points amongst Michican defencemen. Pateryn was drafted in the 5th round, 128th overall in the 2008 Entry Draft.

Worthy Mentions: D Mathieu Carle posted a goal and two assists for his 3rd 20-point season in the AHL. C Andreas Engqvist had two goals on the week to break a 10-game scoring slump. RW Brendan Gallagher added three assists to his scoring totals. C Ben Maxwell has begun to give key contributions in Hamilton, scoring a goal and three assists. RW Aaron Palushaj had 2 goals on his week, which also raised him to a career-best 33-point season, which he achieved in 16 fewer games than last season. G Karri Ramo continues to dominate the KHL, he recorded two wins to raise his record to 33-6-3, with an excellent 1.97 GAA with a .925 save percentage. D Jarred Tinordi scored his first OHL goal this week. C Dustin Walsh had his 9th goal of the season, surpassing his previous-season mark of 8 goals.

Question Marks: C Gabriel Dumont has not scored in his last 5 games. D Brett Festerling is out with an upper-body injury. RW Danny Kristo is recovering from frostbite on his right foot. LW Phillippe Lefebvre has only 1 goal in his last 15 games. LW Phillippe Lefebvre has only 1 goal in his last 15 games. G Robert Mayer has been given only three starts since January and has only one win in those three starts, he has a 3.06 GAA and .887 save % on his season.

Complete Statistics for the week of February 14th:
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, five of which, David Desharnais, Brendon Nash, Max Pacioretty, Yannick Weber and Ryan White have been called up to Montreal. The Hamilton Bulldogs have a record of 30-20-1-4, are 3rd in the North Division, 9th in the Western Conference, 16th overall in the AHL.

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

Season Stats

34GP

4G

11A

+3

10 PIM

Weekly Stats

3GP

0G

1A

+1

0 PIM

Complete Stats

37GP

4G

12A

+4

10 PIM

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

Alternate Captain

Season Stats

44GP

9G

8A

+12

26 PIM

Weekly Stats

3GP

1G

2A

-2

2 PIM

Complete Stats

47GP

10G

10A

+10

28 PIM

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

Season Stats

38GP

9G

6A

+4

53 PIM

Weekly Stats

3GP

0G

1A

0

4 PIM

Complete Stats

41GP

9G

7A

+4

57 PIM

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

Season Stats

46GP

4G

9A

-8

59 PIM

Weekly Stats

3GP

0G

0A

-1

0 PIM

Complete Stats

49GP

4G

9A

-9

59 PIM

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

Season Stats

45GP

6G

8A

+7

12 PIM

Weekly Stats

3GP

2G

0A

+1

2 PIM

Season Stats

48GP

8G

8A

+8

14 PIM

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

Season Stats

43GP

9G

25A

0

30 PIM

Weekly Stats

3GP

1G

3A

-2

2 PIM

Complete Stats

46GP

10G

28A

-2

32 PIM

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

Season Stats:

18GP

8-8-1-1

3.06GAA

.887%

Weekly Stats:

0GP

0-0-0-0

GAA

.%

Complete Stats:

18GP

8-8-1-1

3.06GAA

.887%

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

Season Stats

43GP

9G

21A

+8

24 PIM

Weekly Stats

3GP

1G

0A

+1

0 PIM

Complete Stats

46GP

10G

21A

+9

24 PIM

Injured:

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

Season Stats

48GP

3G

13A

-10

56 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

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

Season Stats

50GP

3G

20A

+12

39 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

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

Alternate Captain

Season Stats

33GP

3G

9A

-5

77 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 (35W, 16L, 2OTL, 1 SOL)

Season Stats

50GP

23G

36A

+1

24 PIM

Weekly Stats

4GP

5G

0A

+3

2 PIM

Complete Stats

54GP

28G

36A

+4

26 PIM

D Morgan Ellis: 18 years old, 6'2", 196 pounds, RH shot.
Junior Club: Cape Breton Screaming Eagles - Team Captain (16W, 38L, 1 OTL, 4 SOL)

Season Stats

54GP

7G

23A

-24

55 PIM

Weekly Stats

2GP

0G

1A

-2

2 PIM

Complete Stats

56GP

7G

24A

-26

57 PIM

C Louis Leblanc: 20 years old, 6'1", 184 pounds, RH shot.
Junior Club: Montreal Juniors - Alternate Captain. (41W, 9L, 4 OTL, 4 SOL)

Season Stats

39GP

17G

23A

+9

74 PIM

Weekly Stats

3GP

3G

3A

+3

0 PIM

Complete Stats

42GP

20G

26A

+12

74 PIM

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

Junior Club: Montreal Juniors (41W, 9L, 4OTL, 4 SOL)

Season Stats

49GP

17G

24A

+25

30 PIM

Weekly Stats

3GP

0G

1A

+1

4 PIM

Complete Stats

52P

17G

25A

+26

36 PIM

OHL:

D Jarred Tinordi: 18 years old, 6'7", 212 pounds, LH shot.
Junior Club: London Knights (29W, 22L, 4 OTL, 1 SOL)

Season Stats

49GP

0G

9A

-6

99 PIM

Weekly Stats

2GP

1G

0A

+2

9 PIM

Complete Stats

51GP

1G

9A

-4

108 PIM

WHL:

RW Brendan Gallagher: 18 years old, 5'8", 170 pounds, RH shot.
Junior Club: Vancouver Giants (31W, 23L, 1 OTL, 4 SOL)

Season Stats

55GP

38G

36A

+23

84 PIM

Weekly Stats

3GP

0G

3A

+1

6 PIM

Complete Stats

58GP

38G

39A

+24

90 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 (21W, 9L, 4T)

Season Stats

20GP

1G

6A

+7

17 PIM

Weekly Stats

2GP

0G

1A

+3

0 PIM

Complete Stats

22GP

1G

7A

+10

17 PIM

RW Danny Kristo: 5'11”, 188 pounds, RH shot.
NCAA Team: University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux (22W, 8L, 3T)

Season Stats

29GP

5G

17A

+1

16 PIM

Weekly Stats

0GP

0G

0A

0

0 PIM

Complete Stats

29GP

5G

17A

+1

16 PIM

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

NCAA Team: University of Michigan Wolverines (21W, 9L, 4T)

Season Stats

28GP

2G

8A

+6

22 PIM

Weekly Stats

2GP

1G

3A

+4

0 PIM

Complete Stats

30GP

3G

11A

+10

22 PIM

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

NCAA Team: Dartmouth College Big Green (15W, 9L, 3T)

Season Stats

25GP

8G

5A

+4

4 PIM

Weekly Stats

2GP

1G

1A

0

2 PIM

Complete Stats

27GP

9G

6A

+4

6 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 (42W, 9L, 1 OTL, 2 SOL)

Season Stats:

42GP

31-6-2-1

2.01GAA

.924%

Weekly Stats:

2GP

2-0-0-0

1.00GAA

.952%

Complete Stats:

44GP

33-6-2-1

1.97GAA

.925%

RW Maxim Trunev: 20 years old, 5'11", 189 pounds, RH shot.
KHL Club: Severstal Cherepovets (30W, 20L, 4 OTL, O SOL)

KHL Stats:

Season Stats

36GP

1G

5A

-2

14 PIM

Weekly Stats

3GP

0G

1A

+5

6 PIM

Complete Stats

39GP

1G

6A

+3

20 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 (34W, 12L, 3 OTL, 4 SOL)

Season Stats

49GP

11G

14A

+17

111 PIM

Weekly Stats

3GP

0G

1A

-1

6 PIM

Complete Stats

52GP

11G

15A

+16

117 PIM