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Calgary Flames prospect update: three cheers for Rory Kerins

Originally posted on Flamesnation  |  By Ryan Pike  |  Last updated 2/2/22

There have been a few consistently positive stories surrounding the Calgary Flames this season. While the Stockton Heat have been one of them, we cannot forget the excellence of young Rory Kerins. After missing out on the entire 2020-21 season (aside from a handful of games with Stockton), Kerins has utterly dominated the Ontario Hockey League.

Let’s check out how Kerins, and the other Flames youngsters, fared over the past week or so.

This and that:

  • G Tyler Parsons remains on the Flames’ season-opening injury reserve.
  • We’re not including D Juuso Välimäki’s AHL run in here because he’s played enough NHL games that we no longer consider him a prospect. He has seven points in 11 AHL games and returned from injury last week, only to be suspended for three games for shoving an official during a scrum.
  • F Adam Ruzicka is on the Flames’ main roster. D Connor Mackey is on the Flames’ taxi squad.

Jack Beck – RW, Ottawa 67’s, OHL

Calgary’s sixth round pick (168th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
Up to date 12 11 6 17 9 15 9 37.52
Change from last week – – – – – – – –

Beck remains injured. Last word was he was close, but generally still “upper-body, week-to-week.”

Jake Boltmann – D, University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish, NCAA/Big10

Calgary’s third round pick (80th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
Up to date 26 1 8 9 8 5 4 9.45
Change from last week 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.79

Boltmann was held off the scoresheet in a pair of games this weekend. Notre Dame earned a split with highly-ranked Minnesota, though.

Lucas Ciona – LW, Seattle Thunderbirds, WHL

Calgary’s sixth round pick (173rd overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
Up to date 34 10 12 22 15 17 10 16.51
Change from last week 3 2 2 4 1 4 1 +2.13

The good news is Ciona is on a point streak! The bad news is a few of his points came in games that were absolute laughers, games where Ciona was one of several players picking points in a Thunderbirds blowout win. Still, it’s better than not getting any points, right?

Matthew Coronato – RW, Harvard University Crimson, NCAA/HE

Calgary’s first round pick (13th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; #1-ranked prospect

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
Up to date 19 8 8 15 12 14 11 19.33
Change from last week 3 2 0 2 1 2 1 -0.76

Coronato had a couple of goals and Harvard had a good week! They beat Colgate and Boston College, and beat Cornell in a shootout (though for standings purposes it was a tie, since shootouts don’t count). With Harvard short a pair of veterans, as they’re at the Olympics, the next few weeks will be a big chance for Coronato to drive the bus offensively for the Crimson.

Walker Duehr – RW, Stockton Heat, AHL

Free agent signing

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
Up to date 27 5 7 12 6 9 5 17.71
Change from last week 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.68

Duehr registered zero points in Stockton’s lone game.

Lucas Feuk – LW, Västerviks IK, HockeyAllsvenskan / Nybro Vikings IF/Väsby IK, HockeyEttan

Calgary’s fourth round pick (116th overall) in the 2019 NHL Draft

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
Allsvenskan up to date 10 1 1 2 2 1 1 6.51
Change from last week – – – – – – – –
HockeyEttan up to date 17 5 7 12 8 8 6 n/a
Change from last week 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 –

Feuk had a goal in Sweden’s third division. He’s been pretty productive for Väsby, for whatever that’s worth.

Ryan Francis – C, Stockton Heat, AHL / Saint John Sea Dogs, QMJHL

Calgary’s fifth round pick (143rd overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; #8-ranked prospect

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
AHL up to date 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Change from last week – – – – – – – –
QMJHL up to date 18 6 17 23 12 17 9 29.76
Change from last week – – – – – – – –

The QMJHL is still paused, but Saint John returns on Friday.

Glenn Gawdin – C, Stockton Heat, AHL

St. Louis’ fourth round pick (116th overall) in the 2015 NHL Draft; free agent signing; #10-ranked prospect

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
Up to date 33 12 20 32 18 20 13 38.64
Change from last week 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 +0.03

Gawdin had the primary assist on Matthew Phillips’ shorthanded game-winning goal against Ontario.

Emil Heineman – LW, Leksands IF, SHL/CHL

Florida’s second round pick (43rd overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; acquired via trade; #14-ranked prospect

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
SHL up to date 33 9 5 14 12 13 11 20.73
Change from last week – – – – – – – –
CHL up to date 9 4 1 5 4 5 4 n/a
Change from last week – – – – – – – –

Leksands had an unexpected weekend off, as both of their games were postponed due to COVID issues with their opponents.

Cole Huckins – LW, Acadie-Bathurst Titan, QMJHL

Calgary’s third round pick (77th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; #19-ranked prospect

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
Up to date 24 11 11 22 16 18 12 21.35
Change from last week – – – – – – – –

The QMJHL is still paused, but Acadie-Bathurst returns on Saturday.

Cole Jordan – D, Moose Jaw Warriors, WHL

Calgary’s fifth round pick (141st overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
Up to date 17 1 4 5 4 3 3 7.28
Change from last week – – – – – – – –

Jordan missed this week’s games due to an injury. He’s listed on the WHL’s weekly report as “lower-body, week-to-week” and there are no indications if this is related to his prior lower-body injury from earlier this season.

Rory Kerins – C, Soo Greyhounds, OHL

Calgary’s sixth round pick (174th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; #18-ranked prospect

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
Up to date 39 25 42 67 39 55 35 45.50
Change from last week 3 3 4 7 5 6 5 +1.36

After flirting with the top spot basically all season, Kerins had a heck of a week and moved into first spot in the OHL’s scoring race. He’s had a truly excellent season.

Johannes Kinnvall – D, Stockton Heat, AHL

Free agent signing

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
Up to date 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 12.57
Change from last week 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 +2.64

Kinnvall’s still adapting to North American hockey and he has a small sample size. But hey, two points in three games for somebody who’s been on the shelf since September is pretty good, eh?

Justin Kirkland – LW, Stockton Heat, AHL

Nashville’s third round pick (62nd overall) in the 2014 NHL Draft; free agent signing

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
Up to date 33 10 6 16 8 13 7 19.32
Change from last week 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.61

Kirkland registered zero points in Stockton’s lone game.

Demetrios Koumontzis – LW, Arizona State University Sun Devils, NCAA/Ind.

Calgary’s fourth round pick (108th overall) in the 2018 NHL Draft

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
Up to date 23 4 7 11 9 8 8 13.06
Change from last week – – – – – – – –

Koumontzis is injured.

Yan Kuznetsov – D, Stockton Heat, AHL / Saint John Sea Dogs, QMJHL

Calgary’s second round pick (50th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; #15-ranked prospect

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
AHL up to date 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Change from last week – – – – – – – –
QMJHL up to date 4 1 2 3 1 2 1 19.86
Change from last week – – – – – – – –

The QMJHL is still paused, but Saint John returns on Friday.

Connor Mackey – D, Stockton Heat, AHL

Free agent signing; #7-ranked prospect

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
Up to date 34 4 16 20 10 14 6 23.44
Change from last week – – – – – – – –

Mackey is on the Flames’ taxi squad.

Mitchell Mattson – C, Michigan State University Spartans, NCAA/Big10

Calgary’s fifth round pick (126th overall) in the 2016 NHL Draft

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
Up to date 15 1 2 3 3 2 2 5.46
Change from last week – – – – – – – –

Michigan State was off this week.

Ilya Nikolaev – C, Tri-City Storm, USHL

Calgary’s third round pick (88th overall) in the 2019 NHL Draft

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
Up to date 31 11 24 35 16 23 11 25.92
Change from last week 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 -0.21

Nikolaev had a power play goal and an overtime game-winner for Tri-City. His NHLe actually dipped down slightly, which speaks to how productive he’s been this season. (But yeah, we notice that more than half of his points come on special teams, too.)

Josh Nodler – C, Michigan State University Spartans, NCAA/Big10

Calgary’s fifth round pick (150th overall) in the 2019 NHL Draft

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
Up to date 26 5 7 12 5 10 5 12.60
Change from last week – – – – – – – –

Michigan State was off this week.

Jakob Pelletier – LW, Stockton Heat, AHL

Calgary’s first round pick (26th overall) in the 2019 NHL Draft; #3-ranked prospect

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
Up to date 34 12 21 33 21 24 15 38.68
Change from last week 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.17

Pelletier registered zero points in Stockton’s lone game. He’s still among the top offensive players in the entire AHL (at age 20) despite this quiet week. And his quiet “week” is more like a quiet single game.

Emilio Pettersen – LW, Stockton Heat, AHL

Calgary’s sixth round pick (167th overall) in the 2018 NHL Draft; #11-ranked prospect

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
Up to date 28 1 7 8 7 5 4 11.39
Change from last week 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.42

Pettersen registered zero points in Stockton’s lone game.

Over at Postmedia, Wes Gilbertson profiled Pettersen.

Matthew Phillips – RW, Stockton Heat, AHL

Calgary’s sixth round pick (166th overall) in the 2016 NHL Draft; #5-ranked prospect

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
Up to date 32 14 19 33 20 26 18 41.10
Change from last week 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 -0.04

In typical Phillips fashion, he had a key goal for the Heat. This time, it was a shorthanded marker that stood as the game-winner against Ontario.

Luke Philp – C, Stockton Heat, AHL

Free agent signing

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
Up to date 33 9 12 21 10 14 8 25.36
Change from last week 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 +1.70

Philp had himself a nice week, with the game-opening goal against Ontario and a stat correction assist added from a prior week.

Jérémie Poirier – D, Saint John Sea Dogs, QMJHL

Calgary’s third round pick (72nd overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; #9-ranked prospect

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
Up to date 30 9 23 32 23 20 15 24.84
Change from last week – – – – – – – –

The QMJHL is still paused, but Saint John returns on Friday.

Colton Poolman – D, Stockton Heat, AHL

Free agent signing

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
Up to date 29 0 5 5 4 1 1 6.87
Change from last week 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.25

Poolman registered zero points in Stockton’s lone game.

Martin Pospisil – C, Stockton Heat, AHL

Calgary’s fourth round pick (105th overall) in the 2018 NHL Draft; #16-ranked prospect

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
Up to date 25 6 8 14 9 12 8 22.32
Change from last week 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.93

Pospisil registered zero points in Stockton’s lone game.

Adam Ruzicka – C, Stockton Heat, AHL

Calgary’s fourth round pick (109th overall) in the 2017 NHL Draft; #6-ranked prospect

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
Up to date 13 10 6 16 9 13 9 49.05
Change from last week – – – – – – – –

Ruzicka is in the NHL.

Ilya Solovyov – D, Stockton Heat, AHL

Calgary’s seventh round pick (205th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; #20-ranked prospect

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
Up to date 27 3 3 6 5 5 5 8.86
Change from last week 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 +1.20

Solovyov had a primary assist in Stockton’s lone game.

William Strömgren – LW, Rögle BK, J20 Nationell/CHL/SHL

Calgary’s second round pick (45th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; #13-ranked prospect

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
SHL up to date 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Change from last week 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
J20 up to date 36 11 19 30 15 22 12 13.19
Change from last week 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 +0.53
CHL up to date 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 n/a
Change from last week – – – – – – – –

Strömgren had himself an eventful week. He set up the game-tying goal and then the game-winning overtime goal for Rögle’s junior team. Then he was called up to the SHL for a COVID-ravaged senior team. Then the following day, the pro side’s season was paused due to that COVID outbreak.

Eetu Tuulola – RW, Stockton Heat, AHL

Calgary’s sixth round pick (156th overall) in the 2016 NHL Draft

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
Up to date 30 8 5 13 8 11 7 17.27
Change from last week 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.59

Tuulola registered zero points in Stockton’s lone game.

Cameron Whynot – D, Halifax Mooseheads, QMJHL

Calgary’s third round pick (89th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
Up to date 28 3 12 15 7 9 4 12.48
Change from last week – – – – – – – –

The QMJHL is still paused, but Halifax returns on Saturday.

Connor Zary – C, Stockton Heat, AHL

Calgary’s first round pick (24th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; #2-ranked prospect

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
Up to date 23 4 5 9 6 7 5 15.59
Change from last week 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.71

Zary registered zero points in Stockton’s lone game.

Dmitry Zavgorodniy – RW, Stockton Heat, AHL / HC Sochi, KHL

Calgary’s seventh round pick (198th overall) in the 2018 NHL Draft

GP G A P 5v5 P P1 5v5 P1 NHLe
AHL up to date 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Change from last week – – – – – – – –
KHL up to date 10 0 3 3 1 1 0 19.78
Change from last week – – – – – – – –

The KHL is paused until Feb. 22.

Daniil Chechelev – G, Stockton Heat, AHL / Kansas City Mavericks, ECHL

Calgary’s fourth round pick (96th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft

GP TOI SV%
Up to date 18 1014 .891
Change from last week 3 140 +.002

Chechelev played seven periods and had generally positive results, though not uniformly positive (since the ECHL is defensive chaos).

Arsenii Sergeev – G, Tri-City Storm, USHL

Calgary’s seventh round pick (205th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft

GP TOI SV%
Up to date 26 1508 .936
Change from last week 2 124 +.002

Sergeev returned from his suspension and collected a pair of wins. He leads the USHL in everything goaltending by a country mile.

Adam Werner – G, Stockton Heat, AHL

Colorado’s fifth round pick (131st overall) in the 2016 NHL Draft; free agent signing

GP TOI SV%
Up to date 11 661 .892
Change from last week – – –

Werner dressed as backup for Stockton.

Dustin Wolf – G, Stockton Heat, AHL

Calgary’s seventh round pick (214th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; #4-ranked prospect

GP TOI SV%
Up to date 23 1400 .932
Change from last week 1 60 +.002

Wolf allowed one goal to capture another win. He is among the AHL’s statistical leaders in roughly every goaltending category.

This article first appeared on Flamesnation and was syndicated with permission.

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