Flames prospect roundup: Yegor Yegorov and Kirill Zarubin have a strong week in Russia

This coming week, Reschny, Cade Littler, and the Fighting Hawks host Minnesota for a two-game set. Their first game is on Friday at 5:07 p.m. MT, and their second is the following day at 4:07 p.m. MT

Cullen Potter

Cullen Potter and Arizona State University began their season with back-to-back losses against Penn State University, which we covered in the last roundup. This past week, they defeated Notre Dame by a score of 5-3 and Alaska-Fairbanks by a score of 5-2 to win the Ice Breaker Tournament.

Potter was held off the scoresheet in both games, picking up a penalty in the first game. So far this season, the 32nd overall pick in the 2025 draft has two assists in four games. Next up for the Sun Devils are two away games at Augustana on Friday and Saturday.

Theo Stöckselius

In Sweden, Theo Stöckselius and Djurgårdens IF U20 played one game, defeating AIK U20 by a score of 1-0, with the Flames’ 20225 second-round pick getting an assist on the late third period goal. This season, he has a goal and nine points in 7 games in Sweden’s U20 league.

Up next for Djurgårdens IF U20 are two away games over the weekend. They take on Luleå HF U20 on Saturday, followed by a game against Skellefteå AIK U20 on Sunday.

Mace’o Phillips

This past week, Mace’o Phillips and the Green Bay Gamblers took on the Waterloo Black Hawks in two games over the weekend, splitting the two games. The Flames’ third-round pick in 2025 scored in their 6-4 win on Saturday, but was held off the scoresheet in their 5-4 loss.

That was the left-shot defenceman’s first goal of the season, as he now has a goal and an assist in six games for the United States Hockey League team. It’s worth noting he also has 24 penalty minutes, quickly approaching his career-high of 67 he set last season.

It’s a busy week for the Gamblers, as they continue their road trip with a game against the USA Hockey National Team Development Program on Thursday, followed by two games against the Youngstown Phantoms on Saturday and Sunday. 

Ethan Wyttenbach

Ethan Wyttenbach, the Flames’ fifth-round pick in the 2025 draft, had a strong week for Quinnipiac University. They also participated in the Ice Breaker Tournament, falling 2-1 to Alaska-Fairbanks, with Wyttenbach scoring their lone goal. They followed that up with a 7-2 win over Notre Dame, with Wyttenbach picking up a goal and an assist.

The freshman has had a strong start to his collegiate career, scoring two goals and four points in three games. Thanks to his performance, Wyttenbach was named the ECAC Rookie of the Week. He has a chance to increase his point total this coming week, as Quinnipiac hosts Maine on Friday and Saturday.

Jakob Leander

Jakob Leander and HV71 U20 played two games this past week, falling 4-2 to Färjestad BK U20 and defeating Örebro HK U20 by a score of 5-4. The Flames’ seventh-round pick in 2025 was held pointless in both games.

This season, the 18-year-old right-shot defenceman has two assists through nine points, picking up an incredible 37 penalty minutes. He’s just 12 penalty minutes shy of reaching his career-high that he set last season over 39 games.

This week, HV71 U20 hosts Södertälje SK U20 on Saturday and Västerås IK U20 on Sunday.

Yan Matveiko

The final 2025 draftee we’ll look at in this article is another seventh-round pick, Yan Matveiko. He was held pointless in the three games Krasnaya Armiya played this week, as they defeated  Mikhailov Academy twice, before losing 3-1 to JHC Dynamo-M.

This season, Matveiko has six goals and 14 points in 14 games. Last season, the 19-year-old scored 10 goals and 24 points, so he’s still on pace to blow his career-high totals out of the water. Krasnaya Armiya’s next game is against Avto on Monday.

Jacob Battaglia

Moving to the Canadian Hockey League for the first time in this article, 2024 second-round pick Jacob Battaglia and the Ontario Hockey League’s Kingston Frontenacs played two games this past week against the Peterborough Petes. Battaglia was held off the scoresheet in their 5-2 loss in Peterborough, but followed that up with a three-goal, four-point game in their 9-1 win on Friday.

In six games with the Frontenacs, Battaglia has five goals and eight points. He’ll have a chance to increase his totals, as the Frontenacs play back-to-back-to-back games over the weekend, hosting the Ottawa 67’s on Friday and the Oshawa Generals on Saturday, before taking Highway 15 up to Ottawa for a game on Sunday.

Henry Mews

Former Ottawa 67’s defenceman Henry Mews was in action this week with the University of Michigan. They played two games against Providence, defeating them by a score of 5-1 and 3-1, with Mews being held off the scoresheet in both games.

So far in this young season, the Wolverines are outscoring opponents 26-3 in their four games, with Mews picking up four assists. This week, they host Robert Morris for two games, one on Thursday and one on Friday.

Kirill Zarubin

Kirill Zarubin and Mikhailov Academy had a busy week, falling 5-2 and 2-1 to Yan Matveiko and Krasnaya Armiya, before defeating JHC Spartak 2-1. Zarubin didn’t feature in the 5-2 loss, but stopped 34 of 36 shots in their 2-1 loss and 30 of 31 shots in their 2-1 victory.

This season, the 20-year-old Russian netminder has a .932 save percentage and 2.05 goals against average in nine games. Removing the first game, where he allowed four goals on 26 shots, Zarubin’s save percentage jumps to .941.

Zarubin and Mikhailov Academy take on JHC Spartak on the road on Tuesday and host Red Machine-Yunior on Sunday.

Trevor Hoskin

Trevor Hoskin and Merrimack have only played two games this season, both against the University of Massachusetts Lowell, with one coming in the past week. They got revenge after a 4-0 defeat in week one with a 4-1 victory. In that win, Hoskin picked up his first goal of the season to give him a goal in two games.

They’ll continue their one-game-a-week schedule for this coming week, hosting the University of New Hampshire on Saturday in what is another in-conference matchup.

Luke Misa

This week, Penn State and Luke Misa took on Clarkson in two games, falling 6-4 in the first matchup but getting their revenge with a 5-2 victory in the second game. Misa was held off the scoresheet in both games, as he’s still searching for his first collegiate point after four games.

For the Gavin McKenna fans out there, the projected first overall pick in the 2026 draft picked up two assists. Next up for Penn State is two games against Long Island University at home, one on Friday and one on Saturday. It’s an important in-conference matchup.

Hunter Laing

Hunter Laing and the Saskatoon Blades played three games this past week, defeating the Vancouver Giants 6-1, the Swift Current Broncos 4-1, and the Kamloops Blazers 3-0. The Flames’ sixth-round pick in the 2024 draft picked up two assists in their 6-1 win, was held pointless in their 4-1 victory, and didn’t play in the shutout victory.

This season, Laing has four goals and eight points through six games. Laing missed their most recent game with a lower-back injury, and it’s to be seen if he’s in the lineup this coming week. The Blades play a home-and-home against the Moose Jaw Warriors on Friday and Saturday, before returning home to host the Edmonton Oil Kings on Sunday.

Eric Jamieson

Eric Jamieson and the University of Denver played two games this past week, defeating Air Force 2-1 in a shootout and shutting out Bentley 6-0. The defenceman was held off the scoresheet in the shootout, but picked up a goal and two assists in their 6-0 victory.

The University of Denver hit the road to play Lindenwood on Friday and Saturday.

Jaden Lipinski

The University of Maine and Jaden Lipinski began their season this past week, defeating Holy Cross 5-2 on Friday and 6-0 on Saturday. The Flames’ fourth-round pick in the 2023 draft is off to a strong start, scoring a goal and picking up an assist in each of the first two games.

This week, Lipinski and Maine will face off against Wyttenbach and Quinnipiac, as Maine heads on the road to play two games on Friday and Saturday.

Yegor Yegorov

This past week, Yegor Yegorov and JHC Spartak MHA played three games, falling 2-1 to Taifun, before getting their revenge with a 4-3 shootout victory. That was the same score of their victory over Amurskie Tigry as well.

Yegorov played in both of the shootout victories, stopping 36 of 39 shots in the win over Taifun and 33 of 36 in their win against Amurskie Tigry. This season, the 20-year-old Russian netminder has a .916 save percentage and 3.07 goals against average in seven games, meaning he’s seen a ton of shots.

JHC Spartak MHA’s lone game this week comes on Sunday against Dinamo-Shinnik on the road.

Axel Hurtig

Axel Hurtig returned to the Calgary Hitmen’s lineup in their two games this past week. In their 4-2 victory over the Medicine Hat Tigers, the Flames’ left-shot defence prospect was held pointless, but was a +3. In their second game of the week, they fell 3-2 to the Portland Winterhawks, with Hurtig picking up a shot on goal. This season, Hurtig has a goal in four games.

This week, the Hitmen play two games. They head south to Lethbridge to play the Hurricanes on Friday, and return home to host the Spokane Chiefs on Sunday.

Cade Littler

We started this article by looking at Cole Reschny, a freshman at the University of North Dakota. Cade Littler also got his season underway with the Fighting Hawks, scoring their first goal of the season in a 6-2 victory, also picking up an assist in that game against St. Thomas. In the next game, a 5-2 victory, the Flames’ 2022 seventh-round pick picked up his second assist and third point of the season.

Littler is already a third of the way in reaching his career-best in points, as he scored seven goals and nine points in 33 games in 2024-25. Next up for the Fighting Hawks are two games against Minnesota at home.