Some key Flames prospects are distinguishing themselves this season

Friends, we’re entering mid-December. By this point in the calendar, most major hockey leagues are somewhere between a quarter and a third of the way through their playing schedules.

As such, we’re beyond the point where we can say “it’s too early” to make assessments of how players’ seasons are unfolding. We’re not going to declare anyone’s career over or anything like that, but we can suss out which players are doing well and which need to have a boost in the next chunk of games to stay on track.

So far, quite a few Flames prospects are playing very well.

2024 first-rounder Matvei Gridin? He’s one of the most offensively productive rookies in the AHL after starting the season in the NHL. At age 19.

2025 first-rounder Cole Reschny? He’s adapted to the NCAA really nicely and become one of the most relied-upon players for a strong North Dakota team.

2025 first-rounder Cullen Potter? He’s continued a run of strong play in college in his sophomore season.

2025 fifth-rounder Ethan Wyttenbach? He’s one of the NCAA’s top scorers. As an 18-year-old freshman.

Yeah, some players are taking some time to adapt to new levels of hockey. Progress and growth isn’t always linear, and there are often bumps on the road to hockey success. But there are quite a few promising success stories to brighten what’s been, at times, a bit of a challenging season for the Flames organization.

Onto the updates!

Andrew Basha – LW/RW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

20; Calgary’s second round pick (41st overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 5’11”, 174 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 8th-ranked prospect 2025

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	20	1	3	4	3	4	3	16	7.97
2024-25 (WHL)	23	9	20	29	24	12	9	73	31.22

Basha had no points in three games this week.

Jacob Battaglia – LW/RW, Kingston Frontenacs, OHL

19; Calgary’s second round pick (62nd overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 196 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 7th-ranked prospect 2025

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	29	12	11	23	17	17	13	89	21.01
2024-25 (OHL)	68	40	50	90	67	57	45	239	35.06

Battaglia had a goal and four helpers in three games this week.

Parker Bell – LW/RW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

22; Calgary’s fifth round pick (155th overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 192 pounds; shoots left

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	0.00
2024-25 (AHL)	61	7	5	12	9	12	9	67	7.84

Bell played once and sat twice this week. He had zero points.

Hunter Brzustewicz – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

20; Vancouver’s third round pick (75th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; Acquired in a trade with Vancouver; 6’0″, 190 pounds; shoots right; FN’s 3rd-ranked prospect 2025

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	23	4	8	12	9	6	5	28	20.79
2024-25 (AHL)	70	5	27	32	19	20	13	75	18.22

Brzustewicz is in the NHL. (He played once in the AHL before he got called up.)

Nick Cicek – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

25; free agent signing; 6’3″, 201 pounds; shoots left

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	25	2	6	8	5	6	3	28	12.75
2024-25 (DEL)	50	3	14	17	10	16	9	75	9.81

Cicek had one assist over three games this week. He’s one of three Wranglers to play every game (along with Martin Frk and Clark Bishop).

Lucas Ciona – LW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

22; Calgary’s sixth round pick (173rd overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 210 pounds; shoots left

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	17	1	1	2	2	1	1	16	4.69
2024-25 (AHL)	68	8	14	22	18	17	14	91	12.89

Ciona played once and sat twice this week. He had zero points.

Matvei Gridin – RW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

19; Calgary’s first round pick (28th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 182 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 4th-ranked prospect 2025

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	23	8	14	22	16	16	13	63	38.12
2024-25 (QMJHL)	56	36	43	79	58	40	32	236	32.85

Gridin had one assist in three games this week.

Artem Grushnikov – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

22; Dallas’ second round pick (48th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; Acquired in a trade with Dallas; 6’1″, 203 pounds; shoots left

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0.00
2024-25 (AHL)	61	1	4	5	3	4	3	43	3.27

Grushnikov played twice and sat once this week. He had zero points.

Trevor Hoskin – RW, Merrimack College Warriors, NCAA

21; Calgary’s fourth round pick (106th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 175 pounds; shoots right

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	15	4	10	14	9	7	6	25	30.08
2024-25 (NCAA)	36	12	27	39	29	28	23	80	17.23

Hoskin had no points over two games this week.

Axel Hurtig – D, Calgary Hitmen, WHL

20; Calgary’s seventh round pick (208th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 202 pounds; shoots left

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	24	2	2	4	3	4	3	35	4.13
2024-25 (WHL)	55	5	11	16	12	14	10	66	7.20

Hurtig had an assist over three games this week.

Eric Jamieson – D, University of Denver Pioneers, NCAA

20; Calgary’s seventh round pick (208th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 200 pounds; shoots left

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	17	6	6	12	7	11	7	34	25.41
2024-25 (WHL)	66	14	22	36	26	27	19	175	13.51

Jamieson had a goal and an assist over two games this weekend.

Rory Kerins – C, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

23; Calgary’s sixth round pick (174th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 5’10”, 175 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 15th-ranked prospect 2025

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	22	7	13	20	16	12	10	46	36.23
2024-25 (AHL)	63	33	28	61	52	40	35	135	38.59

Kerins had an assist in three games this week.

Carter King – C, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

23; free agent signing; 5’11”, 190 pounds; shoots left

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	21	2	0	2	2	2	2	17	3.80
2024-25 (NCAA)	44	21	22	43	31	16	14	116	35.18

King played twice this week, missing one game with an unspecified malady. He had no points.

Hunter Laing – C/RW, Saskatoon Blades, WHL

19; Calgary’s sixth round pick (170th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’5″, 205 pounds; shoots right

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	27	13	14	27	22	15	14	61	24.76
2024-25 (WHL)	64	25	23	48	40	35	29	153	18.57

Laing had an assist in two games this week.

Aidan Lane – LW/RW, Harvard University Crimson, NCAA

18; Calgary’s sixth round pick (176th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 192 pounds; shoots right

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	11	5	1	6	6	6	6	31	12.52
2024-25 (OHL)	13	7	6	13	10	10	7	36	26.49

Lane had two goals and an assist over two games this weekend.

Jakob Leander – D, HV71, U20 Nationell

18; Calgary’s seventh round pick (208th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 196 pounds; shoots right

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	22	1	5	6	5	6	5	26	4.47
2024-25 (J20)	39	1	5	6	3	5	3	33	2.52

Leander had zero points in two games this week.

Jaden Lipinski – C, University of Maine Black Bears, NCAA

20; Calgary’s fourth round pick (112th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 204 pounds; shoots right

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	16	2	5	7	5	7	5	24	14.10
2024-25 (WHL)	59	17	41	58	45	30	27	134	24.34

Lipinski had zero points in two games this week.

Cade Littler – C, University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks, NCAA

21; Calgary’s seventh round pick (219th overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 197 pounds; shoots right

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	14	4	4	8	7	6	5	16	20.57
2024-25 (NCAA)	33	7	2	9	8	9	8	30	9.82

Littler had two goals and an assist over two games this weekend. His next point will tie his freshman year output, likely in way fewer games.

Yan Matveiko – C, Krasnaya Armiya Moskva, MHL

19; Calgary’s seventh round pick (211th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 150 pounds; shoots left

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	29	13	15	28	17	22	13	46	11.32
2024-25 (MHL)	42	10	14	24	20	21	17	68	6.70

Matveiko had a goal over two games this week. He missed Wednesday’s game with an injury.

Luke Misa – LW/C, Penn State University Nittany Lions, NCAA

19; Calgary’s fifth round pick (150th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 5’10”, 170 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 13th-ranked prospect 2025

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	16	2	1	3	2	3	2	33	5.12
2024-25 (OHL)	67	34	51	85	58	63	43	211	33.60

Penn State is off until Jan. 3.

Etienne Morin – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL/Rapid City Rush, ECHL

20; Calgary’s second round pick (48th overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft; 6’0″, 180 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 10th-ranked prospect 2025

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
AHL season to date	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.00
ECHL season to date	7	1	3	4	2	1	1	20	13.12
2024-25 (QMJHL)	62	14	44	58	29	40	24	222	21.79

Morin had a busy week! He had two assists over two games with Rapid City, then got called up to the Wranglers and played once.

Mace’o Phillips – D, Green Bay Gamblers, USHL

18; Calgary’s third round pick (80th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 6’6″, 228 pounds; shoots left

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	17	1	3	4	2	3	2	39	5.54
2024-25 (USHL)	25	2	1	3	3	3	3	31	2.76

Phillips is with Team USA at the Junior A World Challenge in Trois Rivieres, Quebec.

Jeremie Poirier – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

23; Calgary’s third round pick (72nd overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 196 pounds; shoots left

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	20	1	3	4	2	3	1	32	7.97
2024-25 (AHL)	71	5	37	42	23	26	15	132	23.57

Poirier had zero points in three games this week.

Cullen Potter – C, Arizona State University Sun Devils, NCAA

18; Calgary’s first round pick (32nd overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 5’10”, 172 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 5th-ranked prospect 2025

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	16	5	9	14	12	4	3	52	31.50
2024-25 (NCAA)	35	13	9	22	16	17	13	118	22.63

Arizona State was off this week.

Cole Reschny – C, University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks, NCAA

18; Calgary’s first round pick (18th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 5’11”, 183 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 2nd-ranked prospect 2025

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	16	2	16	18	12	8	7	31	40.50
2024-25 (WHL)	62	26	66	92	70	48	46	213	36.75

Reschny had three assists over two games this weekend, then received an invite to Canada’s World Junior training camp.

Theo Stockselius – C, Djurgårdens IF, U20 Nationell/SHL

18; Calgary’s second round pick (54th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 6’2″, 181 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 12th-ranked prospect 2025

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
U20 season to date	7	1	8	9	6	7	5	23	21.09
SHL season to date	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
2024-25 (J20)	40	22	29	51	38	35	29	93	20.91

Stockselius remains out after suffering a cut from a skate in October.

William Strömgren – LW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

22; Calgary’s second round pick (45th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 175 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 16th-ranked prospect 2025

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	22	2	14	16	9	10	5	20	28.98
2024-25 (AHL)	70	14	35	49	35	26	20	107	27.90

Strömgren had an assist over three games this week.

Aydar Suniev – LW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

20; Calgary’s third round pick (80th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’2″, 198 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 9th-ranked prospect 2025

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	24	6	1	7	7	3	3	31	11.62
2024-25 (NCAA)	35	20	18	38	31	21	17	119	34.99

Suniev had two goals over three games this week.

Ethan Wyttenbach – RW, Quinnipiac University Bobcats, NCAA

18; Calgary’s fifth round pick (144th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 5’10”, 180 pounds; shoots right; FN’s 20th-ranked prospect 2025

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	18	9	16	25	21	13	12	38	31.89
2024-25 (USHL)	44	24	27	51	42	38	30	127	26.61

Wyttenbach had a goal and two assists over the weekend.

Owen Say – G, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

24; free agent signing; 6’2″, 185 pounds

	GP	TOI	SV%
Season to date	12	617	.901
2024-25 (NCAA)	27	1531	.920

Say played twice this week, getting chased from one game after two periods and then getting his first AHL shutout in the other.

Arsenii Sergeev – G, Rapid City Rush, ECHL

21; Calgary’s seventh round pick (205th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 192 pounds

	GP	TOI	SV%
Season to date	10	594	.921
2024-25 (NCAA)	33	1982	.919

Sergeev picked up a win in his lone game this week.

Yegor Yegorov – G, MHK Spartak-MAX, MHL

20; Calgary’s sixth round pick (176th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 183 pounds

	GP	TOI	SV%
Season to date	15	901	.921
2024-25 (MHL)	20	1032	.904

Yegorov picked up a loss in his lone game this week.

Kirill Zarubin – G, AKM Tula, MHL

20; Calgary’s third round pick (84th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 178 pounds; FN’s 18th-ranked prospect 2025

	GP	TOI	SV%
Season to date	20	1168	.932
2024-25 (MHL)	21	1157	.935

Zarubin didn’t play this past week.