The Flames are juggling several interesting young goaltenders

Gang, sometimes I feel like it’s tough to judge goaltenders entirely by their statistics.

When it comes to the various young netminders in the Calgary Flames pipeline, context for their performances seems pretty important.

For the Wranglers, the original goaltending tandem was veteran Ivan Prosvetov with 24-year-old rookie Owen Say. In the ECHL, the Flames also had 22-year-old rookie Arsenii Sergeev paired with veteran Connor Murphy.

Since the season began, Prosvetov got hurt, so Say was joined by Sergeev. Then Say got hut, and Sergeev was joined by Murphy. Now Prosvetov seems set for a return, so Murphy has been returned to the ECHL and we’ll get a Prosvetov and Sergeev tandem – potentially for the remainder of the season. It’s worth noting that the Wranglers have played most of the season without Yan Kuznetsov, probably their top two-way defender, and the last six weeks without Hunter Brzustewicz, probably their top offensive defender.

Shockingly, the Wranglers have had some defensively challenges without their top defensive pairing. But even with that, they’ve gotten some good goaltending performances from Say and Sergeev. Heck, we’d point out that Sergeev often sees a ton of (good) shots against during his outings, but has performed well.

Meanwhile, in Russia, Yegor Yegorov and Kirill Zarubin have performed well on some pretty lean teams.

Finding goaltenders feels as much of an art as it is a science, but the Flames have had some success with it lately.

Onto the updates!

Andrew Basha – LW/C, Calgary Wranglers, AHL/Medicine Hat Tigers, WHL

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
AHL season to date	27	1	4	5	4	5	4	18	7.38
WHL season to date	8	4	10	14	7	7	4	22	43.34
2024-25 (WHL)	23	9	20	29	24	12	9	73	31.22

Basha had six points this week. He’s been playing centre between Liam and Markus Ruck, two well-regarded 2026 NHL Draft prospects.

Jacob Battaglia – LW/RW, Kingston Frontenacs/Flint Firebirds, 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	42	17	14	31	24	22	17	121	19.55
2024-25 (OHL)	68	40	50	90	67	57	45	239	35.06

Battaglia had two points this week and is still seemingly trying to find his niche in Flint.

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	32	2	1	3	2	3	2	40	3.74
2024-25 (AHL)	61	7	5	12	9	12	9	67	7.84

Bell had zero points this week.

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.

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	40	3	10	13	7	10	4	39	12.95
2024-25 (DEL)	50	3	14	17	10	16	9	75	9.81

Cicek had zero points this week.

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	28	3	1	4	4	3	3	34	5.69
2024-25 (AHL)	68	8	14	22	18	17	14	91	12.89

Ciona had zero points this week.

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	32	10	18	28	20	21	16	89	34.87
2024-25 (QMJHL)	56	36	43	79	58	40	32	236	32.85

Gridin is in the NHL.

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	35	0	1	1	1	1	1	34	1.14
2024-25 (AHL)	61	1	4	5	3	4	3	43	3.27

Grushnikov had zero points this week.

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	21	6	15	21	13	11	7	34	32.23
2024-25 (NCAA)	36	12	27	39	29	28	23	80	17.23

Hoskin scored two goals 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	38	3	7	10	8	10	7	59	6.52
2024-25 (WHL)	55	5	11	16	12	14	10	66	7.20

Hurtig had two assists 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	25	6	7	13	7	12	7	52	18.72
2024-25 (WHL)	66	14	22	36	26	27	19	175	13.51

Jamieson had no points this week.

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	37	13	20	33	22	22	16	79	35.54
2024-25 (AHL)	63	33	28	61	52	40	35	135	38.59

Kerins had no points this week.

Carter King – C/LW, 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	36	3	4	7	6	6	5	37	7.75
2024-25 (NCAA)	44	21	22	43	31	16	14	116	35.18

King had an assist this week.

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	37	17	18	35	27	18	16	90	23.43
2024-25 (WHL)	64	25	23	48	40	35	29	153	18.57

Laing missed a couple games with an injury, but returned Wednesday night.

Aidan Lane – 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	17	5	2	7	7	7	7	39	8.93
2024-25 (OHL)	13	7	6	13	10	10	7	36	26.49

Lane had an assist this week.

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	25	2	6	8	7	8	7	36	5.25
2024-25 (J20)	39	1	5	6	3	5	3	33	2.52

Leander had no points 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	21	3	5	8	6	8	6	30	12.28
2024-25 (WHL)	59	17	41	58	45	30	27	134	24.34

Maine was off this weekend.

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	22	4	7	11	9	8	6	36	18.00
2024-25 (NCAA)	33	7	2	9	8	9	8	30	9.82

Littler had an assist this week.

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	32	13	16	29	17	23	13	52	10.63
2024-25 (MHL)	42	10	14	24	20	21	17	68	6.70

Matveiko had no points this week.

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	22	4	7	11	8	6	4	56	13.65
2024-25 (OHL)	67	34	51	85	58	63	43	211	33.60

Misa had a goal and two assists.

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	19	1	2	3	1	3	1	12	6.29
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 did not play this week.

Mace’o Phillips – D, Green Bay Gamblers, USHL / United States Junior Selects, WJAC

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	23	1	4	5	2	4	2	45	4.99
2024-25 (USHL)	25	2	1	3	3	3	3	31	2.76

Phillips had an assist this week.

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	32	1	5	6	2	5	1	55	7.47
2024-25 (AHL)	71	5	37	42	23	26	15	132	23.57

Poirier had no points 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	24	12	14	26	23	14	12	78	39.00
2024-25 (NCAA)	35	13	9	22	16	17	13	118	22.63

Potter is done for the season due to injury.