Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Calgary Flames prospects in the OHL are racking up points. Henry Mews picked up another five this week, while Zayne Parekh and Luke Misa each had four. These may just be three of the most exciting prospects we’ve seen since the Flames selected Matthew Tkachuk sixth overall in 2016.
Over in the NCAA, Penn State University goaltender Arsenii Sergeev set a franchise record in single-season shutouts with his fourth of the year. The shutout also moved him into a tie for first all-time by a Penn State goalie.
Otherwise, it was a fairly quiet week for many of the organization’s prospects. The Calgary Wranglers scored just three goals in their two games, and Rory Kerins was in on two of them.
Let’s dive in and take a look at what went down this week!
Welcome to The Win Column’s Calgary Flames prospect update. Each week, we’ll take a dive into how the Flames’ prospects have done in their respective leagues. We have defined a prospect as a skater who has played fewer than 65 NHL games and is younger than 25 years of age.
All data is from QuantHockey and EliteProspects. We also use an NHLe calculator built by Christian Roatis (@Croatis), which is used to estimate a player’s equivalent point total in the NHL based on how they are performing in their respective league. The calculator uses the difficulty of the given league combined with the ease at which a player puts up points to determine the NHLe.
Flames prospect happenings
AHL
- The Wranglers went 0–1–1 this week, dropping a pair of games to the Henderson Silver Knights while scoring just three total goals. Not great.
- The bright spot was Rory Kerins scoring a goal and two points without missing a beat after his stint with the Flames. He now has 22 goals and 36 points in 38 games in the AHL. Watch him snipe this one short-side:
RORY FINDS IT 🔥 Up first!! pic.twitter.com/aHemMTzhTm
— Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) February 8, 2025
- In Saturday’s 2–1 shootout loss, Sam Honzek scored the Wrangler’s lone goal, with William Stromgren picking up the primary assist. Here’s a look at the goal:
The kid does it 💥 pic.twitter.com/ct2I8JNd5s
— Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) February 9, 2025
- Joni Jurmo also laced up for Saturday’s game for the first time in a while, recording one shot on goal. The Wranglers dressed seven defencemen in the game, so—barring injury—I wouldn’t expect to see him in the lineup too many more times over the balance of the season.
- Ilya Solovyov was recalled by the Flames and made his season debut on Saturday. He played nearly 20 minutes, recording two shots on goal, one block, one hit, and a minus-one rating.
Europe
- CSKA Moscow posted a 1–1–0 record this week. Nikita Okhotyuk had somewhat of a smaller role, seeing 17:33 and 15:55 time on ice. It’s worth noting he played 4:32 shorthanded in last Tuesday’s game.
- Okhotyuk still managed six blocks and two hits across the two games.
- Unison-Moscow was 2–1–0 this week, and Daniil Chechelev actually saw ice time in two of the games. Unfortunately, he entered Tuesday’s game in relief—playing just 4:49—and did not face any shots.
- Chechelev started Saturday’s game and allowed four goals on 26 shots being he was yanked. Through five games in the VHL, he has a 0–2–0 record with a 4.83 goals against average and a
0.831 save percentage. - Yegor Yegorov manned the twine for Krylya’s 4–2 loss on Wednesday. He allowed three goals on 25 shots and fell to 4–8–0 in the MHL. He’s sitting on a 3.05 GAA and 0.909 SV% on the year.
- Kirill Zarubin fared much better than his counterparts in Russia, earning a 39-save shutout win on Sunday. He helped Mikhailov Academy to a 1–0–1 week and improved to 8–7–0 with a 2.34 GAA and a 0.934 SV%.
NCAA
- Arsenii Sergeev is the man between the pipes for Penn State University. They went 2–0–0, with Sergeev picking up his fourth shutout of the season which set a new team record for single season shutouts.
- Sergeev’s shutout also moved him into a tie for first all-time in shutouts by a Penn State netminder. For perspective, he’s played 112 games less than the guy he’s tied with. Impressive work by the Russian goalkeeper! He boasts an 11–6–3 record with a 2.56 GAA and a 0.916 SV% on the year now.
- UMass was in action for just one game this week, but Aydar Suniev remains out of the lineup with an injury. His next opportunity to return comes on Friday.
- No games for Trevor Hoskin and Niagara University this week, who have been out of the action since February 1. Their next game is tonight, with games on Friday and Saturday as well.
- University of North Dakota were 1–1–0 this week, and Cade Littler managed to stay off the scoresheet for all seven of their goals. He’s still sitting on just five points after 24 games.
OHL
- It was a showing of the defencemen in the OHL this week.
- Sudbury Wolves blueliner Henry Mews picked up a goal and five points, moving up to 67 points in just 50 games. The Wolves had a tough 1–2–0 week, though. Check out this slick heads-up feed:
Goals in the first minute of both periods tonight! pic.twitter.com/gJyH7PtlPq
— Sudbury Wolves (@Sudbury_Wolves) February 8, 2025
- Zayne Parekh of the Saginaw Spirit was just behind Mews, scoring a goal and four points to reach the 70-point mark. He’s doing it all, racking up 67 penalties in minutes as well. Saginaw’s week was much better, as they posted a 2–1–0 record while averaging six goals a game.
- Luke Misa picked up three goals and four points for the Brampton Steelheads, who went 2–0–0, scoring 16 goals. Watch his quick hands (and feet) on this one:
Okay Misa…We see you 😎 pic.twitter.com/XYKW6DYNO0
— Brampton Steelheads (@OHLSteelheads) February 8, 2025
- The Kingston Frontenacs went 2–2–0 this week, with leading scorer Jacob Battaglia scoring just one goal and two points. He’s still sitting comfortably with 31 goals and 72 points on the season.
QMJHL
- The Shawinigan Cataractes scored 11 goals en route to a 1–0–1 week. First-rounder Matvei Gridin helped out with two goals and three points, moving up to 61 points in 46 games. The rookie leads his team in points and sits 11th in the league—fifth among U19 forwards. What a shot he has:
La troisième fois est toujours la bonne !
— Cataractes de Shawinigan (@Cataractes_Shaw) February 8, 2025
"The third time is always the charm!"#JeSuisCataractes pic.twitter.com/2wrPOqbIgw
- Blueliner Etienne Morin picked up two helpers, improving to 43 points and helping the Moncton Wildcats to a 2–1–0 week.
WHL
- Jaden Lipinski had another two points—both goals—this week as the Vancouver Giants won one of two. Lipinski remains one point shy of the point-per-game mark, sitting at 41 in 42 now.
- Shutdown defenceman Axel Hurtig is starting to add more and more points for the Calgary Hitmen, who were 2–0–0 this week. A goal and two points brings him up to 13 on the year. Check out this heavy wrister:
Big plays, Big Ax 🔥 pic.twitter.com/RtXsUxwiho
— Calgary Hitmen (@WHLHitmen) February 8, 2025
- The Saskatoon Blades went 2–0–0 with Hunter Laing contributing just one helper.
- Eric Jamieson was held off the scoresheet this week as the Everett Silvertips posted a 1–1–0 record. The blueliner has eight goals and 27 points in 52 games so far this season.
NHLe Leaderboard
NHLe is a metric used to estimate a player’s offensive output at the NHL level from their point totals in their respective league. Here are the Flames’ current top five (bracketed numbers denote movement from the previous week):
- Zayne Parekh: 41.8 (Same)
- Rory Kerins: 37.9 (+2)
- Aydar Suniev: 37.7 (Same)
- Jacob Battaglia: 37.3 (-2)
- Henry Mews: 35.5 (Same)
Overall regular season totals for Flames prospects
Forwards
| Player | Position | GP | G | A | P | P/GP | PIM | NHLe | Team | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Basha | LW | 23 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 1.26 | 30 | 31.2 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL |
| Jacob Battaglia | RW/LW | 51 | 31 | 41 | 72 | 1.41 | 26 | 37.3 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL |
| Parker Bell | LW | 38 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.24 | 4 | 9.6 | Calgary Wranglers | AHL |
| Lucas Ciona | LW | 43 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 0.37 | 59 | 14.7 | Calgary Wranglers | AHL |
| Matvei Gridin | RW | 46 | 27 | 34 | 61 | 1.33 | 27 | 31.0 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL |
| Samuel Honzek | C/LW | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 0.50 | 14 | 19.9 | Calgary Wranglers | AHL |
| Trevor Hoskin | C/RW | 28 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 1.11 | 10 | N/A | Niagara University | NCAA |
| Rory Kerins | C/LW | 38 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 0.95 | 10 | 37.9 | Calgary Wranglers | AHL |
| Adam Klapka | RW/LW | 29 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 0.86 | 50 | 34.3 | Calgary Wranglers | AHL |
| Hunter Laing | C | 47 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 0.64 | 31 | 15.8 | Prince George Cougars/Saskatoon Blades | WHL |
| Jaden Lipinski | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 | Calgary Wranglers | AHL |
| 42 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 0.98 | 30 | 24.3 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | ||
| Cade Littler | C | 24 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.21 | 21 | 7.6 | U. of North Dakota | NCAA |
| Luke Misa | C | 49 | 30 | 35 | 65 | 1.33 | 2 | 35.2 | Brampton Steelheads | OHL |
| William Stromgren | LW | 46 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 0.83 | 10 | 33.1 | Calgary Wranglers | AHL |
| Aydar Suniev | LW | 23 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 1.17 | 12 | 37.7 | UMass | NCAA |
Defencemen
| Player | Position | GP | G | A | P | P/GP | PIM | NHLe | Team | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Brzustewicz | RHD | 46 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 0.39 | 2 | 15.5 | Calgary Wranglers | AHL |
| Artyom Grushnikov | LHD | 39 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.10 | 18 | 4.0 | Calgary Wranglers | AHL |
| Axel Hurtig | LHD | 42 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0.31 | 25 | 7.7 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL |
| Eric Jamieson | LHD | 52 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 0.52 | 51 | 12.9 | Everett Silvertips | WHL |
| Joni Jurmo | LHD | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0.0 | Calgary Wranglers | AHL |
| 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 | 2 | N/A | Rapid City Rush | ECHL | ||
| Yan Kuznetsov | LHD | 47 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0.30 | 22 | 12.0 | Calgary Wranglers | AHL |
| Henry Mews | RHD | 50 | 13 | 54 | 67 | 1.34 | 62 | 35.5 | Ottawa 67’s/Sudbury Wolves | OHL |
| Etienne Morin | LHD | 47 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 0.91 | 26 | 21.2 | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL |
| Nikita Okhotyuk | LHD | 50 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.14 | 28 | 9.2 | CSKA Moskva | KHL |
| Zayne Parekh | RHD | 45 | 25 | 46 | 71 | 1.58 | 67 | 41.8 | Saginaw Spirit | OHL |
| Jeremie Poirier | LHD | 47 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 0.53 | 36 | 21.1 | Calgary Wranglers | AHL |
| Ilya Solovyov | LHD | 41 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 0.51 | 16 | 20.3 | Calgary Wranglers | AHL |
Goalies
| Player | Position | GP | GAA | SV% | Team | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniil Chechelev | G | 5 | 4.83 | 0.831 | Yunison-Moskva | VHL |
| Waltteri Ignatjew | G | 16 | 3.81 | 0.878 | Calgary Wranglers | AHL |
| Arsenii Sergeev | G | 21 | 2.56 | 0.916 | Penn State U. | NCAA |
| Yegor Yegorov | G | 4 | 3.38 | 0.870 | HK Tambov | VHL |
| 8 | 3.07 | 0.891 | MHK Tambov | NMHL | ||
| 13 | 3.05 | 0.909 | MHK Krylia Sovetov Moskva | MHL | ||
| Kirill Zarubin | G | 15 | 2.34 | 0.934 | AKM Tula | MHL |
Following the prospects
Staying up to date with the development of prospects is no easy task. Follow along throughout the season for the latest happenings in the entire Flames’ development pipelines!
