Hockey Canada announced their World Junior Championship camp roster this week and you can read up on it in depth here, but it’s great to see so many little Bolts heading to the big tournament. Canada’s actually making the goaltenders work for the job this year, so hopefully Connor Ingram can land a spot.
In regular game news, Boris Katchouk and Brett Howden both had big, big weeks, putting up two point-per-game averages with six points each.
Ross Colton joined in their fun and had four points in two games as Vermont won the Friendship Four tournament in Belfast over Thanksgiving weekend. The ‘Belpot’ is now safely in the hands of the Catamounts, perhaps just the start of building their trophy collection this year.
For more in-depth coverage of prospects, check out the excellent Bolt Prospects site.
Ontario Hockey League
Anthony Cirelli (F) – 2G, 1A, +2
Oshawa Generals – 16-7-0-2, 1st East
November 22nd: @ Peterborough Petes
L 5-4 SO – 1G, 1A, +3
November 25th: vs Flint Firebirds
W 5-3 – 1G, 0A, +1
November 27th: vs Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
L 8-2 – 0G, 0A, -2
Matthew Spencer (D) / Jonne Tammela (F)
1G, 1A, +1 / Did Not Play (Injury)
Peterborough Petes – 10-11-1-3, 5th, East
November 22nd: vs Oshawa Generals
W 5-4 SO – 0G, 0A, -1 / Did Not Play
November 24th: vs Windsor Spitfires
L 5-4 OT – 1G, 1A, +2 / Did Not Play
November 25th: @ Guelph Storm
L 2-1 – No Points / Did Not Play
Christopher Paquette (F) – 0G, 0A, +1
Niagara IceDogs – 9-11-3-2, 6th East
November 25th: vs Sudbury Wolves
W 3-1 – No Points
November 26th: @ Barrie Colts
W 5-1 – 0G, 0A, +1
November 27th: @ Sudbury Wolves
L 6-4 – Did Not Play (Scratched)
Mitchell Stephens (F) – 2G, 2A, +2
Saginaw Spirit – 8-13-2-1, 10th West
November 23rd: @ Flint Firebirds
L 5-3 – 1G, 1A
November 26th: vs Kitchener Rangers
L 4-1 – No Points
November 27th: vs Guelph Storm
W 4-2 – 1G, 1A, +2
Taylor Raddysh (F) – 0G, 1A, +3
Erie Otters – 18-5-2-0, 3rd West
November 24th: vs Sudbury Wolves
W 5-2 – 0G, 1A
November 26th: vs North Bay Battalion
W 4-2 – 0G, 1A, +3
Boris Katchouk (F) – 4G, 2A, +2
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 18-7-1-0, 2nd West
November 24th: @ North Bay Battalion
W 6-1 – 2G, 1A
November 25th: @ Mississauga Steelheads
W 5-3 – 1G, 0A
November 27th: @ Oshawa Generals
W 8-3 – 1G, 1A, +2
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Otto Somppi (F) – 1G, 1A, +1
Halifax Mooseheads – 14-11-0-1, 7th Overall
November 22nd: @ Acadie-Bathurst Titan
W 5-3 – 1G, 1A, +1
November 24th: vs Quebec Remparts
L 6-5 SO – No Points
November 27th: vs Moncton Wildcats
W 3-0 – No Points
Dennis Yan (F) – 1G, 0A
Shawinigan Cataractes – 17-7-1-0, 3rd Overall
November 24th: @ Moncton Wildcats
W 5-1 – 1G, 0A, +2
November 25th: @ Charlottetown Islanders
L 5-4 OT – 0G, 0A, -1
November 27th: @ Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
L 6-2 – 0G, 0A, -1
Mathieu Joseph (F) / Bokondji Imama (F)
2G, 1A, +2 / 0G, 1A, +2
Saint John Sea Dogs – 16-6-2-1, 2nd Overall
November 23rd: vs Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
W 4-3 – 1G, 1A, +1 / 0G, 0A, -1
November 25th: vs Quebec Remparts
W 4-2 – 1G, 0A, +1 / 0G, 1A, +3
Western Hockey League
Brett Howden (F) – 2G, 4A, +4
Moose Jaw Warriors – 15-5-4-0, 2nd East Division
November 22nd: vs Medicine Hat Tigers
L 6-3 – Did Not Play
November 25th: @ Calgary Hitmen
W 5-4 – 1G, 2A, +2
November 26th: @ Red Deer Rebels
W 5-2 – 1G, 2A, +2
Libor Hajek (D) – No Points
Saskatoon Blades 10-16-1-0, 4pts out of Wild Card
November 22nd: @ Swift Current Broncos
L 5-1 – 0G, 0A, -1
November 25th: vs Brandon Wheat Kings
W 3-2 – 0G, 0A, +2
November 26th: vs Medicine Hat Tigers
L 8-2 – 0G, 0A, -1
Connor Ingram (G) – 57SV, 61SH, 0.934sv%
Kamloops Blazers – 14-12-1-0, 3rd BC Division
November 23rd: vs Spokane Chiefs
L 3-2 – 25SV, 28SH, 0.893sv%
November 25th: vs Regina Pats
L 3-0 – 32SV, 33SH, 0.970sv%
NCAA
Ryan Zuhlsdorf (D) – No Points
U. Minnesota Golden Gophers
Overall: 6-4-0 / Conference: 0-0-0
November 25th: @ Northeastern
L 6-4 – No Points
November 27th: @ Boston College
W 4-2 – No Points
Johnathan MacLeod (D) – 0G, 1A, -1
Boston U. Terriers
Overall: 7-4-1 / Conference: 2-1-1
November 22nd: vs Harvard
W 5-3 – 0G, 1A, -1
Ross Colton (F) – 2G, 2A, +1
U. Vermont Catamounts
Overall: 9-3-2 / Conference 4-2-1
Friendship Four Tournament, Belfast, Northern Ireland
November 25th: vs U. Massachusetts
W 4-2 – 0G, 1A, -1
November 26th: vs Quinnipiac
W 5-1 – 2G, 1A, +2
Ryan Lohin (F)
U. Mass-Lowell River Hawks
Overall: 8-4-2 / Conference: 4-2-0
No games last week.
Kris Oldham (G) – 28SV, 30SH, .933sv%
U. Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks
Overall: 7-5-2 / Conference: 3-3-0
November 25th: @ Northern Michigan
T 2-2 – 28SV, 30SH, .933sv%
November 26th: @ Northern Michigan
W 2-0 – Did Not Play
| Player | League | Points | Games | PPG | NHLe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Raddysh | OHL | 50 | 23 | 2.17 | 57.04 |
| Mathieu Joseph | QMJHL | 33 | 21 | 1.57 | 33.50 |
| Anthony Cirelli | OHL | 30 | 22 | 1.36 | 35.78 |
| Brett Howden | WHL | 14 | 11 | 1.27 | 28.18 |
| Dennis Yan | QMJHL | 24 | 19 | 1.26 | 26.93 |
| Mitchell Stephens | OHL | 19 | 17 | 1.12 | 29.33 |
| Boris Katchouk | OHL | 22 | 24 | 0.92 | 24.05 |
| Christopher Paquette | OHL | 20 | 23 | 0.87 | 22.82 |
| Ross Colton | Hockey East | 12 | 14 | 0.86 | 26.01 |
| Otto Somppi | QMJHL | 15 | 18 | 0.83 | 17.77 |
| Bokondji Imama | QMJHL | 16 | 21 | 0.76 | 16.24 |
| Cristiano DiGiacinto | OHL | 4 | 6 | 0.67 | 17.49 |
| Ryan Lohin | Hockey East | 8 | 12 | 0.67 | 20.23 |
| Matthew Spencer | OHL | 9 | 17 | 0.53 | 13.89 |
| Jonne Tammale | OHL | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 13.12 |
| Libor Hajek | WHL | 10 | 22 | 0.45 | 10.06 |
| Johnathan MacLeod | Hockey East | 4 | 10 | 0.40 | 12.14 |
| Ryan Zuhlsdorf | Big 10 | 3 | 11 | 0.27 | 7.83 |
A good week for some, an okay week for others. 6 or 7 players performing where you’d want them to post draft (PPG is super important, especially forwards). The next few weeks will be fun with World Junior camps opening, and I love that tournament. Damn shame Buffalo used the cash grab of an outdoor game to win the bid for next year over Tampa. That would be a vacation to head to for sure.
Until next week Bolts fans.
