Hello Lightning fans! A little introduction to who I am and why I’m here. I’m an editor over at the SBN Maple Leafs site Pension Plan Puppets, and I do a bit of everything over there, but my favourite thing is a weekly summary of the CHL and NCAA based prospects. I offered to do the same here at Raw Charge.
What you’ll see are players sorted by league and then a quick note on each game; the score, goals, assists, and the players +/- (not a perfect stat I know). If a player has had a great game I’ll add a video recap of the game if I can find one.
Also at the very bottom is a chart listing skaters PPG and NHLe. NHLe isn’t much other than a fun guess at what a players production in his current league would equal over an 82 game NHL season. The math comes from Rob Vollman, and it’s not perfect, but I find it interesting. Like what you see about prospects? For greater in-depth coverage of prospects, check out the Bolt Prospects website.
It was an okay week for Bolts prospects. A couple players had good weeks: Christopher Paquette had four points and Mitchell Stephens & Taylor Raddysh had six each. Otto Somppi made his return to the ice after missing last week, and netted four assists in a 21 goal game between Halifax and Acadie-Bathurst. Aside from those big weeks for those four players, it was one point weeks or time off due to injuries.
I wouldn’t turn on anyone based on one bad week, unless there were playing for the London Knights, but that’s a personal thing.
Alright, off we go, let’s get to the rundown.
Ontario Hockey League
Anthony Cirelli (F) – 0G, 1A
Oshawa Generals – 15-6-0-1, 1st in East
November 16th: @ Mississauga Steelheads
W 2-1 OT – 0G, 1A
November 18th: @ Kitchener Rangers
L 3-2 – No Points
Matthew Spencer (D) / Jonne Tammela (F)
0G, 1A / Did Not Play
Peterborough Petes – 9-10-0-3, 5th in East
November 16th: @ Ottawa 67’s
L 2-0 – No Points / Did Not Play
November 17th: vs Kitchener Rangers
L 7-4 – 0G, 1A / Did Not Play
Christopher Paquette (F) – 0G, 4A, +1
Niagara IceDogs – 7-10-3-2, 8th in East
November 16th: @ Hamilton Bulldogs
L 3-2 OT – 0G, 2A, +1
November 18th: vs Ottawa 67’s
W 5-3 – 0G, 1A, +2
November 19th: vs London Knights
L 8-2 – 0G, 1A, -2
Mitchell Stephens (F) – 1G, 5A, +3
Saginaw Spirit – 7-11-2-1, 10th in West
November 14th: Canada vs Russia
W 5-2 – 0G, 1A, +1
November 16th: vs Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
L 5-3 – 1G, 0A, -2
November 18th: vs Erie Otters
W 8-3 – 0G, 2A, +2
November 19th: vs Owen Sound Attack
W 4-2 – 0G, 2A, +2
Taylor Raddysh (F) – 4G, 2A, -2
Erie Otters – 16-5-2-0, 3rd in West
November 14th: Canada vs Russia
W 5-2 – 2G, 1A, +1
November 18th: @ Saginaw Spirit
L 8-3 – 2G, 0A, -2
November 19th: @ Sarnia Sting
W 4-3 – 0G, 1A, -1
Boris Katchouk (F) – 1G, 1A, +3
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds – 15-7-1-0, 4th in West
November 16th: @ Saginaw Spirit
W 5-3 – 0G, 0A, +1
November 18th: vs Kingston Frontenacs
W 4-1 – 1G, 0A, +1
November 19th: vs Hamilton Bulldogs
W 4-1 – 0G, 1A, +1
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Otto Somppi (F) – 0G, 4A, +1
Halifax Mooseheads – 12-11-0-0, 8th overall
November 18th: @ Moncton Wildcats
W 5-1 – 0G, 0A, +1
November 20th: vs Acadie-Bathurst Titan
L 11-10 – 0G, 4A, +1
Dennis Yan (F) – 0G, 2A, +1
Shawinigan Cataractes – 16-6-0-0, 2nd Overall
November 18th: @ Gatineau Olympiques
W 6-2 – 0G, 0A, +1
November 19th: vs Baie-Comeau Drakkar
W 6-3 – 0G, 2A
Mathieu Joseph (F) / Bokondji Imama (F)
1G, 1A, +2 / No Points
Saint John Sea Dogs – 14-6-2-1, 3rd overall
November 18th: @ Acadie-Bathurst Titan
W 6-3 – 1G, 0A, +3 / No Points
November 20th: @ Moncton Wildcats
L 3-2 SO – 0G, 1A, -1 / No Points
Western Hockey League
Brett Howden (F) – Did Not Play
Moose Jaw Warriors – 13-4-4-0, 2nd in East Division
November 17th: @ Saskatoon Blades
W 5-1 – Did Not Play
November 18th: @ Swift Current Broncos
W 3-2 – Did Not Play
Libor Hajek (D) – 0G, 1A, -3
Saskatoon Blades – 9-14-1-0, 5th in East Division
November 17th: vs Moose Jaw Warriors
L 5-1 – 0G, 0A, -2
November 18th: @ Brandon Wheat Kings
L 8-1 – No Points
November 19th: @ Brandon Wheat Kings
L 6-3 – 0G, 1A, -1
Connor Ingram (G) – 75SV, 80SH, .938sv%
Kamloops Blazers – 14-10-1-0, 2nd in BC Division
November 16th: vs Everett Silvertips
W 2-1 OT – 33SV, 34SH, 0.971sv%
November 18th: @ Tri-City Americans
W 6-5 – Did Not Play
November 19th: @ Spokane Chiefs
W 6-4 – 42SV, 46SH, 0.913sv%
NCAA
Ryan Zuhlsdorf (D) – 0G, 0A, -1
U. Minnesota Golden Gophers – Overall: 5-3-2
November 18th: @ Minnesota State
L 4-1 – 0G, 0A, -1
November 19th: vs Minnesota State
W 1-0 – No Points
Johnathan MacLeod (D) – No Points
Boston U. Terriers
Hockey East: 2-1-1 / Overall: 6-4-1
November 18th: @ Connecticut
W 2-1 – No Points
November 19th: vs Connecticut
L 4-0 – Did Not Play
Ross Colton (F) – 1G, 1A, -1
U. Vermont Catamounts
Hockey East: 3-2-1 / Overall: 7-3-2
November 18th: vs Maine
W 6-2 – 1G, 1A
November 19th: vs Maine
T 2-2 – 0G, 0A, -1
Ryan Lohin (F) – 1G, 0A
U. Mass-Lowell River Hawks
Hockey East: 4-2-0 / Overall: 8-4-2
November 17th: @ Notre Dame
W 4-1 – 1G, 0A, +1
November 18th: @ Notre Dame
L 4-1 – 0G, 0A, -1
Kris Oldham (G) – 17SH, 14SV, 0.824sv%
U. Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks
NCHC: 3-3-0 / Overall: 6-5-1
November 18th: vs U. Minnesota-Duluth
L 6-4 – Did Not Play
November 19th: vs U. Minnesota-Duluth
L 3-2 – 17SH, 14SV, 0.824sv%
| Player | League | Points | Games | PPG | NHLe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Raddysh | OHL | 48 | 21 | 2.29 | 59.98 |
| Mathieu Joseph | QMJHL | 33 | 21 | 1.57 | 33.50 |
| Anthony Cirelli | OHL | 26 | 19 | 1.37 | 35.91 |
| 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 |
| Christopher Paquette | OHL | 20 | 21 | 0.95 | 24.99 |
| Otto Somppi | QMJHL | 15 | 18 | 0.83 | 17.77 |
| Bokondji Imama | QMJHL | 16 | 21 | 0.76 | 16.24 |
| Boris Katchouk | OHL | 16 | 21 | 0.76 | 19.99 |
| Cristiano DiGiacinto | OHL | 4 | 6 | 0.67 | 17.49 |
| Ryan Lohin | Hockey East | 8 | 12 | 0.67 | 20.23 |
| Ross Colton | Hockey East | 8 | 12 | 0.67 | 20.23 |
| Matthew Spencer | OHL | 7 | 14 | 0.50 | 13.12 |
| Jonne Tammale | OHL | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 13.12 |
| Libor Hajek | WHL | 10 | 22 | 0.45 | 10.06 |
| Ryan Zuhlsdorf | Big 10 | 3 | 9 | 0.33 | 9.57 |
| Johnathan MacLeod | Hockey East | 3 | 9 | 0.33 | 10.11 |
Lots of prospects still holding near or above a PPG, which is where you want to see players post-draft. Taylor Raddysh could see a big jump in numbers, now that the Arizona Coyotes have decided to send Dylan Strome back to the OHL’s Erie Otters. Strome put up 111 points in 56 games with Erie last year, and if Raddysh can benefit from playing with Strome, even just on the special teams, then it’s something the Bolts prospect would love to get.
That’s it for me for this week. Stay tuned for next week when Pension Plan Puppets files a cease and desist over plagiarism claims, since I ripped myself off for this article. [Oh, El Seldo. – Acha]
