WEEKEND UPDATE

8 years ago

The Edmonton Oilers signed Finnish winger Jere Sallinen to an unusual one-year entry-level contract today, signalling the official beginning of procurement season. How did Sallinen do in the KHL this season? Let’s have a look.

BAKERSFIELD CONDORS

We are mostly through the season and the overall stats are readily available at the AHL site. I thought it might be more interesting to post scoring since January 1—the kids first, then the veterans.

PROSPECTS

Jujhar Khaira 21, 7-12-19 (37, 10-16-26 overall)
Josh Winquist 18, 5-12-17 (26, 8-16-24 overall)
Jordan Oesterle 23, 2-11-13 (42, 3-20-23 overall)
Joey Laleggia 23, 4-8-12 (50, 7-16-23 overall)
Dillon Simpson 27, 2-10-12 (44, 2-14-16 overall)
Anton Slepyshev 17, 5-5-10 (36, 9-6-15 overall)
Marco Roy 18, 4-4-8 (31, 6-4-10 overall)
Josh Currie 27, 1-7-8 (42, 4-8-12 overall)
Griffin Reinhart 20, 2-3-5 (27, 2-7-9 overall)
David Musil 28, 0-5-5 (54, 3-7-10)
Kyle Platzer 13, 0-3-3 (40, 5-10-15 overall)
Mitch Moroz 14, 1-2-3 (35, 3-5-8 overall)
Kale Kessy 23, 1-2-3 (48, 7-5-12 overall)
Bogdan Yakimov 4, 0-2-2 (23, 3-6-9 overall)
Greg Chase 4, 0-1-1 (19, 1-6-7 overall)
Ben Betker 4, 0-1-1

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (CONDORS)

Andrew Miller 27, 10-12-22 (44, 15-24-39 overall, on loan to Charlotte)
Matt Ford 26, 10-11-21 (51, 23-20-43 overall)
Tyler Pitlick 24, 7-13-20 (31, 7-13-20 overall)
Rob Klinkhammer 19, 11-6-17
Ryan Hamilton 28, 10-6-16 (53, 18-11-29 overall)
Brad Hunt 19, 4-8-12 (45, 10-25-35 overall)
Nikita Nikitin 16, 0-5-5 (30, 1-13-14 overall)
Phil McRae 16, 2-2-4 (25, 4-2-6 overall)
Kellen Jones 16, 2-2-4
Zack Kassian 7, 2-1-3
Luke Gazdix 11, 1-2-3
Martin Gernat 8, 0-1-1 (22, 0-3-3 overall and traded)

CONDORS GOALIES (in March)

Eetu Laurikainen 2, 2.53 .922
Nicklas Lundstrom 3, 3.85 .878

NORFOLK ADMIRALS

F Alexis Loiseau 43GP, 11-22-33 (3GP, 1-2-3 this week)
C-R Greg Chase 32GP, 16-15-31 (3GP, 0-1-1 this week)
D Nick Pageau 38, 4-16-20 (AHL this week)
D Ben Betker 49GP, 3-14-17 (AHL this week)
C Josh Currie 13GP, 6-6-12 (AHL this week)
F Marco Roy 10GP, 1-5-6 (AHL this week)
G Ty Rimmer 33GP, 3.05 .908 (2GP, stopped 51 of 58 this week)

CHL

RD Ethan Bear 65GP, 18-43-61 (2GP, 0-1-1 this week)
LD Caleb Jones 68GP, 10-42-52 (3GP, 0-2-2 this week)
Keven Bouchard 36GP, 3.59 .879 (stopped 72 of 76 this week, .948)

NCAA

F Tyler Vesel, Omaha 35GP, 6-12-18 (2GP, 0-1-1 this week)
L Evan Campbell, UMass-Lowell 28GP, 5-7-12 (DNP this week)
LD William Lagesson, UMass-Amherst 27GP, 2-5-7 (DNP this week)
F Aidan Muir, Western Michigan 35GP, 2-6-8 (2GP, 0-0-0 this week)
G Zach Nagelvoort 11GP, 2.99 .893 (1GP this week, he was terrific)

USHL

D John Marino, Tri City Storm 47GP, 3-23-26 (2GP, 0-1-1 this week)

EUROPE

D Ziyat Paigin 45GP, 9-19-28 (KHL) (4GP 0-0-0 in playoffs)
F Jere Sallinen 50GP, 8-11-19 (KHL) (6GP, 0-0-0 in playoffs)
C Bogdan Yakimov 11GP, 3-1-4 (KHL) (4GP, 1-1-2 in playoffs)
G Miroslav Svobota 21GP, 3.05 .924 (Cze-2) (5, 2.35 .920 this week)

No word on Sallinen’s status for the rest of this season (or if he would come over should there be an opportunity in Bakersfield, or Edmonton) but he would appear to be a curio for training camp in the fall. He played 14:54 during the season—and increased playing time was available in the playoffs—but the only thing that jumps out on his scoring line is 79pims. I suspect we are going to watch the new hire play a rugged game and hit everything in sight (82 hits in 50 games, no idea if the KHL counts hits accurately). If we assume this is a 4-line option for next season, we probably won’t go wrong.