WEEKEND UPDATE!

BAKERSFIELD, AHL

1. R Taylor Beck 8gp, 3-9-12 (3gp, 3-5-8 this week)
2. L Ryan Hamilton 8gp, 3-6-9 (3gp, 3-2-5 this week)
3. LC Jujhar Khaira 4gp, 4-3-7 (1gp, 0-2-2 this week)
4. RC Kris Newbury 7gp, 3-1-4 (3gp, 3-1-4 this week)
5. L Scott Allen 8gp, 2-2-4 (3gp, 0-0-0 this week)
6. L Joey Benik 7gp, 3-0-3 (3gp, 1-0-1) (rookie)
7. L Mitch Moroz 8gp, 1-2-3 (3gp, 1-2-3 this week)
8. LC Josh Currie 7gp, 1-2-3 (3gp, 1-1-2 this week)
9. R Patrick Russell 8gp, 0-3-3 (3gp, 0-0-0) (rookie)
10. RD Matt Benning 2gp, 1-1-2 (NHL this week) (rookie)
11. L Braden Christoffer 8gp, 1-1-2 (3gp, 1-1-2 this week)
12. LD Joey Laleggia 8gp, 0-2-2 (3gp, 0-1-1 this week)
13. LD Jordan Oesterle 6gp, 1-1-2 (1gp, 0-1-1 this week)
14. LD David Musil 6gp, 0-2-2 (3gp, 0-1-1 this week)
15. LD Dillon Simpson 7gp, 1-0-1 (2gp, 0-0-0 and NHL this week)
16. LC Jere Sallinen 8gp, 1-0-1 (3gp, 0-0-0 this week)
17. RC Kyle Platzer 7gp, 0-1-1 (3gp, 0-0-0 this week)
18. LD Ben Betker 5gp, 0-1-1 (3gp, 0-1-1 this week)
19. R Jaedon Descheneau 4gp, 0-1-1 (Norfolk this week) (rookie)
20. LD Mark Fraser 8gp, 0-1-1 (3gp, 0-1-1 this week)
21. LD Griffin Reinhart 4gp, 0-0-0 (1gp, 0-0-0 this week)
22. R Greg Chase 3gp, 0-0-0 (2gp, 0-0-0 this week)
23. R Joel Rechlicz 2gp, 0-0-0 (1gp, 0-0-0 this week)
24. RD Frankie Simonelli 1gp, 0-0-0 (1gp, 0-0-0 this week)
25. G Laurent Brossoit 4gp, 2.55 .925 (two outstanding games: .973 and .923)
26. G Nick Ellis 4gp, 2.72 .923 (one game this week, .906) (rookie)

• A big week for the big line (Hamilton—Khaira—Beck), culminating in Beck’s recall to the NHL.
• Mitch Moroz had his best AHL week, picking up three points.
• Laurent Brossoit and Nick Ellis have a pretty impressive group of games together, Condors are getting strong support in the net.

NORFOLK ADMIRALS, ECHL

1. RD Frankie Simonelli 7gp, 0-2-2 (AHL this week)
2. R Jaedon Descheneau 2gp, 1-0-1 (2gp, 1-0-1 this week)
   
3. G Eetu Laurikainen 6gp, 3.08 .904 (one poor game this week, .826)

CHL

1. L Tyler Benson, Vancouver Giants 14gp, 8-9-17 (2gp, 1-3-4 this week)
2. LD Caleb Jones, Portland Winterhawks 16gp, 1-10-11 (2gp, 0-1-1 this week)
3. RD Ethan Bear, Seattle Thunderbirds 13gp, 3-7-10 (3gp, 0-2-2 this week)
4. LD Markus Niemelainen, Saginaw Spirit 13gp, 0-1-1 (2gp, 0-0-0 this week)
5. G Dylan Wells, Peterborough Petes 13gp, 2.78 .926 (Two more great games)

• Dylan Wells now leads OHL goalies in save percentage.
• Tyler Benson is playing on a poor team but is getting results.

USHL

1. RC Aapeli Rasanen, Sioux City Musketeers 10gp, 3-8-11 (2gp, 2-1-3 this week)
2. LD Matthew Cairns, Fargo Force 10gp, 0-2-2 (1gp, 0-1-1 this week)

• Rasanen is ripping it up with fellow Finn Eeli Tolvanen in the USHL, this is a player to watch this season.

NCAA

• RC Tyler Vesel, Nebraska-Omaha 8gp, 5-6-11 (2gp, 1-2-3 this week)
• L Aidan Muir, Western Michigan 8gp, 0-6-6 (2GP, 0-1-1 this week)
• L Graham McPhee, Boston College 11gp, 0-4-4 (2gp, 0-0-0 this week)
• L Evan Campbell, UMass-Lowell 9gp, 0-2-2 (2gp, 0-0-0 this week)
• LD William Lagesson, UMass-Amherst 7gp, 1-1-2 (1gp, 0-0-0 this week)
• RD John Marino, Harvard 4gp, 1-1-2 (2gp, 0-1-1 this week)
• LD Vincent Desharnais, Providence 4gp, 0-0-0 (2gp, 0-0-0 this week)
• G Zach Nagelvoort, Michigan 2gp, 2.52 .931 (1gp this week, he was brilliant)

• The NCAA players who were drafted in seasons previous to 2015 are (mostly) enjoying some measure of success early in the year. Tyler Vesel is posting offense as well as solid two-way play, and Nagelvoort played for the first time in forever—and posted an excellent game.

EUROPE

1. C Bogdan Yakimov, Neftekhimik (KHL) 16gp, 1-4-5 (DNP this week)
2. C Bogdan Yakimov, Neftekhimik (VHL) 1gp, 0-0-0 (DNP this week)
3. RD Filip Berglund, Skelleftea (SHL) 12gp, 0-1-1 (DNP this week)
4. RD Filip Berglund, Skelleftea (SuperElite) 2gp, 1-1-2 (DNP this week)
5. LD Ziyat Paigin, AK Bars Kazan (KHL) 4gp, 0-0-0 (DNP this week)
6. LD Ziyat Paigin, AK Bars Kazan (VHL) 4gp, 0-2-2 (3gp, 0-1-1 this week)
7. G Miroslav Svoboda, HC Dukla Jihlava (Cze 2) 10gp, 1.29 .959 (two great games this week)

• Svoboda is having an insane start to the season. A .959 save percentage is ridiculous, no matter the league.