WEEKEND UPDATE!

8 years ago

Edmonton Oilers prospects had a tough week, but there were some impressive performances across several leagues. Let’s have a look.

BAKERSFIELD CONDORS

R Matt Ford 32GP, 16-11-27 (1GP, 0-0-0 this week)
C-R Andrew Miller 28GP, 8-16-24 (3GP, 0-0-0 this week)
LD Brad Hunt 26GP, 6-17-23 (NHL this week)
L Ryan Hamilton 34GP, 9-7-16 (3GP, 1-0-1 this week)
RD Jordan Oesterle 28GP, 2-13-15 (3GP, 0-1-1 this week)
C Kyle Platzer 30GP, 5-8-13 (2GP, 0-1-1 this week)
RD Joey Laleggia 32GP, 5-9-13 (2GP, 1-0-1 this week)
L Josh Winquist 13GP, 6-5-11 (3GP, 1-1-2 this week)
C Jujhar Khaira 21GP, 4-7-11 (1GP, 1-0-1 and suspended this week, photo above)
D Nikita Nikitin 22GP, 1-9-10 (3GP, 0-1-1 this week)
L Kale Kessy 31GP, 6-4-10 (2GP, 0-0-0 this week)
R Greg Chase 19GP, 1-6-7 (ECHL this week)
C Bogdan Yakimov 19GP, 3-4-7 (KHL)
F Josh Currie 24GP, 3-4-7 (3GP, 0-1-1 this week)
LD David Musil 35GP, 3-4-7 (3GP, 0-1-1 this week)
C Marco Roy 22GP, 4-2-6 (3GP, 0-1-1 this week)
D Dillon Simpson 26GP, 1-5-6 (3GP, 0-1-1 this week)
L Mitch Moroz 30GP, 2-4-6 (3GP, 0-0-0 this week)
LD Griffin Reinhart 14GP, 1-4-5 (1GP, 0-0-0 and NHL this week)
R Anton Slepyshev 20GP, 4-1-5 (DNP this week)
F Rob Klinkhammer 3GP, 3-1-4 (1GP, 2-1-3 this week)
L Braden Christoffer 30GP, 1-3-4 (2gp, 0-0-0 this week)
R Iiro Pakarinen 4GP, 1-2-3 (NHL this week)
R Tyler Pitlick 12GP, 2-1-3 (3GP, 1-1-2 this week)
C Alexis Loiseau 12GP, 1-2-3 (ECHL this week)
C Phil McRae 14GP, 2-1-3 (3GP, 0-0-0 this week)
D Martin Gernat 22GP, 0-3-3 (3GP, 0-0-0 this week)
C Leon Draisaitl 6GP, 1-1-2 (NHL this week)
F Kellen Jones 9GP, 0-2-2 (3GP, 0-0-0 this week)
R Zack Kassian 4GP, 1-0-1 (NHL this week)
D Mark Fayne 5GP, 0-1-1 (NHL this week)
LD Darnell Nurse 6GP, 0-1-1 (NHL this week)
RD Nick Pageau 12GP, 0-1-1 (DNP this week)
LD Ben Betker 1GP, 0-0-0 (AHL debut this week)

G Laurent Brossoit 22GP, 2.62 .925 (One start this week)
G Eetu Laurikainen 4GP, 3.26 .899 (Struggled in 2 games this week)
G Ty Rimmer 1GP, 3.00 .875 (ECHL)

ECHL

F Alexis Loiseau 27GP, 9-13-22 (2GP, 1-2-3 this week)
D Nick Pageau 24, 3-11-14 (2GP, 0-0-0 this week)
D Ben Betker 39GP, 1-13-14 (AHL this week)
C Josh Currie 13GP, 6-6-12 (AHL this week)
C-R Greg Chase 15GP, 7-4-11 (2GP, 1-0-1 this week)
F Marco Roy 10GP, 1-5-6 (AHL this week)
G Ty Rimmer 24GP, 2.90 .916 (2 games, W, L, stopped 53 of 58, .914)

CHL

RD Ethan Bear 46GP, 12-32-44 (3GP, 0-2-2 this week)
LD Caleb Jones 47GP, 7-27-34 (3GP, 0-2-2 this week)
Keven Bouchard 29GP, 3.91 .871 (Struggled in two games this week)

NCAA

F Tyler Vesel, Omaha 23GP, 3-10-12 (1GP, 0-0-0 this week)
L Evan Campbell, UMass-Lowell 23GP, 2-6-8 (2GP, 0-1-1 this week)
LD William Lagesson, UMass-Amherst 19GP, 2-4-6 (DNP this week)
F Aidan Muir Western Michigan 23GP, 1-3-4 (2GP, 0-0-0 this week)
G Zach Nagelvoort 9GP, 3.14 .888 (DNP this week)

USHL

D John Marino 32GP, 2-13-15 (2GP, 0-1-1 this week)

EUROPE

D Ziyat Paigin 38GP, 7-15-22 (KHL) (2gp, 1-1-2 this week)
C Bogdan Yakimov 6GP, 0-1-1 (KHL) (1gp, 0-0-0 this week)
G Miroslav Svobota 15GP, 3.40 .914 (Cze-2) (1 tough game this week)

(Winquist photo by Mark Williams)

OILERS SIGNING OPTIONS

Among the players outside pro hockey at this time, there aren’t many who are locks to be signed this summer. Ziyat Paigin is absolutely trending in a good way (and as Sean Ferguson suggests may well be spiking in a way both Bogdan Yakimov and Anton Slepyshev weren’t able to do) and was part of the KHL All-Star game this year.

After that? Hmmm. Keven Bouchard, Miroslav Svoboda and Zack Nagelvoort are less than sure things (I am being kind), and the college skaters (plus John Marino) are either going to stay or are real long shots for pro hockey based on performance this year.

I think we could see Bob Green and his Oilers scouting staff sign college free agents (ala Jordan Oesterle, Andrew Miller) or graduating juniors who did not get drafted (Braden Christoffer a recent example). It will be an interesting spring for procurement.