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Oilers Prospect Update: A nice Kesselring to it

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By Nation Dan
Feb 16, 2020, 21:00 ESTUpdated: Feb 16, 2020, 17:41 EST
Busy week for the prospects as more players head up into the Oilers roster for all the injuries and suspensions.
Speaking of Bakersfield, they have had a brutal month of February (no doubt partly due to the turn over of the roster graduations) going 1-5-1 including a 10-3 pounding at the hands of the Ontario Reign.
A first time feature in the title of this week’s update for Michael Kesselring who has a two point week with Northeastern U.
Some context for a guy like Olivier Rodrigue, he is currently the fourth best goalie in the QMJHL in both Sv% and GAA. Third in the league in wins.
If you have a chance to tune in to our weekly podcast, Oilersnation Radio recently you will be able to hear my hot and cold performers of the week. My picks will almost always come from this update. Stay tuned!
Some players aren’t listed because we’re not sure where they will land playing wise, so you will see them added and noted, in the future.
Bakersfield Condors – AHL
Name (Active) | Pos. | GP | G | A | PTS | This week’s total | |
@Tyler Benson | LW | 43 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 1GP 0-1-1 | |
@Colby Cave | C | 40 | 10 | 10 | 20 | in the NHL | |
@Josh Currie | RW | 49 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 3GP 3-2-5 | |
@Sam Gagner | C/W | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | in the NHL | |
Joe Gambardella | LW | 43 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 3GP 2-0-2 | |
@Markus Granlund | C/W | 15 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1GP 0-2-2 | |
@Gaetan Haas | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | in the NHL | |
@Cameron Hebig | C/W | 27 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3GP 0-0-0 | |
@Tomas Jurco | L/R | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||
@Brad Malone | C/LW | 48 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 3GP 2-0-2 | |
@Cooper Marody | C | 30 | 5 | 12 | 17 | ||
Kirill Maximov | RW | 46 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3GP 0-0-0 | |
@Ryan McLeod | C | 49 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 3GP 1-0-1 | |
@Nolan Vesey | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | in the ECHL | |
@Kailer Yamamoto | LW | 23 | 8 | 8 | 16 | in the NHL | |
@Matt Benning | RD | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | in the NHL | |
@Evan Bouchard | RD | 49 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 3GP 0-2-2 | |
@Logan Day | RD | 41 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 2GP 0-0-0 | |
@Caleb Jones | RD | 14 | 3 | 8 | 11 | in the NHL | |
@William Lagesson | LD | 25 | 3 | 7 | 10 | in the NHL | |
@Keegan Lowe | LD | 49 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3GP 0-0-0 | |
@Brandon Manning | LD | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2GP 0-1-1 | |
@Ryan Mantha | RD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Out Indefinitely – Blood Clot | |
@Joel Persson | RD | 24 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3GP 0-0-0 | |
@Dmitri Samorukov | LD | 40 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3GP 0-0-0 |
Players Notes/Articles/Highlights –
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Name (Active) | GP | GAA | SV% | Record | This Week’s Results | |
@Dylan Wells | 7 | 3.77 | .878 | 1-4-0 | in the ECHL | |
@Shane Starrett | 12 | 3.59 | .873 | 4-5-1 | ||
@Stuart Skinner | 36 | 3.33 | .894 | 13-14-3 | 3 Starts, 4-2L with 29 saves, 4-2L with 24 and 5-4SOL with 24 saves |
Players Notes/Articles/Highlights –
Wichita Thunder – ECHL
Name (Active) | Pos. | GP | G | A | PTS | This week’s total | |
@Cameron Hebig | C/W | 20 | 6 | 10 | 16 | in the AHL | |
@Ostap Safin | LW | 46 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 1GP 0-0-0 | |
@Nolan Vesey | LW | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3GP 0-0-0 |
Players Notes/Articles/Highlights –
Name (Active) | GP | GAA | SV% | Record | This Week’s Results | |
@Dylan Wells | 7 | 5.00 | .863 | 2-4-1 | 2 Starts, 4-3L with 40 saves and 7-4W with 35 saves | |
@Stuart Skinner | 3 | 3.62 | .894 | 2-1-0 | In the AHL |
Players Notes/Articles/Highlights –
EUROPE
Name (Active) | Pos. | GP | G | A | PTS | This week’s total | |
@Matej Blumel – HC Dymano Pardubice – Czech | RW | 29 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2GP 0-0-0 | |
@Maxim Denezhkin – Loko Yaroslav (MHL (Russia)) | C | 48 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 2GP 1-2-3 | |
@Jesse Puljujarvi – Karpat (Liiga) | RW | 46 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 2GP 0-0-0 | |
@Patrik Siikanen – JYP (Liiga) | L/C | 41 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3GP 0-0-0 | |
@Anton Slepyshev – CSKA Moskva (KHL) | L/R | 50 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 3GP 1-3-4 | |
@Bogdan Yakimov – Severstal Cherepovets (KHL) | C | 55 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 2GP 1-0-1 | |
@Filip Berglund – Skelleftea AIK (SHL) | RD | 41 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3GP 0-0-0 | |
@Philip Broberg – Skelleftea AIK (SHL) | LD | 34 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3GP 0-0-0 | |
@Markus Niemelainen – Assat (Liiga) | LD | 47 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1GP 0-1-1 |
Players Notes/Articles/Highlights –
Name (Active) | GP | GAA | SV% | Record | This Week’s Results | |
@Ilya Konovalov – Yaroslav Lokomotiv (KHL) | 38 | 2.48 | .910 | 13-18-5 | Game by game results not available |
Players Notes/Articles/Highlights –
CHL
Name (Active) | Pos. | GP | G | A | PTS | This week’s total | |
@Raphael Lavoie – Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) | C/R | 44 | 29 | 35 | 64 | 2GP 2-0-2 |
Players Notes/Articles/Highlights –
Name (Active) | GP | GAA | SV% | Record | This Week’s Results | |
@Olivier Rodrigue – Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) | 31 | 2.57 | .910 | 23-6-1 | 2 Starts, 5-3W with 23 saves and 10-2W with 31 saves |
Players Notes/Articles/Highlights –
America (NCAA, USHS-Prep, Etc.)
Name (Active) | Pos. | GP | G | A | PTS | This week’s total | |
Skyler Brind’Amour – Quinnipiac U. (NCAA) | C | 30 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2GP 0-0-0 | |
@Tomas Mazura – Kimball Union Academy (USHS-Prep) | C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
@Graham McPhee – Boston College (NCAA) | LW | 28 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3GP 0-0-0 | |
@Aapeli Rasanen – Boston College (NCAA) | C | 28 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 3GP 0-1-1 | |
@Matthew Cairns – Cornell U. (NCAA) | LD | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1GP 0-0-0 | |
Philip Kemp – Cornell U. (NCAA) | RD | 25 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2GP 0-1-1 | |
@Michael Kesselring – Northeastern U. (NCAA) | RD | 26 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3GP 1-1-2 |
WORLD JUNIORS
Name (Active) | GP | G | A | PTS | This week’s total | |
Matej Blumel – Czech Republic | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Raphael Lavoie – Canada | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
Philip Broberg – Sweden | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Players Notes/Articles/Highlights –
Name (Active) | GP | GAA | SV% | Record | This Week’s Results | |
@Olivier Rodrigue – Canada |
Thank you, as always for reading. Let me know in the comments below what player you’re watching for the most. Who has shocked you so far, and how amazing Brad Malone is.
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