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I hope and expect Ponomarev to be a decent part of the Canes big club plans next year as either a regular forward or a swingman up and down from the AHL. You would think someone in the AHL will be willing to find a spot for him.This post is to help set up for next season's prospect tracking:
Gleb Trikozov LW (2nd Round 2022 VHL (Russian Minors) Omeskie Krylia/MHL Omeskie Yastreby (Russian Juniors)/KHL Avangard Omsk
Alexander Perevalov LW (3rd Round 2022 MHL (Russian Juniors) Loko Yaroslavl & Loko-76 Yaroslavl/KHL Kunlun Red Star)
Simon Forsmark LHD (4th Round 2022 J20 (Juniors) Orebro & Timra IK/SweHL Orebro & Timra/Swe-1 AIK)
Cruz Lucius RW (4th Round 2022 Big 10 Wisconsin Fr.)
Vladimir Grudinin LHD (5th Round 2022 KHL CSKA Moskova/VHL (Russian Minors) Zvezda Moskova/MHL (Russian Juniors) Krasnaya Armiya Moskova)
Alexander Pelevin LHD (7th round 2022 MHL (Russian Juniors) Chaika Nizhny Novgorod)
Scott Morrow RHD (2nd Round 2021 Hockey East UMASS-Amherst So.)
Alexsi Heimosalmi RHD (2nd Round 2021 Liiga Assat)
Ville Koivunen W (2nd Round 2021 Liiga Karpat/AHL Chicago)
Jackson Blake W (4th Round 2021 NCHC U. of North Dakota Fr.)
Justin Robidas C (5th Round 2021 QMJHL Val-D'Or/Quebec)
Bryce Montgomery RHD (6th round 2021 OHL London/USHL Cedar Rapids)
Nikita Guslistov C (7th round 2021 KHL Severstal Cherepovets)
Joel Nystrom RHD (7th round 2021 SweHL Farjestad)
Alexander Nikishin LHD (3rd round 2020 KHL SKA St. Petersburg)
Zion Nybeck LW (4th round 2020 Swe-1 AIK)
Lucas Mercuri C (6th round 2020 Hockey East UMASS-Amherst So.)
Domenick Fensore LHD (3rd round 2019 Hockey East Boston U. Sr.)
Cade Webber LHD (4th round 2019 Hockey East Boston U. Jr.)
Tuukka Tieksola RW (4th round 2019 AHL Chicago/Liiga Karpat)
Kirill Slepets W (5th round 2019 KHL Amur Khabarovsk/VHL (Russian Minors) Sakol Krasnoyarsk)
Kevin Wall RW (6th round 2019 Big 10 Penn St. Sr.)
Massimo Rizzo C (7th round 2019 UCHC U. of Denver So.)
Dominick Bokk LW (Acquired via Trade DEL Frankfurt)
Jakub Vondras G (6th round 2022 Czechia U20 HC Plzen/Czechia2 Draci Sumperk)
Patrik Hamrla G (3rd Round 2021 QMJHL Rimouski)
Nikita Quapp G (6th round 2021 DEL Berlin/DEL2 Lausitzer)
Yegor Naumov G (7th round 2021 Hasn't played anywhere for 2 full seasons)
Jacob Kucharski G (7th round 2018 NCHC U of Nebraska-Omaha Sr./AHL Chicago)
Removed from the list is
Robert Orr C (5th Round 2021 QMJHL Gatineau/Acadie-Bathurst)
As previously noted, the Canes had until June 1st to sign Orr or lose his rights. He will be draft eligible again (I doubt he will get drafted again). Justin Robidas was signed, so we will see where he ends up. If it's not the AHL then I will continue to track his stats wherever he lands.
Note that all of the following players are also on our reserve list, but due to their age/situations I don't bother to track them:
Oliwer Kaski (we will lose his rights on June 30th)
Joey Keane (who bolted to the KHL)
Tarmo Reunanen
Jesper Sellgren
Of the players on my prospect list, the Canes have until August 15th to sign Kevin Wall or we would lose his rights. Dominic Bokk will be an RFA. The Canes could keep his rights by tendering him a QO. I'm not sure if we will bother doing so or not.
As stated by Waddell, with the Canes seemingly planning to have no AHL affiliation in 23-24, we might see most/all of our Euro prospects who have signed contracts with the Canes all play in European pro leagues next season. So I would say we should expect:
Noel Gunler
Tuukka Tieksola
Ville Koivunen
Alexsi Heimosalmi
Anttoni Honka
To all play in Euro Pro leagues next season.
I assume that Vasili Ponomarev will be an exception and will be in North America somewhere (if not the Canes).
I will be interested to see what happens to Alexander Pashin. I would expect him to also play in North America next season and not end up back in Russia. But maybe he ends up in...Finland? Sweden?