2022-23, 2023-24 Hurricanes Prospects and Minors Thread

[Christer]

Martinook is still a prospect?

Ouch... how did I post that in such a wrong thread. Either we can pretend that he is a prospect or someone please move it to the right place.

 

[andyt]

Ouch... how did I post that in such a wrong thread. Either we can pretend that he is a prospect or someone please move it to the right place.

Been there, done that. But I can fix my own screwups.

It be moved.

 

[SlapShots]

You'd need a strong No. 3, given Kochetkov's inexperience and Raanta's fragility. It's do-able but tricky.

Pretty much what we ran this season, three goalies used on need and availability.

 

[cmaleski2]

Through April 30th. Justin Robidas remains the only Canes prospect still playing hockey.

Gleb Trikozov LW (2nd Round 2022 VHL (Russian Minors) Omeskie Krylia/MHL Omeskie Yastreby (Russian Juniors)/KHL Avangard Omsk

With Omeskie Krylia: 25 Games 5 Goals 5 Assists -7
With Omeskie Yastreby: 25 Games 14 Goals 15 Assists +13 *** PLAYOFFS 17 Games 7 Goals 9 Assists -2 Yastreby lost in the Finals (7 games, in OT) Trikozov's season is over.
With Avangard Omsk: 1 Game 0 Goals 0 Assists Even

Alexander Pelevin LHD (7th round 2022 MHL (Russian Juniors) Chaika Nizhny Novgorod): 43 Games 2 Goals 17 Assists +20 PLAYOFFS 17 Games 2 Goals 8 Assists +8 Nizhny Novgorod won the MHL championship in 7 games. Pelevin's season is over

Justin Robidas C (5th Round 2021 QMJHL Val-D'Or/Quebec):

With Val-D'Or: 27 Games 14 Goals 28 Assists +10
With Quebec: 33 Games 11 Goals 25 Assists +12 PLAYOFFS 10 Games 6 Goals 12 Assists +10 *** Quebec is up in their semi-finals series 2-0. They have won all 10 playoff games so far.

Bryce Montgomery RHD (6th round 2021 OHL London/USHL Cedar Rapids):

With London: 2 Games 1 Goal 0 Assists -2
With Cedar Rapids: 48 Games 6 Goals 11 Assists +6 **** PLAYOFFS 5 Games, 1 Goal 0 Assists +1 *** Cedar Rapids won their first round series 2-1 but lost their Quarterfinal series 0-2. Montgomery's season is over. Canes have until June 1st to sign Montgomery or lose his rights. I dunno, he is a big kid and found a bit of offense playing in the USHL, I would say its 50-50 that he is signed by the Canes.

*****PROSPECTS WHOSE SEASON HAS ENDED*****

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.)
Robert Orr C (5th Round 2021 QMJHL Gatineau/Acadie-Bathurst)
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)

 

[andyt]

Montgomery is also a right shot, something in short supply in the organization.

 

[jeffbear]

Montgomery is also a right shot, something in short supply in the organization.

Yeah, but it's got to come down to how he scouted at the OHL level and if the Canes think he'll grow into his game over time.

 

[andyt]

Yeah, but it's got to come down to how he scouted at the OHL level and if the Canes think he'll grow into his game over time.

True. And he didn’t get a draft year season in the OHL because of the pandemic. The Canes found him at an OHL showcase. He looks like a stay at home guy, his offensive numbers don’t jump off the page. But well over 1 PIM per game in his last 2 years.

 

[CanadaCanes]

Montgomery is also a right shot, something in short supply in the organization.

Montgomery was the overager, odd man out in London once they acquired future NHL first round pick defenseman Sam Dickinson in London and reinstated Logan Mailloux to bolster their backend, the Knights are two wins away from the OHL final, so other than the physical presence he brought, he was not a very effective OHL player. I cannot see the Canes being that enchanted with him moving forward.

 

[cmaleski2]

Through May 8th.

Justin Robidas C (5th Round 2021 QMJHL Val-D'Or/Quebec):

With Val-D'Or: 27 Games 14 Goals 28 Assists +10
With Quebec: 33 Games 11 Goals 25 Assists +12 PLAYOFFS 12 Games 7 Goals 12 Assists +13 *** Sweep, Sweep, Sweep = only 12 games played. Quebec plays Halifax (5 games, sweep, 6 games) in the QMJHL finals. Game 1 is this coming Friday.

 

[andyt]

Cade Webber was named an alternate captain for next season at Boston University.

 

[jeffbear]

Cade Webber was named an alternate captain for next season at Boston University.

I hope he continues to improve his skating a bit. The Canes org chart could really use a homegrown thumper at LD.

 

[andyt]

Inside AHL Hockey has a 32 thoughts column and the first 10 are on the Canes/Wolves divorce. We’ve discussed the “veteran” rule before, where a team may only dress 6 players with more than 260 games of pro experience. But the league also has a rookie rule. A team has to have 4 rookies in the lineup every night. A rookie is defined as a player with less than 64 games of pro experience. If they don’t have 4 rookies in the lineup, it’s a forfeit.

32 'AHL' Thoughts: Inside AHL Hockey

 

[bagopux]

Inside AHL Hockey has a 32 thoughts column and the first 10 are on the Canes/Wolves divorce. We’ve discussed the “veteran” rule before, where a team may only dress 6 players with more than 260 games of pro experience. But the league also has a rookie rule. A team has to have 4 rookies in the lineup every night. A rookie is defined as a player with less than 64 games of pro experience. If they don’t have 4 rookies in the lineup, it’s a forfeit.

32 'AHL' Thoughts: Inside AHL Hockey

Can’t we work out some deal to send our top prospects to the Coyotes for development? Or is their arena too small?

 

[andyt]

Can’t we work out some deal to send our top prospects to the Coyotes for development? Or is their arena too small?

Coyotes only take players as a last resort, they’re mostly interested in taking contracts.

 

[cmaleski2]

Through May 16th.

Justin Robidas C (5th Round 2021 QMJHL Val-D'Or/Quebec):

With Val-D'Or: 27 Games 14 Goals 28 Assists +10
With Quebec: 33 Games 11 Goals 25 Assists +12 PLAYOFFS 15 Games 11 Goals 13 Assists +17 *** Quebec finally lost a playoff Game. They are up 2-1 in the QMJHL finals

 

[JFG]

I missed what the beef is between the Wolves and the Canes. No playoff money to be had this year?

 

[jeffbear]

I missed what the beef is between the Wolves and the Canes. No playoff money to be had this year?

In short, the Wolves care more about competing for the Calder Cup than they do about anything else. Carolina had a down year in terms of the quality of prospects available and it sounds like they sparred a bit about adding AHL vets ... although the Canes eventually did spend a lot of money on that kind of player. Bottom line ... there's a reason that Chicago shuffles through NHL affiliates like a Vegas blackjack dealer. They're never happy for long, and never happy unless they're winning. And honestly, the NHL clubs have other things on their minds.

 

[JFG]

Easy fix would be for the Blackhawks to sign with the Wolves and have the Canes move to the Rockford IceHogs.

 

[jeffbear]

Easy fix would be for the Blackhawks to sign with the Wolves and have the Canes move to the Rockford IceHogs.

The Wirtz family owns the Blackhawks and the IceHogs so there would be nothing at all simple about that ... aside from mascot synchronicity of course

There is a reason of course that a lot of NHL teams have caved in and decided to own their own AHL affiliates. Who wants to play petty politics with the kind of people who own minor league franchises of any kind? Life is much too short for this kind of stuff.

 

[StormChaserBH]

Easy fix would be for the Blackhawks to sign with the Wolves and have the Canes move to the Rockford IceHogs.

Not sure why the Hawks would end up doing any better by the Wolves (according to them) than any of their other many recent partners, but this Ice Hog likes it: