With both the AHL and the NCAA yet to commence their seasons, but a number of Canadiens prospects already in action, I thought I would offer a shorter report on those currently playing rather than wait to begin my full column, currently slated to premiere on October 14. My traditional “Three Stars” will be held up until the Hamilton Bulldogs return to action as they represent about half the prospect base to be covered in Catching the Torch this season. However Catching the Torch will honour a Player of the Week with this format.
Catching The Torch Player of the Week:
LW Artturi Lehkonen: The very talented Artturi Lehkonen takes the lead this week among the prospects with what can only be described as an excellent start for an 18-year old in the Finnish SM-Liiga. The shifty sniper has taken a leading role for his SM-Liiga team, KalPa Kupio and helped lead them to two wins this past week. Lehkonen scored a goal and assist in a 4-0 win to open their week versus Ässät Pori. Lehkonen would add another goal in the team’s next game against TPS Turku. Over six games, Lehkonen is a point-per-game player with three goals and three assists, leads his club in points and while it is early, he is also 6th in the Liiga in overall scoring.
Complete Statistics for the Week of September 22-28:
Legend:
Skaters: Games Played, Goals, Assists, Points, Penalty Minutes
Goalies: Wins, Losses, Overtime Losses, Shootout Losses, Goals Against Average, Save Percentage
Teams: For CHL: Wins, Losses, Overtime Losses, Shootout Losses. For NCAA, Wins, Losses, Ties. For SHL, SM-Liiga: Wins, Losses, Overtime Losses.
Season Stats: Season scoring prior to the past week.
QMJHL:
G Zachary Fucale: 18 years old, 6’1″, 181 pounds, left-handed glove.
Junior Club: Halifax Mooseheads
Stats:
Season Stats | 1GP | 1W-0L-0OTL | 2.00GAA | .900 Save % | 0 Shutouts |
Weekly Stats | 3GP | 2W-1L-0OTL | 3.00GAA | .913 Save % | 0 Shutouts |
Complete Stats | 4GP | 3W-1L-0OTL | 2.69GAA | .902 Save % |
0 Shutouts |
C Jérémy Grégoire: 18 years old, 5’11”, 190 pounds, right-handed shot.
Junior Club: Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Season Stats | 1GP | 2G | 0A | 2P | 0 PIM |
Weekly Stats | 3GP | 3G | 3A | 6P | 5 PIM |
Complete Stats | 4GP | 5G | 3A | 8P | 5 PIM |
LW Charles Hudon: 19 years old, 5’10”, 171 pounds, left-handed shot.
Junior Club: Chicoutimi Sagueneens – Team Captain
Season Stats | 1GP | 0G | 0A | 0P | 2 PIM |
Weekly Stats | 2GP | 3G | 0A | 3P | 2 PIM |
Complete Stats | 3GP | 3G | 0A | 3P | 4 PIM |
RW Martin Reway: 18 years old, 5’9″, 170 pounds, left-handed shot.
Junior Club: Gatineau Olympiques
Season Stats | 1GP | 0G | 0A | 0P | 2 PIM |
Weekly Stats | 2GP | 0G | 1A | 1P | 0 PIM |
Complete Stats | 3GP | 0G | 1A | 1P | 2 PIM |
OHL:
LW Connor Crisp: 19 years old, 6’3″, 225 pounds, left-handed shot.
Junior Club: Sudbury Wolves
Season Stats | 1GP | 0G | 0A | 0P | 2 PIM |
Weekly Stats | 2GP | 2G | 2A | 4P | 7 PIM |
Complete Stats | 3GP | 2G | 2A | 4P | 9 PIM |
RW Michael McCarron: 18 years old, 6’5″, 235 pounds, right-handed shot.
Junior Club: London Knights
– McCarron just returned to London as of this week.
Weekly Stats | 1GP | 1G | 0A | 1P | 5 PIM |
C Brady Vail: 19 years old, 6’1″, 194 pounds, left-handed shot.
Junior Club: Windsor Spitfires
Season Stats | 1GP | 0G | 1A | 1P | 0 PIM |
Weekly Stats | 2GP | 2G | 3A | 5P | 0 PIM |
Complete Stats | 3GP | 2G | 4A | 6P | 0 PIM |
WHL:
Tim Bozon: 19 years old, 6’1″, 185 pounds, left-handed shot.
Junior Club: Kamloops Blazers
Season Stats | 2GP | 0G | 0A | 0P | 0 PIM |
Weekly Stats | 2GP | 0G | 0A | 0P | 0 PIM |
Complete Stats | 4GP | 0G | 0A | 0P | 0 PIM |
Junior Club: Vancouver Giants
– Just released from Hamilton, has yet to play a regular-season WHL game.
SHL:
RW Sebastian Collberg: 19 years old, 5’11”, 175 pounds, RH shot.
SHL Team: Frolunda HC
Stats:
– Collberg just returned to Frolunda as of this week.
Weekly Stats | 1GP | 0G | 0A | 0P | 0 PIM |
LW Jacob de la Rose: 18 years old, 6’2″, 190 pounds, LH shot.
SHL Team: Leksands IF
Stats:
Season Stats | 4GP | 1G | 2A | 3P | 2 PIM |
Weekly Stats | 2GP | 0G | 0A | 0P | 0 PIM |
Complete Stats | 6GP | 1G | 2A | 3P | 2 PIM |
SM-Liiga:
LW Artturi Lehkonen: 18 years old, 5’11”, 163 pounds, left-handed shot.
Liiga Team: KalPa Kupio
Season Stats | 4GP | 1G | 2A | 3P | 0 PIM |
Weekly Stats | 2GP | 2G | 1A | 3P | 0 PIM |
Complete Stats | 6GP | 3G | 3A | 6P | 0 PIM |