Catching The Torch Abridged: Sept 22-28 Edition

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

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

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:

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