‘The Pipeline’ introduction and coverage list for Canes prospects below AHL level

by | Oct 13, 2015 | The Pipeline

Welcome to The Pipeline!

The Pipeline is Canes and Coffee’s outpost for coverage of Carolina Hurricanes prospects not yet playing in the NHL or with the AHL Charlotte Checkers.  This regular column is brought to you by Patrick Clarke who has generously agreed to fill an underserved need for Hurricanes hockey coverage.  In addition, to reading reports here, please follow @CanesProspects on Twitter for more regular Twitter-size updates.

While most of the hockey world is focused on the start of the 2015-16 NHL season, I have kept my eye on North American amateur and European professional leagues for the Carolina Hurricanes. I plan to provide regular snapshots on 18 Canes prospects over the course of the year. Updates will include media coverage, scouts’ analysis, and stat lines for games in-between posts. Since I am mostly limited to watching highlights of each individual player, I will limit my own analysis.

As prospects are dealt, this list of players can change over the course of the year.

This week I will keep it simple. For each of the 18 players I’ve listed their basic stats for the 2014-15 season, stats for their current season, their contract status with the Canes srganization, dates for their next game, and any minor anecdotes worth passing along.

Beginning next week I will provide more detailed updates from the previous weeks games and spotlight individual prospects. The first spotlight will feature Goaltender Callum Booth from the Quebec Remparts.

Below is a list of Hurricanes prospects by draft year that will be tracked in The Pipeline.

2015 Draft Picks:

Sebastian Aho, 2nd Round (#35 overall)

  • Current Team: Liiga – Karput Oulu
  • Liiga – 9GP, 3G-0A-3PTS
  • CHL – 4GP, 2G-2A-4PTS, +4, 6 shots, 33% shooting percentage.
  • Third-line winger playing 14 minutes per game.
  • Contract Status: Unsigned. Has until July 26, 2019 to sign his entry-level contract (ELC). According to the CBA, a drafted player who playss oversees has his signing rights held by the team that drafted them until the player turns 22.
  • Next Game: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 vs Espoo Blues (Liiga), Tuesday, November 3, 2015 vs.Sparta Prague (CHL).

Callum Booth, 4th Round (#93 overall)

  • Current Team: QMJHL – Quebec Remparts
  • Last Year:41GP, 23W-15L-0 OTL 3.05GAA .900% in 2280:20 minutes.
  • This Year: 6GP, (6 Starts) 3W-2L-1OTL 3.99GAA 0.868% in 361:07 minutes.
  • Contract Status: Unsigned. Has until June 2017 to sign an ELC.
  • French interview following Sunday’s 31 save performance in a 6-5 OT victory.
  • Contract Status: Unsigned. Has until June 2017 to sign his ELC.
  • Next Game: Wednesday, October 14,2015 @ Val-d’Or Foreurs.

Nicolas Roy, 4th Round (#96 overall)

  • Current Team: QMJHL – Chicoutimi Seguenees
  • Last Year: 68GP, 16G-34A-50PTS, 40PIM, 159 shots, 10.1% shooting, 53.1% Faceoffs.
  • This Year: 7GP, 4G-5A-9PTS 10PIM 26 shots 15.4% shooting 62.1% Faceoffs.
  • Wearing an ‘A.’
  • Contract Status: Unsigned. Has until June 2017 to sign his ELC.
  • Next Game: Friday, October 16, 2015 vs. Charlottetown Islanders.

Spencer Smallman, 5th Round (#138 overall)

  • Current Team: QMJHL – Saint Johns Sea Dogs
  • Last Year: 66GP, 23G-33A-56PTS, 73PIM, 142 shots, 16.2% shooting.
  • This Year: 6GP, 2G-1A-3PTS 2PIM 15 shots 13.3% shooting.
  • Named Captain.
  • Contract Status: Unsigned. Has until June 2017 to sign his ELC.
  • Next Game: Friday, October 16, 2015 @ Victoriaville Tigers.

Luke Stevens, 5th Round (#126 overall)

  • Current Team: High School -NOBLE AND GREENOUGH SCHOOL (MA)
  • Last Year: 23GP, 11G-18A-29PTS (Noble), 14GP 5G-12A-17PTS (Cape Cod Whalers U18).
  • Yale 2016-17 college commit. Had injury-plagued draft year.
  • Contract Status: Unsigned. Has 30 days following de-committing from University.
  • Next Game: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 vs Pomfert (HS).

David Cotton, 6th Round (#169 overall)

  • Current Team: USHL – Waterloo Black Hawks
  • This Year: 4GP, 2G-2A-4PTS, 14 shots, 14.3% shooting.
  • Committed to play at Boston College in 2016-17.
  • Contract Status: Unsigned. Has 30 days following de-committing from University.
  • Next Game: Friday, October 16, 2015 @ Sioux Falls Stampede

Steven Lorentz, 7th Round (#186 overall)

  • Current Team: OHL – Peterborough Petes
  • Last Year: 59GP, 16P-21A-37PTS, 15PIM.
  • This Year: 8GP, 3G-2A-5PTS.
  • Scores the First Goal of the OHL Season.
  • Contract Status: Unsigned. Has until June 2017 to sign an ELC.
  • Next Game: Thursday, October 15, 2015 vs. Erie Otters

2014 Draft Picks:

Haydn Fleury, 1st Round (#7 overall)

  • Current Team: WHL – Red Deer Rebels
  • Last Year: 63GP, 6G-22A-28PTS, 63PIM.
  • This Year 3GP, 1G-1A-2PTS 6PIM.
  • Attended Hockey Canada WJHC.
  • Contract Status: Signed 3-year ELC on 8/7/2014.
  • Red Deer is the 2016 Memorial Cup Host team.
  • Next Game: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 @ Kamploos Blazers

Alex Nedeljkovic, 2nd Round (#37 overall)

  • Current Team: OHL – Flint Firebirds
  • Last Year: 55GP, 20W-28L-5OTL-2SOL, 3.13GAA, .916%, 5SO.
  • This Year: 1GP, 1W-0L-0OTL-0SOL, 1.88GAA. .931%. 0SO.
  • Recovering from off-season hip surgery for a torn labrum in May. Began skating late September/early October.
  • Did not attend the USA Hockey Summer Camp, but will be on the shortlist of goalies for the 2016 WJHC.
  • Contract Status: Signed 3-year ELC on 3/27/2015.
  • Next Game: Friday, October 16, 2015 vs. Ottawa 67’s

Roland McKeown, 2nd Round (#50 overall)

  • Current Team: OHL – Kingston Frontenacs
  • Last Year: 65GP, 7G-25A-32PTS, 57PIM.
  • This Year: 7GP, 0G-6A-6PTS, 10PIM.
  • Acquired from the LA Kings in the Andrej Sekara trade on 2/25/15.
  • Team Captain, attended Canada’s WJHC camp this summer.
  • Contact Status: Signed 3-year ELC on 4/1/2015.
  • Next Game: Friday, October 16, 2015 vs. Peterborough Petes

Warren Foegele, 3rd Round (#67 overall)

Josh Wesley, 4th Round (#96 overall)

  • Current Team: OHL – Flint Firebirds
  • Last Year: 63GP, 5G-5A-10PTS, 67PIM.
  • This Year: 8GP, 0G-1A-1PTS, 4PIM.
  • Contact Status: Unsigned. Has until June 2016 to sign an ELC.
  • Next Game: Friday, October 16, 2015 vs. Ottawa 67’s

Lucas Wallmark, 4th Round (#97 overall)

  • Current Team: SHL –Luleå HF
  • Last Year: 50GP, 5G-13A-18PTS, 14PIM (SHL), 13GP 5G-6A-11PTS 6PIM (CHL).
  • This Year: 4GP, 1G-4A-5TPS, 0PIM, 1GP 0G-0A-0PTS 4PIM (CHL).
  • Contract Status: Signed 3-year ELC on 6/11/2015.
  • Next Game: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 @ Malmö Redhawks; Tuesday, November 3, 2015 vs Tappra Tampere (CHL)

Clark Bishop, 5th Round (#127 overall)

  • Current Team: QMJHL – Cape Brenton Screaming Eagles
  • Last Year: 38GP, 19G-16A-35PTS, 54PIM, 102 shots, 18.6% shooting.
  • This Year: 8GP, 3G-5A-8PTS, 32PIM, 22 shots, 13.6% shooting.
  • Contract Status: Unsigned. Has until June 2016 to sign an ELC.
  • Next Game: Friday, October 16, 2015 @ Moncton Wildcats

Kyle Jenkins, 7th Round (#187 overall)

  • Current Team: OHL – Peterborough Petes
  • Last Year: 70GP, 7G-29A-36PTS, 36PIM.
  • This Year: 8GP, 0G-1A-1PTS, 10PIM.
  • Contract Status: Unsigned. Has until June 2016 to sign an ELC.
  • Next Game: Thursday, October 15, 2015 vs. Erie Otters

2013 Draft Picks:

No players still remaining below AHL level.

2012 Draft Picks:

Colin Olson, 6th Round (#159 overall)

  • Current Team: NCAA – Western Michigan University (NCHC)
  • Last Year: 44GP, 27W-10L-4T, 2.78GAA, .914%, 3SO (Sioux City – USHL).
  • This Year: 1GP (1 Start), 1W-0L-0T, 2.00GAA, .939%.
  • Contract Status: Unsigned. Has 30 days following de-committing from University.
  • Next Game: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 vs. Bowling Green Univ.

Brendan Collier, 7th Round (#189 overall)

  • Current Team: NCAA – Northeastern
  • Last Year: 35GP, 2G-6A-8PTS, 2PIM, 25 shots, 8.0% shooting.
  • This Year: 1GP, 0G-0A-0PTS, 0PIM.
  • Contract Status: Unsigned. Has 30 days following de-committing from University.
  • Next Game: Friday, October 16, 2015 vs. Bently University.

2011 Draft Picks:

Gregory Hoffman, 4th Round (#103 overall)*

  • Current Team: NLA – HC Lugano
  • Last Year: 47GP, 11G-14A-25PTS, 18PIM (HC Davos).
  • This Year: 11GP, 5G-3A-8PTS, 4PIM.
  • Signed a four-year contact with HC Lugano in April.
  • Hatrick on 10/3/21015 against FR Gotteron. (S/T to @pambcloud for the link to the video)
  • Contract Status: Unsigned. *He re-entered the 2013 draft but went unselected. Since he attended Canes summer prospect camp in July 2015 I’ve decided to add him to this list.
  • Next Game: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 vs. Lausanne HC

2 Comments

  1. puckman
    puckman on October 13, 2015 at 5:37 pm

    Thank you, Patrick. Back in the Spring, I sent a question to the Canes’ Tweetmail guy about this very information you are providing, and I have to surmise that he blew it off. I know it’s time consuming to research each player, because I’ve done it myself. If they’re going to build a Detroit-style farm system, it’s important to know how the prospects are progressing. I will look forward to your updates. This is great!

    Canes still have Dadonov listed in the system. I’d already given up on him.

    • Patrick Clarke
      Patrick Clarke on October 13, 2015 at 5:59 pm

      Thanks puckman. I spent some time in September setting up a workflow that should make these posts easier as time goes on.

      Re: Dadonov – I decided to leave him off this list since it’s pretty clear he’s not coming back to North America before the Canes lose his rights. Similar situation to Oskar Osala. I need confirmation from someone with superior CBA knowledge, but I believe the team loses those rights around the age the could hit UFA. He’s 26, and I’d imagine he be UFA eligible if he had played in the AHL/NHL up until now.

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