It’s time to take a lap around the globe and check in on the LA Kings prospects playing in various leagues. The following reports are for games played through end of day Sunday, April 25th.
AHL Ontario Reign
Historically we do not include AHL players on this list, yet due to the high volume of prospects playing with Ontario this season, we will highlight select players each week.
The Reign had a back-to-back this weekend, a 2-0 shutout victory over the Bakersfield Condors and a 4-2 loss to the San Jose Barracuda.
Quinton Byfield, Center (2nd overall in 2020)
2021 stats: 8 goals, 12 assists, minus-10, 22 PIM in 30 games played
Byfield kicked off scoring for the Reign this week when he found a loose puck in front of the Bakersfield goal and went five-hole to find twine. He also gained the admiration of Coach John Wroblewski with his play against the Barracuda.
Quinton Byfield makes it 1-0 #Reign with his 8th goal of the season!
Assisted by Phillips(3) pic.twitter.com/3YnpW6wQci
— Eric (@Kingsgifs) April 25, 2021
Byfield's confidence has been soaring. That was one of his best games carrying the puck. You're seeing why he was drafted for his full game. Learning curve has gone from a struggling plus-minus player to a dominant player. Loved his game today, liked it for a while too. — Wrobo
— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) April 26, 2021
Martin Chromiak, Left Wing (128th overall in 2020)
2021 stats:
Slovak Extraliga: 7 goals, 12 assists, plus-6, 0 PIM in 32 games played
Chromiak signed an ATO with the Reign and will be available for practices and games once he clears quarantine protocol.
Chromiak is in LA now, has begun his quarantine. Expected to be 7 days. https://t.co/5GVS9TZz5a
— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) April 21, 2021
Arthur Kaliyev, Right Wing (33rd overall in 2020)
2021 stats: 9 goals, 12 assists, plus-1, 18 PIM in 32 games played
Kaliyev regained the Reign point-scoring lead with an assist and a goal, a rocket of a shot from the top left circle that flew past the netminder’s glove into the top right corner of the net.
Arthur Kaliyev makes it 2-0 #Reign with his 9th goal of the season!
Assisted by: Johnson (2) pic.twitter.com/8Q0HvAbhan
— Eric (@Kingsgifs) April 25, 2021
Rasmus Kupari, Center (20th overall in 2018)
2021 stats: 5 goals, 14 assists, minus-3, 14 PIM in 27 games played
While on the powerplay, Kupari added an assist when he sent a cross-ice saucer pass over to Reign sniper Martin Frk. Strangely, the primary assist was credited to Akil Thomas.
Frk scores on the powerplay to give the #Reign a 1-0 lead!
Assisted by Thomas(9), and Durzi(11) pic.twitter.com/4O2Mu5EaeK
— Eric (@Kingsgifs) April 25, 2021
Akil Thomas, Center/Right Wing (51st overall in 2018)
2021 stats: 7 goals, 9 assists, minus-11, 12 PIM in 32 games played
Thomas picked up a powerplay assist this weekend after he kept the puck from exiting the zone and started the passing play that would lead to the powerplay goal that would kick off the scoring in Sunday’s match.
Alex Turcotte, Center/Left Wing (5th overall in 2019)
2021 stats: 3 goals, 11 assists, minus-6, 18 PIM in 25 games played
While on the man advantage, Turcotte sniped the puck into the top right corner of the net for his third tuck of the season. Wrobo explained what the 2019 draft pick brings besides offense with some some comments here.
Alex Turcotte scores on the powerplay to bring the #Reign within one in the second period
Assisted by Moverare(8), and Kaliyev(12) pic.twitter.com/pWzPTnDaid
— Eric (@Kingsgifs) April 25, 2021
Jacob Moverare, LH Defenseman (112th overall in 2016)
2021 stats: 1 goal, 8 assists, minus-5, 0 PIM in 18 games played
Moverare picked up another assist, which gives him eight points in his last nine games. He is coming on strong after missing time early in the season with a hand/wrist injury.
Markus Phillips, LH Defenseman (118th overall in 2017)
2021 stats: 2 goals, 3 assists, minus-3, 6 PIM in 23 games played
Playing against Bakersfield, Phillips skated off the boards to just outside of the left dot before sending a pass through the slot where Byfield would find it for his goal.
Matt Villalta, Goalie (72 overall in 2017)
2021 stats: 3.62 GAA, .879 SV % in 13 games played.
The Condors ran into a brick wall Saturday night, as none of their 34 shots found their way past Villalta. It was his first AHL shutout.
Reign Players not tracked this week: Lias Andersson, Aiden Dudas, Samuel Fagemo, Tyler Madden, Bulat Shafigullin, Daniel Brickley, Cole Hults, and Austin Strand.
ECHL
Jacob Ingham, Goalie (175th overall in 2018)
2021 stats:
AHL-Ontario Reign: 2.00 GAA, .866 SV % in 1 game played
ECHL-Greenville Swamp Rabbits: 3.04 GAA, .901 SV % in 9 games played
Ingham backstopped the Swamp Rabbits to their fourth straight win, stopping 29 of 30 shots.
exhale…. Thanks Iggy!! pic.twitter.com/tl1wxQks7R
— Greenville Swamp Rabbits (@SwampRabbits) April 24, 2021
Europe
Aatu Jamsen, LIIGA-Pelicans, Right Wing (190th overall in 2020)
2021 stats:
SM-Sarja U20-Pelicans U20: 18 goals, 38 assists, plus-23, 40 PIM in 36 games played
Jämsen will have to wait until next season to make his pro debut, as the Pelicans were eliminated from the playoffs.
Kasper Simontaival, Finland, Center (66th overall in 2020)
2021 stats:
LIIGA-Tappara: 3 goals, 4 assists, plus-3, 8 PIM in 30 games played | Playoffs: 0 goals, 0 assists, minus-1, 2 PIM in 2 games played
Mestis-TUTO Hockey: 3 goals, 4 assists, plus-1, 4 PIM in 5 games played
Simontaival was the victor of this week’s #KingsOnKings action, as Tappara defeated Nousiainen’s KalPa three games to one. Simontaival played in two of those games. First-overall seed Lukko now awaits Tappara in the semi-finals.
Helge Grans, SHL-Malmö Redhawks, RH Defenseman (35th overall in 2020)
2021 stats: 3 goals, 9 assists, minus-21, 0 PIM in 43 games played
Grans’ season is over as Malmö was eliminated from the playoffs.
Kim Nousiainen, LIIGA-KalPa, LH Defenseman (119th overall in 2019)
2021 stats: 9 goals, 18 assists, plus-15, 14 PIM in 54 games played | Playoffs: 0 goals, 0 assists, minus-4, 0 PIM in 4 games played
KalPa was eliminated by Tappara, winning one game in the best of five quarter-finals. Nousiainen recorded no points in the series and was a minus-4.
Juho Markkanen, Finland, Goalie (112th overall in 2020)
2021 stats:
LIIGA-SaiPa: 2.04 GAA, .917 SV% in 1 game played
U20 SM-Sarja-SaiPa U20: .916 SV% in 10 games played | Playoffs: 3.20 GAA, .888 SV% in 5 games played
Mestis-Ketterä: 3.14 GAA, .876 SV% in 8 games played
U20 Mestis-Ketterä U20: 5.00 GAA, .815 SV% in 1 game played
SaiPa did not qualify for the playoffs.
Alexander Dergachyov, KHL-Vityaz Podolsk, Center (74th overall in 2015)
2021 stats: 11 goals, 12 assists, minus-22, 22 PIM in 53 games played
Vityaz Podolsk has begun to re-sign its free agents, although Dergachyov has yet to receive a new contract.
NCAA College Hockey
David Hrenak, St. Cloud State, Goalie (144th overall in 2018)
2021 stats: 2.88 GAA, .904 SV % in 27 games played
Hrenak finished his senior season as St. Cloud and will become an Unrestricted Free Agent if not signed by the Kings this summer. Look for more on Hrenak and the Kings college prospects in John Hoven’s feature story for LA Kings Insider this week.
Brock Faber, Univ. of Minnesota, RH Defenseman (45th overall in 2020)
2021 stats: 1 goal, 11 assists, plus-17, 14 PIM in 27 games played
Faber will return to patrol the Gopher’s blueline as a sophomore next season.
Andre Lee, UMass-Lowell, LW/C (188th overall in 2019)
2021 stats: 7 goals, 9 assists, plus-7, 18 PIM in 20 games played
Lee is expected to return for his junior season at UMass-Lowell.
Ben Meehan, UMass-Lowell, LH Defenseman (140th overall in 2020)
2021 stats: 0 goals, 8 assists, minus-2, 27 PIM in 17 games played
Next season, Meehan will begin his sophomore campaign with the River Hawks.
USHL
Alex Laferriere, Des Moines Buccaneers, Right Wing (83rd overall in 2020)
2021 stats: 26 goals, 23 assists, plus-7, 59 PIM in 49 games played
Laferriere picked up a goal and an assist for the Bucs in their last game of the season. He ended the year with 49 points in 49 games.
Braden Doyle, Dubuque Fighting Saints, LH Defenseman (175th overall in 2019)
2021 stats: 5 goals, 19 assists, minus-5, 18 PIM in 51 games played
Doyle recorded 3 assists in the back-to-back games the Saints played against the Green Bay Gamblers. Two of those would be primary helpers.
When in doubt, roof it. pic.twitter.com/Xg8vyjOIh2
— Dubuque Fighting Saints (@fightingsaints) April 24, 2021
The Hallidays are always happy. pic.twitter.com/GOnUmXtO4r
— Dubuque Fighting Saints (@fightingsaints) April 25, 2021
Lukas Parik, Dubuque Fighting Saints, Goalie (87th overall in 2019)
2021 stats: 3.35 GAA, .867 SV % in 28 games played
Parik played in three games this week, two wins and a loss. His most notable game was a 22-save shutout that clinched a playoff spot for the Saints. He also played a key role in the team’s turnaround this season.
Parik getting it done.
Team was 1-11 when he arrived in USHL this season. https://t.co/LocqoZgPwJ
— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) April 25, 2021
QMJHL
Jordan Spence, Val-dOr Foreurs, RH Defenseman (95th overall in 2019)
2021 stats:
Foreurs: 5 goals, 11 assists, minus-4, 14 PIM in 13 games | Playoffs: 0 goals, 5 assists, plus-5, 2 PIM in 2 games played
Moncton Wildcats: 5 goals, 19 assists, plus-14, 0 PIM in 19 games played
Spence and the Foreurs began their quest for the President’s Cup with a 7-2 victory over Baie-Comeau Drakkar. Spence picked up two assists and Second Star of the Game honors. They followed that up with a 6-2 win, where Spence registered three more assists, two of those being primaries.
https://twitter.com/ForeursVD/status/1386101967072735240
La chimie Cajkovic-Poulin semble opérer ce soir! #GoForeursGo pic.twitter.com/ZzOJ5b6dFW
— Foreurs VD officiel (@ForeursVD) April 26, 2021
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