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LA Kings Weekly Prospect Tracker, Week Ending May 2, 2021.

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With some leagues already finished for the season, and many North American leagues grinding to the end of their regular seasons, it’s time to take a lap around the globe and check in on various LA Kings prospects. Reports below are for games played through end of day Sunday, May 2nd.

AHL Ontario Reign

Historically we do not include AHL players on this list, but due to the high volume of prospects playing in Ontario this season, we will highlight select players each week.

The Reign were in Colorado for three straight games against the Eagles, and came out victorious in every game.

Aiden Dudas, Left Wing/ Center (113th overall in 2018)

2021 stats: 5 goals, 4 assists, minus-16, 8 PIM in 32 games played

Dudas picked up a secondary assist in Friday’s 4-1 victory over the Eagles.

Samuel Fagemo, Left/Right Wing (50th overall in 2019)

2021 stats: 7 goals, 7 assists, minus-3, 4 PIM in 27 games played

Fagemo got his stick in a passing lane to pick off a puck, which he then fed to Kupari for a breakaway that would stand as the game-winner.

Arthur Kaliyev, Right Wing (33rd overall in 2020)

2021 stats: 11 goals, 13 assists, plus-3, 18 PIM in 35 games played

Kaliyev didn’t slow down in Byfield’s absence. Instead, he padded his lead in the team scoring race, beginning with a powerplay goal in the first game coming off a rebound. He would score again in the second game, taking advantage of a turnover and rushing in to shoot a snapshot past the netminder. He would also add an assist in that game.

Rasmus Kupari, Center (20th overall in 2018)

2021 stats: 6 goals, 16 assists, plus-1, 16 PIM in 30 games played

Kupari’s game-winning goal in the first game would come via a breakaway, where he put the puck in the sweet spot, below the blocker and above the pads. He would add an assist in the second game being part of a tic-tac-toe passing play. To close out the weekend, Kupari added another assist in the final game.

Akil Thomas, Center/Right Wing (51st overall in 2018)

2021 stats: 9 goals, 11 assists, minus-9, 12 PIM in 35 games played

Thomas had a big three-point game in the last match, having the primary assist on the opening goal and scoring the game-winner off of a deflection. His efforts would earn him First Star of the Game honors. He also had an empty netter in the second game.

Alex Turcotte, Center/Left Wing (5th overall in 2019)

2021 stats: 3 goals, 12 assists, minus-5, 20 PIM in 28 games played

Turcotte recorded an assist on the trip, after being moved back to center. He had been playing quite a bit at wing for the few weeks prior.

Sean Durzi, RH Defenseman (52nd overall in 2018)

2021 stats: 3 goals, 12 assists, even plus/minus, 28 PIM in 34 games played

Durzi was credited with two assists this week.

Jacob Moverare, LH Defenseman (112th overall in 2016) 

2021 stats: 1 goal, 9 assists, minus-4, 0 PIM in 21 games played

Moverare put a shot on net that ricocheted off of a Reign forward over to Kaliyev, who fired it home.

Markus Phillips, LH Defenseman (118th overall in 2017)

2021 stats: 2 goals, 4 assists, minus-1, 8 PIM in 26 games played

Phillips picked up an assist this week.

Matt Villalta, Goalie (72 overall in 2017)

2021 stats: 3.32 GAA, .892 SV % in 15 games played

Villalta would get the call for the first two games, earning a win in each. He stopped 66 of the 69 shots he faced in those two contests.

Reign Players not tracked this week: Martin Chromiak, Tyler Madden, Mikey Eyssimont, Daniel Brickley, Cole Hults, and Austin Strand.


ECHL

Jacob Ingham, Goalie (175th overall in 2018)

2021 stats:
AHL-Ontario Reign: 2.00 GAA, .944 SV % in 1 game played
ECHL-Greenville Swamp Rabbits: 3.33 GAA, .891 SV % in 10 games played

Ingham’s only action of the week was when he came in to relive the starter after he allowed four goals.

Europe

Aatu Jamsen, LIIGA-Pelicans, Right Wing (190th overall in 2020)

2021 stats: 18 goals, 38 assists, plus-23, 40 PIM in 36 games played

Jamsen skated in some practices with the Pelicans before they were eliminated from the playoffs.

Kasper Simontaival, Finland, Center (66th overall in 2020)

2021 stats: 3 goals, 4 assists, plus-3, 8 PIM in 30 games played| Playoffs: 0 goals, o assists, minus-1, 2 PIM in 3 games played

The 19-year-old Simontaival is seeing very limited ice time in the playoffs. Tappara is down a game to No. 1 seeded Lukko 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 has been playing exhibition games for the U19 Swedish team.

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

Nousiainen was named to Finland’s World Cup camp, scheduled for May 4-5.

Juho Markkanen, Finland, Goalie (112th overall in 2020)

2021 stats:
LIIGA-SaiPa: 4.54 GAA, .815 SV % in 2 games 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.

Bulat Shafigullin, KHL-Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, Forward (82nd overall in 2018)

2021 stats: 7 goals, 7 assists, minus-23, 41 PIM in 56 games played

After some talk of Shafigullin coming to North America, he ended up re-signing with Nizhnekamsk for another two years.

Alexander Dergachyov, KHL-Vitayz Podolsk, Center (74th overall in 2015)

2021 stats: 11 goals, 12 assists, minus-22, 22 PIM in 53 games played

Dergachyov received a qualifying offer from his KHL team, however it has not been signed, plus it is rumored he will be traded to a different KHL team.

NCAA College Hockey

David Hrenak, St. Cloud State, Goalie (144th overall in 2018)

2021 stats: 2.66 GAA, .904 SV % in 27 games played

The Slovakian netminder will become an Unrestricted Free Agent if not signed by Los Angeles in the summer.

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

A prominent role on the Gopher’s blueline awaits Faber for his second season in the NCAA.

Andre Lee, UMass-Lowell, LW/C (188th overall in 2019)

2021 stats: 7 goals, 9 assists, plus-7, 18 PIM in 20 games played

The massive Swede will be a huge part of the River Hawk’s offensive corps in his junior season.

Ben Meehan, UMass-Lowell, LH Defenseman (140th overall in 2020)

2021 stats: 0 goals, 8 assists, minus-2, 27 PIM in 17 games played

Meehan will return to UMass-Lowell for his sophomore season.

USHL

Alex Laferriere, Des Moines Buccaneers, Right Wing (83rd overall in 2020)

2021 stats: 26 goals, 24 assists, plus-7, 59 PIM in 49 games played

Laferriere finished his season with 50 points in 49 games played, leading the Buccaneers in goals, assists, and points. He had five game-winning goals, eight powerplay goals, and three shorthanded goals. Laferriere is committed to Harvard University.

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 | Playoffs: 1 goals, 0 assists, minus-1, 0 PIM in 2 games played

The Fighting Saints were knocked from the Clark Cup playoffs when they were swept by the first seed overall Chicago Steel in the best-of-three opening rounds. Doyle had the first goal of the series, a wrist shot from the point that deflected off a Chicago defender and into the net. Doyle is committed to Boston University.

Lukas Parik, Dubuque Fighting Saints, Goalie (87th overall in 2019)

2021 stats: 2 assists, 3.35 GAA, .867 SV % in 28 games played | Playoffs: 4.00 GAA, .893 SV % in 2 games played.

Parik’s play was a lot better than his numbers suggest, as he made several highlight-worthy saves against a team that features the league’s top four leading scorers on it. He stopped 27 of 29 in the first game and 40 of 46 in the second game.

QMJHL

Jordan Spence, Val-dOr Foreurs, RH Defenseman (95th overall in 2019)

2021 stats:
Moncton Wildcats: 5 goals, 11 assists, minus-4, 14 PIM in 13 games played
Foreurs: 5 goals, 19 assists, plus-14, 0 PIM in 19 games played | Playoffs: 0 goals, 5 assists, plus-5, 4 PIM in 3 games played

The Foreurs swept Baie-Comeau Drakkar to advance to the next round. They will play Rimouski Oceanic.

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