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LA Kings Weekly Prospect Tracker, Week Ending October 17th, 2021

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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, October 17th.

ONTARIO REIGN (AHL)

Due to the Ontario Reign featuring a large volume of LA Kings prospects, a select number of them will be featured in this season’s trackers; players featured will rotate, based upon their performance for the week.

The Reign played twice this week, dominantly winning a scrappy game over the San Diego Gulls 5-2 in their season opener and then falling 3-2 in a shootout to the brand new Abbotsford Canucks.

Jaret Anderson-Dolan, Center (41st overall in 2017)

2021-2022 Stats: 0 goals, 1 assist, plus-1, 0 PIM in 2 games played

JAD picked up a primary assist over the Gulls after he won a face-off in the offensive zone back to Moverare who would snipe the goal.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 1 goal, 0 assists, plus-1, 0 PIM in 2 games played

Dudas scored the empty-net goal against the Gulls to go up 4-1, which apparently drew the ire and the stick of Gulls Captain Sam Carrick. The high-stick to an unsuspecting Dudas knocked him over and started a scrum.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 1 goal, 0 assists, plus-1, 0 PIM in 2 games played

Fagemo would add a powerplay goal after Dudas’ empty netter, tipping a shot on net into the goalie for a rebound that he smacked into the net. His goal would start yet another scrum in the closing moments of the San Diego game.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 1 goal, 0 assists, plus-2, 2 PIM in 2 games played

Turcotte was the Gulls favorite target Saturday night, receiving the majority of Carrick’s anger after he intentionally (?) high-sticked Dudas and later was nearly tackled after picking a fight with the Gulls goalie following Fagemo’s goal by trying to take the goalies stick. Against the Canucks, Turcotte tied the game at one by tipping in a pass following a drive towards the net.

Kale Clague, LH Defenseman (51st overall in 2016)

2021-2022 Stats: 0 goals, 1 assist, minus-1, 0 PIM in 2 games played

Clague picked up a primary assist against the Canucks by shooting a puck into the zone hard, which bounced off the boards behind the net to a Reign forward for the tally.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 0 goals, 1 assist, plus-3, 14 PIM in 2 games played

Durzi earned a primary assist against the Gulls when he sent a pass from the middle of the point over to Frk for a goal-scoring one-timer.

Helge Grans, RH Defenseman (35th overall in 2020)

2021-2022 Stats: 0 goals, 1 assist, plus-1, 0 PIM in 1 game played

Grans made his North American professional debut, where he promptly impressed with an assist by starting the play that led to the Turcotte goal. He used his vision to send a pass from the top of his circles all the way up through the neutral zone to spring a forward for the offensive rush.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 1 goal, 1 assist, plus-3, 0 PIM in 2 games played

Moverare would extend the Reign lead over the Gulls to three with a laser of a wrist shot from the top of the left circle that found the upper right corner of the net. He also added a secondary assist later in the game.

Jordan Spence, RH Defenseman (95th overall in 2019)

2021-2022 Stats: 0 goals, 1 assist, minus-1, 2 PIM in 1 game played

Spence picked up his first pro point on Fagemo’s goal, releasing a shot on net from the right boards for Fagemo to get a stick on.

Jacob Ingham, Goalie (175th overall in 2018)

2021-2022 Stats: 1.88 GAA, .931 SV%, 1 assist in 1 game played

Ingham would get the start against the Canucks, turning away 27 of 29 shots, adding an assist to go with that. He made three out of four saves in the shootout.

Matt Villalta, Goalie (72 overall in 2017)

2021-2022 Stats: 2.00 GAA, .917 SV% in 1 game played

Villalta backstopped the Reign to a win over the Gulls, making 22 saves on 24 shots.

Players not included this week: Quinton Byfield, Arthur Kaliyev, Rasmus Kupari, Tyler Madden, Johan Sôdergran, Akil Thomas, Markus Phillips, and Austin Strand

ECHL

Lukas Parik, Rapid City Rush, Goalie (87th overall in 2019)

Parik was sent to the ECHL where he will join the Rapid City Rush, which opens play on October 22nd.

CANADIAN JUNIOR HOCKEY (OHL)

Martin Chromiak, Kingston Frontenacs, Left Wing (128th overall in 2020)

2021-2022 Stats: 2 goals, 4 assists, plus-2, 0 PIM in 5 games played

Chromiak had five points in three games this week, including a goal and two primary assists. His first assist came as the result of a battle he won behind the net, sending the puck to the slot for 2022 top prospect Shane Wright to put in (the two are tied in points and are linemates). His second assist would come on the powerplay, feeding the slot after faking a one-timer that pulled a defender to him. His goal came on the powerplay, where he would receive the puck at the top of the left circle which he quickly stopped before dropping to his knee to unload it into the top right corner of the net with a slapshot.

Francesco Pinelli, Kitchener Rangers, Center (42nd overall in 2021)

2021-2022 Stats: 3 goals, 3 assists, plus-2, 0 PIM in 3 games played

Pinelli had another big week, starting with being named captain of the Rangers. Kitchener played once this week, a 5-1 win over the Sarnia Sting, where Pinelli sent a saucer pass from down low to connect with his winger on the other side of the net for a primary assist. He wasn’t done yet, the captain went to work on the penalty kill by stripping the puck from a forward trying to make it out of his own end and then sent a pass over to his winger, who was unable to catch it cleanly. Pinelli jumped on the loose puck and danced from right to left avoiding stick checks the whole way before sniping it into the top right corner.

https://twitter.com/OHLHockey/status/1449363245421277193

Brandt Clarke, Barrie Colts, RH Defenseman (8th overall in 2021)

2021-2022 Stats: 0 goals, 3 assists, even plus/minus, 0 PIM in 3 games played

Clarke finally recovered from mono and helped the Colts win two out of three games this week. He added three assists in those games, two of which were primaries on the powerplay.

COLLEGE HOCKEY (NCAA)

Alex Laferriere, Harvard Univ., Right Wing (83rd overall in 2020)

Harvard will open up its season against Dartmouth on October 29th.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 0 goals, 1 assist, even plus/minus, 15 PIM in 2 games played

The River Hawks do not play until October 22nd, where they will face Michigan State.

Braden Doyle, Boston University, LH Defenseman (157th overall in 2019)

2021-2022 Stats: 0 goals, 0 assists, even plus/minus, 0 PIM in 4 games played

B.U. played Sacred Heart Univ. this week, losing game one 3-2 and winning game two 4-1. Doyle registered 1 blocked shot across those games.

Brock Faber, Univ. of Minnesota, RH Defenseman (45th overall in 2020)

2021-2022 Stats: 0 goals, 2 assists, plus-4, 2 PIM in 4 games played

Faber’s Gophers took the second game of this weeks King on King action, winning 4-3 in overtime over the Huskies. Faber was a plus-2 in those games and added a secondary assist on a goal that tied the game at one in the second game.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 0 goals, 0 assists, plus-1, 15 PIM in 2 games played

The River Hawks do not play until October 22nd, where they will face Michigan State.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 1.53 GAA, .940 SV% in 6 games played

Hrenak and the Huskies took the first game of this weeks King on King action 2-1, making 22 saves on 23 Gopher shots, including one from Faber. He made 29 saves on 33 shots in the next game, a 4-3 overtime loss.

VARIOUS EUROPEAN LEAGUES

Samuel Helenius, LIIGA-JYP, Center (59th overall in 2021)

2021-2022 Stats: 0 goals, 4 assists, plus-3, 24 PIM in 13 games played

JYP beat Jukurit 3-2 and lost 5-2 to SaiPa this week. Helenius racked up six minutes of penalty time in those games.

Aatu Jämsen, Finland, Right Wing (190th overall in 2020)

2021-2022 Stats
LIGGA-Pelicans: 1 goal, 2 assists, minus-1, 2 PIM in 7 games played
Mestis-Peliitat: 0 goals, 1 assist, plus-1, 0 PIM in 1 game played
SM-Sarja-Pelicans U20: 2 goals, 9 assists, plus-5, 4 PIM in 6 games played

Jämsen was loaned to Peliitat of Mestis, Finland’s second-highest league next to LIIGA. In his first game with them, he added a primary assist on the opening goal of the game and won the game in the shootout with a dazzler. Jämsen started his attempt by swinging wide right before closing in on net, fooling the goalie with a very quick backhand fake before pulling it to his forehand to slam it in on the far side of the net.

Kasper Simontaival, LIIGA-KalPa, Center (66th overall in 2020)

2021-2022 Stats: 3 goals, 0 assists, even plus/minus, 8 PIM in 5 games played

Simontaival did not play this week.

Kim Nousiainen, LIIGA-KalPa, LH Defenseman (119th overall in 2019)

2021-2022 Stats: 1 goal, 0 assists, plus-2, 2 PIM in 2 games played

Nousiainen is finally back from injury and has been playing on the second pair. He scored in his second game back, which would even the score at one against Lukko.

Kirill Kirsanov, KHL-SKA St. Petersburg, LH Defenseman (84th overall in 2021)

2021-2022 Stats: 0 goals, 4 assists, plus-6, 4 PIM in 19 games played

SKA played four times this week, winning two and losing two, which were lost in overtime and in the shootout. In the final game of the week against Barys Nur-Sultan, he picked up a secondary assist on former Kings prospect Valentin Zykov’s first goal of the season.

https://twitter.com/KHLreplays/status/1449759349056983041

Juho Markkanen, LIIGA-SaiPa, Goalie (112th overall in 2020)

2021-2022 Stats
LIIGA-SaiPa: 1.94 GAA, .923 SV % in 3 games played
SM-Sarja-SaiPa U20: 5.67, .790 SV % in 3 games played

Markkanen tended the bench this week.

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  1. I have a really good feeling about Chromiak and Pinelli. We probably won’t see them until 23/24 at the earliest but the prospect pool for the Kings is deep!