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LA Kings Weekly Prospect Tracker, Week Ending October 31, 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 31st.

ONTARIO REIGN (AHL)

Due to the Ontario Reign featuring a large volume of LA Kings prospects this season, each tracker will feature a select number of them on a rotating basis – largely culled from key performances for the prior week.

The Reign faced the Canucks in a weekend back-to-back, dominating Friday night 5-2 and going the distance on Saturday with a 3-2 OT win. Ontario’s record stands at 6-0-1.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 2 goals, 4 assists, plus-1, 0 PIM in 7 games played

JAD had a three-point weekend, including two points in the second game. He doubled the Reign lead in the first period by putting in a rebound off the goalie’s pad while sitting in front of the net. He would assist on the overtime winner, picking up a drop pass and sending it through two Abbotsford sticks to T.J. Tynan on the other side for a tap-in.

Tyler Madden, Center (68th overall in 2018)

2021-2022 Stats: 2 goals, 2 assists, plus-1, 4 PIM in 7 games played

Madden pulled Ontario even with the Canucks in game one, sending a one-timer from the top of the slot into the net while on a four-minute power play.

Johan Södergran, Center (165th overall in 2018)

2021-2022 Stats: 2 goals, 0 assists, plus-1, 0 PIM in 5 games played

In game one, the tall Swede was able to pick off a Canuck clearing attempt in their end with a poke check near the right boards which enabled him to take it to the slot for a shot that he sent over the netminder’s blocker while falling, pulling the Reign ahead by one.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 2 goals, 4 assists, plus-6, 16 PIM in 7 games played

Durzi had a massive two-goal, two-assist performance on Friday night. For his first of the night and first of the season, he took a short-ranged pass and fired it on net from the middle of the slot, where his shot hit the goaltender and trickled in for what would be the eventual game-winning goal. His second goal would be the final of the game, a slap shot he fired cleanly through traffic from high up in the slot into the left side of the net.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 0 goals, 1 assist, even plus/minus, 0 PIM in 3 games played

Phillips picked up his first point of the season with a secondary assist in game one.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 0 goals, 3 assists, minus-1, 4 PIM in 6 games played

Spence was able to pick up two assists in game two, both of them secondaries while facilitating from the blueline on the power play.

Matt Villalta, Goalie (72 overall in 2017)

2021-2022 Stats: 1.99 GAA, .932 SV%, in 4 games played

Villalta started Friday night for the Reign, stopping 16 of 18 shots to earn the win. Villalta has not lost yet this season.

Players not included: Quinton Byfield, Aiden Dudas, Samuel Fagemo, Arthur Kaliyev, Rasmus Kupari, Akil Thomas, Alex Turcotte, Kale Clague, Helge Grans, Jacob Moverare, and Austin Strand

ECHL

Jacob Ingham, Goalie (175th overall in 2018)

2021-2022 Stats
AHL-Ontario Reign: 1.85 GAA, .931 SV %, 1 assist in 1 game played
ECHL-Greenville Swamp Rabbits: 2.00 GAA, .944 SV %

Ingham got his first start of the season in the ECHL, turning away 34 of 36 shots for a 4-2 win over the South Carolina Stingrays

Lukas Parik, Goalie (87th overall in 2019)

2021-2022 Stats: 2.00 GAA, .941 SV % in 1 game played

Parik made his ECHL debut for his first North American professional game, turning aside 32 of 34 shots in a 2-1 OT loss.

CANADIAN JUNIOR HOCKEY (OHL)

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

2021-2022 Stats: 3 goals, 9 assists, even plus/minus, 0 PIM in 8 games played

Clarke had a massive three-goal, three-assist week in three games played. In the first game of the week, he picked up his first goal of the season with a perfect laser into the top right corner of the net from the left dot as well as two assists. He played hero in the second game of the week, sending a shot from the top of the left circle that bobbled between the goalie’s blocker and pad and then in. In game three, he added another goal and an assist to finish his week. He is tied for the team lead in scoring and is third in the league among defensemen in scoring, playing three fewer games than the leader.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 5 goals, 6 assists, plus-4, 0 PIM in 8 games played

Clarke wasn’t the only one to have a productive week, Chromiak picked up two assists and a hat-trick in two games played. In the second game, a 4-3 win over the 67s, Chromiak opened up the Fronts scoring with a blistering one-timer from the top of the left circle on the power play. His second goal came off a one-timer, followed by a Michigan (lacrosse) goal early in the third period. With the hat-trick, he’s now tied for second in team scoring.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 3 goals, 8 assists, plus-8, 2 PIM in 8 games played

The Rangers lost their first two games of the week before winning their third 6-3 over Windsor, where the captain contributed four assists. Two primaries and two secondaries.

COLLEGE HOCKEY (NCAA)

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

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

The former Buccaneer made his collegiate debut in a 9-3 win over Dartmouth and scored his first NCAA goal the next day in a 7-3 win over Bentley Univ. The puck would bounce off the boards behind the net right to his stick for an easy goal on a nearly open net.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 3 goals, 2 assists, plus-4, 17 PIM in 6 games played

The River Hawks downed Boston Univ. in both of their back-to-back games, winning 3-0 and then 2-1. Lee shone in the first game, scoring twice. His first would come from a breakaway, where he fooled the goalie to go one way while he shot the other way, finding the top right corner. His second goal would be a one-timer from close range.

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

Doyle played in the first game against the River Hawks and continued his perfect record of recording no stats.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 0 goals, 4 assists, plus-4, 2 PIM in 8 games played

The Gophers got back in the win column this week with back-to-back victories over Notre Dame. Faber was a plus-2 in the first game. He had a secondary assist and was a plus-1 in the second game.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 1 goal, 1 assist, plus-7, 17 PIM in 6 games played

The sophomore opened up the scoring and earned his first career NCAA goal in the second game of the weekend tilt, a sniper shot through traffic from the top of the left circle.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 1.37 GAA, .943 SV % in 7 games played

St. Cloud did not play this week. They return to action against Colorado College on November 5th.

VARIOUS EUROPEAN LEAGUES

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

2021-2022 Stats
LIGGA-JYP: 0 goals, 4 assists, plus-2, 36 PIM in 17 games played
SM-Sarja-JYP U20: 0 goal, 1 assist, plus-1, 0 PIM in 1 game played

JYP played twice this week, both losses. Helenius was sent down to the U20 team to bolster their chances of qualifying for the upper bracket. He has been named to Finland’s U20 roster for the upcoming Four Nations tournaments that will begin on November 12th.

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: 3 goals, 3 assists, plus-4, 2 PIM in 3 games
SM-Sarja-Pelicans U20: 4 goals, 11 assists, plus-11, 6 PIM in 9 games

Jamsen returned to Mestis this week and scored two goals and two assists in his first game back for Peliitat. His first was on the power play, a shot from the right faceoff dot sent right over the pad and under the glove. His second goal was a highlight worthy play, receiving the puck off the face off, Jamsen brought it up to the goal line, walked a defenseman with ease, and skated across the crease and buried it with a backhander. He would score in his next game, tying it up at one on the power play. He has been named to Finland’s challenger team that will faceoff with the Czech Republic.

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

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

The rookie remains out with an injury.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 2 goals, 1 assist, minus-1, 4 PIM in 6 games played

Nousiainen scored the lone goal in a 3-1 loss to Hameenlinna.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 0 goals, 4 assists, plus-6, 4 PIM in 20 games played

Kirsanov has not played a KHL game in over a week due to being at camp for the Russian team that will play in the Karjala cup. He has made the team and will begin play on November 11th.

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

2021-2022 Stats
LIIGA-SaiPa: 2.42 GAA, .882 SV % in 3 games played
SM-Sarja-SaiPa U20: 5.67 GAA, 0.790 SV % in 3 games played

Markkanen played twice this week, coming to relieve the starter midway through the second period in a 4-2 loss to Ilves. He got the start in 3-1 loss to Karpat, making 11 saves on 14 shots.

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