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LA Kings Weekly Prospect Tracker, Week Ending January 2, 2022

January 3, 2022 By Nick Lopez

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, January 2nd.

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 lost their first two games of the week, 4-3 in OT against the Condors and 4-1 against the Silver Knights. The finished the week with a 3-2 overtime win in a comeback against the Condors.

Quinton Byfield, Center (2nd overall in 2020)

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

Byfield picked up his first point of the season with an overtime goal against the Condors.

Byfield, speaking about his goal:

"Skinner saved a couple high on me so I thought he’d be thinking I’m going high…so I wanted to go a little bit lower and found the right spot." pic.twitter.com/BYaWpRMdyR

— Jared Shafran (@ShafReign) January 3, 2022

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

2021-2022 Stats: 6 goals, 11 assists, plus-7, 18 PIM in 21 games played

JAD scored the lone goal against the Silver Knights and had the primary assists on the game-tying and game-winning goal in Sunday’s game.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 8 goals, 3 assists, plus-11, 2 PIM in 24 games played

Fagemo scored in the dying minutes of the third to send the game to overtime in the second game against the Condors.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 3 goals, 5 assists, plus-1, 2 PIM in 18 games played

Grans finished his World Juniors with three assists in two games played. He returned to the Reign and played against the Silver Knights and the Condors.

https://twitter.com/IIHFHockey/status/1475661238520754177

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

2021-2022 Stats: 0 goals, 11 assists, plus-8, 12 PIM in 21 games played

Spence picked up two assists in the first game against the Condors.

Don't think you can set it up much better than this. https://t.co/rIIumYqn7Y

— Jared Shafran (@ShafReign) December 30, 2021

Austin Strand, RH Defenseman (Free agent signing in 2017)

2021-2022 Stats: 2 goals, 3 assists, minus-1, 16 PIM in 14 games played

Strand had the primary assist on JAD’s goal against the Silver Knights.

Matt Villalta, Goalie (72 overall in 2017)

2021-2022 Stats: 2.95 GAA, .895 SV % in 14 games played

Villalta played once this week in the first game against the Condors where he got the play started for Vilardi’s opening goal. He stopped 30 of 24 shots.

Looks like a snipe in the box score! pic.twitter.com/gPlptSsUQG

— Ontario Reign (@ontarioreign) December 30, 2021

ECHL

Jacob Ingham, Greenville Swamp Rabbits, Goalie (175th overall in 2018)

2021-2022 Stats
AHL-Ontario Reign: 1.85 GAA, .931 SV %, 1 assist in 1 games played
ECHL-Greenville: 3.28 GAA, .894 SV % in 13 games played

Ingham did not play this week.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 2.63 GAA, .927 SV % in 16 games played

Parik opened up his week with a tremendous 46 save shutout of the Utah Grizzlies. His next three games would come against them, where he stopped 84 of 91 shots earning a victory and two defeats. His play would earn him a call up to the Reign where he would serve as the backup against the Condors.

What an epic performance tonight by ⁦@LAKings⁩ #TopGoalieProspect Lukas Parik who registered a 46 save shutout with ⁦@RapidCityRush⁩ earning #1stStar honors. Lukas is now 8-3-1-1 with a 2.05 GAA and .937 SV%. pic.twitter.com/X7FL0UrDNQ

— Allan Walsh (@walsha) December 28, 2021

Ontario Reign roster notes in advance of today's afternoon tilt at #theGarage

— Goalie Lukas Parik has been recalled from ECHL

— Defenseman Jacob Moverare sent back to AHL after serving as extra Dman for LA last night

We'll have our lineup projection posted a bit later.

— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) January 2, 2022

 

CANADIAN JUNIOR HOCKEY (OHL)

OHL play was suspended this week due to rising cases of COVID-19.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 5 goals, 20 assists, plus-9, 6 PIM in 21 games played

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

2021-2022 Stats: 13 goals, 19 assists, plus-4, 4 PIM in 23 games played

Chromiak finished his World Juniors with two goals in two games for Team Slovakia, their only goals in the tournament.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 9 goals, 18 assists, plus-7, 6 PIM in 23 games played

COLLEGE HOCKEY (NCAA)

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

Laferriere had a three point game against the University of Connecticut, scoring a goal and adding two assists, one of which came from a high-effort diving play.

2021-2022 Stats: 8 goals, 5 assists, plus-6, 6 PIM in 12 games played

That's how you capitalize on the 4 on 3 power play!

ESPN+ (https://t.co/xFWmmUpSoB)/Int'l (https://t.co/saulstaKBG pic.twitter.com/3hAJ4gotIC

— Harvard Men's Hockey (@HarvardMHockey) January 3, 2022

Alex Laferriere down low to bury his own rebound late in the second! #GoCrimson

ESPN+ (https://t.co/xFWmmUpSoB)/Int'l (https://t.co/saulstaKBG pic.twitter.com/G3VnRAReJ3

— Harvard Men's Hockey (@HarvardMHockey) January 3, 2022

https://twitter.com/HarvardMHockey/status/1477800722720722944

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

2021-2022 Stats: 10 goals, 2 assists, plus-7, 29 PIM in 17 games played

The River Hawks pulled off a 3-2 victory over St. Lawrence. Lee had three shots on goal.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 0 goals, 1 assist, even plus/minus, 0 PIM in 8 games played

Doyle did not play in the Terriers 5-1 defeat of Brown.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 2 goals, 7 assists, even plus/minus, 10 PIM in 18 games played

The Gophers won an exhibition game 5-2 against St. Thomas. Faber and Team USA beat Team Slovakia 3-2 before all the teams were sent home. Faber had just under 19 minutes in TOI.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 3 goals, 6 assists, plus-9, 21 PIM in 16 games played

Meehan was a minus-2 against St. Lawrence Univ.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 1.94 GAA, .925 SV % in 15 games played

Hrenak made 29 saves on 31 shots in a 4-1 defeat of Bemidji state.

VARIOUS EUROPEAN LEAGUES

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

2021-2022 Stats
LIIGA-JYP: 1 goal, 5 assists, minus-1, 52 PIM in 27 games played
SM-Sarja-JYP U20: 0 goals, 1 assist, plus-1, 0 PIM in 1 game played

Helenius returned from the World Juniors tied for second in points for Team Finland, having three goals and one assist.  In their final game, Finland beat Austria 7-1, where Helenius scored a goal and had an assist.

Samuel Helenius (LAK) snipes his third goal of the tournament. Sick backhand feed by Ville Koivunen (CAR). #WJC2022 pic.twitter.com/xfvikpadeg

— Lassi Alanen (@lassialanen) December 27, 2021

#WJC: Third primary 5v5 assist for RW Brad Lambert (2022 draft) as he races in and sends a perfect feed to LW Ville Koivunen (CAR 2nd/2021) who hits the bullseye. Finns lead Austria 1-0 early in the first period. Lambert also had a Grade-A chance on his first shift. pic.twitter.com/EDgERxgd8R

— Steve Kournianos (@TheDraftAnalyst) December 27, 2021

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

2021-2022 Stats
LIGGA-Pelicans: 1 goal, 4 assists, even plus/minus, 4 PIM in 15 games played
Mestis-Peliitat: 4 goals, 4 assists, plus-3, 4 PIM in 7 games playued
SM-Sarja-Pelicans U20: 4 goals, 11 assists, plus-11, 6 PIM in 9 games played

The young Finn went pointless this week in the two games that the Pelicans played.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 3 goals, 3 assists, minus-4, 10 PIM in 15 games played

Simontaival added his first and last goal of the tournament in Team Finlands 7-1 defeat of Austria.

Kasper Simontaival (LAK) makes it 3-0 for Finland with his first of the tournament. #WJC2022 pic.twitter.com/4dd1rzJ1V7

— Lassi Alanen (@lassialanen) December 27, 2021

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

2021-2022 Stats: 3 goals, 1 assist, plus-6, 4 PIM in 14 games played

KalPa did not play this week.

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

2021-2022 Stats
KHL-SKA: 0 goals, 4 assists, plus-6, 4 PIM in 24 games played
MHL-SKA 1946: 1 goal, 2 assists, plus-3, 2 PIM in 3 games played

Kirsanov led Team Russia in TOI across the two games they played, skating 44:31. He was a plus-1 and had two shots on goal in those games.

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

2021-2022 Stats
LIIGA-SaiPa: 2.79 GAA, .882 SV % in 10 games played
SM-Sarja-SaiPa U20: 5.67 GAA, .790 SV % in 3 games played

Markkanen did not play this week.

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