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LA Kings Weekly Prospect Tracker, Week Ending January16, 2022

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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,

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 had back-to-back 5-2 defeats of the Henderson Silver Knights this week.

Quinton Byfield, Center (2nd overall in 2020)

2021-2022 Stats: 4 goals, 2 assists, minus-1, 8 PIM in 10 games played

Byfield has extended his point streak to five games, earning a primary assist on a tic-tac-toe goal in the first game and shimmying a puck past the netminder to tie the game at one in the second game. His play would see him named First Star of the Game in the final match.

Aiden Dudas, Center (113th overall in 2018)

2021-2022 Stats: 6 goals, 6 assists, plus-3, 6 PIM in 28 games played

In the first game of the week, Dudas scored a goal that amazed. After pulling off a clean toe-drag on a defender, he faked a shot into the right side of the net before sliding it in five-hole.

Tyler Madden, Center (68th overall in 2018)

2021-2022 Stats: 11 goals, 7 assists, plus-2, 8 PIM in 26 games played

Madden had another three-point week, scoring two goals and an assist. He would be named Second Star of the Game in the final match.

Akil Thomas, Center (51st overall in 2018) 

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

Thomas is nearing a return from his foot injury and is once again skating.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 2 goals, 14 assists, plus-9, 12 PIM in 25 games played

Spence continued his hot streak, teeing up Vilardi for a one-timer in the first game and scoring a long range wrist shot in the second game.

 

Matt Villalta, Goalie (72nd overall in 2017)

2021-2022 Stats: 2.83 GAA, .900 SV % in 16 games played

Villalta was called upon for both starts this week, making 25 saves on 27 shots and earning Third Star of the Game in his first outing. In his second he would make 29 saves on 31 shots.

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 game played
ECHL-Greenville: 3.22 GAA, .895 SV % in 10 games played

Ingham was called up to the Reign and then to the Kings taxi-squad. He did not play this week.

 

CANADIAN JUNIOR HOCKEY 

OHL

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

2021-2022 Stats: 6 goals, 26 assists, plus-9, 8 PIM in 25 games played

Following a pointless outing in a 3-1 loss to Mississauga, Clarke exploded in a four-point performance against North Bay, scoring a goal and three primary assists. He leads his team in points and leads all OHL defensemen in points.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 14 goals, 22 assists, plus-3, 8 PIM in 26 games played

The Frontenacs had a forgettable week after being outscored 16-5 in two games played. Chromiak had no points, was a minus-3, and had five shots on goal in those games.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 13 goals, 19 assists, plus-2, 10 PIM in 28 games played

Pinelli scored a goal, a top-shelf snipe off the rush, in the Rangers 7-4 Sunday loss to the Storm.

BCHL

Braden Doyle, Penticton Vees, LH Defenseman (157th overall in 2019)

2021-2022 Stats
BCHL-Penticton: 0 goals, 1 assist, 0 PIM in 1 game played (plus/minus not tracked in BCHL)
NCAA-Boston Univ.: 0 goals, 1 assist, even plus/minus, 0 PIM in 8 games played

Doyle picked up a secondary assist in his debut for the Vees, a 5-2 loss.

 

COLLEGE HOCKEY (NCAA)

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

2021-2022 Stats: 8 goals, 6 assists, plus-5, 8 PIM in 14 games played

Harvard lost their only game of the week 3-0 to Quinnipiac University. Laferriere was a minus-2, had one shot and one blocked shot in the game.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 11 goals, 4 assists, plus-9, 44 PIM in 19 games played

The River Hawks went up against Maine Univ. in a weekend back-to-back and came out on top in both matches. Lee added the primary assist on the opening goal in the first game and added another assist as well as a goal in the second game.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 2 goals, 9 assists, plus-3, 12 PIM in 20 games played

Faber has been absent for the Gophers due to being in COVID-19 protocol but not from the minds of Team USA brass. The young defensemen was selected to represent his country for the upcoming Winter Olympics in China.

 

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

2021-2022 Stats: 4 goals, 7 assists, plus-10, 21 PIM in 18 games played

Meehan’s fourth of the season was a long-range laser through traffic that put UML up by four in the first game. He had an assist on Lee’s goal in the next game.

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

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

The Huskies still have yet to play in the new year due to a slew of postponed games.

 

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

JYP has not played this year.

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

2021-2022 Stats
LIGGA-Pelicans: 1 goal, 4 assists, even plus/minus, 6 PIM in 17 games played
Mestis-Peliitat: 4 goals, 4 assists, plus-3, 4 PIM in 7 games played
SM-Sarja-Pelicans U20: 4 goals, 11 assists, plus-11, 6 PIM in 9 games played

Jamsen squeezed into the Pelicans first game of the year, a 3-1 loss to KalPa.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 3 goals, 4 assists, minus-3, 10 PIM in 14 games played

KalPa won both of their games this week and Simontaival added a primary assist in the first game.

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

2021-2022 Stats: 3 goals, 3 assists, minus-6, 20 PIM in 15 games played

Nousiainen added the secondary assist on the same goal Simontaival assisted on.

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 did not play this week.

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

2021-2022 Stats
LIIGA-SaiPa: 3.27 GAA, .873 SV % in 15 games played
SM-Sarja-SaiPa U20: 5.67 GAA, .790 SV % in 3 games played

Markkanen seems to have taken over the starter role for the underwhelming SaiPa, which lost both of their games this week. The netminder made 24 saves on 27 shots in the first game and 21 saves on 28 shots in the second game.

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