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, April 17th.
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 handed the San Diego Gulls three straight losses this week.
Jaret Anderson-Dolan, Center (41st overall in 2017)
2021-2022 Stats: 22 goals, 23 assists, plus-10, 51 PIM in 50 games played
JAD picked up an assist on the powerplay.
Frk scores his 35th goal of the season to give the #Reign a 1-0 lead!
Assisted by: Tynan(75), Anderson-Dolan(23) pic.twitter.com/nW6jKGV5MW
— Eric (@kingsgifs2) April 14, 2022
Aiden Dudas, Center (113th overall in 2018)
2021-2022 Stats: 10 goals, 13 assists, plus-7, 16 PIM in 57 games played
Dudas’ breakout pass earned him a secondary assist on Nelson Nogier’s goal in the last game of the week.
Samuel Fagemo, Left/Right Wing (50th overall in 2019)
2021-2022 Stats: 27 goals, 16 assists, plus-18, 36 PIM in 59 games played
Fagemo assisted on Ward’s opening goal in the second game against San Diego.
Samuel Helenius, LIIGA-JYP, Center (59th overall in 2021)
2021-2022 Stats
AHL-Ontario: 1 goal, 0 assists, minus-1, 4 PIM in 8 games played
LIIGA-JYP: 3 goals, 6 assists, minus-7, 76 PIM in 48 games played
SM-Sarja-JYP U20: 0 goals, 1 assist, plus-1, 0 PIM in 1 game played
Helenius scored his first goal in the AHL, redirecting a pass into the net to put Ontario up 2-1 over the Gulls in the last game of the week.
Samuel Helenius scores his 1st pro goal! 2-1 #Reign pic.twitter.com/VomUpVbgJo
— Eric (@kingsgifs2) April 17, 2022
Akil Thomas, Center (51st overall in 2018)
2021-2022 Stats: 4 goals, 4 assists, minus-6, 13 PIM in 36 games played
Thomas earned a primary assist, cutting back after entering the attacking zone and sending a pass to find a streaking Nogier, who scored.
Nelson Nogier gives the #Reign a 3-1 lead!
Assisted by: Thomas(4), Dudas(13) pic.twitter.com/utTi5vtLHp
— Eric (@kingsgifs2) April 17, 2022
Taylor Ward, Right Wing (FA signing in 2022)
AHL-Ontario: 3 goals, 6 assists, plus-9, 9 PIM in 12 games played
NCAA-Univ. Nebraska-Omaha: 19 goals, 20 assists, even plus/minus, 39 PIM in 38 games played
Ward had himself another great week in professional hockey, scoring two goals, adding a primary assist.
Taylor Ward scores on a deflection to make it 4-1 #Reign
Assisted by: Nogier(4) pic.twitter.com/2TqSK7fbNY
— Eric (@kingsgifs2) April 14, 2022
Taylor Ward scores on the powerplay to give the #Reign a 1-0 lead in the 1st period!
Assisted by: Wolanin(15), Fagemo(16) pic.twitter.com/Y9hVBSQJ6A
— Eric (@kingsgifs2) April 16, 2022
Ward vs Brouillard #Reign pic.twitter.com/mOTU7v68N5
— Eric (@kingsgifs2) April 17, 2022
Wagner scores on the empty net! 5-2 #Reign
Assisted by: Ward(6), Allard(6) pic.twitter.com/Q2WK0XTcbA
— Eric (@kingsgifs2) April 17, 2022
David Hrenak, St. Cloud State, Goalie (144th overall in 2018)
2021-2022 Stats:
AHL-Ontario: 0 GAA, 1.00 SV% in 1 game played
NCAA-Saint Cloud St.: 2.25 GAA, .914 SV % in 31 games played
Hrenak made a mark in his first professional game, stopping all 25 San Diego shots to earn his first professional shutout and win.
⭐️Hrenak
⭐️⭐️Frk
⭐️⭐️⭐️Gaunce pic.twitter.com/OofymzxoCf— Eric (@kingsgifs2) April 16, 2022
Matt Villalta, Goalie (72nd overall in 2017)
2021-2022 Stats: 2.86 GAA, .906 SV % in 43 games played
Villalta only allowed three goals on 54 shots across two games, both wins.
ECHL
Lukas Parik, Goalie (87th overall in 2019)
2021-2022 Stats
AHL-Ontario: 3.77 GAA, .881 SV % in 5 games played
ECHL-Rapid City: 2.69 GAA, .915 SV % in 16 games played
Parik stopped 50 of 53 shots for a .943 SV % in two games, winning one of them. His win in the first game clinched a playoff spot for the Rush.
https://twitter.com/RapidCityRush/status/1515152343792340997
CANADIAN JUNIOR HOCKEY
OHL
Brandt Clarke, Barrie Colts, RH Defenseman (8th overall in 2021)
2021-2022 Stats: 11 goals, 48 assists, plus-11, 29 PIM in 55 games played
The OHL season ended before Clarke was able to return from injury. He is listed as day-to-day and could return for the Colt’s first-round matchup against Mississauga.
Martin Chromiak, Kingston Frontenacs, Left Wing (128th overall in 2020)
2021-2022 Stats: 44 goals, 42 assists, plus-15, 8 PIM in 60 games played
Chromiak had his scoring streak end and went pointless in the Fronts last three games of the week. The Frontenacs will face the Oshawa Generals in the first round.
Francesco Pinelli, Kitchener Rangers, Center (42nd overall in 2021)
2021-2022 Stats: 22 goals, 38 assists, plus-4, 31 PIM in 55 games played
Pinelli only played in two games this week, adding an assist in each of them. Kitchener was able to squeeze into the playoffs and will play the London Knights in the first round.
BCHL
Braden Doyle, Penticton Vees, LH Defenseman (157th overall in 2019)
2021-2022 Stats
BCHL-Penticton: 3 goals, 24 assists, 10 PIM in 27 games played
2022 Playoffs: 0 goals, 2 assists, 2 PIM in 7 games played
NCAA-Boston Univ.: 0 goals, 1 assist, even plus/minus, 0 PIM in 8 games played
Penticton advanced over the Trail Smoke and took a 2-0 series lead over Prince George. Doyle added an assist in that series.
COLLEGE HOCKEY (NCAA)
Alex Laferriere, Harvard Univ., Right Wing (83rd overall in 2020)
2021-2022 Stats: 14 goals, 17 assists, plus-13, 12 PIM in 35 games played
Laferriere is in his offseason.
Brock Faber, Univ. of Minnesota, RH Defenseman (45th overall in 2020)
2021-2022 Stats
NCAA-Minnesota Univ.: 2 goals, 12 assists, plus-8, 2 PIM in 32 games played
Olympic Games-USA: 0 goals, 1 assist, plus-2, 2 PIM in 4 games played
Faber has decided to return to the Gophers for his junior season.
Ben Meehan, UMass-Lowell, LH Defenseman (140th overall in 2020)
2021-2022 Stats: 5 goals, 9 assists, plus-8, 54 PIM in 33 games played
Meehan is in his offseason.
VARIOUS EUROPEAN LEAGUES
Aatu Jämsen, Finland, Right Wing (190th overall in 2020)
2021-2022 Stats
SM-Sarja-Pelicans U20: 5 goals, 11 assists, plus-12, 6 PIM in 10 games played
2022 Playoffs: 2 goals, 1 assist, minus-5, 0 PIM in 3 games played
LIGGA-Pelicans: 1 goal, 5 assists, minus-2, 8 PIM in 34 games played
Mestis-Peliitat: 4 goals, 4 assists, plus-3, 4 PIM in 7 games played
Kasper Simontaival, LIIGA-KalPa, Center (66th overall in 2020)
Jamsen is in his offseason.
2021-2022 Stats: 7 goals, 7 assists, minus-2, 14 PIM in 36 games played
Simontaival is in his offseason.
Johan Södergran, DEL-Eisbaren Berlin, Right Wing (165th overall in 2018)
2021-2022 Stats:
DEL-Eisbaren: 1 goal, 3 assists, minus-2, 2 PIM in 7 games played
AHL-Ontario: 3 goals, 0 assists, even plus/minus, 0 PIM in 7 games played
Sodergran did not play this week. Eisbaren is due to face Adler Mannheim in the semi-finals of the DEL playoffs.
Kirill Kirsanov, KHL-SKA St. Petersburg, LH Defenseman (84th overall in 2021)
2021-2022 Stats
MHL-SKA 1946: 1 goal, 2 assists, plus-3, 2 PIM in 3 games played
2022 Playoffs: 1 goal, 0 assists, even plus/minus, 2 PIM in 3 games played
VHL-SKA-Neva: 1 goal, 2 assists, plus-4, 0 PIM in 3 games played
2022 Playoffs: 3 goals, 1 assist, plus-3, 2 PIM 14 games played
KHL-SKA: 0 goals, 4 assists, plus-6, 4 PIM in 24 games played
Kirsanov took his talent back to the MHL, Russia’s top junior league, returning just in time to help SKA 1946 close out their playoff series over Ibris to advance to the finals. The blueliner scored the opening goal of the elimination game, which would hold up as the game-winner. 1946 and Krasnaya Armiya split the first two games of the MHL finals.
Juho Markkanen, Switzerland, Goalie (112th overall in 2020)
2021-2022 Stats
National League-Lugano: 4.25 GAA, .922 SV % in 3 games played
SL-Ticino Rockets: 3.96 GAA, .869 GAA in 2 game played
Elit-Lugano U20: 1.00 GAA in 1 game played
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 has finished his season.
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