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LA Kings Prospect Tracker: Week Ending January 14, 2024

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The following reports are from games played through end of day Sunday, January 14th.

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 would sweep their three-game mini-series against the Barracuda with a win 4-1 win on Tuesday before heading north of the border for a back-to-back with the Calgary Wranglers.  They would fall 3-2 in the first game after allowing a late third-period goal but would rebound with a 2-1 win, tying the season series between the two division rivals at two a piece.

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

2023-2024 Stats: 20 goals, 13 assists, plus-5, 6 PIM in 24 games played

With consecutive two-goal games this week, Fagemo continued his meteoric rise towards the top of the AHL goal leader standings, putting the winger only three back of the league lead in 12 fewer games. Against San Jose, he would open up the scoring with a goal off the rush and would later add an assist plus the empty-netter to close the deal. The sole scorer for the Reign in the first of the Calgary games, both of his goals would be powerplay one-timers directly from his office, a.k.a. the middle of the left circle.

Akil Thomas, Center (51st overall in 2018) 

2023-2024 Stats: 13 goals, 11 assists, even plus/minus, 18 PIM in 35 games played

Hungry to continue his New Year’s surge, Thomas outdanced the Barracuda netminder for a shorthanded goal to put the Reign up 3-0. In Friday’s rematch against the Wranglers, he would open up scoring with a shot off the rush and then pot the eventual game-winner, a powerplay goal with three seconds left in the second period. The multi-talented forward has 10 points in his last 10 games.

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Jacob Ingham, Goalie (175th overall in 2018)

2023-2024 Stats: 1.96 GAA, .941 SV%, 0 SO, and 3 wins in 4 games played

Impressing with his play rather than his frequent flyer miles, Ingham thwarted a Calgary comeback in the week’s final game, turning away 15 third-period shots for a total of 36 saves and win for the Reign.

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Erik Portillo, Goalie (Acquired via trade with BUF)

2023-2024 Stats: 2.47 GAA, .921 SV%, 2 SO, and 10 wins in 17 games played

Starting in the week’s first two games, the towering Swede stopped all but one of the Barracuda’s 37 shots to secure the victory and would later stop 33 of 36 shots in his follow-up performance against the Wranglers.

OHL (JUNIOR HOCKEY)

Kaleb Lawrence, London Knights, Center (215th overall in 2022)

2023-2024 Stats
London Knights: 2 goals, 1 assist, plus-3, 2 PIM in 3 games played
Ottawa 67’s: 10 goals, 8 assists, plus-1, 2 PIM in 30 games played

Lawrence began his week off by being traded from the 67’s to the London Knights, where he would impress quickly. In three games, the massive Ontario native would win 51% of his faceoffs, add an assist, and score twice, one of those being against his former team, the Owen Sound Attack. London would win all three of their games this week and currently have the second-most points in the league.

Matthew Mania, Sudbury Wolves, Defenseman (150th overall in 2023)

2023-2024 Stats: 2 goals, 9 assists, plus-6, 11 PIM in 19 games played

The Wolves only win this week would come against the Sarnia Sting, a game Mania would not play in. In a 2-1 loss to Mississauga and an 11-7 loss to Windsor, Mania would finish with an even plus/minus, two PIM, and three shots on goal, one of which was a high-danger chance. Sudbury currently leads the Eastern Conference with 47 points.

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Angus Booth, Baie-Comeau Drakkar, LH Defensemen (116th overall in 2022)

2023-2024 Stats
Baie-Comeau Drakkar: 0 goals, 0 assists, plus-6, 6 PIM in 4 games played
Shawinigan Cataractes: 2 goals, 13 assists, plus-6, 26 PIM in 31 games played

In a back-to-back tilt with the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, the Drakkar would suffer the misfortune of being shut out 4-0 in the first game but would return the favor, rebounding with a 4-0 win in the second game. Playing on the third pairing, Booth had three SOG, two hits, and was a plus-1 in those games. The Drakkar sit atop the league with a nine-point cushion between them and their closest competitor.

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WHL (JUNIOR HOCKEY)

Koehn Ziemmer, Prince George Cougars, Right Wing (78th overall in 2023)

2023-2024 Stats: 11 goals, 20 assists, plus-7, 11 PIM in 20 games played

Still walking around in a boot from an injury suffered in November, Ziemmer has been carrying out his social media duties for his team. The Cougars are second in the league with a record of 29-12-1.

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Jakub Dvorak, Swift Current Broncos, LH Defenseman (54th overall in 2023)

2023-2024 Stats
WHL-Swift Current: 0 goals, 1 assist, plus-6, 6 PIM in 3 games played
Czechia-Bili Tygri Liberec: 2 goals, 1 assist, plus-5, 20 PIM in 19 games played
Czechia U20-Bili Tygri Liberec: 1 goal, 1 assist, plus-4, 2 PIM in 3 games played

Dvorak did not play this week.

USHL

Hampton Slukynsky, Fargo Force, Goalie (118th overall in 2023)

2023-2024 Stats: 1.54 GAA, .924 SV%, 1 SO, and 13 wins in 16 games played

The Force would be dismantled in a 7-3 loss to the Muskegon Lumberjacks, where Slukynsky would have to come in as relief for the starter, allowing two goals on 12 shots. In a rematch game the next day, the Minnesota native would stop 14 of 15 shots in a 3-1 win to remain undefeated in games he has started in. The Force are well fortified at the top of the league standings with a record of 28-4-1, putting them nine points ahead of the second-place team.

BCHL

Jack Sparkes, Chilliwack Chiefs, RH Defenseman (180th overall in 2022)

2022-2023 Stats
BCHL-Chilliwack: 1 goal, 4 assists, and 52 penalty minutes in 12 games played
USHL-Muskegon: 1 goal, 2 assists, plus-4, 23 PIM in 14 games played

The Chiefs lost their two games this week, both in overtime. Sparkes did not record any significant stats and played on the second pairing in their 4-3 loss to Prince George and would slot in on the third pairing for their 5-4 loss to Surrey.

COLLEGE HOCKEY (NCAA)

Ryan Conmy, Univ. of New Hampshire, Right Wing (182nd overall in 2023)

2023-2024 Stats: 10 goals, 12 assists, plus-8, 8 PIM in 18 games played

In a Saturday showing of King on King crime, Conmy and the Wildcats would fall 3-0 after Jack Hughes and the Terriers finally broke through their deadlocked game with two quick goals in the middle of the third period. Conmy would lead all players in the game with nine SOG (which accounted for 25% of his team’s total shots) and would finish the game with 2 PIM and as a minus-2.

Kenny Connors, UMass., Center (103rd overall in 2022)

2023-2024 Stats: 5 goals, 8 assists, minus-1, 8 PIM in 21 games played

The Minutemen would split their weekend clash with Merrimack, skating away victorious 4-3 in Friday’s game and falling the next, 4-1. Connors would finish the week with an assist, five SOG, and a minus-3 while winning 41% of his faceoffs.

https://twitter.com/UMassHockey/status/1746346687562403920

Jack Hughes, Boston Univ., Center (51st overall in 2022)

2023-2024 Stats: 2 goals, 3 assists, plus-1, 8 PIM in 17 games played

Finding himself on the right side of the fence for this weekend’s King on King crime, Hughes would finish the game with one shot on goal, one block, and win 40 percent of his faceoffs. Earlier in the week, the Terriers would narrowly defeat Northeastern Univ. 4-3 in overtime. Hughes was a minus-2 and registered four SOG, one block, and would win 62 percent of his faceoffs.

Jared Wright, Denver Univ., Forward (169th overall in 2022)

2023-2024 Stats: 6 goals, 5 assists, minus-2, 6 PIM in 22 games played

The Pioneers would face St. Cloud State in sequential games, battering them 5-1 in the first game. Wright scored the eventual game-winner after corralling a shot that had bounced off the end boards into the net. He would be a minus-2 the following game, a 4-4 shootout loss (counted as a tie in NCAA hockey).

Braden Doyle, Northeastern Univ., LH Defenseman (157th overall in 2019)

2023-2024 Stats: 1 goal, 0 assists, minus-2, 0 PIM in 12 games played

Doyle did not play against Hughes and the Terriers but returned for the Huskies’ back-to-back against Vermont. Playing on the third pairing, Doyle would be a minus-1 for both of those games.

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

2023-2024 Stats: 0 goals, 5 assists, plus-6, 12 PIM in 11 games played

Meehan and the River Hawks have not played since their 7-4 win over Harvard at Mullet Arena in the Desert Hockey Classic. They will be back in action on January 19th and 20th, both games against Maine Univ.

EUROPEAN LEAGUES

Aatu Jämsen, Liiga-Pelicans, Right Wing (190th overall in 2020)

2023-2024 Stats
Liiga: 9 goals, 6 assists, plus-7, 6 PIM in 19 games played
Champions HL: 2 goals, 5 assists, plus-2, 2 PIM in 5 games played

The bleach-haired Jämsen made his return from injury, scoring a goal and an assist while averaging 14:41 in TOI across three games.  The Pelicans would defeat SaiPa 5-1 and then 3-2, which sandwiched a 5-3 victory over Ilves.

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

2023-2024 Stats: 11 goals, 12 assists, plus-6, 12 PIM in 33 games played

Simontaival had a week to remember, exploding for a hat trick in a 6-4 loss to Sport that was followed by a three-assist game in a 6-1 win against SaiPa. He would go scoreless in a 2-1 OT win over Tappara, averaging 15:25 in TOI across the three games.

Kirill Kirsanov, Russia, LH Defenseman (84th overall in 2021)

2023-2024 Stats
KHL-Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod: 1 goal, 1 assist, minus-1, 2 PIM in 12 games played
KHL-Vitayz Moscow Region: 0 goals, 0 assists, minus-1, 2 PIM in 2 games played
VHL-Ryazan VDV: 1 goal, 3 assists, even plus/minus, 2 PIM in 6 games played

Kirsanov finally got on the board this season for his first point with his new team, cleanly finding a teammate at the front of the net after jumping up high on the play for a secondary assist. The next game, he would score his first goal of the season after driving the net on the rush. Torpedo would lose to CSKA, 7-2, and Dynamo Moscow, 6-1, while defeating Dinamo Minsk 3-0. Kirsanov would average 15:18 in TOI for those three games.

Otto Salin, Finland, RH Defenseman (148th overall in 2022)

2023-2024 Stats
Liiga-HIFK: 0 goals, 6 assists, plus-2, 8 PIM in 29 games played
Mestis-Kiekko-Vantaa: 1 goal, 0 assists, plus-1, 0 PIM in 1 games played
World Juniors U20: 0 goals, 1 assist, minus-2, 2 PIM in 7 games played

Salin did not play this week.

Juho Markkanen, Finland, Goalie (112th overall in 2020)

2023-2024 Stats
Mestis-TUTO: 1.00 GAA, .962 GAA, 0 SO, and 1 win in 1 game played
Mestis-FPS: 4.00 GAA, .892 SV%, 0 SO, and 0 wins in 1 game played
Liiga-HPK: 3.72 GAA, .844 SV%, 0 SO, and 0 wins in 8 games played

Markkanen was loaned out to two different teams in Mestis, where he backstopped TUTO to a 2-1 win with 25 saves on 26 shots and made 33 saves in a 4-1 loss with FPS.

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