The North American Prospect Report follows the weekly progress of Flyers prospects playing in the various leagues throughout North America.
Forwards:
Patrick Maroon continues his strong start to the season with 2 more goals and 2 assists. He has 4 goals in 6 games so far this season.Eric Wellwood recorded his first and second goals as a professional along with his first assist as a pro. Luke Pither also recorded his first assist as a professional. Brendan Ranford continues to tear up the WHL with 4 goals and 6 points total this week. His 17 points in 11 games is tied for 6th in the league in scoring. He also leads his team in scoring. Tye McGinn had a solid 2 games, finishing with a had trick in the first one and an assist in the second one. Michael Chaput also had a strong week, finishing with 4 points in 3 games.
| Name | Team | Games | Goals | Assists | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Chaput | Lewiston Maineiacs | 3 | 2 | 2 | +3 |
| Ben Holmstrom | Adirondack Phantoms | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Jonathan Kalinski | Adirondack Phantoms | 4 | 1 | 0 | -3 |
| Dave Labrecque | Shawinigan Cataractes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| David Laliberte | Adirondack Phantoms | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| Stefan Legein | Adirondack Phantoms | 4 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
| Patrick Maroon | Adirondack Phantoms | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Tye McGinn | Gatineau Olympiques | 2 | 3 | 1 | +1 |
| Brendan Ranford | Kamloops Blazers | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Luke Pither | Adirondack Phantoms | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Testwuide | Adirondack Phantoms | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 |
| Eric Wellwood | Adirondack Phantoms | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Defenseman:
Joonas Lehtivuori leads the way this week for defenseman by recording his first and second goals of the season as well as an assist. Erik Gustafsson also had a strong week with 3 assists in 4 games. Marc-Andre Bourdon and Tyler Hostetter each finished with 2 points. Oliver Lauridsen was credited with his first assist of the season in NCAA action this weekend.
| Name | Team | Games | Goals | Assists | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricard Blidstrand | Regina Pats | 3 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| Marc-Andre Bourdon | Adirondack Phantoms | 4 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| Erik Gustafsson | Adirondack Phantoms | 4 | 0 | 3 | -1 |
| Tyler Hostetter | Erie Otters | 4 | 1 | 1 | -4 |
| Oliver Lauridsen | St. Cloud State University | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
| Joonas Lehtivuori | Adirondack Phantoms | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Marshall | Adirondack Phantoms | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
Goalies:
Adam Morrison had a 37 game shutout in his one start this week. It was his first shutout of the season. Johan Backlund let in only 2 goals in each of his first two starts but was only able to come away with one win. Brian Stewart made his Phantoms season debut on Sunday letting in 4 goals on 24 shots.
| Name | Team | Games | Wins | Losses | GAA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johan Backlund | Adirondack Phantoms | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.68 | .900 |
| Adam Morrison | Saskatoon Blades | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Brian Stewart | Adirondack Phantoms | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | .833 |