The North American Prospect Report follows the weekly progress of Flyers prospects playing in the various leagues throughout North America. Forwards: Dave Labrecque followed up his 8 point week with a 9 point performance this week. He recorded a goal and an assist in the first of his three games. He followed that up with a 4 point performance (1 g, 3 a) then finished out the week with 3 assists in his last game. Michael Chaput had a goal and assist in his only game action on the week. Tye McGinn recorded an assist in his only game. Brendan …
North American Prospect Weekly Report (1/24 – 1/30)
The North American Prospect Report follows the weekly progress of Flyers prospects playing in the various leagues throughout North America. Forwards: Brendan Ranford busted out of his cold streak with a 7 point (2 g, 5 a) performance over three games. He had a pair of 3 point games and had one point in the third. Dave Labrecque outdid Ranford with 8 points in three games. He had a huge 5 point performance (1g, 4 a) on Wednesday. He followed it up with a goal and assist in his next game and finally an assist in the third game. Tye …
North American Prospect Weekly Report (1/17 – 1/23)
The North American Prospect Report follows the weekly progress of Flyers prospects playing in the various leagues throughout North America. Forwards: Shane Harper continues to play well in the ECHL. He registered at least a point in each game he played and finished the week with 5 points (2 g, 3 a) in 4 games. Dave Labrecque scored a goal in each of his three games and also added an assist. Tye McGinn had a pair of assists in the first of his two games. Brendan Ranford remains in a goal drought and appears to be struggling offensively with both …
A look at potential moves at the deadline
With the NHL trade deadline over a month away it would be a nice time to look at possible moves the Flyers could make. Internet rumors have the Flyers involved in "major trades" and involved with names like Jarome Iginla and Tomas Vokoun, but the reality is the Flyers won’t be making any major moves. According to Capgeek, the Flyers have less than $1.3M in cap space which means the likes of Iginla and Vokoun are out of their price range. They would need to move major salary in return to make such a deal, but a team that is …
North American Prospect Weekly Report (1/10 – 1/16)
The North American Prospect Report follows the weekly progress of Flyers prospects playing in the various leagues throughout North America. Forwards: Michael Chaput and Tye McGinn both continue to be red hot. Each had a 7 point performance this week. Chaput had a huge 2 goal, 3 assist performance in his first game. He scored an assist in his second game and a goal in his third. McGinn was quiet in his first game, but scored 3 and assisted on one in his second game, and scored and assisted on another in his third. Dave Labrecque had a quieter, but …
North American Prospect Weekly Report (1/3 – 1/9)
The North American Prospect Report follows the weekly progress of Flyers prospects playing in the various leagues throughout North America. Forwards: It was a strong week of performances for the QMJHL trio. Michael Chaput lead the way with a 7 point week (5 g, 2 a). Dave Labrecque assisted on 5 goals in the 3 he played. Tye McGinn scored 3 goals over the three games he played. Brendan Ranford’s 4 assist performance this week allowed him to best his career high in points. His previous career high was 65 points in 72 games. He now sits at 66 in …
North America Prospect Weekly Report (12/26-01/02)
The North American Prospect Report follows the weekly progress of Flyers prospects playing in the various leagues throughout North America. Forwards: Brendan Ranford set a career high in goals this week when he scored his 30th on his 39th game. His previous high was 29 goals in 72 games. He finished the week with 8 points (2 g, 6 a) in 5 games. Tye McGinn remained red hot with a 5 point performance (2 g, 3 a) in two games played. Luke Pither lead the week for the Phantoms on offense with 5 points (1 g, 4 a) in 6 …
Midseason Prospect Rankings using NHLE
Due to last week’s Christmas break there will be no weekly report so instead I will do something a little different this week. In August I wrote about evaluating Flyers prospects using NHL Equivalanecies or NHLE. For those new to this concept, NHLE allows us to take a player’s stat line in a lesser league and figure out how their offensive performance translates to the NHL. It enables us to get a ballpark idea of how a prospect would perform if they were given a full season in the NHL. It also makes it easier to compare prospects playing in …
North American Prospect Weekly Report (12-13/12-19)
The North American Prospect Report follows the weekly progress of Flyers prospects playing in the various leagues throughout North America. Forwards: Tye McGinn was this weeks standout performer. He scored 2 goals and assisted on 5 others over three games which included two 3 point nights. Dave Labrecque also had a strong performance with a goal and an assist in each of his two games. Brendan Ranford scored 2 and assisted on 2 in the three he played. Michael Chaput finished with 3 (1 goal, 2 assists) points in 2 games. Ben Holmstrom was the leading scorer for the Phantoms …
North American Prospect Weekly Review (12/06-12/12)
The North American Prospect Report follows the weekly progress of Flyers prospects playing in the various leagues throughout North America. Forwards: Tye McGinn only played in one game with the Olympiques, but it was a great one. He scored a hat trick and was the first star of the match. Michael Chaput registered 3 points (1 g, 2 a) in the two games he played. Brendan Ranford’s goal and 2 assists enabled him to take over the WHL lead in scoring. Dave Labrecque also had a nice week, finishing with 2 assists over three games played. Luke Pither continued his …