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 …
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 …
North American Prospect Weekly Review (11/29-12/5)
The North American Prospect Report follows the weekly progress of Flyers prospects playing in the various leagues throughout North America. Forwards: Brendan Ranford continues to perform at a better than a point per game clip. He scored a goal, which was the over time game winner, and assisted on two others in two games played. Tye McGinn also recorded a goal and assist in the four games he played. Michael Chaput had another tough week, only finishing with an assist and a -3. Ben Holmstrom, Luke Pither, and Eric Wellwood each scored a goal for the Phantoms. Mike Testwuide assisted …
North American Prospect Monthly Review for November
Forwards: Rob Bordson continued to struggle since turning pro. He followed up a bad October (2 assists in 8 games) with an even worse November (1 goal in 11 games). Shane Harper had a productive month in the ECHL (3 G, 6 A in 8GP) to earn himself a promotion to the Phantoms of the AHL where he record 2 assists in 6 games. Ben Holmstrom showed a small improvement this month by recording 4 points, 3 being in goals, in 12 games compared to 1 goal in 11 games last month. Johnathan Kalinski’s had a productive October scoring 3 …
North American Prospect Weekly Report (11/21-11/28)
The North American Prospect Report follows the weekly progress of Flyers prospects playing in the various leagues throughout North America. Forwards: The junior prospects continue to be the bright spots of the forward crop. After missing a game due to suspension, Brendan Ranford came back with a 7 point performance in 3 games. He scored the lone goal in a 10-1 loss on Wednesday, assisted on 3 on Thursday, and then capped his week off with 2 goals and an assist on Saturday. Tye McGinn returned the Olympiques lineup after missing a little time due to injury. He recorded 2 …