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 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 …
A show of hands
Who thinks Chris Pronger was guilty of infringing the “Avery rule“? OK, put your hands back down. It doesn’t really matter. This penalty is not the reason why the Flyers lost. The team played poorly. The special teams did not show up tonight and the lackadaisical play hurt them. The Flyers gave up a shorthanded goal but couldn’t score on a 5-on-3 powerplay. Nonetheless, the refs directly took a point away from the Flyers. It’s undeniable. Pronger waved his hand in the air. He may have been directing traffic or he may have been blocking Mikka Kiprusoff’s view. The truth …
Tim McManus shares his thoughts on Erik Gustafsson
Bill Meltzer wrote, “According to Derian Hatcher, it’s ‘no contest’ that Erik Gustafsson is the most skilled and polished of the defense prospects who attended the rookie camp earlier in the week.” Do you agree? What is your impression of Erik Gustafsson? I didn’t get in to town until after the rookie camp, but I’m not surprised that Meltzer thought that. The first word I think of with Gustafsson is poised. When he got to Adirondack last season, he immediately reminded me of Danny Syvret, who he played on the power play with. I don’t mean Gustafsson projects out to …