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 …
North American Prospect Weekly Report (11/15 – 11/21)
The North American Prospect Report follows the weekly progress of Flyers prospects playing in the various leagues throughout North America. Forwards: Eric Wellwood was one of the lone bright spots for the Phantoms. He was one of the only two Phantoms to end up with more than a point (1 goal, 1 assist) over their 3 games. His play earned him a call up to the Flyers. Shane Harper earned a call up to the Phantoms after finishing with a goal and an assist in two games with the Greenville Road Warriors in the ECHL. He got in two games …
North American Prospect Weekly Report (11/08 – 11/14)
The North American Prospect Report follows the weekly progress of Flyers prospects playing in the various leagues throughout North America. Forwards: Brendan Ranford continued his domination of the WHL this weekend with a pair of 3 point games (3 g, 3 a). He was named the WHL player of the week for his performance. Shane Harper has settled in the ECHL nicely with a 5 point performance over his last 3 games. Dave Labrecque had a huge 4 point performance on Saturday which included a hat trick. Michael Chaput had a nice week in QMJHL action finishing with 1 goal …
North American Prospect Weekly Report (11/01 – 11/07)
The North American Prospect Report follows the weekly progress of Flyers prospects playing in the various leagues throughout North America. Forwards: Brendan Ranford continued his torrid pace this week by scoring 4 goals, which included a hat trick, and an assist. The Phantoms scoring woes continue as David Laliberte was their only forward prospect to finish with more than 1 point. Ben Holmstrom was their other only forward prospect to score a goal. Tye McGinn continues his strong play with the Olympiques, finishing with 3 assists and a +3 in 2 games played. Michael Chaput contributed with 2 assists and …