The Bruins got some good production this week from prospects at all levels.
Zach Senyshyn picked up a hot stick after the scoring well had run dry for him the previous few weeks, while Frankie Vatrano continued his scoring ways to push his AHL-leading total to 10 goals in the young season. At that rate, we will see him make his NHL debut sooner rather than later. Alex Khokhlachev also tallied a couple of markers in Friday’s ‘Pink the Rink’ game to stay atop the team in scoring.
Malcolm Subban returned from lower body injury to post a 1-1 record, winning his first start. Zane McIntyre played well against the Hartford Wolf Pack on Halloween night, but fell in overtime on a goal by Brian Gibbons in a 2-1 contest.
Jakub Zboril got two goals over the weekend, his first scores of the season after a tough start dogged with some criticism of his attitude. This will be something to watch going forward, but the talented Czech appears to be finding his offensive groove. Jeremy Lauzon cooled off a bit (if you call four assists in three games cooling off, that is) from his blistering start, but is still playing a ton of minutes for RN’s high-powered team.
Jake DeBrusk keeps motoring along with a four-point week (1g, 3 a) to push his point total to 20 in 13 games. Jesse Gabrielle was held off the score sheet after being named WHL Player of the Week seven days ago.
In college, Ryan Donato scored his first NCAA in a Harvard win over Dartmouth, as the Crimson went 2-0 to open the ECAC season. Danton Heinen had a brilliant 3-point (2 goals) night against Boston College on Friday, but lost the war, as a late third period goal sent DU down in defeat.
AHL
Frank Vatrano, LW Providence Bruins
GP- 10 Goals- 10 Assists- 2 Points- 12 Penalty Min- 4 +/- -1
Alex Khokhlachev, C Providence Bruins
GP- 10 Goals- 4 Assists- 9 Points- 13 Penalty Min- 2 +/- 5
Seth Griffith, RW Providence Bruins
GP- 5 Goals- 2 Assists- 3 Points- 5 Penalty Min- 0 +/- -1
Colby Cave, C Providence Bruins
GP- 10 Goals- 5 Assists- 0 Points- 5 Penalty Min- 2 +/- -4
Tommy Cross, D Providence Bruins
GP- 7 Goals- 0 Assists- 7 Points- 7 Penalty Min- 8 +/- -1
Anton Blidh, RW Providence Bruins
GP- 10 Goals- 3 Assists- 0 Points- 3 Penalty Min- 4 +/- -1
Colton Hargrove, LW Providence Bruins
GP- 7 Goals- 1 Assists- 1 Points- 2 Penalty Min- 6 +/- -2
Malcolm Subban, G Providence Bruins
GP- 2 MIN- 119 GA- 8 GAA- 4.02 Spct- ..871 W- 1 L-1
Zane McIntyre, G Providence Bruins
GP- 6 MIN- 362 GA- 20 GAA- 3.31 Spct– .882 W- 2 L- 2 OTL- 2
Providence center Austin Czarnik is still out of the lineup since taking a hard hit in the fourth game of the season.
OHL
Zach Senyshyn, RW Saulte Ste Marie Greyhounds
GP- 15 Goals- 9 Assists- 3 Points- 12 Penalty Min- 0 +/- -6
Senyshyn scored three goals in three games last week.
QMJHL
Jeremy Lauzon, D Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
GP- 15 Goals- 3 Assists- 21 Points- 24 Penalty Min- 28 +/- +18
Jakub Zboril, D Saint John Sea Dogs
GP- 10 Goals- 2 Assists- 3 Points- 5 Penalty Min- 16 +/- 0
Zboril got off the scoring schneid- his first of the season came in a loss to Rouyn-Noranda (Lauzon tallied an assist in his club’s win), a low bullet-fast wrist shot from out near the point.
WHL
Jake DeBrusk, LW Swift Current Broncos
GP- 13 Goals- 6 Assists- 14 Points- 20 Penalty Min- 13 +/- -3
Jesse Gabrielle, LW Prince George Cougars
GP- 13 Goals- 10 Assists- 2 Points- 12 Penalty Min- 23 +/- 3
Brandon Carlo, D Tri-City Americans
GP- 11 Goals- 1 Assists- 7 Points- 8 Penalty Min- 32 +/- -3
Carlo is injured and did not play this past week.
NCAA
Jakob Forsbacka-Karlsson, C Boston University Terriers (HEA)
GP- 6 Goals- 1 Assists- 5 Points- 6 Penalty Min- 2 +/- -2
One NHL scout from a Western Conference team at the BU-Merrimack game on Friday texted me to say that JFK was “the best player on the ice”, passing on that the Bruins scouts really might have outdone themselves with the picks the team got from Calgary- Zach Senyshyn, JFK and Jeremy Lauzon.
Ryan Fitzgerald, F Boston College Eagles (HEA)
GP- 6 Goals- 3 Assists- 3 Points- 6 Penalty Min- 10 +/- 6
Danton Heinen, LW Denver University Pioneers (NCHC)
GP- 6 Goals- 3 Assists- 2 Points- 5 Penalty Min- 0 +/- 2
Heinen scored a pair of impressive goals against BC before his team dropped a Saturday contest to BU.
Ryan Donato, LW/C Harvard University (ECAC)
GP- 2 Goals- 1 Assists- 2 Points- 3 Penalty Min- 2 +/- 2
Cameron Hughes, C University of Wisconsin (Big Ten)
GP- 8 Goals- 1 Assists- 2 Points- 3 Penalty Min- 2 +/- -3
Rob O’Gara, D Yale University (ECAC)
GP- 2 Goals- 0 Assists- 1 Points- 1 Penalty Min- 0 +/- 0
Anders Bjork, LW University of Notre Dame (HEA)
GP- 6 Goals- 1 Assists- 4 Points- 5 Penalty Min- 0 +/- 6
Matt Benning, D Northeastern University (HEA)
GP- 7 Goals- 1 Assists- 1 Points- 2 Penalty Min- 11 +/- -7
After going without a goal in the 2014-15 season (24 assists) in 36 games, Benning has already tallied once and should be one of the Huskies’ top players as a junior.
Sean Kuraly, C Miami University (NCHC)
GP- 8 Goals- 0 Assists- 1 Points- 1 Penalty Min- 10 +/- -5
Brutal offensive start for the Redhawks captain, who was acquired last June for Martin Jones. Far more was expected of the senior and 2011 Sharks pick, but there is time for him to get his season on track, but for someone who was expected to build on his 19 goals from a year ago, that’s going to be a tough proposition.
Europe
Peter Cehlarik, LW Lulea (Sweden)
GP- 12 Goals- 3 Assists- 3 Points- 6 Penalty Min- 0 +/- -1
Emil Johansson, D HV71 (Sweden)
GP- 14 Goals- 0 Assists- 1 Points- 1 Penalty Min- 12 +/- -2
Maxim Chudninov, D St Petersburg SKA (Russia)
GP- 24 Goals- 5 Assists- 4 Points- 9 Penalty Min- 71 +/- -5
USHL
Jack Becker, C Sioux Falls (USHL)
GP- 10 Goals- 2 Assists- 3 Points- 5 Penalty Min- 0 +/- -2
Daniel Vladar, G Chicago (USHL)
GP- 7 MIN- 404 GA- 16 GAA- 2.38 Spct .908 SO- 1; 1-4-1