Erik Källgren | G | Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
HIS NAME IS ERIK KÄLLGREN pic.twitter.com/tfuhAP38gp
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) March 11, 2022
NCAA Prospects
Nick Abruzzese with another huge goal late for Harvard! #GoCrimson
WATCH: https://t.co/l5TpKNhDJ6 pic.twitter.com/3acNXzivIE
— Harvard Men's Hockey (@HarvardMHockey) March 13, 2022
Notes from the rest of the prospect pool
- It was perhaps a little surprising when Källgren got the call over Joseph Woll, given Woll had some degree of success in his first NHL stint earlier this year. With Källgren awaiting his shot with the Leafs, Woll will look to put together a solid run of play in the AHL and he got off to a decent start this past week. He was the best Marlie on the ice against Providence on Tuesday and gave his team a chance to win despite nearly being doubled up on the shot clock. Woll stopped 27 of the 29 shots he faced but it wasn’t enough to secure the victory. He did surrender three goals on 29 shots his next time out in a loss against Utica, but the Comets are one of the top two or three teams in the league and currently sit 18 points up on the Marlies in the standings. If Mrázek continues to struggle and Källgren isn’t able to take advantage of the opportunity, Woll could be back between the pipes for the Leafs before Campbell is healthy.
Joseph Woll's athleticism makes me laugh.
Like, how? pic.twitter.com/jYVTCG9eaM
— Nick Barden (@nickbarden) March 12, 2022
- Joey Duszak has been a big-time producer from the back end this year for the Marlies but without a path to NHL playing time, he has made it known that he would welcome a change of scenery. At least for now, that’s not the change Toronto has in mind for him as they have started playing him as a forward more regularly. Duszak has lined up on the right wing in each of the Marlies’ last three games, totaling two goals and an assist in the process. He is tied for the team scoring lead with seven goals and 33 assists in 40 games.
Joseph Duszak with a nice behind the back pass to Curtis Douglas, who gets his eighth point in the last six games.#Marlies up 1-0. pic.twitter.com/0qy2kRY4XY
— Nick Barden (@nickbarden) March 12, 2022
- Topi Niemelä has been out of action since February 25th and it was reported at the time that he would be on the shelf for approximately three weeks. Assuming his recovery has gone according to plan, he could be back in Kärpät’s lineup when they take on Tappara next Friday. Kärpät has just two regular season games remaining after that and they’ll want to get Niemelä back into game action before the playoffs if at all possible.
- The goaltending controversy continued for Irbis Kazan last week. After Kazan’s VHL team had their season end, Artur Akhtyamov was sent down to the MHL and was handed the starting job over fellow Leafs prospect Vyacheslav Peksa despite Peksa being one of the league’s best goaltenders all season. Akhtyamov got the start in game one of the playoffs but gave up four goals on 35 shots in a losing effort, opening the door for Peksa who came in and stopped all 16 shots he faced to earn a shutout in game two.
- Ty Voit had another productive week, tallying five points in three games, including a hat trick against the London Knights last Wednesday. He is now up to 18 goals and 44 assists in just 49 games on the season and continues to look like a steal of a fifth-round pick.
#LeafsForever prospect Ty Voit with a nifty set of moves and snipes it home for a highlight reel goal.pic.twitter.com/gF2C1D4Gd4
— Mr. Knies Guy (@brigstew86) March 10, 2022
- Three weeks after terminating his contract with Sibir in the KHL and signing an entry level contract with the Leafs, Dmitry Ovchinnikov has finally arrived in Toronto. He is expected to join the Marlies this week and could make his AHL debut when they take on the Hershey Bears on Thursday.
- Joey Anderson had another strong outing for the Marlies on Saturday, scoring his AHL leading fifth shorthanded goal of the season and adding an assist before scoring the eventual shootout winner. He leads the Marlies with 20 goals on the campaign and currently sits in a tie with Alex Steeves for the second most points on the team with 33 in 41 games.
Joey Anderson nets his 20th of the season and his league-leading 5th SHG. @torontomarlies #TORvsSYR pic.twitter.com/5sWdGG05Ul
— American Hockey League (@TheAHL) March 13, 2022
- After a highly productive late season stint with the Marlies earned him an entry level contract last spring, things haven’t gone quite as well for Pavel Gogolev so far this season. He managed just eight points through 30 games with the Marlies before being demoted to the ECHL’s Newfoundland Growlers but it looks like the move has helped spark Gogolev’s offensive game. He scored a goal in each of the Growlers’ four games last week and added a pair of assists in Saturday’s blowout victory. He was held without a point in his first game with the Growlers but has put up five goals and six assists in the six games since. If Gogolev keeps up this pace, he should be back with the Marlies sooner rather than later.
🚨 GOAL 🚨
Gogolev with a backhand BEAUTY and it's 3-2 GROWLERS 🔥#RANTnROAR pic.twitter.com/hDPQb36Eqw
— Newfoundland Growlers (@NLGrowlers) March 12, 2022