Fraser Minten | C | Kamloops (WHL)
Fraser Minten with another powerplay snipe to put the Blazers up by one late in the third period#LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/EbVoVPPWdA
— Nick Richard (@_NickRichard) December 28, 2022
Fraser Minten stays hot with his 17th goal of the season#LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/gGkvuiFPbs
— Nick Richard (@_NickRichard) December 29, 2022
Joseph Woll | G | Toronto (AHL)
Joseph Woll with a couple nice saves for the #Marlies in the second period.
Toronto has limited Cleveland to only nine shots thus far in the game. pic.twitter.com/xSfaacTknJ
— Nick Barden (@nickbarden) November 26, 2022
Joseph Woll with another big save for the #Marlies to keep the game all even at zero. pic.twitter.com/qRzoesehds
— Nick Barden (@nickbarden) December 29, 2022
Notes from the rest of the prospect pool:
- Matt Knies and the Minnesota Golden Gophers played a pair of exhibition contests over the holidays. Knies got into the goal column in each contest and probably could have had a couple more with the chances he generated. The Gophers will get back to work against Veeti Miettinen and the St. Cloud State Huskies next weekend.
LOL
Good luck stopping that one. pic.twitter.com/T8YNcWqHeQ
— Minnesota Men’s Hockey (@GopherHockey) December 29, 2022
- Points have been much more difficult for Topi Niemelä to come by this season, but he has managed two assists in his last two games, bringing him to four goals and five assists in 32 games. He is now on pace for half of last season’s point total in 10 more games than he played during the 2021-22 campaign, but those numbers aren’t entirely indicative of his performance. He has been a steady defensive presence and is still helping to drive play for his club with intelligent reads and strong puck-moving ability from the back end. Last season’s near-historic season was always going to be difficult for Niemelä to replicate, but he is probably owed more than the nine points he has this season.
- Roni Hirvonen recently participated in the Spengler Cup, tallying an assist in two tournament games. Like Niemelä, his production has also taken a step back this season but there have been positive signs as of late. He notched a goal and an assist in his most recent Liiga appearance, and three of his eight goals on the campaign have come in his last five games.
Huge goal for HIFK, who score 1:04 into the third. Roni Hirvonen and Julius Nattinen work to set up Eetu Koivistoinen, who makes it 2-2. #SpenglerCup pic.twitter.com/u9TpMIQyVS
— Steven Ellis (@SEllisHockey) December 29, 2022
- It was another in a season of big games for Ty Voit against London on Friday, as he registered three assists in a losing effort. Voit’s white-hot pace has cooled a bit, however, and his lead in the OHL scoring race has narrowed, with Logan Morrison of the Hamilton Bulldogs just three points back.
- Nick Moldenhauer is riding an eight-game point streak, showing he didn’t miss a beat while on the injured list in late November. He was a standout performer in Friday’s 4-1 win over Green Bay, picking up three assists on the night. For the season, Moldenhauer sits at 14 goals and 18 assists in just 23 games with Chicago.
*chef's kiss* https://t.co/Iz6J6G8Cjb pic.twitter.com/yzD40G0Utu
— Chicago Steel (@ChicagoSteel) December 29, 2022
- Ryan Tverberg registered an assist in each of UConn’s victories last week. He has now gone five games without a goal but still has 10 goals and 10 assists in 20 games so far this season.
- Last week, Dennis Hildeby made consecutive starts for Färjestad for the first time since late October. He earned the second start on the back of a 25-save shutout over Leksands last Wednesday, but allowed three goals on just 24 shots against Oskarshamn on Friday. Despite that less-than-stellar showing, Hildeby has maintained an impressive 1.90 GAA to go along with a .930 save percentage in 11 SHL games this season.
Back from StrathVegas which means it's time to catch up on some #Leafs prospects from over the holidays:
Hello, Dennis Hildeby. Another shutout, this one 25 saves. He has a .971 SV% over his last 4 starts.
Totals (SHL): 10 GP, 6-4-0, .935 SV%, 1.79 GAA pic.twitter.com/3Cpq9QR97g
— Kyle Cushman (@Kyle_Cush) December 29, 2022
- Nikita Grebyonkin continued his strong season over the holidays, notching a pair of assists in three games last week. The Leafs’ 2022 fifth-rounder now leads all 2022 draftees in KHL scoring with four goals and eight assists in 25 games since joining Amur.
- It has been something of a breakout year for Braeden Kressler, and he added to that this past week, tallying two goals and four assists in three games. He is up to 14 goals and 15 assists in 23 games for Flint in the OHL.
- Joe Miller has been playing on Harvard’s top line with Matt Coronato and Sean Farrell, and he has been making the most of the opportunity. He scored two goals and added an assist in a New Year’s Day win over Northeastern, bringing him to six goals and four assists in the first 13 games of his collegiate career.
- Wyatt Schingoethe, drafted by the Leafs in the seventh round of the 2020 draft, didn’t register a point during his freshman season with Western Michigan, but he scored his first NCAA goal in a blowout win over Michigan Tech last Tuesday. He’s got a goal and an assist in five games this season.
#LeafsForever 2020 seventh-round pick Wyatt Schingoethe finally scored his first NCAA goal in a blowout win for Western Michigan last night. pic.twitter.com/7Qdp11Adc3
— Nick Richard (@_NickRichard) December 28, 2022