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Below The Show - Jan. 2009

By Cam Collingwood

We're keeping an eye on the feeder leagues for you... here's an update on some of the key prospects, has-beens and other notables playing in the AHL, Canadian Junior, NCAA and Europe.

Highlights so far include:

  • Hot months in the AHL for prospects like Artem Anisimov, Janne Pesonen and Jakub Kindl.

  • If people weren't writing off Al Montoya yet, then they should now.

  • Taylor Hall uses his WJHC snub to pad his lead in the OHL scoring race and Dustin Tokarski continues to impress.

  • Gilroy, Hanson and Bozak are three names you'll be hearing a lot about as all are un-drafted college free agents that could be in the NHL before the end of the season.

  • In Europe... its mostly former NHLers in the KHL (Emery, Jagr, Radulov) or youngster in Sweden (Markstrom, Hedman, Svensson-Paajarvi) that are catching our eye.

Stats as of January 15/16.

Player Pos NHL Team League Team   GP G A Pts
                   
AHL                  
Zubov, Ilya F Ott AHL Binghamton   24 10 15 25
Joensuu, Jesse F NYI AHL Bridgeport   34 12 6 18
Hillen, Jack D NYI AHL Bridgeport   27 4 12 16
Sterling, Brett F Atl AHL Chicago   30 10 13 23
Pavelec, Ondrej G Atl AHL Chicago   12    6W 2.07 .925
Leino, Ville F Det AHL Grand Rapids   38 9 24 33
Kindl, Jakub D Det AHL Grand Rapids   40 5 20 25
Larsson, Daniel G Det AHL Grand Rapids   21   14W 2.31 .924
Anisimov, Artem F NYR AHL Hartford   41 18 23 41
Sanguinetti, Bobby D NYR AHL Hartford   40 3 21 24
Osala, Oskar F Wsh AHL Hershey   39 18 11 29
Varlamov, Simeon G Wsh AHL Hershey   21   16W 2.43 .913
Bourque, Chris F Wsh AHL Hershey   35 8 27 35
Frazee, Jeff G NJ AHL Lowell   23   14W 2.30 .933
Salmela, Anssi D NJ AHL Lowell   23 6 10 16
Bernier, Jonathon G LA AHL Manchester   24   10W 2.73 .900
Schneider, Cory G Van AHL Manitoba   17   14W 1.38 .947
Hornqvist, Patric F Nsh AHL Milwaukee   26        7 10 17
Downie, Steve F TB AHL Norfolk   22 9 23 32
Gerbe, Nate F Buf AHL Portland   27      17 15 32
Mancari, Mark F Buf AHL Portland   32 15 22 37
Hammill, Zach F Bos AHL Providence   27        4 3 7
Boychuk, Johnny D Bos AHL Providence   41 9 26 35
Rask, Tuukka G Bos AHL Providence   31   17W 2.44 .919
Karsums, Martin F Bos AHL Providence   39 16 23 39
Irving, Leland G Cgy AHL Quad City   17     8W 2.32 .906
Matthias, Shawn F Fla AHL Rochester   26 5 3 8
Kontiola, Petri F Chi AHL Rockford   40        9 24 33
Crawford, Corey G Chi AHL Rockford   21   12W 2.62 .917
Niemi, Antti G Chi AHL Rockford   22     9W 2.60 .907
Montoya, Al G Phx AHL San Antonio   15     2W 3.81 .868
Schremp, Robbie F Edm AHL Springfield   31        3 20 23
Mayorov, Maxim F Clb AHL Syracuse   33        7 9 16
Pogge, Justin G Tor AHL Toronto   28   14W 2.60 .899
Pesonen, Janne F Pit AHL WB-Scranton   34 13 27 40
Lemieux, Claude F FA AHL Worcester   21        3 7 10
CHL                  
Subban, PK D Mtl OHL Belleville   32 4 34 38
Grachev, Evgeny F NYR OHL Brampton   33 21 19 40
Hodgson, Cody F Van OHL Brampton   26 21 25 46
McCollum, Thomas G Det OHL Guelph   33   18W 2.27 .924
Benn, Jamie F Dal WHL Kelowna   29 25 22 47
Backlund, Mikael F Cgy WHL Kelowna   1 0 1 1
Boychuk, Zack F Car WHL Lethbridge   21 12 14 26
Beach, Kyle F Chi WHL Lethbridge   34 14 23 37
Tavares, John F '09 OHL London   33 28 29 57
Del Zotto, Michael D NYR OHL London   36 8 28 36
Esposito, Angelo F Atl QMJHL Montreal   23 16 13 29
Pietrangelo, Alex D StL OHL Niagara   12 5 11 16
Kugryshev, Dmitri F Wsh QMJHL Quebec   33 19 21 40
Eberle, Jordan F Edm WHL Regina   36 24 22 46
Hickey, Thomas D LA WHL Seattle   28 6 14 20
Bowman, Drayson F Car WHL Spokane   32 16 19 35
Tokarski, Dustin G TB WHL Spokane   28   17W 1.97 .937
Pickard, Chet G Nsh WHL Tri-City   29   19W 2.47 .914
Blum, Jonathan D Nsh WHL Vancouver   30 15 33 48
Pierro-Zabotel, C. F Pit WHL Vancouver   41      23 50 73
Kane, Evander F '09 WHL Vancouver   30 26 28 54
Hall, Taylor F '10 OHL Windsor   39      24 37 61
Ellis, Ryan D '09 OHL Windsor   33 16 35 51
NCAA                  
Wilson, Colin F Nsh NCAA BU   18 7 16 23
Gilroy, Matt D FA NCAA BU   20 2 10 12
Shattenkirk, Kevin D Col NCAA BU   18 3 9 12
Nash, Riley F Edm NCAA Cornell   15 5 6 11
Hanson, Christian F FA NCAA Notre Dame   23 14 11 25
Colborne, Joe F Bos NCAA U of Denver   23 5 14 19
Bozak, Tyler F FA NCAA U of Denver   18 7 14 21
Caporusso, Louie F Ott NCAA U of Mich.   22 18 10 28
Palushaj, Aaron F StL NCAA U of Mich.   20 8 19 27
Schroeder, Jordan F '09 NCAA U of Minn.   18 8 16 24
McBain, Jamie D Car NCAA U of Wisc.   24 5 23 28
Van Riemsdyk, J. F Phi NCAA UNH   19 9 17 26
Europe                  
Sateri, Harri G SJ Fin Tappara   16     5W 2.08 .931
Emery, Ray G FA KHL Atlant   29   19W 1.99 .929
Shirokov, Sergei F Van KHL CSKA   42 11 19 30
Maxim Goncharov D Phx KHL CSKA   35 6 6 12
Morozov, Alexei F FA KHL Kazan   36 25 31 56
Nikulin, Ilya D Atl KHL Kazan   43 7 17 24
Jagr, Jaromir F FA KHL Omsk   43 22 23 45
Makarov, Igor F Chi KHL St.Petersburg   30 5 5 10
Radulov, Alexander F Nsh KHL Ufa   42 18 23 41
Yashin, Alexei F FA KHL Yaroslavl   42 17 20 37
Markstrom, Jacob G Fla Swe Brynas   28     NA 2.18 .926
Axelsson, Dick F Det Swe Djurgardens   18 5 7 12
Eller, Lars F StL Swe Frolunda   33 8 4 12
Karlsson, Erik D Ott Swe Frolunda   30 1 2 3
Hedman, Victor D '09 Swe Modo   29 4 9 13
Svensson-Paajarvi F '09 Swe Timra   36 4 7 11
Hjalmarsson, Simon F StL Swe-1 Boras   29 11 13 24
Tedenby, Mattias F NJ Swe-1 Oskarshamn   13 2 9 11
Soderberg, Carl F Bos Swe-1 Malmo   32 11 31 42