2014-15 Prospect Thread

[Daniel]

Articles on Miles Wood and Santini at the World Juniors for those looking for a small ray of hope.

 

http://www.nhl.com/ice/blogpost.htm?id=34921

 

http://www.nhl.com/ice/blogpost.htm?id=34878

 

And a question that maybe has been answered here before:  has there been a player that has followed Wood's early career path (overage prepschooler that hasn't been on the USHL or US Development Team) that has turned into an effective NHLer?

Edited December 17, 2014 by Daniel

[thefiestygoat]

Wednesday 12/17
OHL
Kingston lost to Ottawa 2-1
Ryan Kujawinski C: DNP (Injured)
Season: 25 GP 12-9-21, +7, 18 PIM

Plymouth lost to Owen Sound 6-3
Connor Chatham RW: DNP (Injured)
Season: 21 GP 6-9-15, +2, 30 PIM

WHL
Kamloops lost to Medicine Hat 7-3
Ryan Rehill D: -2
Season: 35 GP 3-7-10, -7, 94 PIM

Edmonton defeated Calgary 3-1
Brandon Baddock LW: Goal (EN), +1, 2 Shots
Season: 34 GP 9-12-21, +1, 55 PIM

[Jas0nMacIsaac]

1.  NHL and 3 others follow

   Kat Hasenauer ‏@sportsgirlkat  5h5 hours ago

   Buffalo native Miles Wood with a nice rush up the ice. Showing good speed in this practice and uses his size well.

    

2.  Danny O'Neill retweeted

   Joshua Kummins ‏@JoshuaKummins  5h5 hours ago

   Miles Wood with a great move around Anthony DeAngelo for a shot. Physical, and he can move. Wow, he's leaving a mark. #USAWJC

    

3.  Ottawa 'AA' Baseball follows

   Joshua Kummins ‏@JoshuaKummins  6h6 hours ago

   Nobles' Miles Wood definitely leaving an impression. Big boy, just left hit on Michigan's J.T. Compher in an offensive zone drill. #USAWJC

Edited December 18, 2014 by Jas0nMacIsaac

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  Kat Hasenauer ‏@sportsgirlkat 5h5 hours ago

  Buffalo native Miles Wood with a nice rush up the ice. Showing good speed in this practice and uses his size well.

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  Joshua Kummins ‏@JoshuaKummins 5h5 hours ago

  Miles Wood with a great move around Anthony DeAngelo for a shot. Physical, and he can move. Wow, he's leaving a mark. #USAWJC

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  Joshua Kummins ‏@JoshuaKummins 6h6 hours ago

  Nobles' Miles Wood definitely leaving an impression. Big boy, just left hit on Michigan's J.T. Compher in an offensive zone drill. #USAWJC

Good to see he's doing everything he can and impressing people. Would be an impressive feat to crack this squad

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Spyro Mantzas ‏@SpyroMantzas 11m11 minutes ago

@JoshuaKummins you think there's a chance Miles Wood makes the team?

 

Joshua Kummins ‏@JoshuaKummins 9m9 minutes ago

@SpyroMantzas Definitely. Looked strong in camp, coaches/staff are impressed. Writing about him in my @SBNCollegePuck piece from today, BTW.

[thefiestygoat]

Thursday 12/18
QMJHL
Drummondville lost to Victoriaville 6-4
Anthony Brodeur G: DNP

-- Actually backed up now that Drummondville traded G Louis-Philip Guindon to Rimouski.

OHL
Plymouth defeated Barrie 4-2
Connor Chatham RW: DNP (Injured)

Friday 12/19
OHL
Kingston lost to Peterborough 3-1
Ryan Kujawinski C: DNP (Injured)

USHL
Dubuque lost to Green Bay 3-2 (SO)
Joey Dudek C: -1, 3 Shots, Stopped in SO

 

Exhibition
USA defeated Boston University 5-2
Miles Wood LW: -1, 1 Shot

 

https://twitter.com/mikemorrealeNHL/status/546087639263490048

"Not at all. Has fit right in; has been strong on wing. RT @PatHandberg: @mikemorrealeNHL has Miles Wood looked out of place?"

 

https://twitter.com/mikemorrealeNHL/status/546107282103488512

"Miles Wood (NJD) getting every opportunity here. Has played with Eichel and was on 2nd line there w/ Schmaltz-Compher."

 

https://twitter.com/JoshuaKummins/status/546114239463948288

"Miles Wood took a shot on goal on line with Jack Eichel and Alex Tuch. Devils prospect from Nobles has looked outstanding for #USAWJC."

 

https://twitter.com/smclaughlin9/status/546127444630315008

"BU cuts it to 4-2. Breakdown for US- Miles Wood doesn't get out to point off faceoff, then Eichel & Jack Dougherty can't clear front on reb"

 

Spyro Mantzas ‏@SpyroMantzas 11m11 minutes ago

@JoshuaKummins you think there's a chance Miles Wood makes the team?

 

Joshua Kummins ‏@JoshuaKummins 9m9 minutes ago

@SpyroMantzas Definitely. Looked strong in camp, coaches/staff are impressed. Writing about him in my @SBNCollegePuck piece from today, BTW.

 

Here is that article if anyone is interested. Some quotes on Wood:

 

"You see his size, just his physical stature is unbelievable," Osiecki said. "But his skating really, you notice. You wouldn't look at (his age and still being in prep school) at all. He jumped on the ice and fit right in, so that's hats off to him."

 

"I know his camp with New Jersey went well, so the more we thought about it we said we had to get him to this level of competition and see if his game rises up," Johannson said. "For us, these first four days are really critical for him to be playing at this level but also to see what kind of impact he can make here."

Edited December 20, 2014 by thefiestygoat

[Chimaira_Devil_#9]

It's very early days but getting feedback like at about Miles Wood can only be seen as encouraging.

[ATLL765]

Would be amazing if he can somehow make the team since that would be the only opportunity we'd get to see him play.

[thefiestygoat]

Would be amazing if he can somehow make the team since that would be the only opportunity we'd get to see him play.

Fortunately, BU has the game archived and available to stream on their site here. I'm going to try to watch it tomorrow or Monday.

 Some other prospect (mainly Wood) news:

 

http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/2014/12/20/7426067/usa-world-junior-team-bu-standouts-miles-wood-noah-hanifin-jt-compher

 

Miles Wood - Not sure if he'll make the roster, but Friday night's performance certainly won't hurt his chances. He was lined up with Eichel on several shifts and looked very solid. As Mark Osiecki commented after the game, he didn't look like he's been playing against prep school competition all season. He's a real good skater and plays with an edge.

http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/2014/12/20/7427565/2015-world-juniors-who-will-be-the-last-four-cut-from-us-world-junior-team

 

That probably leaves forward Miles Wood on the outside looking in. Wood has acquitted himself well at camp, and proven worthy of his surprise invite, but it's a deep group at forward.

2015 OHL Trade Deadline Preview

 

As the calendar year approaches its conclusion, that can only mean one thing. The OHL Trade Deadline has almost arrived. This year, overage players must be dealt by January 8, while the deadline for all other players is January 9.

Ryan Kujawinski - Kingston Frontenacs

Every year, there's an OHL trade deadline move that leaves a few people shaking their hands. Quite often, a player is moved that people don't anticipate. This year, my pick for that player is Kujawinski. Kingston is a decent team, but they aren't likely to make much noise in the playoffs (don't have the depth). When Sam Bennett went out for the year, it really ruined the chances of Kingston to be a big player in the East. The team still has a decent core of 96's and 97's who could make the team quite strong again next year. Kujawinski has never really developed into the player Kingston thought he would become when they acquired him (for Ryan Spooner). But he's still having a decent year and should have a fair amount of value (because I expect him to be back in the OHL again next year). He could be a great pick up for a contending team looking to add offensively (I look at London, Guelph and Niagara especially).

Prediction: Kujawinski goes to Niagara for Zach Wilkie and draft picks

[ATLL765]

You know what number he wore? I might check out that video, but it's not always easy to read the nameplates between the video and my pc screen.

EDIT: Nevermind. He's wearing #11 it would appear.

Edited December 21, 2014 by ATLL765

[thefiestygoat]

Miles Wood scored against Germany on Sunday. You can see his goal at at 1:04 of this YouTube video. The US takes on Sweden tonight in the final pre-tournament game and Wood is listed on the fourth line which is certainly better than being the extra forward. He's made it to the final cut so hopefully he plays well tonight and earns a spot. Santini isn't playing tonight but is expected to be cleared fit for the tournament. 

[Triumph]

Yeah I watched 2 periods - Wood was the extra forward so he hardly played.  Looked decent when he did, but so did everyone, since BU was basically crushed.  Good to hear he may be earning the coaches' trust.

[thefiestygoat]

USA defeated Sweden 10-5. Looks like Miles Wood made the team as the last 2 forwards cut were Jeremy Bracco and Cole Cassels. The US still needs to make the last cut on D - I suppose they are waiting till they find out that Santini is 100% good to go.

[ATLL765]

USA defeated Sweden 10-5. Looks like Miles Wood made the team as the last 2 forwards cut were Jeremy Bracco and Cole Cassels. The US still needs to make the last cut on D - I suppose they are waiting till they find out that Santini is 100% good to go.

That's awesome. It's a big positive just to have made the team. I'm really looking forward to seeing him play in the tournament. Hopefully he does well.

[thelastonealive]

It got lost in the shuffle with the PDB firing, but anyone know why Maxime Cleremont got moved up from Orlando to Albany? Wedgewood is starting tonight for Albany, is Clemmensen injured? Called up? Schenider/Kinkaid got the mumps or some crap?

 

http://theahl.com/stats/transactions.php?showFull=1&f_season_id=48&f_team_id=0

Edited December 27, 2014 by thelastonealive

[thefiestygoat]

Wednesday 12/24
KHL
Dinamo Minsk defeated SKA St. Petersburg 2-1 (SO)
Artur Gavrus LW: DNP (National Team Duty)
Season: 33 GP 5-4-9, -4, 10 PIM, 10.9 SH%, 1.4 SH/GP, 37.5 FO%, 12:20 ATOI

-- Was with Team Belarus over the last week for the Arosa Challenge in Switzerland. The team is coached by Dave Lewis. Belarus beat Slovakia 2-1 and loss to Switzerland 3-2. I wasn't able to find any gamesheets though.

Friday 12/26
WJC
USA defeated Finland 2-1 (SO)
Miles Wood LW: E, 1 Shot

It got lost in the shuffle with the PDB firing, but anyone know why Maxime Cleremont got moved up from Orlando to Albany? Wedgewood is starting tonight for Albany, is Clemmensen injured? Called up? Schenider/Kinkaid got the mumps or some crap?

 

http://theahl.com/stats/transactions.php?showFull=1&f_season_id=48&f_team_id=0

NJ hasn't called up Clemmensen from what I can tell so I suppose he's sick or injured. Hopefully it's minor, Albany really needs him.

[thefiestygoat]

Saturday 12/27
WHL
Brandon defeated Moose Jaw 3-0
John Quenneville C: Goal (EN), +1, 2 PIM (Roughing)

Kamloops lost to Kelowna 4-2
Ryan Rehill D: -1, 2 PIM (Tripping)

-- Has a -4 rating over his last 3 games and a league leading 96 penalty minutes.

Edmonton lost to Red Deer 3-2
Brandon Baddock LW: -2, 2 PIM (High Sticking), 5 Shots

USHL
Dubuque defeated Bloomington 6-1
Joey Dudek C: Assist, +1, 2 PIM (Roughing), 1 Shot

-- Snaps 8 game scoreless streak.

KHL
Dinamo Minsk defeated Dinamo Riga 2-1 (OT)
Artur Gavrus LW: DNP

-- Maybe he's still with the national team or got a break after returning?

Edited December 28, 2014 by thefiestygoat

[Marshall]

KHL

Dinamo Minsk defeated Dinamo Riga 2-1 (OT)

Artur Gavrus LW: DNP

-- Maybe he's still with the national team or got a break after returning?

Mumps, probably. 

[thefiestygoat]

Sunday 12/28
QMJHL
Drummondville defeated Gatineau 4-2
Anthony Brodeur G: DNP

OHL
Kingston lost to Ottawa 5-4 (OT)
Ryan Kujawinski C: DNP (Injured)

Plymouth lost to Sarnia 3-1
Connor Chatham RW: Assist, -1

-- First game since 11/26.

WHL
Brandon defeated Moose Jaw 4-2
John Quenneville C: -1, 2 PIM (Tripping)

-- Now under a point per game.

Edmonton lost to Red Deer 3-1
Brandon Baddock LW: -2, 2 PIM (Roughing)

NCAA
Miami lost to Notre Dame 3-2 (OT)
Blake Coleman C: -1, 8/11 Faceoffs

Michigan Tech lost to Michigan 2-1
Blake Pietila LW: -1, 1 Shot, 7/13 Faceoffs

-- No goals in 11 games, just 2 assists over that time, and no points in 7 games.

Michigan State defeated Ferris State 2-0
Joshua Jacobs D: E, 1 Shot, 2 Blocks

NCAA Exhibition
Harvard defeated Russian Red Stars 4-0
Alex Kerfoot C: DNP (Injured)

USHL
Dubuque defeated Chicago 5-1
Joey Dudek C: E, 12 PIM (Check from Behind, Misconduct)

WJC
USA defeated Germany 6-0
Miles Wood LW: +1, 2 PIM (Holding)

-- Gamesheet is missing shot data from the 3rd period. He had some power play time when the game was out of reach for Germany.

[thefiestygoat]

Monday 12/29
QMJHL
Drummondville lost to Blainville-Boisbriand 3-1
Anthony Brodeur G: DNP

-- Hasn't played since 11/14.

NCAA
Miami defeated Cornell 3-0
Blake Coleman C: Assist, +2, 2 Shots, 14/19 Faceoffs

Michigan Tech defeated Ferris State 4-2
Blake Pietila LW: Assist (SH), +1, 2 Shots, 8/12 Faceoffs

Michigan State lost to Michigan 2-1
Joshua Jacobs D: E, 1 Shot, 1 Block

KHL
Dinamo Minsk defeated Vityaz 5-4
Artur Gavrus LW: DNP

WJC
USA defeated Slovakia 3-0
Miles Wood LW: E, 2 Shots

[thefiestygoat]

Tuesday 12/30
OHL
Kingston defeated Oshawa 2-1
Ryan Kujawinski C: DNP (Injured)

-- Still out with an "upper body" injury after taking a high hit on 12/5.

Plymouth lost to Windsor 8-4
Connor Chatham RW: 2 Assists, +1

-- 3 assists in 2 games since returning from injury. 5 assists in his last 3 games if you go back to his final game before getting hurt.

WHL
Brandon defeated Prince Albert 4-1
John Quenneville C: E, 15 PIM (Fighting, Misconduct)

-- First 9 games: 5-10-15, Last 21 games: 8-5-13

Kamloops lost to Vancouver 6-3
Ryan Rehill D: Goal, -3, 12 PIM (Delay of Game, Misconduct)

-- Stil leading the WHL in PIM with 98 (WHL doesn't count misconducts to that total).

NCAA
Harvard defeated Rensselaer 6-2
Alexander Kerfoot C: DNP (Injured)

-- Last played on 11/29, still no idea what his injury is other than "upper body."

[vadvlfan]

looks like Coleman is very good in the face-off circle. Good to see Chatam back/contributing.  Fiesty, do you occasionally go over to see how Tedenby or Urbom is doing? or maybe a couple guys that came to rookie camp?  You do a lot now, and appreciated for sure.

[thefiestygoat]

Wednesday 12/31
QMJHL
Drummondville defeated Shawinigan 7-0
Anthony Brodeur G: DNP

OHL
Plymouth defeated Windsor 6-4
Connor Chatham RW: Goal (PP), -2

WHL
Edmonton defeated Swift Current 4-1
Brandon Baddock LW: Goal, E, 2 PIM (Slashing), 7 Shots* 3rd Star

-- Edmonton outshot Swift Current 59-18!

USHL
Dubuque defeated Bloomington 4-3
Joey Dudek C: -1, 10 PIM (Misconduct), 4 Shots

WJC
USA lost to Canada 5-3
Miles Wood LW: E, 2 PIM (Slashing), 2 Shots

Thursday 1/1
OHL
Kingston lost to Belleville 2-0
Ryan Kujawinski C: -1

-- First game since 12/5.

WHL
Brandon defeated Saskatoon 5-2
John Quenneville C: E, 2 PIM (Cross Checking)

-- No points over his last 3 games.

looks like Coleman is very good in the face-off circle. Good to see Chatam back/contributing.  Fiesty, do you occasionally go over to see how Tedenby or Urbom is doing? or maybe a couple guys that came to rookie camp?  You do a lot now, and appreciated for sure.

I do like to browse Elite Prospects a lot to kill time or procrastinate. I'll do a post tomorrow about some of the ex-Devils and the prospect camp guys. For now though check out the "Where are they now?" feature on Elite Prospects for an easy place to find a ton of ex-Devils stats.

[thefiestygoat]

Invited Players from the 2014 Prospect Camp
Goaltenders
Charlie Finn (Colgate - NCAA): 17 GP 11-5-1, 1.97 GAA, .927 SV%, 3 SO
Jeremy Brodeur (Oshawa - OHL): 6 GP 3-2-1, 3.35 GAA, .879 SV%

Charlie Finn is a soon to be 22 year old sophomore. Jeremy Brodeur hasn't really had much time to prove himself yet since incumbent Ken Appleby has been really strong (.925 SV%) for Oshawa in 28 GP this year with a 25-3 record.

Defensemen
Tyler Wood (Brown - NCAA): 10 GP 0-1-1, -4, 8 PIM, 11 Shots
Ryan Johnston (Colgate - NCAA): 18 GP 1-9-10, +6, 12 PIM, 21 Shots

Forwards
Matt Lorito (Brown - NCAA): 9 GP 5-1-6, -7, 2 PIM, 14.71 SH%, 3.77 SH/GP
Ross Mauermann (Providence - NCAA): 18 GP 3-4-7, +3, 14 PIM, 6.82 SH%, 2.44 SH/GP
Darcy Murphy (Colgate - NCAA): 16 GP 4-9-13, +10, 27 PIM, 8.70 SH%, 2.88 SH/GP
Michael Ambrosia (Princeton - NCAA): 7 GP 0-2-2, -2, 23 PIM, 1.86 SH/GP
Brandon Shea (Windsor - OHL): Injured all year.
Jayden Hart (Prince Albert- WHL): 36 GP 19-14-33, -20, 47 PIM
Matt Needham (Kamloops - WHL): 40 GP 12-28-40, +13, 41 PIM
Roberts Lipsbergs (Stockton - ECHL): 14 GP 2-1-3, -4, 14 PIM, 18.18 SH%, 0.79 SH/GP
Ryan Rosenthal (Northeastern - NCAA): 13 GP 4-3-7, +1, 0 PIM, 9.76 SH%, 3.15 SH/GP
Eric Faille (Fort Wayne - ECHL): 30 GP 14-15-29, +16, 7 PIM, 20.00 SH%, 2.33 SH/GP
Tom Hartnett (Evansville - ECHL): 4 GP 0-1-1, -3, 2 PIM, 5 Shots
William Brodeur (Shattuck St. Mary's AAA - USHS): 26 GP 6-10-16, 16 PIM

Former Devils Prospect from 2014 Prospect Camp
Defensemen
Curtis Gedig (Colorado - ECHL): 23 GP 3-14-17, -6, 2 PIM, 5.08 SH%, 2.57 SH/GP

Passed up on the Devils AHL deal for the Flames organization.

Ex-Devils
Mattias Tedenby (HV71 - SHL): 31 GP 4-8-12, -2, 14 PIM, 7.14 SH%, 1.81 SH/GP, 14:40 ATOI
Alexander Urbom (Severstal Cherepovets - KHL): 38 GP 1-5-6, -2, 32 PIM, 1.6 SH%, 1.7 SH/GP, 21:42 ATOI
Vladimir Zharkov (CSKA Moscow - KHL): 38 GP 5-3-8, +11, 6 PIM, 9.3 SH%, 1.4 SH/GP, 12:15 ATOI
Petr Vrana (Ak Bars/Atlant - KHL): 17 GP 4-1-5, +6, 10 PIM, 13.8 SH%, 1.7 SH/GP, 16:32 ATOI
Nick Palmieri (Schwenninger - DEL): 18 GP 1-2-3, -9, 70 PIM
Barry Tallackson (Eisbären Berlin - DEL): 34 GP 10-11-21, E, 40 PIM

Tallackson has won 2 DEL championships in his 4+ seasons in Germany.

[thefiestygoat]

Friday 1/2
OHL
Kingston lost to Barrie 4-3
Ryan Kujawinski C: Goal, Assist (PP), +2* 3rd Star

Plymouth lost to Saginaw 7-2
Connor Chatham RW: -1

WHL
Kamloops lost to Kelowna 6-4
Ryan Rehill D: -1* 3rd Star

Edmonton defeated Lethbridge 3-2
Brandon Baddock LW: -1, 14 PIM (Roughing, Misconduct, Interference), 3 Shots

NCAA
Miami defeated RPI 3-2
Blake Coleman C: E, 2 PIM (Tripping), 1 Shot, 5/10 Faceoffs

Michigan Tech defeated Wisconsin 8-1
Blake Pietila C: 2 Goals (1 PP), Assist (PP), +1, 2 PIM (Holding), 2 Shots, 11/16 Faceoffs

-- First goals in 13 games. Tech did play a 1 win Wisconsin team though.
-- Saturday's game will be on Big Ten Network at 8 PM.

Boston College defeated Brown 4-1
Steve Santini D: DNP (Injured)

USHL
Dubuque defeated Cedar Rapids 3-2
Joey Dudek C: Goal, +1, 4 Shots* 1st Star

-- First goal in 12 games.