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Welcome to the first New Jersey Devils prospect update of the 2013-2014 season. While we are still waiting for college hockey to begin, the AHL, KHL, OHL, WHL, and QMJHL seasons have begun and some Devils' prospects are impressing early.
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| Player | Birth Year | Team | League | Position | GP | G | A | PTS | PPG | +/- | PIM | PP | SHG | SOG | SH% |
| Jon Merrill | 1992 | Albany | AHL | D | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Whitney | 1988 | Albany | AHL | LW | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Scott Timmins | 1989 | Albany | AHL | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
| David Wohlberg | 1990 | Albany | AHL | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Harri Pesonen | 1988 | Albany | AHL | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Reid Boucher | 1993 | Albany | AHL | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brandon Burlon | 1990 | Albany | AHL | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Eric Gelinas | 1991 | Albany | AHL | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Seth Helgeson | 1990 | Albany | AHL | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Janssen | 1984 | Albany | AHL | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Kelly | 1989 | Albany | AHL | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stefan Matteau | 1994 | Albany | AHL | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris McKelvie | 1985 | Albany | AHL | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corbin McPherson | 1988 | Albany | AHL | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Pelley | 1984 | Albany | AHL | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Sestito | 1984 | Albany | AHL | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Sislo | 1988 | Albany | AHL | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darcy Zajac | 1986 | Albany | AHL | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reece Scarlett | 1993 | Albany | AHL | D | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Kelly Zajac | 1988 | Elmira | ECHL | C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Harry Young | 1989 | Elmira | ECHL | D | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Raman Hrabarenka | 1992 | Elmira | ECHL | D | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Riley Boychuk | 1991 | Elmira | ECHL | LW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mike Hoeffel | 1989 | Elmira | ECHL | LW | |||||||||||
| BENCH | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| TOTALS | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0.115 | |||||
| Goalies | Birth Year | Team | League | Position | GP | Mins | W | L | SOL | SO | GA | GAA | SVS | SV% | |
| Keith Kinkaid | 1989 | Albany | AHL | G | 1 | 58:44:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.09 | 18 | 0.818 | |
| Scott Wedgewood | 1992 | Albany | AHL | G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Maxime Clermont | 1991 | Elmira | ECHL | G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Anthony Brodeur | 1995 | Gatineau Olympiques | QMJHL | G | 4 | 238:30:00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2.77 | 70 | 0.864 | |
| Player | Birth Year | Team | League | Position | GP | G | A | PTS | PPG | +/- | PIM | PP | SHG | SOG | SH% |
| Artur Gavrus | 1994 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | C | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.14% |
| Vladimir Zharkov | 1988 | CSKA Moskva | KHL | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00% |
| Graham Black | 1993 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | C | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1.33 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | - | |
| Myles Bell | 1993 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | LW | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1.20 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Damon Severson | 1994 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | D | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ben Johnson | 1994 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | C | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Ben Thomson | 1993 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ryan Kujawinski | 1995 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | C | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1.00 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Blake Coleman | 1991 | Miami Ohio | NCAA | C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Alexander Kerfoot | 1994 | Harvard University | NCAA | C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Blake Pietila | 1993 | Michigan Tech | NCAA | LW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Derek Rodwell | 1990 | University of North Dakota | NCAA | LW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Miles Wood | 1995 | Brown University | NCAA | LW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Joe Faust | 1991 | University of Wisconsin | NCAA | D | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Curtis Gedig | 1991 | Ohio State University | NCAA | D | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Steve Santini | 1995 | Boston College | NCAA | D | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Albany Devils Notes:
- The Albany Devils fell to the Hartford Wolf Pack on Sunday 4-3.
- Jon Merrill and Joe Whitney had multi point nights. Merrill had three assists and Whitney had a goal and an assist
- Scott Timmins and David Wohlberg had the other Albany goals.
- Keith Kinkaid started in net and had 18 saves on 22 shots.
- Albany will host Utica this Saturday for their home opener.
- Rod Pelley was named captain of the team with while Chris McKelvie and Tim Sestito are acting as assistant captains.
- Scott Wedgewood was named the second goalie in Albany while Maxime Clermont was sent to the Elmira Jackals.
Other Notes:
- Graham Black has had an impressive start to the season with the Swift Current Broncos. He has four goals and four assists in just six games.
- Ben Johnson of the Windsor Spitfires and Myles Bell of the Kelowna Rockets both have five goals in five games.
- 2013 draft pick Ryan Kujawinski has four goals and two assists in six games so far this season with the Kingston Frontenacs.
Prospect of the Week:
With eight points in six games, the prospect of the week is Graham Black of the Swift Current Broncos. In the Broncos home opener, Black had three assists in a 5-3 over the Saskatoon Blades. The team is 5-1-1 on the season and Black is leading the team in goals with four. He was also named an alternate captain through a team vote for the 2013-2014 season.
Which prospects are you looking forward to following the most this season? With the Albany season underway, do you think this is a playoff caliber team? Do you expect any particular prospect to have a breakout season? Feel free to discuss your thoughts on the New Jersey Devils prospects in the comment section below. Thanks for reading!