New Jersey Devils Prospect Update: 2/13/18

The nineteenth week of the 2017-18 prospect update is here. It’s highlighted by Jeremy Davies being a key part in Northeastern capturing the Beanpot, while Colby Sissons, Jesper Boqvist, and Aarne Talvitie continue to produce for their teams.

QMJHL

Jocktan Chainey had 2 assists, +4, 6 PIM, and 7 shots over 4 games for Halifax last week.

OHL

Michael McLeod had a goal, -2, 8 shots, and a 48.28 FO% across 2 games for Mississauga. His goal came with 1:37 left in regulation against Erie on Sunday to tie the game up. Mississagua ended up dropping the other point in the shootout.

Marian Studenic was a -1 with 7 shots in 3 games for Hamilton last week. The 2017-18 season continues to be a streaky affair for the Slovakian winger. He started the season with no points in his first 5 games, went on to have 36 points in his next 35 games, and now has 1 point in his last 8 games. His shots per game rate has remained fairly steady with it at 3.00 during the 2 slumps and 2.78 during his hot streak. While he’s not one of the “go to guys” on a stacked Hamilton squad, he’s still retained an important secondary scoring and special teams role, often doing the little things to help the team. Tim Bolen of CHCH has this interview with Studenic and Bulldogs GM Steve Staios which offers some insight into life off the ice as he adjusts to Canada, what the Bulldogs think of him, and what players Studenic looked up to growing up.

Evan Cormier made 29 saves on 33 shots in an overtime loss to Guelph on Friday. The following night he made 23 saves on 26 shots in an overtime loss to Windsor.

WHL

Colby Sissons had 2 assists, +5, and 6 shots over 3 games for Swift Current last week. He continues to stay productive with 10 assists over his last 8 games.

NCAA

Brett Seney had an even rating and 3 shots in a loss to UMass last Tuesday. Over on the Devils site, Julie Robenhymer has a few quotes from Seney about his work to improve his defensive game and his strength training to improve his odds of success at the next level.

JD Dudek had 2 shots and won 7/13 faceoffs against UMass Lowell on Friday. Yesterday, in the Beanpot 3rd place game against Harvard, Dudek was a -1 with 2 PIM, a shot, and won 5/12 faceoffs in an overtime loss.

Joey Anderson and Minnesota Duluth had the week off from game action.

Jeremy Davies had an assist, -1, and 3 shots against UConn on Friday. Yesterday, he helped Northeastern to their first Beanpot title since 1988 with a victory over Boston University. He had 3 assists, +1, and 5 shots with 2 of those assists coming on the PP and the other one when BU pulled their goaltender.

Reilly Walsh had an even rating and 2 shots against Union on Friday. Yesterday, he had an even rating and 3 shots as Harvard took 3rd place in the Beanpot over Boston College.

Matt Hellickson had an even rating and 2 shots in 2 games for Notre Dame against Ohio State.

KHL/VHL

KHL

VHL

Yegor Rykov had no game action last week after helping the Russian team prepare for the Olympics.

Mikhail Maltsev also had no game action.

Yegor Zaitsev was a -1 with 2 PIM in 24:46 in his only MHL game last week.

Nikita Popugaev had an assist, +1, and 4 shots in 15:24 in his MHL appearance last week.

Europe

Jesper Boqvist had an assist, +1, and 5 shots while playing between 15-19 minutes per game across 2 games last week.

Fabian Zetterlund had a goal and 2 shots while playing about 9 minutes per game over 2 games last week.

Aarne Talvitie had 2 goals (including the OT winner), an assist, +2, 7 shots, and won 17/29 faceoffs in 19:25 against Pelicans on Friday. The following day he was a -2 with 12 PIM, 3 shots, and won 10/16 faceoffs in 14:16 against JYP.

Gilles Senn and HC Davos are on an Olympic break until the end of the month.

Your Take

Which prospects stood out to you this week? How do you feel about Davies adding a Beanpot title to go with his recent Spengler Cup title? Are you concerned about Studenic’s lack of point production recently? Leave your comments below and thank you for reading!