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Flight Training: Winnipeg Jets Prospect Report February 2013

Top Ten Prospects

1. Mark Scheifele – Barrie Colts (OHL) – 36GP – 30G – 34A – 64PTS – +22 – 17PIM

“What can you say about Schiefele? He was a man amongst boys!”That was the glowing review given by Barrie Colts Captain Ryan O`Connor after a recent game in which Schiefele scored 6 points. Scheifele has been dominant in Junior performances this year, but was unable to secure a spot with the big club in minimal time with the Jets this season. A playoff run, another offseason of bulking up and a full training camp should see Scheifele get the best chance possible to crack the Jets lineup in the 2013/2014 season. That means getting minutes on a top line, and seeing some special teams chances as well.

2. Jacob Trouba – Michigan Wolverines (NCAA) – 27GP – 8G – 12A – 20PTS – -8 – 70PIM

The hope around these parts is that Trouba is the defense partner of the future for Zach Bogosian here in Winnipeg. The season has not gone well for the Wolverines, but Trouba has been a bright spot, tied for second in team scoring as a freshman. He may be a year or two away from joining the Jets, but I feel he may be the most NHL ready of all the prospects.

3. Adam Lowry – Swift Current Broncos (WHL) – 60GP – 39G – 38A – 77PTS – +13 – 85PIM

Coming off a hand injury that threatened to derail his career, Lowry has been an offensive beast this season for Swift Current. He has size and uses it well, and the 6'5" winger should very well be in a pro uniform next year, or even later this year if the IceCaps somehow make the playoffs.

4. Edward Pasquale – St. John’s IceCaps (AHL) – 36 GP – 14-19-2 – 2.63GAA – .912 SV%

The rock on The Rock, Pasquale has been one of the few bright spots in a disappointing season for St. John's. His numbers are down a bit this season, but as the offense has been largely absent for St. John's it has been the play of Pasquale that has kept them in many games this season.

5. Scott Kosmachuk – Guelph Storm (OHL) – 55GP – 29G – 24A – 53PTS – +3 – 93PIM

Kosmachuk leads the Storm in goals, and the 3rd round pick from 2012 has shown good value thus far. Offensive prowess and a good physical game could see him bumping Chris Thorburn out of the lineup next year.

6. Ivan Telegin – St. John’s IceCaps (AHL) – 34GP – 3G – 7A – 10PTS – +1 – 8PIM

Stupidly fast player, he is exactly where he needs to be for his development right now, being in the AHL. Not lighting the lamp as much as he could be, but that seems to be the trend for the IceCaps this year.

7. Eric O`Dell – St. John’s IceCaps (AHL) – 35GP – 13G – 11A – 24PTS – +7 – 20PIM

At age 22 it seems O`Dell is finally becomnig a decent player. He is having one of his best pro seasons, and is one of few IceCaps with more than 10 goals.

8. Ryan Olsen – Kelowna Rockets (WHL) – 58GP – 30G – 23A – 53PTS – +18 – 81PIM

Solid in both ends of the ice, Olsen has had a good year since switching from Saskatoon to Kelowna in the offseason.

9. Zach YuenTri-City Americans (WHL)57GP – 5G – 26A – 31PTS – -3 – 44PIM

The +/- numbers this year are far below where they were last year, as Tri City is not nearly the team it used to be. Yuen is still a very sound defensive player, and his skating is in the Tobias Enstrom category of smooth and agile.

10. Jason Kasdorf – R.P.I. (NCAA) – 16GP – 10-2-2 – 1.52GAA – .942 SV%

After starting the season third on the RPI depth chart, the 6th round pick from 2011 has grabbed the starters role and not looked back, putting up very impressive numbers in his freshman year. The 6'4" Winnipegger has been the most impressive of the non-pro Jets goaltending prospects, and gives hope for life after Pavelec.

St. John’s IceCaps – AHL

Skaters

Player Age Pos GP G A Pts SOG PPG SHG ADJ +/- PIM
Jason Jaffray 31 LW 42 12 18 30 98 5 1 -3 36
Eric O`Dell 21 C 36 13 11 24 72 5 0 +3 20
Spencer Machacek 24 RW 50 10 13 23 111 5 1 -23 43
Derek Meech 28 D 45 3 18 21 93 3 0 -12 38
Maxime Macenauer 24 C 50 8 11 19 69 3 0 -21 44
Carl Klingberg 22 LW 49 9 9 18 90 3 0 0 20
Ben Maxwell 24 C 51 3 13 16 113 1 0 -17 24
Will O`Neill 24 D 37 1 12 13 40 0 0 -9 12
Jason Gregoire 24 LW 43 8 5 13 61 0 0 -3 4
Ivan Telegin 21 LW 34 3 7 10 57 0 0 1 8
Ben Chiarot 21 D 43 1 7 8 41 0 0 -10 61
Patrice Cormier 22 C 25 4 2 6 75 5 0 -5 10
John Albert 23 D 23 3 2 5 36 0 0 0 10
Aaron Gagnon 26 C 29 1 4 5 36 0 0 -1 16
Julian Melchiori 21 D 32 0 4 4 21 0 0 -2 29
Cody Sol 22 D 10 0 1 1 15 0 0 +1 9

Goaltenders

Name Age GP Min SA SVS GA SV% GAA W L SOL SO
Eddie Pasquale 22 36 2070 1009 920 89 0.912 2.63 14 19 2 4
Mark Dekanich 26 20 1006 507 453 54 0.893 3.22 7 9 1 1
Chris Carrozzi 22 3 150 58 51 7 0.879 2.80 1 1 0 0

CHL/NCAA/EUROPE

Skaters

Player Age Lg Pos GP G A Pts SOG PPG SHG ADJ+/- PIM
Adam Lowry 19 WHL LW 60 39 38 77 N/A 12 6 13 85
Mark Scheifele 19 OHL C 37 30 34 64 N/A 12 1 2 17
Scott Kosmachuk 19 OHL RW 56 30 25 55 N/A 10 1 5 95
Ryan Olsen 18 WHL C 58 30 23 53 N/A 15 0 18 81
Zachary Yuen 19 WHL D 57 5 26 31 N/A 2 0 -3 44
Vinny Saponari 23 NCAA RW 27 5 19 24 61 1 0 -6 22
Austen Brassard 20 OHL RW 49 10 14 24 N/A 2 0 8 71
Jacob Trouba 18 NCAA D 27 8 12 20 83 5 0 -8 70
Lukas Sutter 19 WHL C 58 11 8 19 N/A 2 0 -13 141
Jordan Samuels-Thomas 22 NCAA LW 30 9 7 16 85 3 0 5 34
Arturs Kulda* 24 KHL D 50 9 6 15 112 5 0 -3 55
Yasin Cisse 20 QMJHL RW 21 7 3 10 48 0 0 -3 27
Peter Stoykewych 20 NCAA D 30 1 7 8 N/A 0 0 0 12
Tanner Lane 20 NCAA C 25 2 4 6 25 0 0 -5 8
Aaron Harstad 20 NCAA D 21 1 3 4 N/A 0 0 0 6
Brennan Serville 19 NCAA D 20 1 0 1 18 0 0 1 8

*The Jets still list Kulda as "In the System" so he gets on the chart.

Goaltender

Name Age Lg GP Min SA SVS GA SV% GAA W L SOL SO
Jason Kasdorf 20 NCAA 16 909 396 373 23 0.942 1.52 10 2 2 2
Connor Hellebuyck 19 NCAA 10 549 250 234 16 0.936 1.75 8 1 0 2
Jamie Phillips 19 NCAA 6 146 57 50 7 0.877 2.87 0 1 0 0

GO JETS GO!

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