The Flyers Junior Hockey Prospect Report (Feb. 1

Welcome to the 8^th edition of The Flyers Junior Hockey Prospect Report for 2024-2025!

This edition for the 2024-2025 season covers the period that was in the WHL, QMJHL, and OHL from Saturday February 1^st – Saturday February 15^th.

WHL (Western Hockey League)

Carson Bjarnason #64 (G) – Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)

SEASON	GP	W	L	OTL	SO	SH	SAV	GAA	SAV%
2024-2025	27	13	11	3	1	896	816	2.98	.911

(Feb. 1) The Brandon Wheat Kings visited the Regina Pats to start a new month with Carson Bjarnason getting the start in goal. Regina would score the only goal of the opening period to take a 1-0 lead on 10 shots on goal. In the second period, Brandon would respond with three goals on nine shots to take a 3-1 lead as the damage was done by Jaxon Jacobson (his 11^th at 9:40), Caleb Hadland (his 18^th on the PP at 12:25), and Adam Belusko (his 2^nd at 13:27). Regina would get to within one in the third period with a powerplay goal, but the Wheat Kings would get empty net goals from Marcus Nguyen (his 24^th) and Jacobson (his second of the game) as Brandon would defeat Regina 5-2. Bjarnason was credited with the victory and allowed 2 goals on 27 shots (25 saves). Bjarnason was named the Third Star of the game.

(Feb.5) The Brandon Wheat Kings returned home as they played the vising Wenatchee Wild with Carson Bjarnason starting and looking to build on his last performance. In the opening period, Bjarnason would get some goal support as Brandon would take a 3-0 lead with goals by Joby Baumuller (his 8^th at 4:38), Marcus Nguyen (his 25^th at 13:36), and Nolan Flamand (his 17^th at 17:08). The Wild would outshoot the Wheat Kings 13-8 in the second period and would score shorthanded to make it 3-1. In the third period, Baumuller would score his second of the game at 14:28 to restore the three goal lead for Brandon but Wenatchee would get it right back on the powerplay at 16:56 to make it 4-2. Carter Klippenstein would score a shorthanded empty net goal to secure the win for the Brandon Wheat Kings as they defeated the Wenatchee Wild 5-2. Bjarnason took the win and allowed 2 goals on 36 shots (34 saves).

(Feb. 7) Carson Bjarnason would make his third consecutive start as the Brandon Wheat Kings hosted the Saskatoon Blades. The Wheat Kings opened the scoring at 5:02 with a powerplay goal by Jordan Gavin for his 17^th of the season. The Blades peppered 17 shots on Bjarnason in the opening period but could not get one through Bjarnason as Brandon took the 1-0 lead into the break. In the second period, Saskatoon would break through and tie the game 1-1 only 2:50. Brandon would take the 2-1 lead at 10:44 as Dylan Ronald scored a shorthanded goal for his 5^th of the season, but Saskatoon would tie the game 2-2 with a powerplay goal. In the third period, both goalies would stop a combined 28 shots as overtime would be needed to decide this one. In overtime, Saskatoon’s Cooper Williams scored the game-winner as the Blades took down the Wheat Kings 3-2. Bjarnason continued his solid play in the loss and allowed 3 goals on 42 shots (39 saves). Bjarnason was named the Second Star of the game.

(Feb. 11) Carson Bjarnason would backup Ethan Eskit as the Brandon Wheat Kings visited the Swift Current Broncos. Shots were even at nine a piece in the first period but Brandon would take a 2-0 lead thanks to Nicholas Johnson (his 10^th at 1:20) and Marcus Nguyen (his 26^th at 8:42). In the second period, both teams would trade goals with the Wheat Kings goals coming from Giorgos Pantelas (his 3^rd at 2:37) and Dominik Petr (his 10^th at 5:53) to lead the Broncos 4-2. In the third period, Petr scored his second of the game on the powerplay only 16 seconds in to make it 5-2 before Swift Current scored a powerplay goal of their own to bring it back to 5-3. The Broncos would cut the deficit to 5-4 at 15:20, but Nolan Flamand scored his 18^th on the powerplay only 1:19 later and added an empty net goal through Nguyen’s second of the game as the Brandon Wheat Kings defeated the Swift Current Broncos 7-4.

(Feb. 14) On Valentine’s Day, the Brandon Wheat Kings only dressed ten forwards with Carson Bjarnason getting the start in goal as they visited the Moose Jaw Warriors for the first half of a back-to-back. In the opening period, the Warriors would draw first blood at 5:09 but Brandon would get goals from Marcus Nguyen (his 28^th at 7:47), Matteo Michels (his 17^th at 9:25), and Jordan Gavin (his 18^th at 10:04) to take a 3-1 lead. In the second period, Nguyen would score his second of the game only 54 seconds in and Nicholas Johnson would score his 11^th on the powerplay at 8:42 to extend the Wheat Kings lead to 5-1. In the third period, Moose Jaw would score at even strength and on the powerplay to make things interesting; but Joby Baumuller would score his 10^th into an empty net as the Wheat Kings defeated the Warriors 6-3. Bjarnason would allow 3 goals on 33 shots (30 saves) in the win.

(Feb. 15) The Brandon Wheat Kings hosted the Moose Jaw Warriors for the second half of their back-to back set with Ethan Eskit getting the start in goal over Carson Bjarnason. The Wheat Kings got the ball rolling as Dominik Petr scored his 12^th of the season only 1:09 in. Brandon would make it 2-0 at 6:55 as Nicholas Johnson scored his 12^th of the season on the powerplay with Petr grabbing an assist. In the second period, Joby Baumuller would extend the lead to 3-0 with another powerplay goal at 7:08 (his 11^th), but Moose Jaw would get a goal late to cut the deficit to 3-1. In the third period, both sides would trade powerplay goals as Carter Klippenstein notched his 12^th of the season at 4:49 to make it 4-2. Brandon would add an empty net goal as Baumuller scored his second of the game followed by Nicholas Johnson’s second of the game at even strength as the Brandon Wheat Kings won their third game in a row by beating the Moose Jaw Warriors 6-2.

Carter Sotheran #59 (D) – Portland Winterhawks (WHL)

SEASON	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	PIM
2024-2025	50	3	24	27	-12	125	63

(Feb. 1) The Portland Winterhawks entered February by hosting the Victoria Royals. There would be no scoring in the opening period as Portland would outshoot Victoria 9-6. In the second period, Portland would open the scoring and take a 1-0 lead thanks to Josh Zakreski’s 30^th goal of the season at 7:48. That one goal lead would last into the third period, but the Royals would tie the game at 7:08 and take the 2-1 lead at 11:24. Goaltender Ondrej Stebetak was excellent for the Winterhawks but the tying goal could not be found as Victoria defeated Portland 2-1. Carter Sotheran finished the game with no points, an even rating, and 1 SOG.

(Feb. 7) The Portland Winterhawks took their show on the road as they took on the Vancouver Giants. Portland came out of the gate hot as they outshot Vancouver 14-3 in the opening frame and took a 2-0 lead thanks to goals by Kyle McDonough (his 14^th at 2:20) and Joel Plante (his 3^rd at 15:43). In the second period, Alex Weiermair (his 12^th) and Diego Buttazzoni (his 26^th) scored in the opening 1:19 of the frame to give the Winterhawks a 4-0 lead. The shots would even up in the remainder of the period to give the Giants some momentum to build on for the third period. In the third period, the Giants would outshoot the Winterhawks 12-5 and score two powerplay goals to cut the lead to 4-2. That was as close as Vancouver would get though as Ryan Miller would pot an empty net goal for his 11^th of the season to cement a 5-2 victory for the Portland Winterhawks over the Vancouver Giants. Carter Sotheran finished the game with no points, a +4 rating, and 2 SOG.

(Feb. 8) The Portland Winterhawks returned home to take on the archrival Seattle Thunderbirds. In the first period, Seattle would open the scoring at 5:10 but Portland would tie the game 1-1 with Jordan Duguay’s 9^th of the season at 13:07. In the second period, both teams would trade goals once again as the Thunderbirds would once again take the lead only for Kyle Chyzowski to tie the game 2-2 with a powerplay goal for his 32^nd of the season. In the third period, the script would remain as Seattle took a 3-2 lead with a powerplay goal of their own before Duguay would tie the game 3-3 with his second goal of the game at 13:14. The Thunderbirds would take the 4-3 lead with a shorthanded goal at 16:15 that ended up being the game-winner as Seattle downed Portland 4-3. Carter Sotheran finished the game with no points, a -1 rating, 3 SOG, and won a faceoff!

(Feb. 14) The Portland Winterhawks spent Valentine’s Day on the road as they visited the Wenatchee Wild. In the first period, the Wild opened up a 3-1 lead with the Winterhawks goal coming by way of Kyle Chyzowski on the powerplay for his 33^rd of the season. In the second period, both teams trades goals as the Winterhawks got tallies from Alex Weiermair (his 13^th at 1:44) and Jordan Duguay (his 11^th at 16:08) to make it a 5-3 deficit after forty minutes. In the third period, Carter Sotheran would assist on both Carsyn Dyck’s 8^th of the season at 2:48 and Chyzowski’s second of the game at 13:17 to tie the game 5-5 and force extra time. In overtime, Josh Zakreski would complete the comeback for Portland as his 31^st of the season would give the Winterhawks an impressive come from behind victory over the Wenatchee Wild 6-5. Sotheran finished the game with 2 assists, an even rating, 1 SOG, and 4 PIMs (for slewfooting).

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(Feb. 15) The Portland Winterhawks ended their brief road stint as they visited the Seattle Thunderbirds. The first period was a wild one as the Thunderbirds took the lead with a powerplay goal on 53 seconds in to take a 1-0 lead. Portland would respond with a powerplay goal of their own as Diego Buttazzoni scored his 27^th of the season at 4:54 to tie the game 1-1. Seattle would then take the lead with two goals in 1:18 before Cole Slobodian scored his 1^st WHL goal to make it a 3-2 deficit after twenty minutes. In the second period, both teams registered 13 shots on goal but the Thunderbirds added an insurance goal to go up 4-2. In the third period, the Winterhawks outshot the Thunderbirds 13-6 but could not find the back of the net as Portland fell to Seattle by a score of 4-2. Carter Sotheran finished the game with no points, an even rating, 3 SOG, and 4 PIMs.

QMJHL (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)

Spencer Gill #15 (D) – Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)

SEASON	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	PIM
2024-2025	48	6	27	33	+30	117	54

(Feb. 2) The Rimouski Oceanic ended a three game homestand with a visit by the Quebec Remparts. In the first period, Quebec would open the scoring at 4:07 but Rimouski would get powerplay goals from Jacob Mathieu (his 32^nd at 13:04) and Maxime Coursol (his 16^th at 13:30) to take a 2-1 lead. The Remparts would tie the game 2-2 though with a powerplay goal of their own at 17:55. In the second period, Rimouski scored 4 goals on 11 shots as Mathieu Cataford (his 14^th), Eriks Mateiko (his 20^th from Spencer Gill on the PP), Jonathan Fauchon (his 37^th), and Mathieu’s second of the game made it a 6-2 game. In the third period, Basile Sansonnens scored his 1^st of the season on the powerplay and Jacob Mathieu completed the hat-trick on the powerplay as the Rimouski Oceanic crushed the Quebec Remparts 8-2. Gill finished the game with 3 assists, a +1 rating, 4 SOG, and 2 PIMs.

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(Feb. 5) The Rimouski Oceanic began their road trip as they visited the Sherbrooke Phoenix. Spencer Gill would make it four assists in the last two games as Anthony Pare scored his 3^rd of the season at 6:18 of the opening period to make it 1-0. In the second period, Rimouski would get some insurance markers from Mael St-Denis whose 19^th and 20^th goals of the season extended the Oceanic’s lead to 3-0. In the third period, the Phoenix would break the shutout at 5:15 but could get no closer as the Rimouski Oceanic downed the Sherbrooke Phoenix 3-1. Gill finished the game with 1 assist, a +2 rating, and 1 SOG.

(Feb. 7) Continuing their road trip, the Rimouski Oceanic travelled to face the Chicoutimi Sagueneens. In the first period, Spencer Gill stayed hot as he scored his 6^th of the season at 8:02 to give Rimouski a 1-0 lead. Goals 29 seconds apart though would give Chicoutimi a 2-1 lead. In the second period, the Sagueneens added an insurance goal midway through the period to take a 3-1 lead and repeated the script in the third period as Chicoutimi defeated the Rimouski Oceanic 4-1. Gill finished the game with 1 goal, a -1 rating, 5 SOG, and 2 PIMs.

(Feb. 8) Finishing up their road trip before returning home, the Rimouski Oceanic visited the Quebec Remparts. In the first period, Jacob Mathieu would score his 35^th of the season at 7:04 to give the Oceanic a 1-0 lead. In the second period, Quebec would tie the game 1-1 at 12:39 but Mael Lavigne scored his 13^th of the season 57 seconds later for the Oceanic to regain the 2-1 advantage. In the third period, the Remparts tied the game 2-2 at 5:07 and a winner could not be named in the remainder of regulation or overtime. In the shootout, Eriks Mateiko scored the only goal to win the game for the Oceanic over the Remparts 3-2 in a shootout. Spencer Gill finished the game with no points, an even rating, 2 SOG, and 2 PIMs.

(Feb. 13) The Rimouski Oceanic hosted the visiting Gatineau Olympiques. Both sides combined for three powerplay goals as Rimouski opened up a 3-1 lead with goals by Jonathan Fauchon (his 38^th), Alexandre Blais (his 19^th), and Eriks Mateiko (his 21^st at even strength). In the second period, Maxime Coursol scored twice (his 17^th and 18^th) including a shorthanded marker as the Oceanic opened up a 5-2 lead after forty minutes. In the third period, Gatineau would capitalize on a powerplay to make it 5-3; but Mateiko’s and Mathieu’s second goals of the game along with Luke Coughlin’s 4^th and Mael Lavigne’s 14^th of the season led Rimouski to a lopsided 9-3 win over the Gatineau Olympiques. Spencer Gill finished the game with no points, an even rating, 3 SOG, and 7 PIMs (fighting major and an instigator).

(Feb. 15) After Valentine’s Day, the Rimouski Oceanic hosted the visiting Chicoutimi Sagueneens. In the first period, Rimouski would take a 2-1 lead with goals by Jonathan Fauchon (his 39^th at 4:21) and Mathieu Cataford (his 15^th at 7:27) despite holding an 11-6 shots advantage. In the second period, Fauchon would score his 40^th of the season to make it 3-1 only 1:22 into the frame, but the Sagueneens would strike twice to tie the game 3-3 after forty minutes. In the third period, neither side would score as the shots were even at 8 shots a piece to force overtime. After a scoreless overtime, Eriks Mateiko was the hero once again for the second straight shootout as the Rimouski Oceanic defeated the Chicoutimi Sagueneens 4-3. Spencer Gill did not dress for the game.

OHL (Ontario Hockey League)

Oliver Bonk #59 (D) – London Knights (OHL)

SEASON	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	PIM
2023-2024	38	9	22	31	+26	142	24

Denver Barkey #86 (RW) – London Knights (OHL)

SEASON	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	PIM
2023-2024	43	20	47	67	+36	124	20

(Feb. 2) The London Knights visited Windsor as they took on the Spitfires. In the first period, Denver Barkey feasted with the man-advantage as he scored his 18^th of the season at 16:24 and assisted on Kasper Halttunen’s 6^th of the season to give London a 2-0 lead. In the second period, Jesse Nurmi scored his 7^th of the season at 2:24 to make it 3-0 but Windsor would strike back twice to make it a 3-2 game. In the third period, Windsor would score on the powerplay and shorthanded as they completed the comeback with a 4-3 regulation victory over the London Knights. Barkey finished the game with 1 goal and 1 assist for 2 points, a -1 rating, 5 SOG, and was 1/3 on draws. Oliver Bonk ended the game with no points, a -1 rating, 3 SOG, and 4 PIMs.

Twins action 😄#LetsGoFlyers | #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/5M2a3dQEox
— London Knights (@LondonKnights) February 3, 2025

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(Feb. 4) The London Knights returned home as they took on the visiting Kitchener Rangers. In the opening period, Landon Sim would open the scoring for the Knights as he scored his 22^nd of the season at 3:29. In the second period, the Rangers would strike twice to take a 2-1 lead but London equalized through William Nicholl’s 13^th of the season at 12:18. Kitchener would take a 3-2 lead early in the third period, but goals by Blake Montgomery (his 20^th), Jared Woolley (his 7^th), and Easton Cowan (his 18^th into an empty net) secured a 5-3 victory for the London Knights over the Kitchener Rangers to clinch a postseason birth. Oliver Bonk finished the game with 1 assist, a +2 rating, and 2 SOG. Denver Barkey ended up with 1 assist, a +2 rating, and 3 SOG.

JARED WOOLLEY!!!!!@LAKings | #GoKingsGo pic.twitter.com/nI3yiqeeNp
— London Knights (@LondonKnights) February 5, 2025

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(Feb. 7) The London Knights returned to action as they hosted the Peterborough Petes. The Knights outshot the Petes 13-4 in the opening period but only got one goal through Kasper Halttunen’s 7^th of the season at 2:11 to lead 1-0. In the second period, Peterborough would tie the game 1-1 at 4:04 but Jared Woolley would score his 8^th of the season while shorthanded to give London a 2-1 lead. In the third period, London would ice the game with an insurance goal by Evan Van Gorp (his 15^th at 11:37) to give the Knights a 3-1 victory over the Peterborough Petes. Oliver Bonk finished the game with no points, an even rating, and 3 SOG. Denver Barkey ended up with no points, a -1 rating, and 7 SOG.

(Feb. 13) The London Knights took to the road as they visited the Barrie Colts. In the opening period, London would take a 3-1 lead into the intermission off goals by Logan Hawery (his 6^th at 2:13) and a Kasper Halttunen double (his 8^th and 9^th at 14:58 and 19:00). In the second period, both sides would alternate goals with Blake Montgomery scoring his 21^st of the season at 9:36 and Denver Barkey scoring a shorthanded marker for his 19^th of the season at 18:27 to make it 5-3. In the third period, William Nicholl banked a puck off the glass and the goaltender into the net (it looked like Oliver Bonk almost got a piece of it) to make it 6-4 with his 14th of the season. The Knights would pull away with goals by Landon Sim’s 23^rd of the season at 11:06 and Hawery’s second of the game at 11:41 to give London an 8-4 victory over Barrie. Bonk finished the game with 1 assist, a +3 rating, and 4 SOG. Barkey ended up with 1 goal and 2 assists for 3 points, a +2 rating, 6 SOG, and was 4/4 on faceoffs. Barkey was named the Second Star of the game.

PK MENACE DENVER BARKEY@NHLFlyers | #LetsGoFlyers pic.twitter.com/HQHX9Zuf9d
— London Knights (@LondonKnights) February 14, 2025

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(Feb. 14) On Valentine’s Day the London Knights hosted the Soo Greyhounds. In the opening period, London put their foot on the gas and erupted for 5 goals on 14 shots with Oliver Bonk getting things going with a slapshot from the top of the right circle for his 9^th of the season at 8:27. The Knights also got goals from Jacob Julien (his 10^th at 10:39), Landon Sim (his 24^th at 13:58), and Henry Brzustewicz (his 9^th at 15:01). Denver Barkey would close out the scoring in the period to make it 5-0 as he slammed home a puck in front for his 20^th of the season at 19:05. In the second period, the Greyhounds would get on the board but Jesse Nurmi would score shorthanded (his 8^th at 11:44) followed by Ryder Boulton (his 2^nd at 13:09) to open up a 7-1 London lead. In the third period, Sault Ste. Marie would score twice but it was little consolation as the London Knights cruised to a convincing 7-3 victory. Barkey finished the game with 1 goal, a +2 rating, 3 SOG, and was 1 of 1 on faceoffs. Bonk ended the game with 1 goal, a +1 rating, and 3 SOG.

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Jett Luchanko #7 (C) – Guelph Storm (OHL)

SEASON	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	PIM
2024-2025	29	15	24	39	-3	64	27

(Feb. 2) The Guelph Storm hosted the Ottawa 67’s at the Sleeman Centre. In the first period, Jett Luchanko would drive hard to the net to open the scoring with his 12^th of the season at 7:15 to put the Storm up 1-0. Ottawa would respond with a powerplay goal and an even strength goal though to take a 2-1 lead. In the second period, the 67’s doubled up the Storm 14-7 in shots but it was Guelph’s Quinn Beauchesne who scored his 5^th of the season to tie things up 2-2. In the third period, Luca Pinelli would give Ottawa the 3-2 lead but Luchanko would score his second of the game on the powerplay at 16:23 to tie things up 3-3 with a one-timed shot from the left circle. In the shootout both Luchanko and Lev Katzin scored for the Storm, but the 67’s would score three as they defeated the Guelph Storm 4-3. Luchanko finished the game with 2 goals, an even rating, 3 SOG, 2 PIMs, and was 14 of 23 on faceoffs. Luchanko was awarded the Second Star of the game.

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