Welcome to the 3rd edition of The Flyers Junior Hockey Prospect Report for the 2025-2026 season!
This edition for the 2025-2026 season covers the covers the Flyers CHL prospects in the WHL, QMJHL, and OHL from Saturday November 1st – Saturday November 15th.
WHL (Western Hockey League)
Matthew Gard #9 (C) – Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
| SEASON | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | SH | PIM |
| 2025-2026 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +3 | 23 | 26 |
Luke Vlooswyk #4 (D) – Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
| SEASON | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | S | PIM |
| 2025-2026 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +10 | 37 | 12 |
- (Nov. 1) The Red Deer Rebels hosted the Swift Current Broncos at the Marchant Crane Centrium. In the opening period, Beckett Hamilton scored his 4th of the season at 8:54 to give the Rebels a 1-0 lead. In the second period Landon MacSwain would double the lead to 2-0 with his 5th of the season only 3:51 in, but the Broncos would cut the lead to 2-1 late in the frame. In the third period, Matthew Kondro would stop all 13 shots he faced and the Rebels added an insurance goal by Samuel Drancak (his 4th at 19:15) as Red Deer defeated Swift Current 3-1. Matthew Gard finished the game with no points, an even rating, 3 SOG, and was 6 of 8 on faceoffs. He also received a 5-minute major for a check to the head and a 10-minute game misconduct for a total of 15 PIMs and will face supplemental discipline. Luke Vlooswyk ended up with no points, a +2 rating, and 2 SOG.
- (Nov. 5) The Red Deer Rebels visited Rogers Place in Edmonton to take on the Oil Kings. In the first period, the Oil Kings would take a 2-1 lead after the Rebels Beckett Hamilton scored his 5th of the season at 5:02 to tie the game. In the second period, Samuel Drancak’s 5th of the season at 4:47 tied the game 2-2 with Luke Vlooswyk nabbing a secondary helper on the play. Edmonton would score three straight to end the period though as the Oil Kings took a 5-2 lead after forty minutes. In the third period, Talon Brigley scored his 6th of the season to make it 5-3, but Edmonton would strike twice in the final frame to hand Red Deer a 7-3 defeat. Vlooswyk finished the game with 1 assist, a +1 rating, and 1 SOG. Matthew Gard did not play due to suspension.
Video courtesy of the Red Deer Rebels
- (Nov. 7) The Red Deer Rebels visited the Regina Pats without the suspended Matthew Gard. In the first period, Captain Talon Brigley scored a powerplay goal at 2:20 for his 7th of the season to give the Rebels a 1-0 lead. In the second period, the Pats would respond with a powerplay goal of their own as the game was tied 1-1. In the third period, Brigley would score his second of the game only 50 seconds in as Red Deer took a 2-1 lead. Goals with the man advantage were the theme of the period as Samuel Drancak (his 6th at 3:25) and Ty Coupland (his 6th at 17:52) bookended a Regina powerplay goal to make it 4-2. Regina would score a late powerplay consolation goal but the Red Deer Rebels got back into the win column as they defeated the Pats 4-3. Luke Vlooswyk finished the game with no points, a +1 rating, and 5 SOG.
- (Nov. 9) The road trip continued for the Red Deer Rebels as they visited the Moose Jaw Warriors. Samuel Drancak got the scoring started only 43 seconds in with his 7th of the season as the Rebels took a 1-0 lead. Moose Jaw would tie the game with a powerplay goal later in the opening period and took a 2-1 lead in the middle frame with a shorthanded goal. Jaxon Fuder would tie the game 2-2 at 16:19 of the second period with his 4th of the season. After a scoreless third period the game would go to overtime where the Warriors would get the winner from Ethan Semeniuk as Moose Jaw would defeat Red Deer 3-2. Luke Vlooswyk finished the game with no points, an even rating, and 1 SOG. Matthew Gard did not play as he continued to serve his suspension.
- (Nov.11) On Remembrance Day, the Red Deer Rebels road trip continued as they took on the Brandon Wheat Kings. After Brandon drew first blood, Red Deer tied the game 1-1 at 18:26 through Matus Lisy’s 2nd goal of the season. In the second period, the Rebels would take a 2-1 lead through Beckett Hamilton’s 6th of the season at 9:00. Joby Baumuller would score twice in the frame to complete his hat-trick for the Wheat Kings as Brandon took a 3-2 lead. The back and forth lead changes would continue as Samuel Drancak tied the game 3-3 with a powerplay goal at 19:53 with his 8th of the season. In the third period, Landon MacSwain would score his 6th at 11:39 and the Rebels would add empty net goals from Talon Brigley and Beckett Hamilton as Red Deer defeated Brandon 7-4. Luke Vlooswyk finished the game with 1 assist, a +1 rating, and 2 SOG. Matthew Gard once again did not dress as he continued serving his suspension.
- (Nov. 15) The Red Deer Rebels hosted the Saskatoon Blades with Matthew Gard out due to suspension. Both sides would trade goals in the opening period with the Rebels getting tallies from Samuel Drancak (his 9th at 10:44) and Jaxon Fuder (his 5th on the PP at 17:29) as the period ended 2-2. In the second period, only one goal was scored and it was a powerplay marker for the Blades as they took a 3-2 lead. The third period was an offensive explosion as both sides would score three goals to provide an exciting end to the game. After Saskatoon extended their lead to 4-2, Beckett Hamilton scored his 8th at 6:43 followed by Fuder’s second powerplay goal of the game at 9:56 to tie things up 4-4. Saskatoon would respond to re-establish their two-goal lead, but Fuder would complete his hat-trick at even strength with his 7th at 16:00. Red Deer only had 4:00 to try to complete the comeback but came up short as the Saskatoon Blades defeated the Rebels 6-5. Luke Vlooswyk finished the game with 1 assist, a -1 rating, and 1 SOG.
QMJHL (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)
Spencer Gill #15 (D) – Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL)
| SEASON | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | S | PIM |
| 2025-2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 2 |
- Spencer Gill continues to be out until February due to injury.
Nathan Quinn #29 (C) – Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
| SEASON | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | S | PIM |
| 2025-2026 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 50 | 4 |
- (Nov. 2) The Quebec Remparts hosted the Rimouski Oceanic. In a first period where the Remparts outshot the Oceanic 21-10, neither side could find the back of the net as the game remained scoreless. In the second period, Xavier Lebel scored his 4th of the season at 5:17 to give the Remparts the lead but the Oceanic would tie the game 1-1 only 32 seconds later. Quebec would retake the lead as Nathan Quinn used his speed to help create an odd man rush which he shot himself for his 7th of the season at 12:39. Rimouski would tie the game only 15 seconds later and would score the only goal of the third period as the Oceanic would defeat the Remparts 3-2. Quinn finished the game with 1 goal, a -1 rating, 6 SOG, and was 7 of 15 o faceoffs.
Video courtesy of the Quebec Remparts
- (Nov. 5) The Quebec Remparts homestand continued as they hosted the Val-d’Or Foreurs. Quebec would strike quickly with Xavier Lebel (his 5th at 4:47) and a powerplay goal my Maddox Dagenais (his 5th at 6:05) made it 2-0. The Foreurs would score in the final minute of the opening period and added a shorthanded goal at 3:18 of the second period to tie the game 2-2. Charles-Antoine Dube would get his 1st of the season at 19:26 to give the Remparts a 3-2 lead. In the third period, Val-d’Or would score twice in the opening 2:22 (including a shorthanded goal) to take a 4-3 lead. But Quebec would score a shorthanded goal of their own through Mathias Loiselle (his 2nd at 8:14) and add a powerplay goal through Andreas Straka (his 4th at 13:21) which was the game-winner as the Quebec Remparts defeated the Val-d’Or Foreurs 5-4. Nathan Quinn finished the game with 1 assist, a -2 rating, 5 SOG, and was 3/8 on draws.
Video courtesy of the Quebec Remparts
- (Nov. 7) The Quebec Remparts hosted the Val-d’Or Foreurs for the second consecutive game. Val-d’Or would score the only goal of the opening period late to take a 1-0 lead. In the second period, the Remparts would tie the game 1-1 at 13:24 with Etienne Desjardins 2nd of the season. Nikita Ovcharov would score his 4th of the season on the powerplay at 1:57 of the third period, but the Foreurs would strike twice to take a 3-2 late. Mavrick Rousseau-Hamel’s 4th of the season would tie the game 3-3 at 17:03 to send the game to overtime. In the extra period, the Foreurs would be denied on a penalty shot and the Remparts would win the game 4-3 through Maddox Dagenais 6th of the season as Quebec finished their homestand with their second win in a row. Nathan Quinn finished the game with 1 assist, a -2 rating, 1 SOG, and was 7 of 11 on faceoffs.
- (Nov. 14) The Quebec Remparts began their east coast road trip with a visit to Prince Edward Island to take on the Charlottetown Islanders. In the first period, the Remparts would score the only goal through Nikita Ovcharov’s 5th of the season on the powerplay at 3:58 to lead 1-0. In the second period, Nathan Quinn would extend the Remparts lead to 2-0 with his 8th of the season on the powerplay only 1:30 in. After the Islanders scored a shorthanded goal before the end of the middle frame, Quebec scored three goals in the third period through Mathias Loiselle (his 3rd at 0:34), Ovcharov’s second of the game at 6:35, and Xavier Lebel (his 6th at 6:51) to open up a 5-1 lead. Charlottetown would score a consolation goal on the powerplay but the Remparts defeated the Islanders 5-2. Quinn finished the game with 1 goal, a -1 rating, 5 SOG, and was 10/16 on faceoffs.
- (Nov. 15) The road trip to through the Maritimes continued as the Quebec Remparts visited the Saint John SeaDogs. Saint John would score the only goal of the opening period as they were able to sneak one past the near post to take a 1-0 lead. In the second period, the SeaDogs would add to their lead with an even strength goal and a powerplay marker to extend their lead to 3-0. In the third period, Saint John would score another powerplay goal and SeaDogs goaltender Rafael Courchesne would stop all 20 shots he faced as the SeaDogs shutout the Remparts 4-0. Nathan Quinn finished the game with no points, a -1 rating, 1 SOG, and was 8/14 on draws.
OHL (Ontario Hockey League)
Jack Nesbitt #71 (C) – Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
| SEASON | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | S | PIM |
| 2025-2026 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 18 | +8 | 50 | 11 |
- (Nov. 1) The Windsor Spitfires travelled to Saginaw as they took on the Spirit. In the first period, Nic Sima scored twice in the opening 1:13 for the Spirit as Saginaw took a lightning fast 2-0 lead. The Spitfires would respond at 2:55 as Carson Woodall scored his 3rd of the season to make it a 2-1 game, but Saginaw would add another before the midway point of the period to lead 3-1. The Spitfires were able to get 30 shots in the remaining two periods but were only able to get goals by Carter Hicks (a PP goal for his 3rd of the season at 10:17 of the second period) and AJ Spellacy (his 2nd at 18:13 of the third period) as Sima would complete his hat-trick and the Saginaw Spirt defeated the Windsor Spitfires 6-3. Jack Nesbitt finished the game with 1 assist, a -2 rating, 4 SOG, and was an excellent 12 of 14 on faceoffs.
- (Nov. 2) The Windsor Spitfires were back in action as they hosted the Flint Firebirds. Windsor came out looking to start hot and they did as they outshot Flint 14-2 in the opening period. The Spitfires got goals from Ethan Belchetz (PP goal for his 13th at 6:03), Caden Harvey (his 2nd at 8:58), and Liam Greentree (his 7th at 10:12) to take a 3-0 lead. In the second period, Greentree would extend the lead to 4-0 with his second goal of the game, but the Firebirds would score twice in the final 1:25 to make it a 4-2 game. In the third period, Liam Greentree would complete his hat-trick by scoring into an empty net as the Windsor Spitfires defeated the Flint Firebirds 5-2. Jack Nesbitt did not dress even though he was listed on the game sheet earlier in the day.
- (Nov. 6) Jack Nesbitt returned to the lineup as the Windsor Spitfires hosted the Kingston Frontenacs. In the first period, the Spitfires would strike first as AJ Spellacy scored his 3rd of the season at 12:38 to make it 1-0. Nesbitt would score his 5th of the season in the final minute of the frame to give Windsor a 2-0 lead. After a scoreless second period, the Spitfires would add an insurance marker in the third period through Liam Greentree’s 10th of the season and goaltender Joey Costanzo would stop all 20 shots he faced in the contest as the Windsor Spitfires shutout the Kingston Frontenacs 3-0. Nesbitt finished the game with 1 goal, a +2 rating, 3 SOG, and was 11/17 on draws.
- (Nov. 8) The homestand continued for the Windsor Spitfires as they hosted the Brampton Steelheads. The Steelheads would outshoot the Spitfires in all three periods and hold Windsor to only 20 shots total, but the Spitfires capitalized on opportunities in the early going. Jack Nesbitt had himself a great opening period as he assisted on both Jean-Christoph Lemieux goals (his 5th and 6th of the season at 2:02 and 8:31 respectively) and scored his 6th of the season on the powerplay at 10:59 to give Windsor a 3-0 lead. In the second period, multiple fights occurred which seemed to give Brampton some life as they came back with three consecutive goals to tie the game 3-3. In the third period, Nesbitt was on the point on the PP and assisted on Liam Greentree’s 11th of the season as the Spitfires retook the 4-3 lead at 9:51. Lemieux would complete his hat-trick with his 7th of the season at 17:56, and Greentree’s second of the game into an empty net would give the Spitfires a 6-3 win over the Steelheads. Nesbitt finished the game with 1 goal and 4 assists for 5 points, a +3 rating, 2 SOG, and was 14 of 26 on faceoffs. Nesbitt was named the Second Star of the game.
Video courtesy of the OHL
- (Nov. 13) The Windsor Spitfires continued their homestand as they faced the Soo Greyhounds. In the opening period, Ethan Belchetz (his 14th of the season at 5:52) and AJ Spellacy (his 4th at 12:34) paced the Spitfires to a 2-0 lead but the Greyhounds would get a goal back to make it 2-1. In the second period, Belchetz would score his second of the game at 1:30 with the only assist coming from Jack Nesbitt as Windsor extended their lead to 3-1. In the third period, the Greyhounds would tie the game 3-3 with a powerplay goal and an even strength goal to force overtime. In overtime, the Greyhounds would complete the comeback as Christopher Brown scored the winner as Windsor squandered their lead to lose 4-3 to the Greyhounds. Nesbitt finished the game with 1 assist, a +1 rating, 2 SOG, 2 PIMs, and was 17/27 on faceoffs.
Video courtesy of the OHL
- (Nov. 14) In a battle of Flyers prospects, Jack Nesbitt and the Windsor Spitfires visited Jett Luchanko and the Guelph Storm. Guelph would come out with a great opening period as they scored three goals on 13 shots to take a 3-0 lead. In the second period, Nesbitt would get the Spitfires on the board with his 7th of the season at 3:15 and would be part of a 17 shot period that also saw goals from Ethan Belchetz (his 16th at 5:38), Carson Woodall (his 4th on the PP at 11:01), and Jean-Christophe Lemieux (his 8th at 18:55) to tie the game 4-4 after forty minutes. After Luchanko scored shorthanded early in the third, Cole Davis would tie the game 5-5 with his 9th of the season at 11:04. But the Storm would erupt for three goals (including an empty-netter) as Guelph defeated Windsor 8-5. Nesbitt finished the game with 1 goal, a +1 rating, 4 SOG, 2 PIMs, and was 15 of 23 at the faceoff dot.
Jett Luchanko #7 (C) – Guelph Storm (OHL)
| SEASON | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | S | PIM |
| 2025-2026 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 11 | +3 | 18 | 8 |
- (Nov. 2) The Guelph Storm hosted the visiting Sarnia Sting for a Sunday matinee. In the opening period, the Storm outshot the Sting 17-5 and took a 2-0 thanks to goals by Grant Spada (his 1st at 5:07) and Jett Luchanko (his 1st at 6:33) as he made a nice deke in front to slide the puck home. In the second period, Guelph got an insurance goal from Alex McLean for his 3rd of the season at 8:29, but the Sting got on the board as well to make it a 3-1 game. In the third period, Luchanko fired a cross-ice pass to find a trailing Quinn Beauchesne who scored his 1st of the season at 1:26. The Storm would cruise the rest of the way as they picked up a 4-1 win over the Sarnia Sting. Luchanko had a very good game and finished with 1 goal and 1 assist for 2 points, a +2 rating, 6 SOG, and was 12/17 on faceoffs. Luchanko was named the First Star of the game.
Video courtesy of the Guelph Storm
Video courtesy of the Guelph Storm
- (Nov. 5) The Guelph Storm continued to enjoy some home cooking on Pink the Rink Night as they played the visiting London Knights. In the first period, Quinn Beauchesne got the ball rolling with a blast from the point for his 2nd of the season (and goals in consecutive games) at 2:32 followed by Christopher Soares’ 1st OHL goal 35 seconds later to give the Storm a 2-0 lead. London would get on the board with a shorthanded goal, but Soares would score his second of the game at 17:57 to give Guelph a 3-1 lead at the break. In the second period, London would cut the lead to 3-2 but Charlie Paquette would notch his 3rd of the season on the powerplay at 7:03 to restore the two-goal cushion. The Knights would make it 4-3 before the end of the second, but the Storm would add two empty net goals in the third period to negate a late goal by the Knights as Guelph defeated London 6-4. Jett Luchanko finished the game with 3 assists, a +2 rating, 2 SOG, 2 PIMs, and was 13/20 at the faceoff dot.
- (Nov. 7) The Guelph Storm took to the road as they visited the Soo Greyhounds. The Storm would only get three shots in the opening frame but also scored the only goal as Hunter McKenzie scored his 6th of the season at 8:53. In the second period, the Greyhounds would tie the game but Guelph would get goals from Noah Jenken (his 4th at 12:26) and Ethan Miedema (his 6th at 17:08) to take a 3-1 lead into the intermission. In the third period, Quinn Beauchesne would score for the third consecutive game with an empty-netter as the Guelph Storm won their third game in a row by defeating the Soo Greyhounds 4-2. Jett Luchanko finished the game with no points, an even rating, 1 SOG, and was 13 of 23 on draws.
- (Nov. 8) The road trip continued for the Guelph Storm as they visited the Flint Firebirds. The first period was a goal-fest as both teams would combine for five goals. Guelph would get goals from Ethan Miedema (his 7th at 5:29) and Mykhailo Haponenko (his 2nd at 8:46) but would trail Flint 3-2. In the second period, Guelph would only manage three shots on goal and the Firebirds would score twice to extend their lead to 5-2. In the third period, Quinn Beauchesne remained hot by scoring in his fourth consecutive game but it wasn’t enough to start a comeback as the Firebirds defeated the Storm 6-3 and ended Guelph’s winning streak. Jett Luchanko finished the game with no points, a -2 rating, 1 SOG, and was 13/24 on draws.
- (Nov. 14) The Guelph Storm returned home for a test against the Windsor Spitfires in a battle of Flyers prospects. In the first period, Guelph had a great period against one of the best teams in the OHL even though shots were 13 a piece. Mykhailo Haponenko got the scoring going with his 3rd of the season at 6:11 to give Guelph the 1-0 lead. Jett Luchanko would add a pair of assists on Charlie Paquette’s 5th at 13:48 and Illia Shybinskyi’s powerplay goal at 18:12 to make it a 3-0 game. In the second period the script was flipped though as the Spitfires would score four goals to negate Shybinskyi’ second powerplay goal of the game (his 5th of the season) to tie the game 4-4. In the third period, Luchanko would streak in on a shorthanded breakaway and make no mistake for his 2nd goal of the season only 2:55 in to restore Guelph’s 5-4 lead. Windsor would tie the game, but the Storm persisted and got goals from Alex McLean (his 4th at 13:55), Ethan Miedema (his 8th on the PP at 16:30) and an empty net goal for Parker Snelgrove (his 4th at 19:10) as the Storm took down the Windsor Spitfires 8-5. Luchanko was ever present on the ice and ended the game with 1 goal and 3 assists for 4 points, a +1 rating, 4 SOG, and was 18/27 on draws. Luchanko was also named the First Star of the game.
Video courtesy of the Guelph Storm
Video courtesy of the Guelph Storm
- (Nov. 15) The Guelph Storm looked to keep rolling at home as they took on the Kitchener Rangers. In the opening period, Guelph took a 1-0 lead as Wil McFadden scored his 2nd of the season at 19:26 after Jett Luchanko protected the puck well during the zone entry and started the scoring play. In the second period, Ethan Miedema scored twice (his 9th and 10th of the season at 1:29 and 5:36) to give the Storm a 3-0 lead headed into the intermission. The Kitchener Rangers would push back in the third period, but the Guelph storm would hang on and secure a 3-2 victory. Luchanko finished the game with 1 assist, a +1 rating, 2SOG, 4 PIMs (two minor penalties), and was 15 of 23 on faceoffs.
Video courtesy of the Guelph Storm
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