The Flyers Junior Hockey Prospect Report (Nov. 16 – Nov. 30)

Welcome to the 4th 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 Sunday November 16th – Sunday November 30th.

WHL (Western Hockey League) 

Matthew Gard #9 (C) – Red Deer Rebels (WHL)

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Luke Vlooswyk #4 (D) – Red Deer Rebels (WHL)

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  • (Nov. 21) The Red Deer Rebels were back in action as they hosted the Edmonton Oil Kings with Matthew Gard returning to the lineup following his suspension.  In the first period, the Oil Kings would take the lead with a powerplay goal but the Rebels would respond with a powerplay goal of their own through Ty Coupland’s 7th of the season at 14:34.  Edmonton would add a goal 56 seconds later to take a 2-1 lead into the break.  In the second period, the Oil Kings would score on the man-advantage and at even strength to take a 4-1 lead.  In the third period, Keith McInnis would notch his 6th of the season at 7:45 but Edmonton would add an empty net goal to hand the Red Deer Rebels a 5-2 defeat.  Gard finished the game with no points, a -1 rating, 2 SOG, 2 PIMs, and was 9 of 12 on faceoffs.  Luke Vlooswyk ended the game with no points, a -1 rating, 1 SOG, and 2 PIMs.
  • (Nov. 30) The Red Deer Rebels visited the Calgary Hitmen.  In the first period, Matthew Gard opened the scoring by pouncing on a loose puck in front for his 6th of the season at 3:23.  Both sides would score twice in the remainder of the opening frame with the Rebels getting contributions from Aleksey Chichkin (his 1st at 8:06) and Beckett Hamilton (his 10th at 9:23) to lead 3-2 at the intermission.  In the second period, Landon MacSwain would score his 7th of the season at 3:22 to give Red Deer a deserved 4-2 lead as they outshot the Hitmen 12-6.  In the third period, Calgary would pull to within one in the final minute but it wouldn’t be enough as the Rebels defeated the Hitmen 4-3.  Gard finished the game with 1 goal, a -1 rating, 3 SOG, 4 PIMs, and was 5/12 on draws.  Luke Vlooswyk ended up with no points, a +1 rating, and 1 SOG.

Video courtesy of the Red Deer Rebels    

QMJHL (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)

Spencer Gill #15 (D) – Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL)

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  • Spencer Gill continues to be out until February due to injury.

Nathan Quinn #29 (C) – Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)

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  • (Nov. 16) The Quebec Remparts continued their tour of Eastern Canada as they visited the Moncton Wildcats.  In the opening period, the Wildcats would score the only goal of the frame as they took a 1-0 lead.  In the second period, the Remparts would tie the game 1-1 as Antoine Dorion would score his 3rd goal of the season at 7:27.  In the third period, Quebec would score a shorthanded goal to take a 2-1 lead as Ryan Howard scored his 3rd of the season at 5:01.  The tide really turned with that goal as the Remparts would get goals from Maddox Dagenais (his 7th at 9:32) and Cal Uens (his 6th at 11:07) as Quebec defeated Moncton 4-1.  Nathan Quinn finished the game with 1 assist, a +1 rating, 6 SOG, and was only 3 of 12 on draws.

Video courtesy of the Quebec Remparts

  • (Nov. 19) The Quebec Remparts returned home as they welcomed the visiting Halifax Mooseheads to town.  It didn’t take long for the Remparts to strike as Mathias Loiselle scored his 4th of the season only 49 seconds in to make it 1-0.  Halifax would tie the game later in the frame and take a 2-1 lead at 2:23 in the second period with a powerplay goal.  Later in the second period, Loiselle would score his second of the game to tie the game 2-2 at 6:18.  Both goaltenders would shut the door in the third period and overtime as thee game remained tied 2-2 heading into the shootout.  In the shootout, Nathan Quinn would score but the Halifax would score twice as the Mooseheads prevailed over the Remparts 4-3.  Quinn finished the game with no points, an even rating, 2 SOG, and was 5/12 on faceoffs.
  • (Nov. 21) The Quebec Remparts homestand continued as they faced the visiting Newfoundland Regiment.  The opening period was a good one for Quebec as the Remparts got goals from Alex Desruisseaux (his 3rd at 2:20), Nikita Ovcharov (his 7th at 16:12), and Andreas Straka (his 5th at 16:27) to take a 3-0 lead.  In the second period, both teams would find the back of the net as Alexandre Taillefer scored his 2nd of the season at 4:00 to make the score 4-1.  Maddox Dagenais would score a powerplay goal for his 8th of the season at 9:03 following some good puck control by Mathias Loiselle.  In the third period, the Remparts would take it home as Ovcharov’s second of the game at 10:02 ensured the two-points for Quebec as they defeated Newfoundland 6-1.  Nathan Quinn finished the game with 1 assist, an even rating, 2 SOG, and was 6 of 10 on faceoffs.

Video courtesy of the Quebec Remparts

  • (Nov. 22) The Quebec Remparts faced the Newfoundland Regiment for the second straight game at the Centre Videotron.  The Regiment would score the lone goal of the opening period to take a 1-0 lead at 12:18.  In the second period, the Remparts would get back into the game with goals by Maddox Dagenais (his 9th at 0:24) and Freddy Meyer (his 1st at 15:01) to take a 2-1 lead after forty minutes.  In the third period, the Regiment scored five unanswered goals to storm back and defeat Quebec by a score of 6-2.  Nathan Quinn finished the game with no points, a -1 rating, 3 SOG, and was 9 of 16 on faceoffs.
  • (Nov. 28) The Quebec Remparts took to the road as they faced the Baie-Comeau Drakkar.  The Remparts came out swinging in the opening period as they outshot the Drakkar 15-8 and put up a four-spot.  The Remparts got goals from Charles-Antoine Dube (his 2nd on the PP at 1:55), Alex Desruisseaux (his 4th at 6:28), Maddox Dagenais (his 10th at 7:42), and Nathan Quinn (his 9th on the PP at 11:17 off a deflection in front) to take a commanding 4-0 lead.  In the second period, Quebec would extend their lead to 5-0 as Ethan Toms scored his 1st of the season at 13:21.  Quebec would cruise the rest of the game with goaltender Patrick Deniger stopping all 25 shots he faced as the Remparts shutout the Drakkar 5-0.  Quinn finished the game with 1 goal and 2 assists for 3 points, a +2 rating, 4 SOG, and was 4 of 9 on faceoffs.

Video courtesy of the Quebec Remparts

Video courtesy of the Quebec Remparts

  • (Nov. 29) The Quebec Remparts visited the Baie-Comeau Drakkar for the second consecutive night.  In the first period, Nathan Quinn scored his 10th of the season by sliding the puck in while taking a high-stick in front of the net at 9:44 to give Quebec a 1-0 lead.  After the Drakkar tied the game with a powerplay goal at 15:27, the Remparts would retake the 2-1 lead 50 seconds later as Ryan Howard scored his 4th of the season while shorthanded.  In the second period, Quebec would get goals from Maddox Dagenais (his 11th on the PP at 0:20), Nikita Ovcharov (his 9th at 13:03), and Etienne Desjardins (his 3rd at 19:32) to take a 5-2 lead.  In the third period, Dagenais would add an insurance goal for his second goal of the game as the Remparts would sweep the Drakkar in the two-game set by a score of 6-2.  Quinn finished the game with 1 goal and 3 assists for 4 points, a +3 rating, 2 SOG, and was 3/8 on draws.

Video courtesy of the Quebec Remparts

Video courtesy of the Quebec Remparts

Video courtesy of the Quebec Remparts

OHL (Ontario Hockey League)

Jack Nesbitt #71 (C) – Windsor Spitfires (OHL)

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  • (Nov. 21) The Windsor Spitfires began their first of three games in three consecutive nights as they hosted the Saginaw Spirit.  In the first period, Windsor held the Spirit to only 3 shots on goal and took a 1-0 lead through AJ Spellacy’s 5th of the season only 24 seconds in.  In the second period, the Spitfires opened their lead up to 3-0 with goals by Liam Greentree (his 13th at 7:22) and Ethan Garden (his 5th at 10:26).  Saginaw would get on the board early in the third period, but the Spitfires would add an empty net goal at 19:09 for Greentree’s second of the game as the Windsor Spitfires defeated the Saginaw Sting 4-1.  Jack Nesbitt finished the game with no points, an even rating, 2 SOG, 2 PIMs, and was 12 of 25 on faceoffs.
  • (Nov. 22) The same opponents faced each other once again as this time the Windsor Spitfires travelled to face the Saginaw Spirit.  The opening period was much closer than the one from the previous night, and it was the Spirit that would open the scoring at 9:14.  In the second period, Jack Nesbitt was given a match penalty for roughing and a misconduct.  In the third period, Saginaw would open up a 2-0 lead at 15:04 before Carson Woodall would score his 5th of the season at 18:53 to make it 2-1.  Nesbitt would get into a fight after the final buzzer and will likely face further discipline from the league as the Windsor Spitfires fell t the Saginaw Spirit 2-1.  Nesbitt finished the game with 1 assist, an even rating, 4 SOG, 7 PIMs, and was 13 of 24 on draws.
  • (Nov. 23) Jack Nesbitt would be sitting out awaiting a suspension as the Windsor Spitfires hosted the Guelph Storm in the Teddy Toss Game.  In the opening period, Carson Woodall didn’t let the home fans wait long as he scored his 6th of the season at 1:33 to make the Teddy Bears fly onto the ice.  After the delay in clearing the ice, Windsor would double the lead to 2-0 only 13 seconds later as Max Brocklehurst scored his 2nd of the season.  Guelph would get on the board, but a shorthanded goal from Jean-Christophe Lemieux (his 9th) and Cole Davis’ 10th were only 59 seconds apart as the Spitfires took a 4-1 lead.  Windsor would have to wait until early in the third to pad their lead as AJ Spellacy scored his 6th on the powerplay at 1:32 and the Spitfires cruised to a 6-1 win over the Guelph Storm.
  • (Nov. 26) The Windsor Spitfires hosted the Owen Sound Attack without Jack Nesbitt who has been suspended for 3 games.  Owen Sound scored the firs goal of the game in the opening period, but Cole Davis would score shorthanded at 18:26 of the second period for his 11th of the season to tie the game 1-1.  In the third period, AJ Spellacy remained red hot as he scored his 7th only 17 seconds in and Anthony Cristoforo’s 4th went into an empty net as the Spitfires took down the Attack 3-1.
  • (Nov. 28) The Windsor Spitfires visited the Guelph Storm who recently traded Flyers prospect Jett Luchanko.  After going down 2-0, the Spitfires would claw their way back to 2-2 with goals by Ethan Belchetz (his 17th at 16:50) and Carson Woodall (his 7th at 19:21).  In the second period, Jean-Christophe Lemieux would score his 10th of the season at 14:09 to give the Spitfires a 3-2 lead.  n the third period, AJ Spellacy would make it 4-2 with his 8th but Guelph would storm back with three straight goals as Guelph took down Windsor 5-4.  Jack Nesbitt did not play due to suspension.
  • (Nov. 29) Jack Nesbitt returned to the lineup after his 3 game suspension as the Windsor Spitfires visited the Owen Sound Attack.  Nesbitt would steal the puck in the corner in the opening period and feed Liam Greentree who scored past a sprawling Carter George for his 15th of the season at 6:24.  Owen Sound would tie the game later in the first period, but the Spitfires would score twice in the second period through Andrew Robinson (his 1st at 5:34) and Ethan Garden (his 6th on the PP at 14:19) to make it 3-1.  The Attack would score in the third period but could not tie the game as the Windsor Spitfires defeated the Owen Sound Attack 3-2.  Nesbitt finished the game with 1 assist, an even rating, 4 SOG, and was 14/20 on draws.     

Jett Luchanko #7/#17 (C) – Guelph Storm/Brantford Bulldogs (OHL)

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  • (Nov. 18) The Guelph Storm visited the Kitchener Rangers.  In the opening period, the Rangers came out and outshot the Storm 17-8 but the game remained scoreless through twenty minutes.  In the second period, Kitchener would take a 1-0 lead at 15:33 and would extend their lead to 2-0 at 1:39 of the third period.  Ethan Miedema would score his 11th of the season on the powerplay to get Guelph on the board at 6:13; but Kitchener would grab an empty net goal to seal the Rangers 3-1 win over the Storm.  Jett Luchanko finished the game with no points, a -2 rating, 3 SOG, and was 9 of 19 on faceoffs.
  • (Nov. 21) The CHL announced on Nov. 20th that the Guelph Storm would be the hosts of the Memorial Cup in 2027.  On the 21st, the Guelph Storm returned home for a two-game homestand as they took on the visiting Owen Sound Attack.  The Attack scored twice in the opening 6:51 to take a 2-0 lead, but Jaakko Wycisk would score a powerplay goal for his 8th of the season at 9:36 to respond for the Storm and make it a 2-1 game.  Jett Luchanko would grab a primary assist as Charlie Paquette scored his 6th of the season at 16:15 to tie the game 2-2.  In the second period, Guelph would take a 3-2 lead at 5:00 as Parker Snelgrove potted his 5th of the season; but Owen Sound would strike with three consecutive goals in the frame to make it 5-3 after forty minutes.  In the third period, Luchanko would get 4 primary assists (all on the powerplay) as Illia Shybinskyi scored twice (his 6th and 7th of the season) and Paquette completed his hat-trick.  Alas, the offensive outburst by the Storm was outdone by the Attack who scored 5 goals in a period bereft of defense and Owen Sound defeated Guelph 10-7.  Luchanko finished the game with 5 assists (5 points), a -3 rating, 0 SOG, and was 18 of 34 on draws.  Luchanko was named the Second Star of the game.

Video courtesy of the Guelph Storm    

Video courtesy of the Guelph Storm

  • (Nov. 22) The Guelph Storm hosted the Flint Firebirds as they retired former Los Angeles Kings Captain Dustin Brown’s jersey to the rafters.  In the first period, Rylan Singh put the Storm ahead 1-0 with his 3rd goal of the season only 1:30 in but the Firebirds would strike twice to take a 2-1 lead.  In the second period, Flint would extend their lead to 4-1 as they took advantage with a powerplay marker and a goal at even strength.  In the third period, Parker Snelgrove would score his 6th of the season at 7:24 and Illia Shybinskyi would score on the powerplay for his 8th of the season at 15:40 to bring the Storm to within one.  Unfortunately, the comeback would come up short as the Flint Firebirds defeated the Guelph Storm 4-3.  Jett Luchanko finished the game with 1 assist, an even rating, 2 SOG, and he was 10 of 21 on faceoffs.
  • (Nov. 23) The Guelph Storm visited the Windsor Spitfires in the Teddy Bear Toss game.  In the first period, it didn’t take long for the bears to rain onto the ice as the Spitfires scored twice in the opening 1:46 to take a 2-0 lead.  Illia Shybinskyi would stay hot as he scored his 9th of the season at 10:40 to cut the lead to 2-1.  The Spitfires though would score another two goals in quick succession (59 seconds) including a shorthanded goal to open up a 4-1 lead.  After no scoring in the second period, Windsor would score a powerplay goal 1:32 into the third period and would cruise the rest of the way to hand the Guelph Storm their third straight loss by a score of 5-1.  Jett Luchanko finished the game with no points, an even rating, 2 SOG, 2 PIMs, and was 8/17 on draws.
  • (Nov. 24) The Guelph Storm announced that they have traded Jett Luchanko to the Brantford Bulldogs in exchange for Layne Gallacher, two Second Round picks (2027 and 2028), a Third Round pick (2029), and a 5th Round pick (2029).
  • (Nov. 28) Jett Luchanko made his debut for the Brantford Bulldogs as they visited the Brampton Steelheads.  In the first period, Brampton would take a 1-0 lead despite being outshot 16-9.  In the second period, Jake O’Brien would fire home a one-timer for his 10th of the season on the powerplay to tie the game 1-1 at 13:30.  In the third period, the Steelheads continued to use physical play to stymie and frustrate the Bulldogs.  Luchanko was on the delivering end of a few big hits and also received a few as the Steelheads gave him lots of attention in his debut game.  Luchanko took a selfish interference penalty in the offensive zone to negate a prime scoring chance and provide the Steelheads with a powerplay in the late stages of the game.  With the Bulldogs down two players in the box, the Steelheads would score a powerplay goal with 14 seconds left in regulation to/ hand the Bulldogs their first regulation loss of the season with a final score of 2-1.  Luchanko finished the game with no points, an even rating, 1 SOG, 2 PIMs, and was 11 of 22 on faceoffs.
  • (Nov. 29) The Brantford Bulldogs played their second of three games in three nights as they hosted the Kitchener Rangers.  In the first period, Jett Luchanko would get 2 assists as the Bulldogs would take a 3-1 lead with goals from Cooped Dennis (his 13th at 1:31), Caleb Malhotra (his 11th at 4:27), and Dylan Tsherna (his 3rd at 5:59).  In the second period, the Rangers would fight back to tie the game as they scored twice in the frame to make it 3-3.  In the third period, Adam Jiricek’s 9th of the season at 8:52 would end up being the game-winner as the Brantford Bulldogs defeated the Kitchener Rangers 4-3.  Luchanko finished the game with 2 assists, a +4 rating, 2 SOG, and was 13 of 22 on faceoffs. 

Video courtesy of the Brantford Bulldogs

  • (Nov. 30) Finishing off a three game set in three nights, the Brantford Bulldogs visited the Oshawa Generals.  Oshawa would score the only goal of the opening period at 15:05 to take a 1-0 lead.  In the second period, Brantford would get goals from Adam Benak (his 14th at 2:01), Nikolas Rissetto (his 1st at 2:38), and Marek Vanacker (his 22nd on the PP at 3:33) to score three times in 1:32 to take a 3-1 lead.  Oshawa though would rally for three goals in the remainder of the period (including a shorthanded goal) to take a 4-3 lead.  In the third period, Vanacker would score his second of the game on the powerplay at 5:41 but Oshawa would not be denied as they scored a powerplay goal at 8:49 to hand the Bulldogs their second regulation defeat of the season by a score of 5-4.  Jett Luchanko finished the game with no points, an even rating, 0 SOG, and was 8/19 on faceoffs.      

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