The Flyers Junior Hockey Prospect Report (Jan. 31

Welcome to the 8^th 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 January 31^st – Friday February 14^th.

WHL (Western Hockey League)

Luke Vlooswyk #5 (D) – Everett Silvertips (WHL)

SEASON	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	PIM
2025-2026	50	0	9	9	+14	91	40

(Jan. 31) The Everett Silvertips visited the Seattle Thunderbirds in a rivalry game. The opening two periods went the way of the Silvertips as they outshot the Thunderbirds 24-11 and found themselves up 3-0 thanks to two powerplay goals from Carter Bear (his 19^th and 20^th) to go along with an assist. In the third period, Everett would score another powerplay goal only 24 seconds in by Rylan Gould (his 15^th) to give the Silvertips a 4-0 lead. Seattle would get on the board 19 seconds later, but Everett’s Kayd Ruedig would ice the game with his 13^th of the season at 3:23 to give Everett a 5-1 victory over Seattle. Luke Vlooswyk finished the game with no points, an even rating, and 2 SOG.

(Feb. 1) The Everett Silvertips returned home as they took on the Tri-City Americans. In the opening period, Everett would get two assists by Carter Bear and the Silvertips outshot the Americans 16-7 and took a 3-0 lead. In the second period, Tri-City would get on the board but the Silvertips would strike twice with Zackary Shantz registering two assists to take a 5-1 lead. In the third, Connor Dale would score twice for the Americans to make it interesting but Everett’s Jesse Hislop would add an insurance goal in the final minute to give the Silvertips a 6-3 victory. Luke Vlooswyk finished the game with no points, an even rating, and 1 SOG.

(Feb. 6) The Everett Silvertips continued their homestand as they played the visiting Kamloops Blazers. In the opening period, the Blazers would score goals 20 seconds apart to take an early lead but Henri Ament’s 2^nd of the season would get the Silvertips back in it at 2-1. In the second period, both teams would strike on the powerplay as Everett continued to lead Kamloops 3-2 after forty minutes. In the third period, Carter Bear took over to continue his recent string of dominant performances as he scored twice in the frame (including an empty-netter) to complete the hat-trick as the Silvertips defeated the Blazers 6-3. Luke Vlooswyk finished the game with no points, an even rating, ad 2 SOG.

(Feb. 7) The homestand continued for the Everett Silvertips as they faced the visiting Victoria Royals. Everett would dominate the opening period as they outshot Victoria 15-2 but could not get on the board as the game remained scoreless. In the second period, the Silvertips would waste no time as Jaxsin Vaughan scored his 16^th only 10 seconds in to give Everett a 1-0 lead. Luke Vlooswyk would get an assist on Henri Ament’s 3^rd of the season at 7:30 to give the Silvertips a 2-0 lead. In the third period, Victoria would tie the game 2-2 with two powerplay goals but Landon DuPont’s 12^th on the powerplay would end up being the game-winner as the Silvertips defeated the Royals 4-2. Vlooswyk finished the game with 1 assist, a +2 rating, 4 SOG, and 2 PIMs. Vlooswyk was named the Third Star of the game.

(Feb. 10) The Everett Silvertips hit the road as they visited Alberta to take o the Red Deer Rebels. In the opening period, Matias Vanhanen of the Silvertips and Cameron Kuzma of the Rebels each had a goal and an assist as the game would be tied 2-2. In the second period, Red Deer took the 3-2 lead but Everett score three goals with Carter Bear scoring a goal and an assist as the Silvertips would take a 5-3 lead. In the third period, Julius Miettinen would add an empty net goal as the Silvertips defeated the Rebels 6-3. Luke Vlooswyk finished the game with no points, a +1 rating, and 1 SOG.

(Feb. 11) The road trip continued for the Everett Silvertips as they visited the Edmonton Oil Kings. In the opening period, Matias Vanhanen would score his 15^th of the season off the opening faceoff only 8 seconds in and Rylan Gould would add his 17^th at 17:06 to give the Silvertips a 2-0 lead. In the second period, Zackary Shantz would score his 21^st of the season on the powerplay to extend the Silvertips lead to 3-0. In the third, Jaxsin Vaughan potted his 18^th at 2:05 and Anders Miller stopped all 18 shots he faced as the Everett Silvertips shutout the Edmonton Oil Kings 4-0. Luke Vlooswyk finished the game with no points, an even rating, and 2 SOG.

(Feb. 13) The road trip in Alberta continued as the Everett Silvertips visited the Lethbridge Hurricanes. In the opening period, the Silvertips were led by Zackary Shantz with 1 goal and 2 assists as the Silvertips dominated the shots 18-8 and led by a score of 4-1. The dominance continued in the second period as Everett outshot Lethbridge 24-4 although the Hurricanes would score three goals in the period. Landon DuPont (his 14^th), Jesse Heslop (his 13^th), Carter Bear (his 25^th), and Hunter Rudolph (his 3^rd) all scored for Everett in a dominating 8-4 win over Lethbridge. Luke Vlooswyk finished the game with no points, a -1 rating, 4 SOG, and 2 PIMs.

(Feb. 14) The Everett Silvertips spent their Valentine’s Day by visiting the Medicine Hat Tigers. Landon DuPont opened the scoring with his 15^th of the season followed up by two goals by Carter Bear (his 26^th and 27^th), but the Tigers would score while shorthanded and on the powerplay to only make the Silvertips lead 3-2. Medicine Hat would tie the game in the final minute of the second period and no further scoring in regulation would mean that the game headed to overtime deadlocked 3-3. In the extra period, the red hot Zackary Shantz scored the game-winner for his 23^rd of the season as the Silvertips defeated the Tigers 4-3. Luke Vlooswyk finished the game with no points, an even rating, and 2 SOG.

Matthew Gard #7 (C) – Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)

SEASON	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	SH	PIM
2025-2026	39	13	10	23	+2	81	66

(Jan. 31) The Seattle Thunderbirds hosted the Everett Silvertips in a battle of state and division rivals. Seattle was on the back foot for most of the opening two periods as the Silvertips struck twice on the powerplay to take a 3-0 lead. After the deficit increased to 4-0 only 24 seconds into the third, Matthew Gard replied with a sneaky wrister only 19 seconds later for his 12^th of the season to break the shutout and get Seattle on the board at 4-1. It was not to be though as Everett would add an insurance goal less than two minutes later as the Seattle Thunderbirds got humbled 5-1 by the Everett Silvertips. Gard finished the game with 1 goal, an even rating, 3 SOG, and was 8/18 on draws. Gard was named the Second Star of the game.

Matthew Gard says, "No shutouts here." ❌@SeattleTbirds | @NHLFlyers | #LetsGoFlyers pic.twitter.com/7g7oPqOpeQ
— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) February 1, 2026

Video courtesy of the WHL

(Feb. 1) The Seattle Thunderbirds took on the visiting Penticton Vees. In the opening period, Seattle started poorly as they were outshot 12-8 but found themselves down 4-0 with Diego Johnson scoring twice. In the second period, the Thunderbirds cut the deficit in half with goals by Cameron Schmidt (his 34^th at 14:18) and Antonio Martorana (his 19^th at 16:16) to make it a 4-2 game. In the third period, Seattle would outshoot Penticton 16-7 and were rewarded with goals at the 36 second mark and at 17:48 to tie the game 4-4 and force overtime. With no winner decided, the shootout would go the way of the Vees as the Thunderbirds could not convert on their three attempts as Penticton defeated Seattle 5-4. Matthew Gard finished the game with 1 assist, an even rating, 2 SOG, 2 PIMs, and was 11 of 24 on faceoffs.

Need a goal? WE NOAH A GUY!! NOAH KOSICK!! 🤝@SeattleTbirds | #NHLDraft pic.twitter.com/z4HIEQHmJA
— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) February 2, 2026

Video courtesy of the WHL

(Feb. 6) Continuing on at home, the Seattle Thunderbirds took on the visiting Portland Winterhawks. In the first period, Portland would outshoot Seattle 10-8 and found themselves up 2-0 by 8:03. The second period was a wild affair with a combined seven goals scored by both teams. Matej Pekar would score his 17^th of the season at 8:09 to get Seattle on the board at 2-1, but the Winterhawks would score three goals in the 1:01 after the goal to take a 5-1 lead. Seattle would claw the game back to 5-3 with goals by Ethan Bibeau (his 4^th at 11:37) and Marcus Laraque (his 3^rd at 15:37 assisted by Matthew Gard). But a shorthanded goal by Portland at 17:48 by Ryan Miller would take any momentum away and make it a 6-3 hole. In the third period, Portland would put the game to bed by adding an insurance goal as the Winterhawks defeated the Thunderbirds 7-3. Gard finished the game with 1 assist, a -1 rating, 2 SOG, 4 PIMs, and was 11/21 on draws.

(Feb. 7) The Portland Winterhawks were the hosts this time as the Seattle Thunderbirds were the visitors for the return match of the home and home set. In the first period, Seattle got the ball rolling with Matthew Gard ultimately getting credit for his 13^th of the season only 1:30 in to make it 1-0. In the second period, it was Portland’s turn to score early as they tied the game 26 seconds in before Brock England restored the Thunderbirds lead to 2-1 with his 18^th of the season. In the third period, Ryan Miller would tie the game up for Portland to force overtime and in the extra period it was the Winterhawks who would win the game 3-2 with Alex Wieirmair scoring his 27^th of the season. Gard finished the game with 1 goal, an even rating, 1 SOG, and was 8 of 18 at the faceoff dot.

(Feb. 10) The Seattle Thunderbirds visited the Spokane Chiefs. The first period was a scoreless affair as both sides were able to get 8 shots on goal. In the second period, Spokane took the lead with a powerplay goal as Tyus Sparks scored his 23^rd of the season at 5:28. In the third period, Cameron Schmidt scored his 35^th of the season only 33 seconds in to tie the game 1-1. Brock England scored on the powerplay for his 19^th of the season at 9:31 to give the Thunderbirds a 2-1 lead. Schmidt would score his second of the game (and third point) into an empty net as the Seattle Thunderbirds defeated the Spokane Chiefs 3-1. Matthew Gard finished the game with no points, a +1 rating, 2 SOG, and was 7/19 on draws.

(Feb. 13) The Seattle Thunderbirds hosted the Tri-City Americans in the first game of a home and home set on consecutive days. In the first period, Seattle dominated the shots 17-7 but only found themselves up 1-0 thanks to Antonio Martorana’s 20^th of the season. In the second period, the Thunderbirds would double their advantage only 17 seconds in off the opening faceoff as Cameron Schmidt scored his 37^th of the season to make it 2-0. Tri-City would get the goal right back in short order, but Schmidt would score his second of the game on the powerplay to give the Thunderbirds a 3-1 advantage after forty minutes. In the third period, Martorana would score his second of the contest as Seattle would beat Tri-City 4-1. Matthew Gard finished the game with 1 assist, a +1 rating, 0 SOG, and was 7 of 19 on faceoffs.

(Feb. 14) On Valentine’s Day, the Tri-City Americans were the hosts in the second half of the back-to-back as they welcomed the Seattle Thunderbirds. The shots were 13-3 for the Thunderbirds in the opening period but the period would end 1-1 after Tri-City opened the scoring and Antonio Martonara scored while shorthanded to even things up. In the second period, Seattle’s Matej Pekar would score his 18^th only 27 seconds in to give Seattle the 2-1 lead. Goaltender Marek Sklenicka would be solid the rest of the was as he would not allow the Americans to tie the game as the Seattle Thunderbirds swept the home and home with a 2-1 victory. Matthew Gard finished the game with no points, a +1 rating, 3 SOG, and was 10/20 on draws.

QMJHL (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)

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

SEASON	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	PIM
2025-2026	4	0	0	0	+1	9	4

(Feb. 13) Spencer Gill did indeed make his return to action for the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada as they visited the Val-d’Or Foreurs as reported by PHLY’s Charlie O’Connor. The Armada took a 3-0 lead in the opening period and didn’t look back as they outshot the Foreurs 37-22 in the game. Bill Zonnon would lead the way with 2 goals and 1 assist and goaltender William Lacelle would stop all 22 shots he faced in the game as Blainville-Boisbriand shutout Val-d’Or 6-0. Gill finished the game with no points, a +1 rating, 2 SOG, and 2 PIMs in his return to action.

(Feb. 14) The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada continued their road trip as they visited the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies. Although the Armada would outshoot the Huskies 36-22, the Huskies got a hat-trick from Eliot Ogonowski and a brilliant performance from goaltender Samuel Meloche as the Huskies shutout the Armada 5-0. Spencer Gill finished the game with no points, a -1 rating, and 4 SOG.

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

SEASON	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	PIM
2025-2026	44	28	30	58	+16	147	6

(Feb. 6) The Quebec Remparts began the month of February at home as they took on the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies. Quebec would open the scoring at 3:33 with Maddox Dagenais’ 22^nd of the season. In the second period, the Remparts would double their advantage to 2-0 as Freddy Meyer scored his 2^nd of the season on the powerplay at 11:03. The Huskies would get a goal late, but in the third period the Remparts would put the game away with a powerplay goal by Antoine Dorion as Quebec defeated Rouyn-Norada 3-1. Nathan Quinn finished the game with 1 assist, a +1 rating, 2 SOG, and was 4 of 10 on faceoffs.

OH OUI, IL EST DE RETOUR. #DeQuébecPourQuébec pic.twitter.com/SSuadBejyb
— Remparts de Québec (@quebec_remparts) February 7, 2026