The Flyers Junior Hockey Prospect Report (Feb. 15

Welcome to the 9^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 Sunday February 15^th – Saturday February 28^th.

WHL (Western Hockey League)

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

SEASON	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	PIM
2025-2026	55	1	9	10	+17	104	42

(Feb. 16) The Everett Silvertips were the visitors as they took on the Calgary Hitmen. The home side would go up 2-0 in the opening period despite the Silvertips 12-7 shots on goal advantage thanks to two powerplay goals. In the second period, Julius Miettinen would get Everett on the board with his 23^rd of the season at 9:53 to make it 2-1. The Hitmen would strike again on the powerplay at 16:29 to get the 3-1 insurance marker. The third period would be scoreless as the Calgary Hitmen would go 3 for 6 with the man advantage in the game and would defeat the Everett Silvertips 3-1. Luke Vlooswyk finished the game with no points, an even rating, 2 SOG, and 2 PIMs.

(Feb. 21) The Everett Silvertips returned home to take on the Seattle Thunderbirds. In the opening period, Everett dominated the shots 16-3 but only wet up 1-0 thanks to Matias Vanhanen’s 16^th of the season. Everett would dominate the second period as well and once again would only strike once as Carter Bear’s 28^th of the season made it 2-0. The third period finally saw the Silvertips rewarded for their attacking play as they scored seven goals (two on the powerplay) and Carter Bear completed his hat-trick as the Silvertips smothered the Seattle Thunderbirds 9-0. Luke Vlooswyk finished the game with no points, a +2 rating, and 0 SOG.

(Feb. 22) The Everett Silvertips continued at home as they took on the Tri-City Americans. In the opening period, Everett outshot Tri-City 20-7 but only went up 1-0 through Jesse Heslop’s 14^th of the season. The dominance continued in the second period with the shots 24-5 and the Silvertips would extend their lead to 3-0 with Carter Bear’s 31^st of the season at 4:43 followed by Zackary Shantz’s 24th. In the third period Tri-City would get on the board and pull to within one late, but the Silvertips held the lead to defeat the Americans 3-2. Luke Vlooswyk finished the game with no points, a +1 rating, and 6 SOG.

(Feb. 27) The Everett Silvertips hosted the Kamloops Blazers. In the opening period, the Silvertips led in shots 18-11 and took a 3-2 lead thanks to a three-point period from Julius Miettinen (2 goals and 1 assist). In the second period, Miettinen would complete his hat-trick and Luke Vlooswyk would score his 1^st goal of the season to along with a pair of insurance goals by the Silvertips in the third period as Everett thoroughly handled Kamloops 8-3. Vlooswyk finished the game with 1 goal, a +1 rating, and 4 SOG.

Number 5 makes it 6 🚨🚨 #GreenmeansGO pic.twitter.com/P4pc7hTLHI
— xy – Everett Silvertips (@WHLsilvertips) February 28, 2026

Video courtesy of the Everett Silvertips

(Feb. 28) The Everett Silvertips hit the road to take on the rival Seattle Thunderbirds. Seattle would take the lead at 6:11 of the opening period and the game would stay 1-0 even through a dominant period by the Silvertips that saw Thunderbirds goaltender Marek Sklenicka turn away 31 shots in the opening two periods. In the third period, Julius Miettinen would finally solve Sklenicka and score his 27^th of the season to tie the game 1-1 at 1:25. Seattle would retake the lead only 18 seconds later, but Carter Bear would score his 33^rd of the season at 5:48 to tie the game 2-2. Regulation time would expire and Miettinen would score the winning goal in overtime as the Everett Silvertips defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 3-2. Luke Vlooswyk finished the game with no points, a -1 rating, and 1 SOG.

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

SEASON	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	SH	PIM
2025-2026	46	14	14	28	0	99	74

(Feb. 16) The Seattle Thunderbirds took to the road as they visited the Vancouver Giants. After a scoreless first period, the Giants would strike first at 9:39 of the second period to take a 1-0 lead. Seattle would tie the game up 1-1 as Simon Lovsin scored his 13^th of the season at 17:49. In the third period, Matthew Gard would get two secondary powerplay assists as Lovsin scored his second of the game at 8:02 followed by Sawyer Mayes’ 14^th as the Thunderbirds defeated the Giants 3-1. Gard finished the game with 2 assists, an even rating, 3 SOG, and was 13 of 20 on faceoffs.

What can we say, Simon loves scoring goals! 🚨

Simon Lovsin double dips to give the @SeattleTbirds the lead! pic.twitter.com/l7sHBDFdHc
— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) February 17, 2026

Video courtesy of the WHL

(Feb. 20) The Seattle Thunderbirds returned home as they took on the visiting Portland Winterhawks. The Winterhawks would strike first only 2:35 in but the Thunderbirds would tie the game at 11:54 with Cameron Schmidt’s 39^th of the season on the powerplay. In the second period, Portland would outshoot Seattle 13-6 ad score the only goal of the frame to take a 2-1 lead after forty minutes. In the third period, Matthew Gard would snap home his 14^th of the season to tie the game 2-2 at 10:39. The remainder of regulation could find no winner and in overtime, Schmidt would score his second of the game to hit the 40-goal mark and score the game-winner on a breakaway as the Seattle Thunderbirds beat the Portland Winterhawks 3-2. Gard finished the game with 1 goal and 1 assist for 2 points, a +1 rating, 5 SOG, and was 11/23 on draws.

MATTHEW GARD!! WHAT A BEAUTY!!! TIE GAME!!!!@SeattleTbirds | @NHLFlyers | #LetsGoFlyers pic.twitter.com/uURAVpEW9e
— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) February 21, 2026

Video courtesy of the WHL

(Feb. 21) Playing their second of three games in three nights, the Seattle Thunderbirds visited the Everett Silvertips. Outshot 33-13 through two periods, the Thunderbirds were fortunate to only find themselves down 2-0. The floodgates would open in the third period though as the Silvertips would score seven goals and goaltender Anders Miller would stop all 20 shots he faced as Everett shutout Seattle 9-0. Matthew Gard finished the game with no points, a -2 rating, 1 SOG, and was 6 of 19 on faceoffs.

(Feb. 22) Playing their third and final game in as many nights, the Seattle Thunderbirds visited the Portland Winterhawks. Portland would strike on the powerplay at 12:41 of the opening period and also at 1:51 of the second period as the Winterhawks took a 2-0 lead. Brock England would respond with a powerplay goal for Seattle (his 20^th) only 2:03 later to get the Thunderbirds on the board at 2-1. The Winterhawks would score at even strength and while shorthanded later in the frame as Ethan Bibeau would make it a 4-2 deficit with his 5th of the season at 18:42. England would get his second assist of the game and third point through a Seattle powerplay goal in the third period, but that was as close as the Thunderbirds would get as they dropped a 4-3 decision to the Portland Winterhawks. Matthew Gard finished the game with no points, a -2 rating, 5 SOG, 2 PIMs, and was 10/22 at the faceoff dot.

(Feb. 25) The Seattle Thunderbirds visited the Kelowna Rockets. In the opening period, Kelowna would strike twice before Seattle got on the board to make it 2-1 through Antonio Martorana’s 23^rd of the season at 18:59. After no scoring in the second period, the Rockets Tij Iginla would score his 36^th and Owen Folstrom would add an empty-netter as the Kelowna Rockets took down the Seattle Thunderbirds 4-1. Matthew Gard finished the game with no points, a -1 rating, 2 SOG, 2 PIMs, and was 11/24 on draws.

(Feb. 27) The Seattle Thunderbirds travelled north as they visited the Vancouver Giants. In the opening period, the Vancouver Giants led 1-0 and only allowed 4 Seattle shots. In the second period, the Thunderbirds had a better period and took a 2-1 lead through Noah Kosick (his 14^th) and Sawyer Mayes (his 15^th). I the third period, Seattle would get an insurance goal from Coster Dunn (his 21^st) and add an empty-netter as the Thunderbirds took down the Giants 4-1. Matthew Gard finished the game with no points, a +1 rating, 0 SOG, 2 PIMs, and was 9 of 13 on faceoffs.

(Feb. 28) The Seattle Thunderbirds returned home to take on the rival Everett Silvertips. Seattle would take the lead at 6:11 of the opening period and the game would stay 1-0 even through a dominant period by the Silvertips that saw Thunderbirds goaltender Marek Sklenicka turn away 31 shots in the opening two periods. In the third period, Julius Miettinen would finally solve Sklenicka and score his 27^th of the season to tie the game 1-1 at 1:25. Seattle would retake the lead only 18 seconds later as Matthew Gard would assist on Matej Pekar’s 19^th goal of the season to make it 2-1. Unfortunately, Carter Bear would score his 33^rd of the season at 5:48 to tie the game 2-2. Regulation time would expire and Miettinen would score the winning goal in overtime as the Everett Silvertips defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 3-2. Gard finished the game with 1 assist, a +1 rating, 2 SOG, 2 PIMs, and was only 6/18 on draws. Gard was also named the Third Star of the game.

QMJHL (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)

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

SEASON	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	PIM
2025-2026	8	1	5	6	+12	21	10

(Feb. 19) The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada were the hosts as they took on the Rimouski Oceanic. In the opening period, the Armada would get the 1-0 at 4:03 through Matt Gosselin’s 20^th of the season off a fortunate bounce in the corner that ricocheted in front. In the second period, Spencer Gill would get an assist on Elliot Dube’s first of two goals in the period as the Armada would lead 4-0 after forty minutes. Rimouski would get on the board in the third period, but Olivier Lemieux (his 16^th) and Jacob Beaulieu (his 6^th) would ensure all the points as the Armada defeated the Oceanic 6-1. Gill finished the game with 1 assist, a +5 rating, 2 SOG, and 2 PIMs.

(Feb. 20) The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada continued their home stretch as they played the Gatineau Olympiques. Spencer Gill would open the scoring only 1:15 in to get his 1^st goal of the season. Up 2-0 in the second period, Gill would grab assists on Mael Lavinge’s 21st goal and Torkel Jennersjo’s 12^th goal on the powerplay to put the Armada up 4-0. Gatineau would strike twice to get on the board before the end of the middle frame, but in the third period the Armada would add some insurance including an empty net goal to give the Olympiques a 6-3 defeat. Gill finished the game with 1 goal and 3 assists for 4 points, a +3 rating, and 3 SOG. Gill was named the First Star of the game.

(Feb. 22) The Sherbrooke Phoenix were the visitors as they took on the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada. An even opening period shots wise, but it was the Phoenix that would open the scoring and add a powerplay goal to lead 2-0. After a scoreless second period, Vincent Collard would get Blainville-Boisbriand on the board at 10:57 and Bill Zonnon would score his 10^th of the season at 16:15 to tie things up 2-2 ad force overtime. In the extra period, Zonnon would get the puck to Matt Gosselin whose 21^st of the season was the game-winner as the Armada defeated the Phoenix 3-2. Spencer Gill finished the game with no points, a +2 rating, and 4 SOG.

(Feb. 27) Heading out on the road, the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada visited the Rimouski Oceanic. The Armada would open the scoring only 56 seconds in and add to their lead regularly as Justin Carbonneau scored twice for his 43^rd and 44^th goals of the season to pace Blainville-Boisbriand to a 3-0 lead. Carbonneau would complete his hat-trick at 14:43 of the third period in a game that was completely one-sided as the Armada outshot the Oceanic 45-18 and thoroughly dominated the game with a 7-1 victory. Spencer Gill finished the game with 1 assist, a +1 rating, 3 SOG, and 4 PIMs.

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

SEASON	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	PIM
2025-2026	50	30	35	65	+19	165	13

(Feb. 15) The Quebec Remparts visited the Marcel Dionne Centre to take on the Drummondville Voltigeurs. No scoring occurred in the opening period which saw the Voltigeurs outshoot the Remparts 13-10. In the second period, Drummondville would open the scoring to take a 1-0 lead with a powerplay goal. In the third period, Charles-Antoine Dube would reply with a powerplay goal for his 7th of the season at 5:19 to tie the game 1-1. The Voltigeurs would score to retake the lead 23 seconds later and add an insurance goal to go up 3-1. Egan Beveridge’s 12^th of the season at 17:06 would bring the Remparts to within one, but they would get no closer as Drummondville defeated Quebec 3-2. Nathan Quinn finished the game with 1 assist, an even rating, 2 SOG, and was 9/15 on draws.

(Feb. 17) The back half of the home-and-home saw the Quebec Remparts host the Drummondville Voltigeurs in front of 12,000 at the Centre Videotron. Despite the even shot totals through two periods it was Drummondville that had a 3-0 lead after forty minutes. In the third period, Nathan Quinn skated in on goal and roofed a shot for his 29^th goal of the season at 7:52. With the goalie pulled, Cal Uens scored his 13^th at 16:52 while the Remparts had a 6-on-5 advantage to make it 3-2. Unfortunately, Drummondville would add an empty net goal to stymie any hope of a comeback as the Voltigeurs defeated Quebec 4-3. Quinn finished the game with 1 goal and 1 assist for 2 points, an even rating, 5 SOG, and was 5 of 12 on faceoffs. Quinn was named the Third Star of the game.

Dancing en PP ! #DeQuébecPourQuébec pic.twitter.com/m2RhqB8bKe
— Remparts de Québec (@quebec_remparts) February 18, 2026