The Flyers Junior Hockey Prospect Report (Mar. 1

Welcome to the 10^th and final regular season 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 March 1^st – Sunday March 22^nd.

WHL (Western Hockey League)

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

SEASON	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	PIM
2025-2026	63	1	10	11	+23	122	48

(Mar. 1) The Everett Silvertips travelled to visit the Wenatchee Wild. In the opening period, Everett would outshoot Wenatchee 19-8 but would only lead 2-1 with goals by Julius Miettinen (his 29^th on the PP at 1:35) and Rylan Gould (his 18^th on the PP at 13:21). The Wild would get back to it in the second period as they scored three times, but Landon DuPont’s 16^th of the season at 7:57 ensured the Silvertips only trailed by a 4-3 score. In the third, the Silvertips Miettinen would score his second of the game on the powerplay to join the 30-goal club and Matias Vanhanen would score the winner as Everett took down Wenatchee by a score of 6-4. Luke Vlooswyk finished the game with no points, an even rating, 3 SOG, and 4 PIMs.

(Mar. 6) Returning home, the Everett Silvertips took on the Portland Winterhawks. Through two periods of play, the Silvertips dominated the shots on goal 36-14 but the score was all tied up 2-2 with Everett’s goals coming from Brek Liske (his 6^th) and Tarin Smith (his 11^th). In the third period, Everett would pull away as they got insurance goals from Landon DuPont (his 17^th at 6:39) and Zackary Shantz (his 25^th on the powerplay at 16:03). Everett would add an empty-netter as the Silvertips won their 51^st game of the season in dominating fashion as they defeated Portland 5-2. Luke Vlooswyk finished the game with 1 assist, a +3 rating, and 2 SOG.

(Mar. 7) The return match versus the Winterhawks saw a change in venue as the Everett Silvertips visited Portland. Nolan Chastko scored his 8^th of the season at 10:15 to open the scoring and give Everett a 1-0 lead. In the second period, the Winterhawks would tie the game with a shorthanded goal but Tarin Smith’s 12^th at 9:39 restored the Silvertips 2-1 lead. In the third period, Julius Miettinen’s 31^st ended up being the game-winner as a Carter Bear empty net goal gave the Silvertips a 4-2 win over the Winterhawks. Luke Vlooswyk finished the game with no points, a +2 rating, and 5 SOG.

(Mar. 13) On a Friday the 13^th game, the Everett Silvertips travelled to face the Penticton Vees. The Vees outshot the Silvertips 11-5 in the first period, but the frame ended 1-1 as Everett’s Lukas Kaplan scored his 10^th of the season at 11:11 to tie the game 1-1. I the second period, Everett rattled off four consecutive goals including tallies by Kayd Ruedig (his 15^th Shorthanded), Jaxsin Vaughan (his 21^st), Rylan Gould (his 20^th), and Carter Bear (his 35^th on the Powerplay) to take a 5-1 lead. Penticton would score in the final minute of the second and midway through the third to make it 5-3, but Landon DuPont scored his 18^th into an empty net as the Everett Silvertips defeated the Penticton Vees 6-3. Luke Vlooswyk finished the game with no points, a -1 rating, and 0 SOG.

(Mar. 14) The Everett Silvertips now took on the role of host as they played the visiting Penticton Vees in the back end of a home-and-home. After a scoreless opening period, both teams would alternate goals with Everett leading 3-2 with goals from Zackary Shantz (his 26^th at 3:07) and two goals from Tarin Smith (his 13^th and 14^th at 12:29 and 19:10). In the third period, the Vees would tie the game 3-3 at 8:23 and the rest of regulation would expire without a winner. In overtime, Julius Miettinen would score the winning goal for his 32^nd of the season as the Everett Silvertips swept the Penticton Vees in the back-to-back with a 4-3 victory. Luke Vlooswyk finished the game with no points, a +1 rating, and 3 SOG.

(Mar. 15) Playing their third game in three nights, the Everett Silvertips traveled to face the Portland Winterhawks. The game would be 1-1 after the first twenty minutes as Portland opened the scoring at 4:41 and Everett tied the game at 12:05 through Tarin Smith’s 15^th of the season. The Winterhawks would take the lead only 24 seconds into the middle frame with a shorthanded goal but Jesse Hislop (his 15^th at 1:56) and Kayd Ruedig (his 16^th at 13:45) before the Winterhawks took a 4-3 lead with two late goals. In the third period, the Silvertips would score five goals and outshoot the Winterhawks 11-4 on their way to an 8-5 victory. Luke Vlooswyk finished the game with no points, a +1 rating, 1 SOG, and 2 PIMs.

(Mar. 17) The Everett Silvertips visited the Victoria Royals on St. Patrick’s Day. In the opening period, Everett would open the scoring through Zackary Shantz’s 27^th only two-minutes in but the Royals would score twice in the middle frame to take a 2-1 lead. In the third period, the Silvertips would score four goals with Carter Bear nabbing a pair of assists and Matias Vanhanen scoring twice (including an empty-netter) as Everett defeated Victoria 5-2. Luke Vlooswyk finished the game with no points, a +1 rating, and 2 SOG.

(Mar. 20) The road trip continued for the Everett Silvertips as they visited the Wenatchee Wild for a home-and-home to close out the regular season. The Silvertips would outshoot the Wild 18-9 in the opening period, but it was Wenatchee that scored first and scored often as they jumped out to a 4-0 lead. Everett would finally get on the board at 12:29 of the third period as Rylan Gould scored his 21^st of the season on the powerplay to make it 4-1. Wenatchee would add an insurance goal as the Wild defeated the Silvertips 5-1 in a game where they were outshot 55-25. Luke Vlooswyk finished the game with no points, a -1 rating, and 2 SOG.

(Mar. 21) With the Silvertips at home to close the season, they took on the Wenatchee Wild once again. This time is was Everett’s turn to put up a four spot in the opening period as they took a 4-0 lead thanks to a two-goal effort from Hunter Rudolph. The Wild would cut the lead to 4-3 in the second period, but Rudolph would complete the hat-trick for his 6^th of the season at 9:05 followed by Julius Miettinen’s 35^th on the powerplay to make things more comfortable at 6-3. Wenatchee would score early in the third and in the final minute of play, but it was not enough as the Silvertips defeated the Wild 6-5. Luke Vlooswyk did not dress in the game.

*** The Everett Silvertips begin the opening round of the WHL Playoffs as the heavy favorite versus the Portland Winterhawks on Friday March 27th.

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

SEASON	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	SH	PIM
2025-2026	55	17	16	31	+5	124	82

(Mar. 3) The Seattle Thunderbirds went into British Columbia as they visited the Kamloops Blazers. In the opening period, Cameron Schmidt scored his 42^nd of the season at 4:20 to give the Thunderbirds a 1-0 lead. That lead would stay until the third period as both Grayson Malinoski for Seattle and Logan Edmonstone of Kamloops put on a goaltending clinic to keep the game within a goal. Simon Lovsin scored his 15^th at 5:43 to extend the Thunderbirds lead, but the Blazers would cut the lead to 2-1 with about 7 minutes remaining. Seattle would get empty net goals by Schmidt and Sawyer Mayes to seal the deal and lead the Thunderbirds to a 4-1 win over the Blazers. Matthew Gard finished the game with no points, a +1 rating, 4 SOG, 2 PIMs, and was 7 of 18 on draws.

(Mar. 6) The Seattle Thunderbirds returned to the U.S. but continued on the road as they visited the Tri-City Americans. In the opening period, Matthew Gard would open the scoring with his 15^th on the powerplay at 9:49 to give Seattle a 1-0 lead. Tri-City would tie the game with a powerplay goal of their own but Matej Pekar’s 20^th of the season would give the Thunderbirds a 2-1 lead at the break. In the second period, the Americas would strike twice to take a 3-2 lead but Cameron Schmidt’s 44^th at 12:24 would tie the game up 3-3 heading into the third. In the third period, both sides would strike on the powerplay with Seattle’s Coster Dunn tying the game 4-4 with his 22^nd at 18:41 to force overtime. After a scoreless overtime, Tri-City would score twice in the shootout as the Thunderbirds fell 5-4 to the Americans. Gard finished the game with 1 goal, a +1 rating, 3 SOG, and was 6 of 16 on faceoffs.

(Mar. 7) The Seattle Thunderbirds returned home to host the Tri-City Americans looking for revenge for the loss on Friday night. In the opening period, Matej Pekar would score his 21^st at 2:28 and assist on Noah Kosick’s 16^th on the powerplay at 4:50 to pace Seattle to a 2-0 lead. Tri-City would score 58 seconds into the second period to make it 2-1, but third period goals from Brayden Holberton (his 3^rd at 3:25) and Sawyer Mayes (his 17^th at 9:47) gave the Thunderbirds some insurance as they took a 4-1 lead. Pekar’s second of the game into an empty net sealed the victory for Seattle as the Thunderbirds defeated the Americans 5-1. Matthew Gard finished the game with 1 assist, a +1 rating, 2 SOG, and was 7/17 on draws.

(Mar. 10) The Seattle Thunderbirds continued to enjoy their home barn as they welcomed the Victoria Royals to town. In the opening period, Coster Dunn scored his 23^rd of the season at 7:00 on the powerplay with the primary assist going to Matthew Gard to give the Thunderbirds a 1-0 lead. In the second period, Gard would score his 16^th at 6:59 by heading to the slot and firing the puck home to put Seattle up 2-0. Marek Sklenicka would be perfect by stopping all 22 shots he faced as the Seattle Thunderbirds shutout the Victoria Royals 2-0. Gard finished the game with 1 goal and 1 assist for 2 points, a +1 rating, 4 SOG, and was only 8/22 on faceoffs. Gard was also named the Second Star of the game.

EN-GARD!! 🤺

Matthew Gard fires one home for his 16th to make it 2-0 for the @SeattleTbirds @NHLFlyers | #LetsGoFlyers pic.twitter.com/Ak7Bd2e9F6
— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) March 11, 2026

Video courtesy of the WHL

(Mar. 13) The Seattle Thunderbirds took to the road as they visited the Spokane Chiefs. Seattle was outshot in all three periods in this game and although they finished the opening period scoreless, they found themselves only down 1-0 after forty minutes. In the third period, Spokane would score three times and Carter Esler would stop all 21 shots he faced for the shutout as the Chiefs defeated the Thunderbirds 4-0. Matthew Gard finished the game with no points, a -1 rating, 1 SOG, 2 PIMs, and was only 4/14 on faceoffs.

(Mar. 14) The Seattle Thunderbirds returned home as they took on the visiting Portland Winterhawks. In the first period, Matthew Gard opened the scoring as his wrist shot from the right circle beat the goaltender short side for his 17^th of the season only 49 seconds in. After Portland tied the game at 13:52, the Thunderbirds regained the lead at 18:15 as Coster Dunn scored on the powerplay for his 24th goal of the season. After a scoreless second period, the Winterhawks would tie the game once again at 2-2 with a powerplay goal of their own at 14:43 of the third period. After the end of regulation, Seattle’s Antonio Martorana would get the game-winner as his 24^th enabled the Thunderbirds to skate away with a 3-2 win over the Winterhawks. Gard finished the game with 1 goal, an even rating, 3 SOG, 2 PIMs, and was 6 of 13 on draws.

The TBirds come out hot and ready! 🔥@SeattleTbirds | @NHLFlyers | #LetsGoFlyers pic.twitter.com/RQ5SuflbJ6
— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) March 15, 2026

Video courtesy of the WHL

(Mar. 15) Staying at home, the Seattle Thunderbirds played in their third game in three nights as they hosted the Vancouver Giants. The Giants scored a goal in each of the opening two periods to take a 2-0 lead before Ashton Cumby cut the deficit to 2-1 with his 4^th goal of the season. Cameron Schmidt would tie the game 2-2 with his 45^th goal of the season at 14:26 of the third period which would end up forcing extra time to decide a winner. In overtime, Vancouver’s Ryan Lin scored the winner as the Giants defeated the Thunderbirds 3-2. Matthew Gard finished the game with no points, an even rating, 3 SOG, 2 PIMs, and was 9/14 at the faceoff dot.

(Mar. 20) The Seattle Thunderbirds were the hosts as they took on the Spokane Chiefs. In the first period, Spokane opened the scoring but Ethan Bibeau’s 6^th of the season at 15:58 tied the game 1-1. In the second period, Matej Pekar would give Seattle a 2-1 lead with his 23^rd of the season at 11:59. Spokane would strike twice early in the third period, but the Thunderbirds’ Simon Lovsin scored his 16^th to tie the game 3-3 to force overtime. In the extra period, Cameron Schmidt was the hero as his 46^th of the season as the Thunderbirds defeated the Chiefs 4-3. Matthew Gard finished the game with no points, a +2 rating, 5 SOG, and was 12 of 18 on faceoffs.

(Mar. 21) Visiting Portland, the Seattle Thunderbirds took on the Winterhawks. The Miller’s did all the scoring for Portland in the opening two periods and Cameron Schmidt scored twice for Seattle as the game was all tied up 3-3 after forty minutes. In the third period, Schmidt would complete the hat-trick for his 49^th of the season but the Winterhawks would tie the game 4-4 at 17:34 to send the game into overtime. In overtime, Coster Dunn scored his 25^th to go along with 2 assists to win the game for the Seattle Thunderbirds by a score of 5-4. Matthew Gard finished the game with no points, an even rating, 0 SOG, and was 14/26 on draws.

(Mar. 22) Matthew Gard was not in the lineup as the Seattle Thunderbirds hosted the Spokane Chiefs in their regular season finale. Cameron Schmidt would cap a wonderful season as he potted his 50^th and 51^st goals of the season and Marek Sklenicka would stop 39 shots for the shutout as the Thunderbirds blanked the Chiefs 4-0.

*** The Seattle Thunderbirds will begin the WHL Playoffs on Friday March 27^th as they will visit the Wenatchee Wild.

QMJHL (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)

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

SEASON	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	PIM
2025-2026	16	3	8	11	+16	52	23

(Mar. 1) The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada continues to visit the Maritimes as they took on the Charlottetown Islanders. In the first period, the Islanders were outshot 16-5 but the score was 2-2 thanks to a pair of goals by Justin Carbonneau (his 46^th and 47^th of the season). In the second period, Carbonneau would complete his hat-trick at 6:20 and the Armada also got a goal from Matt Gosselin (his 22^nd at 7:04) but once again were tied after forty minutes thanks to a two-goal effort from Charlottetown’s Ross Campbell to make it 4-4. In the third period, Campbell’s hat-trick was the game-winner as the Islanders added an empty-netter to down Blainville-Boisbriand 7-4. Spencer Gill finished the game with 1 assist, an even rating, 0 SOG, and 7 PIMs (a high-sticking major, and a misconduct).

(Mar. 4) Still on the road, the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada started a stretch of three games in a row by visiting the Saint John Sea Dogs. For the second straight game, the Armada dominated in shots in the opening period but would come up tied 2-2 thanks to goals from Torkel Jennersjo (his 13^th at 6:57) and Bill Zonnon (his 12^th at 15:40). In the second period, the Sea Dogs would get goals 1:01 apart to take a 4-2 lead into the final stanza. In the third period, Mateo Norbert scored his 26^th of the season at 15:23 to make things interesting, but Saint John would score an empty net goal to hand the Armada a second consecutive defeat by a score of 5-3. Spencer Gill did not dress in this game.

(Mar. 5) The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada visited the Halifax Mooseheads with Spencer Gill returning to the lineup. In the first period, Gill would open the scoring for his 2^nd of the season only 1:44 in. Justin Carbonneau would double the lead 41 seconds later with his 49^th goal of the season to make it 2-0. In the second period, the Mooseheads would score twice but goals were alternated by Elliot Dube (his 11^th at 4:36), Bill Zonnon (his 13^th at 10:13), and Carbonneau’s 50^th of the season at 19:19 to make it 5-2 after forty minutes. In the third, Halifax would get a powerplay goal three minutes in but Jacob Beaulieu would add an insurance goal 55 seconds later to lead the Armada to a 6-3 win over the Halifax Mooseheads. Gill finished the game with 1 goal and 1 assist for 2 points, a +4 rating, and 7 SOG. Gill was named the Third Star of the game.

(Mar. 6) The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada finished up their tour of Atlantic Canada with a visit to Moncton to take on the Wildcats. Moncton would score a powerplay goal in the opening frame to take a 1-0 lead. In the second period, Vincent Collard would score while shorthanded for his 14^th of the season at 4:02 to even things up 1-1. In the third period, the Blainville-Boisbriand ran out of steam as Moncton scored three goals including a empty-netter as the Wildcats defeated the Armada 4-1. Spencer Gill finished the game with no points, an even rating, 1 SOG, and 2 PIMs.

(Mar. 12) The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada returned home after a long road trip to take on the Baie-Comeau Drakkar. The Armada would get 51 shots on goal in this game and won the shot battle in every period. Mateo Norbert (his 27^th and 28^th) and Vincent Desjardins (his 26^th and 27^th) led the way with two goals each and William Lacelle stopped all 31 shots he faced as the Armada cruised to a 7-0 shutout victory over the Drakkar. Spencer Gill finished the game with no points, a +1 rating, 5 SOG, and 2 PIMs.

(Mar. 13) The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada continued their homestand as they took on the Val-d’Or Foreurs. In the opening period, the Foreurs would score the only goal as they took a 1-0 lead. In the second period, Spencer Gill started off a four goal in 6:08 spree with his 3^rd goal of the season at 1:05. Val-d’Or would score at 9:49 but the damage was done as the Armada jumped out to a 4-2 lead. In the third period the Foreurs would get to within one, but a powerplay goal (Jan Golicic’s 5^th at 11:33) and an empty-netter (Elliot Dube’s 13^th at 18:49) sealed the deal as Blainville-Boisbriand defeated Val-d’Or 6-3. Gill finished the game with 1 goal, a +1 rating, and 5 SOG.

(Mar. 15) Continuing at home, the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada took on the visiting Drummondville Voltigeurs. The opening two periods saw the only goals scored by Drummondville as they took a 3-0 lead with all goals coming at even strength. In the third period, Justin Carbonneau scored his 51^st of the season on the powerplay at 9:36 to cut the lead to 3-1; but Drummondville would strike twice more as the Voltigeurs defeated the Armada 5-1. Spencer Gill finished the game with no points, a -3 rating, 7 SOG, and 2 PIMs.

(Mar. 20) The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada visited Gatineau to take on the Olympiques. Bill Zonnon opened the scoring for the Armada with his 14^th of the season at 18:08 but the Olympiques would tie the game 1-1 at 19:44. In the second period, Blainville-Boisbriand took a 2-1 lead as Elliot Dube scored his 14^th of the season at 19:05. The Armada would add an insurance goal at 9:30 of the third period as Ludovik Grenier’s 8^th of the season sealed a 3-1 victory over the Olympiques. Spencer Gill finished the game with no points, a +1 rating, and 4 SOG.

(Mar. 21) The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada finished the regular season on the road as they took on the Sherbrooke Phoenix. In the opening frame, Vincent Desjardins scored his 28^th of the season at 13:23 to give the Armada a 1-0 lead. In the second period, Vincent Collard would score a powerplay goal for his 16^th at 16:20 but the Phoenix would respond at 18:40 with a powerplay goal of their own to make it a 2-1 game. In the third period, both teams traded goals with Matt Gosselin scoring his 23^rd at 12:36 and Blainville-Boisbriand would put the game out of reach with Mateo Norbert’s 30^th as the Armada defeated the Phoenix 4-2. Spencer Gill finished the game with 1 assist, an even rating, an 2 SOG.

***The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada will begin the QMJHL Playoffs at home on Friday March 27^th as they take on the Victoriaville Tigres.

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

SEASON	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	PIM
2025-2026	58	34	39	73	+19	188	13

(Mar. 1) The Quebec Remparts hit the road in Atlantic Canada as they visited the Halifax Mooseheads. In the first period, Halifax scored the opening goal at the midway point of the frame to take a 1-0 lead. In the second period, the Remparts outshot the Mooseheads 13-8 and were able to strike three times through Antoine Dorion (his 8^th at 1:11), Thomas Charbonneau (his 2^nd at 6:18), and Egan Beveridge (his 13^th on the PP at 18:35) to make it 3-1. In the third period, Halifax was clinical in their finishing as they struck three times in the opening ten minutes to take a 4-3 lead. But Quebec would tie the game 4-4 through Nikita Ovcharov’s 16^th at 10:57 to force overtime. In the extra period, Shawn Carrier scored his 34^th of the season to win the game as the Mooseheads defeated the Remparts 5-4. Nathan Quinn finished the game with 1 assist, an even rating, 1 SOG, and was only 1 of 7 on faceoffs.

(Mar. 4) The Quebec Remparts returned home from the Maritimes as they took on the visiting Victoriaville Tigres. In the opening period, Nathan Quinn scored his 31^st of the season at 8:09 with a wrist shot from the slot to make it 1-0. Unfortunately, the Tigres would score four straight goals going to 9:04 of the second period even though the Remparts had a clear advantage in shots to take a 4-1 lead. At 18:20, Ryan Howard scored his 9^th of the season to pull Quebec back to 4-2. In the third period Charles-Antoine Dube scored a powerplay goal (his 8^th) to cut the deficit to one, but Victoriaville would capitalize on the powerplay themselves as the Tigres defeated the Remparts 5-3. Quinn finished the game with 1 goal and 1 assist for 2 points, an even rating, 2 SOG, and was only 2/6 on draws.

Quinn ouvre la marque ! #DeQuébecPourQuébec pic.twitter.com/UlINWHKr5s
— Remparts de Québec (@quebec_remparts) March 5, 2026