Catching the Torch: Holland’s Heroics

Written by Robert Rice, AllHabs.net

The Three Stars of the Week

1. RW Patrick Holland

Patrick Holland is having the best stretch of his career of late and with his latest efforts for the Tri-City Americans. Holland would score his first goal in 12 games and would add three assists as well in a 7-2 over Everett on Tuesday. Holland would mark another four points on Friday night, Holland would assist on four unanswered Tri-City goals in a comeback from a 2-0 deficit for a final 4-2 victory in a second straight game against the Everett Silvertips. Holland would  three four points on Saturday, scoring two goals and an assist assists to lead a 7-3 win over Spokane. Continuing his astonishing pace, Holland would once more, score four points, all assists in a 5-1 victory over the Seattle Thunderbirds. Holland has now scored 3 goals and 22 assists in his last ten games and is the assist leader of the WHL with 73 total. Holland’s 23 goals this season is also a new career best and he is currently 6^th overall in WHL scoring. Holland was drafted in the 7^th round, 193^rd overall in the 2010 Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames and was acquired by the Montreal Canadiens as part of the Michael Cammalleri trade.

2. G Peter Delmas

Peter Delmas gets attention this week as he completes a flawless weekend in the ECHL, backstopping the Wheeling Nailers to three wins in three nights. Delmas would make 19 saves on Friday night to help guide a 4-3 victory for the Nailers over Toledo. Delmas would tighten things up on Saturday, making 22 saves to mark a 4-1 victory over a rematch with Toledo. Delmas finished the weekend with a sharp 39-save performance to allow Wheeling a 4-2 victory over Kalamazoo. Delmas has a neat 2.00 Goals Against Average for the week along with a .930 save percentage and is now 15-7-1 on his season. Delmas was signed as a free agent by the Montreal Canadiens in July 2011.

3. D Nathan Beaulieu

After a quiet stretch in his season with the Saint John Sea Dogs, Beaulieu has emerged of late to become one of the top scoring defencemen in the Quebec Major Junior league. Beaulieu would collect three assists on Tuesday night against the Halifax Mooseheads, assisting on the first three goals in an eventual 4-3 victory for Saint John. Beaulieu would later go without a point on Saturday against Moncton. Beaulieu would snap a 17-game goals drought on Sunday, scoring the opening goal of what became a 9-1 rout of Cape Breton. Beaulieu currently has 44 points in 46 games, is 8^th overall in league defensive scoring and has the 2^nd-best points per game production amongst defencemen. Beaulieu was drafted in the 1^st round, 17^th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2011 Entry Draft.

On The Radar:

• D Mac Bennett scored a goal and two assists, he’s doubled his goals total from last season with 4 this season.
• C Michaël Bournival scored two goals and three assists, he is now 3^rd on the Shawinigan Cataractes in points, despite having played 15 to 24 games fewer than those ahead of him.
• D Morgan Ellis scored a goal and three assists during his week, he is presently 6^th overall in defensive scoring in the QMJHL.
• RW Brendan Gallagher scored 3 goals on the week and became the all-time franchise scoring leader of the Vancouver Giants with 274 career points, including 133 goals.
• RW Danny Kristo scored a goal and two assists, matching his career best of 15G, 21A in a season in 8 fewer games played and reached the benchmark of 100 career NCAA points.
• C Daniel Pribyl has finished his regular season in the Czech First League, despite playing only 21 games,  he was 3^rd in goals when the leaders were 16 or 30 games ahead of him.
• D Frederic St-Denis marked three assists on his week.

Question Marks:

• LW Olivier Archambault is out indefinitely with a concussion.
• RW Gabriel Dumont is out indefinitely with a concussion.
• LW Olivier Fortier is out with a knee injury.
• D Scott Kishel has been scratched in 3 of his last 6 games, he is close to being moved to the bubble.
• D Brendon Nash is recovering from shoulder surgery.
• C Dustin Walsh is out with a hip injury.

 

Complete Statistics for the week of February 20th, 2012
Legend
Skaters: Games Played, Goals, Assists, +/-, Penalty Minutes
Goalies: Wins, Losses, Overtime Losses, Shootout Losses, Goals Against Average, Save Percentage
Teams: Wins, Losses, Overtime Losses, Shootout Losses, Ties (for NCAA teams only)
Season Stats: Season scoring prior to the past week.

The AHL Report: The Hamilton Bulldogs have been the AHL affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens since 2002. It is the most common route for developing Montreal Canadiens prospects into full-time members of the organization. There are currently 11 members of the Hamilton Bulldogs that can be thought to have future consideration for an NHL position. The Hamilton Bulldogs have a record of 25-25-1-4, are 5^th in their Division, 13^th in their Conference, 27^rd overall in the AHL.

 

RW Alexander Avtsin: 20 years old, 6’2″, 199 pounds, RH shot.

Season Stats	43GP	6G	7A	-15	24 PIM
Weekly Stats	2GP	0G	0A	-2	2 PIM
Complete Stats	45GP	6G	7A	-17	26 PIM

C Philip DeSimone 24 years old, 6’1”, 188 pounds, LH shot.

Season Stats	52GP	11G	14A	-15	28 PIM
Weekly Stats	3GP	0G	1A	-1	0 PIM
Complete Stats	55GP	11G	15A	-16	28 PIM

G Peter Delmas: 21 years old, 6’2”, 188 pound, Catches Left.

Season Stats

1GP

1-0-0

1.00 GAA

.963%

 C Andreas Engqvist: 23 years old, 6’4″, 191 pounds, RH shot.              

Season Stats	39GP	16G	14A	+1	24 PIM
Weekly Stats	3GP	1G	0A	-1	2 PIM
Complete Stats	42GP	17G	14A	0	26 PIM

 LW Blake Geoffrion: 24 years old, 6’2”, 190 pounds, LH shot.

Season Stats	22GP	3G	11A	-2	8 PIM
Weekly Stats	3GP	1G	1A	0	2 PIM
Complete Stats	25GP	4G	12A	-2	10 PIM

D Frédéric St-Denis: 26 years old, 5’11”, 193 pounds, LH shot.

Season Stats	43GP	3G	19A	-2	12 PIM
Weekly Stats	3GP	0G	3A	-2	0 PIM
Complete Stats	46GP	3G	22A	-4	12 PIM

Called up to Montreal:

RW Mike Blunden: 25 years old, 6’4”, 218 pounds, RH shot.

Season Stats

16GP

3G

4A

0

8 PIM

C Louis Leblanc: 21 years old, 6’, 180 pounds, RH shot.

Season Stats

25GP

9G

8A

-6

12 PIM

RW Aaron Palushaj: 22 years old, 6′, 188 pounds, RH shot.

Season Stats

31GP

13G

18A

+3

28 PIM

Injured:

C Gabriel Dumont: 21 years old, 5’10”, 189 pounds, RH shot.

Season Stats

42GP

9G

8A

-7

34 PIM

C Olivier Fortier: 22 years old, 6’, 185 pounds, LH shot.

Season Stats

29GP

7G

6A

0

14 PIM

D Brendon Nash: 23 years old, 6’3″, 210 pounds, LH shot.

Season Stats

0GP

0G

0A

0

0 PIM

ECHL:

G Peter Delmas: 21 years old, 6’2”, 188 pound, Catches Left.

Season Stats	20GP	12-7-0	2.58 GAA	.908 %
Weekly Stats	3GP	3-0-0	2.00 GAA	.930 %
Complete Stats	23GP	15-7-0	2.51 GAA	.911 %

 

 

The Juniors Report: The Canadiens currently feature prospects playing in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and the Western Hockey League (WHL). These leagues can be considered the primary conduit towards professional hockey in North America.

 

 

QMJHL:

LW Olivier Archambault: 19 years old, 5’11”, 184 pounds. LH shot.

Junior Club: Drummondville Voltigeurs

24W, 28L, 2 OTL, 6 SOL – 12^th of 17^th overall in the QMJHL.

Season Stats	41GP	13G	22A	-20	24 PIM
Weekly Stats	0GP	0G	0A	0	0 PIM
Complete Stats	41GP	13G	22A	-20	24 PIM

D Nathan Beaulieu: 19 years old, 6’3”, 191 pounds, LH shot.

Junior Club: Saint John Sea Dogs – Alternate Captain

44W, 14L, 0 OTL, 2 SOL- 2^nd of 17^th overall in the QMJHL

Season Stats	43GP	8G	32A	+31	83 PIM
Weekly Stats	3GP	1G	3A	+2	6 PIM
Complete Stats	46GP	9G	35A	+33	89 PIM

C Michaël Bournival: 19 years old, 6’, 187 pounds, LH shot.

Junior Club: Shawinigan Cataractes – Team Captain

41W, 13L, 3 OTL, 4 SOL – 1^st of 17^th overall in the QMJHL.

Season Stats	31GP	25G	21A	+14	19 PIM
Weekly Stats	3GP	2G	3A	+1	2 PIM
Complete Stats	34GP	27G	24A	+15	21 PIM

D Morgan Ellis: 19 years old, 6’2″, 204 pounds, RH shot.
Junior Club: Shawinigan Cataractes – Alternate Captain

41W, 13L, 3 OTL, 4 SOL – 1^st of 17^th overall in the QMJHL

Season Stats	51GP	12G	30A	+15	41 PIM
Weekly Stats	3GP	1G	3A	+3	0 PIM
Complete Stats	54GP	13G	33A	+18	41 PIM

OHL:

D Jarred Tinordi: 19 years old, 6’6″, 215 pounds, LH shot.
Junior Club: London Knights – Team Captain

44W, 14L, 0 OTL, 1 SOL – 1st of 20^th overall in the OHL

Season Stats	38GP	1G	14A	+39	61 PIM
Weekly Stats	4GP	1G	0A	0	2 PIM
Complete Stats	42GP	2G	14A	+39	63 PIM

WHL:

D Darren Dietz: 18 years old, 6’1”, 195 pounds, RH shot.

Junior Club: Saskatoon Blades – Alternate Captain

36W, 25L, 0 OTL, 2 SOL – 10^th of 22^nd overall in the WHL

Season Stats	60GP	14G	22A	+8	103 PIM
Weekly Stats	3GP	0G	1A	+2	4 PIM
Complete Stats	63GP	14G	23A	+10	107 PIM

RW Brendan Gallagher: 19 years old, 5’8″, 175 pounds, RH shot.
Junior Club: Vancouver Giants – Team Captain

(36W, 23L, 1 OTL, 3 SOL – 8^th of 22^nd overall in the WHL)

Season Stats	44GP	35G	33A	+16	56 PIM
Weekly Stats	2GP	3G	0A	+2	2 PIM
Complete Stats	46GP	38G	33A	+18	58 PIM

RW Patrick Holland: 20 years old, 6’, 175 pounds, RH shot.

Junior Club: Tri-City Americans

(44W, 15L, 1 OTL, 2 SOL – 1^st of 22^nd overall in the WHL

Season Stats	58GP	20G	60A	+29	40 PIM
Weekly Stats	2GP	3G	13A	+7	2 PIM
Complete Stats	60GP	23G	73A	+36	42 PIM

 

 

 

US College Hockey (NCAA) Report: The Canadiens have drafted a number of college players in recent years, these are generally ‘project players’ who benefit from additional years in lower level hockey to develop their skills.

 

D Mac Bennett: 20 years old,  6′, 180 pounds, LH shot.
NCAA Team: University of Michigan Wolverines

(21W, 11L, 4T)

Season Stats	33GP	3G	13A	+8	16 PIM
Weekly Stats	2GP	1G	2A	+4	2 PIM
Complete Stats	35GP	4G	15A	+12	18 PIM

D Scott Kishel: 22 years old, 6’, 190 pounds, LH shot.

NCAA Team: University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs

(22W, 7L, 5T)

Season Stats	30GP	3G	14A	+18	31 PIM
Weekly Stats	0GP	0G	0A	0	0 PIM
Complete Stats	30GP	3G	14A	+18	31 PIM

RW Danny Kristo: 21 years old, 5’11”, 188 pounds, RH shot.
NCAA Team: University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux

(18W, 12L, 3T)

Season Stats	31GP	14G	19A	+11	29 PIM
Weekly Stats	2GP	1G	2A	+2	2 PIM
Complete Stats	33GP	15G	21A	+13	31 PIM

C Mark MacMillan: 19 years old, 6’, 170 pounds, LH shot.

NCAA Team: University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux

(18W, 12L, 3T)

Season Stats	31GP	4G	8A	-8	22 PIM
Weekly Stats	2GP	0G	1A	+1	0 PIM
Complete Stats	33GP	4G	9A	-7	22 PIM

D Greg Pateryn: 21 years old, 6’3”, 222 pounds, RH shot.

NCAA Team: University of Michigan Wolverines

(21W, 11L, 4T)

Season Stats	33GP	2G	13A	+8	61 PIM
Weekly Stats	2GP	0G	0A	+4	2 PIM
Complete Stats	35GP	2G	13A	+12	63 PIM

LW Steve Quailer: 22 years old, 6’4”, 200 pounds, LH shot.

NCAA Team: Northeastern University Huskies

(12W, 15L, 5T)

Season Stats	22GP	8G	14A	+11	34 PIM
Weekly Stats	2GP	0G	1A	-4	0 PIM
Complete Stats	24GP	8G	15A	+7	34 PIM

C Dustin Walsh: 20 years old, 6’3”, 190 pounds, LH shot.

NCAA Team: Dartmouth College Big Green

(11W, 14L, 4T)

Season Stats	8GP	3G	7A	+5	2 PIM
Weekly Stats	0GP	0G	0A	0	0 PIM
Complete Stats	8GP	3G	7A	+5	2 PIM

 

 

 

Czech Extraliga Report: The Extraliga is the top professional league in the Czech Republic. The First League is the league that plays under it.

 

C Daniel Pribyl: 18 years old, 6’3”, 190 pounds, RH shot.

Extraliga Team: HC Sparta Praha

35W, 7L, 10 OTL – 1^st of 14^th overall in the league

Season Stats	17GP	2G	0A	+1	4 PIM
Weekly Stats	0GP	0G	0A	0	0 PIM
Complete Stats	17GP	2G	0A	+1	4 PIM

Czech First League Team: HC Berountsi Medovi

(20W, 29L, 3 OTL – 13^th of 14^th overall in the League)

Season Stats	19GP	9G	4A	-4	6 PIM
Weekly Stats	2GP	0G	0A	0	0 PIM
Complete Stats	21GP	9G	4A	-4	6 PIM

 

 

Elitserien Report: The Swedish Elite League is the top professional league of Sweden. The Allsvenskan league plays under it.

 

D Magnus Nygren: 21 years old, 6’1”, 191 pounds, RH shot.

Elitserien Team: Farjestads BK

(25W, 16L, 10 OTL – 6^th of 12 overall in the League)

Season Stats	44GP	7G	11A	-9	6 PIM
Weekly Stats	3GP	0G	0A	-1	0 PIM
Complete Stats	47GP	7G	11A	-10	6 PIM

Allsvenskan Team: Bofors IK Karlskoga

(33W, 15L, 1 OTL – 3^rd of 14^th overall in the League)

Season Stats	3GP	1G	1A	-1	4 PIM
Weekly Stats	0GP	0G	0A	0	0 PIM
Complete Stats	3GP	1G	1A	-1	4 PIM