Drew Williams

Notable Prospect Notes

Pavel Buchnevich

• Buchnevich has been excellent with Severstal of the KHL, playing on the top line as one of the leading scorers. Buchnevich has six goals and 10 assists in 23 games.
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Brian Gibbons:

• Leading in points for the Wolf Pack with eight points in ten games played (3G, 5A)
• Signed in free agency; Played for the Penguins and Columbus
• Likely to be called up if a third-line player is injured

Brady Skjei

• Highly touted 1^st rounder taken by the Ranger 28^th overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft
• Has played in all ten AHL games so far
• Statline: 0G, 3A, 3P; +1 with 0 PIM

Adam Tambellini

• Tambellini is off to a pretty good start in his first AHL season. He’s one of the better prospects in the organization, and a center. Through 11 games, he has six points (4-2-6).

Magnus Hellberg

• Hellberg is off to an excellent start to the AHL season, taking over the starting role for the time being. Gorton acquired him from Nashville for a sixth round draft pick. He has posted a 5-2-0 record with 2.11 GAA and a .930% SV. Also has one shutout.

MacKenzie Skapski

• 21 year old Rangers goalie prospect has not played a game yet for the Wolf Pack this season. Skapski was assigned to the Rangers ECHL affiliate, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits. This is likely for rehabbing from hip surgery.
• He made one appearance for Greenville last year, stopping 29 shots in a 3-0 shutout.

Igor Shesterkin

• Shesterkin is shaping up to be a potential goalie of the future down the road. The 19 year old is dominating Russia’s VHL, with a record of 10-2-3 in 15 games. He has a GAA of 1.18 and a save percentage of .953%.

Other important notes:

• Free agent signing Raphael Diaz has only played in five games for Hartford this season, but has posted two points.
• Right winger Marek Hrivik has played in every game so far and has put up six points (1G, 5A).
• Only pointless player so far is defenseman Chris Summers, who was acquired from Arizona in the trade for Keith Yandle. Summers has played in every game for Hartford.
• Matt Lindblad is the only skater to not play in a game yet.
• Defenseman Petr Zamorsky has the lowest plus-minus rating so far, with a -5.
• 2015 second round pick Ryan Gropp has posted nine points (5-4-9) in 11 games with the Seattle Thunderbirds of the WHL.
• Keegan Iverson has a statline of 3-6-9 through 14 games with the Portland Winterhawks of the WHL.
• Brad Morrison, a 2015 fourth round pick, has 5 goals and 4 assists in 14 games with the Prince George Cougars of the WHL.
• Stevan Fogarty has eight points (4-4-8) in six games with Notre Dame.
• Robin Kovacs is tearing up the Swedish league, tallying 7 goals and 5 assists in 17 games.