This post will recap the 24th week of Devils prospect action for the 2014-15 season. It's highlighted by Joseph Blandisi dominating the OHL, Blake Coleman take Miami on his back in the NCHC tournament, Alexander Kerfoot come up big for Harvard in ECAC play, John Quenneville pick up another injury, and Albany struggle offensively while getting solid goaltending. Check out the stats and recap below!

CHL

Name Pos. Age (as of 2/1) Team League GP G A Pts +/- PIM Pts/GP Ryan Kujawinski C 19 Kingston/North Bay OHL 58 29 25 54 17 28 0.93 Height: 6'2 A1 Pts1 EVG EVA EV Pts PPG PPA PP Pts SHG SHA SH Pts Weight: 207 12 41 20 15 35 8 9 17 0 1 1 GP G A Pts +/- PIM Pts/GP Connor Chatham RW 19 Plymouth OHL 48 17 20 37 1 47 0.77 Height: 6'2 A1 Pts1 EVG EVA EV Pts PPG PPA PP Pts SHG SHA SH Pts Weight: 225 14 31 12 15 27 5 5 10 0 0 0 GP G A Pts +/- PIM Pts/GP Joseph Blandisi C 20 Barrie OHL 66 51 59 110 21 118 1.67 Height: 6'0 A1 Pts1 EVG EVA EV Pts PPG PPA PP Pts SHG SHA SH Pts Weight: 192 32 83 23 27 50 11 30 41 10 2 12 GP G A Pts +/- PIM Pts/GP John Quenneville C 18 Brandon WHL 54 17 26 43 11 63 0.80 Height: 6'1 A1 Pts1 EVG EVA EV Pts PPG PPA PP Pts SHG SHA SH Pts Weight: 205 15 32 8 18 26 7 6 13 0 2 2 GP G A Pts +/- PIM Pts/GP Ryan Rehill D 19 Kamloops WHL 65 6 13 19 -10 124 0.29 Height: 6'3 A1 Pts1 EVG EVA EV Pts PPG PPA PP Pts SHG SHA SH Pts Weight: 225 5 11 6 12 18 0 1 1 0 0 0 GP G A Pts +/- PIM Pts/GP Brandon Baddock LW 19 Edmonton WHL 69 18 21 39 -9 134 0.57 Height: 6'4 A1 Pts1 EVG EVA EV Pts PPG PPA PP Pts SHG SHA SH Pts Weight: 215 11 29 9 13 22 7 6 13 0 1 1

Name Age (as of 2/1) GP GS W L OTL SOL MIN GAA SV% GA%- GSAA Anthony Brodeur 20 30 23 7 10 0 4 1421:49 3.80 0.878 115 -11.67 Height: 5'11 Gatineau/Drummondville SO SO% QS QS% RBS RBS% BO BO% EVG% PPG% SHG% Weight: 194 QMJHL 1 4.35% 7 30.43% 8 34.78% 3 13.04% 64.44% 30.00% 5.56%

Ryan Kujawinski continues to be a point per game player for North Bay through 31 games. He only had an assist over 3 games last week but that came at the end of a 13 point, 8 game scoring streak. Joseph Blandisi added 3 goals and 2 assists in 3 games last week. He's currently on a 8 game scoring streak with 5 goals and 8 assists during that stretch. He still leads the OHL in goals and SH goals.

John Quenneville barely played last week as he got into a fight 45 seconds into Brandon's game against Moose Jaw and was thrown out under the "staged fight" rule. He took on the player that had recently injured him, Jesse Shynkaruk. Unfortunately for Quenneville, this fight would result in an "upper body" injury and he has since been sidelined. Here's a video of the fight.

Ryan Rehill had an assist, +4 rating, and 9 PIM over 3 games for Kamloops as they desperately try to grab onto the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Brandon Baddock added a goal and 2 assists over 3 games for Edmonton.

Anthony Brodeur had a decent relief appearance against his old club, Gatineau, on Friday as he stopped 17 of 18 shots. On Sunday he got lit up for 5 goals on 16 shots and was pulled after 37 minutes. Drummondville has already been eliminated from playoff contention.

NCAA

Name Pos. Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM SH SH% SH/GP Pts/GP FO% Blake Coleman C Miami 35 17 16 33 16 82 122 13.93% 3.49 0.94 60.93% Height: 5'11 Age (as of 2/1) League A1 Pts1 EVG EVA EV Pts PPG PPA PP Pts SHG SHA SH Pts Weight: 200 23 NCAA 8 25 11 10 21 3 5 8 1 0 1 GP G A Pts +/- PIM SH SH% SH/GP Pts/GP FO% Blake Pietila C Michigan Tech 38 13 15 28 7 54 97 13.40% 2.55 0.74 60.03% Height: 5'11 A1 Pts1 EVG EVA EV Pts PPG PPA PP Pts SHG SHA SH Pts Weight: 200 21 NCAA 9 22 8 3 11 4 11 15 0 1 1 GP G A Pts +/- PIM SH SH% SH/GP Pts/GP FO% Alex Kerfoot C Harvard 24 8 18 26 13 12 53 15.09% 2.21 1.08 44.32% Height: 5'10 A1 Pts1 EVG EVA EV Pts PPG PPA PP Pts SHG SHA SH Pts Weight: 175 20 NCAA 9 17 6 10 16 1 6 7 0 1 1 GP G A Pts +/- PIM SH SH% SH/GP Pts/GP Blk Steve Santini D Boston College 21 1 4 5 -1 20 36 2.78% 1.71 0.24 29 Height: 6'2 A1 Pts1 EVG EVA EV Pts PPG PPA PP Pts SHG SHA SH Pts Weight: 208 19 NCAA 2 3 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 GP G A Pts +/- PIM SH SH% SH/GP Pts/GP Blk Joshua Jacobs D Michigan State 34 0 8 8 -9 26 59 0.00% 1.74 0.24 69 Height: 6'2 A1 Pts1 EVG EVA EV Pts PPG PPA PP Pts SHG SHA SH Pts Weight: 191 18 NCAA 4 4 0 3 3 0 5 5 0 0 0

Blake Coleman helped Miami to a 2-1 series win over Western Michigan in the NCHC Quaterfinals. They will face Nolan Zajac's Denver team in the next round. Like last year, Coleman came up clutch for Miami with 4 goals and 4 assists in the 3 game series. More on him later.

Blake Pietila and Michigan Tech are moving on to the WCHA Final Five after a 2-0 series win against Alabama Huntsville. They will take on Bowling Green. Pietila had an even rating with 9 shots over the 2 games. He has just 2 goals over his last 11 games. He was named to the All-WCHA Third Team.

Alexander Kerfoot returned from an injury to help Harvard to a dramatic 2-1 series win over Yale in the ECAC Quaterfinals. He had a goal and 2 assists in the series but most importantly, assisted on the series winning goal in double overtime of the final game. He's just over a point per game for the season and continues to show that when healthy, he will produce.

Steve Santini and Boston College were upset by Vermont 2-1 in the Hockey East Quaterfinals. Santini was a -1 with 3 shots and 4 blocks. The good news is that BC is high enough in the Pairwise rankings and will still be selected for the NCAA Tournament.

Joshua Jacobs and Michigan State concluded their regular season with a weekend split against Michigan. Jacobs added an assist, -1, and 5 blocks. MSU will be the #2 seed for the Big Ten Tournament and will face the winner of Michigan vs. Wisconsin. Jacobs was also named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team alongside 2015 standout draft prospect, Zach Werenski from Michigan.

KHL, USHL, USHS

Name Pos. Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM SH SH% SH/GP Pts/GP FO% ATOI Artur Gavrus LW Dinamo Minsk 36 5 4 9 -7 12 48 10.42% 1.33 0.25 40.38% 12:09 Height: 5'10 Age (as of 2/1) League A1 Pts1 EVG EVA EV Pts PPG PPA PP Pts SHG SHA SH Pts Weight: 177 21 KHL 2 7 1 4 5 4 0 4 0 0 0 GP G A Pts +/- PIM SH SH% SH/GP Pts/GP Artur Gavrus Dinamo Molodechno 4 2 4 6 -3 2 10 20.00% 2.50 1.50 A1 Pts1 EVG EVA EV Pts PPG PPA PP Pts SHG SHA SH Pts BXL 2 4 0 1 1 2 3 5 0 0 0 GP G A Pts +/- PIM SH SH% SH/GP Pts/GP Joey Dudek C Dubuque/Chicago 47 8 8 16 -4 68 99 8.08% 2.11 0.34 Height: 5'11 A1 Pts1 EVG EVA EV Pts PPG PPA PP Pts SHG SHA SH Pts Weight: 185 19 USHL 5 13 6 8 14 1 0 1 0 0 0 GP G A Pts +/- PIM SH SH% SH/GP Pts/GP Miles Wood LW Noble & Greenough 17 17 18 35 2.06 Height: 6'1 19 GP G A Pts +/- PIM SH SH% SH/GP Pts/GP Weight: 165 USA 5 0 0 0 1 6 6 0.00% 1.20 0.00

Out of this group, just Joey Dudek remains active. He had a goal and an assist against the USNTDP on Saturday. He's done better since his trade to Chicago with 2 goals and 2 assists in 6 games with the club.

AHL

Name Height Weight Age (as of 2/1) Pos GP G A PTS A1 Pts1 +/- PIM SH SH% SH/GP Pts/GP EVG EVA EV Pts PPG PPA PP Pts SHG SHA SH Pts ENG ENA EN Pts Joe Whitney 5'6 170 26 LW 56 18 26 44 14 32 -4 56 144 12.50% 2.57 0.79 11 13 24 7 13 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paul Thompson 6'1 205 26 RW 59 25 19 44 17 42 8 61 190 13.16% 3.22 0.75 16 11 27 7 7 14 1 1 2 1 0 1 Mike Sislo 5'11 195 27 RW 51 17 12 29 6 23 -1 45 118 14.41% 2.31 0.57 8 5 13 7 7 14 1 0 1 1 0 1 Reid Boucher 5'10 190 21 LW 57 13 15 28 9 22 -7 32 153 8.50% 2.68 0.49 6 6 12 7 8 15 0 0 0 0 1 1 Brandon Burlon 6'0 190 24 D 58 5 21 26 12 17 3 83 70 7.14% 1.21 0.45 3 9 12 1 12 13 0 0 0 1 0 1 Stefan Matteau 6'2 220 20 LW 56 9 14 23 8 17 4 35 95 9.47% 1.70 0.41 5 8 13 4 6 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scott Timmins 6'0 200 25 C 30 7 14 21 6 13 1 6 63 11.11% 2.10 0.70 5 8 13 2 5 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 Reece Scarlett 6'1 185 21 D 45 2 18 20 10 12 -1 19 73 2.74% 1.62 0.44 2 8 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tim Sestito 5'11 195 30 C 46 8 12 20 8 16 -9 69 94 8.51% 2.04 0.43 5 8 13 2 2 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 Raman Hrabarenka 6'5 235 22 D 34 5 14 19 7 12 -4 18 58 8.62% 1.71 0.56 3 7 10 2 7 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 Darcy Zajac 6'1 205 28 RW 59 7 12 19 10 17 -3 83 91 7.69% 1.54 0.32 5 9 14 1 1 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 Ben Thomson 6'3 215 22 LW 55 7 8 15 5 12 0 80 63 11.11% 1.15 0.27 7 7 14 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kelly Zajac 5'10 180 26 C 24 3 10 13 7 10 -4 18 29 10.34% 1.21 0.54 0 4 4 3 5 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 Graham Black 6'0 190 22 C 39 7 5 12 3 10 9 16 70 10.00% 1.79 0.31 3 3 6 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dan Kelly 6'1 210 25 D 51 1 10 11 5 6 -1 98 40 2.50% 0.78 0.22 1 9 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 David Wohlberg 6'1 200 24 LW 40 5 6 11 3 8 7 14 35 14.29% 0.88 0.28 4 5 9 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Rod Pelley 6'0 205 30 C 56 6 3 9 2 8 -8 44 81 7.41% 1.45 0.16 4 3 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 Seth Helgeson 6'5 215 24 D 36 1 6 7 3 4 2 45 39 2.56% 1.08 0.19 0 4 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Corbin McPherson 6'5 220 26 D 62 1 6 7 3 4 -5 66 75 1.33% 1.21 0.11 1 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steve Bernier 6'3 215 29 RW 9 1 4 5 3 4 -1 17 16 6.25% 1.78 0.56 1 2 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chris McKelvie 6'1 195 29 LW 44 2 2 4 0 2 -17 50 52 3.85% 1.18 0.09 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mark Fraser 6'4 220 28 D 18 1 2 3 1 2 -1 45 19 5.26% 1.06 0.17 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eric Baier 6'2 210 26 D 12 1 2 3 2 3 -3 4 19 5.26% 1.58 0.25 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Faust 6'0 205 23 D 24 0 3 3 1 1 -3 16 24 0.00% 1.00 0.00 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Peter Harrold 5'11 180 31 D 13 1 1 2 0 1 3 10 21 4.76% 1.62 0.15 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Adam Larsson 6'3 200 22 D 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 0.00% 1.00 2.00 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ben Johnson 6'0 195 20 LW 25 1 1 2 1 2 -4 8 21 4.76% 0.84 0.08 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Cam Janssen 6'0 210 30 RW 22 1 1 2 0 1 0 42 11 9.09% 0.50 0.09 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mike Keenan 6'0 190 25 D 20 0 1 1 1 1 -3 15 23 0.00% 1.15 0.05 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alexandre Carrier 6'3 210 23 RW 12 0 0 0 0 0 -2 10 11 0.00% 0.92 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Myles Bell 6'1 216 21 RW 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00% 1.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Name Age (as of 2/1) GP GS Min W L OTL SOL GAA SV% GA%- GSAA Keith Kinkaid 25 13 12 713 7 2 1 2 2.19 0.923 90 2.82 Height: 6'2 SO SO% QS QS% RBS RBS% BO BO% EVG% PPG% SHG% Weight: 195 1 8.33% 8 66.67% 1 8.33% 1 8.33% 69.23% 23.08% 7.69% GP GS Min W L OTL SOL GAA SV% GA%- GSAA Scott Wedgewood 22 31 29 1702 9 13 3 3 2.78 0.902 115 -10.58 Height: 6'2 SO SO% QS QS% RBS RBS% BO BO% EVG% PPG% SHG% Weight: 190 1 3.45% 14 48.28% 6 20.69% 2 6.90% 69.62% 29.11% 1.27% GP GS Min W L OTL SOL GAA SV% GA%- GSAA Scott Clemmensen 37 18 16 1022 6 8 1 1 2.58 0.906 111 -4.22 Height: 6'2 SO SO% QS QS% RBS RBS% BO BO% EVG% PPG% SHG% Weight: 200 1 6.25% 6 37.50% 4 25.00% 1 6.25% 54.55% 40.91% 4.55% GP GS Min W L OTL SOL GAA SV% GA%- GSAA Maxime Clermont 23 6 5 336 5 1 0 0 2.32 0.906 111 -1.27 Height: 6'0 SO SO% QS QS% RBS RBS% BO BO% EVG% PPG% SHG% Weight: 200 0 0.00% 2 40.00% 1 20.00% 2 40.00% 61.54% 38.46% 0.00%

Albany earned 3 points in as many games last week, mostly due to strong goaltending. Albany currently sits in 12th place in the Eastern Conference with 65 points, 8 back of 8th place Springfield. The ADevils have an all situation PDO of 99.35% and 100.31% for last week. What really has hurt them is that they are shooting just 4.27% with 7 goals over their last 5 games. Albany's PP is now down to 17.50% and is 2/27 (7.41%) over their last 7 games. Their PK is at an even 81% now.

Injury Update: Kelly Zajac returned to the line up but only played in one game as he makes his way back from a nagging lower body injury.

Suspension Update: Cam Janssen sat out all 3 games and his suspension is now over.

Transactions: Albany signed F Matt Lorito to an ATO on Friday. They returned RW Alexandre Carrier to Orlando (ECHL) yesterday.

The New Guy: The Devils signed 2014 prospect camp alum, F Matt Lorito to a tryout contract for the remainder of the season. The 24 year old is listed at 5'9, 180 lbs. and is a left handed shot. He served as an alternate captain for Brown his junior year and as the captain his senior year. He was around a point per game his sophomore and junior seasons and finished his college career with a 0.89 points per game mark. Best case scenario for him seems to be turning into another Joe Whitney, an undersized solid AHL player, though I think that may be reaching a bit. Still good for him to earn himself this oppurtunity.

Friday 3/13: Albany defeated Worcester 3-2. Darcy Zajac and Rod Pelley had a goal and an assist each. Paul Thompson added the other goal. Brandon Burlon, Tim Sestito, and Corbin McPherson picked up an assist each. McPherson had a team high 5 shots, followed by Joe Whitney and Reid Boucher with 4 each as Albany outshot Worcester 34-29. Scott Clemmensen made 27 saves on 29 shots. Albany went 0/4 on the PP and 4/4 on the PK. Here is the gamesheet and highlights:

Line Up (via ADevils twitter):

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Boucher-Black-Matteau

Wohlberg-Sestito-Thompson

Thomson-Pelley-D. Zajac

Burlon-McPherson

Helgeson-Scarlett

Kelly-Hrabarenka

Saturday 3/14: Albany lost to Syracuse 2-1. Raman Hrabarenka had the Devils goal with David Wohlberg and Ben Thomson picking up the assists. Joe Whitney picked up a match penalty for cross-checking and the ensuing PP for Syracuse led to the first goal of the game. Reece Scarlett had 5 shots as the Devils outshot the Crunch 34-23. Scott Wedgewood made 21 saves on 22 shots. Albany went 0/7 on the PP and 6/7 on the PK. Here is the gamesheet and highlights:

Line Up (via ADevils twitter):

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Boucher-Black-Matteau

Wohlberg-Sestito-Thompson

Thomson-Pelley-D. Zajac

Burlon-McPherson

Helgeson-Scarlett

Kelly-Hrabarenka

Sunday 3/15: Albany suffered a 1-0 shootout loss to Springfield. Stefan Matteau had 6 shots followed by Reid Boucher and Joe Faust with 4 each as the Devils and Falcons each put up 34. Scott Wedgewood stopped all 33 shots he faced but was unable to get a save in the shootout, surrending 2 goals. Paul Thompson and Mike Sislo were held to no goals in the shootout. Albany went 0/6 on the PP and 4/4 on the PK. Here is the gamesheet and highlights:

Line Up (via ADevils twitter):

Matteau-Timmins-Thompson

Boucher-K. Zajac-Sislo

Wohlberg-Black-Sestito

McKelvie-Pelley-D. Zajac

Scarlett-McPherson

Helgeson-Faust

Kelly-Hrabarenka

Will the Real Reid Boucher Please Stand Up?: It's been a down year for Boucher but I think you could argue that his 2013-14 season may have been a bit deceptive. Last year, Boucher put up 22 goals, a 15.07 SH%, and 2.61 SH/GP in 56 games. This year he has 13 goals, an 8.50 SH%, and 2.68 SH/GP in 57 games. Obviously his SH% last year was inflated and this year it seems about right, perhaps slightly below where it should be. It's interesting that he's still getting the same amount of shots per game. Is he having bad luck this year? Is he not getting the same quality of chances this year? It's too bad the AHL doesn't have shot location data.

Coming Up: Albany takes on Norfolk tomorrow, again on Saturday, and then Hartford on Sunday.

ECHL

Name Height Weight Age (as of 2/1) Pos GP G A PTS A1 Pts1 +/- PIM SH SH% SH/GP Pts/GP EVG EVA EV Pts PPG PPA PP Pts SHG SHA SH Pts ENG ENA EN Pts Myles Bell 6'1 216 21 RW 39 10 9 19 5 15 -17 25 116 8.62% 2.97 0.49 8 4 12 2 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alexandre Carrier 6'3 210 23 RW 10 0 1 1 0 0 -1 24 10 0.00% 1.00 0.10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eric Baier 6'2 210 26 D 42 6 11 17 5 11 7 20 107 5.61% 2.55 0.40 5 7 12 0 3 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 Mike Keenan 6'0 190 25 D 33 0 9 9 3 3 3 28 60 0.00% 1.82 0.27 0 7 7 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Ben Johnson 6'0 195 20 LW 5 0 2 2 1 1 3 0 9 0.00% 1.80 0.40 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Name Age (as of 2/1) GP GS Min W L OTL SOL GAA SV% GA%- GSAA Maxime Clermont 23 17 15 996 9 5 0 2 2.77 0.905 110 -4.20 Height: 6'0 SO SO% QS QS% RBS RBS% BO BO% EVG% PPG% SHG% Weight: 200 2 13.33% 7 46.67% 3 20.00% 1 6.67% 80.43% 15.22% 4.35%

Myles Bell continues to have a tough year, with just a goal over his last 8 games. The good news is that he's still getting his shots as he had 19 over 4 games last week.

Eric Baier had a goal, +2 rating, and 8 shots in 4 games for Orlando last week. Mike Keenan added 3 assists in 4 games for Orlando last week. Ben Johnson had 2 assists over 3 games for Orlando.

Maxime Clermont is on a good run of form for Orlando with a .972 SV% and 2 shutouts in 5 starts this month.

Prospect of the Week

Blake Coleman is the easy choice for prospect of the week after notching 4 goals and 4 assists in a 3 game series to help Miami over Western Michigan. You can see three of his goals on YouTube: going to the front of the net in game 1, his "Superman" goal in game 1, and another goal by going to the front of the net in game 2. He is currently on a 4 game scoring streak with 5 goals and 4 assists during that time. He ranks 2nd in the country in FO% at 60.9%. Coleman has been a thorn in Western Michigan's side this season as he has 6 goals and 7 assists in 7 games against them.

ADevil of the Week

Scott Wedgewood's pro career hasn't gone well but like this past week, every now and then he has flashes of strong play. Last week in 2 starts he stopped 54 of 55 shots and earned a shutout. Of course the performance were wasted by a slumping offense but it's still nice to see from him.

Prospects on TV

Be sure to check your TV listings as there is a lot of college hockey on nationally and regionally. National games for Devils prospects:

-- Friday 3/20: Michigan State (Jacobs) vs. Wisconsin/Michigan on the Big Ten Network at 8 PM ET.

-- Friday 3/20: Miami (Coleman) vs. Denver on CBSSN at 8:30 PM ET.

-- Saturday 3/21: Big Ten Championship on Big Ten Network at 8 PM ET.

-- Saturday 3/21: NCHC Championship on CBSSN at 8:30 PM ET.

Your Take

How would you describe Quenneville's season? What are your thoughts on Coleman? Are you satisfied with Kerfoot's production? What are your thoughts on this Albany team? What do you make of Boucher's season compared to last year's? Leave your comments below and thank you for reading!