Predators Prospect Update: Oct. 31
Saturday, 10.31.2009 / 8:25 PM
/ Features
By Kevin Wilson
- Nashville Predators
On Monday, Roussel was named the QMJHL’s Offensive Player of the Week after tallying two goals and five assists in three games. The 2009 second-round choice is tied for ninth among League blueliners in points (2g-12a). Bourque, meanwhile, has the most points (3g-14a) among the League’s Top 20 players in penalty minutes – he is tied for 10th (39) in PIMs while averaging more than a point per game. In the OHL, Latta is second on the Storm in points (7g-7a) to another Predators prospect, 2009 third rounder Taylor Beck, who is also tied for 11th in League scoring (9g-11a).
| (as of games played October 30, 2009) | ||||||||||
| CANADIAN HOCKEY LEAGUE | ||||||||||
| POS | NAME | HT | WT | CLUB (LEAGUE) | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
| LW | Taylor Beck | 6-2 | 205 | Guelph (OHL) | 15 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 8 |
| LW | Gabriel Bourque | 5-9 | 183 | Baie-Comeau (QMJHL) | 15 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 39 | -2 |
| D | Ryan Ellis | 5-9 | 173 | Windsor (OHL) | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| C | Michael Latta | 5-11 | 200 | Guelph (OHL) | 14 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 10 |
| D | Charles-Olivier Roussel | 6-1 | 196 | Shawinigan (QMJHL) | 17 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 35 | -6 |
| UNITED STATES HOCKEY LEAGUE | ||||||||||
| POS | NAME | HT | WT | CLUB | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
| C | Nick Oliver | 6-3 | 184 | Fargo | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | -1 |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA HOCKEY LEAGUE | ||||||||||
| POS | NAME | HT | WT | CLUB | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
| C | Cam Reid | 6-2 | 185 | Westside | 16 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 32 | 0 |
| NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION | ||||||||||
| POS | NAME | HT | WT | CLUB (LEAGUE) | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
| RW | Zach Budish | 6-3 | 229 | U. of Minnesota (WCHA) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| RW | Ryan Flynn | 6-2 | 212 | U. of Minnesota (WCHA) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | -1 |
| D | Jeff Foss | 6-2 | 200 | R.P.I. (ECAC) | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| C | Blake Geoffrion | 6-1 | 196 | U. of Wisconsin (WCHA) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| C | Ben Ryan | 5-11 | 191 | U. of Notre Dame (CCHA) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| C | Craig Smith | 6-1 | 189 | U. of Wisconsin (WCHA) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| LW | Taylor Stefishen | 5-11 | 170 | Ohio State Unversity (CCHA) | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| LW | Ryan Thang | 5-11 | 186 | U. of Notre Dame (CCHA) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| EUROPEAN LEAGUES | ||||||||||
| POS | NAME | HT | WT | CLUB (LEAGUE) | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
| RW | Jonas Andersson | 6-3 | 204 | Dynamo Minsk (KHL) | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | -2 |
| C | Stanislav Balan | 6-2 | 161 | PSG Zlin (CzRep) | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 2 |
| D | Mattias Ekholm | 6-4 | 194 | Mora (Sweden-2) | 13 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 1 |
| RW | Matt Ellison | 6-0 | 192 | HC MVD (KHL) | 18 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 38 | -3 |
| LW | Konstantin Glazachev | 6-0 | 186 | Barys Astana (KHL) | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Roman Josi | 6-1 | 183 | Bern (Switzerland) | 19 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 0 |
| D | Denis Kulyash | 6-2 | 199 | CSKA Moscow (KHL) | 17 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 3 |
| C | Jani Lajunen | 6-1 | 174 | Espoo (Finland) | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 2 |
| Espoo Jr. (Finland-Jr.) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | ||||
| LW | Antti Pihlstrom | 5-11 | 190 | Farjestad (Sweden) | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| RW | Alexander Radulov | 6-1 | 188 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL) | 19 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 16 | 13 |
| C | Grigory Shafigulin | 6-2 | 185 | Nizhny Novgorod (KHL) | 15 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 4 |
| LW | Niko Snellman | 6-3 | 208 | LeKi (Finland-2) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 33 |
| C | Sergei Soin | 6-0 | 175 | Severstal Cherepovets (KHL) | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| LW | Kesley Wilson | 6-1 | 214 | EC Salzburg (Austria) | 19 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 71 | 2 |
| GOALTENDERS | HT | WT | CLUB (LEAGUE) | GP | W | L | T | GAA | SV% | |
| Atte Engren | 6-0 | 188 | TPS Turku (Finland) | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2.32 | 0.926 | |
| Anders Lindback | 6-6 | 198 | Timra (Sweden) | 8 | -- | -- | -- | 2.75 | 0.900 | |




