Monthly Prospect Report: February 2019
We look at the Cleveland Monsters along with prospects of note
by BlueJackets.com Staff @BlueJacketsNHL / BlueJackets.com
Cleveland finished January sitting fifth in the North Division and 11th in the Eastern Conference with a 21-17-4-1 record (47 pts,).
The club is 10-9-3-0 (23 pts.) at home and 11-8-1-1 (24 pts.) on the road. LW Nathan Gerbe, who participated in the All-Star Classic on Jan. 28 in Springfield, Massachusetts, leads the Monsters in assists and points with 10-21-31, while C Zac Dalpe leads the team in goals with 15.
D Adam Clendening has been a point-per-game player, leading Cleveland blueliners in assists and points with 3-21-24 in 23 outings.
PROSPECTS OF NOTE
C Liam Foudy ranks third on the London Knights (OHL) in goals and points with 27-24-51 in 38 games. Columbus' first round selection, 18th overall, in the 2018 NHL Draft is riding active 10-game goal (12 goals) and 11-game point (12-8-20) streaks through January 31.
G Daniil Tarasov ranks sixth in Russia's junior league (VHL) in GAA and 10th in SV% (min. 15 GP) with a 15-4-2 record, 1.65 GAA and .931 SV%, allowing two goals or less in 17-of-21 outings. The 19-year-old was CBJ's third round pick, 86th overall, in the 2017 NHL Draft.
C Alexandre Texier leads KalPa (Liiga) in assists and points with 7-20- 27 in 39 games this season. The Jackets' second round selection, 45th overall, in the 2017 NHL Draft notched 3-8-11 over the final eight games of January, including an active six-game point streak (3-6-9).
Cleveland Monsters Stats
| Vitaly Abramov (RW) | Cleveland | AHL | 41 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 22 |
| Paul Bittner (LW) | Cleveland | AHL | 28 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 4 |
| Alex Broadhurst (C) | Cleveland | AHL | 41 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -7 | 8 |
| Gabriel Carlsson (D) | Cleveland | AHL | 37 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -3 | 8 |
| Adam Clendening (D) | Cleveland | AHL | 23 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 72 |
| Ryan Collins (D) | Cleveland | AHL | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 16 |
| Tommy Cross (D) | Cleveland | AHL | 43 | 2 | 15 | 17 | -13 | 44 |
| Zac Dalpe (C) | Cleveland | AHL | 33 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 31 |
| Maxime Fortier (RW) | Cleveland | AHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Nathan Gerbe (LW) | Cleveland | AHL | 40 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 0 | 28 |
| Mark Letestu (C) | Cleveland | AHL | 39 | 13 | 13 | 26 | -4 | 12 |
| Ryan MacInnis (C) | Cleveland | AHL | 39 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 24 |
| Sonny Milano (LW) | Cleveland | AHL | 24 | 10 | 11 | 21 | -13 | 18 |
| Michael Prapavessis (D) | Cleveland | AHL | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| Eric Robinson (LW) | Cleveland | AHL | 39 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 10 |
| Justin Scott (C) | Cleveland | AHL | 36 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 37 |
| Kole Sherwood (RW) | Cleveland | AHL | 27 | 7 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 24 |
| Blake Siebenaler (D) | Cleveland | AHL | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -11 | 6 |
| Dillon Simpson (D) | Cleveland | AHL | 42 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -6 | 12 |
| Doyle Somerby (D) | Cleveland | AHL | 34 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 25 |
| Kevin Stenlund (C) | Cleveland | AHL | 35 | 9 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 10 |
| Calvin Thurkauf (C) | Cleveland | AHL | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 18 |
| Sam Vigneault (C) | Cleveland | AHL | 29 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 16 |
| Skater | Team | Lge | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
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| Matiss Kivlenieks (G) | Cleveland | AHL | 11 | 4-2-2 | 3.28 | .886 | 0 | 568 |
| Jean-Francois Berube (G) | Cleveland | AHL | 29 | 13-13-3 | 3.13 | .891 | 0 | 1,649 |
| Goaltender | Team | Lge | GP | REC | GAA | SV% | SO | MIN |
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Other League Stats
| Emil Bemstrom (F) | Djurgarden | SHL | 33 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 9 | 6 |
| Tim Berni (D) | ZSC Lions | NLA | 30 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -7 | 6 |
| Jonathan Davidsson (RW) | Djurgarden | SHL | 30 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 12 |
| Trey Fix-Wolansky (RW) | Edmonton | WHL | 48 | 25 | 52 | 77 | 21 | 38 |
| Liam Foudy (C) | London | OHL | 41 | 27 | 24 | 51 | 34 | 22 |
| Vladislav Gavrikov (D) | SKA | KHL | 52 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 43 | 10 |
| Kale Howarth (C) | UConn | H-East | 25 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -9 | 27 |
| Marcus Karlberg (W) | Leksands IF | Allsvenskan | 36 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Leksands IF | SuperElit | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 22 | |
| Kirill Marchenko (W) | SKA | VHL | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| SKA | MHL | 15 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 4 | |
| Carson Meyer (RW) | Ohio State | Big10 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 16 |
| Andrew Peeke (D) | Notre Dame | Big10 | 25 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 16 |
| Robbie Stucker (D) | Minnesota | Big10 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Alexandre Texier (C) | KalPa | Liiga | 39 | 7 | 20 | 27 | -6 | 28 |
| Veeti Vainio (D) | SaiPa | Liiga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Daniel Zaar (RW) | Rogle BK | SHL | 37 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 16 |
| Skater | Team | Lge | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
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| Elvis Merzlikins (G) | HC Lugano | NLA | 33 | 16-15-0 | 2.52 | .918 | 2 | 1,977 |
| Daniil Tarasov (G) | Toros | VHL | 21 | 15-4-2 | 1.65 | .931 | 2 | 1,166 |
| Peter Thome (G) | North Dakota | NCHC | 6 | 1-3-0 | 3.75 | .838 | 0 | 256 |
| Veini Vehvilainen (G) | Kärpät | Liiga | 30 | 19-6-5 | 1.42 | .940 | 5 | 1,813 |
| Goaltender | Team | Lge | GP | REC | GAA | SV% | SO | MIN |
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