Canucks Prospects Update

The Canucks are preparing for home and home series against the Pacific Division leading Edmonton Oilers this weekend. After that, the big club gets ready to spend a lot of the holiday season at home with some exciting matchups throughout the month.

With December, it also means that World Juniors is on the horizon and Canucks fans are eagerly waiting to see which prospects might represent their respective country.
We'll dive into that and more in this prospect update.

Russia

• Artyom Manukyan has not suited up for a regular game this season after sustaining an injury in the pre-season

Sweden

Finland

• Toni Utunen returned to his Liiga team and has picked up two assists in nine games there this season. Given that he was a big player for Finland at the World Juniors last year, he is expected to make the team again this season. His ability to control the play with smart and efficient plays are what has stood about his game thus far this season.
• Petrus Palmu continues to put up points - he sits at 18 points (7-11-18) in 15 games with JYP.

Czech Republic

• The least known of the Canucks prospects that could represent their country at the World Juniors is Karel Plasek. The 19-year-old winger has played well for HC Kometa Brno in Czech's Extraliga and should be on the Czech World Juniors team. Although he has only scored two goals and two assists in 21 Extraliga games, the winger is a smart player that when given time and space can pick corners.

NCAA

• Aidan McDonough's game has really rounded out over the past few weeks and it's allowed him to become an impact player for Northeastern. He has four goals and five assists in 12 games this season but is noticeable every night. He shots the puck with regularity and displays some nice playmaking abilities.
• William Lockwood has three goals and one assist in 11 games with University of Michigan.
• Jack Malone currently sits at one goal and one assist in seven games with Cornell. The Big Red is a powerhouse team this season, so Malone is seeing limited ice-time but when he is in the lineup, he is making the most of it.
• The smooth-skating Jack Rathbone hasn't been able to produce as many points in the last three games, limited to one assist, but he is still making himself stand out each night. His ability to skate and transition with the puck allows Harvard to get the puck out of their zone. The points will come for the Canucks prospect if he keeps doing what he is doing.

CHL

• Jett Woo has three goals and ten assists in twenty-two WHL games this season.
• Arturs Silovs only appeared in one game since our last update. Unfortunately, he gave up six goals on forty shots. He is still 8-4-1 on the season for Barrie (OHL).
• Ethan Keppen sits at eight goals and seven assists in twenty-three games with Flint (OHL)