Islanders Prospect Report
by Greg Picker / New York IslandersOil Kings Reign Over Eastern Conference
Defenseman Griffin Reinhart helped the Edmonton Oil Kings (Western Hockey League) finish first in the WHL’s Eastern Conference. The fourth-overall pick in the 2012 NHL Draft stepped up his offensive game, contributing three points (one goal, two assists) in the final two games of the regular season. Edmonton will face the Kootenay Ice in first round of the playoffs, with Game 1 scheduled for Friday, Mar. 22 in Edmonton.
Lee Earns End-of-Season Conference Honors
Anders Lee, fellow Islanders prospect Robbie Russo and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish disposed of the Bowling Green Falcons in the first round of the CCHA playoffs this past weekend. Lee assisted on the game-winning overtime goal in the series’ first game and then helped clinch the best-of-three series with two points (one goal, one assist) in Game 2. The Fighting Irish will play Ohio State in the CCHA Semifinals. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Edina, MN native was named first team all-CCHA.
Statistics as of March 18, 2013
CANADIAN HOCKEY LEAGUE | |||||||||||
PLAYER | POS. | HT. | WT. | BORN (BIRTHPLACE) | 2012-13 TEAM | GP | G | A | P | PIM | |
Graham, Jesse | D | 5'11 | 170 | 5/13/94 (Oshawa, ON) | Niagara (OHL) | 68 | 4 | 35 | 39 | 46 | |
Kichton, Brenden | D | 5'10 | 185 | 6/18/92 (Edmonton, AB) | Spokane (WHL) | 71 | 22 | 63 | 85 | 30 | |
Leduc, Loic | D | 6'6 | 199 | 6/14/94 (Mercier, QC) | Cape Breton (QMJHL) | 38 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50 | |
Pedan, Andrey | D | 6'4 | 204 | 7/3/93 (Kaunas, LTU) | Guelph (OHL) | 60 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 145 | |
Pelech, Adam | D | 6'2 | 194 | 8/16/94 (Toronto, ON) | Erie (OHL) | 59 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 98 | |
Reinhart, Griffin | D | 6'4 | 206 | 1/24/94 (N. Vancouver, BC) | Edmonton (WHL) | 59 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 35 | |
Strome, Ryan | C | 6'0 | 183 | 7/11/93 (Mississauga, ON) | Niagara (OHL) | 53 | 34 | 60 | 94 | 59 | |
Theoret, Mitchell | C | 6'1 | 210 | 6/8/93 (Montreal, QC) | Barrie (OHL) Niagara (OHL) | 25 35 | 7 18 | 11 24 | 18 42 | 14 11 | |
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION | |||||||||||
PLAYER | POS. | HT. | WT. | BORN (BIRTHPLACE) | 2012-13 TEAM | GP | G | A | P | PIM | |
Lee, Anders | C | 6'3 | 227 | 7/3/90 (Edina, MN) | Notre Dame (CCHA) | 39 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 37 | |
Mayfield, Scott | D | 6'4 | 203 | 10/14/92 (St. Louis, MO) | Denver (WCHA) | 38 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 110 | |
Russo, Robbie | D | 6'0 | 189 | 2/15/93 (Westmount, IL) | Notre Dame (CCHA) | 38 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 38 | |
EUROPE | |||||||||||
PLAYER | POS. | HT. | WT. | BORN (BIRTHPLACE) | 2012-13 TEAM | GP | G | A | P | PIM | |
Pokka, Ville | D | 6'0 | 206 | 6/3/94 (Tornio, FIN) | Karpat (SM-liiga) | 47 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | |
Petrov, Kirill | RW | 6'3 | 198 | 4/13/90 (Kazan, RUS) | Ak-Bars Kazan (KHL) | 47 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 26 | |
GOALTENDERS | |||||||||||
GOALTENDER | HT. | WT. | BORN (BIRTHPLACE) | 2012-13 TEAM | GP | W | L | OT | SO | GAA | SV% |
Koskinen, Mikko | 6'6 | 205 | 7/18/88 (Vantaa, FIN) | KalPa (SM-liiga) | 49 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2.05 | .919 |