D Miro Heiskanen (1st round/2017) scored one goal in two games for HIFK in Finland's top league giving him 13 points (nine goals, four assists) in 17 games. Heiskanen missed HIFK's game on Saturday, but the team said it was not injury related. Heiskanen is tied for the league lead in goal scoring among defensemen despite missing the first month of the season due to injury. As expected, Finland announced Monday that Heiskanen is on its preliminary roster for the 2018 World Junior Championship in Buffalo.
Heiskanen Stats: HIFK (Liiga) | 17 GP | 9 G | 4 A | 13 PTS | +9 | 6 PIM
D Jakob Stenqvist (6th round/2016) tallied two assists in two games for Bjorkloven in Sweden's second league over the past week. Stenqvist has 13 points (one goal, 12 assists) in 23 games and ranks fourth among league defensemen in scoring.
Stenqvist Stats: Bjorkloven (Allsvenskan) | 23 GP | 1 G | 12 A | 13 PTS | -2 | 10 PIM
D John Nyberg(6th round/2014) recorded one assist in two games for Frolunda in the Swedish Hockey League giving him eight points (two goals, six assists) in 24 games.
Nyberg Stats: Frolunda (SHL) | 24 GP | 2 G | 6 A | 8 PTS | E | 32 PIM
LW/C Fredrik Karlstrom (3rd round/2016) did not score in two games with Linkoping in the SHL over the past week. He has three points (one goal, two assists) in 24 games.
Karlstrom Stats: Linkoping (SHL) | 24 GP | 1 G | 2 A | 3 PTS | E | 6 PIM
Linkoping (Sweden, Jr.) | 3 GP | 2 G | 0 A | 2 PT | -3 | 4 PIM
C Jacob Peterson (5th round/2017) did not play last week. He has 23 points (11 goals, 12 assists) in 22 games in Swedish juniors and no points in five SHL games this season.
Peterson Stats: Frolunda (Sweden, Jr.) | 22 GP | 11 G | 12 A | 23 PTS | -6 | 12 PIM
Frolunda (SHL) | 5 GP | 0 G | 0 A | 0 PTS | -1 | 0 PIM
G Markus Ruusu (6th round/2015) did not play last week. He served as a backup goaltender in one game for TUTO Hockey in Finland's second league. Ruusu has played in Finland's top league and Finnish juniors as well this season.
Ruusu Stats: Ilves (Liiga) | 5-6-0 | 3.75 | .851
Ilves (Finland, Jr.) 2 GP | 0-2-0 | 2.57 | .924
D Miro Karjalainen (5th round/2014) did not play over the past week. He is serving a three-game suspension for a hit to the head area.
Karjalainen Stats: HPK (Liiga) | 17 GP | 0 G |3 A | 3 PTS | -5 | 79 PIM
LW Valeri Nichushkin (1st round/2013) did not score in two games for CSKA in the KHL over the past week. He has 17 points (10 goals, seven assists) in 31 games.
Nichushkin Stats: CSKA (KHL) | 31 GP | 10 G | 7 A | 17 PTS | +8 | 10 PIM