Prospect Report

Stars goaltending prospect Markus Ruusu hasn't played often in Finland's top league this season, but when he has had the opportunity he has excelled.
Ruusu posted his first career shutout in the top league on Friday, stopping 34 shots as KooKoo defeated HIFK, 1-0, in overtime. Ruusu, who had been playing with JYP-Akatemia in the second league recently, was on a one-game loan to KooKoo, which was undergoing some injury issues at the goaltending position.
The 19-year-old Ruusu, a sixth-round pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, has started four games in the top league this season, posting a 3-1-0 record, 1.91 goals-against average and. 940 save percentage. He has stopped 125 of 133 shots, including 96 of 99 in his three victories.
He is 5-6-1 in the second league this season with a 3.90 GAA and .871 SV%.
Ruusu Stats: JYP (Liiga) | 3-1-0 | 1.91 GAA | .940 SV%JYP-Akatemia (Mestis) | 5-6-1 | 3.90 GAA | .871 SV%

Here's a look at how other Dallas prospects playing in Europe, juniors and college fared over the past week.
Ontario Hockey League
\RW Nick Caamano(5th round/2016) registered three points (two goals, one assist) in three games for Flint this past week. He had one goal, one assist and was the second star in Flint's 5-3 win over Saginaw on Wednesday. Caamano has registered 28 points (12 goals, 16 assists) in 25 games and ranks second on the Firebirds in scoring.
Caamano Stats: Flint (OHL): 25 GP | 12 G |16 A | 28 PTS | E | 33 PIM
\D Chris Martenet (4th round/2015) had no points in three games for London. Martenet has 2 points (0 goals, 2 assists) and a plus-6 rating in 14 games this season.
Martenet Stats: London (OHL) | 14 GP | 0 G | 2 A | 2 PTS | +6 | 19 PIM
Western Hockey League
\D Ondrej Vala (free agent/2016) picked up one assist in two games for Kamloops, giving him 11 points (5 goals, 6 assists) and a plus-8 rating in 27 games for the Blazers. Vala leads Kamloops defensemen in goal scoring.
Vala Stats: Kamloops (WHL) | 27 GP | 5 G | 6 A | 11 PTS | +8 | 38 PIM
Europe
\D Niklas Hansson(3rd round/2013) registered two assists and logged 21:11 of ice time in HV 71's 3-2 win over Lulea in the Swedish Hockey League on Friday. Hansson has 6 points (1 goal, 5 assists) in 20 games and is averaging 15:54 of ice time.
Hansson Stats: HV 71 (SHL) | 20 GP | 1 G | 5 A | 6 PTS | -4 | 6 PIM
\D John Nyberg(6th round/2014) picked up one assist in three games for Frolunda in the SHL over the past week. Nyberg has 6 points (2 goals, 4 assists) in 20 games and is averaging 15:11 of ice time per game.
Nyberg Stats: Frolunda (SHL) | 20 GP | 2 G | 4 A | 6 PTS | +3 | 6 PIM
\C Fredrik Karlstrom(3rd round/2016) did not pick up any points in two games in Sweden's second highest league. Karlstrom has 16 points (6 goals, 10 assists) in 19 games and ranks third in scoring among junior players in the second league.
Karlstrom Stats: AIK (SWE-2) | 19 GP | 6 G | 10 A | 16 PTS | E | 2 PIM
\D Jakob Stenqvist (6th round/2016) did not register any points in two games for MODO in Sweden's second highest league over the past week. Stenqvist has one goal in 14 games in the second league. He has registered 10 points (1 goal, 9 assists) in 12 junior games.
Stenqvist Stats: MODO (SWE-2) | 14 GP | 1 G | 0 A | 1 PT | -2 | 8 PIMMODO (SWE-JR) | 12 GP | 1 G | 9 A | 10 PTS | -2 | 6 PIM
\LW Roope Hintz (2nd round/2015) registered one assist in two games for HIFK over the past week. Hintz, who has picked up points in four of his past six games, now has 6 points (2 goals, 4 assists) in 12 games. Hintz has been centering HIFK's second line.
Hintz stats: HIFK (Liiga) | 12 GP |2 G | 4 A | 6 PTS | +1 | 0 PIM
\D Aleksi Makela (7th round/2013) did not register any points in two games for Assat in Finland's top league. Makela has no points in 21 games this season.
Makela Stats: Assat (Liiga) 21 GP | 0 G | 0 A | 0 PTS | E | 8 PIM
NCAA
\C/LW Rhett Gardner (4th round/2016) did not register any points in two games for North Dakota over the weekend. Gardner has 7 points (4 goals, 3 assists) in 13 games. Gardner centered North Dakota's second line in his last game.
Gardner Stats: North Dakota (NCAA) | 13 GP | 4 G | 3 A | 7 PTS | -2 | 24 PIM
\D Joseph Cecconi (5th round/2015) did not factor in the scoring in two games for the University of Michigan. Cecconi has one assist in 12 games for the Wolverines. Cecconi played on Michigan's top defensive pair over the weekend.
Cecconi Stats: Michigan (NCAA) | 12 GP | 0 G | 1 A | 1 PT | -3 | 10 PIM
\D Michael Prapavessis (4th round/2014) did not record any points in two games for RPI over the weekend. Prapavessis has 3 points (1 goal, 2 assists) in 14 games. He's been playing on RPI's second defense pair.
Prapavessis Stats: RPI (NCAA) | 14 GP | 1 G | 2 A | 3 PTS | -13 | 12 PIM
\C Riley Tufte (1st round/2016) and the Minnesota Duluth did not play this weekend. Tufte has no points in ten games this season.
Tufte Stats: Minnesota Duluth (NCAA) | 10 GP | 0 G | 0 A | 0 PTS | +2 | 6 PIM
\G Colton Point (5th round/2016) did not play for Colgate this past week. Point has started one game in goal this season.
Point Stats: Colgate (NCAA) | 0-0-1 | 3.73 GAA | .911 SV%
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