Prospect Report

Stars forward prospect Riley Tufte is heating up for the University of Minnesota Duluth. The Dallas first-round pick in the 2016 NHL Draft recorded three goals and one assist in two games over the weekend, giving him six points (four goals, two assists) in his past six games.
Tufte scored two goals, including one on the power play, in fourth-ranked Minnesota Duluth's 5-3 win over eighth-ranked North Dakota on Friday. He registered one goal and one assist in UMD's 4-0 win over North Dakota on Saturday. The three goals over the weekend gave Tufte four goals in his past four games.
"My game is starting to come to me," Tufte, a freshman, told Minnesota Duluth's official site. "The first half of the season was tough, but lately I thought I've been playing well. I'm really starting to get used to college hockey."
Tufte, who didn't record a point in his first 14 games, now has six points (four goals, two assists) in 20 games.
Tufte Stats: Minnesota Duluth (NCAA) | 20 GP | 4 G | 2 A | 6 PTS | +6 | 8 PIM

Here's an update on how other Dallas prospects playing in college, juniors and Europe fared over the past week.
Ontario Hockey League
\RW Nick Caamano(5th round/2016) scored three goals in three games for Flint over the past week. On Wednesday he scored the game-tying goal with 4:42 left in regulation and then the winner in the shootout as the Firebirds defeated Sault Ste. Marie, 5-4. Caamano has registered 44 points (21 goals, 23 assists) in 45 games.
Caamano Stats: Flint (OHL): 45 GP | 21 G |23 A | 44 PTS | -10 | 55 PIM
\D Chris Martenet (4th round/2015) had no points in three games for Ottawa. Martenet has seven points (one goal, six assists) in 33 games with both Ottawa and London this season in the OHL.
Martenet Stats: London/Ottawa (OHL) | 33 GP | 1 G |6 A | 7 PTS | +11 | 44 PIM
Western Hockey League
\D Ondrej Vala (free agent/2016) picked up one assist in three games for Kamloops in the WHL over the past week. Vala has 14 points (six goals, eight assists) and a plus-12 rating in 39 games.
Vala Stats: Kamloops (WHL) | 39 GP | 6 G | 8 A | 14 PTS | +12 | 56 PIM
Europe
\C Fredrik Karlstrom(3rd round/2016) recorded three assists in three games for AIK in Sweden's second league, giving him 20 points (seven goals, 13 assists) in 31 games. Karlstrom ranks third among junior players in the second league in points.
Karlstrom Stats: AIK (SWE-2) | 31 GP | 7 G | 13 A | 20 PTS | E | 4 PIM
\D Jakob Stenqvist (6th round/2016) registered one assist in two games for MODO in Sweden's second league. Stenqvist has five points (two goals, three assists) and a plus-two rating in 29 games in the second league.
Stenqvist Stats: MODO (SWE-2) | 29 GP | 2 G |3 A | 5 PTS | +2 | 16 PIMMODO (SWE-JR) | 12 GP | 1 G | 9 A | 10 PTS | -2 | 6 PIM
\D John Nyberg(6th round/2014) registered one assist in one game for Frolunda in the Swedish Hockey League, giving him ten points (four goals, six assists) in 33 games. Nyberg has registered points in three of his past four games (two goals, one assist).
Nyberg Stats: Frolunda (SHL) | 33 GP | 4 G | 6 A | 10 PTS | +7 | 20 PIM
\D Niklas Hansson(3rd round/2013) did not register any points in two games for HV 71 in the Swedish Hockey League. He has eight points (one goal, seven assists) in 35 games.
Hansson Stats: HV 71 (SHL) | 35 GP | 1 G | 7 A | 8 PTS | -5 | 12 PIM
\LW Roope Hintz (2nd round/2015) scored one goal in two games for HIFK in Finland's top league last week. Hintz, who has scored six goals in his past 12 games, has 15 points (eight goals, seven assists) and a plus-ten rating in 28 games.
\G Markus Ruusu (6th round/2015) played two games for JYP-Akatemia in Finland's second league, posting a 0-1-1 record while stopping 47 of 52 shots. Ruusu is 6-9-2 in the second league with a 3.84 goals-against average and .868 save percentage.
Ruusu Stats: JYP (Liiga) | 3-1-0 | 1.91 GAA | .940 SV%JYP-Akatemia (Mestis) | 6-9-2 | 3.84 GAA | .868 SV%
D Aleksi Makela (7th round/2013) picked up his second assist of the season last week for Assat in Finland's top league. Makela has two assists in 40 games.
Makela Stats: Assat (Liiga) 40 GP | 0 G | 2 A | 2 PTS | -8 | 24 PIM
NCAA
\D Joseph Cecconi (5th round/2015) did not pick up any points in two games for the University of Michigan. Cecconi, a sophomore, has two assists in 20 games.
Cecconi Stats: Michigan (NCAA) | 20 GP | 0 G | 2 A | 2 PTS | -5 | 12 PIM
\C/LW Rhett Gardner (4th round/2016) did not register any points in two games for the University of North Dakota. Gardner, a sophomore, has 13 points (five goals, eight assists) in 23 games.
Gardner Stats: North Dakota (NCAA) | 23 GP | 5 G | 8 A | 13 PTS | -2 | 53 PIM
\D Michael Prapavessis (4th round/2014) played one game over the weekend and did not factor in the scoring. Prapavessis, a junior, has eleven points (two goals, nine assists) in 25 games.
Prapavessis Stats: RPI (NCAA) | 25 GP | 2 G | 9 A | 11 PTS | -23 | 22 PIM
\G Colton Point (5th round/2016) did not play over the past week. Point, a freshman, is 1-3-1 with a 3.19 goals-against average and .896 save percentage.
Point Stats: Colgate (NCAA) | 1-3-1 | 3.19 GAA | .896 SV%*
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