By: Eamonn McLean | Follow me on Twitter/X @EamonnMcLean44
James Hagens and Will Zellers shone together at the World Junior Championships this winter, both being named to Team USA’s Three Best Players of the Tournament, despite Zellers not even being on the roster to begin the team’s pre-tournament camp. Fast forward a month and a half, and despite not being college teammates, both players put together fantastic weekends. On the East Coast, Hagens recorded a Hat-Trick on Friday against Connecticut, while in the Midwest, Zellers added two goals and an assist that night against St. Cloud State. They weren’t the only B’s prospects who had a great week. How did everyone else do?
Europe
Vashek Blanar this week for HV71 U20 (U20 Nationell): Two games played, no points, 27 penalty minutes, -3 rating.
Blanar got in a fight on Sunday against Malmo, where he was assessed a five minute major, and a 20 minute game misconduct.
Liam Pettersson this week for Vaxjo Lakers HC U20 (U20 Nationell): Two games played, two assists, no penalties, +2 rating.
Pettersson has points in four of his last five games in the U20 Nationell and has a +4 rating in that timeframe.
Kirill Yemelyanov this week for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (MHL): Two games played, one goal, no penalties, Even Plus/Minus.
Juniors
Cole Chandler this week for the Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL): One game played, no points, no penalties, Even Plus/Minus.
Cooper Simpson this week for the Youngstown Phantoms (USHL): Two games played, one goal, two assists, no penalties, +1 rating.
The Shakopee, Minnesota, native keeps scoring. Simpson is the top scorer on a Phantoms team that sits comfortably in first in the USHL’s Eastern Conference, and has 14 more points than his teammates Jack Hextall and Ryan Rucinski, who are tied for second on the team in scoring.
NCAA
Andre Gasseau this week for Boston College (Hockey East): Two games played, four assists, no penalties, +3 rating.
Gasseau had a huge weekend for BC, helping lead them to a critical weekend sweep of UConn. He had a primary assist in overtime of Saturday’s 2-1 win, taking the puck to the net, before feeding Lukas Gustafsson for the overtime winner.
Elliott Groenewold this week for Quinnipiac University (ECAC): Two games played, no points, no penalties, -2 rating.
James Hagens this week for Boston College (Hockey East): Two games played, three goals, one assist, four penalty minutes, +2 rating.
Hagens is on a nine-game point streak, recording nine goals and six assists in that timeframe. He has launched himself into the Hobey Baker conversation for the nation’s top Men’s College Hockey player.
Kristian Kostadinski this week for Boston College (Hockey East): Two games played, no points, no penalties, Even Plus/Minus.
Mason Langenbrunner this week for Harvard University (ECAC): Two games played, no points, no penalties, -1 rating.
Dean Letourneau this week for Boston College (Hockey East): Two games played, one goal, three assists, no penalties, -1 rating.
Letourneau continues to impress in his sophomore season and was a nightmare for the Huskies to deal with this weekend. After a three assist performance on Friday, he followed it up with an absolute snipe on Saturday, the Eagles’ only goal in regulation.
William Moore this week for Boston College (Hockey East): Two games played, no points, no penalties, Even Plus/Minus.
Casper Nassen this week for Miami (OH) University (NCHC): Two games played, no points, no penalties, Even Plus/Minus.
Chris Pelosi this week for Quinnipiac University (ECAC): One game played, one assist, no penalties, +1 rating.
Ryan Walsh this week for Cornell University (ECAC): Two games played, one goal, no penalties, Even Plus/Minus.
Walsh snapped a ten-game goal drought on Saturday with a goal against Princeton in a 4-2 loss.
Will Zellers this week for the University of North Dakota (NCHC): Two games played, two goals, one assist, no penalties, +2 rating.
Zellers forced overtime on Friday against St. Cloud State with a late equalizer, his second of the contest.
Providence and Maine
The Providence Bruins set a franchise record with their 13th straight victory on Friday, defeating the Belleville Senators 5-2. Brett Harrison had two goals in the win, bringing his season total to eight, a career high for the London, Ontario, native. Matej Blumel had a four point weekend, but Providence dropped their next two games to the Springfield Thunderbirds and Hartford Wolf Pack.
Jackson Edward had three assists this weekend for the Maine Mariners, as well as 11 penalty minutes, as the Mariners swept a three-game weekend set with the Bloomington Bison.
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