Florida Panthers Prospect Roundup: March 25, 2013
The CHL playoffs and NCAA tournament are set to begin, while this week's spotlight focuses on 2010 second-round selection John McFarland, who provided some offense for the shorthanded AHL Rampage.
- San Antonio sits 14th in the American League's Western Conference with 61 points (27-29-7). The silver and black went 0-3 with losses to Texas, Oklahoma City, and Rochester. The Rampage are only 6 points out of the eighth spot but have dropped 4 straight.
- San Antonio has signed D George Hughes to an ATO; he led the NCAA in points by defensemen with 37 (5G/32A) at St. Lawrence University of the ECAC.
- Next game is Thursday against the Grand Rapids Griffins.
- The Cyclones are currently 2nd in the ECHL's Eastern Conference with a 41-21-8 record (90 points). The only victory of the week was Friday against the Florida Everblades, with the Everblades getting revenge the next night. Cincinnati also lost to Orlando and Gwinnett.
- Cincinnati has cliched the North Division; their last such title was came during the 2008-09 campaign. This marks the Cyclones' sixth playoff appearance in seven seasons.
- Next game is Friday against the Evansville Icemen.
Skaters
| Player | Age | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG | SOG |
| Greg Rallo | 31 | C | 62 | 22 | 16 | 38 | -15 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 156 |
| Jon Rheault | 26 | RW | 54 | 17 | 21 | 38 | -2 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 106 |
| Quinton Howden | 21 | LW | 57 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 94 |
| Jared Gomes | 24 | C | 60 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 71 |
| Scott Timmins | 23 | C | 55 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Zach Hamill | 24 | C | 19 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 39 |
| Alexander Petrovic | 21 | D | 46 | 4 | 11 | 15 | +7 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 62 |
| Jonathan Hazen | 22 | RW | 43 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Andre Deveaux | 29 | RW | 37 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 47 |
| Jed Ortmeyer | 34 | RW | 19 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 41 |
| John McFarland | 20 | C | 33 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Brendon Nash | 25 | D | 21 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 36 |
| Zach Miskovic | 27 | D | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| Brian O'Hanley | 28 | D | 25 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Nolan Yonkman | 31 | D | 59 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -22 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Jack Combs | 25 | LW | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Evan Barlow | 27 | LW | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Garrett Wilson | 21 | LW | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Justin Vaive | 23 | LW | 41 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| John Lee | 24 | D | 40 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| David MacDonald | 26 | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| David Pacan | 21 | C | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| George Hughes | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Birkholz | 21 | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Name | Age | GP | W | L | SOL | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | MIN |
| Jacob Markstrom | 23 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 87 | 907 | 994 | .920 | 2.65 | 3 | 1971 |
| Dov Grumet-Morris | 31 | 32 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 86 | 977 | 891 | .912 | 2.84 | 2 | 1817 |
| Brian Foster | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 0 | 20 |
THE REST
Skaters
| Player | Age | Pos | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG | SOG |
| Corban Knight | 22 | C | NCAA | 39 | 15 | 33 | 48 | +15 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 95 |
| Kyle Rau | 20 | C | NCAA | 39 | 15 | 24 | 39 | +13 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 112 |
| Nick Bjugstad | 20 | C | NCAA | 39 | 21 | 15 | 36 | +3 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 142 |
| Rocco Grimaldi | 20 | RW | NCAA | 38 | 13 | 22 | 35 | +15 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 138 |
| Wade Megan | 22 | C | NCAA | 38 | 16 | 13 | 29 | +4 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 140 |
| Michael Matheson | 19 | D | NCAA | 35 | 8 | 17 | 25 | +15 | 78 | 6 | 0 | 81 |
| Rasmus Bengtsson | 19 | D | USHL | 44 | 0 | 21 | 21 | +3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
| Joe Basaraba | 20 | RW | NCAA | 37 | 10 | 7 | 17 | -6 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 91 |
| Benjamin Gallacher | 20 | D | USHL | 32 | 3 | 14 | 17 | +5 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 53 |
| Anthony Luciani | 22 | LW | ECHL | 27 | 4 | 11 | 15 | +1 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 62 |
| Josh McFadden | 21 | D | ECHL | 26 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Mattias Lindstrom | 21 | LW | ECHL | 48 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +1 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| R.J. Boyd | 22 | D | NCAA | 42 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Zach Hyman | 20 | C | NCAA | 38 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 58 |
| Connor Brickley | 21 | C | NCAA | 24 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 46 |
| Edward Wittchow | 20 | D | NCAA | 28 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Goaltenders
| Name | Age | Lg | GP | W | L | OTL | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | MIN |
| Brian Foster | 26 | ECHL | 32 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 80 | 859 | 779 | .907 | 2.67 | 0 | 1796 |
| Michael Houser | 20 | ECHL | 27 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 65 | 823 | 758 | .921 | 2.47 | 2 | 1577 |
| Sam Brittain | 20 | NCAA | 13 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 397 | 360 | .907 | 2.95 | 0 | 751 |
Playoffs
WHL
(2) Kelowna Rockets vs. (7) Seattle Thunderbirds (Alexander Delnov)
- Game 1: Seattle 5, Kelowna 4 (OT) (Delnov: 1 Assist, +1)/
Game 2: Seattle 2, Kelowna 1 (OT) (Delnov: 1 Goal, +1)
(3) Kamloops Blazers vs. (6) Victoria Royals (Steven Hodges)
- Game 1: Kamloops 3, Victoria 2 (Hodges: 2 Goals, +1)
- Game 2: Kamloops 6, Victoria 4 (Hodges: -2)/
QMJHL
(4) Rimouski Océanic (Francis Beauvillier) vs. (13) Gatineau Olympiques
- Game 1: Rimouski 3, Gatineau 2 (Beauvillier: 1 Assist, +1, 3 SOG, 8 Hits)/
Game 2: Gatineau 5, Rimouski 3 (Beauvillier: -2, 1/1 Faceoffs, 3 Hits)
(5) Quebec Remparts (Logan Shaw) vs. (12) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
- Game 1: Chicoutimi 6, Quebec 3 (Shaw: -1, 1 SOG, 11/18 Faceoffs, 2 Hits)/
Game 2: Quebec 5, Chicoutimi 1 (Shaw: 1 Goal, 2 Shots, 3/4 Faceoffs, 2 Hits)
(6) Moncton Wildcats (Jonathan Racine) vs. (11) Victoriaville Tigres
- Game 1: Victoriaville 3, Moncton 0 (Racine: -1, 1 Hit)
Game 2: Moncton 3, Victoriaville 2 (OT) (Racine: +1, 3 Hits)/
OHL
(2) Plymouth Whalers (Vincent Trocheck) vs. (7) Sarnia Sting
- Game 1: Plymouth 11, Sarnia 2 (Trocheck 3 Goals, 2 Assists, +5)
- Game 2: Plymouth 3, Sarnia 2 (Trocheck: 0 Points)/
2013 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
East Regional (Providence, Rhode Island)
- (2) Boston College (Michael Matheson) vs. (3) Union (March 30, 9:00 pm, ESPNU)
West Regional (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
- (1) Minnesota (Nick Bjugstad and Kyle Rau) vs. (4) Yale (March 29, 2:00 pm, ESPNU)
- (2) North Dakota (Rocco Grimaldi and Corban Knight) vs. (3) Niagara (March 29, 5:30 pm, ESPNU)
Northeast Regional (Manchester, New Hampshire)
- (1) UMass Lowell vs. (4) Wisconsin (Edward Wittchow) (March 29, 4:30 pm, ESPN3)
- (2) New Hampshire vs. (3) Denver (Sam Brittain) (March 29, 6:00 pm, ESPNU)
Prospect Spotlight: John McFarland, C- San Antonio Rampage (AHL)
Don't sleep on McFarland just yet! The Richmond Hill native scored a goal in three straight games for the Rampage this week. So far in March, McFarland has four points, a plus-3, 7 shots, and only two penalty minutes.
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