Minnesota Wild Prospects Report: 11-23-2011

by BReynolds on Nov 23, 2011 1:54 PM CST in Prospects

Wednesday certainly snuck up on us a bit, but Wednesday it is, and Wednesday means the weekly prospect report from the Wild. Wednesday. Had to get that last one in there.

This weeks report serves as a reminder that the Wild have some pretty darn good prospects, and that many of them are not only playing well, but leading their respective teams to some pretty solid success. For example, Brett Bulmer's 10 points in seven games, all the while being mentioned in Team Canada talks for the World Juniors? This from a guy who was figured to be a third line grinder.

That'll do just fine.

Make the jump and check out the rest of the report. Also, make sure to check out Wild.com regularly. They do great work, and as a Wild fan, I'm not sure how you get by without going there at least a couple times a day. Enjoy.

From Wild PR staff:

FUTURE MINNESOTA WILD STATISTICS - NOVEMBER 23, 2011

CHL	TEAM	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	NOTES
LW Brett Bulmer	Kelowna (WHL)	7	3	7	10	+7	14	Leads team with 1.43 points per game and a +7 rating. On a three-game point streak (0-3=3).
D Josh Caron	Kamloops (WHL)	19	0	6	6	+9	83	Leads Kamloops with 83 PIM.
C Tyler Graovac	Ottawa 67's (OHL)	16	4	8	12	+2	11	Represented Team OHL in the 2011 SUBWAY® Super Series, helping his team to a 10-7 win vs. Team Russia (11/10).
D Colton Jobke	Regina Pats (WHL)	22	4	4	8	+1	30	Contributed a goal and an assist in a 5-1 win over Prince Albert, Oct. 23.
C Zack Phillips	Saint John (QMJHL)	24	15	28	43	+26	17	On a 17-game point streak dating back to Oct. 14. Notched four assists vs. Acadie-Bathurst (11/20). Ranks fifth in the league in points. Leads team in points and assists.
COLLEGE/USHL	TEAM	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	NOTES
C Charlie Coyle	Boston University (HE)	11	2	9	11	+10	10	Ties for the team lead in assists. Owns four multiple-point games. Leads team with +10 rating.
C Anthony Hamburg	Omaha (USHL)	14	1	4	5	-1	32	Recorded his first goal of the season at Youngstown, Oct. 29. Leads Lancers in PIM.
LW Erik Haula	U. of Minnesota (WCHA)	14	7	13	20	+11	10	Ranks second on team and T-fourth in nation in scoring. Owns seven multiple point games. Tallied two goals and an assist in a 5-0 win at Alaska Anchorage, Oct. 28.
D Sean Lorenz	Notre Dame (CCHA)	13	2	4	6	+2	2	Has an assist in two of last three games. Leads team with 11 blocked shots. Scored the game winner and went +3 vs. Rensselaer, Oct. 21.
LW Mario Lucia	Penticton (BCHL)	19	15	25	40	0	10	T-third in league in points. Represented the 2011 U.S. Junior Select Team at the World Junior A Challenge, tallying tournament third-most five points (4-1=5), and was named to the tournament All-Star Team.
D Nick Seeler	Muskegon (USHL)	14	2	4	6	-5	2	Tallied a goal and two assists and went +2 in a 5-4 win at Indiana (11/12).
LW Jason Zucker	Denver (WCHA)	11	6	9	15	+4	16	Leads team in goals and second in points. On a three-game point streak (2-3=5) and has six multiple-point games.
INTL	TEAM	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	NOTES
D Jonas Brodin	Farjestads BK Karlstad (SEL)	23	0	3	3	+5	8	Represented Team Sweden at the Karjala Cup (11/10-11/13). Leads Farjestads in plus-minus rating.
C Mikael Granlund	HIFK (SM-liiga)	22	7	19	26	+8	6	Leads team in points and assists and tied for the league lead in points. Helped Team Finland earn silver at the Karjala Cup (11/10-11/13) and was named to the First All Star Team.
D Bjorn Krupp	Cologne (DEL)	16	0	3	3	-2	24	Fourth on team in PIM.
LW Johan Larsson	Brynas (SEL)	23	6	12	18	-1	16	Ranks second among teammates in points and assists and is seventh in the league in scoring. Ties for fifth in league in points and second in assists.
GOALTENDERS	TEAM	GP	MIN	GAA	RECORD	GA	SV%	NOTES
Johan Gustafsson	Lulea HF (SEL)	14	841	1.86	-	26	.924	Represented Team Sweden at the Karjala Cup (11/10-11/13). Sixth in the league in SV%.
Darcy Kuemper	Ontario (ECHL)	6	364	1.81	5-1-0	11	.932	Ranks second in the league in GAA and third in SV%. Has stopped 150 of 161 shots faced in four starts for the Reign.
Stephen Michalek	Harvard (ECAC)	6	332	3.07	3-2-0	17	.900	Made 30 saves in a 4-2 win vs. Colgate for his first collegiate win (11/12).

Our thoughts:

83 PIMs for Caron in 19 games? Hopefully his game is not as one dimensional as it looks, but still, that's an impressive stat.
Gravoc still on a solid scoring pace. Another 7th round success? Certainly developing that way.
Phillips is on a 17 game point streak. Yeah, really.
Coyle has regained PPG status. Good to see.
Haula's scoring has cooled a bit, but the Gophers are still red hot. Don't expect the scoring slump to continue.
Lucia has 40 points in 19 games. Yeah... really.
Zucker has not been happy with his game, yet is above a PPG. Solid development. He'll find his touch.
Brodin, Granlund, and Larsson all are kicking ass and taking names in Europe. No big surprise there, I am guessing.
Look at the goalies in the system. It's an embarrassment of riches. Ridiculous.

Anything jump out at you, Wilderness? Whose stats are you most impressed with?

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I don’t follow the Wild prospects alot, but I do have to say they’re damn impressive.

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by Kevin Sellathamby on Nov 23, 2011 2:01 PM CST reply actions

You don’t? Why not? Clearly as a Devils fan, you should. Ha!

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by BReynolds on Nov 23, 2011 2:47 PM CST up reply actions

I see what you’re doing there…

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by Kevin Sellathamby on Nov 23, 2011 5:17 PM CST up reply actions

Glad you’re following along.

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by BReynolds on Nov 23, 2011 6:46 PM CST up reply actions

I'd like to see a bit more from Coyle

Just seems like a guy, who the narritive is should be ready next year, should be scoring at a bit higher pace. Hopefully just an early season slump.

by ThatGuy22 on Nov 23, 2011 2:37 PM CST reply actions

Not sure I have ever been a guy who has said he will be ready next year. Ready for Houston? Maybe. Ready for the NHL? No.

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by BReynolds on Nov 23, 2011 2:48 PM CST up reply actions

I've read it a couple places

I dont believe ever from you, mostly prospecty websites. Very well could mean just Physically ready, because one of them i remember clearly saying He is Physically ready for the NHL, but is going back for more seasoning in college(this was right after the trade I believe).

Also there is a distinction to be made between ready for the NHL and going to make the team, because even if he is ready and could play a third/fourth line role, he should obviously be in the AHL prepping for a top line role.

by ThatGuy22 on Nov 23, 2011 3:02 PM CST up reply actions

Agreed

Coyle could definetely use more seasoning either in College or AHL. Seems that Power Forwards can take a little bit longer to really develop, so I’m going to give him a little more room to breathe then other forwards.

by MinnesotaRage on Nov 23, 2011 3:08 PM CST up reply actions

Physically ready sounds about right. Plus, going back to college and being a top forward gives him leadership experience and the ability to put a team on his back. Any NHL team could use an extra guy like that.

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by JDesthubert on Nov 23, 2011 5:27 PM CST up reply actions