Minnesota Wild Prospect Report - February 22, 2011

by BReynolds on Feb 22, 2011 4:00 PM CST in Prospects

It's Tuesday, and of course, that means the weekly Prospect Report. Once again, the Wild PR staff has been kind enough to share this wealth of information with us, and we share it with you.

This week, we learn that Brett Bulmer is dealing with a leg injury that kept him out of action, and the Wild's goalie prospects all had great weeks, including a shutout for Dennis Endras. Mikael Ganlund had a three point week, and Johan Larsson continued to dominate the Swedish Elite league. Finally, Jason Zucker continues his amazing run through the WCHA, and is still, yes, a freshman.

Make sure you are checking in with Wild.com to keep tabs on the prospects throughout the week. Make the jump for the full report.

FUTURE MINNESOTA WILD STATISTICS - FEBRUARY 22, 2011

CHL	TEAM	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	NOTES
LW Brett Bulmer	Kelowna (WHL)	54	18	29	47	-11	103	Did not play last week after suffering a leg injury. He is listed as day-to-day. Ranks T-2nd in points and 4th in assists among Rockets skaters.
D Josh Caron	Kamloops (WHL)	19	1	0	1	-2	41	Registered seven PIM, including his second fighting major, in three games last week. Missed 41 games with a broken collar-bone (9/25-1/8).
LW Kris Foucault	Calgary (WHL)	54	20	21	41	-5	52	Tallied three points (2-1=3) in four games this past week. Registered his ninth multi-point game with a goal and an assist 2/16. Leads all Hitmen skaters in points.
D Colton Jobke	Kelowna (WHL)	39	1	7	8	+3	71	Sat out last week while serving a seven-game suspension for an interference penalty (2/11). He is eligible to return on Friday.
D Bjorn Krupp	Belleville (OHL)	49	1	10	11	-27	54	Racked up 12 PIM in four games this past week. Ranks 4th among Belleville blueliners in assists and points.
RW Dylen McKinlay	Chilliwack (WHL)	41	4	14	18	-12	46	Recorded one assist in three games last week. Missed 16 games with a knee injury (10/16-11/26).
COLLEGE/USHL	TEAM	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	NOTES
C Anthony Hamburg	Colgate (ECAC)	7	0	3	3	-4	4	Returned to the Omaha lineup by skating in two games last week. Named the Lancers' Old Chicago Player of the Month for January.
C Anthony Hamburg	Omaha (USHL)	14	4	6	10	-3	6
LW Erik Haula	Minnesota (WCHA)	28	5	16	21	+8	18	Dished out his 16th assist of the year in a 5-2 win over Wisconsin (2/18). Co-leads the Gophers in assists and is 4th in points. Led all Finnish players with four goals and ranked 2nd with seven points in six games at the World Junior Championship.
D Sean Lorenz	Notre Dame (CCHA)	34	4	7	11	+24	32	Was +3 in a pair of wins at Ferris State last week. Tied for the team lead in plus/minus rating.
D Kyle Medvec	Vermont (HE)	26	2	4	6	-8	28	Did not play this weekend after suffering an injury (2/12). Ranks T-3rd among Vermont defensemen in points.
F Jason Zucker	Denver (WCHA)	30	18	16	34	+19	34	Registered two assists and a +4 rating in a 5-1 win over Michigan Tech (2/19). He ranks 1st in WCHA play in goals. Named WCHA Freshman of the Week 12/7 and 12/14. Claimed a bronze medal at the World Junior Championship, potting one goal in four games.
INTL	TEAM	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	NOTES
F Mikael Granlund	HIFK Helsinki (Finland - SM-liiga)	31	7	20	27	+1	8	Dished out a pair of assists (2/17) and scored a goal (2/19) last week. He was sidelined 21 games with an injury (10/16-12/28).
RW Johan Larsson	Brynas (Sweden - J20 Super Elit)	10	6	9	15	+8	8	Potted his fourth goal of the year and second in the past four games in Elite play (2/19).Served as captain of Team Sweden and co-led the U19 5 Nations Tournament with 10 points (4-6=10) in four games. Posted four points (1-3=4) and four PIM in six games at the World Junior Championship.
RW Johan Larsson	Brynas (Sweden - Elitserien)	37	4	3	7	+5	16
F Jere Sallinen	Blues Espoo (Finland - SM-liiga)	49	5	7	12	+4	28	Skated in four games last week and notched his fifth goal of the year in a 4-3 win vs. Ilves (2/18).
GOALTENDERS	TEAM	GP	MIN	GAA	W-L-OTL	GA	SV%	NOTES
Dennis Endras	Augsburger (Germany -DEL)	42	2425	3.17	19-19-4	128	0.899	Posted his first shutout of the year, making 34 saves in a 1-0 win over Straubing (2/18). Stopped 53 combined shots in two other starts.
Johan Gustafsson	VIK (Sweden - Hockey Allsvenskan)	25	1445	2.28		55	0.913	Made 45 saves on 48 shots while recording two victories this past week. Ranks sixth in both GAA and SV% in league play.
Darcy Kuemper	Red Deer (WHL)	52	3077	1.87	38-10-4	96	0.933	Stopped 71 of 77 shots last week as he went 2-0-1 with all three games going to overtime. He currently ranks 1st in the WHL in wins, GAA, SV% and shutouts. Named CHL Goalie of the Week for the period of 10/4-10/10, 11/29-12/5, and 1/10-1/16. Named WHL Player of the Week for the period of 1/10-1/16 and WHL Goalie of the Month for January.

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Great read. Zucker is showing a ton of potential, he is having great chemsitry with that top line. From the games I’ve seen him play he has been dominant. Only a freshmen, looking like a great prospect!

Granlund putting up the points again which is great, can’t wait to see him in a Wild sweater.

by Kingpin45 on Feb 22, 2011 7:31 PM CST reply actions

Bright future

Nice to see several of the Wild’s prospects doing well. I can’t wait to see guys like Zucker, Granlund, and Kuemper playing for the Wild someday. Tons of potential.

by MinnesotaRage on Feb 22, 2011 10:25 PM CST reply actions