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Ottawa Senators Prospect Update - March 7th

We’ve got representation from Canada, USA, Sweden and Finland this week.

AHL: FEB 11 Belleville Senators at Cleveland Monsters Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

So it seems the Chicago Blackhawks become the protagonist in any hockey game against the Ottawa Senators. If anything, I’m grateful we only play them twice a year. Let’s see what the prospects have been up to recently.

Forwards:

Stephen Halliday

The 2022 fourth-round selection saw his first taste of NCAA playoff action, helping Ohio State top Michigan State in a three-game series, with 1 goal and 4 assists. Halliday leads his team with 39 points in 37 games as a freshman, and it’s still an impressive total for being around the age of a third-year college player. Ohio State will take on Michigan in a single-game semifinal in the Big Ten conference on March 11th.

Angus Crookshank

Belleville’s top goalscorer and volume shooter continued to add to his body of work with 16 shots on goal in the 3 games he played. Crookshank added two goals and an assist to his 35 points in 55 games this season, and his 21 goals rank first on the club. He certainly has a good chance of making Ottawa in a depth role next season, especially with the team expected to spend close to the salary cap.

Oskar Pettersson

Pettersson returned to Rogle BK’s U20 team, on which he had a two-goal game — the third-rounder from 2022 has 18 goals in 21 games. Like fellow third-rounder Oliver Johansson last season, he’s been dominant on the junior team, but Pettersson has also spent significant time on the SHL roster as well, despite only managing 2 points in 29 games. The fact that he’s at least played a role on the men’s team is a good sign for his development.

Defensemen:

Chandler Romeo

A seventh-round selection from 2021, Romeo had one of his more productive weeks in the OHL — with a goal and two assists in three games, he’s proving to be a decent depth addition for the Guelph Storm. The Storm currently sit fifth in the OHL’s Western Conference, in which they’ll have more of a fighting chance as opposed to if they played in the East. Romeo has 14 points in 46 games with Guelph and Sarnia this year, and will need to make a massive push if he wants an entry-level deal with the Senators.

Jorian Donovan

Ottawa’s most consistent defense prospect this season had a modest two games, netting a goal and assist to bring his total to 45 points in 55 OHL games. The Hamilton Bulldogs rank fifth in the Eastern Conference, and while not in any danger of missing the playoffs, are under pressure to avoid a top team in the first round, such as Ottawa, North Bay, and Barrie.

Goaltending:

Leevi Merilainen

Despite losing two of the three games he played, it wasn’t really Merilainen’s fault. He further improved his already fantastic save percentage by stopping 74 of 80 shots for Karpat. Merilainen is only further cementing himself as a top goaltending prospect in the Senators’ organization, with a .921 save percentage and an 18-12-6 record. Expect him to split time with Kevin Mandolese in Belleville next season, as Ottawa may look to Mads Søgaard to be the backup full-time.

Silver Linings:

  • A few other notes regarding NCAA playoff action. Tyler Kleven and North Dakota will face Jonny Tychonick and Omaha, while Luke Loheit and Minnesota-Duluth take on St. Cloud State in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff tournament. The best-of-three quarterfinal round will take place from March 10th - March 12th.
  • Over in the Hockey-East conference, Jakov Novak and Northeastern have qualified for the quarterfinal while Tyson Dyck and Massachusetts face Boston College in a play-in series on March 8th.

Stats:

Pro (NHL, AHL)

- - - - - Since the last prospect update - | - T O T A L -
- - - - - Since the last prospect update - | - T O T A L -
PLAYER POS AGE LEAGUE GP G A P PIM SOG SH% | GP G A P PIM SOG SH%
Jonathan Aspirot LD 23 AHL 3 0 2 2 6 0 0% | 29 4 8 12 32 47 9%
Jacob Bernard-Docker RD 22 AHL 3 0 0 0 2 1 0% | 30 1 2 3 27 31 3%
Jacob Bernard-Docker RD 22 NHL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% | 13 0 1 1 9 15 0%
Angus Crookshank LW/C 23 AHL 3 2 1 3 0 16 13% | 55 21 14 35 21 150 14%
Philippe Daoust C 21 AHL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% | 9 2 5 7 0 10 20%
Ridly Greig C/LW 20 AHL 2 0 0 0 0 3 0% | 32 12 12 24 38 64 19%
Ridly Greig C/LW 20 NHL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% | 11 1 3 4 2 15 7%
Maxence Guénette RD 21 AHL 3 0 1 1 0 4 0% | 56 2 25 27 19 97 2%
Roby Järventie C/LW 20 AHL 3 1 0 1 4 7 14% | 24 9 6 15 16 56 16%
Viktor Lodin LW 23 AHL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% | 28 6 9 15 34 43 14%
Cole Reinhardt LW 23 AHL 3 0 3 3 4 5 0% | 56 8 20 28 73 110 7%
Egor Sokolov RW/LW 22 AHL 3 1 2 3 0 6 17% | 56 17 31 48 44 125 14%
Lassi Thomson RD 22 AHL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0% | 37 3 20 23 20 74 4%
Lassi Thomson RD 22 NHL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% | 2 0 0 0 4 1 0%

USA (NCAA, USHL)

- - - - - Since the last prospect update - | - T O T A L -
- - - - - Since the last prospect update - | - T O T A L -
PLAYER POS AGE TEAM GP G A P PIM SOG SH% | GP G A P PIM SOG SH%
Tyson Dyck C/LW 19 UMass 2 0 0 0 0 0 0% | 28 5 4 9 8 25 20%
Stephen Halliday C 20 Ohio State Univ. 3 1 4 5 6 12 8% | 37 9 30 39 17 97 9%
Tyler Kleven LD 21 Univ. of North Dakota 2 0 0 0 0 5 0% | 29 6 9 15 82 72 8%
Luke Loheit RW 22 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth 2 0 0 0 2 1 0% | 32 7 10 17 53 62 11%
Jakov Novak LW/C 24 Northeastern Univ. 2 1 0 1 2 1 100% | 34 8 4 12 26 37 22%
Cameron O'Neill RW 19 Tri-City (USHL) 2 0 1 1 2 7 0% | 39 6 15 21 18 75 8%
Jonny Tychonick LD 23 Univ. of Omaha 2 0 0 0 4 3 0% | 32 8 18 26 20 67 12%
Theo Wallberg LD 19 Dubuque (USHL) 3 0 1 1 2 2 0% | 35 4 11 15 18 45 9%

CHL

- - - - - - Since the last prospect update - | - T O T A L -
- - - - - - Since the last prospect update - | - T O T A L -
PLAYER POS AGE TEAM LEAGUE GP G A P PIM SOG SH% | GP G A P PIM SOG SH%
Tyler Boucher RW 20 Ottawa OHL 2 0 0 0 2 10 0% | 21 10 8 18 32 87 11%
Jorian Donovan LD 19 Hamilton OHL 2 1 1 2 4 2 50% | 55 12 33 45 51 126 10%
Tomas Hamara LD 18 Kitchener OHL 1 0 1 1 0 1 0% | 46 2 13 15 31 67 3%
Carson Latimer RW 20 Prince Albert/Winnipeg WHL 3 0 1 1 0 3 0% | 53 14 26 40 28 107 13%
Zach Ostapchuk C 19 Vancouver/Winnipeg WHL 3 1 1 2 2 9 11% | 45 23 31 54 37 146 16%
Ben Roger RD 20 Kingston OHL 2 0 0 0 0 3 0% | 44 2 9 11 26 71 3%
Chandler Romeo LD 19 Sarnia/Guelph OHL 3 1 2 3 2 3 33% | 46 7 7 14 47 48 15%

Europe

- - - - - - Since the last prospect update - | - T O T A L -
- - - - - - Since the last prospect update - | - T O T A L -
PLAYER POS AGE TEAM LEAGUE GP G A P PIM SOG SH% | GP G A P PIM SOG SH%
Oliver Johansson C/LW 19 Timrå IK J20 Nationell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% | 4 2 3 5 0 13 15%
Oliver Johansson C/LW 19 IF Björklöven Allsvenskan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% | 27 6 3 9 6 40 15%
Oliver Johansson C/LW 19 Timrå IK SHL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% | 6 0 0 0 0 3 0%
Filip Nordberg LD 18 Södertälje SK J20 Nationell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% | 18 3 8 11 14 46 7%
Filip Nordberg LD 19 Södertälje SK/Tingsyrds AIF Allsvenskan 3 0 1 1 2 2 0% | 32 2 3 5 10 17 12%
Filip Nordberg LD 18 Växjö HC SHL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% | 9 0 1 1 2 1 0%
Oskar Pettersson RW 19 Rögle BK J20 Nationell 1 2 0 2 0 2 100% | 21 18 10 28 33 79 23%
Oskar Pettersson RW 18 Rögle BK SHL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0% | 29 1 1 2 33 17 6%

Goalies

- - - - - Since the last prospect update - - | - T O T A L - -
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PLAYER AGE TEAM LEAGUE GP W L OTL SOL SA GA SV% | GP W L OTL SOL SA GA SV%
Kevin Mandolese 22 Belleville AHL 1 1 0 0 0 33 1 97.0% | 15 6 7 2 0 440 49 88.9%
Kevin Mandolese 22 Allen ECHL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% | 6 4 2 0 0 188 14 92.6%
Kevin Mandolese 22 Ottawa NHL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% | 2 1 1 0 0 80 5 93.8%
Leevi Meriläinen 20 Kärpät Liiga 3 1 2 0 0 80 6 92.5% | 40 18 12 6 0 856 68 92.1%
Kevin Reidler 18 AIK J20 Nationell 2 0 2 0 0 37 5 86.5% | 29 12 16 0 0 910 78 91.4%
Mads Søgaard 22 Belleville AHL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% | 21 6 9 2 0 571 58 89.8%
Mads Søgaard 22 Ottawa NHL 2 1 1 0 0 38 6 84.2% | 7 4 1 1 0 174 17 90.2%