Maple Leafs Prospects Review: Vesey Done, Joshua heating up

Playoffs have begun! This past week we saw the Allsvenskan playoffs start. Mora IK (Engvall) sits first in the round robin standings right now. If they win this they'll move on for a chance to to be promoted to the SHL next season.

Maine (Vesey) started the Hockey East playoffs versus Northeastern and played two close games, but lost both in overtime to be knocked out of the first round, losing the best of three series 2-0, ending his season. It's been a disappointing one for Vesey and the Maine program in general. Coming off a 23 point freshman season, he managed just 11 points this year.Late March is the season of NCAA players signing contracts but Vesey will most likely stay in Maine for his 4 years.

Zurich (Herzog) entered the NLA playoffs the clear favourite but as of this morning are down 2-0 to 8th place SC Bern in their best of seven series.

More playoffs to come this week, the SHL (Johnson) starts theirs along with the NCHC (Cameranesi, Toninato). One more week then all our prospects will be in their playoffs as the CHL kicks off in two weeks.

Ontario Hockey League

Mitch Marner/JJ Piccinich (F) - London Knights
#3 Seed, Western Conference
March 3: Erie 1 at London 6
Marner: 0G, 3A, +2 / Piccinich: 1G, 0A, +1
March 4: Sault Ste. Marie 4 at London 6
Marner: 0G, 1A / Piccinich: 0G, 1A
March 6: Kitchener 1 at London 4
Marner: 0G, 1A, +1 / Piccinich: 1G, 0A, +1
Week Totals: Marner: 0G, 5A, +3 / Piccinich: 2G, 1A, +1

Travis Dermott (D) - Erie Otters
#1 Seed, Western Conference
March 3: Erie 1 at London 6 0G, 0A, -1
March 4: Erie 4 at Kitchener 3 OT No Points
March 6: Niagara 4 at Erie 2 No Points
Week Totals: 0G, 0A, -1

Nikita Korotselev (F) - Sarnia Sting
#2 Seed, Western Conference
March 3: Sault Ste. Marie 5 at Sarnia 2 0G, 0A, -2
March 4: Windsor 1 at Sarnia 2 1G, 1A, +1
Week Totals: 1G, 1A, -1

Stephen Desrocher (D) - Kingston Frontenacs
#1 Seed, Eastern Conference, Clinched 1st in East Division
February 29: Ottawa 2 at Kingston 5 0G, 0A, +2
March 4: Kingston 5 at Saginaw 3 0G, 1A, +2
March 5: Kingston 7 at Flint 2 0G, 1A, +3
March 6: Kingston 6 at Windsor 3 1G, 1A, +4
Week Totals: 1G, 3A, +11

Jeremy Bracco (F) - Kitchener Rangers
#4 Seed, Western Conference
March 4: Erie 4 at Kitchener 3 OT 1G, 1A, +1
March 6: Kitchener 1 at London 4 0G, 0A, -1
Week Totals: 1G, 1A

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

Dmytro Timashov (F) - Shawinigan Cataractes
#3 Seed, Clinched 1st in East Division
March 3: Shawinigan 6 at Victoriaville 5 0G, 0A, -1
March 4: Chicoutimi 6 at Shawinigan 5 1G, 1A, +1
March 5: Quebec 2 at Shawinigan 3 SO No Points
Week Totals: 1G, 1A

Martins Dzierkals (F) - Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
#1 Seed, 1st in West Division
March 1: Rouyn-Noranada 6 at Val D'or 5 OT No Points
March 4: Rouyn-Noranada 7 at Victoriaville 1 1G, 1A, +1
March 5: Rouyn-Noranada 4 at Blainville-Boisbriand 3 OT 0G, 0A, +1
March 6: Rouyn-Noranada 7 at Sherbrooke 1 0G, 2A, +1
Week Totals: 1G, 3A, +3

Western Hockey League
1st in Central Division
Andrew Nielsen (D) - Lethbridge Hurricanes
March 2: Lethbridge 5 at Moose Jaw 1 1G, 0A, +1
March 4: Lethbridge 10 at Saskatoon 3 0G, 2A, +2
March 5: Lethbridge 2 at Prince Albert 3 0G, 0A, -1
Week Totals: 1G, 2A, +2

NCAA

Dominic Toninato / Tony Cameranesi (F) - U. Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs
First round opponent in NCHC playoffs: Miami - Starts March 11th
March 4: Miami 0 at UMD 5
Toninato: 1G, 0A, +1 / Cameranesi: 0G, 1A
March 5: Miami 1 at UMD 3
Toninato: No Points / Cameranesi: 0G, 1A, +2
Week Totals: Toninato: 1G, 0A, +1 / Cameranesi: 0G, 2A, +2

Dakota Joshua (F) - Ohio State Buckeyes
4th in Big 10 Conference
March 4: Ohio State 7 at Michigan 4 1G, 0A, +3
March 6: Michigan 5 at Ohio State 6 OT 1G, 1A, +2
Week Totals: 2G, 1A, +5

Nolan Vesey (F) - U. Maine Black Bears
Hockey East Playoff Entry - #11 Maine vs #6 Northeastern
March 4: Maine 2 at Northeastern 3 OT 0G, 1A
March 5: Maine 3 at Northeastern 4 OT 0G, 1A
March 6: Maine at Northeastern Not Played - Northeastern defeats Maine 2-0
Week Totals: 0G, 2A

Europe

Andreas Johnson (F) - Frolunda, SHL
2nd overall in SHL
March 1: Luleå 0 - Frolunda 1 OT No Points
March 3: Frolunda 0 - Linköping 2 No Points
March 5: Frolunda 3 - Växjö 1 0G, 1A
Week Totals: 0G, 1A

Pierre Engvall (D) - Mora IK, Allsvenskan
Hockey Allsvenkan Playoffs - Round Robin
Mora IK Currently sits 1st in RR.
March 3: BIK Karlskoga 2 - Mora IK 3 No Points
March 4: Mora IK 3 - Almtuna IS 1 1G, 0A
March 6: IK Oskarshamn 1 - Mora IK 2 SO No Points
Week Totals: 1G, 0A

Fabrice Herzog (F) - Zurich Lions, Swiss A
NLA playoffs round 1 - SC Bern leads best of 7 series 2-0
March 3: Zurich 3 - SC Bern 4 OT No Points
March 5: SC Bern 2 - Zurich 1 No Points
Week Totals: No Points

Dakota Joshua is getting more points as the season winds down, hopefully he picks up as the playoffs move on. Our own Achariya will be at the NCAA Frozen Four so let's hope Ohio State and UMD make it there so she has lots of Leafs prospects to watch.