Defense/Goaltending Prospect Statistics as of 02-06-10

by Tomorrows Blues on Feb 7, 2010 9:00 AM CST in Game Time Prospect Department Comment 0 comments

Compiled by Brian Weidler, "Game Time" Prospect Department

St. Louis Game Time PROSPECT SUNDAYS

The "Game Time" spotlight shone last week on a pair of defensemen who were first-round selections by the Blues in recent drafts. This week, some later selections take their turn on center stage.

In two games this week for Luleå HF of the Swedish Elite League (Elitserien), 2008 fifth-rounder (125th overall) Kristofer Berglund chipped in a goal and added a pair of assists -- all in a 4-1 victory over MODO Hockey, Peter Forsberg's former club, on Feb. 4. Two nights later, Luleå HF dropped a 2-1 decision to Brynäs IF, in which Berglund was held off the scoresheet entirely.

Meanwhile, back on this side of the pond, 2009 sixth rounder (168th overall) David Sheilds didn't find the back of the net himself, but chipped in three assists -- and a solid plus-4 rating -- in three games while helping the Erie Otters to wins over Saginaw and OHL powerhouse Windsor this past week.

Not to be outdone, the high draft picks on defense had decent weeks as well; Alex Pietrangelo, in particular, picked up a goal and two assists in three OHL games, and also tallied four assists and a whopping plus-9 while serving as captain of the Eastern Conference squad in a 17-10 OHL All-Star Game victory for the Beasts from the East.

For the third consecutive week, however, the organization's goaltending prospects came up a little short... except for top goalie prospect Jake Allen.

Allen won two of three starts for Drummondville (QMJHL) this week, allowing just seven goals on 74 shots in 171 minutes of action for a 2.46 GAA and 90.5% save percentage. For the season, split between Montreal and Drummondville, Allen has a 2.66 GAA, 90.7% save percentage, and a 16-14-0 record.

The Blues' other three top goalie prospects -- Ben Bishop (Peoria/AHL), Paul Karpowich (Clarkson/ECAC) and Hannu Toivonen (Peoria/AHL) -- allowed 20 goals on 131 shots in 317 total minutes played, while posting a combined 1-4-1 win-loss record.

Those numbers equate to a combined 3.79 goals-against average, and an 84.7% save percentage, for the week. Once again, no update is available for Swiss prospect Reto Berra.

Your Game Time weekly prospect statistics update after the jump...

ST. LOUIS BLUES 2009-10 PROSPECT STATS as of 06 February 2010 -- DEFENSEMEN

Lines with GREY backgrounds denote players above "prospect age" of 25 years.

Lines with BLUE backgrounds indicate statistics for players in the NHL at any point in the 2009-10 season.

Acq'd	Player	Ps/Sh	Ht	Wt	Birthdate	Birthplace	2008-09 Club(s)	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PP	SH	GW
5 (125) '08	BERGLUND, Kristofer	D/L	5-10	180	11-09-88	Umea, SWE	Luleå HF	SEL	47	5	14	19	0	20	1	0	0
1 (18) '07	COLE, Ian	D/L	6-01	211	01-18-89	Ann Arbor, MI	Notre Dame	CCHA	24	3	12	15	- 9	43	1	0	1
F/A '08	CUNDARI, Mark	D/L	5-10	200	04-23-90	Toronto, ON	Windsor	OHL	52	8	41	49	+36	112	3	0	2
4 (96) '07	FAIRCHILD, Cade	D/L	5-10	190	01-15-89	Duluth, MN	Minnesota	WCHA	28	2	13	15	- 2	24	1	0	0
Trade '08	FAST, T.J.	D/L	6-01	190	09-02-87	Calgary, AB	Peoria	AHL	5	0	0	0	- 1	2	0	0	0
							Alaska	ECHL	35	8	16	24	-12	18	3	0	1
7 (184) '06	HELLSTRÖM, Alex	D/R	6-02	207	04-17-87	Falun, SWE	Luleå HF	SEL	37	1	1	2	-11	89	0	0	0
3 (64) '06	JUNLAND, Jonas	D/L	6-02	200	11-15-87	Linköping, SWE	St. Louis	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	- 2	0	0	0
							Peoria	AHL	5-	10	20	30	+ 8	30	7	0	1
1 (4) '08	PIETRANGELO, Alex	D/R	6-03	206	01-18-90	King City, ON	St. Louis	NHL	9	1	1	2	- 9	6	0	0	0
							Barrie	OHL	11	3	9	12	+11	6	1	0	0
							Canada	U20 WJC	6	3	9	12	+ 9	14	1	1	0
4 (48) '09	PONICH, Brett	D/L	6-06	205	02-22-91	Edmonton, AB	Portland	WHL	52	1	11	12	- 2	71	0	0	0
Trade '08	RICHMOND, Danny	D/L	6-00	192	08-01-84	Chicago, IL	Peoria	AHL	47	1	14	15	-12	133	1	0	0
1 (17) '09	RUNDBLAD, David	D/R	6-02	190	10-08-90	Lycksele, SWE	Skellefteå AIK	SEL	39	1	9	10	+ 7	12	0	0	1
							Sweden	U20 WJC	6	1	4	5	+ 9	2	1	0	0
6 (168) '09	SHIELDS, David	D/R	6-03	216	01-27-91	Rochester, NY	Erie	OHL	54	6	10	16	- 1	30	5	0	0
F/A '08	STRACHAN, Tyson	D/R	6-03	225	10-20-84	Melfort, SK	St. Louis	NHL	6	0	2	2	+ 3	4	0	0	0
							Peoria	AHL	36	2	14	16	+ 1	48	1	0	1
4 (94) '06	TUREK, Ryan	D/R	6-00	185	09-22-87	Southfield, MI	Alaska	ECHL	40	2	5	7	- 1	52	0	0	1
F/A '07	WAGNER, Steve	D/L	6-02	200	03-06-84	Grand Rapids, MN	Peoria	AHL	45	3	12	15	-10	20	1	0	1
4 (95) '08	WARSOFSKY, David	D/L	5-08	170	05-30-90	Weymouth, MA	Boston University	HEA	21	7	7	14	+ 6	34	2	3	1
							United States	U20 WJC	7	0	2	2	+ 5	6	0	0	0

Acq'd	GOALTENDERS	Ps/Ct	Ht	Wt	Birthdate	Birthplace	2009-10 Club(s)	League	GP	Mins	GA	SO	GAA	W	L	OL	Shts	Sv %
2 (34) '08	ALLEN, Jake	G/L	6-02	175	08-07-90	Fredericton, NB	Montreal	QMJHL	23	1241	55	1	2.66	11	11	0	624	0.912
							Drummondville	QMJHL	8	473	21	0	2.66	5	3	0	196	0.893
							TOTALS	QMJHL	31	1715	76	1	2.66	16	14	0	820	0.907
							Canada	U20 WJC	5	291	10	2	2.06	3	0	0	102	0.902
4 (106) '06	BERRA, Reto	G/L	6-04	189	01-03-87	Bulach, SUI	EHC Biel	NL-A	8	...	...	..	3.30	..	..	..	...	...
3 (85) '05	BISHOP, Ben	G/L	6-05	205	11-21-86	Denver, CO	Peoria	AHL	29	1709	79	0	2.77	15	10	3	798	0.901
7 (185) '08	KARPOWICH, Paul	G/L	6-03	185	10-25-88	Thunder Bay, ON	Clarkson	ECAC	22	1179	76	0	3.87	4	15	3	666	0.886
Trade '07	TOIVONEN, Hannu	G/L	6-02	200	05-18-84	Kalvola, FIN	Peoria	AHL	23	1331	62	0	2.80	9	11	2	648	0.904