Forward Prospect Statistics as of Mar. 21, 2010

by Tomorrows Blues on Mar 21, 2010 12:43 PM CDT in Game Time Prospect Department

Compiled by Brian Weidler, "Game Time" Prospect Department

St. Louis Game Time PROSPECT SUNDAYS

For the first time in several years, there will not be a single Blues' prospect playing in the NCAA tournament this year.

The selections were announced minutes ago, and neither defending champion Boston University, traditional powers Minnesota and Michigan State, nor the storied Harvard program made the cut. Only forward prospect Jay Barriball is a senior this year, and after missing nearly the entire 2009-10 season to injury, he may opt for a medical redshirt to come back and play a fifth year at Minnesota.

In major junior, the top-seeded Calgary Hitmen are facing possible first-round elimination at the hands of the Moose Jaw Warriors, who took the first two games of their series on Pengrowth Saddledome ice by 4-2 and 4-1 scores. That's the bad news; the good news, at least for Blues' fans, is that the possible early elimination of the Hitmen would free up forwards Ian Schultz (already signed to an entry-level contract) and power-play specialist Tyler Shattock for ATO contracts with Peoria.

Shattock has tallied 60 goals in the last two WHL seasons with Kamloops and Calgary, and 32 of those have come with the man advantage. Adding that kind of threat to a Peoria power play already ranked second in the league (67 of 319, 21.0%) makes the Rivermen even more dangerous with the extra attacker.

Down on the farm in Peoria, while Lars Eller has been making waves with a big late-season surge, 2005 draftee (171st overall) Nick Drazenovic has been quietly getting the job one as well. The Prince George, BC native is 3-3-6 in his last six games, with three "money" goals (a PPG, SHG, and GWG), a plus-2 mark, and five minutes in the sin bin for a fight with Houston's Cody Almond back on Mar. 12.

Drazenovic has already set a career high-water mark in goals with 19, and is three points shy of tying his career-best 42 points, scored in his rookie pro season in 2007-08. His nine power-play goals tie him with Julian Talbot for top spot among Rivermen forwards, and are second only to Jonas Junland's 10 for the team lead.

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

ST. LOUIS BLUES 2009-10 PROSPECT STATS as of 21 March 2010 -- FORWARDS

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	2009-10 Club/Lea	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PP	SH	GW
3 (78) '09	ANDRONOV, Sergei	RW/L	6-00	183	07-19-89	Moscow, RUS	Lada Togliatti (KHL)	34	5	8	13	- 5	20	1	0	2
							CSKA Moscow (KHL)	18	5	4	9	+ 2	6	2	0	1
							*KHL Totals*	52	10	12	22	- 3	26	3	0	3
Trade '07	BARRIBALL, Jay	C/L	5-09	165	05-27-87	Prior Lake, MN	Minnesota (WCHA)	5	2	2	4	+ 3	10	0	0	0
F/A '09	CRACKNELL, Adam	RW/R	6-03	215	07-15-85	Prince Albert, SK	Peoria (AHL)	69	13	20	33	- 3	38	3	2	2
6 (171) '05	DRAZENOVIC, Nick	C/L	6-01	200	01-14-87	Prince George, BC	Peoria (AHL)	57	19	20	39	- 6	40	9	1	1
1 (13) '07	ELLER, Lars	F/L	6-00	198	05-08-89	Rodovre, DMK	St. Louis (NHL)	5	1	0	1	+ 1	4	1	0	0
							Peoria (AHL)	61	14	35	49	- 2	70	3	0	2
4 (100) '07	ERSTAD, Travis	F/R	6-04	185	11-09-88	Madison, WI	WI-Stevens Pt (NCHA)	23	5	10	15	...	61	2	0	2
2 (39) '07	HJALMARSSON, Simon	RW/R	5-11	170	02-01-89	Varnamo, SWE	Rögle BK (SEL)	53	11	9	20	- 7	16	3	0	1
Trade '10	LABRIE, Pierre-Cedric	LW/R	6-02	212	12-06-86	Baie-Comeau, QC	Manitoba (AHL)	45	5	1	6	-13	69	0	0	2
							Peoria (AHL)	7	0	0	0	+ 1	2	0	0	0
							*AHL Totals*	52	5	1	6	-14	73	0	0	2
3 (65) '08	LEHTERA, Jori	C/L	6-02	191	12-23-87	Helsinki, FIN	Tappara (SML)	57	19	50	69	+ 5	58	8	1	1
3 (70) '08	LIVINGSTON, James	RW/R	6-02	213	03-08-90	Halifax, NS	Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)	36	14	12	26	+12	47	6	0	3
							Plymouth (OHL)	24	3	6	9	+ 3	58	0	0	0
							*OHL Totals*	60	17	18	35	+15	104	6	0	3
8 (154) '06	McCOLLEM, Matt	LW/L	6-00	190	05-06-88	Somerville, MA	Harvard (ECAC)	8	1	1	2	+ 1	0	0	0	0
2 (33) '08	McRAE, Philip	C/L	6-03	191	03-15-90	Apple Valley, MN	London (OHL)	33	11	26	37	+ 4	43	4	1	4
							Plymouth (OHL)	19	5	9	14	- 1	21	1	0	1
							*OHL Totals*	52	16	35	51	+ 3	64	5	1	5
							USA (U20 WJ)	6	1	4	5	0	2	1	0	0
6 (155) '08	NIGRO, Anthony	C/L	6-00	189	01-11-90	Woodbridge, ON	Ottawa (OHL)	61	16	46	62	+14	49	6	0	2
7 (190) '07	NILL, Trevor	C/R	6-01	180	04-11-89	Detroit, MI	Michigan State (CCHA)	26	2	7	9	+ 6	12	0	0	0
Trade '09	PELLETIER, Pascal	RW/L	5-11	197	06-16-83	Labrador City, NL	Syracuse (AHL)	25	3	13	16	- 7	23	1	0	0
							Peoria (AHL)	44	11	22	33	+ 2	29	4	0	3
							*AHL Totals*	69	14	35	49	- 5	52	5	0	3
6 (160) '07	PELUSO, Anthony	RW/R	6-04	235	04-18-89	King City, ON	Peoria (AHL)	22	1	1	2	- 2	57	0	0	0
							Alaska (ECHL)	22	4	5	9	- 1	48	1	0	0
F/A '07	PORTER, Chris	LW/L	6-01	205	05-29-84	Thunder Bay, ON	Peoria (AHL)	69	12	14	26	- 7	45	0	1	3
5 (156) '05	REAVES, Ryan	RW/R	6-02	200	01-20-87	Winnipeg, MB	Peoria (AHL)	65	4	6	10	-13	151	0	0	0
5 (124) '06	SACKRISON, Andrew	F/L	6-01	200	11-12-87	St. Louis Park, MN	Minn. State (WCHA)	21	3	2	5	- 3	4	0	0	0
4 (87) '08	SCHULTZ, Ian	RW/R	6-02	200	02-04-90	Calgary, AB	Calgary (WHL)	70	24	31	55	+ 6	150	10	2	3
4 (108) '09	SHATTOCK, Tyler	RW/R	6-03	190	02-03-90	Salmon Arm, BC	Kamloops (WHL)	42	22	28	50	- 1	65	8	0	5
							Calgary (WHL)	30	8	20	28	+ 4	26	5	2	1
							*WHL Totals*	72	30	48	78	+ 3	91	13	2	6
3 (85) '07	SONNE, Brett	C/L	6-00	187	05-16-89	Maple Ridge, BC	Peoria (AHL)	66	10	11/td>	22	- 9	29	5	0	1
F/A '07	TALBOT, Julian	C/L	6-00	185	03-24-85	Wahnapitae, ON	Peoria (AHL)	65	16	13	29	- 3	34	9	0	3
7 (202) '09	TARDY, Max	C/R	6-00	188	10-27-90	Duluth, MN	Tri-City (USHL)	47	11	23	34	- 9	30	8	0	2