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"Game Time" PROSPECT SUNDAY: 2014-15 Prospect List, Part Two

Your pre-season look at the Blues' prospect stable continues with profiles of Max Gardiner, Jani Hakanpää, Ville Husso, Dmitrij Jaskin, Sam Kurker, Maxim Letunov, Petteri Lindbohm, and Niklas Lundström,

A further look ahead at the players "on the horizon" for your St. Louis Blues...
A further look ahead at the players "on the horizon" for your St. Louis Blues...

Part Two of Four.

Because this post would be enormous if it were to include all 31 prospects on the Reserve List, we're going to do this the same way we did last season and break the list up into four posts, all of which will be posted today.

For purposes of inclusion on this list, a "prospect" is defined as:

-- A player who has not yet reached his 25th birthday.

-- A player who's NHL playing rights are owned by the Blues, and is not under contract to any other organization.

-- A player meeting both of the above criteria, who is not expected to be a full-time NHL player (50+ games at the NHL level) in 2014-15.

The last criterion is what separates Jake Allen (not included as a "prospect" this season) from Dmitrij Jaskin (included as a "prospect" this season).

PLAYER CONTRACT STATUS START 2014-15 SEASON WITH:
MAX GARDINER NONE (COLLEGE) PENN STATE (BIG 10)
JANI HAKANPÄÄ RFA JUNE 2015 CHICAGO (AHL)
VILLE HUSSO NONE (EUROPE) HIFK HELSINKI (LIIGA)
DMITRIJ JASKIN RFA JUNE 2016 CHICAGO (AHL)
SAM KURKER NONE (JUNIOR) SIOUX CITY (USHL)
MAXIM LETUNOV NONE (COLLEGE) BOSTON UNIVERSITY (HEA)
PETTERI LINDBOHM RFA JUNE 2017 SPORT VAASA (LIIGA)
NIKLAS LUNDSTRÖM RFA JUNE 2016 CHICAGO (AHL)

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Gardiner BW USA flag MAX GARDINER
POSITION Center ENTRY CLUB STL
SHOOTS Left ENTRY YEAR 2010
HEIGHT 6' 03" ENTRY VIA Draft
WEIGHT 187 lbs DRAFTED 74th Overall
BORN May 7, 1992 ... ...
WHERE Edina, MN ... ...
SEASON CLUB/LEAGUE GP GL AS PT +- PM PP SH GW
2013-14 Penn State (Big 10) 22 0 1 1 -12 8 0 0 0
2012-13 Penn State (Ind) 27 3 19 22 + 5 22 2 0 1
2011-12 Dubuque (USHL) 50 12 14 26 - 7 29 0 0 2
2010-11 Minnesota (WCHA) 17 1 2 3 - 3 24 0 0 0
2009-10 Minnetonka (HS-MN) 17 17 26 43 +27 14 4 1 0
SEASON CLUB/LEAGUE GP GL AS PT +- PM PP SH GW
2012 Playoffs Dubuque (USHL) 4 1 3 4 - 3 2 0 0 0
2010 Playoffs Minnetonka (HS-MN) 6 5 6 11 + 8 0 2 0 1

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Hakanpaa BW FIN flag JANI HAKANPÄÄ
POSITION Defense ENTRY CLUB STL
SHOOTS Right ENTRY YEAR 2010
HEIGHT 6' 05" ENTRY VIA Draft
WEIGHT 220 lbs DRAFTED 104th Overall
BORN Mar. 31, 1992 ... ...
WHERE Kirkkonummi, Finland ... ...
SEASON CLUB/LEAGUE GP GL AS PT +- PM PP SH GW
2013-14 Chicago (AHL) 54 4 4 8 +20 33 0 0 1
2012-13 Blues Espoo (SM-Liiga) 34 2 3 5 + 2 34 1 1 1
Peoria (AHL) 14 1 3 4 0 6 0 0 1
2011-12 Blues Espoo (SM-Liiga) 41 5 7 12 + 6 30 1 0 0
Blues Espoo (FIN U20) 5 0 4 4 + 3 0 0 0 0
2010-11 Blues Espoo (FIN U20) 36 3 20 23 +18 61 ... ... ...
Suomi U20 (FIN 2) 8 1 2 3 -10 31 ... ... ...
2009-10 Kiekko-Vantaa (FIN U18) 35 3 17 20 ... 71 ... ... ...
SEASON CLUB/LEAGUE GP GL AS PT +- PM PP SH GW
2014 Playoffs Chicago (AHL) 3 0 1 1 + 1 0 0 0 0
2012 WJC Finland U20 7 1 2 3 + 3 6 1 0 1
2011 Playoffs Blues Espoo (FIN U20) 12 3 2 5 + 7 10 ... ... ...
2010 WJC Finland U18 6 1 1 2 + 3 6 1 0 0

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Husso BW FIN flag VILLE HUSSO
POSITION Goaltender ENTRY CLUB STL
CATCHES Left ENTRY YEAR 2014
HEIGHT 6' 03" ENTRY VIA Draft
WEIGHT 205 lbs DRAFTED 94th Overall
BORN Feb. 6, 1995 ... ...
WHERE Helsinki, Finland ... ...
SEASON CLUB/LEAGUE GP MN GA SA AVG WN-LS-OT SO SV%
2013-14 HIFK Helsinki (Liiga) 41 2625 78 1018 1.99 19-14-5 2 .923
HCK Kerava (Mestis) 6 ... ... ... 2.14 ... ... .937
2012-13 HIFK U20 (Nuorten SM-Liiga) 41 2459 108 1191 2.64 24-17-0 7 .909
SEASON CLUB/LEAGUE GP MIN GA SA AVG WN-LS-OT SO SV%
2014 Playoffs HIFK Helsinki (Liiga) 2 96 2 31 1.25 0-2-0 0 .935
2014 WJC Finland U-20 2 90 7 48 4.68 0-1-0 0 .854
2013 Playoffs HIFK U20 (Nuorten SM-Liiga) 5 323 12 162 2.23 ... ... .926

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Jaskin BW CZE flag DMITRIJ JASKIN
POSITION Right Wing ENTRY CLUB STL
SHOOTS Left ENTRY YEAR 2011
HEIGHT 6' 02" ENTRY VIA Draft
WEIGHT 196 lbs DRAFTED 41st Overall
BORN Mar. 23, 1993 ... ...
WHERE Omsk, Russia ... ...
SEASON CLUB/LEAGUE GP GL AS PT +- PM PP SH GW
2013-14 St. Louis (NHL) 18 1 1 2 - 3 8 0 0 0
Chicago (AHL) 42 15 14 29 + 7 28 5 0 3
2012-13 St. Louis (NHL) 2 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 0 0
Moncton (QMJHL) 51 46 53 99 +26 73 13 0 4
2011-12 HC Slavia Prague (CZE) 30 1 1 2 - 7 16 0 0 0
HC Berounsti Medvedi (CZE 2) 10 2 6 8 0 16 0 0 0
Slavia Prague (CZE Jr) 10 6 11 17 + 8 12 3 1 0
2010-11 HC Slavia Prague (CZE) 33 3 7 10 + 4 16 ... ... ...
Slavia Prague (CZE Jr) 1 0 0 0 + 1 0 0 0 0
2009-10 Slavia Prague (CZE Jr) 40 13 10 23 +11 67 ... ... ...
Slavia Prague (CZE U18) 12 15 12 27 +14 36 ... ... ...
SEASON CLUB/LEAGUE GP GL AS PT +- PM PP SH GW
2014 Playoffs Chicago (AHL) 9 4 5 9 - 3 10 3 0 2
2013 Playoffs Moncton (QMJHL) 5 1 2 3 + 1 16 1 0 0
2013 WJC Czech Republic U20 6 3 3 6 + 3 12 1 0 1
2012 Playoffs Slavia Prague (CZE Jr) 2 1 3 4 + 1 14 ... ... ...
2012 WJC Czech Republic U20 6 1 1 2 + 1 4 1 0 0
2011 Playoffs HC Slavia Prague (CZE) 17 2 1 3 + 3 31 ... ... ...
Slavia Prague (CZE Jr) 2 2 3 5 + 2 2 ... ... ...
2011 WJC Czech Republic U18 6 4 1 5 - 2 10 2 0 2

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Kurker BW USA flag SAM KURKER
POSITION Right Wing ENTRY CLUB STL
SHOOTS Right ENTRY YEAR 2012
HEIGHT 6' 02" ENTRY VIA Draft
WEIGHT 201 lbs DRAFTED 56th Overall
BORN Apr. 8, 1994 ... ...
WHERE Reading, MA ... ...
SEASON CLUB/LEAGUE GP GL AS PT +- PM PP SH GW
2013-14 Indiana (USHL) 24 6 8 14 + 3 45 2 0 2
Boston University (HEA) 12 1 0 1 - 2 14 0 0 0
2012-13 Boston University (HEA) 35 3 2 5 -10 61 1 0 1
2011-12 St. John's Prep (HS-MA) 24 32 28 60 ... 23 ... ... ...
USNTDP U18 (USHL) 2 0 0 0 ... 2 0 0 0
2010-11 St. John's Prep (HS-MA) 25 20 17 37 ... 24 ... ... ...
SEASON CLUB/LEAGUE GP GL AS PT +- PM PP SH GW
2014 Playoffs Indiana (USHL) 12 3 3 6 + 4 6 0 0 1

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Letunov BW RUS flag MAXIM LETUNOV
POSITION Center ENTRY CLUB STL
SHOOTS Right ENTRY YEAR 2014
HEIGHT 6' 02" ENTRY VIA Draft
WEIGHT 155 lbs DRAFTED 52nd Overall
BORN Feb. 20, 1996 ... ...
WHERE Moscow, Russia ... ...
SEASON CLUB/LEAGUE GP GL AS PT +- PM PP SH GW
2013-14 Youngstown (USHL) 60 19 24 43 -17 42 8 0 1
2012-13 Dallas Stars U16 (USMMAAA) 40 29 37 66 0 6 0 0 0

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Lindbohm BW FIN flag PETTERI LINDBOHM
POSITION Defense ENTRY CLUB STL
SHOOTS Left ENTRY YEAR 2012
HEIGHT 6' 03" ENTRY VIA Draft
WEIGHT 194 lbs DRAFTED 176th Overall
BORN Sep. 23, 1993 ... ...
WHERE Helsinki, Finland ... ...
SEASON CLUB/LEAGUE GP GL AS PT +- PM PP SH GW
2013-14 Ässät Pori (Liiga) 19 1 4 5 + 3 8 0 0 1
Jokerit Helsinki (Liiga) 18 0 1 1 + 1 18 0 0 0
... TOTAL 37 1 5 6 + 4 26 0 0 1
Kiekko-Vantaa (Mestis) 13 1 1 2 - 3 12 0 0 0
Jokerit U20 (Nuorten SM-Liiga) 3 0 0 0 + 3 4 0 0 0
2012-13 Jokerit Helsinki (SM-Liiga) 35 0 4 4 + 3 61 0 0 0
Kiekko-Vantaa (Mestis) 6 3 0 3 - 1 4 ... ... ...
Jokerit U20 (Nuorten SM-Liiga) 2 0 1 1 - 1 2 0 0 0
2011-12 Kiekko-Vantaa (Mestis) 5 0 3 3 + 2 8 0 0 0
Jokerit U20 (Nuorten SM-Liiga) 41 3 7 10 +15 98 ... ... ...
2010-11 Blues Espoo U20 (Nuorten SM-Liiga) 41 1 8 9 +14 56 ... ... ...
SEASON CLUB/LEAGUE GP GL AS PT +- PM PP SH GW
2013 WJC Finland U20 6 0 2 2 + 8 4 0 0 0
2011 Playoffs Blues Espoo U20 (Nuorten SM-Liiga) 13 0 3 3 + 6 12 0 0 0
2011 WJC Finland U18 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Lundstrom BW SWE flag NIKLAS LUNDSTRÖM
POSITION Goaltender ENTRY CLUB STL
CATCHES Left ENTRY YEAR 2011
HEIGHT 6' 02" ENTRY VIA Draft
WEIGHT 187 lbs DRAFTED 132nd Overall
BORN Jan. 10, 1993 ... ...
WHERE Värmdo, Sweden ... ...
SEASON CLUB/LEAGUE GP MN GA SA AVG WN-LS-OT SO SV%
2013-14 AIK Solna (SHL) 41 82 6 48 4.39 0-1-0 0 .875
Södertälje SK (Allsvenskan) 24 1302 62 590 2.86 7-12-2 1 .895
AIK J20 (Superelit) 10 606 20 319 1.98 9-0-1 0 .937
2012-13 AIK Solna (Elitserien) 14 754 39 396 3.10 3-8-1 0 .902
AIK J20 (Superelit) 12 720 21 330 1.75 9-2-1 0 .936
2011-12 AIK Solna (Elitserien) 2 120 3 71 1.50 2-0-0 0 .958
Oskarshamn (Allsvenskan) 3 185 7 74 2.27 ... 0 .905
AIK J20 (Superelit) 31 1737 73 942 2.53 24-4-0 1 .923
2010-11 AIK Solna (Elitserien) 1 47 5 23 6.34 ... 0 .783
Lindlöven (Division 1) 2 128 5 67 2.34 ... 0 .925
AIK J20 (Elitserien) 22 1259 64 585 3.05 ... 0 .891
AIK J18 (J18 Allsvenskan) 1 60 22 3 3.00 ... 0 .864
2009-10 AIK Solna (Elitserien) 1 34 1 17 1.79 ... 0 .941
AIK J20 (Superelit) 17 939 46 488 2.94 ... 1 .906
AIK J18 (J18 Allsvenskan) 16 933 39 436 2.24 ... 0 .911
SEASON CLUB/LEAGUE GP MIN GA SA AVG WN-LS-OT SO SV%
2013 Playoffs AIK J20 (Superelit) 3 177 7 72 2.37 1-2-0 0 .903
2013 WJC Sweden U20 4 224 6 107 1.60 2-1-0 0 .944
2012 Playoffs AIK J20 (Superelit) 3 187 8 94 2.57 1-2-0 0 .915
2011 Playoffs AIK J18 (J18 Allsvenskan) 6 388 16 186 2.47 ... 0 .914
2011 WJC Sweden U18 6 365 13 146 2.14 4-2-0 0 .911
2010 Playoffs AIK J20 (Superelit) 3 190 7 94 2.22 ... 0 .926
AIK J18 (J18 Allsvenskan) 2 117 3 37 1.54 ... 0 .919