Because we're sure you're equal parts curious and lazy, from time to time during the course of the season, we'll check in on how the Caps' top non-AHL prospects are doing, stat-wise (to see how the fellas are doing down in Hershey after one game, check here). Note that since the NCAA season hasn't really gotten underway yet, the guys listed below are all playing in one of the major Canadian junior leagues or overseas.
Anyway, here's our first look at the youngsters, and it's good to see that more than a few are off to strong starts:
- Karl Alzner (D, Calgary Hitmen, WHL): 10 games played, 2 goals, 5 assists, +8 (tied for sixth among WHL defensemen in scoring, tied for second in plus/minus)
- Francois Bouchard (RW, Baie-Comeau, QMJHL): 7 games played, 4 goals, 6 assists, +7 (tied for seventh in the QMJHL in plus-minus)
- Viktor Dovgan (D, CSKA, RSL): 9 games played, 0 points, +2
- Josh Godfrey (D, Sault Ste. Marie, OHL): 8 games played, 5 goals, 6 assists, +4 (tied for 14th in the OHL in scoring, 3rd amongst defensemen)
- Maxime Lacroix (LW, Quebec, QMJHL): 9 games played, 6 goals, 4 assists, +2 (tied for 25th in the QMJHL in scoring)
- Ivan Nepriayev (C, Lokomotiv, RSL): 14 games played, 4 goals, 3 assists, 30 PIMs, +3 (eighth in the RSL in PIMs, 25th in scoring)
- Michal Neuvirth (G, Plymouth, OHL): 2 games played, 0-1-1, 3.46 GAA, .926 SV% (sixth in the OHL in SV%)
- Oskar Osala (LW, Blues, FNL): 9 games played, 1 goal, 5 assists, +6
- Mathieu Perreault (C, Acadie-Bathurst, QMJHL): 7 games played, 5 goals, 9 assists, +9 (tied for third in scoring and plus-minus, tied for second in assists)
- Keith Seabrook (D, Calgary Hitmen, WHL): has not yet played due to injury
- Semen Varlamov (G, Lokomotiv, RSL): 8 games played, 3.35 GAA, .876 SV%
- Mikhail Yunkov (C, Spartak, RSL): 13 games played, 2 goals, 0 assists, -2