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Back In Blue<\/p>\n

It may not be fair seeing as he was a fifth-round pick, but the expectations are rather high in Montreal Canadiens prospect Joshua Roy\u2019s case.<\/p>\n

When he was kept off the scoreboard last week it did raise some eyebrows. After all, he\u2019s one of the most talented players in the QMJHL. But now that Roy is back to his scoring ways, it\u2019s safe to say his relatively quiet week was an anomaly.<\/p>\n

This week, Roy bounced back strongly, earning 4 points against the Foreurs de Val d\u2019Or, including his first hat trick of the season.<\/p>\n

He followed it up with a two-point effort in the Sherbrooke Phoenix\u2019s 3-2 loss to Drummondville.<\/p>\n

Roy\u2019s six points pushed him back to his scoring pace from last season, which allowed him to take home top honours as the league\u2019s scoring leader.<\/p>\n

With 9 goals and 16 assists in 14 games, Roy is now on pace for 42 goals and 72 assists in 66 games.<\/p>\n

Steady Progress<\/p>\n

It\u2019s always a little more difficult to judge the progress of a Canadiens prospect playing overseas. Not only are the opportunities to watch them play quite rare, but the scoring pace can also often lead you to believe they\u2019re producing underwhelming results.<\/p>\n

Take second-round pick Oliver Kapanen, for example. With 4 goals and 6 assists in 20 games, Kapanen is producing exactly 0.5 points per game. But we must remember playing in a professional hockey league at just 19 years old is a big ask, especially since ice time is not easy to come by as a young player developing in Liiga.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also worth noting that Kapanen only scored 1 goal and 1 assist last season with Kalpa, so the overall production is already significantly better even if there are several mitigating factors at play.<\/p>\n

Dual Vision<\/p>\n

Much like his QMJHL counterpart Roy, Riley Kidney had relatively weak production levels last week, at least according to his standards. But much like Roy, he also found his rhythm and plastered the scoresheet with his name.<\/p>\n

Kidney started with a 3-point effort against the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada, including two goals. He went on to earn 4 points in the following game against the Baie-Comeau Drakkar, once again including two goals.<\/p>\n

His 7-point weekend pushes him to 9 goals and 17 assists in 16 games, which translates to a 38-goal and 71-assist pace for the season.<\/p>\n

In Contention<\/p>\n

When we released the inaugural Prospect Power Ranking<\/a>s, there was one name missing: Sean Farrell. It\u2019s not that Farrell is a forgettable prospect, but rather, he had only played two games up to that point.<\/p>\n

But now that Farrell is playing a little more regularly, not only will he make an appearance in the power rankings, but he\u2019s also found his scoring rhythm.<\/p>\n

Farrell scored his first goal of the season, a shorthanded goal, in Harvard\u2019s 5-2 win over Brown.<\/p>\n

As it stands, he has taken 18 shots in just 4 games, which bodes well for his future scoring potential.<\/p>\n

Knight Rider<\/p>\n

First-round pick Logan Mailloux has enjoyed an encouraging to the 2022-23 season, and that includes his two-goal effort against the Barrie Colts on Friday. Mailloux also added an assist in Saturday\u2019s matchup against Owen Sound.<\/p>\n

His 4 goals and 4 assists in 8 games leave him tied for 20th overall in OHL scoring among defencemen.<\/p>\n

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Miscellaneous Prospect News and Notes<\/p>\n

Owen Beck scored 2 goals on 7 shots in Mississauga\u2019s 6-3 win over Windsor.<\/p>\n

Third-round pick Vinzenz Rohrer maintained his point-per-game pace this season by scoring a fantastic goal against the Barrie Colts.<\/p>\n

Surprisingly, highly-touted Canadiens prospect Filip Mesar was kept off the scoresheet in Kitchener\u2019s game against Saginaw, though it\u2019s worth noting he had a goal called back and also took 5 shots on net.
\nDefensive dynamo Lane Hutson<\/a> received not one but two accolades for his great start to his NCAA career.
\nAt 20 years old, Prospect Jared Davidson<\/a> may be older than most of his competition, but he\u2019s also one of the top producers among them, with 7 goals and 12 assists in 10 games, which puts him on a 124-point pace this season.<\/p>\n

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