Getting this prepared for whatever this coming season looks like. I will fill in the rest of the Canes 2020 draft picks tomorrow:
First off....
Players who have dropped off from last season:
Luke Martin - graduated, unsigned by Canes, signed AHL contract with Wilkes-Barre
Matt Filipe - graduated, unsigned by Canes, signed NHL entry level deal with Boston
Max Zimmer - graduated, unsigned by Canes. UFA
Luke Stevens - graduated, unsigned by Canes, UFA
David Cotton - graduated, signed to entry level deal by Canes
SweHL, Lliga, KHL and related minor leagues are playing as is the QMJHL. Both the WHL and OHL are hoping to start their regular seasons in December. The USHL is planning to start play in November.
On the NCAA front.... Hockey East (Domenick Fensore and Cade Webber) has expressed a desire to play some sort of conference only schedule but has no dates yet. The Big 10 (Kevin Wall and Jack LaFontaine) claims their schedule will start in November. The Atlantic Hockey Association (Jacob Kucharski) has stated that they plan on trying to play some sort of conference only schedule, but have not scheduled anything yet.
Canes draft picks and prospects through 10/6/2020:
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Seth Jarvis C (1st round 2020 WHL Portland):
Noel Gunler RW (2nd round 2020 SweHL Lulea): 4 Games 0 Goals 0 Assists -1
Vasiliy Ponomarev C (2nd round 2020 QMJHL Shawinigan): 2 Games 1 Goal 0 Assists -1
Alexander Nikishin LHD (3rd round 2020 MHL Spartak):
Zion Nybeck LW (4th round 2020 SweHL HV71): 5 Games 0 Goals 0 Assists +2
Lucas Mercuri C (6th round 2020 USHL Des Moines): *** Committed to UMASS starting in the 2021-22 season
Alexander Pashin RW (7th round 2020 KHL Ufa/ MHL Ufa):
With KHL Ufa: 3 Games 0 Goals 0 Assists Even
With MHL Ufa: 3 Games 3 Goals 2 Assists +5
Ronan Seeley LHD (7th round 2020 WHL Everett):
Ryan Suzuki C (1st round 2019 OHL Saginaw):
Jamieson Rees C (2nd round 2019 OHL Sarnia):
Patrik Puistola F (3rd round 2019 Liiga JyP HT): 2 Games 1 Goal 0 assists +1
Anttoni Honka RHD (3rd round 2019 Liiga JyP HT): 2 Games 1 Goal 1 Assist +1
Domenick Fensore LHD (3rd round 2019 Hockey East Boston U. So.):
Cade Webber LHD (4th round 2019 Hockey East Boston U. Fr):
Tuukka Tieksola RW (4th round 2019 Jr. A SM Liiga Karpat U20): 3 Games 2 Goals 1 Assist +2
Kirill Slepets W (5th round 2019 VHL Buran): 1 Game 1 Goal 0 Assists Even
Kevin Wall RW (6th round 2019 Big 10 Penn St. So.):
Blake Murray C (7th round 2019 OHL Sudbury):
Massimo Rizzo C (7th round Unknown, dropped U North Dakota commitment in July. WHL Kamloops? Back to BCHL Coquitlam?):
Jack Drury C (2nd round 2018 SweHL Vaxjo): 4 Games 0 Goals 0 Assists Even
Luke Henman C (4th round 2018 QMJHL Blainville-Boisbriand): 2 Games 0 Goals 4 Assists -4
Lenni Killinen RW (4th round 2018 Liiga Assat):
Jesper Sellgren LHD (6th round 2018 SweHL Frolunda): 4 Games 0 Goals 3 Assists +3
Dominik Bokk LW (Acquired via Trade DEL Krefeld): *** Note that Bokk is supposed to come over to North America whenever the Canes open camp so I might not be tracking him on this list for long ****
Ville Rasanen LHD (7th round 2017 Mestis JoKP): 4 Games 0 Goals 1 Assist +1 *** The Canes have until June 2021 to sign Rasanen. Given that he is still kicking around in the Finnish minor leagues I think its safe to say that he is going to follow the path of most 7th rounders and not make it to the NHL.
Pyotr Kochetkov G (2nd round 2019 KHL Vityaz): 0-3-0 2.69 GAA .909 Sv%
Jacob Kucharski G (7th round 2018 AHA American International College So.):
Eetu Makiniemi G (4th round Liiga Ilves):
Jack LaFontaine G (3rd round 2016 Big 10 Minnesota Sr.):