Of prospect-related note on a Sunday in early September:
Via Red Wings Prospects on Twitter, I had to do some Russian-language digging to find this one, but in the MHL, which is the equivalent of a Russian Major Junior hockey league, Dmitri Buchelnikov posted a goal and 2 assists for 3 points, finishing at -1 with 5 shots in 20:51 as SKA-1946 won 7-6 over Red Army Moscow.
It’s very early in the KHL and MHL seasons, but it looks like Buchelnikov will be bouncing up and down between the men’s league, where he’s going to play 4th line minutes, and the Major Junior league, where the 18-year-old who turns 19 on September 6th is a dominant player.
And in the CHL, at least Antti Tuomisto is playing a ton with TPS Turku. TPS lost 1-0 against EV Zug on Sunday, but Tuomisto finished at -1 in 25:25, leading all TPS Turku players in ice time.
It’s not ideal that Tuomisto headed back to Finland after playing for two years at the University of Denver, but if he’s going to average 25+ minutes per night, that’s a net plus.
There aren’t any highlights yet, but I’ll post them when they pop up.
Update: Here are the highlights at 3:59 PM:
