Prospect Updates Have Been Lacking, So..

I'm going to try to get that back as a weekly feature, but I fell so far behind that I'm thinking I'll just try to get back on it next week (with a recap of this week's performances).

So in case you missed it:

Shawn Matthias was returned to Rochester and finally had a breakthrough game, scoring two goals and adding one assist. Without him, the Amerks would not have won...

Rochester tore up Mike Brodeur's 25-game PTO and announced that Brodeur had signed a standard AHL contract that will keep him with the club for the remainder of the season. Meanwhile, as he continues to play up his appeal and Plante and Shantz downplay their own, Florida should be looking at the possibility of signing Brodeur and fitting him in to the system next year...

Cory Murphy scores six points in five games with Rochester before his conditioning assignment came to an end. He has since cleared waivers and most expect he'll be returned to Rochester indefinitely. This brings up a question about which I'd like to know the answer: when Rostislav Olesz's groin injury stops keeping him off the ice, does Florida considering loaning him out for a two-week stint? It would once again be a justifiable use of the conditioning loan, and one that could go a long way towards helping him regain some confidence. After all, Philadelphia just assigned Daniel Briere to the Phantoms for two games...

Tyler Plante and David Shantz faced off against one another in the ECHL last night. Plante stopped 32 of 35 as the Dayton Bombers rolled to a comfortable 6-3 win against Shantz and the Elmira Jackals...

On January 8, Kamloops traded RW Brady Calla to the Spokane Chiefs for another 20 year old in his final year of eligibility. He had 13 points in 19 games with Kamloops and has only played once so far with Spokane...

Defenseman Colby Robak of the Brandon Wheat Kings scored in overtime on Friday night to give Brandon their ninth win in eleven games. In that eleven game span, Brandon is 9-0-2. Robak, meanwhile, has 22 points through 36 games with some time missed due to various ailments. Should he stay healthy throughout, he's on pace for around 40 points and that would be a new career high, but he's already surpassed his WHL career high in goals, moving from 6 in 71 games last season to 7 in 36 games so far this year...

A.J. Jenks recorded the 100th point in his Plymouth career early in the month. He's the 44th player in team history to reach that milestone. But this year, Jenks' overall output is down slightly, although he's been performing well of late. After registering 55 points last year, his start to the 08-09 season left more to be desired. Fortunately, he's been picking it up...

James DeLory had become a regular fixture on John Tavares' line with the Oshawa Generals, though not so much because of DeLory's abilities as a goal-scorer or setup man, although he is capable of putting up some offense. He was there to help create space and at least in part, protect the Generals star and captain, and that's something that he did well as he moved along in his transition from defense to right wing. Then on January 8th, just three days after winning gold with Canada, Tavares was traded to the London Knights. The teams faced off against each other the next day, although neither Tavares nor Michael Del Zotto dressed for the Knights. DeLory, meanwhile, was ineligible due to a 1-game suspension for removing his helmet prior to a fight (his second suspension already in 2009) and the Knights won comfortably, 6-1.

But before the next game, DeLory was honoured by the Oshawa Generals as the team's career leader in games played (261) and it was announced that, for the remainder of the season, DeLory will serve as Oshawa's captain for all home games for the rest of the year...

Marc Cheverie, John Lee and the Denver Pioneers are #4 in the nation according to the most recent USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll. Matt Rust's Michigan Wolverines are #6. Brian Foster and the UNH Wildcats have clawed their way up to #13 and Ohio State, along with freshman blueliner Matt Bartkowski, are #14...

A Swedish article surfaced yesterday that puts Jacob Markström in the same class as Swedish stars Henrik Lundqvist and Pelle Lindbergh. A goaltender that comes along every decade or so...