Ed. note – Fedor Fedin and Roman Piontkovsky of GlobalCapsFans live to dish out salacious gossip about those players orbiting just out side the Capitals’ exosphere. Here is your sorta bi-weekly edition about kids in the Caps system (CHL, USHL, NCAA, KHL, TL;DR).  It’s Prospect Watch!

Prospect Watch’s Three Stars

1. Evgeny Kuznetsov
2. Dmitri Orlov
3. Cody Eakin

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Brandon Anderson, G, Lethbridge Hurricanes, WHL

Stats: 9 GP, 223 Sv, 26 GA, 481:08 TOI

12/15 vs Kelowna Rockets 2-3 SOL, DNP

12/17 vs Medicine Hat Tigers 1-2 L, DNP

12/18 @ Medicine Hat Tigers 3-5 L, 8 Sv, 0 GA, 29:10 TOI

12/27 @ Edmonton Oil Kings 2-3 L, 33 Sv, 3 GA, 59:08 TOI

12/29 vs Edmonton Oil Kings 4-5 SOL, 29 Sv, 4 GA, 65:00 TOI

12/30 @ Red Deer Rebels 0-5 L, DNP

1/1 vs Swift Current Broncos 8-2 W, 29 Sv, 2 GA, 60:00 TOI

1/7 @ Spokane Chiefs 0-6 L, 26 Sv, 6 GA, 60:00 TOI

1/8 @ Tri-City Americans 4-9 L, 12 Sv, 4 GA, 23:33 TOI

1/12 vs Calgary Hitmen 3-4 SOL, 35 Sv, 3 GA, 65:00 TOI, 1st star

1/14 vs Calgary Hitmen 4-2 W, 25 Sv, 2 GA, 60:00 TOI

1/16 @ Calgary Hitmen 1-3 L, 26 Sv, 2 GA, 59:17 TOI

In the middle of the season, Anderson lost his starting job to Dylan Tait. Anderson got a few spot starts as a back-up, and after Tait could not take advantage of his new role, Anderson regained his starting job. Lately, Brandon has shown some improvement, including being named the game’s number one star January 12th against Calgary.

Highlights vs Calgary Hitmen (12 Jan)

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Greg Burke, LW, New Hampshire University Wildcats, NCAA

Stats: 4 GP, 0 G, 0 A, -2, 4 PIM

Game-by-game:

1/2 vs St. Lawrence Saints 1-2 OTL, 0 G, 0 A, E, 0 PIM

1/7 vs UMASS-Lowell River Hawks 5-2 W, 0 G, 0 A, E, 2 PIM

1/8 @ UMASS Minutemen 3-1 W, 0 G, 0 A, E, 0 PIM

1/7 vs Dartmouth Big Green 5-4 L, 0 G, 0 A, -2, 2 PIM

Burke has finally recovered from his bout with mononucleosis, and has been promoted to New Hampshire’s second line.

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Samuel Carrier, Lewiston MAINEiacs, QMJHL

Stats: 10 GP, 2 G, 7 A, +14, 9 PIM

12/15 vs PEI Rocket 6-5 W, 0 G, 2 A, +1, 0 PIM

12/17 @ Montreal Juniors 5-7 L, 0 G, 0 A, E, 2 PIM

12/18 @ Shawinigan Cataractes 5-4 W, 0 G, 1 A, +3, 0 PIM

12/28 @ Victoriaville Tigres 7-1 W, 0 G, 0 A, +3, 0 PIM

12/30 vs Victoriaville Tigres 1-4 L, 0 G, 0 A, +1, 0 PIM

1/4 vs Drummondville Voltigeurs 7-0 W, 1 G, 0 A, +2, 2 PIM

1/7 vs Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 6-2 W, 0 G, 0 A, +1, 0 PIM

1/8 vs Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 6-1 W, 1 G, 1 A, +1, 0 PIM, 3rd star

1/13 vs Halifax Mooseheads 9-3 W, 0 G, 2 A, +1, 0 PIM

1/15 @ Victoriaville Tigres 5-7 L, DNP

1/16 @ Victoriaville Tigres 4-3 SOW, 0 G, 1 A, +1, 5 PIM

Carrier and his MAINEacs had a very productive stretch, winning eight out of eleven. Carrier not only racked up a bunch of points (9pts in 10 games), he also unleashed the fury on Carl-Antoine Delisle of Victoriaville.

Samuel Carrier (#55 in white) fights Carl-Antoine Delisle (Victoriaville Tigres)

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Phil DeSimone, C, New Hampshire Wildcats, NCAA

Stats: 4 GP, 1 G, 2 A, +1, 2 PIM

Game-by-game:

1/2 vs St. Lawrence Saints 1-2 OTL, 0 G, 0 A, -2, 0 PIM

1/7 vs UMASS-Lowell River Hawks 5-2 W, 0 G, 1 A, +2, 0 PIM

1/8 @ UMASS Minutemen 3-1 W, 1 G, 1 A, +2, 2 PIM, 1st star

1/7 vs Dartmouth Big Green 5-4 L, 0 G, 0 A, -1, 0 PIM

DeSimone continues to lead New Hampshire to NCAA glory. Right now UNH is ranked 7th nationally in the USCHO poll. DeSimone’s third on the team in points with 5 goals and 18 assists (1.15 PPG).

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Dan Dunn, G, St. Cloud State Huskies, NCAA

Stats: DNP

Game-by-game:

12/29 vs Cornell Big Red 4-3 OTW, DNP

12/30 vs Miami Redhawks 4-3 W, DNP

1/7 vs Michigan Tech Huskies 3-0 W, DNP

1/8 vs Michigan Tech Huskies 5-1 W, DNP

All Huskies games including two to win the Florida College Classic, were won by Mike Lee. Dan Dunn was the backup and did not play.

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Cody Eakin, C, Kootenay Ice, WHL

Stats: CHL: DNP.
WJC: 7 GP, 1 G, 2 A, +3, 2 PIM

12/26 Canada U-20 vs Russia U-20 6-3 W, 0 G, 0 A, E, 2 PIM

12/28 Canada U-20 vs Czech Republic U-20 7-2 W, 1 G, 0 A, +2, 0 PIM

12/29 Canada U-20 vs Norway U-20 10-1 W, 0 G, 0 A, E, 0 PIM

12/31 Canada U-20 vs Sweden U-20 5-6 SOL, 0 G, 0 A, E, 0 PIM

1/2 Canada U-20 vs Switzerland U-20 4-1 W, 0 G, 1 A, +1, 0 PIMr

1/3 Canada U-20 vs USA U-20 4-1 W, 0 G, 1 A, +1, 0 PIM

1/5 Canada U-20 vs Russia U-20 3-5 L, 0 G, 0 A, -1, 0 PIM

Cody Eakin was very solid in the WJC (3pts in 7 games) and at one point was promoted to Canada’s first line alongside Marcus Foligno and Brayden Schenn. Upon his return to Swift Current, he was traded to the Cup-contending Kootenay Ice for eight assets, including five players and three draft picks. Eakin still hasn’t made his debut for the Ice because of a hand injury.

This past Friday, the Capitals did a feature on Eakin where he talked about his experience in the WJC. Check it out.

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Brett Flemming, D, Mississauga Majors, OHL

Stats: 9 GP, 0 G, 4 A, +5, 8 PIM

12/17 vs Sudbury Wolves 9-4 W, 0 G, 1 A, E, 2 PIM

12/19 vs Kingston Frontenacs 5-2 W, 0 G, 1 A, +1, 2 PIM

1/1 @ Kingston Frontenacs 2-1 W, 0 G, 0 A, +1, 0 PIM

1/2 Saginaw Spirit 0-4 L, 0 G, 0 A, E, 0 PIM

1/7 @ Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 5-1 W, 0 G, 0 A, +1, 2 PIM

1/8 @ Sudbury Wolves 5-6 L, 0 G, 0 A, -1, 0 PIM

1/13 @ Brampton Battalion 4-0 W, 0 G, 0 A, E, 0 PIM

1/14 vs Belleville Bulls 3-2 W, 0 G, 1 A, +1, 2 PIM

1/16 vs Ottawa 67's 6-1 W, 0 G, 1 A, +2, 0 PIM

The Majors have played well, as they’ve lost only two of their last nine games. Flemming has had 4 assists during that span, including one short-handed.

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Stanislav Galiev, LW, St John Sea Dogs, QMJHL

Stats: 10 GP, 6 G, 4 A, +8, 4 PIM

12/17 @ Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 6-2 W, 2 G, 1 A, +3, 2 PIM, 2nd star

12/18 @ Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 2-1 W, 0 G, 0 A, -1, 0 PIM

12/30 @ Acadie-Bathurst Titan 4-5 L, 1 G, 0 A, +2, 0 PIM, 2nd star

12/31 vs Moncton Wildcats 4-0 W, 0 G, 0 A, E, 0 PIM

1/2 @ Moncton Wildcats 3-2 OTW, 0 G, 0 A, E, 0 PIM

1/4 vs Acadie-Bathurst Titan 4-3 SOW, 0 G, 1 A, +1, 2 PIM

1/8 @ Halifax Mooseheads 9-2 W, 0 G, 2 A, +2, 0 PIM

1/11 @ PEI Rocket 3-2 SOW, 0 G, 0 A, -1, 0 PIM

1/14 vs Drummondville Voltigeurs 7-4 W, 2 G, 0 A, E, 0 PIM

1/15 vs Drummondville Voltigeurs 2-3 OTL, 2 G, 0 A, +2, 0 PIM, 1st star

At the end of 2010, Galiev slumped, recording just one point in four games. He was obviously very disappointed that he was sent home from the WJC camp. But after the Russian team won the championship, Galiev’s scoring touch returned. He’s recorded 7 points in his last 5 outings.

Hignlights vs Drummondville (14 Jan):

Hignlights vs Drummondville (15 Jan):

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Andrew Glass, LW, Boston Terriers, NCAA

Stats: DNP

1/1 @ Brown Bears 1-6 L, DNP

1/2 vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish 3-3 T, DNP

1/9 @ Vermont Catamounts 4-2 W, DNP

1/15 vs Harvard Crimson 2-5 L, DNP

1/18 @ Merrimack Warriors 2-3 W, DNP

Andrew Glass is the first player on Prospect Watch to have hockey literally taken away from him. The Terrier was permanently dismissed from his team for being late and missing meetings.

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Philipp Grubauer, G, Kingston Frontenacs, OHL

Stats: CHL: 6 GP, 215 Sv, 15 GA, 356:34 TOI.
WJC: 4 GP, 103 Sv, 13 GA, 175:49 TOI

12/26 Germany U-20 vs Switzerland U-20 3-4 L, 5 Sv, 4 GA, 17:25 TOI

12/27 Germany U-20 vs Slovakia U-20 1-2 OTL, 37 Sv, 2 GA, 63:39 TOI

12/29 Germany U-20 vs Finland U-20 1-5 L, 24 Sv, 4 GA, 35:19 TOI

12/30 Germany U-20 vs USA U-20 0-4 L, DNP

1/2 Germany U-20 vs Czech RepublicU-20 2-3 L, 37 Sv, 3 GA, 59:25 TOI

1/4 Germany U-20 vs Norway U-20 1-3 L, DNP

12/17 vs Belleville Bulls 4-0 W, 32 Sv, 0 GA, 60:00 TOI, 1st star

12/19 @ Mississauga St. Michaels Majors 2-5 L, DNP

12/29 @ Ottawa 67's 0-9 L, DNP

12/31 @ Brampton Battalion 3-5 L, DNP

1/1 vs Mississauga St. Michaels Majors 1-2 L, DNP

1/7 vs Owen Sound Attack 4-2 W, 36 Sv, 2 GA, 60:00 TOI, 2nd star

1/8 @ Erie Otters 5-3 W, 43 Sv, 3 GA, 60:00 TOI

1/9 @ Niagara Ice Dogs 2-6 L, DNP

1/13 @ Peterborough Petes 7-4 W, 33 Sv, 4 GA, 57:35 TOI

1/14 vs Oshawa Generals 5-3 W, 31 Sv, 3 GA, 60:00 TOI

1/16 vs Windsor Spitfires 1-3 L, 40 Sv, 3 GA, 58:59 TOI, 2nd star

At the WJC, Grubauer didn’t justify the hopes of coaches and fans, and played below average. He was the starting goalie in only 4 of Germany’s 6 games, and was yanked twice as the starter. Since returning to the OHL, he’s won four of his past five games and has been named the game’s second star twice.

Highlights vs Windsor Spitfires

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Anton Gustafsson, C, SCL Tigers, Swiss NLA

Stats: 4 GP, 0 G, 1 A, -1, 0 PIM

1/4 @ Davos 4-3 W, 0 G, 1 A, +1, 0 PIM

1/8 vs EHC Biel 4-3 W, 0 G, 0 A, -1, 0 PIM

1/14 vs Fribourg 3-5 L, 0 G, 0 A, -1, 0 PIM

1/15 @ Lugano 3-4 OTL, 0 G, 0 A, E, 0 PIM

Baby Gus returns to Prospect Watch as he signed a deal in Switzerland with the SCL Tigers. The Tigers have a good chance to make the playoffs. Anton has tallied one point, an assist, in his last four games.

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Caleb Herbert, С, Sioux City Musketeers, USHL

Stats: 7 GP, 4 G, 5 A, E, 8 PIM

12/19 @ Sioux Falls Stampede 2-1 W, DNP

12/31 vs Fargo Force 1-3 L, 0 G, 1 A, E, 2 PIM

1/1 vs Waterloo Black Hawks 5-0 W, 0 G, 2 A, E, 2 PIM

1/4 vs Sioux Falls Stampede 5-4 W, 1 G, 1 A, +2, 2 PIM

1/7 @ Youngstown Phantoms 3-4 L, 0 G, 0 A, -1, 0 PIM

1/8 @ USA NTDP U-18 2-4 L, 1 G, 1 A, -2, 2 PIM

1/9 @ Chicago Steel 3-1 W, 1 G, 0 A, E, 0 PIM

1/14 vs Fargo Force 1-3 L, 1 G, 0 A, +1, 4 PIM