• PROSPECT-UPDATE ARCHIVE
Well, the Hockey Draft Central home office had a major power-outage in early March. The power came back after a few days, but it took weeks to catch up to the work of daily prospect updates.
So, in the spirit of moving along, check out abbreviated versions of each lost day's events:
DOMINIK BOKK -- The up-and-coming German star, who plays in Sweden for Vaxjo's U20 team, had a goal, two assists, and six shots in the junior Lakers' playoff-opening 6-4 win at Angelholm. Bokk picked up primary assists on goals at 13:32 of the second period and 4:30 of the third. He scored his own-power play goal at 18:21 of the second, stretching Vaxjo's lead to 3-1. The three-point effort gave him points in seven of his last 10 games. (Note: Sixth appearance on this list in 2017-18)
MICHAEL GASPAR -- Gaspar had three assists in Hradec Kralove U20's 10-4 win over Kladno. He got the primary assist on a goal at 6:14 of the first period, making it 2-0. In the second, he had a primary assist on a goal to go up 4-3 at 17:45. His last came at 16:23 of the third period, making it 9-4. That gave him points in three of five games since he returned to U20 action.
BENOIT-OLIVIER GROULX -- The former No. 1 overall pick in the QMJHL draft scored two power-play goals to pace Halifax to a 7-3 win over Saint John. Groulx, the game's No. 2 star, scored his first at 4:22 of the second period, making it 3-1. His other goal came at 15:00 of the second, stretching the lead to 5-2. That gave him 26 goals in 66 games and snapped an eight-game goal-scoring drought. (Note: Seventh appearance on this list in 2017-18)
BARRETT HAYTON -- Hayton was an assist machine in Sault Ste. Marie's 8-1 win over Saginaw, setting up three goals. The first was a primary helper on the game-winner -- a power-play goal that made it 2-0 at 3:59 of the first period. The second assist came on another man-advantage goal at 8:52 of the third, and the final one came on the game's final goal with 5:11 to go. These were his first points in four OHL games since a return from injury. (Note: Eighth appearance on this list in 2017-18)
KEEGAN KARKI -- Muskegon's No. 1 netminder made 28 saves in the Lumberjacks' 3-1 win over Chicago. He gave his team great momentum by stopping all 17 shots in the first period and all eight in the second. He lost a shutout at the 52:48 mark. Karki has won four of his last five USHL starts. (Note: Seventh appearance on this list in 2017-18)
SIMON KJELLBERG -- Kjellberg scored a pair of goals for Angelholm's Under-20 team in its 6-4 playoff loss to Vaxjo. He notched the game's first marker at 3:52 of the opening period and scored again at 1:45 of the third to cut the lead to 3-2.
ANDERSON MacDONALD -- Moncton's MacDonald set up three goals in a 9-3 win over Cape Breton. His assists came on the opening goal at 1:15 of the first period, a goal at 7:05 of the second, and a power-play tally at 10:37 of the third. The last one was a primary helper and brought him up to 44 points in 56 QMJHL games. (Note: Seventh appearance on this list in 2017-18)
JARED McISAAC -- One of the top QMJHL defenseman in the 2018 draft pool, McIsaac showed his offensive prowess with a goal, two assists, and five shots in Halifax's 7-3 win over Saint John. That made him the clear choice for No. 1 star. McIsaac opened the scoring just 30 seconds in the first period, got the primary assist on a power-play goal to make it 5-2 at 15:00 of the second, and picked up another primary assist on a second power-play goal just 1:24 later. This was McIsaac's first multi-point game since Feb. 16. (Note: Fifth appearance on this list in 2017-18)
AMIR MIFTAKHOV -- Kazan's goalie starred in a 4-1 MHL playoff win over Khanty-Mansiysk with 29 saves. After facing only three in the first period, he stopped all 11 in the second and 15 of 16 in the third. He lost his shutout bid with only 2:38 remaining. This was his first 2018 playoff win after dropping two straight on the road. (Note: 11th appearance on this list in 2017-18)
ALEXANDER ZHABREYEV -- Zhabreyev delivered a goal and two assists in 20:57 of icetime during St. Petersburg SPB's 8-7 shootout win at Moscow Red Army in Game 3 of the teams' first-round MHL playoff series. His goal at 12:17 of the first period came on a power play, cutting the lead to 2-1. He had the primary assist on another power-play goal at 10:24 of the third, tying the game 6-6, and helped force OT with the lone assist on a tying goal with only 2:15 remaining. The 5-foot-7 Zhabreyev had goals in all three playoff games. (Note: Third appearance on this list in 2017-18)