In the System is your weekly Blue Jackets prospect report. We look at who's scoring, who's not, and who's stopping pucks.
This week, Emil Bemstrom had himself a grand old time, including a three-assist game earlier this morning. Elsewhere, Dmitri Voronkov, Kirill Marchenko, Mikael Pyythiä and others found the scoresheet.
Let's take a look at what the last week held.
Emil Bemstrom
Bemstrom is tearing it up across the pond in Liiga. He's got eight goals and 17 points in 15 games. The Blue Jackets will need him to step up this year with the news of Gustav Nyquist's shoulder surgery.
NHL teams have begun to recall the players they've loaned from Europe, so Bemstrom may not have too much longer in Finland. Isac Lundeström (ANA) and Jesper Boqvist (NJD) were recalled from Timrå (Sweden) on Friday morning.
Mikael Pyythiä
The Blue Jackets' fourth round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft, Pyythiä continues to impress (albeit at the U20 level) with TPS. He notched an assist this week to raise his tally to 19 points in 16 games.
Apart from Bemstrom's excellent week, it was mostly a quiet one. Below, you'll find an up-to-date chart of all Blue Jackets prospects that are currently playing.
2020-21 Season To Date, Skaters:
| Prospect | Draft Pick | Current Team and League | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikael Pyythiä (C) | CBJ, 4th Round, 2020 | TPS U20 (U20 SM-sarja) | 16 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| Emil Bemstrom (RW) | CBJ, 4th Round, 2017 | HIFK (Liiga) | 15 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Daniel Zaar (RW) | CBJ, 6th Round, 2012 | Rögle BK, (SHL) | 14 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Yegor Chinakhov (RW) | CBJ, 1st Round, 2020 | Avangard Omsk (KHL) | 22 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Samuel Knazko (D) | CBJ, 3rd Round, 2020 | TPS U20, U20 SM-sarja | 21 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Kirill Marchenko (LW) | CBJ, 2nd Round, 2018 | SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) | 17 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Ole Julian Bjørgvik Holm (D) | CBJ, 5th Round, 2020 | Manglerud (Norway) | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Dmitri Voronkov (C) | CBJ, 4th Round, 2019 | Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Eric Hjorth (D) | CBJ, 4th Round, 2019 | Frölunda HC J20 (J20 Nationell) | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Marcus Karlberg (RW) | CBJ, 3rd Round, 2018 | HC Vita Hästen (HockeyAllsvenskan) | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Calvin Thürkauf (C/LW) | CBJ, 7th Round, 2016 | EV Zug (NL) | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Samuel Johannesson (D) | CBJ, 6th Round, 2020 | Rögle BK (SHL) | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim Berni (D) | CBJ, 6th Round, 2018 | ZSC Lions (NL) | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2020-21 Season To Date, Goaltenders:
| Prospect | Draft Pick | Current Team and League | GP | SV% | G.A.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veini Vehviläinen | CBJ, 6th Round, 2018 | JYP (Liiga) | 10 | .909 | 2.64 |
| Daniil Tarasov | CBJ, 3rd Round, 2017 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL) | 3 | .902 | 2.69 |
