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How to read this board. The window is the seven completed days from Tuesday September 29 through Monday October 5. Last week's board ended on September 28, so the two abut with no gap and no double count. Membership is Calder eligibility and nothing else: no more than 25 NHL games in any single prior season, not 6 or more in each of any two prior seasons, and under 26. All thirty were re-checked against the league's own player records this morning and all thirty hold. Season to date means 2026-27 games that count. The NHL opened October 1, the AHL October 3 and the NCAA October 2, so for most rows the season and the window are the same games. Exhibitions are named and not counted.
Three labels mean what they say. HAND-PULLED means a person read the line off a named page rather than a feed returning it: every college row, from College Hockey News' box score for each game and its daily schedule, with the destination from the school's own 2026-27 roster. NOT ESTABLISHED against a club means no source this desk can read puts the player on a roster this season. It does not mean he is unattached. Where a row says window not read or source not read, that league could not be opened at the game level this week, and that is never evidence that a prospect did not play. Two Russian rows now carry a season line from the NHL's own player record, which lists games in every league; neither league's site gave a game-by-game line.
Prospect of the week Luca Cagnoni, defenseman, sixth on this board. He scored the overtime winner on opening night, three on three at 3:14 against Florida, and set up Will Smith's power-play goal in the same game. He played 21:17 that night and 21:21 against Los Angeles, second of San Jose's six defensemen both times, and 19:01 at Dallas, fourth of six. That is 3 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 2 P, six shots and 20:33 a game, all of it in the NHL. Runner-up: Filip Bystedt, two goals and an assist in the Barracuda's overtime win on October 4.
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| # | Move | | Prospect, club, the window, last season |
| 1 | held |  | held Ivar Stenberg LW, age 19 2026-27: San Jose (NHL) Sep 29 to Oct 5. Three NHL games, his first. October 1 vs Florida, 13:35, seventh of twelve San Jose forwards, no shot. October 3 vs Los Angeles, 15:37, seventh of twelve, the primary assist on Tyler Toffoli's power-play goal. October 5 at Dallas, 13:45, ninth of twelve, one shot, in a 5-0 loss. 3 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 1 P, one shot on goal in 42:57. Season to date: 3 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 1 P. 2025-26: 43 GP, 11 G, 22 A, 33 P, Frolunda (SHL) |
| 2 | held | KV | held Keaton Verhoeff RHD, age 18 2026-27: North Dakota (NCAA), sophomore HAND-PULLED Sep 29 to Oct 5. No game that counts. North Dakota played two exhibitions, Augustana on October 3 and Manitoba on October 4; College Hockey News lists both under Exhibition and carries no box score for either. Season to date: 0 GP. 2025-26: 36 GP, 6 G, 14 A, 20 P, North Dakota (NCAA) |
| 3 | held |  | held Eric Pohlkamp RHD, age 22 2026-27: San Jose Barracuda (AHL) Sep 29 to Oct 5. Both Barracuda games. October 3 vs San Diego, a 5-1 loss: the second assist on Ethan Cardwell's goal, three shots, a minor. October 4 vs San Diego, a 5-4 overtime win: the second assist on Andre Gasseau's goal, five shots. 2 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 2 P, eight shots. Season to date: 2 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 2 P. 2025-26: 43 GP, 18 G, 21 A, 39 P, Denver (NCAA) |
| 4 | held | RL | held Ryan Lin RHD, age 18 2026-27: Denver (NCAA), freshman HAND-PULLED Sep 29 to Oct 5. Both of Denver's games at Alaska-Anchorage, both wins. October 2, 6-2: no point, four shots, 18:09, second among Denver's six defensemen. October 3, 4-1: a power-play goal in the first period, five shots, 23:58, the most of any Denver defenseman. 2 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 1 P, nine shots. Season to date: 2 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 1 P. 2025-26: 53 GP, 14 G, 43 A, 57 P, Vancouver (WHL) |
| 5 | held |  | held Quentin Musty LW, age 21 2026-27: Non-roster injured; on neither San Jose's published NHL roster nor the Barracuda's 2026-27 roster Sep 29 to Oct 5. Did not play. Out since the September 17 disclosure, a facial injury from the Rookie Faceoff; the general manager said a couple of months at least. Season to date: 0 GP. 2025-26: 61 GP, 21 G, 24 A, 45 P, Barracuda (AHL) |
| 6 | held |  | held Luca Cagnoni LHD, age 21 2026-27: San Jose (NHL) Sep 29 to Oct 5. All three San Jose games. October 1 vs Florida: the overtime winner at 3:14, three on three, plus the second assist on Will Smith's power-play goal, three shots, 21:17, second of six San Jose defensemen. October 3 vs Los Angeles: 21:21, second of six, three shots. October 5 at Dallas: 19:01, fourth of six. 3 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 2 P, six shots, 20:33 a game. Season to date: 3 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 2 P. 2025-26: 67 GP, 8 G, 35 A, 43 P, Barracuda (AHL); 3 GP, 0 P, San Jose (NHL) |
| 7 | held |  | held Joshua Ravensbergen G, age 19 2026-27: Michigan State (NCAA), freshman HAND-PULLED Sep 29 to Oct 5. No game that counts. Michigan State beat Boston College 5-2 on October 2 in an exhibition; College Hockey News carries no box score, so who played goal is not read. Season to date: 0 GP. 2025-26: 46 GP, 32-13, .919, 2.51 GAA, 4 SO, Prince George (WHL) |
| 8 | held |  | held Filip Bystedt C, age 22 2026-27: San Jose Barracuda (AHL) Sep 29 to Oct 5. Both Barracuda games. October 3: no point, two shots, minus two. October 4, the 5-4 overtime win: two goals, one on the power play, and the second assist on Kyle McKeown's overtime winner. 2 GP, 2 G, 1 A, 3 P, six shots. Season to date: 2 GP, 2 G, 1 A, 3 P. 2025-26: 65 GP, 22 G, 38 A, 60 P, Barracuda (AHL) |
| 9 | held |  | held Leo Sahlin Wallenius LHD, age 20 2026-27: San Jose Barracuda (AHL) Sep 29 to Oct 5. Both Barracuda games, which settles his club. October 3: no point, two shots, minus two. October 4: the primary assist on Bystedt's first goal, two shots, plus three. 2 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 1 P. Season to date: 2 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 1 P. 2025-26: 32 GP, 3 G, 10 A, 13 P, Vaxjo (SHL) |
| 10 | held |  | held Cameron Lund C, age 22 2026-27: Non-roster injured; on neither San Jose's published NHL roster nor the Barracuda's 2026-27 roster Sep 29 to Oct 5. Did not play. Out since the September 17 disclosure, upper body, at least a month. Season to date: 0 GP. 2025-26: 37 GP, 9 G, 16 A, 25 P, Barracuda (AHL) |
| 11 | held |  | held Carson Wetsch RW, age 20 2026-27: San Jose Barracuda (AHL) Sep 29 to Oct 5. Both Barracuda games, no point. One shot and a minor on October 3, two shots on October 4. 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 P. Season to date: 2 GP, 0 P. 2025-26: 65 GP, 22 G, 50 A, 72 P, Kelowna (WHL) |
| 12 | held |  | held Andre Gasseau C, age 23 2026-27: San Jose Barracuda (AHL) Sep 29 to Oct 5. Both Barracuda games. October 3: the first assist on Cardwell's goal. October 4: a goal on five shots. 2 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 2 P, six shots. Season to date: 2 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 2 P. 2025-26: 23 GP, 6 G, 17 A, 23 P, Boston College (NCAA) |
| 13 | held |  | held Haoxi (Simon) Wang LHD, age 19 2026-27: Boston University (NCAA), freshman HAND-PULLED Sep 29 to Oct 5. Both of BU's games at Alaska, both wins. October 2, 2-1 in overtime: no point, four shots, 19:50, an interference minor in overtime. October 3, 4-0: the game's first goal, four shots, 18:54. 2 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 1 P, eight shots. Season to date: 2 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 1 P. 2025-26: 28 GP, 2 G, 11 A, 13 P, Oshawa; 29 GP, 4 G, 9 A, 13 P, Niagara (OHL). 57 GP, 26 P combined. |
| 14 | held |  | held Mattias Havelid RHD, age 22 2026-27: San Jose Barracuda (AHL) Sep 29 to Oct 5. Assigned September 29. Both Barracuda games, no point, two shots in each, minus three on October 4. 2 GP, 0 P. Season to date: 2 GP, 0 P. 2025-26: 44 GP, 5 G, 10 A, 15 P, Barracuda (AHL) |
| 15 | held | CM | held Cole McKinney C, age 19 2026-27: Michigan (NCAA), sophomore HAND-PULLED Sep 29 to Oct 5. Both games against Bowling Green, both wins. October 2, 7-2: a goal, two shots, 15:28. October 3, 4-3: no point, one shot, two minors. 2 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 1 P. Season to date: 2 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 1 P. 2025-26: 40 GP, 8 G, 12 A, 20 P, Michigan (NCAA) |
| 16 | held |  | held Teddy Mutryn C, age 19 2026-27: Boston College (NCAA), freshman HAND-PULLED Sep 29 to Oct 5. No game that counts. Boston College played two exhibitions, at Michigan State on October 2 and at the US Under-18 team on October 3; no box score for either. Season to date: 0 GP. 2025-26: 54 GP, 31 G, 37 A, 68 P, Moncton (QMJHL) |
| 17 | held | BK | held Brady Knowling G, age 18 2026-27: Saginaw Spirit (OHL) Sep 29 to Oct 5. Both of Saginaw's games, both in overtime. October 2 at Kitchener, a 4-3 overtime loss, 27 saves on 31. October 3 at Brampton, a 3-2 overtime win, 24 saves on 26. 2 GP, 1-0-1, 51 saves on 57, .895. Season to date: 3 GP, 2-0-1, 76 saves on 85, .894, 2.92 GAA. 2025-26: 15 GP, 8-5-1, .886, 3.33 GAA, USNTDP Juniors (USHL) |
| 18 | held |  | held Christian Kirsch G, age 20 2026-27: Quinnipiac (NCAA), first year HAND-PULLED Sep 29 to Oct 5. One start. October 2 vs New Hampshire, a 10-2 win, 21 saves on 23 in 60:00. Rorke Applebee started the next night. 1 GP, 1-0, .913, 2.00 GAA. Season to date: the same. 2025-26: 41 GP, 27-10, .899, 2.42 GAA, Kitchener (OHL) |
| 19 | held | IM | held Ilyas Magomedsultanov LHD, age 19 2026-27: Loko Yaroslavl (MHL), per the league's own player record Sep 29 to Oct 5. Window not read. The MHL's site returns 403, so there is no game-by-game line. Season to date, from the NHL's own player record: 8 GP, 1 G, 3 A, 4 P. 2025-26: 27 GP, 1 G, 10 A, 11 P, Loko Yaroslavl (MHL); 5 GP, 0 P, Lokomotiv (KHL) |
| 20 | held | JG | held Jake Gustafson C, age 18 2026-27: Portland Winterhawks (WHL) Sep 29 to Oct 5. Both of Portland's games, both losses to Spokane, 6-1 and 3-1. No point, seven shots, six of them on October 3, minus three. 2 GP, 0 P. Season to date: 3 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 P. 2025-26: 68 GP, 13 G, 12 A, 25 P, Portland (WHL) |
| 21 | held |  | held Max Heise C, age 20 2026-27: Denver (NCAA), freshman HAND-PULLED Sep 29 to Oct 5. Both games at Alaska-Anchorage. No point, one shot in each, a minor in each, 13:05 and 11:49. 2 GP, 0 P. Season to date: 2 GP, 0 P. 2025-26: 63 GP, 29 G, 34 A, 63 P, Prince Albert (WHL) |
| 22 | held | AK | held Alexander Karmanov LHD, age 18 2026-27: North Bay Battalion (OHL) Sep 29 to Oct 5. All three of North Bay's games, all losses: 3-2 at Windsor, 4-1 at London, 6-3 at Brantford. No point, two shots, minus three, a check-to-the-head minor on October 2. 3 GP, 0 P. Season to date: 4 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 1 P. 2025-26: 20 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 2 P, North Bay (OHL); 15 GP, 3 G, 4 A, 7 P, Brantford (GOJHL) |
| 23 | held | JM | held Joey Muldowney RW, age 22 2026-27: Connecticut (NCAA), senior HAND-PULLED Sep 29 to Oct 5. No game. Connecticut did not play in the window. Season to date: 0 GP. 2025-26: 34 GP, 17 G, 12 A, 29 P, Connecticut (NCAA) |
| 24 | held | YK | held Yaroslav Korostelyov G, age 21 2026-27: Not established. Unsigned, on the reserve list. NOT ESTABLISHED Sep 29 to Oct 5. Source not read. The MHL returns 403, the VHL has no feed this desk can read, and the NHL's player record carries no 2026-27 line for him. 2025-26: 20 GP, 14-5, .917, 2.22 GAA, SKA-1946 (MHL); 1 GP, .839, VHL |
| 25 | held | RL | held Reese Laubach C, age 22 2026-27: Penn State (NCAA), senior HAND-PULLED Sep 29 to Oct 5. No game. Penn State did not play in the window. Season to date: 0 GP. 2025-26: 37 GP, 12 G, 16 A, 28 P, Penn State (NCAA) |
| 26 | held | YR | held Yegor Rimashevskiy RW, age 21 2026-27: Dynamo Moskva (KHL), per the league's own player record Sep 29 to Oct 5. Window not read. The KHL's pages load without their player data, so there is no game-by-game line. Season to date, from the NHL's own player record: 6 GP, 3 G, 1 A, 4 P. 2025-26: 61 GP, 10 G, 2 A, 12 P, Dynamo Moskva (KHL) |
| 27 | held | CR | held Colton Roberts RHD, age 20 2026-27: Colorado College (NCAA), sophomore HAND-PULLED Sep 29 to Oct 5. Both games against Massachusetts, both wins, 2-0 and 6-1. No point, five shots, 15:30 and 18:27 of ice time. 2 GP, 0 P. Season to date: 2 GP, 0 P. 2025-26: 29 GP, 3 G, 8 A, 11 P, Colorado College (NCAA) |
| 28 | held | RG | held Richard Gallant LW, age 19 2026-27: Harvard (NCAA), sophomore HAND-PULLED Sep 29 to Oct 5. No game. Harvard did not play in the window. Season to date: 0 GP. 2025-26: 34 GP, 8 G, 10 A, 18 P, Harvard (NCAA) |
| 29 | held | AL | held Axel Landen RHD, age 21 2026-27: TPS (Liiga) Sep 29 to Oct 5. Two games, an assist in each. September 30 at K-Espoo, a 4-2 loss: the primary assist on TPS's second goal, from the first pair. October 3 vs JYP, a 4-1 win: the second assist on the tying goal, from the second pair, after nine games on the first. 2 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 2 P. The Finnish league's game files carry no ice time. Season to date: 10 GP, 0 G, 3 A, 3 P. 2025-26: 57 GP, 2 G, 6 A, 8 P, TPS (Liiga) |
| 30 | held | NM | held Nate Misskey RHD, age 21 2026-27: UMass-Lowell (NCAA), sophomore HAND-PULLED Sep 29 to Oct 5. No game that counts. UMass-Lowell beat Concordia 5-3 on October 2 in an exhibition; no box score. Season to date: 0 GP. 2025-26: 35 GP, 4 G, 6 A, 10 P, UMass-Lowell (NCAA) |
What moved, and what did not Nothing moved. Thirty rows held, for the fourth week running, and this is the first week with real games in it. Cagnoni is the strongest case for a move: three NHL games, second of six San Jose defensemen in minutes twice and fourth once. The man directly above him, Quentin Musty, is injured, and an injury is not a performance, so a swap would be a claim about Cagnoni and not about Musty. Ryan Lin scored on the power play and led Denver's defense in minutes on October 3, at 18, which holds him at No. 4. Bystedt had three points in one game and none in the other. Ivar Stenberg has one assist and one shot in 42:57, and three NHL games is not a reason to move the No. 1 prospect in either direction. Two games is a sample. The board waits for a month of them.
Where the roster went San Jose's published NHL roster has 25 names, and two of this board's thirty are on it: Stenberg and Cagnoni. Seven are on the Barracuda's 2026-27 roster and all seven played both games: Pohlkamp, Bystedt, Sahlin Wallenius, Wetsch, Gasseau and Havelid, and Ethan Cardwell, who is not eligible for this board. Leo Sahlin Wallenius was marked not established last week. He is a Barracuda defenseman, on the roster and in both box scores. Musty and Lund are on neither roster and are listed non-roster injured. Thirteen are in college. Six of the thirteen played games that count, at five schools; four played only exhibitions; three did not play.
Who is not on this board, and why Ethan Cardwell is off: six NHL games in 2024-25 and seven in 2025-26 is six or more in each of two prior seasons. He has a goal and two assists for the Barracuda this week. Igor Chernyshov is off at 28 NHL games in 2025-26, past the 25-game limit, and he is on San Jose's roster now. Michael Misa is off at 45. Just outside: David Klee (Notre Dame), Michael Fisher (Cornell), Eli Barnett and Yegor Spiridonov.
Compiled from Machine-compiled: the league's own player records for all thirty eligibility checks, ages and 2025-26 lines; the league's schedule, box scores and play-by-play for San Jose's games on October 1, 3 and 5; the league's published San Jose roster this morning; the AHL feed for the Barracuda's 2026-27 roster and both game summaries; the OHL and WHL feeds for Saginaw, North Bay and Portland, every game summary in the window; the Finnish league's own game files for TPS. Hand-pulled, and named: every college line, from College Hockey News' box score for each game and its daily schedule for each of the seven days, which also marks the exhibitions. Read off the NHL's player record, not the league: the season lines for Magomedsultanov (MHL) and Rimashevskiy (KHL). Not read at the game level: the MHL (403), the KHL (its pages load without player data), the VHL and the SHL. Photographs: the league's own 2026-27 player images for the fifteen prospects it holds one of; the other fifteen carry initials.
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