Ben Kevan has started strong with his first two collegiate goals. This post covers his effort and other promising news as the NCAA and AHL drop puck on their seasons
Kevan Starts Strong
The NCAA season is upon us and with
it some encouraging starts from Devils collegiate prospects. 2025 draftee forward Ben Kevan scored two goals in a 5-3 win over Notre Dame on Friday night. His Sun Devils hosted the annual Ice Breaker tournament to kick off the Division I season of men’s hockey. Here is a look at his goals and other highlights from the victory.
Around the Pool:
- The NCAA kicked off with every Devils collegiate prospect other than Cole Brown finding the scoresheet early. This includes Boston University Center Conrad Fondrk, who recorded an assist after missing the opener and returning from injury. Oddly, other than Kevan, the point leaders out of the gate amongst the Devils NCAA prospect pool are defensemen Charlie Leddy and Chase Cheslock, both with two assists.
- After a slow start winger David Rozsival is starting to find the scoresheet with a goal and two assists this past week and now sits at 3 points in 8 games for the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL.
- The Utica Comets dropped their first two games in a home and home with the Cleveland Monsters, 1-0 and 3-2. The second loss was in OT leading to the Comets first point of the season. Nico Daws was fantastic in the opener stopping 26 of 27. In the second game, goaltender Jakub Malek made his Comets debut, earning the OT loss. Veterans Xavier Parent and Brian Halonen scored for the Comets. Prospect center Matyas Melovsky scored his first professional point assisting on Parent’s goal. Parent also earned an assist along with defenseman Ethan Edwards on Halonen’s tally.
- Center Gustav Hillstrom has been recalled to Brynas IF of the SHL after dominating the U20 Nationell with 13 points in 7 games. While the promotion is encouraging, Hillstrom has been platooning in and out of the lineup on the main club and, according to Flashscore, only skated 6:56 in his last SHL game.
- Promising forward prospect Cam Squires has been assigned to the Adirondack Thunder in the ECHL. The move is a bit of a baffling one as Squires excelled in limited action in Utica at the end of last season. Hopefully, it is a temporary measure.
- Goaltender Trenten Bennett has continued his hot start platooning the net for the Owen Sound Attack in the OHL and is now 3-0 with a 1.99 GAA and .943 SV%. Not to be outdone, phenom Mikhail Yegorov continues to impress for Boston University in the NCAA with a 2-0-1 record, 1.95 GAA and .933 SV%.
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