Panthers Top 21 Prospects – Statistical Update

By Jes Golbez


Hockeysfuture.com is proud to introduce our newest Editor for the Panthers page, Mark Fischel. He will be a great asset to hockeysfuture.com with his knowledge of the game and scouting reports of all Panthers prospects.



With the new addition to our writing staff comes all new rankings. Some Panthers prospects had a great season and boosted their stock, while some other prospects had horrible seasons, and look like they may never make the big time now. Dwayne Hay, Filip Kuba, and Dwayne Hay were all dealt at the NHL trade deadline, while Kristian Huselius and Dwayne Duerden have had the breakout years expected of them.


With the new Top 21 Rankings come a full stats update, in order of rankings. Mark and I will also get to work on new, updated profiles with current statistics, in-depth scouting reports, and a polished format. We will also give another full statistical update after the NHL, AHL, and CHL playoffs are completed.




Statistics as of March 31, 2000.










#1. Denis Shvidki




Position: RW Height:6'0" Weight:195 Age:19

Year Team GP G A PTS PIM +/-
99-00 Barrie (OHL) 60 40 65 105 55 +45
Barrie - Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 -1
Russia (WJC) 7 2 2 4 0 +5
98-99 Barrie (OHL) 61 35 59 94 8
Russia (WJC) 7 1 4 5 -
97-98 Yaroslavl Jr. (Rus) 15 1 1 2 2
Russia (WJC) 7 0 1 1 6
Russia (EuroJC) 6 2 9 11 31









#2. Ivan Novoseltsev




Position: RW Height:6'1" Weight:183 Age:21

Year Team GP G A PTS PIM +/-
99-00 FLORIDA PANTHERS 14 2 1 3 8 -3
Louisville (AHL) 44 14 21 35 22
98-99 Sarnia (OHL) 63 54 36 90 41
97-98 Sarnia (OHL) 51 23 22 45 41









#3. Brad Ference




Position: D Height:6'3" Weight:196 Age:21

Year Team GP G A PTS PIM +/-
99-00 FLORIDA PANTHERS 9 0 2 2 13 +2
Louisville (AHL) 58 2 7 9 231
98-99 Tri-Cities (WHL) 51 9 37 46 241
97-98 Spokane (WHL) 54 9 29 38 213









#4. Kristian Huselius




Position: RW Height:6'1" Weight:185 Age:21

Year Team GP G A PTS PIM +/-
99-00 Frolunda (Swe.) 54 22 25 47 20 +4
Frolunda - Playoffs 5 2 2 4
98-99 Frolunda (Swe.) 10 2 2 4 2
Farjestad (Swe.) 28 4 4 8 4
97-98 Farjestad (Swe.) 34 2 1 3 2









#5. Kyle Rossiter




Position: D Height:6'3" Weight:220 Age:19

Year Team GP G A PTS PIM +/-
99-00 Spokane (WHL) 61 9 22 31 155 +7
Spokane - Playoffs 1 0 1 1 0 0
Canada (WJC) 7 0 0 0 20 +4
98-99 Spokane (WHL) 71 4 17 21 206
97-98 Spokane (WHL) 61 6 12 18 190









#6. Eric Boguniecki




Position: C Height:5'8" Weight:192 Age:24

Year Team GP G A PTS PIM +/-
99-00 FLORIDA PANTHERS 4 0 0 0 2 -1
Louisville (AHL) 55 32 42 74 148
98-99 Fort Wayne (IHL) 72 32 34 66 100
97-98 Fort Wayne (IHL) 35 4 8 12 29
Dayton (ECHL) 26 19 18 37 36









#7. John Jakopin




Position: D Height:6'5" Weight:239 Age:24

Year Team GP G A PTS PIM +/-
99-00 FLORIDA PANTHERS 17 0 0 0 26 -2
Louisville (AHL) 23 4 6 10 47
98-99 FLORIDA PANTHERS 3 0 0 0 0
New Haven (AHL) 60 2 7 9 154
97-98 FLORIDA PANTHERS 2 0 0 0 4
New Haven (AHL) 60 2 18 20 151









#8. Marcus Nilson




Position: LW Height:6'1" Weight:185 Age:22

Year Team GP G A PTS PIM +/-
99-00 FLORIDA PANTHERS 9 0 2 2 2 2
Louisville (AHL) 59 8 22 30 48
98-99 FLORIDA PANTHERS 8 1 1 2 5
New Haven (AHL) 67 8 25 33 8
97-98 Djurgården (Swe.) 41 4 7 11 18









#9. Dan Boyle




Position: D Height:5'11" Weight:190 Age:23

Year Team GP G A PTS PIM +/-
99-00 FLORIDA PANTHERS 13 0 3 3 4 -2
Louisville (AHL) 53 13 35 48 64
98-99 FLORIDA PANTHERS 22 3 5 8 6
Kentucky (AHL) 53 8 34 42 87
97-98 Cincinnati (IHL) 8 0 3 3 20
Miami-Ohio (NCAA) 37 14 26 40 58









#10. Dave Duerden




Position: LW Height:6'2" Weight:200 Age:23

Year Team GP G A PTS PIM +/-
99-00 FLORIDA PANTHERS 2 0 0 0 0 0
Louisville (AHL) 69 23 34 57 6
98-99 Kentucky (AHL) 36 8 9 17 9
Miami (ECHL) 13 10 7 17 0
97-98 New Haven (AHL) 36 6 7 13 10
Fort Wayne (IHL) 7 0 1 1 0
Port Huron (UHL) 7 0 4 4 10
96-97 Peterborough (OHL) 66 36 48 84 34









#11. Alexander Auld




Position: G Height:6'3 1/2" Weight:195 Age:19

Year Team GP W L T SO G.AA SV%
99-00 North Bay (OHL) 55 21 26 6 2 3.29 .891
North Bay - Playoffs 3 1 2 0 0 1.88 .958
98-99 North Bay (OHL) 37 9 20 1 1 3.36
97-98 North Bay (OHL) 6 0 4 0 0 4.95









#12. Niklas Hagman




Position: LW Height:5'11" Weight:183 Age:20

Year Team GP G A PTS PIM +/-
99-00 Oulu (Fin. 1st Div.) 41 17 18 35 12 +34
Oulu Jr. 4 7 3 10 0 +3
98-99 HIFK (Fin.) 31 2 2 4 16
HIFK Jr. (Fin.) 14 4 9 13 43
Finland (WJC) 6 3 5 8 2









#13. Ryan Jardine




Position: LW Height: 6'0" Weight: 170 Age: 20

Year Team GP G A PTS PIM +/-
99-00 Sault St Marie (OHL) 64 42 34 76 58 +15
Playoffs 3 2 2 4 0 +3
98-99 Sault St Marie (OHL) 68 27 34 61 56
97-98 Sault St Marie (OHL) 65 28 32 60 16









#14. Joey Teterenko




Position: D Height:6'2" Weight:212 Age:22

Year Team GP G A PTS PIM +/-
99-00 Louisville (AHL) 52 2 9 11 122
98-99 New Haven (AHL) 64 4 9 13 154
97-98 Portland (WHL) 49 2 12 14 148









#15. Chris Allen




Position: D Height:6'2" Weight:197 Age:21

Year Team GP G A PTS PIM +/-
99-00 Louisville (AHL) 34 5 6 11 10
98-99 New Haven (AHL) 58 8 27 35 43
FLORIDA PANTHERS 1 0 0 0 0
97-98 Kingston (OHL) 66 38 56 94 91
Carolina (AHL) 9 0 0 0 2
FLORIDA PANTHERS 1 0 0 0 2









#16. Peter Ratchuk




Position: D Height:6'1" Weight:185 Age:22

Year Team GP G A PTS PIM +/-
99-00 Louisville (AHL) 71 9 12 21 58
98-99 FLORIDA PANTHERS 24 1 1 2 10
New Haven (AHL) 51 7 20 27 44
97-98 Hull (QMJHL) 60 23 31 54 34









#17. Lance Ward




Position: D/RW Height: 6'3" Weight: 215 Age: 21

Year Team GP G A PTS PIM +/-
99-00 Louisville (AHL) 75 4 13 17 178
98-99 Fort Wayne (IHL) 13 0 2 2 28
New Haven (AHL) 43 2 5 7 51
Miami (ECHL) 6 1 0 1 12
97-98 Red Deer (WHL) 71 8 25 33 233
96-97 Red Deer (WHL) 70 5 34 39 229









#18. Craig Reichert




Position: RW Height: 6'1" Weight: 200 Age: 25

Year Team GP G A PTS PIM +/-
99-00 Louisville (AHL) 67 13 41 54 39
98-99 Cincinnati (AHL) 72 28 41 69 56
97-98 Cincinnati (AHL) 78 28 59 87 28
96-97 ANAHEIM MIGHTY DUCKS 3 0 0 0 0
Baltimore (AHL) 77 22 53 75 54









#19. Jeff Ware




Position: D Height:6'4" Weight:220 Age:22

Year Team GP G A PTS PIM +/-
99-00 Louisville (AHL) 47 0 8 8 126
98-99 FLORIDA PANTHERS 6 0 1 1 6 -6
New Haven (AHL) 18 0 1 1 26
St. John's (AHL) 55 1 4 5 130
97-98 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 2 0 0 0 0
St. John's (AHL) 67 0 3 3 182









#20. Joe DiPenta




Position: D Height: 6'3" Weight: 215 Age: 21

Year Team GP G A PTS PIM +/-
99-00 Halifax (QMJHL) 63 13 43 56 83 +32
98-99 Boston U. (NCAA) 36 2 15 17 72
97-98 Boston U. (NCAA) 38 2 16 18 50










#21. Jean-Francois Laniel




Position: G Height:6'1 1/2" Weight:170 Age:18

Year Team GP W L T SO G.AA SV%
99-00 Val D'or (QMJHL) 11 1 6 0 0 5.73 .856
Shawinigan (QMJHL) 14 2 7 0 0 3.81 .884
98-99 Shawinigan (QMJHL) 17 6 7 0 0 3.99 .876