Prospect Update: November

Each month pittsburghpenguins.com will take a look at the organization's amateur prospects and update their current seasons with their respective team.

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KENNY AGOSTINO
Position: Forward
Team: Yale Bulldogs, ECAC
Height: 5-11
Weight: 195
Date of Birth: April 30, 1992
Hometown: Flanders, NJ
Drafted: 2010, 2nd Round, 52nd Overall
Notes: Agostino is tied for first in scoring for Yale, putting up 13 points through his first nine contests. The junior forward also leads the team in assists with seven. Agostino has been especially key in conference play, where he has nine points in five games.

SEASON	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	G	A	P
2010-11	Yale	ECAC	31	11	14	25
2011-12	Yale	ECAC	33	14	20	34
2012-13	Yale	ECAC	9	6	7	13

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JOSH ARCHIBALD
Position: Forward
Team: Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks, WCHA
Height: 5-11
Weight: 183
Date of Birth: October 6, 1992
Hometown: Brainerd, MN
Drafted: 2011, 6th Round, 174th Overall
Notes: Archibald is third in points for the Mavericks, with 13 to his credit. The sophomore forward has had two separate three-game scoring streaks through his first 14 games, and has recorded at least one point in eight of his last 10 contests. Archibald potted a goal and two assists on Nov. 30 against third-ranked Minnesota.

SEASON	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	G	A	P
2011-12	Nebraska-Omaha	WCHA	36	10	5	15
2012-13	Nebraska-Omaha	WCHA	14	7	6	13

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TEDDY BLUEGER
Position: Forward
Team: Minnesota State Mavericks, WCHA
Height: 5-11
Weight: 165
Date of Birth: August 15, 1994
Hometown: Riga, Latvia
Drafted: 2012, 2nd Round, 52nd Overall
Notes: Blueger has skated in 14 contests for Minnesota State in 2012, putting up two goals and eight points. The freshman forward recorded a career-high three assists on Dec. 1 against Bemidji State. A native of Latvia, Blueger has registered at least one shot in 12 of 14 outings.

SEASON	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	G	A	P
2012-13	Minnesota State	WCHA	14	2	6	8

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NICHOLAS D'AGOSTINO
Position: Defenseman
Team: Cornell Big Red, ECAC
Height: 6-2
Weight: 181
Date of Birth: June 24, 1990
Hometown: Bolton, ON
Drafted: 2008, 7th Round, 210th Overall
Notes: A senior defenseman, D’Agostino has recorded five points for the Big Red through 11 contests, including two goals. Two of the Bolton, Ontario native’s three assists have come with the man-advantage. D’Agostino averages one shot per game.

SEASON	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	G	A	P
2009-10	Cornell	ECAC	32	4	14	18
2010-11	Cornell	ECAC	32	7	10	17
2011-12	Cornell	ECAC	34	8	12	20
2012-13	Cornell	ECAC	11	2	3	5

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BEN HANOWSKI
Position: Forward
Team: St. Cloud State Huskies, WCHA
Height: 6-2
Weight: 195
Date of Birth: October 18, 1990
Hometown: Little Falls, MN
Drafted: 2009, 3rd Round, 63rd Overall
Notes: Hanowski potted two goals on Oct. 26 against Minnesota State before suffering an injury in the second period. The senior captain was forced to sit out most of November, but Hanowski got back to work toward the end of the month. On Nov. 24, he put up a goal and two assists against Minnesota-Duluth. Two of Hanowski’s four goals this season have come while on the man-advantage.

SEASON	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	G	A	P
2009-10	St. Cloud State	WCHA	43	9	10	19
2010-11	St. Cloud State	WCHA	37	13	7	20
2011-12	St. Cloud State	WCHA	39	23	20	43
2012-13	St. Cloud State	WCHA	9	4	4	8

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SCOTT HARRINGTON
Position: Defenseman
Team: London Knights, OHL
Height: 6-1
Weight: 202
Date of Birth: March 10, 1993
Hometown: Kingston, ON
Drafted: 2011, 2nd Round, 54th Overall
Notes: Harrington has recorded eight points through 30 contests while skating for the Knights. London’s captain earned three assists with a plus-3 rating and 12 penalty minutes in the month of November. Harrington carries a plus-10 thus far in 2012.

SEASON	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	G	A	P
2009-10	London	OHL	55	1	13	14
2010-11	London	OHL	67	6	16	22
2011-12	London	OHL	44	3	23	26
2012-13	London	OHL	30	1	7	8

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OLLI MAATTA
Position: Defenseman
Team: London Knights, OHL
Height: 6-2
Weight: 198
Date of Birth: August 22, 1994
Hometown: Jyvaskyla, Finland
Drafted: 2012, 1st Round, 22nd Overall
Notes: Continuing to be an offensive threat from the blue line, Maatta leads all Knights defensemen in the scoring department with 24 points through 30 contests. The Finnish D-man went on two separate three-game scoring streaks in November, and recorded 10 points during the month. Maatta is only eight points away from his career high of 32, which he set last season as a rookie.

SEASON	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	G	A	P
2011-12	London	OHL	58	5	27	32
2012-13	London	OHL	30	3	21	24

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SEAN MAGUIRE
Position: Goaltender
Team: Boston University Terriers, HE
Height: 6-2
Weight: 202
Date of Birth: February 2, 1993
Hometown: Powell River, B.C.
Drafted: 2012, 4th Round, 113th Overall
Notes: Maguire has played in a backup role for Boston University in his first season with the Terriers, but that hasn’t stopped him from making an early name for himself. The freshman netminder made 29 saves against Vermont on Nov. 16 for his first collegiate victory, then recorded his first career shutout against St. Lawrence in his inaugural home start on Nov. 24, stopping 21 shots in the process. For his efforts, Maguire earned Hockey East Rookie of the Week accolades on Nov. 27.

SEASON	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	w-l-t	gaa	sa%
2012-13	Boston University	HE	4	2-2-0	2.56	.910

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MATIA MARCANTUONI
Position: Left Wing
Team: Kitchener Rangers, OHL
Height: 6-0
Weight: 196
Date of Birth: February 22, 1994
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Drafted: 2012, 4th Round, 92nd Overall
Notes: In his third season with Kitchener, Marcantuoni has registered four goals and 11 points through 24 games. The Toronto native finished the month of November with five points, and recorded a goal and an assist on Dec. 1 against Plymouth.

SEASON	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	G	A	P
2010-11	Kitchener	OHL	42	11	16	27
2011-12	Kitchener	OHL	24	9	5	14
2012-13	Kitchener	OHL	24	4	7	11

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MATT MURRAY
Position: Goaltender
Team: Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, OHL
Height: 6-5
Weight: 163
Date of Birth: May 25, 1994
Hometown: Thunder Bay, ON
Drafted: 2012, 3rd Round, 83rd Overall
Notes: Murray has appeared in 22 contests for Sault Ste. Marie in 2012, recording 11 wins in the process. The third-year goaltender has only registered two wins in the month of November, but made a season-high 51 saves in a victory on Nov. 23 against Sudbury. Murray has recorded 35 stops or more on 10 different occasions this season.

SEASON	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	w-l-t	gaa	sv%
2010-11	Sault Ste. Marie	OHL	28	8-14-9	3.79	.887
2011-12	sSault Ste. Marie	OHL	36	13-20-4	4.08	.876
2012-13	Sault Ste. Marie	OHL	22	11-10-1	3.87	.899

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DERRICK POULIOT
Position: Defenseman
Team: Portland Winterhawks, WHL
Height: 6-0
Weight: 194
Date of Birth: January 16, 1994
Hometown: Weyburn, SK
Drafted: 2012, 1st Round, 8th Overall
Notes: The Penguins’ first-round pick in 2012 continues to put up points from the blue line at a consistent pace for Portland. Pouliot is currently fifth on the team in scoring with 25 points, and falls into a tie for third place in that category throughout the Western Hockey League. The fourth-year defenseman went on a five-game scoring streak at the beginning of November, and finished with 12 assists and 13 points in the month. Pouliot also carries a respectable plus-17 rating on the year.

SEASON	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	G	A	P
2009-10	Portland	WHL	7	0	1	1
2010-11	Portland	WHL	66	5	25	30
2011-12	Portland	WHL	72	11	48	59
2012-13	Portland	WHL	27	6	19	25

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HARRISON RUOPP
Position: Defenseman
Team: Prince Albert Raiders, WHL
Height: 6-2
Weight: 193
Date of Birth: March 17, 1993
Hometown: Zehner, SK
Drafted: 2011, 3rd Round, 84th Overall
Notes: Ruopp has already tied his career-high point totals with nine to his name through 30 contests in 2012. His first goal of the season came on Nov. 7 against the Swift Current. The bruising defenseman has also recorded 54 penalty minutes to go along with a plus-10 rating. 

SEASON	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	G	A	P
2009-10	Prince Albert	WHL	33	0	0	0
2010-11	Prince Albert	WHL	54	0	9	9
2011-12	Prince Albert	WHL	62	2	7	9
2012-13	Prince Albert	WHL	30	1	8	9

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BRYAN RUST
Position: Right Wing
Team: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, CCHA
Height: 5-11
Weight: 202
Date of Birth: May 11, 1992
Hometown: Novi, MI
Drafted: 2010, 3rd Round, 80th Overall
Notes: Skating in his junior season with Notre Dame, Rust is tied for second on the club with 12 points through 15 contests. The Novi, Michigan native is first on the team with a plus-12 rating, and two of his four goals have been game-winners. Rust recorded a goal and two assists on Dec. 1 against Lake Superior State.

SEASON	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	G	A	P
2010-11	Notre Dame	CCHA	40	6	13	19
2011-12	Notre Dame	CCHA	40	5	6	11
2012-13	Notre Dame	CCHA	15	4	8	12

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CLARK SEYMOUR
Position: Defenseman
Team: Peterborough Petes, OHL
Height: 6-3
Weight: 201
Date of Birth: May 18, 1993
Hometown: Maitland, ON
Drafted: 2012, 5th Round, 143rd Overall
Notes: Seymour only recorded two points in the month of November, but he’s already got a new career high in the scoring department with nine points through 28 contests. The veteran Kingston defenseman recorded an assist on Nov. 29 against Belleville.

SEASON	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	G	A	P
2010-11	Kingston	OHL	18	2	2	4
	Peterborough	OHL	40	1	2	3
2011-12	Peterborough	OHL	47	0	8	8
2012-13	Peterborough	OHL	28	2	7	9

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OSKAR SUNDQVIST
Position: Center
Team: Skelleftea J20, SuperElit
Height: 6-3
Weight: 182
Date of Birth: March 23, 1994
Hometown: Boden, Sweden
Drafted: 2012, 3rd Round, 81st Overall
Notes: Sundqvist continues to average a point-per-game, as the Swedish center has potted 25 points through 25 outings for Skelleftea in the SuperElit league. Sundqvist has recorded four of his 13 tallies on the man-advantage, and owns a plus-11 rating on the year.

SEASON	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	G	A	P
2010-11	Skelleftea j20	Superelit	1	0	0	0
2011-12	Skelleftea j20	Superelit	2	1	0	1
2012-13	Skelleftea j20	Superelit	25	13	12	25

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ALEX VELISCHEK
Position: Defenseman
Team: Providence Friars, HE
Height: 6-0
Weight: 200
Date of Birth: December 17, 1990
Hometown: Kinnelon, NJ
Drafted: 2009, 5th Round, 123rd Overall
Notes: Velischek has six helpers through his first 14 games, skating in his senior season at Providence. The 6-foot defenseman carries a plus-13 rating from the blue line to go along with 18 penalty minutes on the campaign.

SEASON	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	G	A	P
2009-10	Providence	HE	34	1	11	12
2010-11	Providence	HE	9	1	1	2
2011-12	Providence	HE	32	0	7	7
2012-13	Providence	HE	14	0	6	6

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SCOTT WILSON
Position: Forward
Team: UMASS-Lowell, HE
Height: 6-0
Weight: 173
Date of Birth: April 24, 1992
Hometown: Oakville, ON
Drafted: 2011, 7th Round, 209th Overall
Notes: Wilson leads the UMASS-Lowell roster in points with 10 to his credit. The sophomore forward lit up the scoresheet at the end of November, recording a goal and three assists on Nov. 18 against Massachusetts, and then adding two more helpers on Nov. 24 versus Princeton. Wilson was a plus-6 in those two contests. He added three more assists during a home-and-home series on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 against New Hampshire.

SEASON	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	G	A	P
2011-12	Umass-Lowell	HE	37	16	22	38
2012-13	Umass-Lowell	HE	12	2	8	10

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ANTON ZLOBIN
Position: Right Wing
Team: Val-d’Or Foreurs, QMJHL
Height: 5-11
Weight: 199
Date of Birth: February 22, 1993
Hometown: Moscow, Russia
Drafted: 2012, 6th Round, 173rd Overall
Notes: Zlobin continues to put up points at a torrid pace for Val-d’Or, recording 37 though 27 games this season. The Moscow native registered at least one point in eight of nine contests in the month of November, including four multi-point performances. Zlobin potted two goals and an assist on Nov. 18 against Halifax.

SEASON	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	G	A	P
2010-11	Shawinigan	QMJHL	59	23	22	45
2011-12	Shawinigan	QMJHL	66	40	36	76
2012-13	Val-D'Or	QMJHL	27	14	23	37