With signees and draft picks spread out across two continents and more than a dozen leagues, keeping up with the Minnesota Wild's various prospects can be a daunting task.
From managing streaming plans and tracking down cable channels, to learning Russian, keeping tabs on the next generation can be a full-time job.
Fortunately, FOX Sports North has you covered.
From Finland to Fargo, we're breaking down the stats and bringing you a comprehensive look at the Wild's prospect pipeline each and every week.
So, let's take a look at the week that was in the latest edition of the Wild Prospect Tracker.
THREE STARS
Alex Tuch, RW, Boston College (Hockey East)
A little background: Since 1952 four of the Boston-area college hockey teams (Boston College, Boston University, Northeastern and Harvard) have played their own midseason tournament every year for glory, bragging rights and a ceremonial pot of beans (seriously). BC and BU have now combined to win the Beanpot 50 times since its inception. The Eagles and the Terriers met once again in the final, and for the first time in 22 championship game meetings between the two teams just one goal was scored. Alex Tuch scored it, and will now live on -- probably until the sun collapses and consumes the place -- in Chestnut Hill hockey lore. He also picked up an assist in an unrelated 4-3 win over New Hampshire on Friday.
Jordan Greenway, LW, Boston University (Hockey East)
Greenway scored twice in a non-Beanpot win over UMass, striking less than a minute into the game on Friday to make it 1-0, before capping things off with a goal late in the third period to lead the Terriers to a 6-3 win over the Minutemen.
Gustav Bouramman, D, Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
Good things happen when Bouramman is on the ice. He finished with a plus-3 rating for the Greyhounds last week, despite picking up just one assist through three games. However, Sault Ste. Marie's offense made up the difference, piling up 10 goals in wins over Mississauga and Oshawa, before stumbling in a 2-1 loss to Sarnia.
SIN BIN
Kaapo Kahkonen, G, Blues (SM-Liiga)
It was a rough week for Kahkonen, who suffered three losses last week while allowing 15 goals on 65 shots, a dismal .769 save percentage.
Kirill Kaprizov, LW, Novokuznetsk (KHL)
Kaprizov's scoring woes continued in a 3-1 loss to Ak Bars. The winger failed to score despite flinging a team-high four shots on goal, and had a minus-1 rating.
Lou Nanne, LW, Rensselaer (ECAC)
Nanne was held off of the board completely at a crucial stage for RPI, as the Engineers dropped to 20th in the Pairwise (a somewhat arcane ranking system used to simulate the NCAA tournament selection process) following losses to St. Lawrence and Clarkson.
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