In the System: OHL, WHL first-round series schedules set

Both the OHL and WHL regular seasons came to a close on Sunday.

The Penguins' only OHL prospect and three WHL prospects are each on playoff teams in their respective leagues, and the first round series for each team opens on Friday.

Here's a look at the schedule for each series.

No. 3 Kingston Frontenacs (Jordan Frasca) vs. No. 6 Oshawa Generals

Game 1: April 22, 7 p.m., Kingston
Game 2: April 24, 4 p.m., Kingston
Game 3: April 26, 7:05 p.m., Oshawa
Game 4: April 28, 7:05 p.m., Oshawa
Game 5: April 30, 7 p.m., Kingston
Game 6: May 1, 6:05 p.m., Oshawa
Game 7: May 3, 7 p.m., Kingston

No. 4 Seattle Thunderbirds (Lukas Svejkovsky) vs. No. 5 Kelowna Rockets

Game 1: April 22, 7:05 p.m., Seattle
Game 2: April 23, 6:05 p.m., Seattle
Game 3, April 26, 7:05 p.m., Kelowna
Game 4: April 27, 7:05 p.m., Kelowna
Game 5: April 29, 7:05 p.m., Seattle
Game 6: May 1, 4:05 p.m., Kelowna
Game 7: May 3, 7:05 p.m., Seattle

No. 3 Portland Winterhawks (Taylor Gauthier, Ryan McCleary) vs. No. 6 Prince George Cougars

Game 1: April 22, 7 p.m., Portland
Game 2: April 23, 6 p.m., Portland
Game 3: April 26, 7 p.m., Prince George
Game 4: April 27, 7 p.m., Prince George
Game 5: April 30, 5 p.m., Portland
Game 6: May 2, 7 p.m., Prince George
Game 7: May 4, 7 p.m., Portland

The Penguins' two QMJHL prospects -- Isaac Belliveau and Raivis Ansons -- are also on teams that have clinched playoff spots, but the QMJHL regular season runs through May 1.

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Here's how the Penguins' prospects in junior, college, and Europe did this week:

FORWARDS

Raivis Ansons
Position: Right wing/left wing
Size: 6-1/190
Shoots: Left
Drafted: 2021, fifth round
Age: 20
Team: Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
Season totals: 51 games, 16 goals, 40 assists

Ansons scored two goals and four assists in three games.

This was Ansons' first goal this week:

(The second one wasn't posted anywhere and wasn't even in the game's highlight package, so there's no video)

Tristan Broz
Position: Center/wing
Size: 6-0/179
Shoots: Left
Drafted: 2021, second round
Age: 19
Team: University of Minnesota (NCAA)
Season totals: 36 games, 6 goals, 5 assists

Minnesota's season ended on April 7 in the Frozen Four.

Judd Caulfield
Position: Right wing
Size: 6-3/207
Shoots: Right
Drafted: 2019, fifth round
Age: 20
Team: University of North Dakota (NCAA)
Season totals: 39 games, 11 goals, 9 assists

North Dakota's season ended on March 24.

Jordan Frasca
Position: Center
Size: 6-2/184
Shoots: Left
Drafted: Undrafted
Age: 20
Team: Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
Season totals: 61 games, 42 goals, 45 assists

Frasca didn't play this week. With Kingston's position in the standings already set, Kingston didn't dress a few of its regulars.

Kingston will play the Oshawa Generals in the first round of the OHL playoffs.

Frasca did this interview with the team to finish the regular season:

Liam Gorman
Position: Center
Size: 6-3/199
Shoots: Left
Drafted: 2018, sixth round
Age: 21
Team: Princeton University (NCAA)
Season totals: 28 games, 3 goals, 3 assists

Princeton's season ended on March 5.

Lukas Svejkovsky
Position: Center/right wing
Size: 5-9/170
Shoots: Right
Drafted: 2020, fourth round
Age: 20
Team: Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
Season totals: 57 games, 35 goals, 41 assists

Svejkovsky didn't play this week. With Seattle's position in the standings already secured entering the last week of the regular season, several of Seattle's regulars didn't play.

The Thunderbirds will play the Kelowna Rockets in the first round of the WHL playoffs.

Kirill Tankov
Position: Center/wing
Size: 6-2/190
Shoots: Left
Drafted: 2021, seventh round
Age: 19
Team: SKA-Neva (VHL)
Season totals: 38 games, 10 goals, 11 assists (regular season), 17 games, 1 goal, 4 assists (playoffs)

SKA-Neva's season ended on April 10.

Chase Yoder
Position: Center
Size: 5-11/185
Shoots: Left
Drafted: 2020, sixth round
Age: 19
Team: Providence College (NCAA)
Season totals: 38 games, 5 goals, 6 assists

Providence's season ended on March 12.

DEFENSEMEN

Santeri Airola
Size: 5-9/163
Shoots: Right
Drafted: 2019, seventh round
Age: 21
Team: Ilves (Liiga), KOOVEE (Mestis)
Season totals: 2 games (Mestis)

Airola missed the start of the Liiga season with a lower-body injury. His team announced on Oct. 14 that Airola underwent surgery and is expected to be sidelined for 6-8 months.

Niclas Almari
Size: 6-1/180
Shoots: Left
Drafted: 2016, fifth round
Age: 23
Team: Lukko (Liiga)
Season totals: 11 games, 1 goal, 1 assist (AHL), 6 games, 4 assists (ECHL), 15 games, 2 assist (Liiga), 7 games (Liiga playoffs)

Lukko's season ended on April 3.

Almari returned to Wilkes-Barre to finish the AHL season but has yet to play since returning.

Isaac Belliveau
Size: 6-2/185
Shoots: Left
Drafted: 2021, fifth round
Age: 19
Team: Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
Season totals: 61 games, 8 goals, 23 assists

Belliveau scored a goal and an assist in three games this week.

Daniel Laatsch
Size: 6-5/190
Shoots: Left
Drafted: 2021, seventh round
Age: 20
Team: University of Wisconsin (NCAA)
Season totals: 28 games, 1 goal, 2 assists

Wisconsin's season ended on March 6.

Ryan McCleary
Size: 6-2/180
Shoots: Right
Drafted: 2021, seventh round
Age: 18
Team: Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
Season totals: 63 games, 6 goals, 24 assists

McCleary was scoreless in two games.

Portland will play the Prince George Cougars in the first round of the WHL playoffs.

Clayton Phillips
Size: 6-0/195
Shoots: Left
Drafted: 2017, third round
Age: 22
Team: Penn State University (NCAA)
Season totals: 32 games, 5 goals, 7 assists

Penn State's season ended on March 12. Phillips signed an AHL amateur tryout with Wilkes-Barre. More on that here. He's yet to play a game since signing.

GOALTENDERS

Joel Blomqvist
Size: 6-1/183
Catches: Left
Drafted: 2020, second round
Age: 20
Team: Karpat (Liiga), Hermes (Mestis)
Season totals: 20 games, 1.32 GAA, .940 SV% (Liiga), 7 games, 1.10 GAA, .950 SV% (Liiga playoffs), 4 games, 2.26 GAA, .882 SV% (Mestis)

Karpat's season ended on April 6.

Blomqvist signed an amateur tryout contract with Wilkes-Barre to finish the AHL season but has yet to appear in a game.

Taylor Gauthier
Size: 6-2/208
Catches: Right
Drafted: Undrafted
Age: 21
Team: Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
Season totals: 42 games, 2.34 GAA, .928 SV%

Gauthier played in one game this week, making 21 saves on 22 shots in a 5-1 win over the Everett Silvertips.

Portland will play the Prince George Cougars in the first round of the WHL playoffs.