Before this week begins, let's check-in on the Flyers' prospects playing in the AHL, overseas and at the junior and college levels.

• Wade Allison's sophomore season was cut short because of a torn ACL. It was a shame too, because the right winger was making a ton of noise at Western Michigan.

Allison returned to WMU for his junior season despite rumblings that the Flyers thought he was ready for the pros and wanted to sign him to an entry-level contract.

The 21-year-old's junior campaign didn't get off the ground until Friday night against the University of Nebraska-Omaha and Allison did what he's become accustomed to doing for the Broncos. Score a goal.

WMU rested him Saturday but having Allison back is a huge boost for the Broncos. It's also goodMark Osiecki (see story). He put himself on the map in his freshman campaign and now, he's taking off running.

The defenseman leads the Badgers with 11 points and is among the top NCAA defensemen in scoring as well.

• Perhaps a forgotten prospect of this report is David Kase, a 2015 fifth-round draft pick. But Kase is flashing some high-end skill and making noise in his first season in North America.

Kase had a pair of two-point games last week, with a two-assist game Friday and a goal and an assist Saturday. He now has four goals and nine points in 10 games.

The winger has good speed and a solid skill set but is undersized. That doesn't matter much anymore, though. Kase is having a heck of a start to