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Justin Bailey: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #41

Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the daily column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. Each day I will bring you a new player profile or topical...
Adam Erne: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #16

Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the daily column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. Each day I will bring you a new player profile or topical...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile HM2: Brian Hart

Drafted 53rd Overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning. We’ve got a 2 for 1 Draft Special today, as we already published Brett Kulak. Our next prospect plays for Exeter High School...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #59: Nick Ebert

Drafted 211th Overall by the Los Angeles Kings. Nick Ebert entered the season as a near consensus top 5 ranked prospect. The young Ebert was expected to take over the role...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #51: Brady Vail

Drafted 94th Overall by the Montreal Canadiens. Brady Vail has improved by leaps and bounds this year, after a disappointing rookie season. A Centre for the Windsor Spitfires of the OHL,...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #48: Patrick Sieloff

Drafted 42nd overall by the Calgary Flames. Patrick Sieloff is yet another American defenceman in this year’s draft class. The native of Ann Arbor, Michigan was able to stay close to...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #46: Jake McCabe

Drafted 44th Overall by the Buffalo Sabres. After spending 2 years with the United States National Team Development program, and winning a gold medal at the 2011 IIHF Under 18 World...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #42: Cristoval “Boo” Nieves

Drafted 59th Overall By the New York Rangers. Its often extremely difficult for us to see footage of players playing in the United States High School system. With Cristoval “Boo” Nieves...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #41: Nicolas Kerdiles

Drafted 36th overall by the Anaheim Ducks. We can debate the success of the NHL’s expansion to the southern United States in many ways, and it has been done many times. ...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #40: Jordan Schmaltz

Drafted 25th Overall by the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Schmaltz has had what some would describe as a very tumultuous year. At the start the season he began his second full...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #33: Stefan Matteau

Drafted 29th overall by the New Jersey Devils. If the name Stefan Matteau is familiar to hockey fans, it should be. Stefan is the son of former NHLer Stephane Matteau who...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #26: Henrik Samuelsson

Drafted 27th Overall by the Phoenix Coyotes. Henrik Samuelsson comes from great bloodlines, he is the son of long time NHLer, and former Stanley Cup Champion Ulf Samuelsson. His brother Philip...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #24: Brady Skjei

Drafted 28th Overall by the New York Rangers. Brady Skjei (pronounced Shay) is our 2nd ranked player from the US NTDP. A member of the squad’s deep and impressive blue line...