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The 2022 NHL Draft is fast approaching. The Tampa Bay Lightning, preparing to play a pivotal Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the New York Rangers, elected to keep their first-round draft selection for the first time in what seems like forever. So, while they likely aren’t focusing too much on the draft, […] READ MORE
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 article in the lead-up to the 2022 NHL Draft. Be sure to bookmark the site, follow me on Twitter, and spread the word for […] READ MORE
Alex Ovechkin. Nikita Kucherov. Evgeni Malkin. Artemi Panarin. The Russian hockey circuit has produced several all-stars in the game today. Not to mention, all the Russian all-stars of days past, like Pavel Datsyuk, Sergei Fedorov, Pavel Bure and more. In the 2022 NHL draft, there are several Russian youngsters who could very well be the […] READ MORE
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 article in the lead-up to the 2021 NHL Draft. Be sure to bookmark the site, follow me on Twitter, and spread the word for the […] READ MORE
Ben is a sports fan from just outside Toronto, Canada. In his day job he works as a lawyer. At night he is the COO of Last Word on Sports. Most of his articles are focused on hockey prospects.