NHL News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
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 […] 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 […] READ MORE
The New York Rangers have signed National Championship-winning defenceman Zac Jones to a three-year entry-level contract. Jones will report to the Rangers this week and burn the first year of his deal. News of the signing broke via the Ranger’s official Twitter account. Another piece falls into place. ☑️ Congrats, Zac! Welcome to #NYR. pic.twitter.com/KLJzgBOMSC […] READ MORE
College hockey fans, we have made it to the 2021 NCAA Frozen Four. Through Covid-19 cancellations, teams opting out and conference-only schedules, the biggest weekend of the year is upon us. After an action-packed regionals weekend, four teams remain in the hunt of college hockey’s grand prize- the National Championship. Let’s take at look at […] READ MORE
The Colorado Avalanche signed college defenceman Cale Makar to to a three-year, entry-level contract. This contract carries him through the 2020-21 season. No financial terms are known at the moment. The deal starts right away. BREAKING: Avalanche top prospect Cale Makar has signed his ELC with the team and his deal starts this season, per […] READ MORE
The NCAA announced on Friday that Cale Makar has won the Hobey Baker Award, as Men’s D1 Hockey’s top player. Previously in the year, Makar was also unanimously voted as the Hockey East player-of-the-year, as well as both New England’s player-of-the-year and defenceman-of-the-year. He has scored [49] points in [40] games this year with the […] READ MORE
We take a look at the second Eastern region of the NCAA tournament with our NCAA Northeast region preview. There are four solid schools in the mix in the Manchester, N.H.-based region. College Hockey Tournament: NCAA Northeast Region Preview Where: SNHU Arena, Manchester, N.H. When: Friday and Saturday Massachusetts Minutemen Record: 28-9 overall; 18-6 Hockey […] 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 2017 NHL Draft. Be sure to bookmark the site, follow me on Twitter, and spread the word for […] 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.