On May 1, 1967, goaltender Terry Sawchuk stopped 41 shots while his team backed him up with 3 goals. The Toronto Maple Leafs took the series from the Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 2, and the Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup. Since then: next to nothing. How Long Will it Take to Rebuild the […] READ MORE
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2015 Memorial Cup Preview and Predictions
With the 2015 Memorial Cup set to begin Friday, we are going to take a one day break from our draft previews and bring you a quick guide to the tournament. READ MORE
Bottom Six Key to Canadian Success at the World Juniors
In the five years since Canada last won a Gold medal at the World Junior Championships, dynasty has been replaced by denunciation. The second Canada is eliminated the theories about why things went wrong float to the surface. After five years of disappointment almost nothing has gone uncriticised: the coaching, the goaltending and the construction of the […] READ MORE
Early Look: Canadian World Junior Team Forwards
Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the column looking at Hockey’s Future Stars. Over the next week or so, we will be previewing the 2014 World Junior Championships, a tournament that will be played in Toronto and Montreal from December 26, 2014 to January 5, 2015. As always, you can check out the previous Top […] READ MORE
TSP: Toronto Maple Leafs Prospects
Welcome to the 2014 edition of “Top Shelf Prospects”. As we go through the Summer of 2014 I will be featuring a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. I will go team by team through the NHL bringing you a look at each Teams Top Prospects. I will be following the order […] READ MORE
Depth Skaters: Who Could Crack the Leafs Roster Next Season?
One of the goals for the Toronto Maple Leafs recently when drafting a player is to avoid potential risk and take a skater who could be an asset down the road for the club. Now, an asset to a team can be useful in numerous ways, especially as trade bait, but it would be nice […] READ MORE
Several Leafs Prospects to Watch at World Juniors
The World Junior Hockey Championship gives hockey lovers some of the best hockey around. The ten day tournament is very popular in Canada, and with the assistance of its Canadian broadcaster TSN, has transformed into an annual hockey must-see comparable in anticipation level to the Super Bowl or March Madness in the United States. The […] READ MORE
Canada's World Junior Selection Camp: Who Are The Lucky Few
Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the column looking at Hockey’s Stars. Today Team Canada announced the 25 young men who will be going to the Selection camp and competing for spots on the World Junior Team, a tournament that will be played in Malmo Sweden from December 26, 2013 to January 5, 2014. As […] READ MORE
2013-14 QMJHL Preview: East Division
Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects. We continue previewing the CHL for the 2013-14 season, going East to West across the country. After looking at the Maritime division this morning, we move on to the QMJHL’s East Division. As always you can check out the previous Top Shelf Prospects articles here. The QMJHL East Division […] READ MORE
Top Shelf Prospects: Toronto Maple Leafs
Welcome to Today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects”. As we go through the Summer of 2013 I will be featuring a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. I will go team by team through the NHL bringing you a look at each Teams Top Prospects. I will be following the order of […] READ MORE
About Author
Ben Kerr
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.