Welcome to the 2016 edition of “Top Shelf NHL Prospects”. As we go through the Summer of 2016 I will be featuring a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. I will follow the order of the first round of the NHL draft (as if there were no trades). You can find all […] READ MORE
Tag: Nick Ritchie
TSP: Anaheim Ducks Prospects
Welcome back to Top Shelf Hockey Prospects. As the summer progresses, I will be featuring each NHL team’s top prospects, following the order of the first round of the 2015 NHL draft (as if there were no traded draft picks) —you can find all the articles here. Because we already published an extensive NHL Draft preview, I […] 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In the five years since Canada last won a Gold medal at the World Junior Championships, dynasty has been replaced by denunciation.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
Time to Pull the Plug on Don Cherry
Despite all the changes Rogers has made with Hockey Night in Canada, one thing has stayed the same: Coach’s Corner with Don Cherry and Ron MacLean. Watching the first segment of the season has confirmed to me that Cherry needs to be removed. The segment was spent ripping the Toronto Maple Leafs and their lack […] READ MORE
NHL Draft Profile #6: Nick Ritchie
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 2014 NHL Draft. Be sure to bookmark the site, follow me on Twitter, and spread the word for […] READ MORE
Five Minutes With Top Shelf Prospect Nick Ritchie
Nick Ritchie is one of the top prospects for this June’s NHL draft. In early February we ranked him at number seven in our draft rankings, and he’s a player who has been on the rise all season. Here is what I had to say about Ritchie a few weeks ago. Nick Ritchie, LW, Peterborough […] READ MORE
2014 NHL Draft: February Rankings Part 2 (6-10)
Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the column looking at Hockey’s Stars. Over the next few days we will be previewing the 2014 NHL Draft by ranking our top 30 prospects and honourable mentions. As always, you can check out the previous Top Shelf Prospects articles here. With the Junior seasons not just in Canada but […] READ MORE
NHL Draft 2014: November Rank, Part 1 (1-10)
Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the column looking at Hockey’s Stars. Over the next few days we will be previewing the 2014 NHL Draft by ranking our top 30 prospects and honourable mentions. As always, you can check out the previous Top Shelf Prospects articles here. With the CHL season now 2 months old, […] READ MORE
2013-14 OHL 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 finishing off the QMJHL yesterday, we move on to the OHL’s East Division. As always you can check out the previous Top Shelf Prospects articles here. The entire OHL Eastern Conference feels […] 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.