Welcome to the 2015 edition of Top Shelf 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, […] READ MORE
Tag: Valentin Zykov
Report: LA Kings Top Prospect Zykov Out With Injury
Los Angeles Kings top prospect forward Valentin Zykov will miss up to four weeks with an injury that is “reported” to be a sports hernia. John Hoven who writes for Mayor’s Manor and is a reputable Kings insider tweeted this a few hours ago. Hearing Valentin Zykov, #LAKings top rated prospect, has a hernia and […] READ MORE
TSP: Los Angeles Kings 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
2014 World Juniors: Players to Watch Sweden and Russia
Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the column looking at Hockey’s Future Stars. The World Junior Championships are right around the corner, and this year’s tournament will be played in Malmo, Sweden from December 26, 2013 to January 5, 2014. We have already looked at the Players to Watch on Team Canada, Team USA and the […] 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: Los Angeles Kings
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
2013 Mock NHL Draft Part 2: Top Shelf Prospects
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 2013 NHL Draft. Be sure to bookmark the site, follow me on Twitter, and spread the word for […] READ MORE
Valentin Zykov: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #28
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 2013 NHL Draft. Be sure to bookmark the site, follow me on Twitter, and spread the word for […] READ MORE
2013 NHL Draft: A Banner Year? Not So Fast
Welcome to your new 2013 NHL Draft Headquarters! For a Complete Listing of all our 2013 Draft Articles Click here. Over the next several months leading up to June’s NHL draft, I will present you with an in-depth profile of a future star, or in some cases a feature on one, almost every single day. […] READ MORE
NHL Draft: February Rankings Part 3 (21-30)
Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects”. If you missed any of my previous articles you can find a complete listing of them here. This week I give an early look at the 2013 NHL draft with my Top 30 Rankings so far. If someone obvious is missing off the list (especially a European […] 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.