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C Kyle Topping - Kelowna Rockets, WHL (2018 Undrafted)

Stive Morgan

Stive Morgan

Last in NHL in blinks/60
Jul 25, 2011
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British Columbia
This kid caught my eye. 5'11 185 centre on the Rockets. Late 99 birthday. 2nd in team scoring after Kole Lind. 0.5 PPG in his draft -1 year, 12 points in 11 games so far this year. Plays hard on both ends of the ice. Excels at both passing and shooting. I have him in the 4th-5th as of now but if he keeps it up I could see him rising definitely. Anyone have more info on this kid?

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=201698
 
Very underrated in other rankings I’ve seen. He’s floating around the 4th right now for me but has a big climb potential. Yeah I really see Kole in him.
 
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Update: 30 points in 28 games. Only Fonstad has more points than him among first-time draft eligible forwards in the WHL.

[TABLE="class: brtb_item_table"][TBODY][TR][TD] Player[/TD][TD] GP[/TD][TD] G[/TD][TD] A[/TD][TD] Pts[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]Cole Fonstad[/TD][TD]29[/TD][TD]9[/TD][TD]25[/TD][TD]34[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]Kyle Topping[/TD][TD]28[/TD][TD]10[/TD][TD]20[/TD][TD]30[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]Milos Roman[/TD][TD]30[/TD][TD]8[/TD][TD]20[/TD][TD]28[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]Brodi Stuart[/TD][TD] 28[/TD][TD] 7[/TD][TD] 14[/TD][TD] 21[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]Ryan Chyzowski[/TD][TD] 29[/TD][TD] 10[/TD][TD] 9[/TD][TD] 19[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]Riley Sutter[/TD][TD] 30[/TD][TD] 9[/TD][TD] 10[/TD][TD] 19[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]Eric Florchuk[/TD][TD] 31[/TD][TD] 5[/TD][TD] 14[/TD][TD] 19[/TD][/TR][/TBODY][/TABLE]
 
Very similar player to Lind, but good in his own right indeed. Should go top 60 but like Landy said, he'll probably go mid-rounds and be a steal for somebody.
 
Shocked he did not get drafted. If he gets an invite and signs somewhere, I think he becomes a steal. Wanted the Flyers to take him with any of their picks from the 4th rd onward.
 
No idea how he was passed up. I think Canucks are stupid to not have drafted him.
 
this only proves how stupid so many GMs and scouts are - how you can be paid to scout and not draft this kid is f***ing absurd. what is the knock on him??? honestly, what is it, his size? he isn't tiny.. his speed? he isn't slow...his IQ?? pretty smart and reliable player from what I have seen. he produces this year, do they think he was just a wingman?? I just don't get it at all.. here comes another Tyler Johnson player that will make it all the way to the show proving how dumb many scouts/GMs are still...

Kyle Topping will be a NHLer and one of my favorite players for this draft.
 
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MatthewFlames said:
Considering how many similar forwards were drafted from USHS and the USHL, who have produced less and have more flaws, it really is a surprise.
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Not really when those USHS and USHL players play some sort of NHL style of game or have an NHL trait. Topping plays a very junior style of game and some players in the past that I would consider solid were passed over for the season reason.
 
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