The Belleville Senators have announced that defenceman Carter Yakemchuk has been named to the AHL’s 2025-2026 Top Prospects Team.
In his first year with the B-Sens, Yakemchuk registered 10 goals and 30 assists for 40 points in 54 AHL games in the 2025-26 season.
The AHL Top Prospects Team is determined by the league’s hockey operations department in conjunction with AHL general managers, and includes three forwards, two defensemen and one goaltender projected to be the best future NHL players.
In order to qualify for the AHL Top Prospects Team, skaters must have been 22 years old or younger on the first day of the regular season, and must have played at least 36 regular-season games in the AHL and no more than 30 regular-season games in the National Hockey League during 2025-26.
The full 2025-26 AHL Top Prospects Team is as follows:
- Sergei Murashov (G) – Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Adam Engström (D) – Laval Rocket
- Carter Yakemchuk (D) – Belleville Senators
- Michael Brandsegg-Nygård (F) – Grand Rapids Griffins
- Konsta Helenius (F) – Rochester Americans
- Ilya Protas (F) – Hershey Bears
