The Ontarian plays for the Windsor Spitfires, and had a good season as far as points go, with 87 points in 68 games (40g, 47a, 94 pims). Point-wise, he also had a great season in 2011-2012 with 40 goals and 33 assists in 68 games. He has a sniper's shot, that is quick, powerful, and precise. He has decent size standing at 6'0 tall and weighing in at 200 lbs. He is known to be gritty, and even drop the gloves every now and then. He is assessed to have impressive top end speed, but his acceleration needs some work. He is said to be defensively inconsistent, as he has a tendency to stop moving on the backcheck in certain games, which is a part of the reason he had a +/- of -21 this past season. However, there are games where he is very solid defensively. Therefore, firstly, he will need to work on is his defensive zone coverage (possibly fully buying into a system could help this issue). Secondly, working on his strides in order to improve that acceleration and take advantage of that good top end speed would improve the quality of this player substantially. If he can work on those two aspects of his game, he could be a very good top 25 pick.
Kerby will most likely need an extra year in the juniors, but after that extra year, he could be an excellent second liner with a dangerous shot and a gritty playing style. Who knows, he could even find himself in a first line role. Either way, this youngster can be a very intriguing choice, and is a possibility for Marc Bergevin and Trevor Timmins.
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