Ryan Dixon

Captaining the CHL team at this week's Prospects Challenge is just the latest opportunity for Steelheads forward Porter Martone to showcase the blend of skill, edge and IQ in his game that has NHL clubs drooling.

Thanksgiving in the United States really marks the start of a six-week holiday season in North America. The next few weeks filled with food, drink, family and, in all likelihood, some blunt commentary from those closest to you. So, let's check-in with the loose-lipped family member and see what they blurt out for all 32 teams.

With a hard deadline on the horizon, no Canadian goalie has crashed the national team crease conversation in a manner that simply cannot be ignored. So, in the absence of any truly sparkling stats, Team Canada’s best play is to tab pressure-tested goalies and call it a day.

For every high-five slapped over being named to a national team, there's a hung head belonging to a really, really good hockey player who hoped to wear his county's colours.

At this point of the season, when you're a goalie who plays less than once a week, a single outing can still make a huge impact on your numbers.

With Christmas now less than two weeks away, we’re using this edition of the power rankings to help NHL teams get a jump on their list-making by identifying at least one thing they should be asking for.

James Hagens has faced questions about his size his whole life, and always answered them with the same fighting spirit. Now, he'll look to cement his draft position and introduce himself to the wider hockey world as he prepares to help Team USA defend its WJC title.

When you look at the sorry state of the New York Rangers and Western New York's forever-bumbling Buffalo Sabres , you can't help but wonder which buttons and levers are left to push and pull?

The World Junior Championship — which starts in exactly one week in Ottawa — is largely comprised of prospects who already have an NHL affiliation skating for 10 different countries. As such, this week’s edition of the power rankings highlights each NHL squad’s representation at the annual holiday tournament.

The Wild clearly need a reset; a little break to help them heal up at least a bit and come back strong after Christmas. What they could really use before that, though, is a change-the-vibes victory heading into the break.