The U.S. National Junior Team is beginning to take shape for the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship, which opens Dec. 26 in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn. Team USA will be going for its unprecedented third-straight gold medal on home ice and now we have an idea of who will take on that challenge.

Stephen Halliday is slated to make his NHL debut Thursday night for the Ottawa Senators, according to a report from the Ottawa Sun's Bruce Garrioch. Halliday's is a story about the value of patience, sticking with it and how development is not always linear.

The World Junior Championship is now just six weeks away. This is the time when decision makers are narrowing down their list for who will get an invite to camp and who is ultimately going to be on the final roster.

Cooper Simpson was a bit surprised as his phone rang in early August. The Shakopee, Minn. native was on the lake fishing with friends when he received the news — He had been traded.

The 2026 NHL Draft is a long ways away, but it's never too early to start doing your homework.

Boston College made its biggest splash yet for its future in landing a verbal commitment from Rocco Pelosi, one of the best 2009-born forwards in the United States. The National Team Development Program-bound center announced his collegiate plans on his Instagram Sunday.

The Hlinka Gretzky Cup starts Monday in Trenčín, Slovakia and Brno Czech Republic. Canada, which has won the tournament each of the last three years, will enter the event as the very heavy favorite in the eight-team tournament that will also include Czechia, Finland, Germany, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States.

The Boston University Terriers have made their latest major splash in recruiting by landing a commitment from one of the top U.S. 2009-born forwards Carter Meyer, he announced via social media. The Winchester, Mass., native is slated to play up to the next two years at USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program before joining BU for the 2027-28 season.

MINNEAPOLIS – Following the 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase, there appears to be plenty of work to be done when it comes to building the U.S. roster for the 2026 World Junior Championship in St. Paul and Minneapolis.

MINNEAPOLIS – The World Junior Summer Showcase is a great opportunity to get a look at some of the top teams as they prepare for December’s World Junior Championship. It also might end up being one of the largest collections of NHL prospects under one roof at any other point this season.

The World Junior Summer Showcase is an important precursor to the World Junior Championship, which kicks off on Dec. 26 in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota later this year. Four countries will come to compete and give evaluators a chance to see everyone in the same place as they look to build their rosters for December.

The U.S. will begin its quest for an unprecedented three consecutive gold medals at the World Junior Championship in late July. USA Hockey announced the 42-player roster for its annual World Junior Summer Showcase event, which will help the decision makers evaluate the players in the running to be on Team USA’s roster at the 2026 World Juniors held in the Twin Cities.

Alright, we got through the 2025 NHL Draft. Time to immediately turn the page to 2026. For some of us, this is one we’ve been looking forward to for some time. And there’s one reason for it: Gavin McKenna.

LOS ANGELES – The 2025 NHL Draft is in the books and teams are getting ready to welcome their new players to development camps and get set for the future. It’s always an exciting time.

The NHL Draft is a week away and the craziness of the buildup is well underway. Predicting the first round is always difficult, because so much information flies around and it's hard to separate fact from fiction. With smokescreens, misdirection and other sorts of gamesmanship afoot, one can never be too sure.