With the calendar flipping to December, the hockey season enters an exciting segment of the year with the world junior championship at the end of the month in Minnesota. Here’s a look at how the first players selected from each team last June in Los Angeles have been trending this fall.

Which players improved their stock at the recent CHL-USNTDP Top Prospects Challenge? Jason Bukala was there and names the standouts.

The CHL USA Prospects Challenge may not feature some of the headliners for next year's NHL Draft, but the two games in Alberta this week will include a very healthy dose of first-round talent. Here's a preview of the series.

Jason Bukala's scouting schedule took him to Michigan State last weekend to view two games against Penn State. Coming out of those games, Bukala updates his reports on Gavin McKenna, Cayden Lindstrom, Porter Martone and more.

After 10 games with the Maple Leafs, Easton Cowan was sent down to the AHL on Wednesday. Scout Jason Bukala explains why Cowan was demoted and breaks down what he saw from the player in Cowan's first taste of NHL action.

At the end of every month, Jason Bukala will give scouting reports on top prospects for each Canadian NHL team. Today's focus is on Vancouver's Tom Willander, who made his NHL debut this week.