Then there were four.

The first round of the 2024 Clark Cup Playoffs wrapped up Wednesday evening, with three of the four best-of-three first-round series going to a decisive third game. Tri-City, Lincoln, Youngstown and Green Bay were the four teams to advance to this week’s semifinals.

NHL Central Scouting released its final rankings in advance of the 2024 NHL Draft, a list that includes several USHL players who saw their draft stock increase.

The debate about who will go first overall in the 2024 NHL Draft is long over. Macklin Celebrini has been No. 1 all year and no one has ever seriously challenged him for that designation. It’s not hard to see why.

The NCAA men’s hockey tournament, as it so often is, will be a tremendous showcase for some of the very best NHL prospects currently playing college hockey. To help get you ready for the tournament, FloHockey compiled a list of all the NHL prospects that will be participating in the event over the next few weeks.

Every hockey player in the state of Minnesota dreams of big things, but if there's a one common goal among the boys in the State of Hockey it is to be named Mr. Hockey. Hagen Burrows is living that dream after earning Minnesota's prestigious Mr. Hockey Award as the most outstanding senior player in the state.

Position changes happen often enough in hockey, but the player making the shift often has a few practices to get some reps in to familiarize themselves with the new responsibilities. For Green Bay Gamblers forward Jayson Shaugabay, a 2023 fourth-round pick of the Tampa Bay Lightning and natural winger, that was not the case.

GOTHENBURG, Sweden – Team USA silenced a sold-out Scandinavium as they promised they would, earning a 6-2 win over Sweden to claim the gold medal at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship. Team USA got a pair of goals from Isaac Howard (TBL) in the second period and three insurance markers in the third period, including an empty-net goal from captain Rutger McGroarty (WPG) to secure the country's sixth gold medal.

GOTHENBURG, Sweden – The quarterfinals at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship are set and ready to be played Tuesday, Jan. 2 in Gothenburg. Defending champion Canada finished second in Group A and will meet Czechia, the third-place team from Group B.

GOTHENBURG, Sweden -- Of all the NHL prospects to watch at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship, and there are many, few will garner the attention that Macklin Celebrini will. The top prospect for the 2024 NHL Draft is Team Canada's youngest player, but also one of its biggest overall talents despite his youth.

GOTHENBURG, Sweden – New Year’s Eve is traditionally one of the biggest nights of the year at the World Junior Championship. Big rivalries, important games and memorable moments have been the norm and while Canada won’t have their traditional big NYE game, other teams will.

In the market for a big, scoring winger? Matvei Gridin might be your guy.

Hockey Canada is breathing a sigh of relief as the IIHF announced that 17-year-old phenom Macklin Celebrini will not be suspended for a dangerous hit in Canada's second pre-tournament game. Celebrini was assessed a five-minute major penalty and game misconduct for boarding Switzerland’s Leo Braillard in the second period of Canada's 6-3 win

The 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship is exciting on its own, but for 2024 NHL Draft watchers, it will offer an intriguing glimpse at some of the top prospects eligible to be selected in June.

The U.S. National Junior Team roster has been set. USA Hockey announced Saturday the 25 players that will comprise its team at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship, which begins Dec. 26 in Gothenburg, Sweden.