BLACKHAWKS
**Hawks T25U25: Lucas Carlsson at No. 14 (SCH)
**Hawks T25U25: Complete rankings (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**Mount Puckmore: 4 players who define each Central Division team (ESPN)
**State of the Franchise: The one step left for Winnipeg to take will be the most difficult of all (The Athletic)
**The Gifted: Stars prospect Miro Heiskanen a testament to building foundation before skill (The Athletic)
**Avs T25U25: Alex Kerfoot at No. 8 (Mile High Hockey)
NHL
**Draisaitl confident Oilers will rebound (NHL.com)
**What could Aho’s, Teravainen’s next deals look like? (Canes Country)
**Malkin appears to be in midseason form (Pensburgh)
HOCKEY WORLD
**Women’s hockey T25U25: Nos. 25-23 — Caitrin Lonergan and Laura Stacey, Kelly Pannek, Renata Fast (The Ice Garden)