• On January 6, former owner Dr. John J. McMullen will be the New Jersey Devils first inductee into the ring of honor. The team will wear this patch in his honor. [Devils]

• The Carolina Hurricanes placed Eddie Lack on IR and claimed Ty Rattie off waivers. [Hurricanes]

• The Vancouver Canucks claimed Reid Boucher off waivers from the New Jersey Devils. [Canucks Army]

• Previewing the semi-final match-up between the USA and Russia at World Juniors. [United States of Hockey]

• Canada faces a tough opponent in Sweden at the WJC semi-finals. [Yahoo! Canada]

• Former NHL’er turned Arizona Coyotes radio analyst Nick Boynton talks about adjusting to his post hockey life saying, “It definitely didn’t go smooth for me — it was very difficult. I was very depressed. I had some head issues, and I was very fortunate that I had a good family to stay on me and stick with me.” [Chicago Tribune]

• The city of St. Louis is considering funding $4-million dollars a year for 20 years to upgrade Scottrade Center. [Associated Press]

• Q&A with the always loquacious head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning Jon Cooper. [SI]

• Fans selected Harrison Browne, Gigi Marvin, Madison Packer and Rebecca Russo to the NWHL All-Star Game in Pittsburgh. [NWHL]

• Finding unexpected ecstasy in cheering for the Blue Jackets, the team that suddenly never loses. [The Ringer]

• “The 2016-17 Columbus Blue Jackets are Miles Teller in Whiplash.” [Vice Sports]

• Minnesota Wild goalie and family man Devan Dubnyk has a firm grip on what’s important as he tries to balance the two. [Star-Tribune]

• The Vegas Golden Knights wanted to play an outdoor game in 2018 at West Point. The stadium isn’t ready for an outdoor game yet, but that won’t stop the franchise from dropping by the location. [The Sin Bin]

• The Anaheim Ducks once strong defense has eroded this season but the team manages to keep winning. [OC Register]

• To inspire the youthful Toronto Maple Leafs lineup, the franchise brought in the legends of Leafs past. [AP]

• Alain Vigneault has started to monitor and limit Dan Girardi’s minutes. [Blue Shirt Bulletin]

• The Nashville Predators loss to the Montreal Canadiens showed the Preds still lack an ‘identity’ as a team. [ESPN]

• Behind the numbers look at why Braden Holtby continues to prove he’s one of the best in the NHL. [TSN]

• NHL Centennial memories: Borje Salming was a hero in Toronto and Sweden. Maple Leafs defenseman became first European to play 1,000 NHL games on Jan. 4, 1988. [NHL]

• New Year’s resolutions for the CWHL. [Ice Garden]

• 17 hopes, fears and predictions for the San Jose Sharks in 2017. [Fear the Fin]

• Are NHL outdoor games still ‘must-see TV’? [YardBarker]

• Just for fun create the SPHL All-Star Team. [The Sin Bin]

• Fantasy hockey: The Calgary Flames have one of the hottest lines in hockey. [Dobber]

• Finally, for those outside of Columbus the cannon shot off at home games is really, REALLY annoying. Gene Principe investigates what it’s like being a part of the cannon crew.