Christmas is only 2 weeks away and with a busy hockey schedule, chances are you haven't had time to finalize (or start) your shopping. To lighten the load, here are a few musts to include in your young hockey player's stocking.

It is difficult to control a hockey game if your team has less puck possession than your opponent. Puck possession begins with the drop of the puck at a face-off (intermission, whistle, or goal) and if there's one time you don't want to lose a face-off clean, it's in your own zone.

A good team manager knows that their job is not to do it all and that many hands make light work. Here are some strategies to use to get your parents involved, which don't include begging!

Without question, a player's stick is their greatest tool, especially when it comes to defending, but not all players know how or what to do with it when they don't have the puck.

Kris Letang is one of the most valuable defensemen in the league and he was almost sidelined because the bench door wasn't secured properly. For player safety this should never happen at any level of hockey, especially not the NHL.