This week on The Hockey News American Pipeline Podcast with Mike Stephens and Sydney Wolf:

- Michigan State is the team to watch for this week. They are second in the Big Ten Conference behind Minnesota.

- Has Logan Cooley lived up to the hype as a third-overall pick early on in his development?

- Kyle Kukkonen of Michigan Tech is the player to watch this week. The center has 11 points in 13 games in his first NCAA season.

- The Philadelphia Flyers have eight prospects in the NCAA right now and one player, left winger Alex Bump, who's in the USHL.

- And more.

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