A weekly gauge of the players who are controlling substantial buzz around the league. When a player is included on this list it may not be a good thing -- it means that they are capturing a large amount of the hockey world's attention.

“Nathan Raymond MacKinnon — The First of His Name, The Warden of Nova Scotia and The Defender of the Rocky Mountains — likely won’t be invited to any Fourth of July cookouts this year,” another fan wrote on social media following the goal.

Despite dropping the round-robin contest to Team USA, Team Canada got their revenge in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game with a thrilling overtime win. Edmonton Oilers superstar forward Connor McDavid sealed the deal in OT,