U.S. Olympian Brian Rafalski appears on NHL Live

It is said that Detroit Red Wings defenseman Brian Rafalski (in red wings jersey), who was named as a member of the United States team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver last week, will be among the guests on Wednesday's edition of NHL Live! on the NHL Network and NHL.com.

Also appearing with hosts Rob Simpson and Stan Fischler will be NHL Radio Insider Jay Feaster, TSN's Darren Dreger, and NHL.com's Adam Kimelman. He covered the World Junior Championships, including the United States' win over Team Canada in Tuesday's gold medal game.

Patrice Cormier is named 2010 Canada's WJC captain

It is officially said that New Jersey Devils prospect Patrice Cormier is named captain of Canada's entry for the 2010 World Junior Championship. Cormier is the first native of New Brunswick to lead a Canadian junior team. He had a goal, 3 points in six games at last year's WJC. He was taken by the Devils in the second round of the 2008 Entry Draft.

Canada also named five assistant captains, forwards Stefan Della Rovere and Jordan Eberle, and defensemen Ryan Ellis, Alex Pietrangelo and Colten Teubert. All of them joined Cormier on last year's WJC team. Canada will start its quest for an sixth straight WJC gold medal on Dec. 26 against Latvia.