Recently, the Hamilton Bulldogs passed the one-quarter mark of their 2014-15 season.

November is behind us and Christmas looms ever more mightily. Which, for hockey fans, means only one thing: the World Juniors are near.

November was a good month for the Canadiens organization. The Bulldogs were able to win a few games and stay away from the division basement while several junior prospects had strong months as well.

With October having come and gone, the first full month of hockey is now in the books.

Another month has passed and the worldwide hockey calendar is in full swing.

For the first time in a few years, there is legitimate optimism when it comes to the Hamilton Bulldogs.

We’ve reached the top five in our 2014 Prospect Rankings series. This group contains a pair of newcomers to the top five while it also has a pair of defencemen who have been on this list for several years now.

We’ve reached the top-10 in our 2014 Prospect Rankings series.

As part of our prospect rankings series, we asked our readers to vote for their top-10 prospects.

Defence is the theme when it comes to our prospects rated 11 through 15.