USA Hockey National Team Development Program

National Team Development Program (NTDP)
Nickname(s) Team USA
Association USA Hockey
Head coach Seth Appert
John Wroblewski
Team colors               
IIHF code USA
IIHF World U18 Championship
Appearances 20 (first in 1999)
Best result Gold: (2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017)
Medal record
World U18 Championship
2002 SlovakiaTeam
2005 Czech RepublicTeam
2006 SwedenTeam
2009 United StatesTeam
2010 BelarusTeam
2011 GermanyTeam
2012 Czech RepublicTeam
2014 FinlandTeam
2015 SwitzerlandTeam
2017 SlovakiaTeam
2004 BelarusTeam
2007 FinlandTeam
2013 RussiaTeam
2018 RussiaTeam
2008 RussiaTeam
2016 United StatesTeam

The National Team Development Program (NTDP) was started in 1996 by USA Hockey as a way to identify elite ice hockey players under the age of 18, and centralize their training.[1] There are two teams in the program: under-17 and under-18. Both teams teams are based in Plymouth, Michigan. The stated goal of the NTDP is "to prepare student-athletes under the age of 18 for participation on the U.S. National Teams and success in their future hockey careers. Its efforts focus not only on high-caliber participation on the ice, but creating well-rounded individuals off the ice."[1] While enrolled in the NTDP, players stay with billet families.

From its founding until 2014–15, the program was based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, playing games at the Ann Arbor Ice Cube. However, following that season, the Plymouth Whalers of the OHL relocated, freeing up the what was then known as the Compuware Arena. USA Hockey purchased the facility from Peter Karmanos, renamed it the USA Hockey Arena and moved the NTDP to Plymouth.[2]

The under-17 and under-18 teams play games domestically against opponents in the United States Hockey League (under-17 and under-18 teams) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (under-18 team), as well as three international tournaments for each team plus occasional friendlies. The NTDP teams previously competed in the North American Hockey League until 2009.[3]

Competitive record[4]

World U18 Championship[5]

Hlinka Gretzky Cup[6]

  • 1991 —  Bronze
  • 1992 — 4th place
  • 1993 —  Silver
  • 1994 —  Silver
  • 1995 —  Bronze
  • 1996 —  Silver
  • 1997 — N/A
  • 1998 — N/A
  • 1999 — N/A
  • 2000 —  Silver
  • 2001 —  Gold
  • 2002 — 5th place
  • 2003 —  Gold
  • 2004 — 4th place
  • 2005 — 5th place
  • 2006 —  Silver
  • 2007 — 5th place
  • 2008 — 7th place
  • 2009 — 4th place
  • 2010 —  Silver
  • 2011 — 5th place
  • 2012 — 7th place
  • 2013 —  Silver
  • 2014 —  Bronze
  • 2015 — 5th place
  • 2016 —  Silver
  • 2017 — 5th place

Team

2018–19 under-18 roster

As of October 6, 2018.[7]

No. S/P/C Player Pos Ht Wt DoB Hometown Previous team College commitment
2 California Cam York D 6' 0" 167 lb 2001-01-05 Anaheim Hills, California Shattuck-St. Mary's Prep (Midget AAA) None
3 Massachusetts Henry Thrun D 6' 2" 187 lb 2001-03-13 Southborough, Massachusetts St. Mark's (USHS–MA) Harvard
4 Minnesota Drew Helleson D 6' 3" 181 lb 2001-03-27 Farmington, Minnesota Shattuck-St. Mary's U16 (Midget AAA) Boston College
6 Florida Jack Hughes F 5' 11" 170 lb 2001-05-14 Orlando, Florida Toronto Marlboros (Midget AAA) None
7 Illinois Alex Vlasic D 6' 6" 194 lb 2001-06-06 Wilmette, Illinois Chicago Mission U16 (Midget AAA) Boston University
8 Texas Michael Gildon F 6' 2" 191 lb 2001-06-22 Plano, Texas Dallas Stars U16 (Midget AAA) Ohio State
9 Massachusetts Matthew Boldy F 6' 2" 189 lb 2001-04-06 Millis, Massachusetts Dexter Southfield (USHS–MA) Boston College
10 New York (state) Marshall Warren D 5' 11" 172 lb 2001-04-21 Laurel Hollow, New York North Jersey Avalanche U16 (Midget AAA) Harvard
11 New York (state) Trevor Zegras F 6' 0" 169 lb 2001-03-21 Bedford, New York Avon Old Farms (USHS–CT) Boston University
12 Michigan Ryder Rolston F 6' 1" 162 lb 2001-11-01 Birmingham, Michigan Little Caesars U16 (Midget AAA) Notre Dame
13 Wisconsin Cole Caufield F 5' 8" 153 lb 2001-01-02 Stevens Point, Wisconsin Stevens Point (USHS–WI) Wisconsin
14 North Dakota Judd Caulfield F 6' 3" 203 lb 2001-03-20 Grand Forks, North Dakota Grand Forks Central (USHS–ND) North Dakota
17 New York (state) John Beecher F 6' 3" 207 lb 2001-04-06 Elmira, New York Salisbury (USHS–CT) Michigan
18 Massachusetts Patrick Moynihan F 6' 0" 185 lb 2001-01-24 Millis, Massachusetts Noble & Greenough (USHS–MA) Boston College
19 Illinois Alex Turcotte F 6' 2" 189 lb 2001-02-26 Island Lake, Illinois Chicago Mission U16 (Midget AAA) Wisconsin
21 Massachusetts Sean Farrell F 5' 9" 173 lb 2001-11-03 Hopkinton, Massachusetts St. Mark's (USHS–MA) Harvard
22 Illinois Owen Lindmark F 6' 1" 186 lb 2001-05-18 Naperville, Illinois Chicago Mission U16 (Midget AAA) Wisconsin
23 New York (state) Domenick Fensore D 5' 7" 156 lb 2001-09-08 Thornwood, New York P. A. L. Jr. Islanders U16 (Midget AAA) Boston University
24 New York (state) Case McCarthy D 6' 1" 195 lb 2001-01-10 Clarence Center, New York Buffalo Jr. Sabres U16 (Midget AAA) Boston University
27 Illinois Cameron Rowe G 6' 2" 203 lb 2001-06-01 Wilmette, Illinois Team Illinois U16 (Midget AAA) None
29 New York (state) Danny Weight F 6' 1" 180 lb 2001-05-02 Lattingtown, New York P. A. L. Jr. Islanders U16 (Midget AAA) Boston College
30 Connecticut Spencer Knight G 6' 4" 196 lb 2001-04-19 Darien, Connecticut Avon Old Farms (USHS–CT) Boston College

2018–19 under-17 roster

As of August 5, 2018.[8]

No. S/P/C Player Pos Ht Wt DoB Hometown Previous team College commitment
31 Wisconsin Noah Grannan G 6' 2" 184 lb 2002-04-27 Germantown, Wisconsin Milwaukee Jr. Admirals U16 (Midget AAA) Wisconsin
34 Minnesota Brock Faber D 5' 11" 178 lb 2002-08-22 Maple Grove, Minnesota Osseo–Maple Grove Bantam (Bantam AAA) Notre Dame
35 Massachusetts Drew Commesso G 6' 1" 173 lb 2002-07-19 Norwell, Massachusetts St. Sebastian's (USHS–MA) Boston University
36 New York (state) Daniyal Dzhaniyev F 5' 4" 125 lb 2002-09-15 Brooklyn, New York New Jersey Jr. Titans U16 (Midget AAA) Penn State
37 New York (state) Luke Tuch F 6' 1" 197 lb 2002-03-07 Baldwinsville, New York Buffalo Jr. Sabres U16 (Midget AAA) Boston University
38 Indiana Landon Slaggert F 5' 11" 168 lb 2002-06-25 South Bend, Indiana Chicago Mission U16 (Midget AAA) Notre Dame
39 California Dylan Peterson F 6' 4" 188 lb 2002-01-08 Roseville, California CIH Academy White (Midget AAA) Boston University
40 Minnesota Owen Gallatin D 5' 7" 152 lb 2002-06-17 Hugo, Minnesota White Bear Lake (USHS–MN) Minnesota–Duluth
41 California Hunter McKown F 6' 1" 175 lb 2002-08-18 San Jose, California St. Louis AAA Blues U16 (Midget AAA) None
43 North Dakota Tyler Kleven D 6' 3" 191 lb 2002-01-10 Fargo, North Dakota Fargo Davies (USHS–ND) North Dakota
44 Minnesota Connor Kelley D 6' 0" 178 lb 2002-07-30 Maple Grove, Minnesota Maple Grove (USHS–MN) Minnesota–Duluth
45 Massachusetts Matthew Beniers F 6' 1" 154 lb 2002-11-05 Hingham, Massachusetts Milton Academy (USHS–MA) None
46 New York (state) Eamon Powell D 5' 11" 154 lb 2002-05-10 Marcellus, New York Rochester Coalition U16 (Midget AAA) Boston College
47 Texas Thomas Bord F 5' 9" 173 lb 2002-01-03 Houston, Texas Collège Esther-Blondin (Midget AAA) None
48 Montana Jake Sanderson D 6' 1" 170 lb 2002-07-08 Whitefish, Montana Edge School (Midget AAA) North Dakota
49 Alaska Hunter Strand F 5' 11" 173 lb 2002-11-13 Anchorage, Alaska Alaska Oilers U16 (Midget AAA) Notre Dame
51 Michigan Tanner Latsch F 6' 1" 183 lb 2002-01-02 Twin Lake, Michigan HoneyBaked U16 (Midget AAA) Wisconsin
52 Rhode Island Brett Berard F 5' 7" 138 lb 2002-09-09 East Greenwich, Rhode Island Bishop Hendricken (USHS–RI) Providence
53 Texas Chase Yoder F 5' 10" 160 lb 2002-05-28 Fairview, Texas Dallas Stars Elite U16 (Midget AAA) Providence
54 Wisconsin Daniel Laatsch D 6' 4" 159 lb 2002-02-13 Altoona, Wisconsin Notre Dame Academy (USHS–WI) Wisconsin
55 Michigan Jacob Truscott D 6' 0" 158 lb 2002-04-12 Fort Gratiot, Michigan Little Caesars U16 (Midget AAA) Michigan
59 Colorado Ty Smilanic F 6' 0" 164 lb 2002-01-20 Elizabeth, Colorado Colorado Thunderbirds U16 (Midget AAA) None

Notable alumni

As of the 2008–09 season, more than 45 NTDP alumni were playing in the National Hockey League.[1] This includes Patrick Kane, Erik Johnson and Auston Matthews, all of whom were drafted first overall in the NHL Entry Draft, and Jack Eichel, who was drafted second overall in 2015. At the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, NTDP alumni Patrick Kane and James van Riemsdyk were selected 1st and 2nd overall respectively, being the first American-born players selected with the top two picks. At the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, 15 players with ties to the NTDP were selected, including Jack Campbell and Cam Fowler.[9] Matthews holds the record for most goals in a season with 55, Phil Kessel holds the all-time record with 104. Clayton Keller, selected 7th overall by the Arizona Coyotes in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, holds the record for most assists in a season with 70 (breaking Jeremy Bracco's previous record of 64) and all-time record in points with 182.

Further reading

References

  1. 1 2 3 "USA Hockey National Team Development Program 2009–10 Media Guide" (PDF). USA Hockey. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  2. ↑ Hicks, Justin P. (2015-04-22). "USA Hockey's move to Plymouth won't sink Ann Arbor Ice Cube, management says". MLive. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
  3. ↑ Morreale, Mike G. (2010-03-31). "NTDP's move to USHL has worked perfectly". National Hockey League. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ https://teamusa.usahockey.com/page/show/2430066-u18-men-s-world-championship
  6. ↑ https://teamusa.usahockey.com/page/show/2400514-memorial-ivan-hlinka-history
  7. ↑ "U.S. National Under-18 Team". USA Hockey. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  8. ↑ "U.S. National Under-17 Team". USA Hockey. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Americans star at NHL Draft". USA Hockey. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
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