USA Hockey National Team Development Program

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National Team Development Program (NTDP)
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Team USA
AssociationUSA Hockey
Head coach
Team colors     
IIHF codeUSA
United States national ice hockey team jerseys 2018 IHWC.png
IIHF World U18 Championship
Appearances21 (first in 1999)
Best resultGold medal world centered-2.svg Gold: (2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017)
Medal record
World U18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2002 Slovakia Team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Czech Republic Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Sweden Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 United States Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Belarus Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Germany Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Czech Republic Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Finland Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Switzerland Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Slovakia Team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Belarus Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Finland Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Russia Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Russia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Russia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 United States Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Sweden Team

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 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][]

  • 1999 — 7th place
  • 2000 — 8th place
  • 2001 — 6th place
  • 2002 —  Gold
  • 2003 — 4th place
  • 2004 —  Silver
  • 2005 —  Gold
  • 2006 —  Gold
  • 2007 —  Silver
  • 2008 —  Bronze
  • 2009 —  Gold
  • 2010 —  Gold
  • 2011 —  Gold
  • 2012 —  Gold
  • 2013 —  Silver
  • 2014 —  Gold
  • 2015 —  Gold
  • 2016 —  Bronze
  • 2017 —  Gold
  • 2018 —  Silver
  • 2019 —  Bronze
  • 2020 — Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • 2021 — 5th place

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
  • 2018 — 4th place
  • 2019 — 6th place

Team[]

2021–22 under-18 roster[]

As of November 20, 2021.[7]

No. S/P/C Player Pos Ht Wt DoB Hometown Previous team College commitment
2 New York (state) Seamus Powell D 6' 0" 166 lb 2004-04-26 Marcellus, New York Rochester Selects U16 (Midget AAA) Boston College
3 Wisconsin Isaac Howard F 5' 10" 182 lb 2004-03-30 Hudson, Wisconsin Shattuck-St. Mary's U16 (Midget AAA) Minnesota–Duluth
4 Michigan Hunter Brzustewicz D 5' 11" 188 lb 2004-11-29 Washington Township, Michigan Oakland Jr. Grizzlies U16 (Midget AAA) Michigan
5 Ohio Tyler Duke D 5' 9" 179 lb 2004-07-19 Strongsville, Ohio Compuware U16 (Midget AAA) Ohio State
7 Connecticut Charlie Leddy D 6' 1" 175 lb 2004-01-11 Fairfield, Connecticut Avon Old Farms (USHS–CT) Boston College
8 Rhode Island Brady Berard F 6' 0" 179 lb 2004-02-26 East Greenwich, Rhode Island Mount St. Charles U16 (Midget AAA) Providence
9 Minnesota Jimmy Snuggerud F 6' 2" 186 lb 2004-06-01 Chaska, Minnesota Chaska (USHS–MN) Minnesota
10 North Dakota Cole Spicer F 5' 11" 174 lb 2004-06-13 Grand Forks, North Dakota HoneyBaked U16 (Midget AAA) North Dakota
12 Minnesota Cruz Lucius F 6' 0" 177 lb 2004-04-05 Grant, Minnesota Gentry Academy U16 (Midget AAA) Minnesota
13 Nebraska Rutger McGroarty F 6' 1" 204 lb 2004-03-30 Lincoln, Nebraska Oakland Jr. Grizzlies U16 (Midget AAA) Michigan
14 Michigan Frank Nazar III F 5' 11" 175 lb 2004-01-14 Mount Clemens, Michigan HoneyBaked U16 (Midget AAA) Michigan
18 Pennsylvania Logan Cooley F 5' 11" 174 lb 2004-05-04 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Penguins Elite U16 (Midget AAA) Notre Dame
19 Arizona Cutter Gauthier F 6' 3" 189 lb 2004-01-19 Scottsdale, Arizona Compuware U16 (Midget AAA) Boston College
20 New Hampshire Kaden Muir D 6' 1" 186 lb 2004-05-09 Manchester, New Hampshire Toronto Marlboros (Midget AAA) Northeastern
21 New Jersey Devin Kaplan F 6' 3" 199 lb 2004-01-10 Bridgewater, New Jersey North Jersey Avalanche U16 (Midget AAA) Boston University
22 Colorado Marek Hejduk F 6' 0" 180 lb 2004-01-03 Parker, Colorado Colorado Thunderbirds U16 (Midget AAA) Harvard
23 Illinois Lane Hutson D 5' 8" 148 lb 2004-02-14 North Barrington, Illinois North Jersey Avalanche U16 (Midget AAA) Boston University
26 Florida Seamus Casey D 5' 10" 162 lb 2004-01-08 Fort Myers, Florida Florida Alliance U16 (Midget AAA) Michigan
27 Minnesota Ryan Chesley D 6' 0" 195 lb 2004-02-27 Mahtomedi, Minnesota Shattuck-St. Mary's U16 (Midget AAA) Minnesota
28 Minnesota Charlie Stramel F 6' 3" 215 lb 2004-10-15 Rosemount, Minnesota Rosemount (USHS–MN) Wisconsin
29 California Dylan Silverstein G 6' 0" 179 lb 2004-02-07 Calabasas, California Dexter Southfield (USHS–MA) Boston College
30 New Jersey Tyler Muszelik G 6' 3" 193 lb 2004-07-01 Long Valley, New Jersey New Jersey Rockets U16 (Midget AAA) New Hampshire

2021–22 under-17 roster[]

Roster as of September 11, 2021.[8]

No. S/P/C Player Pos Ht Wt DoB Hometown Previous team College commitment
32 Minnesota Carsen Musser G 6' 3" 203 lb 2005-05-19 Sherburn, Minnesota Victory Honda U16 (Midget AAA) None
33 New York (state) Drew Fortescue D 6' 0" 167 lb 2005-04-28 Pearl River, New York Mid Fairfield Rangers U16 (Midget AAA) Boston College
34 Michigan Trey Augustine G 6' 1" 179 lb 2005-02-23 South Lyon, Michigan HoneyBaked U16 (Midget AAA) Michigan
37 New York (state) Ryan Fine F 6' 0" 183 lb 2005-03-14 Center Moriches, New York Mid Fairfield Rangers U16 (Midget AAA) Boston University
38 Indiana Carter Slaggert F 5' 9" 171 lb 2005-03-04 South Bend, Indiana Chicago Mission U16 (Midget AAA) Notre Dame
39 California Alex Weiermair F 6' 0" 185 lb 2005-05-10 Los Angeles, California Seacoast Performance Academy U16 (Midget AAA) None
40 California Zeev Buium D 5' 10" 165 lb 2005-12-07 San Diego, California Shattuck-St. Mary's U16 (Midget AAA) None
41 Minnesota Oliver Moore F 5' 11" 177 lb 2005-01-22 Mounds View, Minnesota Totino-Grace (USHS–MN) None
42 Massachusetts Ryan Leonard F 5' 11" 180 lb 2005-01-21 Amherst, Massachusetts Pope Francis Prep (USHS–MA) Boston College
43 Massachusetts Will Smith F 6' 0" 172 lb 2005-03-17 Lexington, Massachusetts St. Sebastian's (USHS–MA) Boston College
44 Massachusetts Will Vote F 5' 7" 158 lb 2005-02-22 Arlington, Massachusetts Dexter Southfield (USHS–MA) Boston College
45 Wisconsin Brady Cleveland D 6' 4" 191 lb 2005-04-01 Wausau, Wisconsin Wausau West (USHS–WI) Wisconsin
46 Minnesota Beckett Hendrickson F 6' 1" 159 lb 2005-06-24 Minnetonka, Minnesota Minnetonka (USHS–MN) None
47 New Jersey Aram Minnetian D 5' 11" 183 lb 2005-03-19 Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey Mid Fairfield Rangers U16 (Midget AAA) Boston College
48 Michigan Kai Janviriya D 5' 6" 138 lb 2005-04-02 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Compuware U16 (Midget AAA) Boston University
49 Illinois Gabe Perreault F 5' 9" 145 lb 2005-05-07 Hinsdale, Illinois Chicago Mission U16 (Midget AAA) None
51 Minnesota Austin Burnevik F 6' 3" 188 lb 2005-01-03 Blaine, Minnesota Totino-Grace (USHS–MN) St. Cloud State
53 New Jersey Salvatore Guzzo F 5' 11" 168 lb 2005-04-17 Old Tappan, New Jersey Mid Fairfield Rangers U16 (Midget AAA) Harvard
54 Maryland Charlie Cerrato F 5' 10" 169 lb 2005-03-10 Fallston, Maryland HoneyBaked U16 (Midget AAA) Michigan
55 Florida Michael Chambre G 6' 1" 170 lb 2005-01-07 Fort Myers, Florida Florida Alliance U16 (Midget AAA) Boston University
56 Illinois Paul Fischer D 6' 0" 183 lb 2005-01-30 River Forest, Illinois Chicago Mission U16 (Midget AAA) Notre Dame
57 Michigan Zach Schulz D 6' 0" 196 lb 2005-06-14 South Lyon, Michigan HoneyBaked U16 (Midget AAA) Wisconsin
58 Texas Nathan Tobey D 5' 11" 161 lb 2005-01-02 Lantana, Texas Dallas Stars Elite U16 (Midget AAA) Quinnipiac
59 Minnesota Gracyn Sawchyn F 5' 10" 148 lb 2005-01-19 Chaska, Minnesota Shattuck-St. Mary's U16 (Midget AAA) None

Record book[]

Single season[9]

  • Most goals: Cole Caufield, 72 (2018–19)
  • Most assists: Jack Hughes, 78 (2018–19)
  • Most points: Auston Matthews, 117 (2014–15)

Career[9]

  • Most goals: Cole Caufield, 126 (2017–19)
  • Most assists: Jack Hughes, 154 (2017–19)
  • Most points: Jack Hughes, 228 (2017–19)

Notable alumni[]

As of the 2018–19 season, more than 310 NTDP alumni were drafted in the National Hockey League.[10] This includes Rick DiPietro, Erik Johnson, Patrick Kane, Auston Matthews, and Jack Hughes, all of whom were drafted first overall in the NHL Entry Draft. 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. A record 17 players selected directly from the NTDP in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "Men's Teams and Events". teamusa.usahockey.com.
  5. ^ "U18 Men's World Championship". teamusa.usahockey.com.
  6. ^ "Hlinka Gretzky Cup History". teamusa.usahockey.com.
  7. ^ "U.S. National Under-18 Team". USA Hockey. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  8. ^ "U.S. National Under-17 Team". USA Hockey. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  9. ^ a b "All-Time NTDP Record Book". USA Hockey. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  10. ^ "National Team Development Program Draft Picks by Round". USA Hockey. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  11. ^ "Record-Breaking 17 Players Selected Directly from NTDP in 2019 NHL Draft". USA Hockey. Retrieved June 30, 2019.

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