USA Hockey NTDP

Nickname(s)	Team USA
Association	USA Hockey
Head coach	Nick Fohr Greg Moore
Home stadium	USA Hockey Arena
Team colors
IIHF code	USA
IIHF World U18 Championship
Appearances	22 (first in 1999)
Best result	Gold: (2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2023)

Medal record
World U18 Championship
	2002 Slovakia	Team
	2005 Czech Republic	Team
	2006 Sweden	Team
	2009 United States	Team
	2010 Belarus	Team
	2011 Germany	Team
	2012 Czech Republic	Team
	2014 Finland	Team
	2015 Switzerland	Team
	2017 Slovakia	Team
	2023 Switzerland	Team
	2004 Belarus	Team
	2007 Finland	Team
	2013 Russia	Team
	2018 Russia	Team
	2022 Germany	Team
	2008 Russia	Team
	2016 United States	Team
	2019 Sweden	Team

The United States 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.

History

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

World U18 Championship

• 1999 — 7th place^[4][5]
• 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
• 2022 —  Silver
• 2023 —  Gold

Hlinka Gretzky Cup

The United States does not send players in the program to this event anymore. It has been non-NTDP players but still Americans.^[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
• 2020 — Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
• 2021 — 5th place
• 2022 — 5th place
• 2023 —  Bronze

Team

2023–24 under-18 roster

Roster as of August 29, 2023.^[7]

No.	S/P/C	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	College commitment
2		Brodie Ziemer (C)	F	5' 11"	192 lb	2006-02-22	Hutchinson, Minnesota	Shattuck-Saint Mary's U16 (Midget AAA)	Minnesota
3		Charlie Pardue	F	5' 10"	171 lb	2006-01-05	Winnetka, Illinois	Chicago Mission U16 (Midget AAA)	Notre Dame
4		John Whipple	D	6' 1"	194 lb	2006-01-20	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Shattuck-Saint Mary's U16 (Midget AAA)	Minnesota
6		EJ Emery	D	6' 3"	185 lb	2006-03-30	Compton, California	Yale Hockey Academy (Midget AAA)	North Dakota
7		Dakoda Rheaume-Mullen	D	6' 0"	180 lb	2006-12-18	Northville, Michigan	HoneyBaked U16 (Midget AAA)	Michigan
8		Teddy Stiga	F	5' 10"	177 lb	2006-04-05	Sudbury, Massachusetts	Belmont Hill (USHS–MA)	Boston College
9		Austin Baker	F	6' 0"	191 lb	2006-02-11	White Lake, Michigan	Little Caesars U16 (Midget AAA)	Michigan State
10		James Hagens	F	5' 10"	168 lb	2006-11-03	Hauppauge, New York	Mount Saint Charles U16 (Midget AAA)	Boston College
11		Kamil Bednarik	F	6' 0"	186 lb	2006-05-26	Chicago, Illinois	Rockets Hockey Club U16 (Midget AAA)	Boston University
13		Sam Laurila	D	6' 0"	188 lb	2006-09-02	Moorhead, Minnesota	Moorhead Bantam (Bantam AAA)	North Dakota
16		Logan Hensler	D	6' 2"	197 lb	2006-10-14	Woodbury, Minnesota	Hill-Murray (USHS–MN)	Wisconsin
18		Kristian Epperson	F	5' 11"	182 lb	2006-05-16	Mequon, Wisconsin	Shattuck-Saint Mary's U16 (Midget AAA)	Michigan
19		Lucas Van Vliet	F	6' 1"	181 lb	2006-01-25	Livonia, Michigan	Little Caesars U16 (Midget AAA)	Michigan State
21		Brendan McMorrow	F	5' 11"	189 lb	2006-03-27	Lakeville, Minnesota	Benilde-St. Margaret's (USHS–MN)	Denver
22		Noah Lapointe	D	6' 1"	197 lb	2006-06-05	Hinsdale, Illinois	Shattuck-Saint Mary's U16 (Midget AAA)	Arizona State
23		Cole Hutson	D	5' 10"	158 lb	2006-06-28	Chicago, Illinois	North Jersey Avalanche U16 (Midget AAA)	Boston University
24		Christian Humphreys	F	5' 11"	170 lb	2006-02-04	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Bishop Kearney Selects U16 (Midget AAA)	Michigan
26		Max Plante	F	5' 10"	170 lb	2006-02-20	Hermantown, Minnesota	Hermantown (USHS–MN)	Minnesota Duluth
27		Will Skahan	D	6' 4"	211 lb	2006-05-14	Woodbury, Minnesota	Saint Thomas Academy (USHS–MN)	Boston College
29		Shane Vansaghi	F	6' 2"	207 lb	2006-10-11	St. Louis, Missouri	St. Louis AAA Blues U16 (Midget AAA)	Michigan State
30		Jack Parsons	G	6' 3"	184 lb	2006-01-15	Ithaca, New York	Mount Saint Charles U16 (Midget AAA)	Providence
31		Nick Kempf	G	6' 2"	189 lb	2006-03-01	Chicago, Illinois	Chicago Mission U16 (Midget AAA)	Notre Dame
34		Cole Eiserman	F	6' 0"	197 lb	2006-08-29	Newburyport, Massachusetts	Shattuck-Saint Mary's Prep (Midget AAA)	Boston University

2023–24 under-17 roster

Roster as of August 29, 2023.^[8]

No.	S/P/C	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	College commitment
32		Patrick Quinlan	G	6' 0"	176 lb	2007-04-19	Kennett Square, Pennsylvania	Bishop Kearney Selects U16 (Midget AAA)	None
33		Asher Barnett	D	6' 0"	186 lb	2007-05-16	Wilmette, Illinois	Chicago Mission U16 (Midget AAA)	Michigan
35		Joey Slavick	G	5' 10"	162 lb	2007-04-05	Westland, Michigan	Little Caesars U16 (Midget AAA)	None
36		Conrad Fondrk	F	5' 11"	175 lb	2007-06-01	White Bear Lake, Minnesota	Mount Saint Charles U16 (Midget AAA)	Boston University
37		Jake Stuart	F	5' 9"	138 lb	2007-01-08	Manhattan Beach, California	Los Angeles Jr. Kings U16 (Midget AAA)	Denver
38		LJ Mooney	F	5' 6"	145 lb	2007-03-08	West Mifflin, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Penguins Elite U16 (Midget AAA)	Minnesota
39		Jack Murtagh	F	6' 0"	186 lb	2007-08-22	East Greenbush, New York	Bishop Kearney Selects U16 (Midget AAA)	Boston University
40		Harrison Boettiger	G	6' 1"	174 lb	2007-12-11	Wheat Ridge, Colorado	Shattuck-Saint Mary's U16 (Midget AAA)	None
41		Garrett Lindberg	D	5' 10"	175 lb	2007-03-08	Moorhead, Minnesota	Moorhead (USHS–MN)	North Dakota
42		Donny Bracco	D	5' 10"	160 lb	2007-07-26	Freeport, New York	Long Island Gulls U16 (Midget AAA)	Harvard
43		Richard Gallant	F	5' 8"	162 lb	2007-06-12	Concord, Massachusetts	St. Mark's (USHS–MA)	Harvard
44		Will Horcoff	F	6' 4"	180 lb	2007-02-23	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan	Little Caesars U16 (Midget AAA)	None
45		Will Belle	F	6' 2"	216 lb	2007-01-14	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Shattuck-Saint Mary's U16 (Midget AAA)	Notre Dame
46		Cole McKinney	F	6' 0"	190 lb	2007-03-16	Lake Forest, Illinois	Windy City Storm U16 (Midget AAA)	Michigan
47		Drew Schock IV	D	5' 10"	158 lb	2007-02-07	Green Bay, Wisconsin	Notre Dame Academy (USHS–WI)	Michigan
48		Andrew O'Neill	F	6' 1"	185 lb	2007-02-07	Fargo, North Dakota	Windy City Storm U16 (Midget AAA)	North Dakota
49		Jacob Kvasnicka	F	5' 11"	158 lb	2007-08-10	Plymouth, Minnesota	Wayzata (USHS–MN)	Minnesota
50		Will Moore	F	6' 2"	160 lb	2007-03-24	Ithaca, New York	Toronto Marlboros (Midget AAA)	None
53		Landon Hafele	F	5' 11"	168 lb	2007-09-18	Fairbanks, Alaska	Dallas Stars Elite U16 (Midget AAA)	None
54		Cullen Potter	F	5' 9"	161 lb	2007-01-10	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Dallas Stars Elite U16 (Midget AAA)	Michigan State
55		Maceo Phillips	D	6' 5"	213 lb	2007-02-25	Wayzata, Minnesota	Benilde-St. Margaret's (USHS–MN)	Minnesota
56		Lincoln Kuehne	D	6' 1"	182 lb	2007-11-28	West Fargo, North Dakota	Northstar Christian Academy U16 (Midget AAA)	None
57		Carter Amico	D	6' 5"	205 lb	2007-03-15	Westbrook, Maine	Mount Saint Charles U16 (Midget AAA)	Boston University
59		Charlie Trethewey	D	6' 1"	190 lb	2007-08-02	Woodbine, Maryland	Little Caesars U16 (Midget AAA)	Boston University

Record book

Single season^[9]

• Most goals: Cole Caufield, 72 (2018–19)
• Most assists: Jack Hughes, 78 (2018–19)
• Most points: Gabe Perreault, 132 (2022–23)

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 were selected directly from the NTDP in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.^[11]