Category: NTDP
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VIDEO: Talking NTDP, international stage and more with Johnny Gruden
The MiHockey team sat down with members of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-18 Team to talk about their experiences in Plymouth and what it’s like to represent USA Hockey. First up – Rochester native Johnny Gruden.
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PHOTOS: NTDP wins big on Star Wars Night
The USA Hockey National Team Development Program Under-17 Team treated their lightsaber-weilding fans to a 6-3 victory over the Sioux Falls Stampede Saturday night in Plymouth. Team USA’s annual Star Wars Night game featured a visit from Darth Vader and other famous Star Wars characters, free lightsabers for the fans and Vader-themed jerseys that the…
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USA Hockey’s Jim Johannson passes away
By @MichaelCaples – MiHockey has learned that USA Hockey’s Jim Johannson has passed away. Johansson, assistant executive director of hockey operations, was 53. In charge of USA Hockey’s players and coaches for all international competitions, Johansson has been a leader of American hockey’s representation on the world stage for quite some time. He was serving…
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NTDP players visit C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital
By @MichaelCaples – They’re going to the Dark Side this year, but, on Thursday, some NTDP players did something that would be Luke and Leia approved. Two days before their Star Wars Night game, members of the NTDP Under-17 Team stopped by C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital to spend time with some of the patients and…
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PHOTOS: Muskegon Lumberjacks vs. NTDP Under-17 Team
On Martin Luther King Day, the Muskegon Lumberjacks traveled down to Plymouth for an afternoon contest with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-17 Team. The NTDP prevailed in the latest edition of the in-state rivalry, topping the ‘Jacks 8-5. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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USA Hockey announces Olympic rosters
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By @MichaelCaples – Despite no NHL participation in the upcoming 2018 Olympic Winter Games, there will be plenty of Michigan names to watch. USA Hockey revealed its men’s, women’s and Paralympic rosters today, and here are the names that the Michigan hockey audience will be excited to see on the lists: Men’s Team Chad…
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Team USA beats Canada in an outdoor shootout at World Juniors in Buffalo
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By @MichaelCaples – Last time there was a major outdoor hockey game in Buffalo, the game went to a shootout. Last time Team USA and Canada met in the World Juniors, the game went to a shootout. Today at Buffalo’s New Era Field – the place where the first NHL Winter Classic played to…
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U.S. falls to Slovakia in Game 2 of World Juniors; outdoor game with Canada today
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By @MichaelCaples – It was a rough Thursday night for the U.S. World Junior team, as they fell to Slovakia in their second game of the tournament in Buffalo. A late goal by Casey Mittelstadt forced a 2-2 tie, but Slovakia’s Samuel Bucek restored his team’s lead at the 57:52 mark of regulation to…
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Max Jones scores Team USA’s first goal of World Juniors; U.S. smashes Denmark
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By @MichaelCaples – Max Jones and Team USA didn’t waste any time filling up the scoresheets at the 2018 World Junior Championship in Buffalo. Jones, a Rochester native and London Knights forward, scored 2:27 into the host country’s first game, putting the U.S. on track for a resounding 9-0 victory over Denmark Tuesday night.…