Category: NTDP
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Roster changes coming for next year’s NTDP Under-18 Team
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By @MichaelCaples – The USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-18 Team roster will have a slightly different look next season. Four players will not be returning to the Plymouth-based organization for the second season of their two-year training program – Michigan natives Blade Jenkins and Will MacKinnon, along with goaltenders Ryan Ullan and Keegan…
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MiHockey’s 2017 USHL Draft Watch (Day 1)
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A new crop of skilled Michigan youngsters will be selected by United States Hockey League clubs Monday night during the league’s Phase 1 Draft. Join MiHockey as we provide live updates on the selections of 2001 birth-year players from our state, and picks made by the Muskegon Lumberjacks (those picks are listed in italics). On Tuesday,…
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NTDP Under-18 Team welcomed home after gold-medal victory at U18 Worlds in Slovakia
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By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – When the bus pulled up, USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program Under-17 Team was there to great their elder counterparts. The NTDP U18 Team brought home gold, but, really, that just meant that the cheering was a little louder when they got off the bus after the lengthy trip…
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Ryder Rolston, Alex Turcotte named to NTDP Under-17 Team for 2017-18 season
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By @MichaelCaples – Two players hailing from The Great Lakes State will be on next year’s USA Hockey National Team Development Program Under-17 Team roster. Birmingham native Ryder Rolston and Walled Lake native Alex Turcotte have been selected for the prestigious two-year training program in Plymouth. Both come from hockey families; Rolston is the son…
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Team USA wins gold at 2017 IIHF Under-18 World Championship
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By @MichaelCaples – For each class of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, the IIHF Under-18 World Championship is the end goal. It’s the final test for the group of teenagers working together for two years in Plymouth. For this year’s NTDP Under-18 Team – along with the help of a few new friends –…
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USHL announces All-League teams
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By @MichaelCaples – The USHL announced its All-League teams on Thursday. Below are the Michigan names to crack the lists. First Team Andrei Svechnikov – Muskegon Lumberjacks Second Team Quinn Hughes – USA Hockey’s NTDP Third Team Colin Theisen – Dubuque Fighting Saints Bo Hanson – Muskegon Lumberjacks Robbie Beydoun – Waterloo…
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PHOTOS: Team USA beats Canada to win 2017 IIHF Women’s World Championship
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Hilary Knight’s overtime goal gave Team USA a victory over rival Canada in the 2017 IIHF Women’s World Championship title game. It’s the fourth straight time the U.S. has won gold in the yearly battle for women’s hockey supremacy among top the hockey countries across the globe. For more on the championship game, click here.…
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Top 2001 birth-year players to know for draft season
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By Matt Mackinder – State playoffs wrapping up in the state of Michigan means only one thing – junior draft season is on the way. The OHL draft for 2001 birth year players is slated for April 8 while the two-part USHL draft takes place May 1-2 and the NAHL draft runs June 6. As…
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Team USA storms into Women’s Worlds final with rout of Germany
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By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – It was over quickly. Sure, they played a full 60 minutes. But the U.S. Women’s National Team has been on a mission for a while now, and they weren’t going to let Germany get in the way. Team USA scored early and often as they demolished Germany in the semifinals…
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Farabee, Wahlstrom earn rare call-ups to National Under-18 Team for IIHF U18 Worlds
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By @MichaelCaples – For most players with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, the two-year stay with the NTDP culminates with a trip to the IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championship. Sometimes, however, a player performs so well in his first season that he gets an early trip to the big show. This year, two players…