Category: NTDP
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Darnell, Leone join NTDP coaching staff
By @MichaelCaples – The USA Hockey National Team Development Program has added a pair of Michigan natives to its coaching staff for the 2019-2020 hockey season. Brent Darnell and Mike Leone will be the NTDP’s two intern assistant coaches for the Under-18 Team and Under-17 Team, respectively. Darnell, a Canton native, is no stranger…
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NTDP announces 2019-2020 promotional schedule, Larkin Bobblehead Night among highlights
By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program has announced its promotional schedule for the upcoming season, and among the highlights is a Dylan Larkin Bobblehead Night and a ‘Nickelodeon Night.’ The Red Wings star and hometown NTDP product will get the bobblehead treatment on Feb. 22. ‘Nicklelodeon Night’ will take place on…
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Recruiting: Thomas Bordeleau commits to Michigan
By @MichaelCaples – Being the son of a former professional hockey player meant lots of traveling for Thomas Bordeleau. While he was born in Houston, Texas, he spent his formative years in Switzerland and in Montreal, following the career of his father, Sebastian. That meant that when Bordeleau was searching for a D1 college…
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PHOTOS: NTDP Under-17 Team’s first practice in Plymouth
The start of the 2019-2020 school year means a new freshman class for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program. This week, the 2003 birth-year edition of the NTDP Under-17 Team is settling in at USA Hockey Arena, and Tuesday marked the team’s first official practice on the ice in Plymouth. Check out MiHockey’s…
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NTDP’s past, present and future show up in Plymouth for preseason training camp
By @MichaelCaples – In one group, you had the likes of Dylan Larkin and Zach Werenski. In another, you had members of this upcoming season’s Under-17 and Under-18 Teams. And in a third, you had players hoping that they can be a part of this next year. The USA Hockey National Team Development Program…
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PHOTOS: The 2019 Play With Purpose Charity Hockey Game
Check out MiHockey’s photo gallery from the third annual Play with Purpose Charity Hockey Game, which took place on the Mitchel Kiefer Memorial Rink inside USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth on Friday evening. The annual event, organized by Gallagher-Kaiser, serves as a fundraising effort for charitable organizations fighting against distracted driving. A star-studded roster…
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USA Hockey NTDP announces full 2019-2020 home schedule
By @MichaelCaples – Today, the USA Hockey National Team Development Program released its full 2019-2020 home schedule, with plenty of highlights. People who visit USA Hockey Arena this season will have the opportunity to see both major NCAA programs and future college hockey stars playing in the USHL. Each season, the NTDP Under-18 Team…
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PHOTOS: Team USA beats Canada in World Junior Summer Showcase finale
In the final day of the 2019 World Junior Summer Showcase, Team USA prevailed over rival Canada to close out the week-plus event with a 5-3 win. Oliver Wahlstrom, Cole Caufield, K’Andre Miller, Joel Farabee and Ryan Johnson scored for the U.S., while Spencer Knight stopped 28 of 31 shots. Red Wings prospect Joe…
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Johnny Gruden talks World Junior Summer Showcase, turning pro
By @MichaelCaples – PLYMOUTH – Like 22 of his peers, the 2019 World Junior Summer Showcase is a return to old stomping grounds for Johnny Gruden. The Rochester native is back at USA Hockey Arena after the 2018-19 season took him to Oxford, Ohio after two years with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program. Gruden,…
