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USA Hockey National Team Development Program

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USA Hockey NTDP
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Team USA
AssociationUSA Hockey
Head coachNick Fohr
Greg Moore
Home stadiumUSA Hockey Arena
Team colors     
IIHF codeUSA
IIHF World U18 Championship
Appearances25 (first in 1999)
Best result Gold: (2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2023)
Medal record
IIHF U18 World 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
Gold medal – first place 2023 Switzerland 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
Silver medal – second place 2022 Germany Team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Finland Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Russia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 United States Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Sweden Team
Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Gold medal – first place 2003 Czech Republic / Slovakia Team
Silver medal – second place 1993 Japan Team
Silver medal – second place 1994 Mexico Team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Canada Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Czech Republic Team
Silver medal – second place 2000 Slovakia Team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Czech Republic / Slovakia Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Slovakia / Czech Republic Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Slovakia / Czech Republic Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Czech Republic / Slovakia Team
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Japan Team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Japan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Czech Republic / Slovakia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Czech Republic / Slovakia Team
"United States men's national under-18 ice hockey team" redirects here. For women's u-18 team, see United States women's national under-18 ice hockey 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

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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.[citation needed]

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]

The NTDP became part of the annual CHL/USA Prospects Challenge in 2024, a two-game series versus the Canadian Hockey League to showcase the talents of top prospects for the upcoming entry draft of the National Hockey League.[4][5]

Competitive record

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IIHF U18 World Championship

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The United States has won 11 gold medals in IIHF World U18 Championship they have participated in since 1999.[6]

Year Result Rank GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts
Germany 1999 First round 7th place 7 4 0 0 3 38 17 8
Switzerland 2000 Preliminary round 8th place 5 2 0 0 3 22 14 4
Finland 2001 Quarterfinals 6th place 6 3 0 1 2 28 14 6
Slovakia 2002 Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 7 0 0 1 46 10 14
Russia 2003 Semi finals 4th place 6[7] 3 0 0 2 12 9 7
Belarus 2004 Runner-up 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 5 0 0 1 27 10 10
Czech Republic 2005 Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 6 0 0 0 28 8 12
Sweden 2006 Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 5 1 0 0 37 7 11
Finland 2007 Runner-up 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 3 1 1 2 38 20 12
Russia 2008 Third place 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 5 0 0 2 31 19 15
United States 2009 Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 6 0 0 1 42 12 18
Belarus 2010 Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 6 0 0 1 33 7 18
Germany 2011 Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 4 2 0 0 30 15 16
Czech Republic 2012 Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 6 0 0 0 27 4 18
Russia 2013 Runner-up 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 3 1 0 3 25 16 11
Finland 2014 Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 6 0 0 1 31 12 18
Switzerland 2015 Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 5 1 0 1 46 13 17
United States 2016 Third place 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 6 0 0 1 50 11 18
Slovakia 2017 Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 6 1 0 0 34 14 20
Russia 2018 Runner-up 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 4 0 0 3 32 19 12
Sweden 2019 Third place 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 6 0 1 0 44 15 19
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[8]
United States 2021 Quarterfinals 5th place 5 1 2 1 1 20 20 8
Germany 2022 Runner-up 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 5 0 0 1 47 17 15
Switzerland 2023 Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 6 1 0 0 51 10 20
Finland 2024 Runner-up 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 6 0 0 1 48 15 18
United States 2025 To be determined
Total 11 Titles 25/27 164[7] 119 10 4 30 867 328 345

Hlinka Gretzky Cup

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USA Hockey does not send players in the program to this event anymore. The U.S. has been represented by non-NTDP players at this tournament.[9]

Year Result Rank GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts
Japan 1991 Third place 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Japan 1992 Semi finals 4th place 3 0 0 0 3 6 18 0
Japan 1993 Runner-up 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Mexico 1994 Runner-up 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Japan 1995 Third place 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Canada 1996 Runner-up 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Czech Republic 1997 Did not participate
Slovakia 1998
Czech Republic 1999 Runner-up 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Slovakia 2000 Runner-up 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Czech Republic 2001 Did not participate
Czech Republic / Slovakia 2002 Preliminary round 5th place
Czech Republic / Slovakia 2003 Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 4 1 0 0 20 10 9
Czech Republic / Slovakia 2004 Semi finals 4th place 5 2 0 0 3 7 15 6
Czech Republic / Slovakia 2005 Preliminary round 5th place 3[7] 1 0 0 1 11 11 4
Czech Republic / Slovakia 2006 Runner-up 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 2 1 0 1 11 11 8
Czech Republic / Slovakia 2007 Preliminary round 5th place 4 2 0 0 2 17 18 6
Slovakia / Czech Republic 2008 Preliminary round 7th place 4 1 0 0 3 14 21 3
Czech Republic / Slovakia 2009 Semi finals 4th place 4 2 0 0 2 15 21 6
Slovakia / Czech Republic 2010 Runner-up 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 2 1 1 1 18 15 9
Czech Republic / Slovakia 2011 Preliminary round 5th place 4 1 2 0 1 16 16 7
Slovakia / Czech Republic 2012 Preliminary round 7th place 4 1 0 1 2 14 18 4
Slovakia / Czech Republic 2013 Runner-up 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 3 0 1 1 16 14 10
Czech Republic / Slovakia 2014 Third place 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 2 1 0 2 28 27 8
Czech Republic / Slovakia 2015 Preliminary round 5th place 4 2 0 0 2 14 16 6
Czech Republic / Slovakia 2016 Runner-up 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 2 2 0 1 19 15 10
Czech Republic / Slovakia 2017 Preliminary round 5th place 4 1 1 0 2 10 17 5
Canada 2018 Semi finals 4th place 5 2 0 1 2 24 21 7
Czech Republic / Slovakia 2019 Preliminary round 6th place 4 0 1 2 1 13 18 4
Canada 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[10]
Czech Republic / Slovakia 2021 Preliminary round 5th place 4 2 0 0 2 21 14 6
Canada 2022 Preliminary round 5th place 4 2 0 0 2 14 10 6
Czech Republic / Slovakia 2023 Third place 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 3 0 0 2 23 18 9
Canada 2024 Semi finals 4th place 5 2 0 0 3 20 17 6
2025 To be determined
Total 1 Title 30/35

Record book

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Single season[11]

Career[11]

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

Notable alumni

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As of the 2024-25 season, 408 NTDP alumni were drafted in the National Hockey League.[12] 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.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "USA Hockey National Team Development Program 2009–10 Media Guide" (PDF). USA Hockey. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 20, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Hicks, Justin P. (April 22, 2015). "USA Hockey's move to Plymouth won't sink Ann Arbor Ice Cube, management says". MLive. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  3. ^ Morreale, Mike G. (March 31, 2010). "NTDP's move to USHL has worked perfectly". National Hockey League. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  4. ^ Morreale, Mike G. (November 25, 2024). "Top 2025 NHL Draft prospects from CHL, U.S. NTDP ready to go head-to-head". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  5. ^ "CHL & USA Hockey announce CHL USA Prospects Challenge presented by Kubota". Western Hockey League. June 26, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  6. ^ "IIHF Under-18 Men's World Championship". USA Hockey National Team Development Program.
  7. ^ a b c One game for Drawn
  8. ^ Adam Steiss (March 13, 2020). "IIHF cancels U18 Worlds" (Press release). Plymouth Charter Township, Michigan & Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States: International Ice Hockey Federation.
  9. ^ "Hlinka Gretzky Cup History". teamusa.usahockey.com.
  10. ^ "Hockey Canada statement on 2020 Hlinka Gretzky Cup". Hockey Canada.
  11. ^ a b "All-Time NTDP Record Book". USA Hockey. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  12. ^ "National Team Development Program Draft Picks by Round". USA Hockey. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  13. ^ "Record-Breaking 17 Players Selected Directly from NTDP in 2019 NHL Draft". USA Hockey. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
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