U.S. NATIONAL TEAM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM UNDER-17 TEAM vs. SWEDEN | SUNDAY, NOV. 2, 2014 | THE SHORES RECREATION CENTRE | 3:00 P.M. ET MEDIA CONTACT: ZACK FRIEDLI ([email protected]) | OFFICIAL WEBSITE: USANTDP.com | SOCIAL MEDIA: @USANTDP (TWITTER/INSTAGRAM) | USA HOCKEY’S NTDP (FACEBOOK) TODAY’SGAME TEAMCOMPARISON (pre-tournament game stats) UNITED STATES SWEDEN 6 GOALS FOR 3 6.00 GOALS/GAME 3.00 0 GOALS AGAINST 4 0.00 GOALS AGAINST/GAME 4.00 UNITED STATES (0-0-0-0) VS SWEDEN (0-0-0-0) 42.00 SHOTS/GAME 23.00 PRELIMINARY-ROUND GAME 23.00 SHOTS AGAINST/GAME 33.00 33.33 (2-6) POWER PLAY % 00.00 (0-2) HOW TO WATCH: hockeycanada.com/wu17 | FASTHockey.com 100.00 (8-8) PENALTY KILL % 100.00 (5-5) HOW TO FOLLOW: @USANTDP | @USAHockeyScores | #NTDP | #WU172014 USAAT#WU172014 LIVE STATS: usantdp.com | hockeycanada.com/wu17 U.S. BEATS CANADA WHITE IN PRE-TOURNEY GAME: The U.S. Na- tional Under-17 Team took to the ice at RBC Centre in Sarnia for CHAMPIONSHIPREWIND a pre-tournament game against Canada White Friday (Oct. 31). Team USA earned a 6-0 victory in that contest thanks to goals off six different 2014 | Cape Breton,N.S. | 6-0-0-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L) sticks and 23 combined saves from goaltenders Jake Oettinger (15 in 30:07) and The U.S. National Under-17 Team cruised to its fourth World Under-17 Hockey Joseph Woll (8 in 29:53). Clayton Keller led all players with three points (1-2), Challenge championship, winning each of its six games and outscoring oppo- while Ryan Lindgren notched a pair of assists to finish as the only other multi- nents, 47-6, including a 9-1 win over Quebec in the semifinals and a 4-0 triumph point scorer. In all, 14 players found the score sheet in the game. over Pacific in the championship game. Team USA’s Colin White notched a tour- nament-best 10 goals and 18 points. TWO PLAYERS ADDED TO U.S. ROSTER: Team USA includes 20 full-time members 2010 | Timmins, Ont. | 6-0-0-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L) of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program and two players who have been added to the U.S. roster for the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. Those Team USA claimed the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge crown for the third time players - Riley Tufte, who will skate for Blaine (Minn.) High School this winter, overall and first time since 2002, thanks largely to a sound defensive unit, a and Kailer Yamamoto, a member of the Western Hockey League’s Spokane Chiefs deep group of forwards and goaltender John Gibson. The United States knocked - will stay with Team USA through the completion of the event before returning off three-time defending champion Ontario in the championship game, 2-1, on a to their 2014-15 teams. pair of goals by Tyler Biggs and 38 saves from Gibson. 2002 | Selkirk-Stonewall, Man. | 4-1-0-0-1 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) MEDIA INFORMATION: The U.S. National Under-17 Team, including players and Fresh off its 2001 title, the U.S. went unbeaten in its four preliminary-round Head Coach Danton Cole, will be available for post-game interviews in the Hock- affairs before skating into the championship game following a 7-2 victory over ey Canada-designated interview areas. Any requests for players outside of that Ontario in the semis. Led by Robbie Earl,Team USA clinched back-to-back titles area must be made prior to the completion of the game to Zack Friedli (zackf@ with a 4-3 overtime win against Pacific. Two-time U.S. Olympian Ryan Suter skat- usahockey.org). Team USA players will also be available to the media following ed for Team USA during the event. all non-game day practices, followed by Coach Cole. Media availability at day- 2001 | New Glasgow-Truro, N.S. | 6-0-0-0(W-OTW-OTL-L) of-game skates will be limited. Please contact Zack Friedli if you wish to speak The newly formed National Team Development Program celebrated its first-ever to a player or coach after a day-of-game skate. Members of the media are not international tournament championship when the 2001 U.S. National Under-17 allowed in the U.S. dressing room at any time. Team captured first place at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. TEAMUSASCHEDULE 2014 WORLD UNDER-17 HOCKEY CHALLENGE | SARNIA & LAMBTON SHORES, ONTARIO | NOV. 2-8 OCT. 31 RBC CENTRE 7 P.M. NOV. 6 TBA TBA W, 6-0 CANADA WHITE (PRE-TOURNAMENT GAME) QUARTERFINALS NOV. 2 THE SHORES RECREATION CENTRE 3 P.M. NOV. 7 RBC CENTRE TBA SWEDEN (PRELIMINARY ROUND) SEMIFINALS NOV. 3 THE SHORES RECREATION CENTRE 3 P.M. NOV. 8 RBC CENTRE 3:30 P.M. SLOVAKIA (PRELIMINARY ROUND) THIRD-PLACE GAME NOV. 4 THE SHORES RECREATION CENTRE 7 P.M. NOV. 8 RBC CENTRE 7:30 P.M. CANADA RED (PRELIMINARY ROUND) CHAMPIONSHIP GAME USAWU17HISTORY NTDPFACTS The U.S. National Team Development Program is making its 16th appearance in Official Name: USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, having finished either first, second or Location: Ann Arbor, Mich. third in 12 of those events. Team USA won the last edition of the U17 Challenge, Home Rink: Ann Arbor Ice Cube which took place in January. Founded: 1996 First Season: 1997-98 Total Seasons: 18 IIHF U18 World Championships: 8 (2002, 2005-06, 2009-12, 2014) 16 4 5 3 World U17 Championships: 4 (2001-02, 2010, 2014) All-Time Olympians: 15 APPEARANCES CHAMPIONSHIPS SECOND PLACE THIRD PLACE 2001 2002 1999 2006 2008 1998 2009 2013 Olympic Medals: 7 2010 2014 2011 2012 IIHF Men’s World Championship Medals: 12 IIHF World Junior Championship Medals: 69 Current NHLers: 51 (2014-15 Opening Night) Stanley Cup Champions: 5 NHL Draft - No. 1 Overall: 3 2014 CHAMPIONS NHL Draft - First Round: 51 The 2013-14 U.S. National Under-17 Team NHL Draft - Overall Picks: 246 became the first U.S. team to win World Under-17 Hockey Challenge since 2010. NCAA Champions: 39 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Winners: 4 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Finalists: 12 First-Team All-Americans: 25 KEYNOTES INTERNATIONAL DEBUTS: Of the 22 players on Team USA, 19 are making their inter- Development Program, is joined on the bench by assistant coach John Gruden, in- national hockey debuts at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. The U.S. roster tern assistant coach Tyler Walsh, and goaltending coach Kevin Reiter. does include three players with international experience - Keenan Suthers, Riley Tufte and Kailer Yamamoto. All three skated for the U.S. Under-17 Select Team at GOING FOR NINE IN A ROW: Team USA is looking to extend its eight-year medal streak the Under-17 Five Nations Tournament this summer in Germany, helping the squad at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge to nine this week. During that stretch, the to a second-place finish. United States has earned two championships, four second-place finishes and two third-place showings. The last time the U.S. failed to finish in the top three was NATIONAL TEAM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: Twenty members of Team USA skate full- 2005. time at USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, Mich. The NTDP aims to prepare student-athletes under the age of 18 for participation on U.S. HOCKEY CONNECTIONS: Joey Anderson’s dad, Gerry, played college hockey at St. National Teams and success in their future hockey careers. Now in its 18th season, Scholastica (Minn.) ... Trent Frederic’s brother Grant played for Janesville in the the NTDP has produced U.S. stars such as Patrick Kane, Phil Kessel, Ryan Suter and North American Hockey League ... James Greenway’s brother, Jordan, is a member James van Riemsdyk. of the U.S. National Under-18 Team ... Max Jones’ dad, Brad, played on the U.S. Men’s National Team in 1987-88, was a four-year standout at the University of Michigan COLLEGE BOUND: The U17 Team has 13 players who have committed to play college (1983-87) and played 148 games in the National Hockey League. Jones’ brother, hockey at NCAA Division I schools. Of all the colleges with verbal commits, the Uni- Mitch, plays for the Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League ... Chad Krys’ versity of Michigan boasts the most with five. The University of Minnesota Duluth dad, Mark, skated at Boston University from 1987-91 before played nine seasons is the only other school that has more than multiple recruits (two), while six other of professional hockey ... Ryan Lindgren’s dad, Bob, played goalie at the University programs - Boston University, Harvard University, the University of Minnesota, the of Michigan. Lindgren’s brother, Charlie, won USA Hockey’s Dave Peterson Goalie University of Notre Dame, the University of Wisconsin, and Western Michigan Uni- of the Year Award in 2013 and currently tends goal for St. Cloud State University versity - all have one.. ... William Lockwood’s dad, Joseph, played for the University of Michigan ... Grif- fin Luce’s dad, Scott, is director of scouting for the NHL’s Florida Panthers. Luce’s CAPTAINS AMERICA: Defenseman Ryan Lindgren, a native of Minneapolis and for- grandfather Don is currently a pro scout for the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers and has mer standout at Shattuck-St. Mary’s, will wear the “C” for Team USA at the World spent time with five other NHL organizations ..