U.S. NATIONAL TEAM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM NTDP WEEKLY NOTES MARCH 16, 2015

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Date Game Location Time* Broadcast Info Fri., March 20 U18 at Lincoln Lincoln, Neb. 8:05 p.m. FASTHockey.com U17 at Dubuque Dubuque, Iowa 8:35 p.m. FASTHockey.com Sat., March 21 U17 at Bloomington Bloomington, Ill. 8:00 p.m. FASTHockey.com U18 at Lincoln Lincoln, Neb. 8:05 p.m. FASTHockey.com * All times are ET THIS WEEK’S GAMES NTDP NEWS AND NOTES U18 at LINCOLN ROSTER ANNOUNCED FOR NTDP TRYOUT CAMP

GAME INFO: The U.S. National Under-18 Team is back on the road for Fifty of the top American hockey players born in 1999 have been invited to USA Hock- a two-game series with Lincoln. Puck-drop for both outings is slated for ey’s National Team Development Program Evaluation Camp it was announced today 8:05 p.m. ET and can be viewed live on FASTHockey.com by team officials. The camp, which will help select the 2015-16 U.S. National Under-17 ALL-TIME RECORD: Team USA leads, 6-4-1 Team, will take place March 20-24, at the Ann Arbor (Mich.) Ice Cube. 2014-15 SERIES: Team USA leads, 1-0-0 QUICK FACTS: This weekend’s games mark the final match ups be- The 50 players, including 17 defensemen, 27 forwards and six goaltenders, will be tween the NTDP and Lincoln this season. The only other contest between the two pro- divided into three teams - Red, White and Blue. The squads will participate in on-ice grams came back on Sept. 6 when the U18s downed the Stars, 4-1. practices and off-ice training as well as four 30-minute practice sessions and two full games. U17 at DUBUQUE NTDP alumni Kyle Lawson (New Hudson, Mich./2004-05) and Freddy Meyer (San- GAME INFO: The U.S. National Under-17 Team opens a weekend road bornville, N.H./1997-2000) will serve as coaches at the camp. In addition, NTDP intern swing with a stop in Dubuque, Iowa, to play the Fighting Saints. Game assistant coaches J.D. Forrest (Auburn, N.Y./1997-2000), who is another alumnus of time Friday is 8:35 p.m. ET and the contest will be streaming live via the NTDP, and Tyler Walsh will also work behind the bench. FASTHockey.com. ALL-TIME RECORD: Dubuque leads, 14-7-2 NTDP OFFICIAL WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA 2014-15 SERIES: Team USA leads, 3-0-0 QUICK FACTS: This will be the final meeting between Team USA and the Fighting USANTDP.com: The official website of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Saints this season. The U17s are 1-0-0 against Dubuque this year, earning a 4-2 win Program provides access to complete team information, including news, rosters, Nov. 29. The Under-18 Team is 2-0-0 versus the Fighting Saints in 2014-15, winning, schedules/results, statistics, NTDP history and a PDF media guide, along with other 7-1, on Jan. 17 before taking home a 4-3 victory Jan. 18. information. SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow the NTDP on Twitter (@USANTDP) and like on Facebook U17 at BLOOMINGTON (USA Hockey NTDP) for the latest news and notes related to the National Team Devel- opment Program. Also follow on Instagram (USANTDP) for behind-the-scenes photos GAME INFO: The U17s close out a two-game weekend with a stop in and videos. Bloomington, Illinois, and a date with the Thunder. Puck-drop is set for 8:00 p.m. ET Saturday. FASTHockey.com will stream the game live. TEAM USA PLAYERS TO WATCH ALL-TIME RECORD: Bloomington leads, 3-1-1 2014-15 SERIES: Bloomington leads, 3-1-1 UNDER-18 TEAM: F Auston Matthews leads all NTDP skaters with QUICK FACTS: The U18s are 2-0-0 against the Thunder this year, thanks to a 4-3 38 points (15-23) in 20 USHL regular-season contests ... F Jack Ro- shootout win on Nov. 11 in Ann Arbor and a 6-2 win over Bloomington last weekend on slovic has scored eight goals to go along with a team-high 23 assists the road. The U17 Team is 0-3-0 vs. Bloomington in 2014-15. for 31 points ... F , who will skate with the U18 Team this weekend, has 31 points (11-20) in 28 USHL games ... D Chad Krys, a recent call-up to the U.S. National Under-18 Team roster, leads all NTDP defensemen with 22 points (3-19) in 31 outings ... G Luke Opilka is 10- 1-0 against the USHL this season.

UNDER-17 TEAM: F Joey Anderson ranks first among U17 Teamers with 11 goals in USHL play ... D Adam Fox’s 12 assists and 15 points places him atop the charts among current Under-17 Team defensemen ... G Jake Oettinger boasts an NTDP-best .904 save percentage in league games while playing the most minutes (879:02) among all NTDP goaltenders. CHASING HISTORY

CAREER GOALS SINGLE-SEASON GOALS RANK NAME SEASONS GOALS RANK NAME SEASON GOALS 1 Phil Kessel 2003-05 104 1 2005-06 52 2 Patrick Kane 2004-06 84 Phil Kessel 2004-05 52 3 Jeremy Morin 2007-09 81 Phil Kessel 2003-04 52 4 Andy Hilbert 1997-99 73 4 Jeremy Morin 2007-08 48 5 Jack Eichel 2012-14 67 5 Adam Hall 1997-98 43 6 2005-07 65 6 Auston Matthews 2014-15 39 Brett Sterling 2000-02 65 Rocco Grimaldi 2010-11 39 8 R.J. Umberger 1998-2000 64 Andy Hilbert 1998-99 39 9 Auston Matthews 2013-Present 63 Tkachuk (32) White (47), Tkachuk (45) SINGLE-SEASON ASSISTS CAREER ASSISTS RANK NAME SEASON ASSISTS RANK NAME SEASONS ASSISTS 1 Jeremy Bracco 2013-14 58 1 Jeremy Bracco 2013-Present 102 Sonny Milano 2013-14 58 2 Patrick Kane 2004-06 88 3 Patrick Kane 2005-06 50 J.D. Forrest 1997-2000 88 Andy Hilbert 1998-99 50 4 Sonny Milano 2012-14 87 5 Jack Eichel 2013-14 49 5 Andy Hilbert 1997-99 80 6 Phil Kessel 2004-05 46 6 Rocco Grimadli 2009-11 76 7 Auston Matthews 2014-15 45 Phil Kessel 2003-05 76 Colin Wilson 2006-07 45 8 Jack Eichel 2012-14 72 Patrick O’Sullivan 2000-01 45 9 Auston Matthews 2013-Present 70 10 Jeremy Bracco 2014-15 44 10 Ryan Kesler 2000-02 69 Dwight Helminen 2000-01 44 Connor Dunlap 1998-99 44 Tkachuk (62), Roslovic (60) Roslovic (42), Tkachuk (41), Keller (38) CAREER POINTS RANK NAME SEASONS POINTS SINGLE-SEASON POINTS 1 Phil Kessel 2003-05 180 RANK NAME SEASON POINTS 2 Patrick Kane 2004-06 172 1 Patrick Kane 2005-06 102 3 Andy Hilbert 1997-99 153 2 Phil Kessel 2004-05 98 4 Jeremy Bracco 2013-Present 142 3 Andy Hilbert 1998-99 89 5 Jack Eichel 2012-14 139 4 Jack Eichel 2013-14 87 Jeremy Morin 2007-09 139 Sonny Milano 2013-14 87 7 Rocco Grimaldi 2009-11 136 6 Auston Matthews 2014-15 84 8 Sonny Milano 2012-14 134 7 Phil Kessel 2003-04 82 9 Auston Matthews 2013-Present 133 Tkachuk (73), Bracco (68) Tkachuk (107), White (102) SINGLE-SEASON POINTS (DEFENSEMEN) CAREER WINS RANK NAME SEASON POINTS RANK NAME SEASONS WINS 1 Freddy Meyer 1998-99 51 1 Jeff Frazee 2003-05 52 2 Adam Clendening 2009-10 49 Rick DiPietro 1997-99 52 Erik Johnson 2005-06 49 3 Jack Campbell 2008-10 49 4 Bryan Miller 2000-01 46 4 Joe Palmer 2003-06 45 5 Noah Hanifin 2013-14 45 5 Rob Bonk 1997-2000 44 Jack Johnson 2004-05 45 6 Brandon Maxwell 2007-08 43 7 J.D. Forrest 1999-2000 41 Nicholas Pannoni 1998-2000 43 8 Chad Krys 2014-15 40 8 Collin Olson 2010-12, 2013-14 40 Cam Fowler 2008-09 40 9 Adam Murray 2006-09 39 David Warsofsky 2007-08 40 10 Josh Unice 2005-07 38 Ryan Whitney 2000-01 40 11 Luke Opilka 2013-Present 37 McAvoy (30), Masonius (26)

SINGLE-SEASON WINS RANK NAME SEASON WINS 1 Thatcher Demko 2012-13 32 2 Rick DiPietro 1999-98 31 3 Joe Palmer 2005-06 29 Jeff Frazee 2004-05 29 5 Nicholas Pannoni 1999-2000 28 6 Jack Campbell 2008-09 27 7 John Gibson 2010-11 24 8 Luke Opilka 2014-15 23 Edwin Minney 2013-14 23 Jeff Frazee 2003-04 23