U.S. National Team Development Program 2014-15 U.S. National Under-18 Team Game Notes • Friday, Oct. 24, 2014 Media Contacts: Jake Wesolek ([email protected]) and Zack Friedli ([email protected]) | USANTDP.com | @USANTDP 2014-15 SCHEDULE/RESULTS DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT GAME 13: U.S. NATIONAL UNDER-18 TEAM VS. CORNELL UNIVERSITY 9/5 Muskegon# W, 5-1 9/6 Lincoln# W, 4-1 Time: 7:00 p.m. ET 9/13 Michigan~ W, 7-0 9/16 Cedar Rapids^ W, 10-5 Location: Lynah Rink | Ithaca, N.Y. 9/17 Youngstown^ W, 6-3 TV/Live Stream: IvyLeagueDigitalNetwork.com 9/27 Youngstown* W, 4-2 Live Statistics: USANTDP.com 9/28 Muskegon* L, 4-6 10/4 Miami University+ W, 3-0 10/6 University of Michigan+ L, 4-7 ALL-TIME VS. CORNELL UNIVERSITY 10/10 Youngstown* W, 6-3 10/16 Providence College+ T, 3-3 The U.S. National Under-18 Team and Cornell have played each other seven times previously, 10/18 Boston University+ L, 4-6 with the Big Red holding a 5-1-1 all-time edge in the series. The most recent meeting came on 10/24 Cornell University+ 7:00 p.m. Oct. 19, 2012 - a 6-2 Cornell victory. Team USA’s only win vs. the Big Red came exactly five 10/25 Oswego State University% 7:00 p.m. years ago on Oct. 24, 2009, when the U.S. skated to a 3-2 victory. 10/29 Muskegon* 10:30 a.m. 11/7 Finland@ 9:30 a.m. THE NTDP AND CORNELL - BY THE NUMBERS 11/8 Switzerland@ 8:00 a.m. Current members of Cornell played at the National Team Development Program - F 11/9 Sweden@ 8:30 a.m. 11/14 Bloomington* 7:00 p.m. Cole Bardreau (2009-11), D Ryan Bliss (2012-14), F Jared Fiegl (2012-14) and F 11/16 Muskegon* 3:30 p.m. 4 Gavin Stoick (2010-12). 11/21 University of Minnesota+ 7:00 p.m. 11/22 Augsburg College% 7:30 p.m. Since its inaugural season in 1997-98, the National Team Development Program has 11/29 UW-Stevens Point% 7:00 p.m. produced seven players who have gone on to skate at Cornell University, including 11/30 Neumann University% 3:30 p.m. 7 the four current members of the Big Red. 12/5 Youngstown* 7:05 p.m. 12/6 Youngstown* 7:05 p.m. 2014-15 AGAINST THE NCAA 12/12 University of Wisconsin+ 7:00 p.m. 12/19 Youngstown* 7:05 p.m. The Under-18 Team is 1-2-1 against NCAA Division I program this season. The NTDP blanked 12/27 Colorado College+ 7:07 p.m. No. 10-ranked Miami University, 3-0, on Oct. 4 in its first game against NCAA Division I com- 12/28 Colorado College+ 6:07 p.m. petition before falling to No. 14 Michigan, 7-4, on Oct. 6. Last weekend, the U18s tied No. 5 12/31 Adrian College% 4:00 p.m. Providence, 3-3, and lost to No. 11 Boston University, 6-4. 1/3 University of North Dakota+ 7:07 p.m. 1/9 Michigan State University+ 7:00 p.m. LAST YEAR VS. NCAA DIVISION I TEAMS 1/10 Chicago* 7:00 p.m. The 2013-14 U.S. National Under-18 Team won five games against NCAA Division I programs, 1/17 Dubuque* 7:00 p.m. 1/18 Dubuque* 3:30 p.m. including its final two contests of the season. Of its five wins, two came against opponents 1/24 Univ. of Alabama-Huntsville+ 2:07 p.m. ranked in the top-15 of the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men’s College Hockey Poll -- No. 1/25 Univ. of Alabama-Huntsville+ 2:07 p.m. 3 Michigan (5-4 OT) and No. 13 Miami (4-2). Team USA also defeated Lake Superior State (3-2), 2/4 Five Nations Tournament$ TBD Bowling Green (6-1) and Michigan State (4-3 OT). 2/5 Five Nations Tournament$ TBD 2/7 Five Nations Tournament$ TBD 20 PLAYERS COMMITTED TO NCAA DIVISION I SCHOOLS 2/8 Five Nations Tournament$ TBD 2/20 Madison* 7:00 p.m. Twenty of the 22 players on the NTDP’s Under-18 Team are verbally committed to play hockey 2/21 Madison* 7:00 p.m. at 13 different NCAA Division I programs. Boston College has the most recruits with three, while 2/23 NAHL Prospects~ 7:00 p.m. five colleges have two commitments (Boston University, Harvard, Michigan, Notre Dame, Wis- 2/27 Green Bay* 7:05 p.m. consin) and seven schools have one recruit each (Connecticut, Denver, Miami, New Hampshire, 2/28 Green Bay* 7:05 p.m. 3/5 Omaha* 7:00 p.m. North Dakota, Penn State, Western Michigan). 3/6 Waterloo* 7:00 p.m. FACING TOUGH NCAA DIVISION I COMPETITION 3/8 Sioux Falls* 3:30 p.m. 3/13 Bloomington* 7:00 p.m. Of the 18 games Team USA will play against college opponents this season, 13 are against 3/14 Chicago* 7:00 p.m. NCAA Division I schools, including eight versus programs who were ranked in the top 20 of the 3/20 Lincoln* 7:05 p.m. USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men’s College Hockey Preseason Poll (No. 1 Minnesota, 3/21 Lincoln* 7:05 p.m. 3/27 Chicago* 7:00 p.m. No. 2 North Dakota, No. 3 Providence, No. 7 Michigan, No. 9 Miami, No. 12 Wisconsin, No. 14 3/28 Muskegon* 3:30 p.m. Cornell, No. 18 Boston University). 4/16-26 IIHF U18 World Championship TBD Home games listed in bold All listed times are local # USHL Atlantic Challenge ^ USHL Fall Classic ~ NAHL Exhibition * USHL Regular Season + NCAA D-I % NCAA D-III @ Four Nations Tournament (Jonkoping, Sweden) $ Five Nations Tournament (Czech Republic) 21 PLAYERS RANKED BY NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING Twenty-one players with ties to the NTDP were included on NHL Central TEAM USA ROSTER Scouting’s Preliminary 2015 Players to Watch list. The current NTDPers No. Name Pos. Draft Year HometowN on the list are goaltenders Michael Lackey and Luke Opilka; defense- 1 Michael Lackey G 2015 Washington, D.C. men Nicholas Boka, Christian Evers, Casey Fitzgerald, Grant Gabri- 2 Joseph Masonius D 2015 Spring Lake, N.J. ele, Caleb Jones and Steven Ruggiero; and forwards Jeremy Brac- 3 Caleb Jones D 2015 Frisco, Texas co, Christian Fischer, Jordan Greenway, Jack Roslovic, Troy Terry, 4 Casey Fitzgerald D 2015 N. Reading, Mass. Brendan Warren and Colin White. Six alumni of the National Team De- 7 Matthew Tkachuk F 2016 St. Louis, Mo. velopment Program - G Ed Minney (Michigan State University); D Noah 9 Luke Kunin F 2016 Chesterfield, Mo. 10 Nicholas Boka D 2015 Plymouth, Mich. Hanifin (Boston College), D Zach Werenski (University of Michigan), 11 Brendan Warren F 2015 Carleton, Mich. F Jack Eichel (Boston University), F Ryan Hitchcock (Yale University) 12 Jordan Greenway F 2015 Potsdam, N.Y. and F Dennis Yan - were also included on the list. Greenway, White, 15 Christian Evers D 2015 Waukee, Iowa Eichel, Hanifin, and Werenski were each tabbed “A” prospects. 16 Mike Floodstrand F 2015 Hinsdale, Ill. SIX APPEAR ON ISS TOP 30 17 Jeremy Bracco F 2015 Freeport, N.Y. Six NTDP products cracked the ISS Top-30, including current U18 Team 19 Auston Matthews F 2016 Scottsdale, Ariz. members Colin White (No. 7), Jordan Greenway (No. 13), and Jeremy 20 Tage Thompson F 2016 Oyster Bay, N.Y. Bracco (No. 21). Also on the list were NTDP alumni Jack Eichel (No. 2), 21 Christian Fischer F 2015 Wayne, Ill. Noah Hanifin (No. 3), and Zach Werenski (No. 11). 22 Grant Gabriele D 2015 Brighton, Mich. 23 Troy Terry F 2015 Highlands Ranch, Colo. 19 NTDP PRODUCTS FEATURED IN AAPG 24 Steven Ruggiero D 2015 Kings Park, N.Y. The NTDP had 15 current players in the CCM/USA Hockey All-Ameri- 25 Charlie McAvoy D 2016 Long Beach, N.Y. can Prospects Game Sept. 25 Buffalo, N.Y. The list included goalten- 27 Colin White F 2015 Hanover, Mass. ders Michael Lackey and Luke Opilka; defensemen Nicholas Boka, 28 Jack Roslovic F 2015 Columbus, Ohio Christian Evers, Casey Fitzgerald, Grant Gabriele, Caleb Jones and 29 Luke Opilka G 2015 St. Louis, Mo. Steven Ruggiero; and forwards Jeremy Bracco, Christian Fischer, TEAM USA STAFF Jordan Greenway, Jack Roslovic, Troy Terry, Brendan Warren and Senior Director, Operations Scott Monaghan Colin White. In addition to the current NTDP players, four products also Head Coach Don Granato skated in the AAPG: D Noah Hanifin (Boston College), D Zach Wer- Assistant Coach Nick Fohr Intern Assistant Coach J.D. Forrest enski (University of Michigan), F Jack Eichel (Boston University) and F Goaltending Coach Kevin Reiter Dennis Yan. Bracco (2-0), Eichel (1-1), and Greenway (0-2) all registered Athletic Trainer Jason Hodges two points while playing on a line together for a majority of the contest, Equipment Manager Jake Visser and Lackey (15 saves/16 shots) and Opilka (22 saves/23 shots) started Communications Jake Wesolek for their respective teams and played 29:48 each. Warren (1-0), Gabriele (0-1), and White (0-1) all had one point. Under-18 Team F Mike Flood- NTDP QUICK FACTS stand was invited to play in the game, but was unable to participate. Eichel (2011-13) was named Player of the Game. Coaches Don Granato Official Name: USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program and Nick Fohr served as assistant coaches at the event.