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U.S. NATIONAL TEAM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2014-15 U.S. NATIONAL UNDER-18 TEAM GAME NOTES DECEMBER 27-28, 2014 MEDIA CONTACTS: JAKE WESOLEK ([email protected]) and ZACK FRIEDLI ([email protected]) || USANTDP.com || TWITTER: @USANTDP || INSTAGRAM: @USANTDP || FACEBOOK: USA HOCKEY NTDP THIS WEEKEND’S GAMES 2014-15 NCAA SCHEDULE U.S. NATIONAL UNDER-18 TEAM 3 0 4 7 OCT. 4, 2014 OCT. 6, 2014 MIAMI UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY of MICHIGAN AT GOGGIN ICE CENTER YOST ICE ARENA OXFORD, OHIO ANN ARBOR, MICH. COLORADO COLLEGE 3 3 4 6 BROADMOOR WORLD ARENA || COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. OCT. 16, 2014 OCT. 18, 2014 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHNEIDER ARENA AGGANIS ARENA MOST RECENT GAME ALL-TIME RECORD PROVIDENCE, R.I. BOSTON, MASS. NTDP CC OCT. 12, 2013 1-7-0 4 WORLD ARENA 8 2 3 3 5 OCT. 24, 2014 OCT. 25, 2014 CORNELL UNIVERSITY OSWEGO STATE UNIVERSITY JAMES LYNAH RINK CAMPUS CENTER ICE ARENA ITHACA, N.Y. OSWEGO, N.Y. TEAM COMPARISON 21-7-1 RECORD 3-11-1 145 GOALS FOR 29 5 4 6 1 4.93 GOALS/GAME 1.93 NOV. 21, 2014 NOV. 22, 2014 88 GOALS AGAINST 62 UNIVERSITY of MINNESOTA AUGSBURG COLLEGE MARIUCCI ARENA ED SAUGESTAD RINK 3.03 GOALS AGAINST/GAME 4.13 MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 35.03 SHOTS/GAME 27.6 26.66 SHOTS AGAINST/GAME 33.0 19.7 POWER PLAY % 13.8 7 1 5 2 83.3 PENALTY KILL % 77.4 NOV. 29, 2014 NOV. 30, 2014 NEUMANN UNIVERSITY UW-STEVENS POINT ANN ARBOR ICE CUBE ANN ARBOR ICE CUBE ANN ARBOR, MICH. ANN ARBOR, MICH. HOW TO WATCH: NCHC.tv (Both Games) HOW TO FOLLOW: @USANTDP | #NTDP 4 1 DEC. 12, 2014 DEC. 27, 2014 LIVE STATS: USANTDP.com UNIVERSITY of WISCONSIN COLORADO COLLEGE KOHL CENTER BROADMOOR WORLD ARENA MADISON, WIS. COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. NTDP/CC BY THE NUMBERS DEC. 28, 2014 DEC. 31, 2014 The National Team Development Program has produced sev- COLORADO COLLEGE ADRIAN COLLEGE en players who have gone on to skate at Colorado College, BROADMOOR WORLD ARENA FIFTH THIRD FIELD COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. TOLEDO, OHIO including Joey Crabb (1999-2001), Joe Cullen (1998-99), Joe Marciano (2006-08), Brett Sterling (2000-02), Mark Stuart 7 (2000-02), Bill Sweatt (2004-06) and Andreas Vlassopoulous (2004-05) JAN. 3, 2015 JAN. 9, 2015 UNIVERSITY of NORTH DAKOTA MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY RALPH ENGELSTAD ARENA MUNN ICE ARENA GRAND FORKS, N.D. EAST LANSING, MICH. The NTDP’s lone win against the Tigers came during the 2008- 09 season in Colorado Springs. Nick Mattson, Jeremy Morin and Ryan Bourque all recorded goals that night, and Adam 1 Murray turned in a 44-save effort to lead the U18s to a 3-2 win JAN. 24, 2015 JAN. 25, 2015 in front of 5,979 at World Arena. UNIV. of ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE UNIV. of ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE VON BRAUN CENTER VON BRAUN CENTER HUNTSVILLE, ALA. HUNTSVILLE, ALA. 14/15 vs. NCAA DIVISION I 14/15 vs. NCAA DIVISION III 2-3-1 3-1-0 TEAM USA GAME NOTES 1 TALKING POINTS NTDP TO CC MATTHEWS MAKES U.S. NATIONAL JUNIOR TEAM: U18 Team F Auston Matthews was named to the 23- All-time NTDP products who have man U.S. National Junior Team roster for the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship Dec. 26-Jan. 5 in played college hockey at Colorado Montreal and Toronto, Canada. Matthews, who currently leads the Under-18 Team in goals (24) and College. points (49), joins 14 other NTDP products on the Team USA roster, including captain F Jack Eichel and assistant captains D Will Butcher and F John Hayden. Name NTDP Season(s) Joey Crabb .....................................................1999-2001 PLAYING NCAA’S BEST: The 2014-15 edition of the U.S. National Under-18 Team has played three of the top-seven NCAA Division I programs in the latest USA Hockey Magazine/USA Today Men’s College Joe Cullen ............................................................1998-99 Hockey Poll, and the U18s have done exceptionally well. In those three games against top-ranked Joe Marciano ......................................................2006-08 competition, the NTDP is 2-1-0 with wins coming against No. 6 Minnesota (5-4 in overtime) and No. Brett Sterling ......................................................2000-02 7 Miami (3-0). Its lone loss to a top-five team came at the hands of No. 2-ranked Boston University (6- Mark Stuart .........................................................2000-02 4). The Under-18 Team will play current No. 1 North Dakota Jan. 3, 2015, at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks. Bill Sweatt ............................................................2004-06 Andreas Vlassopoulous ..................................2004-05 PERFECT NOVEMBER: The U.S. National Under-18 Team went 10-0-0 during the month of November as part of a 12-game winning streak - the longest such streak by any NTDP squad dating back to the 2011- 12 campaign. The U18s saw the winning streak come to an end last Saturday. (Dec. 6) at Youngstown. JUMPING AHEAD: The U.S. National Under-18 Team has a 12-1-0 record when scoring first this season, NTDP QUICK FACTS but what’s even more impressive is the team’s ability to hold onto leads. When the squad carries the lead into the first intermission, it’s 11-0-0. When the U18s lead after two: a perfect 15-0-0. Official Name......................... National Team Development Program Location.......................................................................... Ann Arbor, Mich. SEEING THE POTENTIAL: NHL Central Scouting’s November Players to Watch list recognized 22 players Home Rink ................................................................Ann Arbor Ice Cube with ties to the National Team Development Program, including 16 current members of the Under-18 Founded .................................................................................................1996 Team. CSS handed down five “A” ratings to NTDP products, including F Jack Eichel, F Jordan Green- First Season.....................................................................................1997-98 way, D Noah Hanifin, D Zach Werenski and F Colin White. Six other players were rated “B” prospects, Total Seasons ............................................................................................18 IIHF U18 World Championships ....8 (2002, 2005-06, 2009-12, 2014) while 11 garnered “C” ratings. World U17 Championships ....................... 4 (2001-02, 2010, 2014) PROSPECTS ON DISPLAY: The NTDP had 15 current players in the CCM/USA Hockey All-American Pros- All-Time Olympians ................................................................................15 Olympic Medals ......................................................................................... 7 pects Game Sept. 25 Buffalo, N.Y. The list included goaltenders Michael Lackey and Luke Opilka; de- Men’s World Championship Medals ................................................12 fensemen Nick Boka, Christian Evers, Casey Fitzgerald, Grant Gabriele, Caleb Jones and Steven Rug- World Junior Championship Medals ..............................................69 giero; and forwards Jeremy Bracco, Christian Fischer, Jordan Greenway, Jack Roslovic, Troy Terry, Current NHLers .........................................................................................51 Brendan Warren and Colin White. In addition to the current NTDP players, four products also skated Stanley Cup Champions ......................................................................... 5 in the AAPG: D Noah Hanifin (Boston College), D Zach Werenski (University of Michigan), F Jack Eichel NHL Draft - No. 1 Overall ........................................................................ 3 NHL Draft - First Round .........................................................................51 (Boston University) and F Dennis Yan. Bracco (2-0), Eichel (1-1), and Greenway (0-2) all registered two NHL Draft - Overall Picks ................................................................... 246 points while playing on a line together for a majority of the con- test, and Lackey (15 saves/16 shots) NCAA Champions ....................................................................................39 and Opilka (22 saves/23 shots) started for their respective teams and played 29:48 each. Warren (1-0), Hobey Baker Memorial Award Winners ........................................... 4 Gabriele (0-1), and White (0-1) all had one point. Under-18 Team F Mike Floodstand was invited to play Hobey Baker Memorial Award Finalists.........................................12 in the game, but was unable to participate. Eichel (2011-13) was named Player of the Game. U18 Team First-Team All-Americans .....................................................................25 coaches Don Granato and Nick Fohr served as assistant coaches at the event. TEAM USA GAME NOTES 2 TALKING POINTS CHASING HISTORY NTDP CAREER POINTS LEADERS RANK PLAYER PTS 1. Phil Kessel ......................................................... 180 2. Patrick Kane ..................................................... 172 3. Andy Hilbert .................................................... 153 4. Jack Eichel ........................................................ 139 Jeremy Morin .................................................. 139 6. Rocco Grimaldi ............................................... 136 7. Sonny Milano .................................................. 134 8. R.J. Umberger .................................................. 132 9. Peter Mueller ................................................... 122 Matt Nieto ........................................................ 122 11. James van Riemsdyk ..................................... 121 12. Jeremy Bracco ....................................