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K’Andre Miller                                                                       2019 1st Round, 5th Overall
2018 1st Round, 22nd Overall                                                                           LA Kings
New York Rangers

                                                                                                                                                             Welcome to USA Hockey Arena from Jim Smith............ 3
                                                                                                                                                             USA Hockey Executives..................................................... 4
                                                                                                                                                             New NTDP Coaches 2020................................................. 8
                                                                                                                                                             Hockey Operations Under-18.......................................... 14
                                     Dates and times are
                                      subject to change                                                                                                      2020-21 Under-18 Team .................................................. 15
                                                                                                                                                             NTDP Team Staff .............................................................. 20
                                                                                                                                                             Hockey Operations Under-17.......................................... 22
                                                                                                                                                             2020-21 Under-17 Team................................................... 23
                                   @USAHOCKEYNTDP
                                                                                                                                                             NHL Draft........................................................................... 28
                                                                                                                                                             Summer Drive-In............................................................... 33
                                                                                                                                                             International Competition.............................................. 37
                        Clayton Keller
                        2016 1st Round, 7th Overall
                        Arizona Coyotes
                                                                                                                                                             NTDP in the NHL................................................................ 38
                                                                  Brady Tkachuk
                                                       2018 1st Round, 4th Overall                                                                           Path to the USHL............................................................... 42
                                                                 Ottawa Senators
                                                                                                                                                             College Hockey Prospects.............................................. 46
                                                                                                                                                             NTDP in the NCAA............................................................ 47
                                                                                                                                                             USA Hockey Alphabet: A – Z........................................... 48
                                Joel Farabee
                                2018 1st Round, 14th Overall
                                Philadelphia Flyers                                                                                                          All-Time Record Book – Career....................................... 51
                                                                                                                                                             U.S. Women’s National Team The Road to Gold........... 52
                                                                                                                                                             All-Time Record Book – Single Season........................... 55

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WELCOME TO               USA HOCKEY ARENA
           HOME OF THE NATIONAL TEAM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

                      We’re honored to have you as our guest and we know you’ll enjoy
                      the opportunity to watch the great young players that compete
                      here throughout the season.

                    As you probably know, this facility is home to our National
                    Team Development Program, a world-renowned elite-
                    level training program for the best 16- and 17-year-old
                    men’s players in our country. You have the unique
                    opportunity to watch them before they become
   leading players on college campuses and eventually in the NHL or other
   professional leagues.

   Graduates of the NTDP include current NHL stars like Auston
   Matthews, Clayton Keller, Jack Eichel, Dylan Larkin and Quinn
   Hughes, to name just a few.

   The teams the NTDP competes against are from the United
   States Hockey League (USHL), the top junior league in
   our country. We also have the great opportunity to
   welcome college hockey teams from both the Division
   I and Division III levels.

   We’re particularly excited this season to have the chance
   to host the best players in the world in April for the 2021 IIHF Under-18
   Men’s World Championship!

   We appreciate you being a part of something special here at USA
   Hockey Arena. Enjoy the season and go Team USA!

   Yours in hockey,

   Jim Smith

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EXECUTIVES
                            JIM SMITH                                                                                       SCOTT MONAGHAN
                            PRESIDENT                                                                                       SENIOR DIRECTOR, NTDP
                                                                                                                            OPERATIONS
                            Jim Smith was named the fifth president of USA Hockey on
                            June 6, 2015. He has a long history in the sport, including                                     Scott Monaghan, an original member
                            nearly 45 years as a player, coach, referee and administrator.                                  of USA Hockey’s National Team
                                                                                                                            Development Program, currently serves
                            His first involvement with USA Hockey came in 1985 as a                                         as its senior director of operations and
                            member of the Player Development Committee, where                                               is responsible for all aspects of the
                            he has served for 30 years, including his last nine as chair                                    NTDP.
                            (2006-2015).
                                                                                                He has served on the staff of 20 U.S. Men’s National Under-18
Smith was elected to the USA Hockey Board of Directors in 1987 and that year became             Teams, including the gold medal-winning squads at the 2002, 2005,
the organization’s first-ever high school section director. He then became the youngest         2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2017 International Ice
member of USA Hockey’s executive committee in 1995 when he was elected secretary                Hockey Federation Men’s Under-18 World Championships.
of the organization. His ascension continued in 2003, when he became treasurer of USA
Hockey, a position he held for 12 years before being named president.                           Monaghan also has been on the staff of six U.S. National Junior
                                                                                                Teams, last serving as team leader for the gold medal-winning
A native of Park Ridge, Illinois, Smith played defense and forward at the University of         squad at the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship in Regina and
Illinois at Chicago from 1973-76. Over the past five decades, he has coached at many            Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He was honored at the USA Hockey
levels, from learn-to-skate through high school. He is also widely engaged in disabled          Annual Congress in 2009 with the President’s Award, recognizing
hockey and today serves as coach for the Hornets youth sled hockey team in Chicago              his outstanding contributions to the organization.
and also the Chicago Blackhawks Warriors sled hockey team for injured veterans.
                                                                                                Monaghan works closely with the NTDP coaching staff to
Smith, who resides in Mount Prospect, Illinois, has been a registered official with USA         develop the challenging schedule the teams play, including the
Hockey since 1983 and has worked some 2,500 games, from youth hockey to the                     growth of an NCAA Division I/III schedule for the U18s and the
collegiate level.                                                                               program’s transition to a full-time member of the United States
                                                                                                Hockey League.
                            PAT KELLEHER                                                        Prior to joining the NTDP, Monaghan spent eight years with the
                            EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR                                                  Lake Superior State University Athletic Department. He served as
                            Pat Kelleher took over as executive director of USA Hockey          the Lakers’ sports information director for four seasons (1989-93),
                            and The USA Hockey Foundation on June 10, 2017.                     before being appointed assistant athletic director in 1993.
                                                                                                While with the Lakers, Monaghan coordinated fundraising and
                            Kelleher previously served as assistant executive director of       construction for the $5.9 million Gem of the North, as well as
                            development at USA Hockey since 2008 and prior to that was          marketing and ticket sales.
                            recruited to launch what is today known as the U.S. Ice Rink
                            Association.                                                                                    GAVIN REGAN
                                                                                                                            VICE PRESIDENT,
The Belmont, Massachusetts, native helped start a new department at USA Hockey in
                                                                                                                            INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL
2008 focused on increasing participation across the country, particularly at the entry
level. As assistant executive director for membership development, he established and                                       CHAIR
led implementation of several new initiatives, including national Try Hockey for Free Days;                                  Gavin Regan, a native of Potsdam, New
Welcome Back Week; and the 2 and 2 Challenge. Those programs not only resulted in                                            York, has played a significant role at
increased retention, but also advanced the number of players at the 8U level by some                                         both the district and national levels of
20% in the nine seasons under his leadership, inclusive of a then record 116,694 8U                                          USA Hockey as a valuable member of
players in 2016-17.                                                                                                          the organization’s volunteer leadership
                                                                                                                             for parts of the last three decades. In
In 2011, Kelleher was given additional responsibilities overseeing The USA Hockey
                                                                                                June 2013, he was elected a vice president of USA Hockey and
Foundation and has championed efforts that have resulted in donations to the
                                                                                                chair of the organization’s international council. Regan, who has
Foundation’s Circle of Champions increasing five-fold over the last five years.
                                                                                                been a member of USA Hockey’s Board of Directors since 1995,
Prior to coming to USA Hockey, Kelleher helped launch Serving the American Rinks (STAR)         was tabbed in 2004 to serve on the executive committee of USA
in April 2000 and served as its chief operating officer through June 2008.                      Hockey as a director representative.

Kelleher has been involved in hockey during his entire professional career and is a USA         He has been involved with USA Hockey’s New York state affiliate as
Hockey Level 5 certified coach and has been a youth hockey coach for most of the last           a district director since 1991; has been on the player development
25 seasons.                                                                                     committee for the state for more than 20 years; and has served as
                                                                                                team leader for several boys’ New York Select Teams at USA Hockey
                                                                                                National Festivals.

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Dan Muse (Canton, Mass.) and Adam Nightingale (Chey-                                                                   ABOUT NIGHTINGALE
boygan, Mich.) have been named the 14th and 15th head                                                                  Nightingale joins the NTDP after serving as an assistant
coaches in USA Hockey National Team Development                                                                        coach for the Red Wings last season, where he was
Program history, it was announced today by USA Hockey.                                                                responsible for player development, pre-scouting
                                                                                                                      opponents and running the penalty kill. During his first
Muse brings 15 years of coaching experience to the NTDP                                                                 two years in Detroit, he worked as a video coach and
and was an assistant coach for the Nashville Predators for                                                                      held the same role for the Buffalo Sabres
the past three seasons. Nightingale has spent the last three                                                                        during the 2016-17 season.
years with the Detroit Red Wings, serving most recently as
an assistant coach for the 2019-20 campaign.                                                                                          “I am extremely thankful to Scott
                                                                                                                                       Monaghan, the NTDP staff and USA
“We are very excited to bring in two coaches of this caliber,”                                                                           Hockey for this unique opportunity,”
said Scott Monaghan, senior director of operations for the                                                                                said Nightingale. “I’ve been fortu-
NTDP. “Both Dan and Adam have great experience and                                                                                          nate to have been coached and
success as head coaches working with the developmental                                                                                        mentored by some great people and look forward to getting a chance to
age levels and have progressed to working at the highest                                                                                       do the same with our nation’s top players.”
level on NHL benches. We are fortunate to have these two
                                                                     t
                                                                          Dan Muse and Adam Nightingale                                        Before joining the Sabres staff, Nightingale served as head coach for Shattuck
leading the development of our young men at the NTDP.”                                                                                         St. Mary’s 14U team in Minnesota for two seasons (2014-16), leading the
                                                                                                                                               team to a national championship in 2016. During that time, he coached
ABOUT MUSE                                                                                                                                     NTDP alumni Drew Helleson, Oliver Wahlstrom and Cam York.
With Nashville, Muse’s duties focused on leading the
penalty kill and working with their group of forwards.                                                                                         Nightingale’s experience also includes four seasons (2010-14) as director
He was a part of two Central Division champion teams,                                                                                           of hockey operations for his alma mater, Michigan State University, and
including the Presidents’ Trophy winning squad during the                                                                                       two years (2008-10) as head coach of the Shattuck-St. Mary’s Midget
2017-18 season.                                                                                                                                AA squad.

“I am humbled to have the opportunity to coach at the                                                                                        A native of Cheboygan, Michigan, Nightingale has served on the staff of four
National Team Development Program,” said Muse. “The                                                                                       U.S. national teams. His first experience was as video coach for the U.S. National
opportunity to combine development, at the individual and                                                                              Junior Team in 2015 and he held the same role for the U.S. Men’s National Team at
team levels, along with representing this country is a huge                                                                        the past three IIHF Men’s World Championships, including the 2018 squad that captured
honor. I am very grateful to everyone at USA Hockey that                                                                          the bronze medal in Copenhagen and Herning, Denmark.
was involved in this process. I am extremely excited to begin                                                                     Nightingale’s playing career spanned two seasons each at Lake Superior State University
working together with these players and with this staff.                                                                          (2000-02) and Michigan State University (2003-05), where he totaled 37 points (18g-19a)
                                                                                                                                 in a combined 118 games and served as alternate captain for two seasons. He went on
Prior to joining the Predators in 2017, Muse served as head                                                                      to play parts of four seasons in the ECHL with the Gwinnett Gladiators, Greenville Grrrowl
coach of the USHL’s Chicago Steel for two seasons, where                                                                         and Charlotte Checkers. Nightingale resides in Canton, Michigan, with his wife, Kristin,
he led the team to a Clark Cup championship in 2017.                                                                             and three children, Trevor, Emmerson and Keeton.
Previously, he was part of NCAA Division I coaching staffs at
Yale University (2009-2015), where he helped the Bulldogs to                                                                    Muse and Nightingale will begin their duties immediately and fill the vacancies left by former
the 2013 NCCA title, and Sacred Heart University (2008-09).                                                                     NTDP head coaches Seth Appert and John Wroblewski, who both recently accepted
He was also was an assistant coach at Williams College                                                                          head coaching positions in the AHL.
(2007-08) after beginning his coaching career as an assistant
                                                                                                                                NOTES: Muse will coach the U.S. National Under-18 Team in 2020-21 and be joined on the
at Milton Academy in 2005. On the international stage,
                                                                                                                                coaching staff by Dan Hinote (Elk River, Minn.) and Mike Leone (Dearborn, Mich.), while
Muse served as the video coordinator for the gold medal-
                                                                                                                                Nightingale will lead the U.S. National Under-17 Team and be assisted by Nick Fohr (Grand
winning U.S. National Junior Team at the 2013 IIHF World
                                                                                                                                Forks, N.D.) and Brent Darnell (Canton, Mich.)
Junior Championship in Ufa, Russia, and held the same
position for the 2014 tournament in Malmo, Sweden.                                                                               ABOUT THE NTDP: USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program is entering its 24th
                                                                                                                                 season of competition and is based at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan. The goal
Muse is a graduate of Stonehill (Mass.) College where he                                                                         of the full-time development program is to prepare student-athletes under the age of
played four seasons of collegiate hockey, including serving                                                                      18 for participation on U.S. National Teams and success in their future hockey careers. Its
as alternate captain in 2005.                                                                                                   efforts focus not only on high-caliber participation on the ice but creating well-rounded
                                                                                                                                individuals off the ice.

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HOCKEY OPERATIONS                                                                                                                                2020-21 UNDER-18 TEAM
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                          DAN MUSE - HEAD COACH                                                       DAVID LASSONDE –
                          Dan Muse was named an NTDP head                                             NATIONAL GOALTENDING COACH
                          coach on August 27 and will lead the U18                                    David Lassonde, with more than
                          Team for the 2020-21 season, his first year                                 30 years of experience, was been                              SEAN BEHRENS                                                                    JACK HUGHES
                          at the NTDP.                                                                named national goaltending coach                                         DEFENSEMAN                                                                         FORWARD
                                                                                                      for USA Hockey prior to the start of the            Height: 5’9”                                                                 Height: 6’0”
                            Muse brings 15 years of coaching experi-                                                                                      Weight: 175                         #2                                       Weight: 165                         #4
                                                                                                      2020-21 season. Lassonde will support
                            ence to the NTDP and was an assistant                                                                                         DOB: 3/31/03                                                                 DOB: 11/2/03
                            coach for the Nashville Predators for the                                 USA Hockey’s international teams as                 Hometown: Barrington, Illinois		                                             Hometown: Westwood, Massachusetts
                            past three seasons. With Nashville, Muse’s                                well its National Team Development                  College Commit: University of Denver (NCHC)                                  College Commit: Northeastern University (H-East)
                            duties focused on leading the penalty kill                                Program and also be involved in the                 Previous Team: U.S. National Under-17 Team                                   Previous Team: U.S. National Under-17 Team
                            and working with their group of forwards.                                 organization’s overall goaltending
He was a part of two Central Division champion teams, including                                       development efforts.
the Presidents’ Trophy winning squad during the 2017-18 season.
Prior to joining the Predators in 2017, Muse served as head coach of        Over his 32-year NCAA Division I men’s hockey coaching career                           TY MURCHISON                                                                    LUKE HUGHES
the USHL’s Chicago Steel for two seasons, where he led the team to          that has included stops at the Dartmouth College, University
a Clark Cup championship in 2017.                                           of Denver, University of New Hampshire, Miami University, and
                                                                                                                                                                               DEFENSEMAN                                                                   DEFENSEMAN
                                                                                                                                                          Height: 6’2”                                                                 Height: 6’2”
                                                                            University of Wisconsin, Lassonde’s resume includes 20 trips to               Weight: 189                         #5                                       Weight: 176
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           #6
Previously, he was part of NCAA Division I coaching staffs at Yale
                                                                            the NCAA Tournament with five appearances in the Frozen                       DOB: 2/2/03                                                                  DOB: 9/9/03
University (2009-2015), where he helped the Bulldogs to the 2013                                                                                          Hometown: Corona, California		                                               Hometown: Canton, Michigan
NCAA title, and Sacred Heart University (2008-09). He was also was          Four, three conference tournament titles and six regular-season
                                                                                                                                                          College Commit: Uncommitted                                                  College Commit: University of Michigan (Big Ten)
an assistant coach at Williams College (2007-08) after beginning his        championships. Lassonde played collegiately for two seasons
                                                                                                                                                          Previous Team: U.S. National Under-17 Team                                   Previous Team: U.S. National Under-17 Team
coaching career as an assistant at Milton Academy in 2005.                  (1981-83) as a goaltender for Providence College. He has
                                                                            coached numerous All-American goaltenders over that time,
Muse is married to his wife, Maureen, and they have four kids:              including the likes of Ty Conklin, Mike Ayers, Sam Brittain and
daughters Fiona, Niamh and Honora, along with their son, Kieran.            Kevin Regan.
                                                                                                                                                                         JACK DEVINE                                                          JUSTIN JANICKE
                          MIKE LEONE - ASSISTANT COACH                      On the international stage, Lassonde has served as an assistant                                          FORWARD                                                                      FORWARD
                                                                            coach for USA Hockey seven times, including helping the U.S.                  Height: 5’11”                                                                Height: 6’0”
                          Mike Leone will join the NTDP U18 team                                                                                                                              #7                                       Weight: 180
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            #8
                                                                            win the gold medal at the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship                 Weight: 173
                          for the 2020-21 season, his second as a                                                                                                                                                                      DOB: 6/30/03
                                                                                                                                                          DOB: 10/1/03
                          member of the coaching staff.                     and a silver medal at the 2019 event. In addition, Lassonde also              Hometown: Glencoe, Illinois		                                                Hometown: Maple Grove, Minnesota
                                                                            helped lead the U.S. Under-17 Men’s Select Team to the cham-                  College Commit: University of Denver (NCHC)                                  College Commit: University of Notre Dame (Big Ten)
                          Leone brings previous experience coach-           pionship of the 2015 Five Nations Cup, and the U.S. Under-18                  Previous Team: U.S. National Under-17 Team                                   Previous Team: U.S. National Under-17 Team
                          ing at both the collegiate and professional       Men’s Select Team to a second-place finish at the 2016 Ivan
                          levels as he was an assistant at Bowling          Hlinka Memorial Cup. Lassonde also worked with Team USA
                          Green State University (2018-19) as well          at the World Deaf Ice Hockey Championships, winning a gold
                          as with the ECHL’s Quad City Mallards
                          (2017-18).
                                                                            medal in 2017.                                                                       LIAM GILMARTIN                                                                 ETHAN STRAKY
                                                                            Lassonde has served as a mentor at USA Hockey Player Develop-
                                                                                                                                                                                     FORWARD                                                                DEFENSEMAN
The Dearborn, Michigan native skated three seasons at Western                                                                                             Height: 6’2”                                                                 Height: 5’11”
                                                                            ment Camps since 1990, and has worked as an instructor for USA                                                    #9                                       Weight: 174
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            #10
Michigan University before embarking on a four-year professional                                                                                          Weight: 190
career that took him through the ECHL’s Kalamazoo Wings and Toledo          Hockey’s Warren Strelow National Goalie Program since 2007.                   DOB: 1/7/03                                                                  DOB: 4/18/03
                                                                                                                                                          Hometown: Falls Church, Virginia		                                           Hometown: Ormond Beach, Florida
Walleye, in addition to one season with Villard-de-Lans in France.
                                                                                                                                                          College Commit: Providence College (H-East)                                  College Commit: University of Notre Dame (Big Ten)
                                                                                                                                                          Previous Team: U.S. National Under-17 Team                                   Previous Team: U.S. National Under-17 Team

                                                                                                                                                                        CHAZ LUCIUS                                                       SASHA PASTUJOV
                                                                                                                                                                                     FORWARD                                                                      FORWARD
                                                                                                                                                          Height: 6’0”                                                                 Height: 6’0”
                                                                                                                                                          Weight: 172
                                                                                                                                                                                              #11                                      Weight: 175
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            #12
                                                                                                                                                          DOB: 5/2/03                                                                  DOB: 7/15/03
                                                                                                                                                          Hometown: Grant, Minnesota		                                                 Hometown: Bradenton, Florida
                                                                                                                                                          College Commit: University of Minnesota (Big 10)                             College Commit: University of Notre Dame (Big 10)
                                                                                                                                                          Previous Team: U.S. National Under-17 Team                                   Previous Team: U.S. National Under-17 Team

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               TYLER BOUCHER                                                                   RYAN ST. LOUIS                                            ROMAN SCHMIDT                                                             GIBSON HOMER
                                    FORWARD                                                                      FORWARD                                               DEFENSEMAN                                                              GOALTENDER
         Height: 6’1”                                                                                                                              Height: 6’5”                                                            Height: 6’5”
         Weight: 200
                                             #13                                       Height: 5’10”
                                                                                                                           #15                     Weight: 206
                                                                                                                                                                                        #27                                                                    #29
                                                                                       Weight: 168                                                                                                                         Weight: 209
         DOB: 1/16/03                                                                  DOB: 6/13/03                                                DOB: 2/27/03                                                            DOB: 12/29/03
         Hometown: Haddonfield, New Jersey                                             Hometown: Riverside, Connecticut		                          Hometown: Midland, Michigan		                                           Hometown: Grand Rapids, Michigan
         College Commit: Boston University (H-East)                                    College Commit: Northeastern University (H-East)            College Commit: Boston University (H-East)                              College Commit: Uncommited
         Previous Team: U.S. National Under-17 Team                                    Previous Team: U.S. National Under-17 Team                  Previous Team: U.S. National Under-17 Team                              Previous Team: U.S. National Under-17 Team

               JEREMY WILMER                                                              AIDAN HRESCHUK                                              KAIDAN MBEREKO
                                    FORWARD                                                                DEFENSEMAN                                                   GOALTENDER
         Height: 5’7”                                                                  Height: 5’11”                                                Height: 5’11”
         Weight: 142                         #16                                                                           #17                      Weight: 182                         #30
                                                                                       Weight: 182
         DOB: 8/16/03                                                                  DOB: 2/19/03                                                 DOB: 7/28/03
         Hometown: Rockville Centre, New York                                          Hometown: Long Beach, California		                           Hometown: Aspen, Colorado
         College Commit: Boston University (H-East)                                    College Commit: Boston College (H-East)                      College Commit: Uncommitted
         Previous Team: U.S. National Under-17 Team                                    Previous Team: U.S. National Under-17 Team                   Previous Team: U.S. National Under-17 Team

                  JACOB MARTIN                                                                       RED SAVAGE
                              DEFENSEMAN                                                                         FORWARD
         Height: 6’0”                                                                  Height: 5’11”
         Weight: 190
                                             #18                                       Weight: 175
                                                                                                                           #19
         DOB: 3/18/03                                                                  DOB: 5/15/03
         Hometown: Eagle River, Wisconsin		                                            Hometown: Scottsdale, Arizona
         College Commit: University of Wisconsin (Big Ten)                             College Commit: Miami University (OH) (NCHC)
         Previous Team: U.S. National Under-17 Team                                    Previous Team: U.S. National Under-17 Team

                  CADEN BROWN                                                                   TY GALLAGHER
                                    FORWARD                                                                DEFENSEMAN
         Height: 5’11”                                                                 Height: 6’0”
         Weight: 170
                                             #21                                       Weight: 190                         #24
         DOB: 6/22/03                                                                  DOB: 3/6/03
         Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri		                                               Hometown: Clarkston, Michigan
         College Commit: University of Wisconsin (Big 10)                              College Commit: University of Notre Dame (Big 10)
         Previous Team: U.S. National Under-17 Team                                    Previous Team: U.S. National Under-17 Team

                        DYLAN DUKE                                                          ANDRE GASSEAU
                                    FORWARD                                                                      FORWARD
         Height: 5’10”                                                                 Height: 6’4”
         Weight: 181
                                              #25                                      Weight: 202
                                                                                                                            #26
         DOB: 3/4/03                                                                   DOB: 7/3/03
         Hometown: Strongsville, Ohio		                                                Hometown: Garden Grove, California
         College Commit: University of Michigan (Big Ten)                              College Commit: Uncommitted
         Previous Team: U.S. National Under-17 Team                                    Previous Team: Shattuck St. Mary’s 16U

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QUINN
 HUGHES

Hometown: Orlando, FL
Position: Defenseman
Height: 5’10”      Weight: 170
NHL Team: Vancouver Canucks
Drafted: 2018, 1st RD (#7) By VAN

USA HOCKEY CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• IIHF Men’s World Championship
 Appearances: 2 (2018- Bronze, 2019)
• IIHF Men’s World Junior Championship
 Appearances: 2 (2018- Bronze, 2019- Silver)
• IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championship
 Appearances: 1 (2017- Gold)
• NTDP Stats: 17 goals and 60 assists in
 122 GP (2015-17)

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NTDP TEAM STAFF                                                                                                                                                   NTDP TEAM STAFF
                           JASON HODGES – ATHLETIC TRAINER
                                                                                    Prior to joining the NTDP, Bradley was a student equipment manager                                     LISA VOLLMERS –
                           Jason Hodges is in his 23rd season with USA                                                                                                                                                                                                       KEVIN REITER –
                                                                                    for Clarkson University’s men’s ice hockey team for four seasons. He
                           Hockey’s National Team Development Program               earned a civil engineering degree from Clarkson in 2001.                                               DIRECTOR, STUDENT-ATHLETE SERVICES                                                DIRECTOR, PLAYER PERSONNEL
                           and in 2020-21 is serving as athletic trainer for                                                                                                               Lisa Vollmers is in her 17th season with USA                                      Kevin Reiter enters his eighth season with USA
                           the U.S. National Under-18 Team. He was also                                      JAKE VISSER –                                                                 Hockey’s National Team Development Program.                                       Hockey’s National Team Development Program,
                           named an athletic trainer on the 2021 U.S.                                        EQUIPMENT MANAGER                                                             She serves as the director of student-athlete                                     his fourth year as the director of player per-
                           National Junior Team staff and will travel with the                                                                                                             services for both the U.S. National Under-17                                      sonnel. Reiter manages the current U17 and
                                                                                                              Jake Visser is in his 11th season with USA
                           team to the tournament in Edmonton and Red                                                                                                                      and Under-18 teams.                                                               U18 rosters while recruiting and evaluating
                                                                                                              Hockey’s National Team Development Pro-
                           Deer, Alberta from Dec. 26, 2020 – Jan. 5, 2021.                                                                                                                                                                                                  potential future NTDP players.
                                                                                                              gram and will work as the equipment manager
                          Hodges has served on the staff of five gold-                                        for the U.S. National Under-18 Team in 2020-21.                                Vollmers is responsible for the enrollment
                          medal squads at the International Ice Hockey                                        His stint has included three gold medals (2011,                                and registration of all players and monitors                                    In January 2020, Reiter was part of the
Federation Men’s Under-18 World Championship (2005, 2009, 2011, 2015,                                         2015, 2017) and one silver medal (2013) at the      academic achievement and attendance. Additionally, she tracks                                              United States staff at the Winter Youth Olympic
2017). Additionally, he has two silver medals in the event (2007, 2013).                                      International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s           progress towards NCAA eligibility and provides regular communication              Games in Lausanne, Switzerland. In 2019, he made his debut as an as-
                                                                                                              Under-18 World Championship. At the signature       with parents, billets, teachers and the NTDP staff. She also oversees             sistant coach for the U.S. Men’s National Team at the IIHF Men’s World
The New Baltimore, Michigan, native has worked with seven World                                                                                                   housing with billets for NTDP players and assists with administrative             Championship in Slovakia.
                                                                                    event for the U.S. National Under-17 Team, the World Under-17 Challenge,
Under-17 Challenge squads, with first-place finishes in 2001, 2010, and                                                                                           duties as necessary.
                                                                                    Visser has seen one first-place finish (January 2014) and one second-
2014 (Jan.) and performed athletic trainer duties for four U.S. National                                                                                                                                                                            Reiter spent his first four seasons with the NTDP as goaltending coach
                                                                                    place finish (2012).
Junior Teams (2002, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017), collecting bronze in 2011 and                                                                                        Lisa received a bachelor’s degree in history from Western Michigan                for both the Under-17 and Under-18 teams. He also served as the coor-
gold in 2013 and 2017. Hodges is a 1998 graduate of the University of               The Grand Rapids, Michigan, native has also served as equipment               University in 1988 and earned her master’s degree in the same subject             dinator of the Warren Strelow National Goaltending Mentor Program.
Michigan with a degree in movement science from the division of kine-               manager for the U.S. National Junior Team (2015), the U.S. Under-17           at Eastern Michigan University in 1997.                                           Having served on the coaching staff at four International Ice Hockey
siology. He earned his master’s degree in athletic training from Indiana            Select Teams (2011, 2013), and the U.S. Under-18 Select Teams at the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Federations Men’s Under-18 World Championships, Reiter helped
State University in 1999.                                                           Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament (2016-17). Additionally, Visser was                                    BRIAN GALIVAN –                                          guide Team USA to gold medals in 2014, 2015 and 2017.
                                                                                    the equipment manager at USA Hockey’s National Junior Evaluation
                           DENNIS MACDONALD – ATHLETIC TRAINER                      Camp in 2014.                                                                                          DIRECTOR, SPORTS SCIENCE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Additionally, Reiter has been on the staff of three World Under-17 Hockey
                           Dennis MacDonald enters his sixth season as                                                                                                                     Brian Galivan is back with USA Hockey’s
                                                                                    Prior to his time with the NTDP, Visser worked as the assistant equip-                                                                                          Challenge teams, helping lead the U.S. to two medals. He was also
                           athletic trainer with USA Hockey’s National                                                                                                                     National Team Development Program for his
                                                                                    ment manager for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey                                                                                               a part of title-winning teams at the 2013 Under-17 Four Nations, 2014
                           Team Development Program and will work with                                                                                                                     second second as director of sports science
                                                                                    League for three seasons (2007-10).                                                                                                                             Under-17 Five Nations and 2014 Under-18 Four Nations tournaments.
                           the U.S. National Under-17 Team in 2020-21.                                                                                                                     for the 2020-21 campaign.
                                                                                                             DR. REBECCA NORTHWAY – TEAM PHYSICIAN                                                                                                  A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Reiter played four seasons (2000-
                           MacDonald was selected to serve on the U.S.                                                                                                                    Galivan is a world-renowned sports perfor-
                           National Team staff for the 2020 International                                    Dr. Rebecca Northway is in her 12th season as a                                                                                        04) at the University of Alaska-Anchorage before embarking on a
                                                                                                                                                                                          mance specialist who has had the privilege
                           Ice Hockey Federation World Championship, his                                     team physician for USA Hockey’s National Team                                                                                          seven-year professional career. Reiter was named the International
                                                                                                                                                                                          to work with elite athletes around the world.
                           first appointment at that level.                                                  Development Program. She works with both the                                                                                           Hockey League Goalie of the Year in 2008 after leading the Fort
                                                                                                                                                                                          Brian is the founder of GVN Performance
                                                                                                             U.S. National Under-17 and Under-18 Teams.                                                                                             Wayne Komets to the Turner Cup championship.
                           In 2017, he fulfilled athletic trainer duties for the                                                                                  and Revitalab Chicago. His clients have participated in the Olympics,
                                                                                                          Northway is a clinical instructor for the Uni-          World Juniors and all major sports leagues across the United States and
silver medal-winning U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team, a role he also held                                                                                                                                                                                                  LYRRAD (ROD) BRACEFUL –
with the bronze medal-winning 2016 U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team.                                     versity of Michigan’s Canton Health Center.             Europe.
                                                                                                          Previously, she has served as a team physician                                                                                                                     ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, PLAYER PERSONNEL
Prior to joining the NTDP, MacDonald served on the Plymouth Whalers                                       for several teams including the Plymouth                Galivan’s passion for human kinesiology and recovery modalities led                                        Rod Braceful is back for his third season as
staff for 17 seasons. His tenure in Plymouth included work as athletic                                    Whalers, Madonna (Mich.) University’s soccer            him to carve out a hockey niche in his hometown Chicago area. He is                                        the assistant director of player personnel for
trainer and equipment manager, while also handling team logistics.                  and basketball teams and Michigan’s Special Olympics.                         a firm believer that you must be in a constant state of learning in order                                  USA Hockey’s National Team Development
A Detroit native, MacDonald graduated in 1995 from Wayne State                                                                                                    to grow and master your craft.                                                                             Program. Braceful is responsible for recruit-
                                                                                    A native of Farmington Hills, Michigan, Northway completed her bach-
University with a degree in exercise science.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ing and evaluating efforts for potential NTDP
                                                                                    elor’s degree at Albion (Mich.) College and received her doctorate of
                                                                                                                                                                  As a high-performance specialist, Galivan works with athletes and                                          players.
                                                                                    medicine from Michigan State University. She completed a residency
                           BROCK BRADLEY –                                                                                                                        clients on strength and conditioning, injury rehabilitation and recovery,
                                                                                    at the University of Michigan and a primary care sports medicine
                           HEAD EQUIPMENT MANAGER                                   fellowship at Providence Athletic Medicine of St. John-Providence
                                                                                                                                                                  as well as athletic monitoring and testing. He is committed to working                                       Prior to working for the NTDP, Braceful served
                           Brock Bradley enters the 2020-21 season, his                                                                                           with his clients to reach optimal performance and understands the                                            as the director of scouting for the Muskegon
                                                                                    Hospitals in Novi, Michigan.
                           20th season with USA Hockey’s National Team                                                                                            biomechanics, physical and emotional demands of athletes. His com-                Lumberjacks the during the 2017-18 season. He also served as a regional
                           Development Program, as equipment man-                                            DR. JOHN GRANT – TEAM PHYSICIAN                      passion and ability to mentor in both the gym and in life has allowed             scout for the Sioux Falls Stampede from 2014-2017.
                           ager for the U.S. National Under-17 Team. He                                                                                           GVN performance to grow to much more than just a training facility.
                                                                                                             Dr. John Grant is in his sixth season as team
                           completed his 1,000th game with the NTDP on                                                                                            He has created a culture that gives elite athletes, youth, and adult              The Detroit native also worked at Selects Hockey as the midwest
                                                                                                             physician for USA Hockey’s National Team
                           March 12, 2017.                                                                                                                        fitness enthusiasts alike, the support, resources and inspiration to reach        hockey director for Legacy Global Sports. Additionally, Braceful has
                                                                                                             Development Program. He will work with both
                                                                                                                                                                  their true potential.                                                             served as a youth hockey coach in the metro-Detroit area for six years
                          His extensive service has included five gold                                       the U.S. National Under-17 and Under-18 Teams.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    with the Little Caesars and Compuware Youth Hockey programs.
                          medals (2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014), two                                          Grant is an Assistant Professor in the University
silver (2004, 2018) and two bronze (2008, 2016) at the International Ice                                      of Michigan’s Department of Orthopaedic                                                                                               Braceful graduated from New England College in 2012 with a
Hockey Federation Men’s Under-18 World Championship while with                                                Surgery, a consultant to the University of                                                                                            dual-degree in sports and recreation management and business
Team USA. With the U.S. at the World Under-17 Challenge, Bradley has                                          Michigan athletic department and head                                                                                                 administration. He also served as an assistant coach at NEC while
seen two second-place finishes (2011, 2014) and two third-place                                               team orthopedic surgeon for Eastern Michigan                                                                                          enrolled.
showings (2009, 2013).                                                              University Athletics. He has previously served as an Associate Physician
The West Stockholm, New York, native’s experience with USA Hockey                   with the QMJHL’s Saint John Sea Dogs.
also includes four stints with the U.S. National Junior Team at the IIHF            A native of St. John’s, Newfoundland, Grant obtained his PhD in
World Junior championship (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017), including                 Kinesiology from the University of Calgary Sports Medicine Centre. He
the gold medal-winning 2010 squad. Additionally, Bradley served as                  completed his medical school and orthopedic residency training at
an equipment manager for USA Hockey’s National Junior Evaluation                    the University of Calgary and completed a fellowship in orthopedic
Camp seven times (2006-11, 2013, 2017).                                             sports medicine and shoulder surgery at the University of Michigan.

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HOCKEY OPERATIONS                                                                                                                               2020-21 UNDER-17 TEAM
                                2020-21 UNDER-17 TEAM                                                                                             NATIONAL TEAM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
                           ADAM NIGHTINGALE - HEAD COACH                                           NICK FOHR - ASSOCIATE COACH
                           Nightingale was announced as a head                                     Nick Fohr enters the 2020-21 season, his
                           coach with Muse and joins the NTDP after                                10th with USA Hockey’s National Team
                           serving as an assistant coach for the Red
                           Wings last season, where he was responsi-
                                                                                                   Development Program, as an associate
                                                                                                   coach of the U.S. National Under-17
                                                                                                                                                            MADDOX FLEMING                                                                    TYLER MUSZELIK
                           ble for player development, pre-scouting                                Team.                                                                            FORWARD                                                                  GOALTENDER
                           opponents and running the penalty kill.                                                                                       Height: 5’11”                                                                  Height: 6’2”
                                                                                                                                                                                             #34                                                                           #36
                           During his first two years in Detroit, he                              In his first season as associate coach in              Weight: 176                                                                    Weight: 188
                           worked as a video coach and held the                                   2017-18, Fohr helped lead the Under-18                 DOB: 2/13/04                                                                   DOB: 7/1/04
                                                                                                                                                         Hometown: Rochester, Minnesota                                                 Hometown: Long Valley, New Jersey
                           same role for the Buffalo Sabres during                                Team to a first-place finish at the Five
                                                                                                                                                         College Commit: University of Notre Dame (Big Ten)                             College Commit: Uncommitted
                           the 2016-17 season.                                                    Nations Tournament and a silver medal
                                                                                                                                                         Previous Team: Shattuck St. Mary’s Prep                                        Previous Team: New Jersey Rockets 15O
                                                                                                  at the International Ice Hockey Federa-
Before joining the Sabres staff, Nightingale served as head coach        tion Under-18 Men’s World Championship. Fohr became the first
for Shattuck St. Mary’s 14U team in Minnesota for two seasons (2014-     associate coach in NTDP history following the 2016-17 season.
16), leading the team to a national championship in 2016. During
that time, he coached NTDP alumni Drew Helleson, Oliver Wahlstrom        As assistant coach with Team USA, Fohr has helped lead two gold-                      FRANK NAZAR III                                                                  LOGAN COOLEY
and Cam York.                                                            medal teams (2015 & 2017) and one silver-medal squad (2013),                                                                                                                              FORWARD
                                                                                                                                                                                    FORWARD
                                                                         at the International Ice Hockey Federation Under-18 Men’s World                 Height: 5’9”                                                                   Height: 5’10”
Nightingale’s experience also includes four seasons (2010-14) as         Championship. Additionally, he served on the bench for one first-               Weight: 163                         #37                                        Weight: 154
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             #38
director of hockey operations for his alma mater, Michigan State         place finish (2014) and one second-place showing (2012) at the                  DOB: 1/14/04                                                                   DOB: 5/4/04
University, and two years (2008-10) as head coach of the Shattuck-       World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.                                                Hometown: Mount Clemens, Michigan                                              Hometown: West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
St. Mary’s Midget AA squad.                                                                                                                              College Commit: University of Michigan (Big Ten)                               College Commit: University of Notre Dame (Big Ten)
                                                                         A part of multiple tournament teams with the U.S. as an assistant,              Previous Team: Detroit Honeybaked 15O                                          Previous Team: Pittsburgh Penguins Elite 16U
A native of Cheboygan, Michigan, Nightingale has served on the staff     the Grand Forks, North Dakota, native has seen championships with
of four U.S. national teams. His first experience was as video coach     the Under-17 Team at the Four Nations Tournament twice (2011,
for the U.S. National Junior Team in 2015 and he held the same role      2013) and Five Nations (2014) and Vlad Dzurilla (2012) tournaments
for the U.S. Men’s National Team at the past three IIHF Men’s World      once. While charged with assisting the U18s, Fohr helped guide                             DEVIN KAPLAN                                                                  RYAN CHESLEY
Championships, including the 2018 squad that captured the bronze         winners at two Four Nations (2012, 2014) tournaments and two Five
medal in Copenhagen and Herning, Denmark.                                Nations tournaments (2016, 2017).                                                                          FORWARD                                                                  DEFENSEMAN
                                                                                                                                                         Height: 6’2”                                                                   Height: 6’0”
                                                                                                                                                                                             #39                                        Weight: 187
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             #40
                                                                                                                                                         Weight: 192
Nightingale’s playing career spanned two seasons each at Lake            Fohr’s tour of duty with USA Hockey has also included serving as
                                                                                                                                                         DOB: 1/10/04                                                                   DOB: 2/27/04
Superior State University (2000-02) and Michigan State University        assistant coach with the U.S. Under-18 Select Team four times (2012,                                                                                           Hometown: Mahtomedi, Minnesota
                                                                                                                                                         Hometown: Bridgewater, New Jersey
(2003-05), where he totaled 37 points (18g-19a) in a combined            2014, 2016, 2017) and in that same position at three CCM/USA                    College Commit: Boston University (H-East)                                     College Commit: Uncommitted
118 games and served as alternate captain for two seasons. He            Hockey All-American Prospects Games (2012, 2014, 2016).                         Previous Team: North Jersey Avalanche 16U                                      Previous Team: Shattuck St. Mary’s 16U
went on to play parts of four seasons in the ECHL with the Gwinnett
Gladiators, Greenville Grrrowl and Charlotte Checkers.                   Fohr played four seasons (1998-2002) at the University of Nebraska-
                                                                         Omaha and also previously starred in two seasons with the USHL’s
Nightingale resides in Canton, Michigan, with his wife, Kristin, and     Lincoln Stars (1996-98), where he earned a spot on the All-Star Team
three children, Trevor, Emmerson and Keeton.                             during the 1997-98 season.                                                        CHARLIE STRAMEL                                                                CUTTER GAUTHIER
                                                                                                                                                                                    FORWARD                                                                        FORWARD
                           BRENT DARNELL - ASSISTANT COACH                                                                                               Height: 6’3”                                                                   Height: 6’2”
                                                                                                                                                                                           #41                                                                             #42
                           Brent Darnell joins the U17 coaching staff for his second season                                                              Weight: 215                                                                    Weight: 190
                           as an NTDP assistant coach for the 2020-21 campaign. He                                                                       DOB: 10/15/04                                                                  DOB: 1/19/04
                           came to the NTDP from College Hockey Inc. where he most                                                                       Hometown: Rosemount, Minnesota		                                               Hometown: Scottsdale, Arizona
                                                                                                                                                         College Commit: Uncommitted                                                    College Commit: Boston College (H-East)
                           recently served as the Senior Director of Education.
                                                                                                                                                         Previous Team: Rosemount High School                                           Previous Team: Detroit Compuware 16U
                           Darnell’s coaching experience includes stints with the Compuware
                           U16 team as well as the Select 15’s Team Columbia.

                           As a player, Darnell skated locally with Detroit Catholic Central
                           in 2007-08 before playing a pair of seasons with the USHL’s Sioux
                                                                                                                                                                  SEAMUS CASEY                                                                  MAREK HEJDUK
                           Falls Stampede.                                                                                                                                    DEFENSEMAN                                                                          FORWARD
                                                                                                                                                         Height: 5’9”                                                                   Height: 5’11”
He went on to play four seasons at Michigan State University where he accumulated 57                                                                                                          #43                                       Weight: 164
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            #44
                                                                                                                                                         Weight: 151
points in his Spartans career. Darnell graduated from MSU with a degree in Economics                                                                     DOB: 1/8/04                                                                    DOB: 1/3/04
after earning Academic All-Big Ten honors three times.                                                                                                   Hometown: Estero, Florida		                                                    Hometown: Parker, Colorado
                                                                                                                                                         College Commit: University of Michigan (Big Ten)                               College Commit: Harvard University (H-East)
Darnell ended his playing career appearing in six games with the ECHL’s Bakersfield                                                                      Previous Team: Florida Alliance 16U                                            Previous Team: Colorado Thunderbirds 15O
Condors, where he collected a pair of assists.

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2020-21 UNDER-17 TEAM                                                                                                                           2020-21 UNDER-17 TEAM
  NATIONAL TEAM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM                                                                                                               NATIONAL TEAM
                                                                                                                                                  DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
           JIMMY SNUGGERUD                                                                    SEAMUS POWELL
                                                                                                                                                       RUTGER McGROARTY
                                    FORWARD                                                                   DEFENSEMAN
         Height: 6’1”                                                                   Height: 5’11”
                                                                                                                           #46
                                                                                                                                                                                   FORWARD
         Weight: 178                          #45                                       Weight: 157                                                      Height: 6’1”
                                                                                                                                                         Weight: 191                          #58
         DOB: 6/1/04                                                                    DOB: 4/26/04
                                                                                        Hometown: Marcellus, New York		                                  DOB: 3/30/04
         Hometown: Chaska, Minnesota
                                                                                        College Commit: Boston College (H-East)                          Hometown: Lincoln, Nebraska
         College Commit: Uncommitted
                                                                                        Previous Team: Rochester Selects 15O                             College Commit: University of Notre Dame (Big Ten)
         Previous Team: Chaska High School
                                                                                                                                                         Previous Team: Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 15O

                          KADEN MUIR                                                                  LANE HUTSON
                              DEFENSEMAN                                                                      DEFENSEMAN                                               COLE SPICER
         Height: 6’0”                                                                   Height: 5’6”
         Weight: 172                        #47                                         Weight: 134
                                                                                                                            #48                                                   FORWARD
                                                                                                                                                         Height: 5’10”
         DOB: 5/9/04                                                                    DOB: 2/14/04                                                     Weight: 165                          #59
         Hometown: Manchester, New Hampshire                                            Hometown: Barrington, Illinois		                                 DOB: 6/13/04
         College Commit: Uncommitted                                                    College Commit: Boston University (H-East)                       Hometown: Grand Forks, North Dakota
         Previous Team: Toronto Marlboros U16                                           Previous Team: New Jersey Avalanche 16U                          College Commit: University of North Dakota (NCHC)
                                                                                                                                                         Previous Team: Detroit Honeybaked 15O

         HUNTER BRZUSTEWICZ                                                                            CRUZ LUCIUS
                              DEFENSEMAN                                                                            FORWARD                             DYLAN SILVERSTEIN
         Height: 5’11”
         Weight: 178
                                               #49
                                                                                        Height: 5’11”
                                                                                        Weight: 176
                                                                                                                            #51                                               GOALTENDER
                                                                                                                                                         Height: 6’0”
         DOB: 11/29/04                                                                  DOB: 4/5/04                                                      Weight: 166                           #60
         Hometown: Washington Twp., Michigan                                            Hometown: Grant, Minnesota		                                     DOB: 2/7/04
         College Commit: University of Michigan (Big Ten)                               College Commit: University of Minnesota (Big Ten)                Hometown: Calabasas, California
         Previous Team: Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 15O                                       Previous Team: Gentry Galaxy 16U                                 College Commit: Uncommitted
                                                                                                                                                         Previous Team: Dexter Southfield School

                  BRADY BERARD                                                                  ISAAC HOWARD
                                    FORWARD                                                                         FORWARD
         Height: 6’0”                                                                   Height: 5’9”
         Weight: 177                         #52                                        Weight: 174
                                                                                                                               #53
         DOB: 2/26/04                                                                   DOB: 3/30/04
         Hometown: East Greenwich, Rhode Island                                         Hometown: Hudson, Wisconsin
         College Commit: Providence College (H-East)                                    College Commit: University of Minnesota-Duluth (NCHC)
         Previous Team: Mount St. Charles 15O                                           Previous Team: Shattuck St. Mary’s 16U

                         TYLER DUKE                                                             CHARLIE LEDDY
                              DEFENSEMAN                                                                      DEFENSEMAN
         Height: 5’9”                                                                   Height: 6’0”
                                              #56                                       Weight: 172
                                                                                                                           #57
         Weight: 174
         DOB: 7/19/04                                                                   DOB: 1/11/04
         Hometown: Strongsville, Ohio		                                                 Hometown: Fairfield, Connecticut
         College Commit: University of Notre Dame (Big Ten)                             College Commit: Boston College (H-East)
         Previous Team: Detroit Compuware 16U                                           Previous Team: Avon Old Farms

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THE 2020 NHL                                                                                                                                      THE 2020 NHL DRAFT

            DRAFT
Ottawa Senators general manager Pierre Dorian regularly
                                                                      He spent the first night of the draft with his family in a suite at Ralph
                                                                      Englestad Arena, the home of the North Dakota Fighting Hawks.

                                                                      “I was a little bit nervous waking up this morning, just knowing it’s
                                                                      a special day and I’ve been looking forward to it for a while,”
attends National Team Development Program home games
                                                                      Sanderson said in a media call. “Then, the day starting getting
at USA Hockey Arena. Like most team personnel, Dorian
                                                                      busy with all the media stuff and now I’m really relieved and
prefers watching games in the corner of the rink.
                                                                      happy that I’m drafted and all of it is over. I’m super excited to
After Dorian and his scouts watched NTDP defensemen                   be a part of this organization.”
Jake Sanderson for two seasons, they selected him with the
                                                                      Sanderson’s father, Geoff, was a second-round pick by the Hartford
fifth overall pick of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.
                                                                      Whalers in 1990 (36th overall), who went on to record 700 points
Dorian also viewed NTDP defenseman Tyler Kleven for two               (355G, 345A) in 1,104 career with eight National Hockey League
seasons, and the 6-foot-4 defenseman made enough of an                teams over 17 years.
impression for the Senators to trade up in the second round
                                                                      In time, what kind of player will the Senators get in Sanderson?
to select him. Former teammates Kleven and Sanderson are
also current teammates at the University of North Dakota              “I compare him to (Winnipeg Jets defenseman) Josh Morrissey,”
and have a great opportunity to be future teammates on                said TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button. “Like Morrissey,
the Ottawa blueline.                                                  Sanderson is an exceptional skater and really competitive. They
                                                                      don’t allow very much space, if at all. They get on you and get
“When you come out of a draft with the best defenseman
                                                                      in your space and prevent you from doing what you want to do.                      t                                                                         t
in it, it’s a success,” Dorian told NHL.com after Sanderson’s                                                                                                 Drew Commesso and his family                                             Luke Tuch and his brother Alex (Vegas Knights)
                                                                      Jake Sanderson’s not only an excellent skater; he’s also got an
selection. “I know forwards are the fancier pick, the sexier picks,
                                                                      outstanding mind for the game.”
but we had this kid on the top of our list for defensemen.”                                                                                       2018-19 season. 343 full-time members of the NTDP have been Mark Kelley, is a regular at USA Hockey Arena.
                                                                      “Jake has all the assets -- skating ability, shooting, defending,           selected in the NHL Draft dating back to 1999.
Sanderson was the captain of the U.S. National Under-18                                                                                                                                                           “What we like about Drew is we watched him quite a bit,”
                                                                      making reads -- he’s really good at all those things,” NTDP
Team last season, leading all defensemen with 29 points                                                                                           Five NTDP players – and four in a row – were taken in the       Kelley said. “He’s going to be at (Boston University), he’s
                                                                      Associate Coach Nick Fohr told the Grand Forks Herald. “But
(7g-22a) and a +13 rating over 47 games. The 6-foot-1                                                                                             second round of October’s draft.                                going to be with that U.S. Under-20 team. Situationally right
                                                                      what sets him apart, to me, is his internal drive. The elite, elite
defender also recorded two assists in the Biosteel All-American                                                                                                                                                   now, he’s in a real good development position. There’s a lot
                                                                      guys -- the (Sidney) Crosbys, the (Auston) Matthews-types, those            Thomas Bordeleau was the first NTDP player taken in the
Game en route to being named the game’s Most Valuable                                                                                                                                                             to like about him.”
                                                                      guys are driven to be the best player in hockey. Not one of the             second round, 38th overall by the San Jose Sharks. A skilled
Player.
                                                                      best. That’s a huge difference. Jake is driven to be the best. He           offensive player who wins face-offs at a 60 percent clip and    Commesso’s NTDP and college teammate at Boston University
Sanderson was named the winner of 2020 USA Hockey’s                   doesn’t want to be one of the best. He wants to be the best.                improved his defensive game this past season, Bordeleau led – Luke Tuch – completed the quartet of NTDP players
Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year award, given to the              When a person and player has that type of mindset, the sky is               the U18s in scoring with 46 points (16G, 30A) over 47 games.    selected when the Montreal Canadiens took him 47th overall.
most outstanding American-born player in junior hockey.               the limit.”                                                                 Bordeleau is currently playing as a Wolverine at the University
                                                                                                                                                  of Michigan.                                                    “I think I play a power forward game and I play a mean game.
                                                                      In all, 13 members of the 2019-20 Under-18 Team were selected
       t Jake Sanderson drafted by Ottawa Senators                    in the 2020 NHL Draft, along with two NTDP alumni from the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  I think I’m really good in front of the net, in close situations,”
                                                                                                                                                  “I think my biggest strength is my hockey IQ,” Bordeleau said. Tuch told the media. “I think I also have a heavy shot. I think
                                                                                                                                                  “I’m strong on my edges, strong on faceoffs. It’s easy for me   Montreal picked me because they trust my abilities and I
                                                                                                                                                  to find guys on the ice and just be able to create plays.”      think I can complement their players really well. I definitely
                                                                 t Thomas Bordeleau and Jacob Truscott on signing day                                                                                             could not be happier to be in such a great hockey market
                                                                                                                                                  After Kleven was selected 44th overall, three more of his NTDP with such a great team and a great track record.”
                                                                                                                                                  teammates were selected in a row. Kleven’s defensive mate –
                                                                                                                                                  Brock Faber – was selected next at 45th overall by the Los      Faber was at practice with his University of Minnesota team-
                                                                                                                                                  Angeles Kings.                                                  mates when head coach Bob Motzko stopped practice and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  told the team about Faber’s selection. Faber did a victory
                                                                                                                                                  The NTDP run continued when Drew Commesso was taken             lap alone around the rink while his teammates tapped their
                                                                                                                                                  by the Chicago Blackhawks 46th overall after posting the        sticks on the ice in appreciation.
                                                                                                                                                  second-best single-season goals-against average by any
                                                                                                                                                  Team USA netminder.                                             “It’s been a crazy road, but obviously I’m super grateful for
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  this opportunity,’’ said Faber. “Words can’t describe how
                                                                                                                                                  “I’m a very calm and efficient goalie,” Commesso told the       excited I am. This is just the start, there’s a lot of things I
                                                                                                                                                  Chicago Sun-Times. “You won’t really find me scrambling or      want to accomplish. Being at the University of Minnesota, a
                                                                                                                                                  really making those crazy highlight-reel saves much. I’d rather national championship is one of them. That’s what I want
                                                                                                                                                  just make the simple save in my chest.”                         to achieve, and I think we have a great group to do it. …
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Long-term goals: Every kid that plays hockey wants to win a
                                                                                                                                                  Like Dorian, Chicago vice president of amateur scouting,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Stanley Cup.’’
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THE 2020 NHL DRAFT                                                                                                                       ZACH
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The Florida Panthers selected scoring winger Ty Smilanic in          When Brett Berard played for the NTDP, he was considered a
the third round, 74th overall. Injuries cut Smilanic’s season short, Brad Marchand-type. The New York Rangers selected Berard
but his still accumulated 22 points (7G, 15A) in 34 games in         in the fifth round, 134th overall.
2019-20. He’ll attend Quinnipiac University this year.
                                                                     “Brett’s size means he has to have the drive to have the skills
“It was really long,” Smilanic told the Denver Post. “At the end the bigger players don’t have and the willingness to take
of the day, I still got picked. I’m still wearing an NHL hat right   pucks into tough areas in order to do what he needs to do,”
now. I’m pretty happy. My parents are ecstatic about it. They said Seth Appert, Berard’s head coach over two seasons.
said they’re on Cloud 9. It’s an awesome feeling to be the           “There are various ways to do it, guys like Theo Fleury (5-6,
reason they’re that happy.”                                          182), Johnny Gaudreau (5-9, 165) and Alex DeBrincat (5-7,
Landon Slaggert went five picks later at 79th overall, again to 165) have shown that, but Brett has a feisty side, so we use
Chicago, marking the second pair of NTDP teammates to be tapes of Marchand to work with him.
selected by the same NHL franchise.                                After NTDP alum Ryder Rolston was selected by the Colorado
“What we liked about Landon’s game is its 200-foot com-            Avalanche in the fifth round (139th overall), the Vancouver
pete, very responsible,” Kelley said. “He has a very good skill    Canucks took mobile puck-rushing defenseman Jacob
set, a good skater. We know he’s a really good teammate.           Truscott four picks later. Truscott is attending the University of
You want (to be) on his team.”                                     Michigan alongside his good friend in Bordeleau.

The St. Louis Blues like skilled wingers who play a heavy game. “I feel I’m a two-way defenseman that has a lot of offensive
They selected grinding forward Dylan Peterson in the 3rd           upside,” said Truscott in a call with the media. “I like to jump in
round (86th overall). Peterson recorded 25 points (8G, 17A) in the rush to create offense. I feel I see the ice pretty well.”
45 games.
                                                                   Late in any NHL Draft, teams look for players who project to
Two NTDP alums were selected in the fourth round. Sanderson’s be spark-plugs as they mature. That’s an apt description for
usual defensive partner over two season – Eamon Powell –           energy forward Chase Yoder, who was selected by the Pitts-
went 116th overall to Tampa Bay. Forward Sean Farrell (NTDP burgh Penguins in the 6th round at pick 170.
2017-19) was selected eight picks later by the Montreal
Canadiens.                                                         “Chase Yoder is one of those players that every team needs,”
                                                                   said University of Wisconsin head coach Tony Granato. “He’s
We think there’s a lot of upside in his game offensively,” said Al a solid two-way player. He knows his role; he knows what
Murray, Tampa Bay’s assistant general manager and director         he has to do to try to help his team win games. He’s a very
of scouting, on selecting Powell. “He’s a very good skater.        effective penalty killer, one of those guys who probably is an
He’s a very good puck mover. He can skate the puck out of          NHL player, he’ll be a depth guy. Here’s a player that plays
trouble. He can pass the puck out of trouble. He can make          200 feet, I think going to Providence is a great fit for him. He’s
plays inside the offensive blue line. Defensively, he’s not a      a player I think who will continue to get better offensively,
banger. He’s not a big guy and he’s not a strong guy yet. But he’s not going to be a big numbers guy but he’s going to be
what he has are real good feet, so he defends positionally         able to produce in big situations.”
and he defends with his feet. He’s a good stick-on-puck guy.
We look forward to watching him develop. We look forward           The 15 selections in the 2020 NHL Draft raise the NTDP’s overall
to helping him with our development people get stronger.           total to 343 selections in the NHL Draft since 1999.
We think he’s got more offense than he was able to show in
the U.S. program.”
                                                                             t     Eamon Powell and his parents

    t    Ty Smilanic celebrates going to the Florida Panthers
                                                                                                                                         Hometown: Grosse Pointe, MI
                                                                                                                                         Position: Defenseman
                                                                                                                                         Height: 6’2”    Weight: 212
                                                                                                                                         NHL Team: Columbus Blue Jackets
                                                                                                                                         Drafted: 2015, 1 RD (#8 OVR) BY CBJ

                                                                                                                                         USA HOCKEY CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
                                                                                                                                         • IIHF Men’s World Championship Appearances: 1 (2019)
                                                                                                                                         • IIHF Men’s World Junior Championship
                                                                                                                                          Appearances: 2 (2015, 2016- Bronze)
                                                                                                                                         • NTDP Stats: 8 goals and 24 assists in 51 GP (2013-14)
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