Category Archives: NTDP
U18 World Championship Recap: Forwards
Coming into the World Under-18 Championship, there was concern about the ability of this U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team’s ability to score goals. Those doubts were fairly quickly quashed at the tournament and Team USA scored 27 goals in just … Continue reading
U18WC: U.S. U18s Make it Four-in-a-Row
The U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team dominated Sweden, winning 7-0, to claim its unprecedented fourth consecutive gold medal at the IIHF World Men’s Under-18 Championship and seventh overall. Nic Kerdiles posted five points (2g-3a), while Collin Olson made 27 saves … Continue reading
U18WC: Gold-Medal Game Preview — USA vs. Sweden
Another year, another USA-Sweden match-up in the gold-medal game at the IIHF Men’s World Under-18 Championship. For the third consecutive year, these two countries will square off for U18 supremacy. In the previous two meetings, the U.S. bested the Swedes. … Continue reading
April 21, 2002 — The Beginning of a Revolution
One of the more significant dates in USA Hockey’s more recent history is April 21, 2002. You might not know what happened that day, and there’s no need to be ashamed. Most people don’t. A group of 16- and 17-year-old … Continue reading
U18WMC: Going For Gold… Again. — USA-CAN Semifinal Recap
The game lived up to the hype. USA-Canada II was everything we thought it would be. The U.S. managed to pull off the 2-1 win in the semifinals at the 2012 IIHF World Men’s Under-18 Championship to advance to the … Continue reading
U18WMC: USA-Canada II — Semifinal Preview
Sequels. They aren’t always great, but every once in a while, the second is better than the first and that’s exactly what USA-Canada II should be. The two teams will square off for the second time at the 2012 IIHF … Continue reading
USofH on the Air: The Pipeline Show — Checking in from U18 Worlds
Tuesday night, I joined Dean Millard and Guy Flaming to talk about the World U18 Championship. We covered everything from Team USA’s overall tournament to the top players from USA, Canada, Finland, Sweden and so much more. You can check … Continue reading
U18WMC: Getting Bye — USA-CAN Recap
In what was by far the most entertaining game of the tournament, the U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team downed Canada 5-3 in the final preliminary round game. With the win, the U.S. finished group play a perfect 4-0-0-0 and earned … Continue reading
U18WMC: USA vs. Canada — A Meaningful Prelim Tilt
At 8 p.m. (2 p.m. ET), Canada and the United States will square off in the final Group A preliminary round game at the 2012 IIHF World Men’s Under-18 Championship. A win clinches the group and a bye to the … Continue reading
All-American Prospects Game Set for September
USA Hockey today announced that the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, N.Y., will host the first ever All-American Prospects Game on Sept. 29. The game will feature 40 of the top American-born prospects eligible for the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. … Continue reading