The annual event features the top players in the world under the age of 18, many who go on to be stars in college hockey, the NHL and on the international stage. The U.S. Men's National Under-18 Team, which competes annually in the IIHF Under-18 Men's World Championship, is comprised mainly of NTDP players.
The U.S. has won gold 11 times at the IIHF U18 Men's World Championship, more than any other country.
The 2023 IIHF U18 Men's World Championship was held April 20-30 in Basel and Porrentruy, Switzerland, where Team USA won the gold medal. It was the 19th medal overall for the U.S. in the event all-time.
For complete information on the tournament, including a comprehensive history section, click the links below.
YEAR | LOCATION | U.S. FINISH |
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2023 | Basel & Porrentruy, Switzerland | Gold Medal |
2022 | Landshut & Kaufbeuren, Germany | Silver Medal |
2021 | Frisco & Plano, Texas | Fifth Place |
2020 | Plymouth & Ann Arbor, Mich., USA | Tournament Canceled |
2019 | Örnsköldsvik & Umeå, Sweden | Bronze Medal |
2018 | Chelyabinsk & Magnitogorsk, Russia | Silver Medal |
2017 | Poprad & Spisska Nova Ves, Slovakia | Gold Medal |
2016 | Grand Forks, N.D., USA | Bronze Medal |
2015 | Zug & Lucerne, Switzerland | Gold Medal |
2014 | Lappeenranta & Imatra, Finland | Gold Medal |
2013 | Sochi, Russia | Silver Medal |
2012 | Brno & Znojmo, Czech Republic | Gold Medal |
2011 | Crimmitschau & Dresden, Germany | Gold Medal |
2010 | Minsk & Bobruisk, Belarus | Gold Medal |
2009 | Fargo, N.D. & Moorhead, Minn., USA | Gold Medal |
2008 | Kazan, Russia | Bronze Medal |
2007 | Tampere & Rauma, Finland | Silver Medal |
2006 | Angelholm & Halmstad, Sweden | Gold Medal |
2005 | Ceske Budejovice & Plzen, Czech Republic | Gold Medal |
2004 | Minsk, Belarus | Silver Medal |
2003 | Yaroslavl, Russia | Fourth Place |
2002 | Trnava & Piestany, Slovakia | Gold Medal |
2001 | Heinola & Helsinki & Lahti, Finland | Sixth Place |
2000 | Kloten & Weinfelden, Switzerland | Eighth Place |
1999 | Fussen & Kaufbeuren, Germany | Seventh Place |