Jason Hodges enters his 26th season with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program and in 2023-24 is serving as athletic trainer for the U.S. National Under-17 Team. 

Hodges has served on the staff of six gold-medal squads at the International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s Under-18 World Championship (2005, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2023). Additionally, he has two silver medals in the event (2007, 2013) and one bronze (2019).

The New Baltimore, Michigan, native has worked with seven World Under-17 Challenge squads, with first-place finishes in 2001, 2010, and 2014 (Jan.) and performed athletic trainer duties for six U.S. National Junior Teams (2002, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2021), collecting bronze in 2011 and gold in 2013, 2017 and 2021. Additionally, he served for the U.S. Men's National Team at the 2021 IIHF Men's World Championship, collecting a bronze medal.

Hodges is a 1998 graduate of the University of Michigan with a degree in movement science from the division of kinesiology. He earned his master’s degree in athletic training from Indiana State University in 1999.

Dennis MacDonald enters his ninth season as athletic trainer with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program and will work with the U.S. National Under-18 Team for the 2023-24 season.

MacDonald served on the U.S. staff at the 2022 IIHF Under-18 Men's World Championship, where Team USA captured the silver medal. He also fulfilled athletic trainer duties for the 2017 silver medal-winning and the bronze medal-winning 2016 U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Teams.

Additionally, MacDonald was on staff for the 2023 World Under-17 Challenge where the U.S. finished first.

Prior to joining the NTDP, MacDonald served on the Plymouth Whalers staff for 17 seasons. His tenure in Plymouth included work as athletic trainer and equipment manager, while also handling team logistics.

A Detroit native, MacDonald graduated in 1995 from Wayne State University with a degree in exercise science.