Comess-0: Under-18 Team goaltender Drew Comesso (Boston, Mass.) earned his fourth career shutout last weekend at the USHL Fall Classic this past weekend. Comesso turned aside all 26 shots he faced from the Sioux City Musketeers en route to a 4-0 Team USA win. The shutout was also the second of his USHL career.

Lucky Sevens: Under-18 Team forward, Luke Tuch (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) has recorded seven points on the season thus far. Tuch leads the U18s in points with his three goals and four assists in three games played.

USHL Defenseman of the Week: Daniel Laatsch (Altoona, Wisc.) earned USHL Defenseman of the Week honors this week for the week of Sept. 23-29 after picking up a goal and two assists at the USHL Fall Classic. He earned all three points in the U18s win against Green Bay in a 5-2 win.

ND Alumni: The NTDP holds strong ties with the University of Notre Dame with six former players on the ice for Notre Dame. Currently, the NTDP has six alumni playing for the Fighting Irish including: Dylan St. Cyr (2015-17), Jake Pivonka (2016-18), Graham Slaggert (2015-17), Spencer Stastney (2016-18), Matt Hellickson (2014-16), and Trevor Janicke (2016-18).  Fighting Irish head coach, Jeff Jackson was also the head coach at the NTDP from 1996-2000.

The NTDP has sent 39 players to the University of Notre Dame all-time inducing: Anders Bjork (Boston Bruins, NTDP 2012-14), Ian Cole (Colorado Avalanche; NTDP 2005-07), Bryan Rust (Pittsburgh Penguins, NTDP 2008-10) and current NTDP Under-17 Team head coach John Wroblewski (NTDP 1997-1999).

NMU Alumni: The NTDP has sent six alumni to Northern Michigan University but no alumni are currently on the Huskies roster.

College Commitment: The NTDP currently has three Under-18 Team players committed to the University of Notre Dame. Landon Slaggert (South Bend, Ind.), Brock Faber (Maple Grove, Minn.) and Hunter Strand (Anchorage, Alaska) are all headed to South Bend after the NTDP. Sasha Patujov (Bradenton, Fla.), Justin Janicke (Maple Grove, Minn.) , and Ethan Straky (Ormond Beach, Fla.) of the Under-17 team are also committed the Fighting Irish. 

U17s Score 17: The Under-17 Team had an offensive explosion Sunday (Sept. 29) as they squared off against the Minnesota Elite League, scoring 17 goals. Chaz Lucius (Grant, Minn.) netted five goals in the high-scoring affair while Justin Janicke ( Maple Grove, Minn.) added a hat trick. Janicke added three assists for a six point day while Jack Hughes (Westwood, Mass.) collected five assists. The 17 goals is an NTDP record.

NTDP in the NCAA: As the NCAA schedule kicks-off this week the NTDP has 56 alumni suiting up for their college teams. Boston College and Boston University lead the way with eight alumni each while the University of Michigan and the University of Wisconsin have seven each.

NTDP in the NHL: The NHL season is underway as of Wednesday (Oct. 2) and the NTDP has a record- 72 alumnus on Opening Night rosters across the league. The Anaheim Ducks and New Jersey Devils lead the way with six alumni each. The Colorado Avalanche, and Minnesota Wild have five former NTDP players on its rosters.

 

U18S NCAA SCHEDULE: In total, the Under-18 team will host six college opponents at USA Hockey Arena as part of the NTDP vs. NCAA College Series, including Northern Michigan University (Oct. 5), the University of Notre Dame (Oct. 6), the University of North Dakota (Dec. 28), the University of Wisconsin (Jan. 1), Boston University (Jan. 3) and Lake Superior State University (Jan. 31)/  Fans can take advantage of a special college series package ticket option at USAHockeyNTDP.com/CollegeSeries.

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS AND EVENTS AT USA HOCKEY ARENA: The NTDP will host  a variety of  promotional nights at USA Hockey Arena in the months of October:

Sun., Oct 6— U18 Poster Giveaway | Team Autographs

Fri., Oct. 11 — U17 Poster Giveaway | Team Autographs

Fri., Oct. 18 — $5 Friday

Sun., Oct. 20 — 2nd Annual Sensory Friendly Game

Fri., Oct. 25 — $5 Friday

Sat., Oct. 26 -- Stay & Skate with the U17 Team

A full list of USA Hockey promotional nights are available at USAHockeyNTDP.com/Promos