AIR FORCE FALCONS: The U18s hit the road for the Rocky Mountains this weekend to square off against the Falcons. The Falcons have skated in four contests so far this season, dropping all four. The team most recently played Robert Morris University, falling, 4-1, last Friday before suffering a 4-2 setback on Saturday. 

Thomas Daskas leads the Falcons in scoring with a goal and three points thorough the team's first four contests. Goaltender Alex Schilling has backstopped the Falcons in every game, registering a 3.97 goals-against average and a .863 save clip. 

The NTDP and Air Force Falcons have matched up three previous times in the program's existence, with each team owning a 1-1-1 record. In their first ever meeting, the two sides played to a 6-6 tie in 2001. In 2003, the NTDP took the series lead with a 4-2 win but Air Force evened it up the last time they played with a 4-3 Falcons win all the way back in 2007. 

JANESVILLE JETS: The U.S. National Under-17 Team hosts the Janesville Jets of  the North American  Hockey League (NAHL) in the finale of the four-game series between the two programs. The Jets are  currently first in the Midwest  Division with a 4-1-1-0 ledger through six league games.