POWERFUL 18s: The Under-18 Team has gotten off to a terrific stretch on the power play this year, recording at least a goal in all four games played. Overall, the team is 7-22 on the man advantage, good for a 31.8% conversion clip.

Forward Jimmy Snuggerud (Chaska, Minn.) is the lone player with multiple power-play tallies, while Seamus Casey (Fort Myers, Fla.) and Ryan Chesley (Mahtomedi, Minn.) have pitched in PPGs from the blueline. 

NAZAR'S LASERS: U18 forward Frank Nazar III (Mount Clemens, Mich.) is off to a torrid start on the young compaign, collecting eight points (5g-3a) over the team's first four games.

Nazar picked up five points in the home-and-home set with Muskegon before adding a trio of goals at the USHL Fall Classic in Pennsylvania last weekend.

The University of Michigan commit is building off a 30-goal campaign from his U17 season that saw him average 1.23 points-per-game combined between the U17 and U18 squads. 

BURN NOTICE: U17 forward Austin Burnevik (Blaine, Minn.) has been the team's best producer offensively, collecting a trio of points over the first four games of the season. 

Burnevik has a goal and two helpers on the year, including the game-winning marker in the team's first win of the season over the Janesville Jets. 

TANDEM 'TENDERS: The Under-17 Team has gotten a handful of impressive performances from a pair of netminders to start the season.

Trey Augustine (South Lyon, Mich.) has appeared in all four games for the U17s, playing to a 3.23 goals-against average and .900 save percentage.

Not  to be outdone, Michael Chambre (Fort Myers, Fla.) has seen action in a pair of  games for the team while seeing a 3.00 GAA and .905 save percentage for the Under-17 Team. 

GIVEAWAY DAYS: Come see any of the weekend's action at USA Hockey Arena and be prepared to go home with some goodies.

All fans at Friday's home opener against the Youngstown Phantoms will go home with a 2021-22 Team USA magnet schedule, thanks to our friends at XGolf Canton. 

On Saturday, the NTDP will open its 25th anniversary season poster collection with a trio of NTDP/MSU alumni. Former Spartans David Booth, Adam Hall and John-Michael Liles are featured on the alumni giveaway, going home with the first 1,000 fans in attendance.