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PLYMOUTH, Mich. - Twenty-three players, including 13 forwards, eight defensemen and two goaltenders, have been selected to join USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, it was announced today.
The players, all from the 2009 birth year, will compete as the U.S. National Under-17 Team at the NTDP for the 2025-26 season.
"We had a strong March evaluation camp," said Rod Braceful, director of player personnel for the NTDP. "With so many talented players in this deep birth-year, we had to make tough decisions. A huge credit to the youth organizations and coaches across the country that these players came from. We are excited to bring together this group of 23 young players to form our next class at the NTDP."
The NTDP is a two-year residency program for high-performance hockey players, located at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan. The Under-17 Team plays in the United States Hockey League, the only Tier I junior hockey league in the United States, as well as against select competition in the North American Hockey League and Minnesota Elite League. Also each season, the U17 Team competes in three international tournaments.
The 23 players come from 12 different states; Minnesota (6), Massachusetts (3), Texas (3), New Jersey (2), Pennsylvania (2), Arizona (1), Connecticut (1), Florida (1), Illinois (1), Michigan (1), New York (1) and South Carolina (1).
The complete roster is listed below.
POSITION | NAME | BIRTHDAY | SHOT/CATCH | HOMETOWN | 2024-25 TEAM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Forward | Kane Barch | March 13, 2009 | L | Plano, Texas | Huron Perth Lakers 16U |
Forward | Trevor Daley | July 11, 2009 | L | Fort Myers, Fla. | Florida Alliance North 15O |
Forward | Nolan Fitzhenry | Feb. 10, 2009 | L | Andover, Minn. | Shattuck-St. Mary's 16U |
Forward | Braden Horton | April 17, 2009 | R | Souderton, Pa. | Shattuck-St. Mary's 15O |
Forward | Carter Meyer | April 10, 2009 | L | Winchester, Mass. | Rivers School/Boston Jr. Eagles 15O |
Forward | Alexander Milojevic | Sept. 5, 2009 | L | Chicago, Ill. | Chicago Mission 15O |
Forward | Sam Pandolfo | July 2, 2009 | L | Winchester, Mass. | Rivers School/Boston Jr. Eagles 15O |
Forward | Rocco Pelosi | Jan. 28, 2009 | L | Sewell, N.J. | Mount St. Charles 15O |
Forward | Hudson Salvador | July 30, 2009 | L | Warren, N.J. | New Jersey Rockets 16U |
Forward | Freddie Schneider | Feb. 16, 2009 | R | Edina, Minn. | Edina High School |
Forward | Finnegan Sears | May 4, 2009 | L | Medford, Mass. | Rivers School/Boston Jr. Eagles 15O |
Forward | Cannon Thibodeau | Dec. 10, 2009 | R | Charleston, S.C. | Toronto Marlboros 16U |
Forward | Brayden Willis | Sept. 16, 2009 | R | Gilbert, Ariz. | Mount St. Charles 15O |
Defenseman | Jake Boguniecki | April 22, 2009 | R | Orange, Conn. | Mid-Fairfield 15O |
Defenseman | Benjamin Geiger | Jan. 21, 2009 | R | Northfield, Minn. | Northfield High School |
Defenseman | Diego Gutierrez | May 13, 2009 | R | Flower Mound, Texas | Shattuck-St. Mary's 16U |
Defenseman | Easton Johnson | July 30, 2009 | L | Luverne, Minn. | Sioux Falls Power 16U |
Defenseman | Broden McArthur | Feb. 24, 2009 | R | Dallas, Texas | Dallas Stars Elite 16U |
Defenseman | Carson Scott | April 2, 2009 | L | Dayton, Minn. | Hill Murray High School |
Defenseman | Christian Semetsis | Oct. 14, 2009 | L | Smithtown, N.Y. | Mount St. Charles 15O |
Defenseman | Beck Thoreson | Dec. 30, 2009 | L | Moorhead, Minn. | Moorhead Bantam AA |
Goaltender | Nate Chizik | Feb. 15, 2009 | L | Warrington, Pa. | Mount St. Charles 15O |
Goaltender | Eli Winters | March 30, 2009 | R | Muskegon, Mich. | Fox Motors 15O |