Now playing for the Under-18 team, Glance is already close to surpassing his point total from last season. He has 26 points in 33 games, a trio of game-winning goals and is already closing in on 100 shots on goal for the season. 

“He’s had a big jump from last year to this year," Nick Fohr (Grand Forks, N.D.) said, head coach of the U.S. National Under-18 Team. "I think it took him a while to figure out how hard it was at this level and how to compete on a daily basis. He might be the most improved player from year to year for us.”

So, what changed?

“I think I grew in all parts of the game, but I think first off defensively I learned a ton last season,” Glance said. “In the D zone, my stick and body position are in much better places now, I’m able to build off that. I also got stronger and grew a ton in the gym. That’s such a key part of it.”

Glance will get another opportunity to show his improvement this week when he plays for Team Blue at the 2026 Chipotle All-American Game on Thursday at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Mich. The game, which features top draft-eligible prospects from the NTDP and USHL, will start at 7:00 p.m. and be shown on NHL Network. 

For Glance, a Boston University commit, it’s an exciting proposition to compete against some of his typical NTDP teammates who will be playing for Team White. 

“We compete in practice all the time and I’ve played against a lot of these guys before [I got to the NTDP], but this is a fun opportunity to really see and test yourselves against your teammates in a real game,” Glance said. “I think there’s going to be some fun bragging rights after this.”

While this is considered one of the marquee showcases for the 2026 draft class, Glance won’t be draft eligible until 2027 and will be one of the youngest players in the game. He turns 18 in late September, missing the September 15 cutoff for draft eligibility.