Both the U.S. National Under-17 and Under-18 Teams will hit the road this week. The U17s play a pair of United States Hockey League foes in Iowa, while the U18s play two road games: one USHL contest and one college contest.
OUT TO IOWA: The U17s play at Des Moines on Friday before traveling to Cedar Rapids for a Saturday showdown.
The squad beat Muskegon 7-4 last Wednesday before dropping back-to-back games at Dubuque, losing 3-0 on Friday and 6-4 on Saturday.
The team scored six unanswered goals in a come-from-behind win over Muskegon. Quinn Hughes (Orlando, Fla.) had four of them, while Scott Reedy (Prior Lake, Minn.) and Grant Mismash (Edina, Minn.) added the others. Reedy also scored in the second period to get Team USA on the board. Goalie Dylan St. Cyr (Northville, Mich.) finished with 30 saves.
Adam Scheel (Lakewood, Ohio) kicked out 46 of 49 shots in game one against Dubuque. In the second game, Josh Maniscalco (Perkiomenville, Pa.), Evan Barratt (Bristol, Pa.), David Farrance (Victor, N.Y.) and Mismash tallied the goals. St. Cyr and Scheel combined for 19 saves.
“We are definitely playing shorthanded right now as we have several players out injured,” U17 coach Don Granato said. “I was proud of our team’s effort, especially earning a huge come-from-behind win against Muskegon and the squad’s ability to keep coming back against Dubuque in game two, even though we fell just short.
“We will continue to work in practice this week and get ready to head back out to Iowa for two tough USHL opponents.”
ROAD TRIP: The U18s are back on the road to face the Sioux Falls Stampede in USHL play on Friday before playing at the University of North Dakota on Saturday.
The U18s are coming off two wins and an overtime loss last week. They beat Chicago 5-2 on Tuesday and St. Cloud State University 7-6 on Sunday, with a 4-3 overtime loss to the University of Minnesota Duluth in the middle on Saturday.
Against Chicago, Adam Fox (Jericho, N.Y.) paced the offense with two goals while Jake Oettinger (Lakeville, Minn.) finished with 21 saves to earn the win. Trent Frederic (St. Louis, Mo.), Nick Pastujov (Bradenton, Fla.) and Joey Anderson (Roseville, Minn.) also tallied goals.
Fox, Clayton Keller (Swansea, Ill.) and Kieffer Bellows (Edina, Minn.) scored against UMD. Goalie Joseph Woll (St. Louis, Mo.) had 40 saves.
Overtime was successful the next night when Anderson scored two goals, including the game-winner just 22 seconds into the extra session, at St. Cloud State. Frederic also added two markers while Bellows, Keller and Patrick Khodorenko (Walnut Creek, Calif.) had single goals. Oettinger finished with 29 saves.
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Notebook
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Tickets are on sale for the 2016 U17 Five Nations Tournament, which will be held Feb. 9-13 at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan. The Five Nations features the United States along with the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and Sweden. For more information, click here.
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Quinn Hughes became the first National Team Development Program player to score four goals in a game since Oct. 21, 2006, when James van Riemsdyk (Middletown, N.J./2005-07) did so in a 10-2 win over Mahoning Valley. For his effort, Hughes was named the United States Hockey League Defenseman of the Week for Week 15. Hughes' four goals tied a Tier 1 record for most goals in a game with 20 other players, and he is the first defenseman to do so in the modern era.
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Four former NTDP players are on North Dakota’s roster: defensemen Gage Ausmus (East Grand Forks, Minn./2011-13) and Keaton Thompson (Devils Lake, N.D./2011-13), and forwards Shane Gersich (Chaska, Minn./2013-14) and Chris Wilkie (Omaha, Neb./2012-13). Ausmus is the team captain.
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LA Kings forward Michael Mersch (Park Ridge, Ill./2008-10) tallied his first NHL goal on Dec. 29 in a 4-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers.
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Boston Bruins forward Jimmy Hayes (Dorchester, Mass./2006-08) recorded his first NHL hat trick in a 7-3 win over Ottawa on Dec. 30.
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The fans voted Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane (Buffalo, N.Y./2004-06) as one of the team captains for the 2016 NHL All-Star Weekend. It will mark Kane’s fifth all-star appearance.
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With three assists against Dallas on Dec. 29, Columbus Blue Jackets captain Nick Foligno (Hummelstown, Pa./2003-04) recorded his 300th NHL point. He now has 121 goals and 301 points in 581 career games.
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Nashville Predators forward Colin Wilson (Greenwich, Conn./2005-07) played in his 400th game on Dec. 29. All 400 games have been with the Predators.
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Buffalo’s Jack Eichel (North Chelmsford, Mass./2012-14) and Detroit’s Dylan Larkin (Waterford, Mich./2012-14) are tied for goals by a rookie with 13 each.
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Four former NTDP players serve in leadership roles on the 2016 U.S. National Junior Team. Defenseman Zach Werenski (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich./2013-14) is the team captain. Defenseman Louie Belpedio (Skokie, Ill./2012-14) and forwards Auston Matthews (Scottsdale, Ariz./2013-15) and Colin White (Hanover, Mass./2013-15) are assistant captains.
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Team USA is currently a combined 11-13-2 (W-L-OTL) in the USHL's Eastern Conference.
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The U17s carry a 12-14-4 (W-L-OTL) overall mark into this week.
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Scott Reedy (13-23) paces the U17s with 36 points. Evan Barratt (11-17) is second with 28 points, while Grant Mismash (12-13) is third with 25 points. Josh Norris (Oxford, Mich./11-12) sits fourth with 23 points, and Quinn Hughes (6-14) is fifth with 20 points.
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In goal for the U17s, Dylan St. Cyr and Adam Scheel split time. St. Cyr is 7-9-2 with a 3.54 goals-against average and an .883 save percentage. Scheel is 5-5-2 with a 4.30 GAA and an .800 save percentage.
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The U18s carry a 24-6-1-1 (W-L-OTL-T) record into this week, including an 9-1-1-1 record against college teams.
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The U18s are led by Clayton Keller (19-42), who has 61 points. Kieffer Bellows (26-18) ranks second with 44 points, while Adam Fox (6-29) is third with 35 points. Joey Anderson (14-14) is fourth with 28 points. Trent Frederic (14-9) rounds out the top five with 23 points.
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Jake Oettinger and Joseph Woll split time in net for the U18s. Oettinger is 15-4 with a 2.52 GAA and a .904 save percentage. Woll is 9-2-1-1 with a 2.10 GAA and a .924 save percentage.
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