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NTDP Teams Enter Busy Weekend and Monday

By Becky Olsen, 01/12/16, 3:00PM EST

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Under-17 and Under-18 Squads Both have Monday Matinee Games

The U.S. National Under-17 Team plays a pair of United States Hockey League foes at USA Hockey Arena this weekend while the Under-18 Team hits the road for two contests before returning home for a Monday afternoon matinee.

USHL FOES: The U17s return home to face the Muskegon Lumberjacks at 7 p.m. Friday before hosting the Bloomington Thunder at 7 p.m. Saturday. On Monday, the squad heads to Muskegon for a rematch at 12:15 p.m.

“We are excited to return home and play two tough USHL opponents,” U17 coach Don Granato said. “We are still playing shorthanded right now, but I’ve been very proud of our players’ efforts. They continue to compete day in and day out.”

The U17s dropped a pair of road games over the weekend, falling 6-4 at Des Moines on Friday and 5-0 at Cedar Rapids on Saturday.

Nate Knoepke (Farmington, Minn.), Sean Dhooghe (Aurora, Ill.), Scott Reedy (Prior Lake, Minn.) and Grant Mismash (Edina, Minn.) scored at Des Moines. Dylan St. Cyr (Northville, Mich.) and Adam Scheel (Lakewood, Ohio) combined for 30 saves. Scheel turned aside 32 shots in the loss at Cedar Rapids.

TO WATERLOO: The U18s face the Waterloo Blackhawks on Friday and Saturday before coming home to host the Youngstown Phantoms at 2 p.m. on Monday.

The U18s beat Sioux Falls 3-1 on Friday before falling 4-1 at the University of North Dakota on Saturday.

Clayton Keller (Swansea, Ill.) scored two goals while James Sanchez (Northbrook, Ill.) had the other in the win over Sioux Falls. Goalie Joseph Woll (St. Louis, Mo.) had 22 stops. Sanchez scored the lone goal while Jake Oettinger (Lakeville, Minn.) and Woll combined for 22 saves at UND.

Notebook

  • U18 defenseman Chad Krys (Ridgefield, Conn.), coach Danton Cole and goaltending coach Kevin Reiter earned bronze medals with Team USA at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship. Krys played in all seven games.
  • Former NTDP forward Auston Matthews (Scottsdale, Ariz./2013-15) finished with seven goals at World Juniors. He was just one goal shy of tying Jeremy Roenick’s U.S. record of eight goals at the 1989 tournament.
  • Several former NTDP players earned honors at World Juniors. Zach Werenski (Grosse Pointe, Mich./2013-14) was named the tournament's top defenseman. In addition, Werenski and Matthews were named to the tournament's Media All-Star Team.
  • Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane (Buffalo, N.Y./20004-06) was named the NHL's Third Star for December. He paced the NHL with nine goals and 19 points in 15 games during the month.
  • Anaheim Ducks goalie John Gibson (Pittsburgh, Pa./2009-11) was named the NHL’s Rookie of the Month for December. Gibson went 5-3-1 with a 1.62 goals-against average, .929 save percentage and three shutouts in 10 games.
  • Five former NTDP players have been named to the NHL All-Star Team: Patrick Kane, John Gibson, Dylan Larkin (Waterford, Mich./2012-14/Detroit), Brandon Saad (Gibsonia, Pa./2009-10/Columbus) and Justin Faulk (South St. Paul, Minn./2008-10/Carolina).
  • Two former NTDP players were involved in trades this week. Defenseman Seth Jones (Plano, Texas/2010-12) was traded from Nashville to Columbus. Meanwhile, forward Emerson Etem (Long Beach, Calif./2008-09) was traded from the New York Rangers to Vancouver
  • Four former NTDP players — defenseman Connor Carrick (Orland Park, Ill./2010-12/Hersey) along with forwards Michael McCarron (Macomb, Mich./2011-13/St. Johns), Ryan Hartman (West Dundee, Ill./201-012/Rockford) and Michael Mersch (Park Ridge, Ill./2008-10/Ontario) — will participate in the 2016 American Hockey League All-Star Classic, which takes place Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 in Syracuse, New York. 
  • Defenseman Trevor Hamilton (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich./2011-13), an NTDP product, is the captain for the Muskegon Lumberjacks.
  • Team USA is a combined 12-15-2 (W-L-OTL) in USHL play.
  • The U17s carry a 12-16-4 (W-L-OTL) overall mark into this week.
  • The U17s are led by Scott Reedy (14-23) with 37 points in 32 games. Evan Barratt (Bristol, Pa./11-19) ranks second with 30 points while Grant Mismash (13-14) is third with 27 points. Josh Norris (Oxford, Mich./11-12) sits fourth with 23 points and Quinn Hughes (Orlando, Fla./6-14) is fifth with 20 points.
  • Dylan St. Cyr and Adam Scheel split time as goalies for the U17s. St. Cyr is 7-10-2 with a 3.74 GAA and an .878 save percentage. Scheel is 5-6-2 with a 4.18 GAA and an .884 save percentage.
  • The U18s carry a 25-7-1-1 (W-L-OTL-T) record into this week.
  • Clayton Keller (21-42) continues to lead the U18s with 63 points in 32 games. Kieffer Bellows (Edina, Minn./26-18) is second with 44 points while Adam Fox (Jericho, N.Y./6-30) is third with 36 points. Joey Anderson (Roseville, Minn./14-14--28) and Trent Frederic (St. Louis, Mo./14-11-25) round out the top five.
  • Jake Oettinger and Joseph Woll split time in net for the U18s. Oettinger is 15-5 with a 2.62 GAA and a .904 save percentage. Woll is 10-2-1-1 with a 1.96 GAA and a .927 save percentage.

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