PLYMOUTH, Mich. - Forty-eight of the top American hockey players born in 2000 have been invited to USA Hockey's National Team Development Program Evaluation Camp it was announced today by team officials. The camp, which will help select the 2016-17 U.S. National Under-17 Team, will take place March 18-22, at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan.
A full roster and game schedule can be found below.
The 48 players, including 17 defensemen, 26 forwards and five goaltenders, will be divided into two teams. The squads will participate in on-ice practices and off-ice training, as well as five games.
NTDP alumnus Blake Geoffrion (Brentwood, Tenn./2004-06) will join Josh Pauls (Greenbrook, N.J.), a two-time gold medalist for Team USA at the 2010 and 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, and Lt. Col. of the Marine Corps, Sean Braziel, as guest coaches during the camp.
Notes
The 48 players on the 2016 National Team Development Program Evaluation Camp roster represent 17 different states. Minnesota leads the way with 11 natives on the roster, while Michigan is second with seven. Illinois boasts five players and Massachusetts is next with four.
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Game Schedule
Saturday, March 19
12:30 p.m.
7:40 p.m.
Sunday, March 20
7:00 p.m.
Monday, March 21
1:40 p.m.
Tuesday, March 22
9:30 a.m.
2016 NTDP Evaluation Camp Invitees
| Position | Name | Hometown | 2015-16 Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | Jack DeBoer | Madison, N.J. | Salisbury (Conn.) School |
| F | Jack Drury | Winnetka, Ill. | Chicago Mission 16U |
| F | Max Ellis | Plymouth, Mich. | Detroit Honeybaked 16U |
| F | Joel Farabee | Cicero, N.Y. | Selects Academy 16U (Conn.) |
| F | Nolan Foote | Englewood, Colo. | Colorado Thunderbirds 16U |
| F | Patrick Giles | Chevy Chase, Md. | Baltimore Skipjacks 16U |
| F | Jacob Goldowski | Thornhurst, Pa. | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 16U |
| F | Jonathan Gruden | Rochester, Mich. | Detroit Honeybaked 16U |
| F | Gavin Hain | Grand Rapids, Minn. | Grand Rapids (Minn.) High School |
| F | Curtis Hall | Chagrin Falls, Ohio | Cleveland Barons 16U |
| F | Trevor Janicke | Maple Grove, Minn. | Maple Grove (Minn.) High School |
| F | Blade Jenkins | Jackson, Mich. | Detroit Compuware 16U |
| F | Jack Jensen | Eden Prairie, Minn. | Eden Prairie (Minn.) Bantam AA |
| F | Calen Kiefiuk | Macomb, Mich. | Detroit Honeybaked 16U |
| F | Blake McLaughlin | Grand Rapids, Minn. | Grand Rapids (Minn.) High School |
| F | Erik Middendorf | Scottsdale, Ariz. | Phoenix Coyotes 16U |
| F | Jaxon Nelson | Magnolia, Minn. | Luverne (Minn.) High School |
| F | Ryan O'Reilly | Southlake, Texas | Dallas Stars 16U |
| F | Jackson Perbix | Elk River, Minn. | Elk River (Minn.) High School |
| F | Jacob Pivonka | Woodridge, Ill. | Chicago Mission 16U |
| F | Jack Randl | Carpentersville, Ill. | Chicago Mission 16U |
| F | Ryan Savage | Scottsdale, Ariz. | Salzburg Red Bull 18U |
| F | Oliver Wahlstrom | Quincy, Mass. | Shattuck-St. Mary's Prep |
| F | T.J. Walsh | Shrewsbury, Mass. | Cushing Academy (Mass.) |
| F | Tyler Weiss | Raleigh, N.C. | Don Mills Flyers Midget Minor |
| F | Jake Wise | North Andover, Mass. | Central Catholic High School (Mass.) |
| D | Benjamin Brinkman | Edina, Minn. | Edina (Minn.) High School |
| D | Stanislav Demin | Cypress, Calif. | Anaheim Ducks 16U |
| D | Jimmy Dowd | Pt. Pleasant, N.J. | New Jersey Titans 16U |
| D | Ty Emberson | Eau Claire, Wis. | Eau Claire (Wis.) Memorial High School |
| D | Jace Foskey | Southlake, Texas | Dallas Stars 16U |
| D | Jordan Harris | Haverhill, Mass. | Kimball Union Academy (N.H.) |
| D | D.J. King | Scottsdale, Ariz. | Mississauga Rebels Midget Minor |
| D | Christian Krygier | Novi, Mich. | Detroit Little Caesars 16U |
| D | Will MacKinnon | Port Clinton, Ohio | Detroit Honeybaked 16U |
| D | K'Andre Miller | Hopkins, Minn. | Minnetonka (Minn.) High School |
| D | Adam Samuelsson | Rye, N.Y. | Connecticut Jr. Rangers 16U |
| D | Mattias Samuelsson | Voorhees, N.J. | Northwood School (N.Y.) |
| D | Benjamin Schultheis | Mt. Juliet, Tenn. | TPH Thunder 16U |
| D | Jacob Semik | Canton, Mich. | Detroit Honeybaked 16U |
| D | Spencer Stastney | Woodridge, Ill. | Chicago Mission 16U |
| D | Brandon Tabakin | Woodbury, N.Y. | North Jersey Avalanche 16U |
| D | Bode Wilde | Killdeer, Ill. | Chicago Mission 16U |
| G | Drew DeRidder | Fenton, Mich. | Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 16U |
| G | Keegan Karki | Sartell, Minn. | St. Cloud (Minn.) Cathedral High School |
| G | Isaiah Saville | Anchorage, Alaska | West Anchorage (Alaska) High School |
| G | Todd Scott | Albertville, Minn. | Omaha Lancers AAA 16U |
| G | Ryan Ullan | Hibbing, Minn. | Hibbing/Chisholm High School (Minn.) |