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Eastern Conference Final Notebook
The U.S. National Team Development Program advanced to the Eastern Conference Final Friday night after defeating the Chicago Steel on the road in a pair of overtime wins. Thursday night, the U17s won, 3-2, on Danny Weight’s (Lattingtown, N.Y.) winner. On Friday night, the U17s advanced when Alex Vlasic (Wilmette, Ill.) ended the game in overtime and won it, 4-3.
The U17s are now 41-16-0-0 on the season.
The U17s continue to set new Team USA records with their performance. While Team USA made the USHL playoffs two previous times, this is the furthest they ever been in the USHL playoffs.
Overall Record: U17: 41-16-0-0 (W-L-OTL-SOL)
Team USA USHL Record: 44-19-0-1 (W-L-OTL-SOL) with 83 PTS in 58 GP, 1st place in the the Eastern Conference.
NTDP Headlines
U17s Fall To Youngstown in Season Finale, 4-3
- By USA Hockey's NTDP 04/13/2024, 9:30pm EDT
U17s Fall to Youngstown, 5-3
- By USA Hockey's NTDP 04/12/2024, 9:30pm EDT
Feature Stories
NTDP Players Still Remember the Joy of Winning a National Title
- By Becky Olsen 04/01/2024, 10:00am EDT
NTDP’s Coaching Development on Full Display with Current Staff
- By Becky Olsen 03/05/2024, 12:15pm EST
