Hometown | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
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Jake Visser enters his 15th season with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program and will work as the equipment manager for the U.S. National Under-18 Team in 2024-25. His stint has included four gold medals (2011, 2015, 2017, 2023) and one silver medal (2013) at the International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s Under-18 World Championship, as well as one gold medal (2021) at the World Para Ice Hockey Championship. At the signature event for the U.S. National Under-17 Team, the World Under-17 Challenge, Visser has seen one first-place finish (January 2014) and two second-place finished (2012, 2023).
The Grand Rapids, Michigan, native has also served as equipment manager for the U.S. National Junior Team twice, (2015, 2019), the U.S. Under-18 Men's National Team (2021, 2019, 2017, 2015, 2013, 2011), the U.S. Under-17 Select Teams (2011, 2013), and the U.S. Under-18 Select Teams at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament (2016-17).
Prior to his time with the NTDP, Visser worked as the assistant equipment manager for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League for three seasons (2007-10).