USA Hockey National Team Development Program

The National Team Development Program (NTDP) was started in 1996 by USA Hockey as a way to identify elite hockey players in the country under the age of 18, and centralize their training. There are two teams in the program, an Under-17 squad and an Under-18 squad. The teams are both based out of Ann Arbor, Michigan. The stated goal of the NTDP "is to prepare student-athletes under the age of 18 for participation on U.S. National Teams and success in their future
hockey careers. Its efforts focus not only on high-caliber participation on the ice, but creating well-rounded individuals off the ice." While enrolled in the NTDP, players stay with billet families and attend Ann Arbor Pioneer High School.
The Under-17 and Under-18 teams play games domestically against opponents in the United States Hockey League (Under-17 and Under-18 teams) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Under-18 team), as well as three international tournaments for each team. The NTDP teams have also competed in the North American Hockey League in the past.
==Season-by-season record==
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OL = Overtime Losses, SL = Shootout Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points
Season 	GP	W 	L 	T	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Playoffs
1997-98 (NAHL) 	56	25	29	-	0 	2 	184	198	52 	 	
1997-98 (USHL) 	24	10	10	-	0 	4 	77 	90 	24 	n/a 	n/a
1998-99 (NAHL) 	56	17	37	-	0 	2 	59 	233	36 	 	Did not Qualify
1998-99 (USHL) 	56	38	15	-	3 	- 	211	133	79 	2nd of 4 East 	Did not participate
1999-00 	56	21	29	-	0 	6 	158	195	48 	 	
1999-00 (USHL) 	58	39	16	-	- 	3 	216	151	81 	1st of 7 East 	Did not participate
2000-01 	56	18	35	-	3 	0 	161	235	39 	 	
2000-01 (USHL) 	24	10	8 	-	6 	- 	74 	81 	26 	n/a 	n/a
2001-02 	56	19	30	-	7 	0 	159	201	45 	 	
2001-02 (USHL) 	13	7 	5 	-	1 	- 	35 	34 	15 	n/a 	n/a
2002-03 	56	16	38	-	2 	0 	177	238	34 	 	Did not Qualify
2003-04 	56	28	21	-	7 	0 	199	174	63 	 	
2004-05 	56	37	17	-	2 	0 	214	164	76 	 	
2005-06 	58	39	14	-	2 	3 	254	147	83 	 	
2006-07 	62	28	30	-	1 	3 	211	215	60 	 	
2007-08 	58	28	26	-	1 	3 	177	186	60 	 	
2008-09 	58	37	16	-	3 	2 	230	154	79 	 	
2009-10 (U-18) (NAHL)	4 	1 	3 	-	0 	0 	10 	18 	- 	n/a 	n/a
2009-10 (U-18) (USHL)	26	18	7 	-	0 	1 	116	63 	- 	n/a 	n/a
2009-10 (U-17) 	34	7 	24	-	2 	1 	82 	152	- 	 	n/a
2010-11 	60	30	25	-	1 	4 	170	172	65 	4th of 8 East 	Lost First Round 0-2 (Muskegon Lumberjacks)
2011-12 	60	26	29	-	2 	3 	192	222	57 	6th of 8 East 	Lost First Round 0-2 (Dubuque Fighting Saints)
2012-13 	64	22	37	-	2 	3 	178	230	49 	7th of 8 East 	Did not Qualify
2013-14 (U-18) 	26	19	5 	-	0 	2 	123	70 	40 	East 	n/a
2013-14 (U-17) 	34	11	20	-	1 	2 	123	163	25 	East 	n/a
2013-14 (overal) 	60	30	25	-	1 	4 	246	213	65 	T-5th of 8 East	n/a
2014-15 (U-18) 	26	19	5 	-	1 	1 	140	78 	40 	East 	n/a
2014-15 (U-17) 	34	6 	27	-	0 	1 	68 	131	13 	East 	n/a
2014-15 (overall) 	60	25	32	-	1 	2 	208	209	53 	8th of 9 East 	n/a
2015-16 (overall) 	60	22	31	-	5 	2 	172	219	51 	East 	Did not Qualify
2016-17 (overall) 	60	23	34	-	1 	2 	164	214	49 	8th of 9 East 	Did not Qualify
2017-18 (overall) 	60	41	18	-	0 	1 	295	211	83 	1st of 9 East 	Won Conf. Semifinals 3-1 (Chicago Steel)Lost Conf Final 1-3 (Youngstown Phantoms)
2018-19 (overall) 	62	30	24	-	2 	6 	269	227	68 	5th of 9 East 	Lost Conf Quarterfinals 0-2 (Cedar Rapids RoughRiders)
2019-20 	48	25	21	-	1 	1 	184	200	52 	4th of 8 East 	Playoffs cancelled
2020-21 	54	22	24	-	4 	4 	226	245	.481	5th of 6 East 	Did not qualify
2021-22 	62	27	29	-	5 	1 	253	253	60 	7th East 	Did not qualify
2022-23 	62	36	21	-	3 	2 	271	238	77 	3rd East 	Lost Conference Quarterfinals
2023-24 	62	22	35	-	2 	3 	229	278	49 	8th East 	Did not qualify
==Coaching Staff==
The current head coach for the Under-17 team is Ron Rolston, brother of NHLer Brian Rolston. Chadd Cassidy serves as assistant coach for the Under-17s. Kurt Kleinendorst is the head coach for the Under-18 team, with John Wroblewski serving as an assistant. Joe Exter serves as goaltending coach for both teams in the NTDP.
==Notable Alumni==
As of the 2008–09 season, more than 45 NTDP alumni were playing in the National Hockey League. This includes Patrick Kane and Erik Johnson, both of whom were drafted first overall in the NHL Entry Draft.
==References==
Category:Ice hockey in the United States
Category:North American Hockey League team
Category:United States Hockey League teams