USA Hockey National Team Development Program

USA Hockey NTDP
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Team USA
AssociationUSA Hockey
Head coachNick Fohr
Greg Moore
Home stadiumUSA Hockey Arena
Team colors     
IIHF codeUSA
IIHF World U18 Championship
Appearances23 (first in 1999)
Best result Gold: (2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2023)
Medal record
World U18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2002 Slovakia Team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Czech Republic Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Sweden Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 United States Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Belarus Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Germany Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Czech Republic Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Finland Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Switzerland Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Slovakia Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Switzerland Team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Belarus Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Finland Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Russia Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Russia Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Germany Team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Finland Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Russia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 United States Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Sweden Team

The United States National Team Development Program (NTDP) was started in 1996 by USA Hockey as a way to identify elite ice hockey players under the age of 18, and centralize their training.[1] There are two teams in the program: under-17 and under-18. Both teams are based in Plymouth, Michigan.

  1. ^ "USA Hockey National Team Development Program 2009–10 Media Guide" (PDF). USA Hockey. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 20, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2010.