USA Hockey National Team Development Program

USA Hockey NTDP
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NicknameTeam USA
AssociationUSA Hockey
Head coachNick Fohr
Kevin Porter
Home stadiumUSA Hockey Arena
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IIHF codeUSA
IIHF World U18 Championship
Appearances27 (first in 1999)
Best result Gold: (2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2023)
Medal record
IIHF U18 World Championship
Gold medal – first place2002 SlovakiaTeam
Gold medal – first place2005 Czech RepublicTeam
Gold medal – first place2006 SwedenTeam
Gold medal – first place2009 United StatesTeam
Gold medal – first place2010 BelarusTeam
Gold medal – first place2011 GermanyTeam
Gold medal – first place2012 Czech RepublicTeam
Gold medal – first place2014 FinlandTeam
Gold medal – first place2015 SwitzerlandTeam
Gold medal – first place2017 SlovakiaTeam
Gold medal – first place2023 SwitzerlandTeam
Silver medal – second place2004 BelarusTeam
Silver medal – second place2007 FinlandTeam
Silver medal – second place2013 RussiaTeam
Silver medal – second place2018 RussiaTeam
Silver medal – second place2022 GermanyTeam
Silver medal – second place2024 FinlandTeam
Bronze medal – third place2008 RussiaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2016 United StatesTeam
Bronze medal – third place2019 SwedenTeam
Bronze medal – third place2025 United StatesTeam
Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Gold medal – first place2003 Czech Republic / SlovakiaTeam
Gold medal – first place2025 Czech Republic / SlovakiaTeam
Silver medal – second place1993 JapanTeam
Silver medal – second place1994 MexicoTeam
Silver medal – second place1996 CanadaTeam
Silver medal – second place1999 Czech RepublicTeam
Silver medal – second place2000 SlovakiaTeam
Silver medal – second place2006 Czech Republic / SlovakiaTeam
Silver medal – second place2010 Slovakia / Czech RepublicTeam
Silver medal – second place2013 Slovakia / Czech RepublicTeam
Silver medal – second place2016 Czech Republic / SlovakiaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1991 JapanTeam
Bronze medal – third place1995 JapanTeam
Bronze medal – third place2014 Czech Republic / SlovakiaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2023 Czech Republic / SlovakiaTeam

The United States National Team Development Program (NTDP) represents the United States in the IIHF World U18 Championship. Additionally the team plays domestically against opponents in the United States Hockey League (under-17 and under-18 teams), the National Collegiate Athletic Association (under-18 team), and other international tournaments. The program 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. There are two teams in the program: under-17 and under-18. Both teams are based in Plymouth, Michigan.