Twelve players are committed to join USA Hockey's National Team Development Program starting in the 2009-10 season, it was announced today. The players, all from the 1993 birth-year, will compete as members of the U.S. National Under-17 Team.  |
National Team Development Program is seeking to hire an assistant equipment manager. |
Growing up, U.S. National Team Development Program defenseman Frankie Simonelli always wanted to be like his older brother and hockey player, Jeremy. Now, Frankie has found one of his biggest supporters in Jeremy, along with their parents, Thomas and Kathleen. Frankie’s entire family has supported him through his hockey journey, attending as many games as possible.
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Emerson Etem (Long Beach, Calif.) tallied a goal late in the third period and Brandon Maxwell (Winter Park, Fla.) recorded 28 saves, but the U.S. National Under-17 Team fell, 2-1, to the Mahoning Valley Phantoms in the decisive Game 5 of the NAHL North Division Finals here tonight.
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Michael Mersch (Park Ridge, Ill.) netted two goals and Brandon Maxwell (Winter Park, Fla.) made 27 saves as the U.S. National Under-17 Team defeated the Mahoning Valley Phantoms, 3-1, here tonight in Game 4 of the Robertson Cup Playoffs second-round series. With the win, Team USA drew even with the Phantoms, 2-2, in the best-of-five series. The two teams will meet Saturday (April 25) in the decisive Game 5 at the Ann Arbor Ice Cube at 7 p.m. ET.
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John Henrion played an important role in Team USA's gold medal victory at the 2009 IIHF World Under-18 Championship, appearing in all 10 games, tallying four points (2 goals, 2 assists).
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