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U.S. National Under-17 and Under-18 Team Rosters Announced for Respective Five Nations Tournaments

February 8, 2016 - United States Hockey League (USHL) - U.S. National Team News Release


PLYMOUTH, Michigan - USA Hockey announced today the 22-player rosters and schedules for both its U.S. National Under-17 and Under-18 Teams, who are competing in respective Five Nations Tournaments this week.

The United States will serve as host for the 2016 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament to be held at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan. The tournament will run from Feb. 9-13 and features two games each day of the event. Team USA will compete against teams from the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and Sweden. A full schedule can be found below.

Single-day tickets are available for the event at USA Hockey Arena and include access to two games. Prices are $18 for center ice and $15 for executive reserved. Groups of 15 or more are priced at $15 (center ice) and $13 (executive reserved).

The Under-17 Team roster is composed of 20 members from the 2015-16 U.S. National Under-17 Team, part of USA Hockey's National Team Development Program, based in Plymouth, Michigan. Defenseman Reilly Walsh (Andover, N.H./Proctor Academy) and forward Vanya Lodnia (Novi, Mich./Erie Otters) are additions to the lineup. A complete United States roster can be found here.

The 2016 Under-18 Five Nations Tournament will take the U.S. National Under-18 Team to Rauma, Finland. The event runs from Feb. 11-14 and includes, in addition to the United States, squads from the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and Sweden. Team USA will skate in a pre-tournament tilt on Monday, Feb. 8, versus Finland.

The roster is made up entirely of members of the 2015-16 U.S. National Under-18 Team, part of USA Hockey's NTDP.

Tournament Schedule | 2016 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament

Feb. 9-13 | USA Hockey Arena| Plymouth, Michigan

Date Game Time (ET)

Tues., Feb. 9 Finland vs. Russia 3:30 p.m.

USA vs. Czech Republic 7:00 p.m.

Wed., Feb. 10 Russia vs. Sweden 3:30 p.m.

Finland vs. USA 7:00 p.m.

Thurs., Feb. 11 Sweden vs. Finland 3:30 p.m.

Russia vs. Czech Republic 7:00 p.m.

Fri., Feb. 12 Czech Republic vs. Finland 3:30 p.m.

Sweden vs. USA 7:00 p.m.

Sat., Feb. 13 Czech Republic vs. Sweden 3:30 p.m.

USA vs. Russia 7:00 p.m.

Team USA Schedule | 2016 Under-18 Five Nations Tournament

Feb. 11-14 | Rauma, Finland

Date Game Time (ET)

Mon., Feb. 8 Finland* 11:30 a.m.

Thurs., Feb. 11 Russia 9:00 a.m.

Fri., Feb. 12 Sweden 12:00 p.m.

Sat., Feb. 13 Finland 7:00 a.m.

Sun., Feb. 14 Czech Republic 10:00 a.m.

*Pre-tournament game


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