NAHL U.S. National Team

U.S. National Under-17 Team Weekly

Published on October 17, 2007 under North American Hockey League (NAHL)
U.S. National Team News Release


THIS WEEK: The U.S. National Under-17 Team will travel to Durham, N.H., this weekend to compete at the Fall Beantown Classic. Team USA challenges the Boston Junior Bruins on Friday (Oct. 19) and completes the tournament with a date against the New Hampshire Junior Monarchs on Saturday (Oct. 20). Friday's game begins at 1:15 p.m. ET, while Saturday's contest starts at 3:10 p.m. ET. Both games will be played at the Whittemore Center.

U.S. HEAD COACH RON ROLSTON: Ron Rolston is in his fourth season with USA Hockey's National Team Development Program. He has amassed a career record of 124-59-11-6 (W-L-T-OTL).

U.S. HEAD COACH RON ROLSTON ON THE WEEK AHEAD: "After playing our first seven games against NAHL teams, we are looking forward to seeing some different competition at the Beantown Classic. We haven't been on the road for a while so we will have to be ready to play right away."

U.S. NATIONAL UNDER-17 TEAM NOTES: The Under-17 Team and Under-18 Team have combined to field a 13-8-4-1 record in the NAHL North standings, which ranks second among the six-team divison ... Kyle Palmieri (Montvale, N.J.) tallied four of Team USA's five goals in last weekend's split with Mahoning Valley (Ohio) at the Ann Arbor Ice Cube ... Palmieri notched two goals in each contest and the winger now is tied with Drew Shore (Denver, Colo.) for the team lead in scoring with nine points.

WATCH IT LIVE: All U.S. National Under-17 Team games played in the NAHL will be broadcast live on the internet via the B2 Networks. Access to the broadcasts is available through the National Team Development Program at usahockey.com.

UP NEXT: The U.S. National Under-17 Team will continue its four-game road trip with a pair of games at NAHL North Division-foe St. Louis next Friday (Oct. 26) at 7:05 p.m. CST and Saturday (Oct. 27) at 7:05 p.m. at the Summit Center.

ABOUT THE NTDP: Founded in 1996, USA Hockey's National Team Development Program was created 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. Located in Ann Arbor, Mich., the 46 players in the program are split into two squads - the U.S. National Under-18 and Under-17 Teams. In the nine years NTDP players have been eligible for the draft, 141 players have been selected, including the number one overall selection in 2000 (Rick DiPietro), 2006 (Erik Johnson) and 2007 (Patrick Kane).

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