Tuesday, November 1, 2016

U18s Set to Host Five Nations

USA Hockey Arena welcomes five teams; 21 committed NCAA prospects set to take part.


U18s Set to Host Five Nations
Minnesota commit Scott Reedy scored twice in the last U.S. Under-18 Team game, Saturday vs. Princeton (Photo by Rena Laverty).

Twenty NCAA commits are among the members of the U.S. Under-18 Team that will take the ice beginning Tuesday in the Five Nations Tournament taking place at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Mich.

The event, which runs through Saturday, features teams from the U.S., Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden and Switzerland.

The 20 commits on the U.S. team are headed to 10 different schools. Finnish goaltender Daniel Lebedeff of the Madison Capitols – a Wisconsin commit – is also taking part in the tournament.

Each team will play four games in a round-robin format, with the U.S. opening play Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET vs. Sweden.

All games can be streamed live on HockeyTV.com. College Hockey Inc. Director of Education Brent Darnell will provide color commentary on select broadcasts.

U.S. Under-18 Team

No.NamePos.NCAA Commitment
1Dylan St. CyrGMichigan
5Nate KnoepkeDMinnesota
6Quinn HughesDMichigan
7Brady TkachukFBoston University
8Max GildonDWisconsin
9Logan CockerillFBoston University
10Scott ReedyFMinnesota
11Jacob TortoraFBoston College
12Tommy MillerDMichigan State
13Tyler InamotoDWisconsin
14Josh NorrisFMichigan
15Joey CassettiFBoston College
16Grant MismashFNorth Dakota
17Evan BarrattFPenn State
18Josh ManiscalcoDUncommitted
19Graham SlaggertFNotre Dame
20Randy HernandezFUncommitted
21Michael PastujovFMichigan
22Phil KempDYale
24Sean DhoogheFWisconsin
25Sasha ChmelevskiFN/A
27David FarranceDBoston University
30Adam ScheelGNotre Dame