Minnesota leads the way as top producing state
PLYMOUTH, Mich. – Twenty-three players, including 13 forwards, eight defensemen and two goaltenders, have been selected to join USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program(NTDP), it was announced today.
The players, all from the 2010 birth year, will compete as the U.S. National Under-17 Team at the NTDP for the 2026-27 season.
“The March evaluation camp highlighted the outstanding depth in the 2010 birth year,” said Rod Braceful (Detroit, Mich.), director of player personnel for the NTDP. “Making final selections was a challenge given the level of talent. We extend our appreciation to all the youth organizations and coaches across the country for their contribution and development of these players. We are excited and couldn’t be happier that this group of 23 will be the next NTDP class as we head into our 30th season.”
The NTDP is a two-year residency program for high-performance hockey players, located at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Mich. The Under-17 Team plays in the United States Hockey League(USHL), the only Tier I junior hockey league in the United States, as well as against select competition in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) and Minnesota Elite League. Also each season, the U17 Team competes in three international tournaments, both in North America and across Europe.
The 23 players come from nine different states; Minnesota (7), Michigan (5), Massachusetts (2), New Jersey (2), New York (2), Pennsylvania (2), Alaska (1), Missouri (1) and Wisconsin (1).
The eight Minnesota players include:
Henry Buttweiler (Alexandria/Detroit Honeybaked 150))
Joey Cullen (Moorhead/Moorhead HS)
Maverick McKinnon (Forest Lake/St. Thomas Academy)
Dean Stevens (Minnetonka/Minnetonka Bantam AA)
RJ Thompson (Eden Prairie/Eden Prairie HS)
Landon Knott (Bemidji/Bemidji HS)
Mason Schemenauer (Minnetrista/Minnetonka HS)
Brooks Suter (Edina/Edina HS)
Dean Stevens played Bantam AA this past season for Minnetonka. LPH PHOTO BY BRYAN ZOLLMAN
ROSTER
| Forward | Henry | Buttweiler | 6/1/10 | Left | Alexandria, Minn. | Detroit Honeybaked 15O |
| Forward | Joey | Cullen | 4/17/10 | Left | Moorhead, Minn. | Moorhead High School |
| Forward | Cameron | Evans | 4/3/10 | Left | Cranberry Twp, Pa. | Shattuck St. Mary’s 15O |
| Forward | Sam | Lee | 9/29/10 | Left | Woburn, Mass. | Belmont Hill/Minuteman Flames 15O |
| Forward | Will | Losauro | 7/14/10 | Left | Ridgewood, N.J. | NJ Avalanche 16U |
| Forward | Maverick | McKinnon | 9/14/10 | Right | Forest Lake, Minn. | St. Thomas Academy High School |
| Forward | Carter | Morris | 1/22/10 | Left | Anchorage, Alaska | Shattuck St. Mary’s 16U |
| Forward | Jack | Queally | 7/27/10 | Left | Norwood, Mass. | St. Sebastian’s School/NV River Rats 15O |
| Forward | Dean | Stevens | 9/18/10 | Right | Minnetonka, Minn. | Minnetonka Bantam AA |
| Forward | Ryan | Teuscher | 1/16/10 | Left | Petoskey, Mich. | Fox Motors 15O |
| Forward | RJ | Thompson | 8/11/10 | Right | Eden Prairie, Minn. | Eden Prairie High School |
| Forward | Jack | Trupiano | 6/11/10 | Left | St. Clair Shores, Mich. | Detroit Little Caesars 15O |
| Forward | Deverin | Warner | 2/23/10 | Left | Roselle, N.J. | Woodbridge Wolfpack 15O |
| Defenseman | Griffin | Carver | 7/7/10 | Right | Flat Rock, Mich. | Detroit Little Caesars 15O |
| Defenseman | Drew | Daley | 2/16/10 | Right | Lake View, N.Y. | Shattuck St. Mary’s Prep |
| Defenseman | Landon | Knott | 2/21/10 | Left | Bemidji, Minn. | Bemidji High School |
| Defenseman | Andrew | Krochalk | 4/18/10 | Left | Caledonia, Mich. | Fox Motors 15O |
| Defenseman | Kellen | Paetsch | 12/11/10 | Right | Spencerport, N.Y. | Bishop Kearney Selects 15O |
| Defenseman | Mason | Schemenauer | 6/23/10 | Right | Minnetrista, Minn. | Minnetonka High School |
| Defenseman | Chase | Schulberger | 11/9/10 | Right | Quakertown, Pa. | Woodbridge Wolfpack 15O |
| Defenseman | Brooks | Suter | 11/21/10 | Left | Madison, Wis. | Edina High School |
| Goaltender | Colby | Arnold | 3/19/10 | Left | O’Fallon, Mo. | St. Louis AAA Blues 15O |
| Goaltender | Mason | Martin | 2/10/10 | Left | Byron Center, Mich. | Fox Motors 15O |
NOTES: More than 100 NTDP alumni have played in the NHL this season… Seventeen players who won gold for the U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games are NTDP alumni… The NTDP has produced 432 NHL Draft picks, including 103 first-round selections and five selected first overall… Eight alumni have won the NCAA Hobey Baker Memorial Award, given to the top NCAA men’s ice hockey player.
ABOUT THE NTDP: USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program is in its 29th season of competition and is based at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan. The goal of the full-time development program is 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.
