2025-26 NTDP U17 Team Selection

[macbowes]

I gotta take my shot assuming 2 goalies, 13 F and 7 D. Keep in mind I only saw 2 games of the camp.

G
Nate Chizik
Eli Winters (could be any of them really)

D
Beck Thoreson
Anthony Timmerman
Christian Semetsis
Broden McArthur
Drew Roscoe
Diego Gutierrez
Anthony Valenti or Carson Scott (size or puck mover)

F
Alexander Milojevic
Trevor Daley
Rocco Pelosi
Oliver McKinney
Braiden Scuderi
Brayden Willis
Kane Barch
Gavin Burcar
Carter Meyer
Sam Pandolfo
Freddie Schneider
Finn Spehar
Nolan Fitzhenry

Thoughts?

Have you noticed Pape, at all? I was hoping he was going to make the team.

 

[clevelandcane]

Have you noticed Pape, at all? I was hoping he was going to make the team.

I did. Yes. He played okay. Let me say this, all of these kids look like they belong. Nobody looked lost or overmatched. I was pulling for him because I believe he's from Cleveland originally. He certainly could make the team but in the two practice games I watched he didn't star. He really impressed me when I've seen him with the Pens - so much so that I've asked about him on this board. I guess we'll find out in a week or two.

Also, I'm just some guy who loves hockey. I'm no scout.

 

[bigdog16]

Saw the game on Friday. Lots of fun.

Blue team
Scuderi scored first goal. Typical Scuderi game, quick decisions. Aggressive. Good shot.
Milojevic - I can see why he's rank3d so highly. Good skater. Fast. Good puck control. Had the team's 2nd and 3rd goals.
Semetsis definitely belongs at this level. Great skater. Good decisions. Calm.
McArthur was solid on D.
Some kids I was unfamiliar with who impressed...
Timmerman from LC. I only saw the one game so far, but if he doesn't make the team I'll be surprised. Best D out there.
Kane Barch. Such a good skater. Quick. Aggressive. A little selfish at times but that's okay sometimes.
Thoreson - really impressed. Good skater. Big kid. Solid on O and D. I hear he was almost a 2010 by 2 days.
Freddy Schneider should make this team too.


Red team
Daley had a hattrick (eng). Worked really well with Meyer.
Grubb scored first goal.
Carson zScott had a goal
Pelosi was solid and really set up his teammates well. Had a few assists.
Never saw Finn Spehar before but I was impressed. Really fast. Small side.
Burcar is really impressive too. His skating is better than most and he has a good handle too.

Lots of kids playing even minutes so it was tough to stand out in one game. Some kids who I was excited to watch that didn't stand out...
Fitzhenry
Roscoe
Guttierez
Geiger
Sears
Pandolfo

The goalies played pretty well. Hard to pick one. I'd think Chizik is in and maybe Johnson.

Thank you for the breakdown @clevelandcane ! Not surprising, Scuderi is a waterbug, Semestis is such a USA hockey Dman - smooth, strong, excellent skater. Milo is a possession monster. Barch a huge addition if he chooses to go NTDP. Daley a given, first line minutes if he chooses NTDP. Grubb could be a sneaky contributor. Of your non-contributors, Fitzhenry, Gutierriez are the only locks. Would be surprised if Roscoe Sears dont make the team though. Also, Meyer is a spitting image of Matthew Tkachuk, but possibly better…

 

[clevelandcane]

Thank you for the breakdown @clevelandcane ! Not surprising, Scuderi is a waterbug, Semestis is such a USA hockey Dman - smooth, strong, excellent skater. Milo is a possession monster. Barch a huge addition if he chooses to go NTDP. Daley a given, first line minutes if he chooses NTDP. Grubb could be a sneaky contributor. Of your non-contributors, Fitzhenry, Gutierriez are the only locks. Would be surprised if Roscoe Sears dont make the team though. Also, Meyer is a spitting image of Matthew Tkachuk, but possibly better…

I wonder how the powers that be reconcile how a kid performs at camp vs how they perform with their team.

 

[Trojans86]

Saw the game on Friday. Lots of fun.

Blue team
Scuderi scored first goal. Typical Scuderi game, quick decisions. Aggressive. Good shot.
Milojevic - I can see why he's rank3d so highly. Good skater. Fast. Good puck control. Had the team's 2nd and 3rd goals.
Semetsis definitely belongs at this level. Great skater. Good decisions. Calm.
McArthur was solid on D.
Some kids I was unfamiliar with who impressed...
Timmerman from LC. I only saw the one game so far, but if he doesn't make the team I'll be surprised. Best D out there.
Kane Barch. Such a good skater. Quick. Aggressive. A little selfish at times but that's okay sometimes.
Thoreson - really impressed. Good skater. Big kid. Solid on O and D. I hear he was almost a 2010 by 2 days.
Freddy Schneider should make this team too.


Red team
Daley had a hattrick (eng). Worked really well with Meyer.
Grubb scored first goal.
Carson zScott had a goal
Pelosi was solid and really set up his teammates well. Had a few assists.
Never saw Finn Spehar before but I was impressed. Really fast. Small side.
Burcar is really impressive too. His skating is better than most and he has a good handle too.

Lots of kids playing even minutes so it was tough to stand out in one game. Some kids who I was excited to watch that didn't stand out...
Fitzhenry
Roscoe
Guttierez
Geiger
Sears
Pandolfo

The goalies played pretty well. Hard to pick one. I'd think Chizik is in and maybe Johnson.

Crazy that Timmerman, MacArthur and Gutierrez all played d together on a Dallas team a few years ago.