Nine Michigan names invited to NTDP evaluation camp

 

By @MichaelCaples –

The invites have went out, and USA Hockey is now announcing the players invited to the prestigious National Team Development Program evaluation camp – the final step in selecting next year’s NTDP Under-17 Team.

The full list of invites will be released at 1 p.m., but MiHockey has the list of the nine Michigan names who will take part in the camp.

UPDATE: To see the full list of invitees, click here.

Other invited players include Jack Deboer, son of longtime Plymouth Whalers and current San Jose Sharks coach Pete Deboer; Nolan Foote, son of former Avalanche captain Adam Foote; and Adam Samuelsson, son of former NHLer Ulf Samuelsson.

After an information session and initial meeting on Mar. 17, the players will skate from Mar. 18-22 in front of both NTDP and college/junior scouts with some of the best players from across the country in their age group.

Here are the Michigan names invited to this year’s evaluation camp:

 

Forwards

Max Ellis – Plymouth – Honeybaked U16

Jonathan Gruden – Rochester – Honeybaked U16

Blade Jenkins – Jackson – Compuware U16

Calen Kiefiuk – Macomb – Honeybaked U16

 

Defense

Christian Krygier – Novi – Little Caesars U16

Will MacKinnon – Plymouth – Honeybaked U16

Jacob Semik – Canton – Honeybaked U16

*Bode Wilde – Killdeer, Ill. – Chicago Mission U16 (Former Plymouth resident, Honeybaked alum)

 

Goaltenders

Drew DeRidder – Fenton – Oakland Jr. Grizzlies U16