Michigan
U.S. NTDP U-18 Team
Michigan to Host USNTDP in Exhibition Game at Yost
12/31/2025 2:34:00 PM | Ice Hockey
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 1-ranked University of Michigan ice hockey team (16-4) resumes action hosting the U.S. National Team Development Program in an exhibition match up at Yost Ice Arena on Saturday (Jan. 3). Puck drops at 7 p.m., and the game will be streamed live on B1G+.
Notes
• Michigan finished the first semester with a 16-4 overall record and is holding steady at No. 1 in the USCHO poll. The Wolverines are also No. 1 in the NPI, the new "Pairwise" that will determine the NCAA Tournament field.
• The Wolverines will be without six members of their squad who are playing at World Juniors.
• The U.S. and Canada are atop their group standings with undefeated records. Michael Hage is in fourth place in scoring at the tournament with two goals and four assists for Canada, while Jack Ivankovic is 1-0 in goal. Will Horcoff has two points for the U.S., while Cole McKinney has one assist. Defensemen Asher Barnett and Dakoda Rhéaume-Mullen are scoreless.
• Horcoff, Hage and Hughes all have 28 points in 20 games to lead the Wolverines in scoring. With the three away, the current leader is Jayden Perron with 18 points on six goals and 12 assists. Adam Valentini adds 17 points, Josh Eernisse has 15 points, including nine goals, and Ben Robertson has 14 points.
• Stephen Peck and Julian Molinaro are options for Michigan in goal with Ivankovic at World Juniors. Peck spent last season with Muskegon in the USHL, posting a 19-6-5 record. Molinaro transferred in from Northern Michigan after going 27-16-2 with Calgary in the AJHL.
• Michigan ranks fifth nationally in blocked shots with 63 to its credit. Rhéaume-Mullen leads the way with 32, followed by Robertson with 29, Tyler Duke with 25 and Luca Fantilli and Drew Schock with 22 apiece.
• Michigan has the best scoring offense in the nation, averaging 4.80 goals per game and boasts the fifth-best scoring defense to culminate in the nation's top-ranked scoring margin of 2.75 goals per game.
• Michigan's power-play unit is converting at 30.5 percent (25-for-82) to rank third nationally. The penalty kill is 26th at 81.7 percent, and has scored seven short-handed goals, the most nationally.
