NTDP teams prepare for Five Nations Tournaments

By Michael Caples –

Next week, the two National Team Development Program squads take their respective shows on the road.

The two NTDP clubs will play in their respective Five Nations Tournaments, competing against teams from the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and Sweden. Official rosters for each tournament were announced today.

The Under-17 Team, which features Michigan natives Nick Boka (Plymouth, University of Michigan), Zach Werenski (Grosse Pointe, uncommitted), Brendan Warren (Carleton, University of Michigan) and Dennis Yan (Troy, uncommitted) will travel to Sundsvall, Sweden, to compete in the U17 Five Nations Tournament.

Meanwhile, the Under-18 Team, which features Michigan natives Dylan Larkin (Waterford, University of Michigan) and Dylan Pavelek (Marysville, Michigan State), will be in Dmitrov, Russia, which is (if we used Google Maps correctly) roughly 1,700 kilometers from Sochi.

2014 U17 Five Nations Tournament Schedule – United States

Feb. 5-9, 2014 • Sundsvall, Sweden

Date Opponent Location Time (Local/EST)
Wed., Feb. 5 Finland Gardehov 3:30 p.m. / 9:30 a.m.
Fri., Feb. 7 Czech Republic Gardehov 7:00 p.m. / 1:00 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 8 Russia Gardehov 12:30 p.m. / 6:30 a.m.
Sun., Feb. 9 Sweden Gardehov 2:30 p.m. / 8:30 a.m.

2014 U18 Five Nations Tournament Schedule – United States

Feb. 4-8, 2014 • Dmitrov, Russia

Date Opponent Location Time (Local/EST)
Tues., Feb. 4 Russia Dmitrov 7:00 p.m. / 10:00 a.m.
Thurs., Feb. 6 Finland Dmitrov 3:30 p.m. / 6:30 a.m.
Fri., Feb. 7 Sweden Dmitrov 3:30 p.m. / 6:30 a.m.
Sat., Feb. 9 Czech Republic Dmitrov 3:30 p.m. / 6:30 a.m.