Rod Braceful hired as NTDP assistant director of player personnel

By @MichaelCaples –

USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program has hired another Michigan native to work for the Plymouth-based organization.

Rod Braceful has been named the new assistant director of player personnel.

Previously the director of scouting for the Muskegon Lumberjacks, Braceful will assist with recruiting and evaluation efforts for the NTDP.

Braceful previously worked for the Legacy Global Sports as the midwest hockey director, organizing and leading camps for Selects Hockey.

He has also served as a youth hockey coach for Compuware and Little Caesars.