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The National Team Development Program (NTDP) was started in 1996 by USA Hockey as a way to identify elite ice hockey players in the country under the age of 18 and centralize their training. There are two teams in the program an Under-17 squad and an Under-18 squad. The teams are both based in Ann Arbor Michigan. The stated goal of the NTDP is to prepare student-athletes under the age of 18 for participation on U.S. National Teams and success in their futurehockey careers.