Who is the head coach of USA U18?

The head coach of USA U18 is Seth Appert.

Who is the captain of USA U18?

The captain of USA U18 is Mattias Samuelsson.

Who is the general manager of USA U18?

The general manager of USA U18 is Scott Monaghan.

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2017-2018 Season

USA U18 were 2-2-0 in the 2017-18 WJC-18 season with 6 points, 3rd in the A and 6th overall.

2017-2018 USA U18 Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Jack Hughes (C/LW)	totals		87	61	109	170	26	26
	USNTDP Juniors	USHL	27	21	33	54	10	26
	U.S. National U17 Team	NTDP	24	13	35	48	10	-
	U.S. National U18 Team	NTDP	36	27	41	68	6	-
Oliver Wahlstrom (RW/LW)	totals		88	70	69	139	64	30
	USNTDP Juniors	USHL	26	22	23	45	22	30
	U.S. National U18 Team	NTDP	62	48	46	94	42	-
Joel Farabee (LW/RW)	totals		88	48	68	116	62	26
	USNTDP Juniors	USHL	26	15	25	40	18	26
	U.S. National U18 Team	NTDP	62	33	43	76	44	-
Cole Caufield (LW/RW)	totals		91	77	36	113	20	10
	USNTDP Juniors	USHL	32	23	10	33	10	10
	U.S. National U17 Team	NTDP	40	44	19	63	2	-
	U.S. National U18 Team	NTDP	19	10	7	17	8	-
Alex Turcotte (C/W)	totals		89	26	69	95	36	13
	USNTDP Juniors	USHL	31	8	24	32	14	13
	U.S. National U17 Team	NTDP	39	15	32	47	14	-
	U.S. National U18 Team	NTDP	19	3	13	16	8	-
Jonathan Gruden (LW/RW)	totals		86	43	51	94	66	28
	USNTDP Juniors	USHL	25	15	19	34	20	28
	U.S. National U18 Team	NTDP	61	28	32	60	46	-
Jake Wise (C/LW)	totals		56	20	51	71	10	17
	USNTDP Juniors	USHL	18	9	19	28	4	17
	U.S. National U18 Team	NTDP	38	11	32	43	6	-
Bode Wilde (D)	totals		86	15	42	57	81	19
	USNTDP Juniors	USHL	25	3	13	16	16	19
	U.S. National U18 Team	NTDP	61	12	29	41	65	-
Gavin Hain (C/LW)	totals		86	22	31	53	50	11
	U.S. National U18 Team	NTDP	61	15	20	35	36	-
	USNTDP Juniors	USHL	25	7	11	18	14	11
Cam York (D)	totals		92	11	41	52	30	13
	USNTDP Juniors	USHL	33	3	11	14	12	13
	U.S. National U17 Team	NTDP	38	5	20	25	12	-
	U.S. National U18 Team	NTDP	21	3	10	13	6	-
Mattias Samuelsson (D)	totals		81	15	30	45	177	16
	USNTDP Juniors	USHL	23	4	10	14	64	16
	U.S. National U18 Team	NTDP	58	11	20	31	113	-
K'Andre Miller (D)	totals		80	13	32	45	32	13
	USNTDP Juniors	USHL	22	4	12	16	6	13
	U.S. National U18 Team	NTDP	58	9	20	29	26	-
Spencer Stastney (D)	totals		80	3	40	43	20	19
	USNTDP Juniors	USHL	23	1	14	15	6	19
	U.S. National U18 Team	NTDP	57	2	26	28	14	-
Tyler Weiss (W/C)	totals		80	15	27	42	60	3
	USNTDP Juniors	USHL	22	3	8	11	21	3
	U.S. National U18 Team	NTDP	58	12	19	31	39	-
Ty Emberson (D)	totals		86	8	34	42	46	12
	USNTDP Juniors	USHL	25	4	11	15	0	12
	U.S. National U18 Team	NTDP	61	4	23	27	46	-
Adam Samuelsson (D)	totals		88	6	30	36	151	14
	USNTDP Juniors	USHL	26	2	10	12	57	14
	U.S. National U18 Team	NTDP	62	4	20	24	94	-
Jack DeBoer (C)	totals		86	12	21	33	74	0
	USNTDP Juniors	USHL	25	5	6	11	30	0
	U.S. National U18 Team	NTDP	61	7	15	22	44	-
Trevor Janicke (RW/C)	totals		88	16	15	31	68	-3
	USNTDP Juniors	USHL	26	6	7	13	28	-3
	U.S. National U18 Team	NTDP	62	10	8	18	40	0
Jacob Pivonka (C)	totals		84	13	15	28	65	-4
	USNTDP Juniors	USHL	25	5	3	8	20	-4
	U.S. National U18 Team	NTDP	59	8	12	20	45	-
Patrick Giles (C/RW)	totals		88	13	15	28	80	4
	USNTDP Juniors	USHL	26	2	4	6	26	4
	U.S. National U18 Team	NTDP	62	11	11	22	54	-

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Spencer Knight (G)	totals		58	2.77	.907	1	40-10-0	2906:00
	USNTDP Juniors	USHL	19	3.18	.902	0	13-4-0	982:00
	U.S. National U17 Team	NTDP	25	2.55	.915	1	17-3-0	1202:00
	U.S. National U18 Team	NTDP	14	2.58	.903	0	10-3-0	722:00
Drew DeRidder (G)	totals		59	-	-	1	15-0-0	941:38
	USNTDP Juniors	USHL	17	2.55	.903	1	15-0-0	941:38
	U.S. National U18 Team	NTDP	40	2.68	.898	-	-	-
	U.S. National U17 Team	NTDP	2	2.50	.900	-	-	-
Jon Mor (G)	totals		31	-	-	1	4-2-1	444:16
	USNTDP Juniors	USHL	9	3.51	.871	1	4-2-1	444:16
	U.S. National U18 Team	NTDP	20	3.49	.871	-	-	-
	U.S. National U17 Team	NTDP	2	3.90	.885	-	-	-

2017-2018 USA U18 Staff

Head CoachSeth Appert
Asst. CoachNick Fohr
Asst. CoachMason Graddock
Asst. CoachRand Pecknold
Goaltending CoachThomas Speer
General ManagerScott Monaghan
Equipment ManagerBrock Bradley

Team Staff History

2017-2018 USA U18 Captains

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Mattias Samuelsson

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Team Captaincy History

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USA U18 Facts

Plays in: U18 World Championship
2027: WJC-18 -
2026: WJC-18 Quarterfinal loss
2025: WJC-18 Bronze
2024: WJC-18 Silver

2017-2018 USA U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

23 players

Experience

USA U18: 161 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

USA Olympics (OG)
USA U20 (WJC-20)

USA U18 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
04/29/2026 02:00 PM UTC	USA U18	Latvia U18	2 - 5	U18 WJC
04/27/2026 02:00 PM UTC	USA U18	Germany U18	11 - 2	U18 WJC
04/25/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Sweden U18	USA U18	1 - 9	U18 WJC
04/24/2026 02:00 PM UTC	USA U18	Denmark U18	2 - 0	U18 WJC
04/22/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Czechia U18	USA U18	3 - 2 (OT 64:48)	U18 WJC

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USA U18 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	WJC-18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	WJC-18	4	3	0	-	0	1	24	6	10	2.5	1	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	WJC-18	4	4	0	-	0	0	25	8	12	3	1	Bronze game win
2023-2024	WJC-18	4	4	0	-	0	0	33	7	12	3	1	Final loss
2022-2023	WJC-18	4	4	0	-	0	0	37	6	12	3	1	Champion
2021-2022	WJC-18	3	3	0	-	0	0	24	7	9	3	1	Final loss
2020-2021	WJC-18	4	1	0	-	2	1	18	15	8	2	3	Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020	WJC-18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Tournament Cancelled
2018-2019	WJC-18	4	4	0	-	0	0	31	10	12	3	1	Bronze game win
2017-2018	WJC-18	4	2	2	-	0	0	21	14	6	1.5	3	Final loss
2016-2017	WJC-18	4	4	0	-	0	0	22	7	12	3	1	Champion
2015-2016	WJC-18	4	4	0	-	0	0	30	4	12	3	1	Bronze game win
2014-2015	WJC-18	4	3	1	-	0	0	30	8	9	2.25	2	Champion
2013-2014	WJC-18	4	3	1	-	0	0	16	7	9	2.25	1	Champion
2012-2013	WJC-18	4	2	2	-	0	0	15	10	6	1.5	3	Final loss
2011-2012	WJC-18	4	4	0	-	0	0	18	3	12	3	1	Champion
2010-2011	WJC-18	4	4	0	-	0	0	21	8	12	3	1	Champion
2009-2010	WJC-18	4	3	1	-	0	0	19	6	9	2.25	2	Champion
2008-2009	WJC-18	4	3	1	-	0	0	29	9	9	2.25	2	Champion
2007-2008	WJC-18	4	3	1	-	0	0	20	12	9	2.25	2	Bronze game win
2006-2007	WJC-18	4	2	1	-	0	1	22	9	7	1.75	3	Final loss
2005-2006	WJC-18	4	4	0	0	-	-	30	3	8	2	1	Champion
2004-2005	WJC-18	4	4	0	0	-	-	17	5	8	2	1	Champion
2003-2004	WJC-18	4	4	0	0	-	-	22	5	8	2	1	Final loss
2002-2003	WJC-18	4	3	0	1	-	-	11	7	7	1.75	1	Bronze game loss
2001-2002	WJC-18	5	4	1	0	-	-	27	7	8	1.6		-
	WJC-18	5	5	0	0	-	-	33	5	10	2	1	Final group
2000-2001	WJC-18	4	3	1	0	-	-	23	7	6	1.5	2	Quarterfinal loss
1999-2000	WJC-18	4	1	3	0	-	-	13	13	2	0.5	4	Saved in relegation
1998-1999	WJC-18	3	3	0	0	-	-	22	2	6	2	7	Saved in relegation

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Nolan Stevens (F)	2026-2027	Södertälje SK	HockeyAllsvenskan	6	2	7	9	10
2.	Tyler Kelleher (F)	2026-2027	Leksands IF	HockeyAllsvenskan	6	4	4	8	4
3.	Nolan Fitzhenry (F)	2026-2027	U.S. National U18 Team	NTDP	6	3	4	7	2
4.	Carter Meyer (F)	2026-2027	Québec Remparts	QMJHL	4	1	6	7	8
5.	Shane Gersich (F)	2026-2027	Vienna Capitals	ICEHL	5	5	1	6	2
6.	Nolan Fitzhenry (F)	2026-2027	USNTDP Juniors	USHL	4	3	2	5	2
7.	Brayden Willis (F)	2026-2027	U.S. National U18 Team	NTDP	6	1	4	5	4
8.	Kieffer Bellows (F)	2026-2027	Brynäs IF	SHL	5	3	1	4	2
9.	Dayne Beuker (F)	2026-2027	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL	3	2	2	4	0
10.	A.J. Francisco (D)	2026-2027	Fargo Force	USHL	4	2	2	4	10

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	17.76
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	17.84
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	17.78
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	17.78
2021-2022	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	17.68

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jack Hughes (F)	14	14	18	32
2.	James Hagens (F)	14	10	17	27
3.	Phil Kessel (F)	12	16	10	26
4.	Cole Hutson (D)	14	5	20	25
5.	Cole Caufield (F)	14	18	6	24

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Cole Caufield (F)	14	18	6	24
2.	Cole Eiserman (F)	14	18	3	21
3.	Phil Kessel (F)	12	16	10	26
4.	Jack Hughes (F)	14	14	18	32
5.	Ryan Leonard (F)	13	13	10	23

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Cole Hutson (D)	14	5	20	25
2.	Jack Hughes (F)	14	14	18	32
3.	James Hagens (F)	14	10	17	27
4.	Clayton Keller (F)	14	8	15	23
5.	Rocco Grimaldi (F)	13	4	14	18

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Jack Johnson (D)	12	2	4	53
2.	Tyler Biggs (F)	13	2	3	53
3.	Patrick Eaves (F)	8	4	12	45
4.	Patrick O'Sullivan (F)	8	7	15	37
5.	Chad Krys (D)	14	1	8	37

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jack Hughes (F)	14	14	18	32
2.	James Hagens (F)	14	10	17	27
3.	Cole Hutson (D)	14	5	20	25
4.	Cole Caufield (F)	14	18	6	24
5.	Clayton Keller (F)	14	8	15	23

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Gabe Perreault (F)	7	5	18	2.57
2.	Jack Hughes (F)	14	14	32	2.29
3.	Will Smith (F)	11	11	24	2.18
4.	Phil Kessel (F)	12	16	26	2.17
5.	Patrick Kane (F)	6	7	12	2.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	James Hagens (F)	2023-2024	7	9	22
2.	Will Smith (F)	2022-2023	7	9	20
3.	Jack Hughes (F)	2018-2019	7	9	20
4.	Cole Caufield (F)	2018-2019	7	14	18
5.	Gabe Perreault (F)	2022-2023	7	5	18

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Cole Caufield (F)	2018-2019	7	14	18
2.	James Hagens (F)	2023-2024	7	9	22
3.	Will Smith (F)	2022-2023	7	9	20
4.	Jack Hughes (F)	2018-2019	7	9	20
5.	Phil Kessel (F)	2004-2005	6	9	16

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	James Hagens (F)	2023-2024	7	13	22
2.	Gabe Perreault (F)	2022-2023	7	13	18
3.	Will Smith (F)	2022-2023	7	11	20
4.	Jack Hughes (F)	2018-2019	7	11	20
5.	Cole Hutson (D)	2022-2023	7	11	12

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Tyler Biggs (F)	2010-2011	6	3	49
2.	Patrick Eaves (F)	2001-2002	8	12	45
3.	Patrick O'Sullivan (F)	2001-2002	8	15	37
4.	Chris Summers (D)	2005-2006	6	1	37
5.	Andreas Vlassopoulos (F)	2004-2005	6	2	35