USA U18 News & Stories

The annual Hlinka Gretzky Cup marks the beginning of a new scouting season. Here's what you need to know.

With a draft day haul filled with skill, speed, and upside, the Bruins have restocked their prospect pool.

The Hlinka Gretzky Cup marks the start of the scouting season. These are the players you need to keep an eye on at this year's tournament in Edmonton, Alberta.

EJ Emery could be one of the premier shutdown defencemen to emerge from the 2024 NHL Draft.

Mitch Brown and Lassi Alanen preview the 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.

Mitch Brown takes you into the Film Room ™️ to look at Oliver Moore's game.

Ryan Leonard's physicality is what sets him apart, but he's more than a bruiser. He brings legitimate top-five talent.

As Cam Robinson watched the Under-18 Worlds he brings a fantasy spin to get you ahead of the competition.

Elite Prospects American region scout Joey Padmanabhan goes player-by-player with scouting reports on all of Team USA's roster at the 2023 U18 World Hockey Championships.

Ryan and Lucas St. Louis are teaming up for the first time in their hockey-playing lives with the Dubuque Fighting Saints. Russ Cohen spoke to Martin St. Louis' kids about that experience.

Mitch Brown looks at the three stars from the second day of action at the 2022 Hlinka-Gretzky Cup in Red Deer, Alberta, highlighting one player's contributions in each of the day's three games.

The Hlinka-Gretzky Cup annually marks the start of the scouting season, and it takes place from July 31st to August 7th in Red Deer, Alberta. Mitch Brown sets the stage in this preview article.

American winger Isaac Howard is one of the most divisive prospects in the draft. Russ Cohen spoke to him ahead of the 2022 NHL Draft in Montréal to better understand his game.

EP Rinkside American regional scout Joey Padmanabhan breaks down Team USA's roster for the 2022 U18 World Hockey Championships.

J.D. Burke profiles each team's X-Factor player at the 2022 U18 World Hockey Champions, set to start in Landshut and Kaufbeuren, Germany.

EP Rinkside columnist Russ Cohen talks to USNTDP defenceman Seamus Casey about his game, going to the U18s, playing for Michigan next year, and the upcoming draft in an exclusive interview.

We're finishing off our series of roster previews with a look at the American's offering for the U18 World Hockey Championships, a tournament they're set to host in Texas. Joey Padmanabhan has more.

If the shorter defencemen having success in the NHL are exceptions rather than the rule, here's the next exception: Sean Behrens. Our Dir. of North American Scouting, Mitch Brown, makes the case in the Film Room™️.