USA Hockey
USA Hockey NTDP: Goals vs. Assists Insights
• Carter Meyer was the team’s most productive offensive player, combining elite playmaking (22 assists) with strong finishing ability (15 goals) to lead the club in total scoring.
• Brayden Willis emerged as the most goal-oriented forward among the top producers, recording 14 goals on just 11 assists and finishing well above the goals-assists parity line.
• Nolan Fitzhenry also demonstrated a scorer’s profile, generating 13 goals alongside 20 assists while remaining one of the team’s most complete offensive threats.
• Several forwards, including Jamie Glance, Sammy Nelson, Michael Berchild, and Dayne Beuker, accumulated assists at a faster rate than goals, highlighting the team’s emphasis on puck movement and playmaking.
• Offensive production was spread across a large group of players rather than concentrated in a single star, reflecting the NTDP’s balanced development model and overall forward depth.
USA Hockey NTDP: Dashboard Insights
• USA Hockey NTDP endured a challenging season, posting a 17-40-3-2 record and a -130 goal differential, the lowest goal differential among USHL clubs and well below league-average defensive performance.
• Despite the team struggles, Carter Meyer (37 points), Nolan Fitzhenry (33), Jamie Glance (26), and Brayden Willis (25) emerged as the primary offensive leaders, providing much of the club’s scoring production.
• Nearly all top scorers finished with negative plus/minus ratings, illustrating the difficult environment in which offensive production was generated and highlighting the team's overall defensive challenges.
• Goaltending was a bright spot at times, as Luke Carruthers posted a save percentage near 90% while facing a significant workload, suggesting stronger performance than the win totals alone indicate.
• The team identity map places USA Hockey NTDP in the low-offense, high-goals-against quadrant, indicating that improving defensive play and reducing goals allowed would be the clearest path toward future competitiveness.