Asunto: USA U-18 Team

Note for facilities, I consider what the facility will be by midseason. If a facility is being built but will take ~90 more days, I will consider it to be the current level. If it's only ~30 days, I'll consider it to be the next level.

RD:

Garfield Peckham (18,539,400) - Lamp Lighters (II.3)
Great qualities, average facilities. Didn't make the cut since there were 5 other players with better OR and growth potential, even if he reaches his potential.

Hoss Bar (17,453,452) - Momentum (I.1)
Low qualities and below average facilites. He missed out in favor of players who are a little weaker now but who should be better by the end of the season.

Mitchel Biggs (17,328,328) - Royal Sovereign (I.1)
Below average facilties and OR. He almost made the cut due to depth issues, but I opted for a project player instead.

Kevin Schneider (17,462,224) - Gamblers (I.1)
Worth consideration if he can improve his training.

Damien Heimreich (16,293,292) - Royal Sovereign (I.1)
5 CL, below average training.

Jerry Harp (16,249,228) - Iron Nails (I.1)
Average qualities, average facilities.

Jessie Burleson (16,289,192) - Astronauts (II.3)
5 CL.

LD:

Gerald Zolton (18,578,560) - Medvescak 1983 (I.1)
A strong candidate, but there were a lot of LD's that were a year younger and comparable.

Wynn Santana (18,582,496) - Astronauts (II.3)
Good qualities. Another strong candidate at the same level as Zolton. His training is a bit off but can very easily be fixed, but there were better/younger comparable players.

Dale Luna (18,559,432) - Lamp Lighters (II.3)
Good qualities, 4 CL, and average facilities. Similar to Santana.

Kirk Trahan (18,527,408) - Lamp Lighters (II.3)
Average qualities, average facilities. Similar to Luna and Santana.

Jordon Richmond (17,421,400) - Iron Nails (I.1)
Great qualities, average facilites (until next season). Could be a contender next season.

Scott Rivers (17,382,380) - Medvescak 1983 (I.1)
Good facilities. Could be a consideration next season depending on how well some other LD's develop.

Shane Rogers (16,355,352) - Razorback Thugs (I.1)
Should be a starter in 2 seasons.

Fred Huskins (16,329,228) - Gamblers (I.1)
Great qualities.

Wesley Ndydar (16,366,212) - Bouncing Pucks (I.1)
Good qualities.

Gordon Farley (16,294,208) - Gamblers (I.1)
Great qualities.

These players all had lower facilities and weren't quite as good as the LW's and RW's available.

UW:

Jordy Ladd (18,557,545) - Lamp Lighters (II.3)

Ethan Prime (18,518,505) - Iron Nails (I.1)

Cornell Sinclair (17,430,470) - Lamp Lighters (II.3)

Frank Sharpe (17,391,373) - Iron Nails (I.1)

RW:

John Douglas (18,581,564) - VuDuu (II.2)
Low qualities, low regeneration, and low OR, but a consideration in case of an injury.

Miles Cortez (18,539,518) - Spartak Kaplitz (II.1)
Average qualities and low OR for relatively top heavy position.

LW:
James Ledford (18,567,557) - Momentum (I.1)
Good qualities, 4 CL, average facilities, beat out by comparable 17 year olds.

Emory Nash (16,408,365) - Beavers (I.1)
Great qualities, and should be a starter in two seasons. Barely beat out for 16 year old slot.

Herb Coats (16,355,349) - Medvescak 1983 (I.1)
Another likely future starter.

Robert Bruin (16,314,303) - Beavers (I.1)

Darin Bradford (16,388,296) - Michalovce Wild Hogs (I.1)
5 CL

Max Levy (16,323,292) - Brad's Icebreakers (I.1)
Average qualities.

Dave Arnett (16,271,262) - Astronauts (II.3)
Great qualities, lower OR than other 16 year old LW's.

C:
Kirk Ashcroft (18,754,745) - Beavers (I.1)
4 CL. Beat out by better players and one player with the potential to end the season as a better player in a deep position. A potential injury callup. Lower shooting.

Nash Edwards (18,718,651) - ThisTeam (I.1)
Great qualities but lower OR than other centers. Low Shooting.

Homer Clark (17,607,605) - Medvescak 1983
4 CL, great qualities. He lost out on the second 17 year old slot to a comparable player with better CL.

Verne Mcarthur (17,575,574) - Momentum (I.1)

Keith Garrett (17,583,569) - Brad's Icebreakers (I.1)

Mitchell Bartlett (17,597,536) - Brad's Icebreakers (I.1)
Great qualities.

Bodhi Connors (17,521,519) - Lamp Lighters (II.3)
Average facilities.

Joseph Alston (17,535,461) - Michalovce Wild Hogs (I.1)

Warren Ivy (16,444,428) - Beavers (I.1)
5 CL.

Marcellus Kreger (16,446,415) - Medvescak 1983 (I.1)
5 CL.

Don Miller (16,435,395) - Momentum (I.1)
5 CL, great qualities.

Quentin Hanks (16,367,363) - Momentum (I.1)
Great qualities.

Kristopher Laughlin (16,366,354) - Bouncing Pucks (I.1)
5 CL.

Claudio Bittner (16,355,267) - Gamblers (I.1)
5 CL.

Those are all the players that didn't make the team.

I'm just going to list the players that I added (who may or may not remain on the team) without any details beyond the basic information in the first line.

G:
Felix Neveau (18,740,735) - Momentum (I.1)
Tim Courier (18,643,632) - Medvescak 1983 (I.1)
Carl Majors (17,585,560) - Medvescak 1983 (I.1)
Merle Isbell (17,475,411) - Fribourg Dragoon (II.3SWI)
Thom Thomas (16,348,345) - Momentum (I.1)

UD:
Roy Tilley (16,368,364) - Razorback Thugs (I.1)

RD:
Terry Dittmar (18,696,717) - Brad's Icebreakers (I.1)
Christopher Trotter (18,600,601) - Lamp Lighters (II.3)
Benny Hull (18,440,611) - VuDuu (II.2)
John Kuschinsky (17,582,573) - Sierra Stars (I.1)
Craig Neely (17,497,496) - Michalovce Wild Hogs (I.1)
Robert Woods (17,426,481) - Brad's Icebreakers (I.1)
Zack Ramirez (17,463,212) - Beavers (I.1)

LD:
Marc Packard (18,617,613) - Bouncing Pucks (I.1)
John Ivy (18,588,600) - Medvescak 1983 (I.1)
Nigel Carmichael (17,617,615) - Bouncing Pucks (I.1)
Patrick Churchfield (17,587,585) - ThisTeam (I.1)
Will Grimaldi (17,545,542) - Medvescak 1983 (I.1)
Trae Rush (17,558,514) - Brad's Icebreakers (I.1)
Grady Powell (17,484,384) - Beavers (I.1)
George McClendon (16,380,381) - Momentum (I.1)

UW:
Ross Ruby (18,792,790) - Momentum (I.1)

RW:
Victor Bolin (18,826,825) - Razorback Thugs (I.1)
Arch Purcell (18,754,737) - Sierra Stars (I.1)
Lonnie Bierlein (18,722,720) - Michalovce Wild Hogs (I.1)
Chris Garcia (17,759,714) - Medvescak 1983 (I.1)
Mario Mathis (17,614,596) - Michalovce Wild Hogs (I.1)
Rakeem Johnson (17,548,541) - Lamp Lighters (II.3)
Anthony Keen (17,567,533) - Brad's Icebreakers (I.1)
Cedrick Sorenson (16,445,415) - Medvescak 1983

LW:
Lucas Castle (18,716,646) - ThisTeam (I.1)
Robin Crocker (18,652,638) - Momentum (I.1)
Arthur Staples (17,621,618) - ThisTeam (I.1)
Terrance Haas (17,588,586) - ThisTeam (I.1)
Dwight Dugan (17,548,547) - Momentum (I.1)
Stephen Schroeder (17,589,456) - Momentum (I.1)
Nathan Springer (16,417,365) - Michalovce Wild Hogs (I.1)

C:
Milton Young (18,891,891) - Medvescak 1983 (I.1)
Joel Garrett (18,816,805) - Bouncing Pucks (I.1)
Ethan Alderman (18,842,794) - Momentum (I.1)
Ed O'Rourke (18,783,763) - Medvescak 1983 (I.1)
Allan Harris (18,806,701) - Brad's Icebreakers (I.1)
Omar Gnaw (17,625,623) - Momentum (I.1)
Dick Calhoun (17,599,587) - Bouncing Pucks (I.1)
Donald Pullen (16,481,391) - Michalovce Wild Hogs (I.1)

That's everything!

I'm remembering why I usually don't bother with going into detail about the team selection.

Good luck to the NT's next season!

Thanks for all of your hard work Cap!

thanks for Felix Neveau
I hope he'll make a very very good WC with the national team

Tough break in the championship game, but great job earning promotion!