2015 National Festival
The Festival, which takes place Aug. 11-16, is a training session that will also be used to select two 22-player rosters for a pair of series against Canada that will be held simultaneously from Aug. 19-23 in Lake Placid, New York. The U.S. entries will feature an Under-18 Select Team and Under-22 Select Team.
National Festival On-Ice Schedule
Aug. 11-16, 2015 • Lake Placid Olympic Center • Lake Placid, New York
(All Times ET • Subject to Change)
**(UPDATED AS OF AUG. 11)**
| Date | Event | Location | Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 11 | Practice - U18 Players | 1980 Rink | 3:30-5 p.m. |
| Practice - Team White | 1980 Rink | 5:45-6:40 p.m. | |
| Practice - Team Blue | 1980 Rink | 6:50-7:45 p.m. | |
| Aug. 12 | Practice - U18 Players | U.S. Rink | 8:30-10 a.m. |
| Practice - Team White | 1980 Rink | 9-10:10 a.m. | |
| Practice - Team Blue | 1980 Rink | 10:20–11:30 a.m. | |
| Practice – Goalies & scratches | 1980 Rink | 11:40 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | |
| Practice - U18 Players | 1980 Rink | 3:45-5:15 p.m. | |
| Scrimmage - White vs. Blue | 1980 Rink | 6:15 p.m. | |
| Aug. 13 | Practice - Goalies (Blue) | 1980 Rink | 9-9:45 a.m. |
| Practice - Team Blue | 1980 Rink | 10-11:30 a.m. | |
| Practice - U18 Players | U.S. Rink | 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | |
| Practice - Goalies (White) | 1980 Rink | 5:30-6:15 p.m. | |
| Scrimmage - U18 vs. IIHF U18 | U.S. Rink | 6-8:30 p.m. | |
| Practice - Team White | 1980 Rink | 6:30-8 p.m. | |
| Aug. 14 | Practice - Team Blue | 1980 Rink | 9-10:10 a.m. |
| Practice - U18 Players | U.S. Rink | 9:30-11:30 a.m. | |
| Practice - Team White | 1980 Rink | 10:20-11:30 a.m. | |
| Practice Goalies & scratches | 1980 Rink | 11:40 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | |
| Practice - U18 Players | U.S. Rink | 4:30-6:15 p.m. | |
| Scrimmage - White vs. Blue | 1980 Rink | 6 p.m. | |
| Aug. 15 | Practice - U18 Players | U.S. Rink | 9-10:30 a.m. |
| Practice - Team White | 1980 Rink | 12-1:45 p.m. | |
| Practice - Team Blue | 1980 Rink | 2-3:45 p.m. | |
| Scrimmage - U18 vs. IIHF U18 | U.S. Rink | 4:45-7:15 p.m. | |
| Aug. 16 | Scrimmage - U18 vs. IIHF U18 | 1980 Rink | 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. |
| Scrimmage - White vs. Blue | 1980 Rink | 1:45 p.m. |
The complete roster of 28 defensemen, 45 forwards and 10 goaltenders can be found here.
The National Festival will take place at the Lake Placid Olympic Center and all practices and scrimmages will be open to the public.
As part of the the 2015 International Ice Hockey Federation High Performance Camp, an Under-18 Team with players from six nations (Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden) will train with the U.S. under-18 players and compete against them in scrimmages.
Driving directions, airport information and transportation resources.
ATTENTION MEDIA: A credential application for the Festival can be accessed here.