Jake Visser is serving as the equipment manager for the U.S. Under-18 Men's National Team for the eighth time at the 2025 IIHF Under-18 Men's World Championship.
Visser is in his 13th season with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program and worked as the equipment manager for the U.S. National Under-18 Team in 2020-21. His stint has included four gold medals (2011, 2015, 2017, 2023) and one silver medal (2013) at the IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championship. Additionally, Visser was on staff for the 2019 U.S. National Junior Team that claimed silver.
The Grand Rapids, Michigan, native has also served as equipment manager for the U.S. National Junior Team (2015), the U.S. Under-17 Select Teams (2011, 2013), and the U.S. Under-18 Select Teams at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament (2016-17). Additionally, Visser was the equipment manager at USA Hockey’s National Junior Evaluation Camp in 2014.
Prior to his time with the NTDP, Visser worked as the assistant equipment manager for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League for three seasons (2007-10).