Benjamin Geiger of Northfield High, left, and Freddie Schneider of Edina High are among six Minnesotans selected to join USA Hockey’s under-17 national team. (Star Tribune staff/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Six Minnesota hockey players will head to Plymouth, Mich., to join U.S. Hockey’s National Team Development Program as a part of the Under-17 National Team.

The contingent of Minnesotans — all players born in 2009 — includes All-Minnesota forward Freddie Schneider from Edina and two other players who represented their high schools this winter.

For more on the Minnesotans selected to join U.S. Hockey’s National Team Development Program, click here to read this story on startribune.com.