Jordan Schmaltz is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 defenceman who is currently playing for the North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey team which competes in NCAA

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...

's Division I in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association

Western Collegiate Hockey Association

The Western Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates over a wide area of the Midwestern and Western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey-only conference....

 conference.

Schmaltz came to the University of North Dakota

University of North Dakota

The University of North Dakota is a public university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. Established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of North Dakota, UND is the oldest and largest university in the state and enrolls over 14,000 students. ...

 after playing in the USHL

United States Hockey League

The United States Hockey League is the top junior ice hockey league in the United States. The USHL has 16 member teams located in the Midwestern United States, consisting of players who are 20 years of age and younger...

 with the Sioux City Musketeers

Sioux City Musketeers

The Sioux City Musketeers is a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team playing in the West Division of the United States Hockey League .The Musketeers' home ice is Tyson Events Center.The Musketeers have had 15 players reach the NHL...

 where he was named to the 2010-11 USHL All-Rookie Team and also to the USHL First All-Star Team.

Schmaltz was a member of the gold medal winning USA team at the 2010 World Junior A Challenge

2010 World Junior A Challenge

The 2010 World Junior A Challenge was an international Junior "A" ice hockey tournament hosted by Hockey Canada. The 2010 World Junior A Challenge was hosted by the Canadian City of Penticton, British Columbia from November 8 to November 14, 2010 at the South Okanagan Events Centre.-Teams:The two...

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Awards and honours

Award	Year
World Junior A Challenge World Junior A Challenge The World Junior A Challenge is an annual under-20 international ice hockey tournament sponsored by Hockey Canada, the Canadian Junior Hockey League , and the International Ice Hockey Federation . The tournament showcases Junior A level players and is modeled after the IIHF World U20...  Gold Medal	2010 2010 World Junior A Challenge The 2010 World Junior A Challenge was an international Junior "A" ice hockey tournament hosted by Hockey Canada. The 2010 World Junior A Challenge was hosted by the Canadian City of Penticton, British Columbia from November 8 to November 14, 2010 at the South Okanagan Events Centre.-Teams:The two...
USHL United States Hockey League The United States Hockey League is the top junior ice hockey league in the United States. The USHL has 16 member teams located in the Midwestern United States, consisting of players who are 20 years of age and younger...  All-Rookie Team	2010–11 2010–11 USHL season The 2010–11 USHL season is the 31st season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began on October 1, 2010 and will conclude on April 9, 2011 with the regular season champion winning the Anderson Cup....
USHL United States Hockey League The United States Hockey League is the top junior ice hockey league in the United States. The USHL has 16 member teams located in the Midwestern United States, consisting of players who are 20 years of age and younger...  First All-Star Team	2010–11 2010–11 USHL season The 2010–11 USHL season is the 31st season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began on October 1, 2010 and will conclude on April 9, 2011 with the regular season champion winning the Anderson Cup....

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