United States men's national ice hockey team
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The United States men's national ice hockey team[2] is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with its U18 and U17 development program in Plymouth, Michigan. The team is controlled by USA Hockey, the governing body for organized ice hockey in the United States. The U.S. team is currently ranked 6th in the IIHF World Rankings.[3]
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| Nickname(s) | Team USA |
|---|---|
| Association | USA Hockey |
| General manager | Brett Peterson |
| Head coach | John Hynes |
| Assistants | Derek Lalonde Ty Hennes Jack Capuano Greg Moore |
| Captain | Brady Tkachuk |
| Most games | Mark Johnson |
| Most points | Mark Johnson (146) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | USA |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 6  2 (May 27, 2024)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 4 (2016, 2018, 2021–23) |
| Lowest IIHF | 7 (2003, 2006–07, 2012) |
| First international | |
United States  29–0  Switzerland(Antwerp, Belgium; April 24, 1920) | |
| Biggest win | |
United States 31–1  Italy(St. Moritz, Switzerland; February 1, 1948) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Sweden  17–2  United States(Stockholm, Sweden; March 12, 1963) Soviet Union  17–2 United States(Stockholm, Sweden; March 15, 1969) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 75 (first in 1920) |
| Best result |  Gold: (1933, 1960) |
| Canada Cup / World Cup | |
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1976) |
| Best result |  Winner: (1996) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 24 (first in 1920) |
| Medals |  Gold: (1960, 1980) Silver: (1920, 1924, 1932, 1952, 1956, 1972, 2002, 2010) Bronze: (1936) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 914–471–86 | |
The U.S. won gold medals at the 1960 and the 1980 Olympics and more recently, silver medals at the 2002 and 2010 Olympics. The U.S. also won the 1996 World Cup of Hockey, defeating Canada in the finals. The team's most recent medal at the World Championships came with a bronze in 2021. They won the tournament in 1933 and 1960. Unlike other nations, the U.S. doesn't typically use its best NHL players in the World Championships. Instead, it provides the younger players with an opportunity to gain international experience.[4] Overall, the team has collected eleven Olympic medals (two of them gold), nineteen World Championship medals (two of them gold), and it reached the semi-final round of the Canada Cup/World Cup five times, twice advancing to the finals and winning gold once.[5] The U.S. has never reached a World Championship gold medal game, having lost in the semi-final round twelve times since the IIHF introduced a playoff system in 1992; including six semi-finals appearances in ten tournaments from 2013 through 2023, and three consecutive in 2021, 2022, and 2023.
The U.S. is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world and a member of the so-called "Big Six", the unofficial group of the six strongest men's ice hockey nations, along with Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, and Sweden.[6][7][8]
The American ice hockey team's greatest success was the "Miracle on Ice" at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, when American college players defeated the heavily favored seasoned professionals from the Soviet Union on the way to a gold medal. Though ice hockey is not a major sport in most areas of the United States, the "Miracle" is often listed as one of the all-time greatest American sporting achievements.[9][10] The U.S. also won the gold medal in the 1960 Games at Squaw Valley, California, defeating the Soviet Union, Canada, Czechoslovakia, and Sweden along the way. However, since this victory is not as well known as the 1980 win, it has come to be known as the "Forgotten Miracle".[11][12]
The United States hockey experienced a spike in talent in the 1980s and 1990s, with future NHL stars including Tony Amonte, Chris Chelios, Derian Hatcher, Brett Hull, Pat LaFontaine, John LeClair, Brian Leetch, Mike Modano, Mike Richter, Jeremy Roenick, Kevin Stevens, Keith Tkachuk, and Doug Weight. Although the U.S. finished no higher than fourth in any World or Olympic event from 1981 through 1994 (unlike other teams that used professionals, the U.S. team was limited to amateurs at these tournaments), the Americans reached the finals of the 1991 Canada Cup and won the 1996 World Cup. Six years later, after the International Olympic Committee and NHL arranged to accommodate an Olympic break in the NHL schedule, the U.S. earned a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics with a roster that included NHL stars Adam Deadmarsh, Chris Drury, Brian Rafalski, and Brian Rolston. However, by 2006, many of these NHL players had retired or had declined with age. Though the 2006 Olympic team finished a disappointing 8th, it was more of a transitional team, featuring young NHL players like Rick DiPietro, John-Michael Liles, and Jordan Leopold.
The 2010 U.S. Olympic team was composed of much younger and faster players than teams of previous years, including David Backes, Dustin Brown, Jack Johnson, Patrick Kane, Phil Kessel, Zach Parise, Joe Pavelski, Bobby Ryan, Paul Stastny, and Ryan Suter. The team also had a solid group of veterans that included such stars as goalie Ryan Miller, defenseman Brian Rafalski, and team captain Jamie Langenbrunner. The U.S. team upset team Canada 5–3 in the round-robin phase of the tournament and went into the single elimination phase of the tournament as the number-one seeded team. After beating Finland 6–1, the U.S. advanced to the gold medal game, where they lost in overtime 3–2 to Canada to claim the silver medal. The gold medal game between Canada and the U.S. was watched by an estimated 27.6 million U.S. households. This was the most watched hockey game in America since the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" game, including any Stanley Cup Finals or NHL Winter Classic broadcast.[13]
The NHL pulled out of the Olympics for the 2018 competition in a dispute over insurance and the IOC's ambush marketing restrictions, prohibiting the national teams from inviting any player it held under contract. The American team was put at a particular disadvantage, as more than 31% of NHL players are Americans (in comparison, only 4.1% are Russians). As a result, the U.S. had to enter the tournament with a hastily assembled team of free agents, players from European leagues, AHLers on one-way contracts, and college players.[14] The team proved unsuccessful, losing to Slovenia and the Olympic Athletes from Russia in the preliminary round, and being eliminated by the Czechs in the quarterfinals.[15] The OAR team benefited most from NHL's absence and ultimately won the tournament with a team that was composed primarily of SKA Saint Petersburg and HC CSKA Moscow players from the Russia-based KHL and featured ex-NHL all-stars Pavel Datsyuk, Ilya Kovalchuk and Vyacheslav Voynov (all SKA).[16][17]
On March 31, 2021, Stan Bowman was appointed the general manager of the U.S. Olympic men's hockey team for the 2022 Beijing Games.[18] On October 26, 2021, Bowman resigned in response to the results of an independent investigation into allegations of sexual assault committed by a member of the Blackhawks' video coaching staff.[19] The lead investigator stated that Bowman's failure to report the alleged assault had eventually led to the perpetrator committing further acts of sexual abuse.[20]
| Opponents | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | Biggest victory | Biggest defeat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4:1 | 3:12 |
 Czechoslovakia/ Czech Republic | 21 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 16:0 | 1:7 |
 Finland | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 8:2, 6:0 | 1:6, 0:5 |
Soviet Union/ CIS/ Russia | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4:3, 3:2 (x3) | 2:10 |
| Sweden | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20:0 | 1:5 |
| Total | 81 | 30 | 8 | 43 | 20:0 | 3:12 |
Silver Silver Silver Silver
Gold Silver
Bronze Silver Bronze Silver Silver Silver Gold Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze| Games[24] | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Round | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 21 | Bob Pulford | Bill Nyrop | Group stage | 5th |
| 1981 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 23 | Bob Johnson | Robbie Ftorek | Semi-finals | 4th |
| 1984 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 22 | Bob Johnson | Rod Langway | Semi-finals | 4th |
| 1987 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 14 | Bob Johnson | Rod Langway | Group stage | 5th |
| 1991 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 26 | Bob Johnson | Joel Otto | Finals | Silver |
| 1996 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 18 | Ron Wilson | Brian Leetch | Finals | Gold |
| 2004 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11 | Ron Wilson | Chris Chelios | Semi-finals | 4th |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | 5 | 11 | John Tortorella | Joe Pavelski | Group stage | 7th |
| Opponents | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | Biggest victory | Biggest defeat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5:2 (x2) | 3:8 |
| Czechoslovakia/ Czech Republic | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6:2 | 1:3 |
| Finland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7:3 | 1:2 |
| Soviet Union/ CIS/ Russia | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5:2 (x2) | 0:5 |
| Sweden | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7:1 | 2:9 |
| Total | 41 | 18 | 3 | 20 | 7:1 | 2:9 |
Roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship.[25][26][27]
Head coach: John Hynes
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | Trey Augustine | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | February 23, 2005 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 4 | D | Seth Jones – A | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | October 3, 1994 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 5 | D | Michael Kesselring | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | January 13, 2000 | Arizona Coyotes |
| 6 | F | Will Smith | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | March 17, 2005 | Boston College Eagles |
| 7 | F | Brady Tkachuk – C | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | September 16, 1999 | Ottawa Senators |
| 8 | D | Zach Werenski – A | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 99 kg (218 lb) | July 19, 1997 | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 9 | F | Trevor Zegras | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | March 20, 2001 | Anaheim Ducks |
| 11 | F | Luke Kunin | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | December 4, 1997 | San Jose Sharks |
| 12 | F | Matt Boldy | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | April 5, 2001 | Minnesota Wild |
| 13 | F | Johnny Gaudreau | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | August 13, 1993 | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 22 | F | Cole Caufield | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | January 2, 2001 | Montréal Canadiens |
| 23 | F | Mikey Eyssimont | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | September 9, 1996 | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 24 | F | Ryan Leonard | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | January 21, 2005 | Boston College Eagles |
| 26 | F | Kevin Hayes | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | May 8, 1992 | St. Louis Blues |
| 29 | F | Brock Nelson | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | October 15, 1991 | New York Islanders |
| 34 | G | Alex Lyon | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | December 9, 1992 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 39 | G | Alex Nedeljkovic | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | January 7, 1996 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 43 | D | Luke Hughes | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | September 9, 2003 | New Jersey Devils |
| 45 | F | Gavin Brindley | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | October 5, 2004 | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 46 | D | Jeff Petry | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | December 9, 1987 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 51 | D | Matthew Kessel | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | June 23, 2000 | St. Louis Blues |
| 57 | F | Shane Pinto | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | November 12, 2000 | Ottawa Senators |
| 72 | D | Alex Vlasic | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | June 5, 2001 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 79 | G | Charlie Lindgren | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 18 December 1993 | Washington Capitals |
| 85 | D | Jake Sanderson | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | July 8, 2002 | Ottawa Senators |
| 86 | F | Joel Farabee | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | February 25, 2000 | Philadelphia Flyers |
The IIHF has given awards for each year's championship tournament to the top goalie, defenseman, and forward (all since 1954), and most valuable player (since 2004). The following American team members have won awards.
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