United States men's national junior ice hockey team

The United States men's national junior ice hockey team represents the United States at the IIHF World Junior Championship.

United States

Nickname(s)	Team USA
Association	USA Hockey
General manager	John Vanbiesbrouck
Head coach	David Carle
Assistants	Steve Miller Brett Larson Garrett Raboin
Captain	Ryan Leonard (2025)
Top scorer	Jeremy Roenick (13)
Most points	Jordan Schroeder & Trevor Zegras (27)
Team colors
IIHF code	USA
First international
Canada 5–4 United States  (Leningrad, Soviet Union; December 27, 1973)
Biggest win
United States 19–1 Norway  (Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; January 1, 1991)
Biggest defeat
Sweden 11–1 United States  (Leningrad, Soviet Union; December 29, 1973)  Soviet Union 15–5 United States  (Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia; December 30, 1976)  Czechoslovakia 11–1 United States  (Moscow, Soviet Union; December 31, 1987)
IIHF World Junior Championship
Appearances	49 (first in 1977)
Best result	Gold: (2004, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2024, 2025)

Medal record
World Junior Championship
	2004 Finland	Team
	2010 Canada	Team
	2013 Russia	Team
	2017 Canada	Team
	2021 Canada	Team
	2024 Sweden	Team
	2025 Canada	Team
	1997 Switzerland	Team
	2019 Canada	Team
	1986 Canada	Team
	1992 Germany	Team
	2007 Sweden	Team
	2011 United States	Team
	2016 Finland	Team
	2018 United States	Team
	2023 Canada	Team

The team has won the World Junior Championships seven times. (2004, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2024, 2025). Many NHL prospects, including John Carlson, Jack Eichel, Auston Matthews, Patrick Kane, Zach Parise, Adam Fox and Matthew Tkachuk, played on the national junior team.

Competitive record

IIHF World Junior Championship

Record book data:^[1]

Note: 1974, 1975 and 1976 tournaments are considered unofficial. They are not included in the IIHF records.

Year	Result	Rank	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	Pts
1974	Round-robin	5th place	5	1	0	0	4	10	32	2
/ 1975	Round-robin	6th place	5	0	0	0	5	9	28	0
1976	Did not participate
1977	Round-robin	7th place	7[2]	1	0	0	5	25	45	3
1978	Preliminary round	5th place	6	4	0	0	2	41	30	8
1979	Preliminary round	6th place	5	2	0	0	3	21	23	4
1980	Preliminary round	7th place	5[2]	1	0	0	3	21	26	3
1981	Preliminary round	6th place	5	2	0	0	3	19	27	4
/ 1982	Round-robin	6th place	7	2	0	0	5	28	34	4
1983	Round-robin	5th place	7	3	0	0	4	28	29	6
1984	Round-robin	6th place	7	2	0	0	5	32	38	4
1985	Round-robin	6th place	7	2	0	0	5	23	37	4
1986	Third place		7	4	0	0	3	35	26	8
1987	Semifinals	4th place	7	4	0	0	3	42	30	8
1988	Round-robin	6th place	7	1	0	0	6	28	46	2
1989	Round-robin	5th place	7[2]	3	0	0	3	41	25	7
1990	Round-robin	7th place	7	1	0	0	6	22	37	2
1991	Semifinals	4th place	7[2]	4	0	0	2	45	19	9
1992	Third place		7	5	0	0	2	30	22	10
1993	Round-robin	4th place	7	4	0	0	3	32	23	8
1994	Round-robin	6th place	7[2]	1	0	0	5	20	33	3
1995	Round-robin	5th place	7	3	0	0	4	28	33	6
1996	Quarterfinals	5th place	6	3	0	0	3	21	27	6
1997	Runner-up		6[2]	4	0	0	1	23	9	9
1998	Quarterfinals	5th place	7	4	0	0	3	25	19	8
1999	Preliminary round	8th place	7	3	0	0	4	28	29	6
2000	Semifinals	4th place	7[3]	2	0	1	2	14	12	6
2001	Quarterfinals	5th place	7	5	0	0	2	29	12	10
2002	Quarterfinals	5th place	7[3]	3	1	0	1	22	20	10
2003	Semifinals	4th place	7	4	0	0	3	23	17	8
2004	Champions		6	6	0	0	0	27	8	12
2005	Semifinals	4th place	7	3	0	1	3	27	28	6
2006	Semifinals	4th place	7[2]	3	0	0	3	26	22	7
2007	Third place		7	3	1	2	1	22	17	13
2008	Semifinals	4th place	6	4	0	0	2	20	16	12
2009	Quarterfinals	5th place	5	3	0	0	2	31	17	9
2010	Champions		7	5	1	1	0	43	18	18
2011	Third place		6	4	1	0	1	20	10	14
2012	Preliminary round	7th place	6	3	0	0	3	30	18	9
2013	Champions		7	5	0	0	2	34	9	15
2014	Quarterfinals	5th place	5	3	0	0	2	24	12	9
2015	Quarterfinals	5th place	5	2	1	0	2	16	9	8
2016	Third place		7	5	0	0	2	34	10	15
2017	Champions		7	5	2	0	0	29	15	19
2018	Third place		7	4	1	0	2	35	19	14
2019	Runner-up		7	5	0	1	1	25	14	16
2020	Quarterfinals	6th place	5	2	1	0	2	17	14	8
2021	Champions		7	6	0	0	1	36	10	18
2022	Quarterfinals	5th place	5	4	0	0	1	24	8	12
2023	Third place		7	4	1	0	2	40	25	14
2024	Champions		7	6	1	0	0	45	15	20
2025	Champions		7	5	1	1	0	37	16	18
2026	To be determined
Total	7 Titles	51/53	330[4]	168	12	7	132	1407	1118	454

Team

Roster for the 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.^[5]

Head coach: David Carle

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Hometown	2024–25 Team	NHL rights, if any
G	1	Trey Augustine	6 ft 1 in	194 lb	February 23, 2005	South Lyon, Michigan	Michigan State University (Big Ten)	Detroit Red Wings
F	2	Teddy Stiga	5 ft 10 in	179 lb	April 5, 2006	Sudbury, Massachusetts	Boston College (HEA)	Nashville Predators
D	3	Logan Hensler	6 ft 2 in	197 lb	October 14, 2006	Woodbury, Minnesota	University of Wisconsin (Big Ten)	2025 NHL Draft
D	4	Colin Ralph	6 ft 4 in	210 lb	October 4, 2005	Maple Grove, Minnesota	St. Cloud State University (NCHC)	St. Louis Blues
D	5	Drew Fortescue	6 ft 2 in	180 lb	April 28, 2005	Pearl River, New York	Boston College (HEA)	New York Rangers
D	6	Adam Kleber	6 ft 5 in	210 lb	March 24, 2006	Chaska, Minnesota	University of Minnesota Duluth (NCHC)	Buffalo Sabres
F	8	Brandon Svoboda	6 ft 3 in	210 lb	February 4, 2005	Level Green, Pennsylvania	Boston University (HEA)	San Jose Sharks
F	9	Ryan Leonard – C	6 ft 0 in	200 lb	January 21, 2005	Amherst, Massachusetts	Boston College (HEA)	Washington Capitals
F	10	Carey Terrance	6 ft 1 in	186 lb	May 10, 2005	Akwesasne, New York	Erie Otters (OHL)	Anaheim Ducks
F	11	Oliver Moore – A	6 ft 0 in	185 lb	January 22, 2005	Mounds View, Minnesota	University of Minnesota (Big Ten)	Chicago Blackhawks
F	12	James Hagens	5 ft 11 in	178 lb	November 3, 2006	Hauppauge, New York	Boston College (HEA)	2025 NHL Draft
D	14	Aram Minnetian	5 ft 11 in	204 lb	March 19, 2005	Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey	Boston College (HEA)	Dallas Stars
D	16	Paul Fischer	6 ft 0 in	203 lb	January 30, 2005	River Forest, Illinois	University of Notre Dame (Big Ten)	Edmonton Oilers
F	17	Danny Nelson – A	6 ft 2 in	215 lb	August 3, 2005	Maple Grove, Minnesota	University of Notre Dame (Big Ten)	New York Islanders
F	19	Trevor Connelly	6 ft 1 in	165 lb	February 28, 2006	Tustin, California	Providence College (HEA)	Vegas Golden Knights
F	20	Joey Willis	5 ft 11 in	185 lb	March 14, 2005	Elmhurst, Illinois	Saginaw Spirit (OHL)	Nashville Predators
F	22	Max Plante	5 ft 11 in	180 lb	February 20, 2006	Hermantown, Minnesota	University of Minnesota Duluth (NCHC)	Detroit Red Wings
F	23	Austin Burnevik	6 ft 4 in	200 lb	January 3, 2005	Blaine, Minnesota	St. Cloud State University (NCHC)	Anaheim Ducks
D	24	Cole Hutson	5 ft 11 in	171 lb	June 28, 2006	North Barrington, Illinois	Boston University (HEA)	Washington Capitals
D	28	Zeev Buium – A	6 ft 0 in	186 lb	December 7, 2005	San Diego, California	University of Denver (NCHC)	Minnesota Wild
G	30	Hampton Slukynsky	6 ft 2 in	185 lb	July 2, 2005	Warroad, Minnesota	Western Michigan University (NCHC)	Los Angeles Kings
G	31	Sam Hillebrandt	6 ft 1 in	170 lb	February 21, 2005	Riverview, Florida	Barrie Colts (OHL)	Undrafted
F	34	Gabe Perreault – A	5 ft 11 in	178 lb	May 7, 2005	Hinsdale, Illinois	Boston College (HEA)	New York Rangers
F	36	Cole Eiserman	6 ft 0 in	200 lb	August 29, 2006	Newburyport, Massachusetts	Boston University (HEA)	New York Islanders
F	74	Brodie Ziemer	5 ft 11 in	190 lb	February 22, 2006	Hutchinson, Minnesota	University of Minnesota (Big Ten)	Buffalo Sabres