United States
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Team USA
AssociationUSA Hockey
General managerChris Clark
Head coachDavid Quinn
AssistantsDerek Lalonde
Scott Gordon
Ryan Warsofsky
CaptainNick Bonino
Most gamesMark Johnson
Most pointsMark Johnson (146)
Team colors     
IIHF codeUSA
Ranking
Current IIHF4 Steady (May 28, 2023)[1]
Highest IIHF4 (first in 2016)
Lowest IIHF7 (first in 2003)
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
Appearances74 (first in 1920)
Best result Gold: (1933, 1960)
Canada Cup / World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1976)
Best result Winner: (1996)
Olympics
Appearances24 (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
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1960 Squaw ValleyTeam
Gold medal – first place1980 Lake PlacidTeam
Silver medal – second place1920 AntwerpTeam
Silver medal – second place1924 ChamonixTeam
Silver medal – second place1932 Lake PlacidTeam
Silver medal – second place1952 OsloTeam
Silver medal – second place1956 Cortina d'AmpezzoTeam
Silver medal – second place1972 SapporoTeam
Silver medal – second place2002 Salt Lake CityTeam
Silver medal – second place2010 VancouverTeam
Bronze medal – third place1936 Garmisch-PartenkirchenTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1933 Czechoslovakia
Gold medal – first place1960 United StatesTeam
Silver medal – second place1920 BelgiumTeam
Silver medal – second place1924 FranceTeam
Silver medal – second place1931 Poland
Silver medal – second place1932 United StatesTeam
Silver medal – second place1934 Italy
Silver medal – second place1939 Switzerland
Silver medal – second place1950 Great Britain
Silver medal – second place1952 NorwayTeam
Silver medal – second place1956 ItalyTeam
Bronze medal – third place1936 GermanyTeam
Bronze medal – third place1949 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place1962 United States
Bronze medal – third place1996 Austria
Bronze medal – third place2004 Czech Republic
Bronze medal – third place2013 Sweden/Finland
Bronze medal – third place2015 Czech Republic
Bronze medal – third place2018 Denmark
Bronze medal – third place2021 Latvia
Canada Cup / World Cup
Gold medal – first place1996 Montreal
Silver medal – second place1991 Hamilton

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 4th in the IIHF World Rankings.

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.[3] 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.[4] 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 tournaments 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.[5][6][7]

History

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.[8][9] 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".[10][11]

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.[12]

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.[13] 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.[14] 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).[15][16]

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.[17] 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.[18] 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.[19]

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Games[4][20] GP W L T GF GA Coach Captain Round Position
Belgium 1920 Antwerp 4 3 1 0 52 2 Cornelius Fellowes
Roy Schooley		 Joe McCormick Silver medal round  Silver
France 1924 Chamonix 5 4 1 0 73 6 William S. Haddock Irving Small Final round  Silver
Switzerland 1928 St. Moritz did not participate
United States 1932 Lake Placid 6 4 1 1 27 5 Alfred Winsor John Chase Final round  Silver
Germany 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 8 5 2 1 10 4 Albert Prettyman John Garrison Final round  Bronze
Switzerland 1948 St. Moritz 8 5 3 0 86 33 John Garrison Goodwin Harding Round-robin 4th, DSQ
Norway 1952 Oslo 8 6 1 1 43 21 Connie Pleban Allen Van Round-robin  Silver
Italy 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 7 5 2 0 33 16 John Mariucci Gene Campbell Final round  Silver
United States 1960 Squaw Valley 7 7 0 0 48 17 Jack Riley Jack Kirrane Final round  Gold
Austria 1964 Innsbruck 7 2 5 0 29 33 Eddie Jeremiah Herb Brooks
Bill Reichart		 Round-robin 5th
France 1968 Grenoble 7 2 4 1 23 28 Murray Williamson Lou Nanne Round-robin 6th
Japan 1972 Sapporo 6 4 2 0 23 18 Murray Williamson Tim Sheehy Round-robin  Silver
Austria 1976 Innsbruck 6 3 3 0 23 25 Bob Johnson John Taft Round-robin 5th
United States 1980 Lake Placid 7 6 0 1 33 15 Herb Brooks Mike Eruzione Final round  Gold
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo 6 2 2 2 23 21 Lou Vairo Phil Verchota 7th place game 7th
Canada 1988 Calgary 6 3 3 0 35 31 Dave Peterson Brian Leetch 7th place game 7th
France 1992 Albertville 8 5 2 1 25 19 Dave Peterson Clark Donatelli Bronze medal game 4th
Norway 1994 Lillehammer 8 1 4 3 28 32 Tim Taylor Peter Laviolette 7th place game 8th
Japan 1998 Nagano 4 1 3 0 9 14 Ron Wilson Chris Chelios Quarter-finals 6th
United States 2002 Salt Lake City 6 4 1 1 26 10 Herb Brooks Chris Chelios Gold medal game  Silver
Italy 2006 Turin 6 1 4 1 16 17 Peter Laviolette Chris Chelios Quarter-finals 8th
Canada 2010 Vancouver 6 5 1 — 24 9 Ron Wilson Jamie Langenbrunner Gold medal game  Silver
Russia 2014 Sochi 6 4 2 — 20 12 Dan Bylsma Zach Parise Bronze medal game 4th
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 5 2 3 — 11 12 Tony Granato Brian Gionta Quarter-finals 7th
China 2022 Beijing 4 3 1 — 17 7 David Quinn Andy Miele Quarter-finals 5th
Italy 2026 Milan/Cortina To be determined

Results by "Big Six" opponent

Opponents Played Won Tied Lost Biggest victory Biggest defeat
 Canada1943124:13:12
 Czechoslovakia/
 Czech Republic		211001116:01:7
 Finland137248:2, 6:01:6, 0:5
 Soviet Union/
 CIS/
 Russia		144194:3, 3:2 (x3)2:10
 Sweden1562720:01:5
Total813084320:03:12

World Championships

Note: Between 1920 and 1968, the Olympic ice hockey tournament was also considered the World Championship for that year.[21]
Note: World War II forced cancellation of all tournaments from 1940 to 1946.
Note: In 1972, a separate tournament was held both for the World Championships and the Winter Olympics for the first time.
Note: No World Championships were held during the Olympic years 1980, 1984, and 1988.
Note: the 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[22]
  • 1920 –  Silver
  • 1924 –  Silver
  • 1928 – did not participate
  • 1930 – did not participate
  • 1931 –  Silver
  • 1932 –  Silver
  • 1933 –  Gold
  • 1934 –  Silver
  • 1935 – did not participate
  • 1936 –  Bronze
  • 1937 – did not participate
  • 1938 – 7th place
  • 1939 –  Silver
  • 1947 – 5th place
  • 1948 – 4th place
  • 1949 –  Bronze
  • 1950 –  Silver
  • 1951 – 6th place
  • 1952 –  Silver
  • 1953 – did not participate
  • 1954 – did not participate
  • 1955 – 4th place
  • 1956 –  Silver
  • 1957 – did not participate
  • 1958 – 5th place
  • 1959 – 4th place
  • 1960 –  Gold
  • 1961 – 6th place
  • 1962 –  Bronze
  • 1963 – 8th place
  • 1964 – 5th place
  • 1965 – 6th place
  • 1966 – 6th place
  • 1967 – 5th place
  • 1968 – 6th place
  • 1969 – 6th place (relegated to Group B)
  • 1970 – 7th place (1st in Group B, promoted to Group A)
  • 1971 – 6th place (relegated to Group B)
  • 1972 – 8th place (2nd in Group B)
  • 1973 – 8th place (2nd in Group B)
  • 1974 – 7th place (1st in Group B, promoted to Group A)
  • 1975 – 6th place
  • 1976 – 4th place
  • 1977 – 6th place
  • 1978 – 6th place
  • 1979 – 7th place
  • 1981 – 5th place
  • 1982 – 8th place (relegated to Group B)
  • 1983 – 9th place (1st in Group B, promoted to Group A)
  • 1985 – 4th place
  • 1986 – 6th place
  • 1987 – 7th place
  • 1989 – 6th place
  • 1990 – 5th place
  • 1991 – 4th place
  • 1992 – 7th place
  • 1993 – 6th place
  • 1994 – 4th place
  • 1995 – 6th place
  • 1996 –  Bronze
  • 1997 – 6th place
  • 1998 – 12th place
  • 1999 – 6th place
  • 2000 – 5th place
  • 2001 – 4th place
  • 2002 – 7th place
  • 2003 – 13th place
  • 2004 –  Bronze
  • 2005 – 6th place
  • 2006 – 7th place
  • 2007 – 5th place
  • 2008 – 6th place
  • 2009 – 4th place
  • 2010 – 13th place
  • 2011 – 8th place
  • 2012 – 7th place
  • 2013 –  Bronze
  • 2014 – 6th place
  • 2015 –  Bronze
  • 2016 – 4th place
  • 2017 – 5th place
  • 2018 –  Bronze
  • 2019 – 7th place
  • 2021 –  Bronze
  • 2022 – 4th place
  • 2023 – 4th place

Canada Cup / World Cup of Hockey

Games[23] 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

Results by "Big Six" opponent

Opponents Played Won Tied Lost Biggest victory Biggest defeat
 Canada1431105:2 (x2)3:8
 Czechoslovakia/
 Czech Republic		63126:21:3
 Finland64117:31:2
 Soviet Union/
 CIS/
 Russia		94055:2 (x2)0:5
 Sweden64027:12:9
Total41183207:12:9

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 IIHF World Championship.[24][25]

Head coach: David Quinn

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1GCasey DeSmith1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)82 kg (181 lb)13 August 1991United States Pittsburgh Penguins
3DHenry Thrun1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)88 kg (194 lb)12 March 2001United States San Jose Sharks
4DConnor Mackey1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)89 kg (196 lb)12 September 1996United States Arizona Coyotes
7DRonnie Attard1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)94 kg (207 lb)20 March 1999United States Lehigh Valley Phantoms
9FSammy Walker1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)79 kg (174 lb)7 June 1999United States Iowa Wild
10FDrew O'Connor1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)91 kg (201 lb)9 June 1998United States Pittsburgh Penguins
11FLuke Tuch1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)95 kg (209 lb)7 March 2002United States Boston University Terriers
12DDylan Samberg1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)99 kg (218 lb)24 January 1999Canada Winnipeg Jets
13FNick Bonino – C1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)88 kg (194 lb)20 April 1988United States Pittsburgh Penguins
15DScott Perunovich1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)79 kg (174 lb)18 August 1998United States Springfield Thunderbirds
17FT. J. Tynan1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)75 kg (165 lb)25 February 1992United States Ontario Reign
19FCutter Gauthier1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)88 kg (194 lb)19 January 2004United States Boston College Eagles
20DLane Hutson1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)70 kg (150 lb)14 February 2004United States Boston University Terriers
21FSean Farrell1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)79 kg (174 lb)2 November 2001Canada Montreal Canadiens
22FAnders Bjork1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)86 kg (190 lb)5 August 1996United States Chicago Blackhawks
23FMikey Eyssimont1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)82 kg (181 lb)9 September 1996United States Tampa Bay Lightning
25DNick Perbix1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)87 kg (192 lb)15 June 1998United States Tampa Bay Lightning
27FMatthew Coronato1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)83 kg (183 lb)14 November 2002Canada Calgary Flames
29GDrew Commesso1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)82 kg (181 lb)19 July 2002United States Rockford IceHogs
38FPatrick Brown1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)95 kg (209 lb)29 May 1992Canada Ottawa Senators
40GCal Petersen1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)82 kg (181 lb)19 October 1994United States Ontario Reign
43DTyler Kleven1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)94 kg (207 lb)10 January 2002Canada Ottawa Senators
56FRocco Grimaldi1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)73 kg (161 lb)8 February 1993United States Rockford IceHogs
83FConor Garland – A1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)75 kg (165 lb)11 March 1996Canada Vancouver Canucks
89FAlex Tuch – A1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)99 kg (218 lb)10 May 1996United States Buffalo Sabres
91FCarter Mazur1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)78 kg (172 lb)28 March 2002United States Grand Rapids Griffins

IIHF World Championship directorate awards

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.

Uniform evolution

See also

References

  1. ↑ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. May 28, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  2. ↑ Men's Teams and Events at USAHockey.com
  3. ↑ Mount, Dan (May 6, 2019). "Team USA IIHF Roster for Worlds Full of Promise".
  4. 1 2 "Men's Teams and Events". teamusa.usahockey.com.
  5. ↑ "NHL announces World Cup of Hockey for 2016". The Canadian Press. January 24, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Membership Statistics". usahockey.com.
  7. ↑ Peters, Chris (June 18, 2014). "U.S. Hockey Participation Numbers for 2013–14".
  8. ↑ J. N. Washburn (July 21, 1974). "Soviet Amateur Athlete: A Real Pro". The New York Times.
  9. ↑ "Sports in Soviet Union Only for Elite : There Are Top Athletes, and Then There Are Those Who Sunbathe and Watch Drawbridges Go Up". Los Angeles Times. July 22, 1986.
  10. ↑ Burnside, Scott (February 8, 2010). "Hockey's miracle before the 'Miracle'". ESPN. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
  11. ↑ "The Morning Skate: The Forgotten Miracle of 1960". The New York Times. December 11, 2009. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Hockey Game Seen by 27.6 Million" The New York Times, March 1, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  13. ↑ "New-Look 2018 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team Named, Led By 2006 Olympian Brian Gionta". Team USA. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018.
  14. ↑ Thompson, Harry (February 21, 2018). "Shoot Out The Lights". Team USA Hockey.
  15. ↑ Reevell, Patrick (February 12, 2018). "N.H.L.'s Retreat from the Olympics Makes Russia a Hockey Favorite". The New York Times.
  16. ↑ "Without NHL, Olympic Athletes from Russia are podium favorites". Reuters. February 10, 2018 – via www.reuters.com.
  17. ↑ Leahy, Sean (March 31, 2021). "Stan Bowman named GM of 2022 U.S. Olympic team". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  18. ↑ Pope, Ben (October 26, 2021). "Blackhawks' Stan Bowman resigns in overhaul over sexual assault cover-up". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  19. ↑ Cohen, Jay; Whyno, Stephen (October 26, 2021). "Blackhawks GM Bowman Resigns After Sexual Assault Probe". NBC Chicago. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  20. ↑ "Men's Olympic Teams". teamusa.usahockey.com.
  21. ↑ "Men's World Championship". teamusa.usahockey.com.
  22. ↑ Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  23. ↑ "World Cup of Hockey". teamusa.usahockey.com.
  24. ↑ "First 22 Players Named to 2023 U.S. Men's National Team". teamusa.usahockey.com. May 4, 2023.
  25. ↑ "Team Roster United States" (PDF). iihf.com. May 12, 2023.
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