United States men's national ice hockey team

United States
Nickname(s) Team USA
Association USA Hockey
General Manager Bill Zito
Head coach Jeff Blashill
Assistants Dan Bylsma
Don Granato
Seth Appert
Captain Patrick Kane
Most games Mark Johnson (151)
Most points Mark Johnson (146)
Team colors               
IIHF code USA
Ranking
Current IIHF 4 Increase2
Highest IIHF 4 (first in 2016)
Lowest IIHF 7 (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
Appearances 69 (first in 1920)
Best result Gold: (1933, 1960)
Canada Cup/World Cup
Appearances 8 (first in 1976)
Best result Gold: (1996)
Olympics
Appearances 22 (first in 1920)
Medals Gold: (1960, 1980)
Silver: (1920, 1924, 1932, 1952, 1956, 1972, 2002, 2010)
Bronze: (1936)
Medal record
Olympic Games
1960 Squaw ValleyTeam
1980 Lake PlacidTeam
1920 AntwerpTeam
1924 ChamonixTeam
1932 Lake PlacidTeam
1952 OsloTeam
1956 Cortina d'AmpezzoTeam
1972 SapporoTeam
2002 Salt Lake CityTeam
2010 VancouverTeam
1936 Garmisch-PartenkirchenTeam
World Championship
1933 Czechoslovakia
1960 United StatesTeam
1920 BelgiumTeam
1924 FranceTeam
1931 Poland
1932 United StatesTeam
1934 Italy
1939 Switzerland
1950 Great Britain
1952 NorwayTeam
1956 ItalyTeam
1936 GermanyTeam
1949 Sweden
1962 United States
1996 Austria
2004 Czech Republic
2013 Sweden/Finland
2015 Czech Republic
2018 Denmark
Canada Cup/World Cup
1996 Montreal
1991 Hamilton

The United States men's national ice hockey team[1] 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 ranked 4th in the IIHF World Rankings.[2] The current head coach is Jeff Blashill.[3]

The U.S. won gold medals at the 1960 and 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 2018. 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), eighteen World Championship medals (two of them gold), and it reached the semifinal round of the Canada Cup/World Cup five times, twice advancing to the finals and winning gold once.[5]

The U.S. is 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]

As of 2017, the U.S. has a registered ice hockey population of 637,744 with USA Hockey.[7] USA Hockey is the largest governing body for ice hockey in the U.S. and is considered the best representation of the number of ice hockey players in the country.[8]

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. 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".[9][10]

U.S. 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 nations, the U.S. was limited to amateurs at these tournaments), the Americans reached the finals of the 1991 Canada Cup and won the 1996 World Cup with a squad of NHL players. 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 All-Stars 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 final or NHL Winter Classic broadcast.[11]

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 25% of NHL players are Americans (in comparison, only 4.5% are Russians). As a result, the U.S. had to enter the tournament with a hastily assembled team of players from European leagues, AHLers on one-way contracts, and college players.[12] 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.[13] 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).

Competitive record

Olympic Games

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

World Championship

Note: Between 1920 and 1968, the Olympic ice hockey tournament was also considered the World Championship for that year.[16]
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.
  • 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)
  • 1970 — 7th place (1st in Group B, promoted)
  • 1971 — 6th place (relegated)
  • 1972 — 8th place (2nd in Group B)
  • 1973 — 8th place (2nd in Group B)
  • 1974 — 7th place (1st in Group B, promoted)
  • 1975 — 6th place
  • 1976 — 4th place
  • 1977 — 6th place
  • 1978 — 6th place
  • 1979 — 7th place
  • 1981 — 5th place
  • 1982 — 8th place (relegated)
  • 1983 — 9th place (1st in Group B, promoted)
  • 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
Games GP W OW OL L GF GA Coach Captain Round Position
Russia 2007 Moscow 7 4 0 1 2 29 20 Mike Sullivan Chris Clark Quarterfinals 5th
Canada 2008 Quebec City, Halifax 7 4 0 0 3 26 17 John Tortorella Jeff Halpern Quarterfinals 6th
Switzerland 2009 Bern, Kloten 9 4 0 2 3 32 28 Ron Wilson Dustin Brown Third place game 4th
Germany 2010 Cologne, Mannheim, Gelsenkirchen 6 2 1 2 1 15 9 Scott Gordon Jack Johnson Relegation round 13th
Slovakia 2011 Bratislava, Košice 7 3 0 1 3 20 24 Scott Gordon Mark Stuart Quarterfinals 8th
Finland Sweden 2012 Helsinki, Stockholm 8 4 2 0 2 34 20 Scott Gordon Jack Johnson Quarterfinals 7th
Sweden Finland 2013 Stockholm, Helsinki 10 7 0 0 3 35 24 Joe Sacco Paul Stastny Third place game 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Belarus 2014 Minsk 8 4 2 0 3 30 27 Peter Laviolette Justin Abdelkader Quarterfinals 6th
Czech Republic 2015 Prague, Ostrava 10 7 1 0 2 28 19 Todd Richards Matt Hendricks Third place game 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Russia 2016 Moscow, St. Petersburg 10 3 1 1 5 29 30 John Hynes Matt Hendricks Third place game 4th
France Germany 2017 Paris, Cologne 8 6 0 0 2 31 16 Jeff Blashill Connor Murphy Quarterfinals 5th
Denmark 2018 Copenhagen, Herning 10 6 2 0 2 46 25 Jeff Blashill Patrick Kane Third place game 3rd, bronze medalist(s)

Canada Cup/World Cup

Games[17] GP W L T GF GA Coach Captain Round Position
1976 5 1 3 1 14 21 Bob Pulford Group stage 5th
1981 6 2 3 1 18 23 Bob Johnson Semifinals 4th
1984 6 3 2 1 23 22 Bob Johnson Semifinals 4th
1987 5 2 3 0 13 14 Bob Johnson Group stage 5th
1991 8 5 3 0 29 26 Bob Johnson 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 Semifinals 4th
2016 3 0 3 — 5 11 John Tortorella Joe Pavelski Group stage 7th

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2018 IIHF World Championship.[18][19]

Head coach: Jeff Blashill

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1GKeith Kinkaid1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)88 kg (194 lb)July 4, 1989United States New Jersey Devils
3FNick Bonino1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)89 kg (196 lb)April 20, 1988United States Nashville Predators
4DWill Butcher1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)86 kg (190 lb)January 6, 1995United States New Jersey Devils
5DConnor Murphy – A1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)96 kg (212 lb)March 26, 1993United States Chicago Blackhawks
7FDerek Ryan1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)77 kg (170 lb)December 29, 1986United States Carolina Hurricanes
12FAlex DeBrincat1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)75 kg (165 lb)December 18, 1997United States Chicago Blackhawks
13FJohnny Gaudreau1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)71 kg (157 lb)August 13, 1993Canada Calgary Flames
14DNick Jensen1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)88 kg (194 lb)September 21, 1990United States Detroit Red Wings
20FChris Kreider1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)103 kg (227 lb)April 30, 1991United States New York Rangers
21FDylan Larkin – A1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)86 kg (190 lb)July 30, 1996United States Detroit Red Wings
22FSonny Milano1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)88 kg (194 lb)May 12, 1996United States Columbus Blue Jackets
23DAlec Martinez1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)97 kg (214 lb)July 26, 1987United States Los Angeles Kings
25FBlake Coleman1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)91 kg (201 lb)November 28, 1991United States New Jersey Devils
27FAnders Lee1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)103 kg (227 lb)July 3, 1990United States New York Islanders
29FTage Thompson1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)91 kg (201 lb)October 30, 1997United States St. Louis Blues
33GScott Darling1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)105 kg (231 lb)December 22, 1988United States Carolina Hurricanes
35GCharlie Lindgren1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)86 kg (190 lb)December 18, 1993Canada Montreal Canadiens
36FColin White1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)86 kg (190 lb)January 30, 1997Canada Ottawa Senators
39FBrian Gibbons1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)79 kg (174 lb)February 26, 1988United States New Jersey Devils
43DQuinn Hughes1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)76 kg (168 lb)October 14, 1999United States Univ. of Michigan
44DNeal Pionk1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)82 kg (181 lb)July 29, 1995United States New York Rangers
73DCharlie McAvoy1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)94 kg (207 lb)December 21, 1997United States Boston Bruins
82DJordan Oesterle1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)83 kg (183 lb)June 25, 1992United States Chicago Blackhawks
88FPatrick Kane – C1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)80 kg (180 lb)November 19, 1988United States Chicago Blackhawks
89FCam Atkinson1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)81 kg (179 lb)June 5, 1989United States Columbus Blue Jackets

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.

See also

References

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  6. ↑ "NHL announces World Cup of Hockey for 2016". The Canadian Press. 2015-01-24. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  7. ↑ http://www.usahockey.com/page/show/839306-membership-statistics
  8. ↑ http://unitedstatesofhockey.com/2014/06/17/u-s-hockey-participation-numbers-for-2013-14/
  9. ↑ Burnside, Scott (2010-02-08). "Hockey's miracle before the 'Miracle'". ESPN. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  10. ↑ "The Morning Skate: The Forgotten Miracle of 1960". New York Times. 2009-12-11. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  11. ↑ "Hockey Game Seen by 27.6 Million" New York Times, 1 March 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2010
  12. ↑ https://www.teamusa.org/News/2018/January/01/New-Look-2018-US-Olympic-Mens-Ice-Hockey-Team-Named-Led-By-2006-Olympian-Brian-Gionta
  13. ↑ https://teamusa.usahockey.com/news_article/show/889271?referrer_id=2389102
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  15. ↑ https://teamusa.usahockey.com/page/show/2389102-men-s-olympic-teams
  16. ↑ https://teamusa.usahockey.com/page/show/2425772-men-s-world-championship
  17. ↑ https://teamusa.usahockey.com/page/show/2328360-world-cup-of-hockey
  18. ↑
  19. ↑ 2018 IIHF World Championship roster
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