United States men's national ice hockey team
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| Nickname(s) | Team USA |
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| Association | USA Hockey |
| Head coach |  Ron Wilson 2009 - Present |
| Assistants | Scott Gordon John Tortorella |
| Captain | Dustin Brown |
| Most games | William Schneider: 126 |
| Most points | Pat LaFontaine: 140 |
| IIHF ranking | 5 |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 5 (first in 2003) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 7 (first in 2006) |
| Team colours | |
| First international | |
 United States 29 - 0 Switzerland  (Antwerp, Belgium; April 23, 1920) |
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| Biggest win | |
United States 31 - 1 Italy  (St. Moritz, Switzerland; February 1, 1948) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Sweden 17 - 2 United States (Stockholm, Sweden; March 12, 1963)  Soviet Union 17 - 2 United States (Stockholm, Sweden; March 15, 1969) |
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| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 52 (first in 1930) |
| Best result |  (1933, 1960) |
| Canada Cup and World Cup | |
| Appearances | 7 |
| Best result | Winner: 1 - 1996 |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 20 (first in 1920) |
| Medals |  Gold: 2 - 1960, 1980 Silver: 7 - 1920, 1924, 1932, 1952, 1956, 1972, 2002 Bronze: 1 - 1936 |
| International record (W-L-T) | |
| 415-387-71 | |
| Olympic medal record | ||
| Men’s ice hockey | ||
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| Silver | 1920 Antwerp | Ice hockey |
| Silver | 1924 Chamonix | Ice hockey |
| Silver | 1932 Lake Placid | Ice hockey |
| Bronze | 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Ice hockey |
| Silver | 1952 Oslo | Ice hockey |
| Silver | 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Ice hockey |
| Gold | 1960 Squaw Valley | Ice hockey |
| Silver | 1972 Sapporo | Ice hockey |
| Gold | 1980 Lake Placid | Ice hockey |
| Silver | 2002 Salt Lake City | Ice hockey |
The United States men's national ice hockey team is the national team for the United States, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The team is controlled by USA Hockey. Because of the United States performance in the 2009 Worlds (4th place), the team moved up one spot passing Czech Republic to 5th in the IIHF World Rankings.[1] The United States won the silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics, and the gold medal at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey. Their most recent medal at the World Championships came in 2004 with a bronze and they won the tournament in 1960 and 1933. At the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, the U.S. was unable to defend its title, losing to Finland in the semi-finals. Most recently, the team finished sixth in the 2008 IIHF World Championship. Their current head coach is Ron Wilson. As of 2007, the United States has a total of 457,038 registered ice hockey players (0.16% of its population).[2]
The American ice hockey team's greatest success was the "Miracle on Ice" at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, when they defeated the heavily favored Soviet Union on the way to a gold medal. Though hockey is not a universally popular sport in the United States, the "Miracle" is often listed as one of the greatest achievements in the history of American sports.
U.S. hockey had a spike in talent in the 1990s with top NHL stars like Brett Hull, Jeremy Roenick, Mike Richter, Brian Leetch and Mike Modano and as a result, the team won the 1996 World Cup and earned a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics. But by 2006, many of these All-Stars had retired or lost their skill with age. Though the 2006 Olympic Team finished a disappointing 8th place, it was more of a transitional team, featuring young NHL players like Rick DiPietro, Jordan Leopold and John-Michael Liles, and other young talents like Patrick Kane, Dustin Brown, Zach Parise, Phil Kessel and Ryan Miller already have hockey analysts listing the United States as a potential medal contender for 2010.
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[edit] 2009 World Championship roster
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| # | Player | Pos. | Shoots | Height | Weight | D.O.B. | Club | |
| 7 |  |
Peter Harrold | F | R | 5' 11" | 188 lbs. | Jun. 8, 1983 | Los Angeles Kings |
| 8 |  |
Joe Pavelski | F | R | 5' 11" | 194 lbs. | Jul. 11, 1984 | San Jose Sharks |
| 9 |  |
Kyle Okposo | RW | R | 6' 1" | 200 lbs. | Apr. 16, 1988 | New York Islanders |
| 12 |  |
Patrick O'Sullivan | C | L | 5' 11" | 190 lbs. | Feb. 1, 1985 |  Edmonton Oilers |
| 17 |  |
Nick Foligno | LW | L | 6' 0" | 205 lbs. | Oct. 31, 1987 | Ottawa Senators |
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Chris Higgins | LW | L | 6' 0" | 199 lbs. | Jun. 2, 1983 | New York Rangers |
| 21 | |
Drew Stafford | RW | R | 6' 2" | 202 lbs. | Oct. 30, 1985 | Buffalo Sabres |
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Lee Stempniak | RW | R | 6' 0" | 195 lbs. | Feb. 4, 1983 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 23 | |
Dustin Brown — C | LW | R | 6' 0" | 207 lbs. | Nov. 4, 1984 | Los Angeles Kings |
| 26 |  |
Ryan Shannon | RW | R | 5' 9" | 173 lbs. | Mar. 2, 1983 | Ottawa Senators |
| 33 | |
Colin Wilson | C | L | 6' 2" | 215 lbs. | Oct. 20, 1989 | Boston U. Terriers |
| 42 | |
David Backes | C | R | 6' 3" | 216 lbs. | May 1, 1984 | St. Louis Blues |
| 49 | |
Colin Stuart | LW | L | 6' 2" | 205 lbs. | Jul. 8, 1982 | Atlanta Thrashers |
| 55 | |
Jason Blake — A | LW | L | 5' 10" | 180 lbs. | Sep. 2, 1973 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
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T. J. Oshie | C | R | 5' 11" | 170 lbs. | Dec. 23, 1986 | St. Louis Blues |
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| # | Player | Pos. | Shoots | Height | Weight | D.O.B. | Club | |
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Keith Ballard | D | L | 5' 11" | 208 lbs. | Nov. 26, 1982 | Florida Panthers |
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Jack Johnson | D | L | 6' 1" | 225 lbs. | Jan. 13, 1987 | Los Angeles Kings |
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Zach Bogosian | D | R | 6' 2" | 200 lbs. | Jul. 15, 1990 | Atlanta Thrashers |
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Matt Niskanen | D | R | 6' 0" | 194 lbs. | Dec. 6, 1986 | Dallas Stars |
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Ron Hainsey — A | D | L | 6' 3" | 205 lbs. | Mar. 24, 1981 | Atlanta Thrashers |
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John-Michael Liles | D | L | 5' 10" | 185 lbs. | Nov. 25, 1980 | Colorado Avalanche |
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Ryan Suter | D | L | 6' 1" | 194 lbs. | Jan. 21, 1985 | Nashville Predators |
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| # | Player | Pos. | Catches | Height | Weight | D.O.B. | Club | |
| 30 |  |
Scott Clemmensen | G | L | 6' 3" | 205 lbs. | Jul. 23, 1977 | Florida Panthers |
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Robert Esche | G | L | 6' 0" | 204 lbs. | Jan. 22, 1978 |  SKA St. Petersburg |
| 35 |  |
Al Montoya | G | L | 6' 2" | 185 lbs. | Feb. 13, 1985 | Phoenix Coyotes |
- Team Staff
- General Manager:
Brian Burke - Associate General Manager:
David Poile
- Coaching Staff
- Head Coach: Ron Wilson
- Assistant:
Scott Gordon - Assistant Joe Sacco
[edit] 2008 World Championship roster
The US team at the 2008 IIHF World Championship finished in 6th place after a loss to Finland in the quarterfinal round.
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[edit] 2006 Olympic team
- Goaltenders
- Defensemen
- Chris Chelios - C
- Derian Hatcher
- Bret Hedican
- Jordan Leopold
- John-Michael Liles
- Aaron Miller
- Brian Rafalski
- Mathieu Schneider - A
- Forwards
- Jason Blake
- Erik Cole
- Craig Conroy
- Chris Drury
- Brian Gionta
- Scott Gomez
- Bill Guerin
- Mike Knuble
- Mike Modano - A
- Mark Parrish
- Brian Rolston
- Keith Tkachuk - A
- Doug Weight
- Reserves
[edit] Olympic record
- 1920 - Silver medal winner
- 1924 - Silver medal winner
- 1928 - Did not participate
- 1932 - Silver medal winner
- 1936 - Bronze medal winner
- 1948 - Finished in 4th place
- 1952 - Silver medal winner
- 1956 - Silver medal winner
- 1960 - Gold medal winner
- 1964 - Finished in 5th place
- 1968 - Finished in 6th place
- 1972 - Silver medal winner
- 1976 - Finished in 5th place
- 1980 - Gold medal winner
- 1984 - Finished in 7th place
- 1988 - Finished in 7th place
- 1992 - Finished in 4th place
- 1994 - Finished in 8th place
- 1998 - Finished in 6th place
- 2002 - Silver medal winner
- 2006 - Finished in 8th place
[edit] Canada Cup record
- 1976 - Finished in 5th place
- 1981 - Finished in 4th place, lost semi-final
- 1984 - Finished in 4th place, lost semi-final
- 1987 - Finished in 5th place
- 1991 - Finished in 2nd place, lost final
[edit] World Cup record
[edit] World Championship record
- 1930 - Did not participate
- 1931 - Won silver medal
- 1933 - Won gold medal
- 1934 - Won silver medal
- 1935-1937 - Did not participate
- 1938 - Finished in 7th place
- 1939 - Won silver medal
- 1947 - Finished in 5th place
- 1949 - Won bronze medal
- 1950 - Won silver medal
- 1951 - Finished in 6th place
- 1953-1954 - Did not participate
- 1955 - Finished in 4th place
- 1957 - Did not participate
- 1958 - Finished in 5th place
- 1959 - Finished in 4th place
- 1960 - Won gold medal
- 1961 - Finished in 6th place
- 1962 - Won bronze medal
- 1963 - Finished in 8th place
- 1965 - Finished in 6th place
- 1966 - Finished in 6th place
- 1967 - Finished in 5th place
- 1969 - Finished in 6th place
- 1970 - Finished in 7th place (Won "Pool B")
- 1971 - Finished in 6th place
- 1972 - Finished in 8th place (2nd in "Pool B")
- 1973 - Finished in 8th place (2nd in "Pool B")
- 1974 - Finished in 7th place (Won "Pool B")
- 1975 - Finished in 6th place
- 1976 - Finished in 4th place
- 1977 - Finished in 6th place
- 1978 - Finished in 6th place
- 1979 - Finished in 7th place
- 1981 - Finished in 5th place
- 1982 - Finished in 8th place
- 1983 - Finished in 9th place (Won "Pool B")
- 1985 - Finished in 4th place
- 1986 - Finished in 6th place
- 1987 - Finished in 7th place
- 1989 - Finished in 6th place
- 1990 - Finished in 5th place
- 1991 - Finished in 4th place
- 1992 - Finished in 7th place
- 1993 - Finished in 6th place
- 1994 - Finished in 4th place
- 1995 - Finished in 6th place
- 1996 - Won bronze medal
- 1997 - Finished in 6th place
- 1998 - Finished in 12th place
- 1999 - Finished in 6th place
- 2000 - Finished in 5th place
- 2001 - Finished in 4th place
- 2002 - Finished in 7th place
- 2003 - Finished in 13th place
- 2004 - Won bronze medal
- 2005 - Finished in 6th place
- 2006 - Finished in 7th place
- 2007 - Finished in 5th place
- 2008 - Finished in 6th place
- 2009 - Finished in 4th place
[edit] Others
- 1988 Spengler Cup - Winners
- 2002 Deutschland Cup - Finished in 2nd place[3]
- 2003 Deutschland Cup - Winners
- 2004 Deutschland Cup - Winners[4]
- 2005 Deutschland Cup - Finished in 3rd place[5]
- 2005 TUI Nations Cup - Finished in 2nd place
- 2007 Deutschland Cup - Finished in 2nd place[6]
