United States men's national ice hockey team

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USA Hockey
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Team U.S.A., Ice Yanks
Association USA Hockey
General Manager Jim Johannson
Head coach Joe Sacco
Assistants Tim Army
Phil Housley
Captain Paul Stastny
Most games Mark Johnson (151)
Most points Mark Johnson (146)
IIHF code USA
IIHF ranking 6 Increase1
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)
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 70 (first in 1930)
Best result Gold medal.svg Gold: 2 – 1933 – 1960
Olympics
Appearances 20 (first in 1920)
Medals Gold medal.svg Gold: 2 – 1960, 1980
Silver medal.svg Silver: 8 – 1920, 1924, 1932, 1952, 1956, 1972, 2002, 2010
Bronze medal.svg Bronze: 1 – 1936
International record (W–L–T)
456–418–80
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold 1960 Squaw Valley Team
Gold 1980 Lake Placid Team
Silver 1920 Antwerp Team
Silver 1924 Chamonix Team
Silver 1932 Lake Placid Team
Silver 1952 Oslo Team
Silver 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Team
Silver 1972 Sapporo Team
Silver 2002 Salt Lake City Team
Silver 2010 Vancouver Team
Bronze 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Team
World Championship
Gold 1933 Czechoslovakia USA
Silver 1931 Poland USA
Silver 1934 Italy USA
Silver 1939 Switzerland USA
Silver 1950 Great Britain USA
Bronze 1949 Sweden USA
Bronze 1962 USA USA
Bronze 1996 Austria USA
Bronze 2004 Czech Republic USA
Bronze 2013 Sweden/Finland USA

The United States men's national ice hockey team is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with its U18 and U17 development program in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The team is controlled by USA Hockey. Because of the United States' fourth-place performance in the 2009 World Championships, the team moved up one spot – passing the Czech Republic – to 5th in the IIHF World Rankings.[1] The United States won silver medals at the 2002 and 2010 Winter Olympics and the gold medal at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey. The team's most recent medal at the World Championships came with a bronze in 2004, and they won the tournament in 1933 and 1960 (from 1920 to 1968, the Olympic gold medallist was also crowned the world champion for that year). At the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, the United States was unable to defend its title, losing to Finland in the semifinals. Most recently, the team finished 7th in the 2012 IIHF World Championship. Its current head coach is Ron Wilson. As of 2007, the United States has a total of 480,038 registered ice hockey players (0.20% of its population).[2] The United States is a member of the so-called "Big Seven", the unofficial group of seven the strongest men's ice hockey nations, along with Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Slovakia, and Sweden.[3]

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History[edit]

The American ice hockey team's greatest success was the "Miracle on Ice" at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York 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. The United States 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".[4][5]

U.S. hockey experienced a spike in talent in the 1980s and 1990s, with future National Hockey League (NHL) stars including Tony Amonte, Tom Barrasso, Chris Chelios, Brett Hull, Pat LaFontaine, John LeClair, Brian Leetch, Mike Modano, Mike Richter, Jeremy Roenick, Kevin Stevens, Keith Tkachuk, and Doug Weight. Although the United States finished no higher than fourth in any World or Olympic event from 1981 through 1994, the Americans did win the 1996 World Cup with a squad of NHL players. Six years later, after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and NHL arranged to allow NHL players to participate in the Olympic Games, the United States earned a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics with a roster that included NHL stars Adam Deadmarsh, Chris Drury, Scott Gomez, Jamie Langenbrunner, and Brian Rafalski. But by 2006, many of these NHL All-Stars had retired or lost their skill 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 top NHL goalie Ryan Miller top defenseman Brian Rafalski and U.S. Olympic 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 United States 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 United States 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.[6]

However, several months later at the IIHF World Championship, the U.S. team posted the worst record in its history by losing all three of its games in the preliminary round. The losses eliminated the United States from medal contention and dropped them below 12th place. Only three wins in the relegation round, including a shootout win over Italy, prevented the United States from being relegated to Division I and gave Team USA a chance to play for the IIHF World Championship in 2011.

2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships roster[edit]

Goalies
# Player Catches Height Weight DOB Team^ Birthplace
30 Ben Bishop L 6' 7" 215 lbs. Nov. 21, 1986 United States Tampa Bay Lightning Denver, CO
35 John Gibson L 6' 2" 201 lbs. Jul. 14, 1993 Canada Kitchener Rangers Pittsburgh, PA
39 Cal Heeter L 6' 4" 195 lbs. Nov. 2, 1988 United States Adirondack Phantoms St. Louis, MO
Defensemen
# Player Shoots Height Weight DOB Team^ Birthplace
2 Jeff Petry R 6' 3" 200 lbs. Dec. 9, 1987 Canada Edmonton Oilers Ann Arbor, MI
4 Jamie McBain R 6' 2" 197 lbs. Feb. 25, 1988 United States Carolina Hurricanes Edina, MN
6 Erik Johnson R 6' 4" 235 lbs. Mar. 21, 1988 United States Colorado Avalanche Bloomington, MN
8 Jacob Trouba R 6' 3" 195 lbs. Feb. 26, 1994 Canada Winnipeg Jets Rochester, MI
22 Matt Hunwick L 5' 11" 190 lbs. May 21, 1985 United States Colorado Avalanche Warren, MI
25 Matt Carle L 6' 0" 205 lbs. Sep. 25, 1984 United States Tampa Bay Lightning Anchorage, AK
27 Justin Faulk R 6' 0" 215 lbs. Mar. 20, 1992 United States Carolina Hurricanes South St. Paul, MN
34 Chris Butler R 6' 1" 203 lbs. Oct. 27, 1986 Canada Calgary Flames St. Louis, MO
Forwards
# Player Shoots Height Weight DOB Team^ Birthplace
7 Danny Kristo R 5' 11" 188 lbs. Jun. 18, 1990 Canada Hamilton Bulldogs Eden Prairie, MN
11 Stephen Gionta R 5' 7" 185 lbs. Oct. 9, 1983 United States New Jersey Devils Rochester, NY
12 Bobby Butler R 6' 0" 185 lbs. Apr. 26, 1987 United States Nashville Predators Marlborough, MA
15 Craig Smith R 6' 1" 197 lbs. Sep. 5, 1989 United States Nashville Predators Madison, WI
17 Aaron Palushaj R 5' 11" 190 lbs. Sep. 7, 1989 United States Colorado Avalanche Livonia, MI
18 David Moss R 6' 3" 200 lbs. Dec. 28, 1981 United States Phoenix Coyotes Livonia, MI
19 Tim Stapleton R 5' 9" 180 lbs. Jul. 19, 1982 Belarus HC Dinamo Minsk La Grange, IL
20 Ryan Carter L 6' 2" 200 lbs. Sep. 3, 1983 United States New Jersey Devils White Bear Lake, MN
21 Drew LeBlanc L 6' 0" 195 lbs. Jun. 29, 1989 United States Chicago Blackhawks Duluth, MN
26 Paul Stastny L 6' 0" 205 lbs Dec. 27, 1985 United States Colorado Avalanche Quebec City, QC
27 Nick Bjugstad R 6' 6" 215 lbs. Jul. 17, 1992 United States Florida Panthers Minneapolis, MN
32 Alex Galchenyuk L 6' 1" 198 lbs. Feb. 12, 1994 Canada Montreal Canadiens Milwaukee, WI
44 Nate Thompson L 6' 0" 206 lbs. Oct. 5, 1984 United States Tampa Bay Lightning Anchorage, AK
74 T. J. Oshie R 5' 11" 194 lbs. Dec. 23, 1986 United States St. Louis Blues Mt. Vernon, WA

^ – Most recent team before the 2013 World Championship

2010 Olympic roster[edit]

The following is the American roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics.[7] view

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2009–10 team
39 G Miller, RyanRyan Miller 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) 700175000000000000075 kg (170 lb) 01980-07-17July 17, 1980 East Lansing, MI Buffalo Sabres (NHL)
29 G Quick, JonathanJonathan Quick 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) 700191000000000000091 kg (200 lb) 01986-01-21January 21, 1986 Hamden, CT Los Angeles Kings (NHL)
30 G Thomas, TimTim Thomas 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) 700191000000000000091 kg (200 lb) 01974-04-15April 15, 1974 Davison, MI Boston Bruins (NHL)
4 D Gleason, TimTim Gleason 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) 700198000000000000098 kg (220 lb) 01983-01-29January 29, 1983 Clawson, MI Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)
6 D Johnson, ErikErik Johnson 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) 7002107000000000000107 kg (240 lb) 01988-03-21March 21, 1988 Bloomington, MN St. Louis Blues (NHL)
3 D Johnson, JackJack Johnson 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) 7002102000000000000102 kg (220 lb) 01987-01-13January 13, 1987 Indianapolis, IN Los Angeles Kings (NHL)
44 D Orpik, BrooksBrooks Orpik 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) 700199000000000000099 kg (220 lb) 01980-09-26September 26, 1980 San Francisco, CA Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
28 D Rafalski, BrianBrian Rafalski – A 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) 700187000000000000087 kg (190 lb) 01973-09-28September 28, 1973 Dearborn, MI Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
20 D Suter, RyanRyan Suter – A 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) 700188000000000000088 kg (190 lb) 01985-01-21January 21, 1985 Madison, WI Nashville Predators (NHL)
19 D Whitney, RyanRyan Whitney 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) 700195000000000000095 kg (210 lb) 01983-02-19February 19, 1983 Scituate, MA Anaheim Ducks (NHL)
42 F Backes, DavidDavid Backes 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) 7002102000000000000102 kg (220 lb) 01984-05-01May 1, 1984 Blaine, MN St. Louis Blues (NHL)
32 F Brown, DustinDustin Brown – A 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) 700194000000000000094 kg (210 lb) 01984-11-04November 4, 1984 Ithaca, NY Los Angeles Kings (NHL)
24 F Callahan, RyanRyan Callahan 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) 700184000000000000084 kg (190 lb) 01985-03-21March 21, 1985 Rochester, NY New York Rangers (NHL)
23 F Drury, ChrisChris Drury 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) 700186000000000000086 kg (190 lb) 01976-08-20August 20, 1976 Trumbull, CT New York Rangers (NHL)
88 F Kane, PatrickPatrick Kane 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) 700181000000000000081 kg (180 lb) 01988-11-19November 19, 1988 Buffalo, NY Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)
17 F Kesler, RyanRyan Kesler 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) 700192000000000000092 kg (200 lb) 01984-08-31August 31, 1984 Livonia, MI Vancouver Canucks (NHL)
81 F Kessel, PhilPhil Kessel 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) 700182000000000000082 kg (180 lb) 01987-10-02October 2, 1987 Madison, WI Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
15 F Langenbrunner, JamieJamie Langenbrunner – C 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) 700191000000000000091 kg (200 lb) 01975-07-24July 24, 1975 Cloquet, MN New Jersey Devils (NHL)
12 F Malone, RyanRyan Malone 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) 7002102000000000000102 kg (220 lb) 01979-12-01December 1, 1979 Pittsburgh, PA Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)
9 F Parise, ZachZach Parise – A 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) 700186000000000000086 kg (190 lb) 01984-07-28July 28, 1984 Prior Lake, MN New Jersey Devils (NHL)
16 F Pavelski, JoeJoe Pavelski 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) 700188000000000000088 kg (190 lb) 01984-07-11July 11, 1984 Plover, WI San Jose Sharks (NHL)
54 F Ryan, BobbyBobby Ryan 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) 700197000000000000097 kg (210 lb) 01987-03-17March 17, 1987 Cherry Hill, NJ Anaheim Ducks (NHL)
26 F Stastny, PaulPaul Stastny 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) 700193000000000000093 kg (210 lb) 01985-12-27December 27, 1985 Quebec City, QC, Canada Colorado Avalanche (NHL)

Defensemen Paul Martin and Mike Komisarek were initially selected, but due to injuries were replaced by Ryan Whitney and Tim Gleason.[8]

Olympic record[edit]

Year Result
1920  Silver
1924  Silver
1928 did not participate
1932  Silver
1936  Bronze
1948 disqualified
1952  Silver
1956  Silver
1960  Gold
1964 5th place
1968 6th place
1972  Silver
1976 5th place
1980  Gold
1984 7th place
1988 7th place
1992 4th place
1994 8th place
1998 6th place
2002  Silver
2006 8th place
2010  Silver
Totals
Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
20 2 8 1 11

Canada Cup record[edit]

  • 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

World Cup record[edit]

World Championship record[edit]

See: Ice Hockey World Championships and List of IIHF World Championship medalists
Note: Between 1920 and 1968, the Olympic hockey tournament was also considered the World Championship for that year.[9]
  • 1920 – Won silver medal
  • 1924 – Won silver medal
  • 1928 – Did not participate
  • 1930 – Did not participate
  • 1931 – Won silver medal
  • 1932 – Won silver medal
  • 1933 – Won gold medal
  • 1934 – Won silver medal
  • 1935 – Did not participate
  • 1936 – Won bronze medal
  • 1937 – Did not participate
  • 1938 – Finished in 7th place
  • 1939 – Won silver medal
  • 1940–46 – Not held[10]
  • 1947 – Finished in 5th place
  • 1948 – Finished in 4th place
  • 1949 – Won bronze medal
  • 1950 – Won silver medal
  • 1951 – Finished in 6th place
  • 1952 – Won silver medal
  • 1953–1954 – Did not participate
  • 1955 – Finished in 4th place
  • 1956 – Won silver medal
  • 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
  • 1964 – Finished in 5th place
  • 1965 – Finished in 6th place
  • 1966 – Finished in 6th place
  • 1967 – Finished in 5th place
  • 1968 – Finished in 6th 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")[11]
  • 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
  • 1980 – Not held[12]
  • 1981 – Finished in 5th place
  • 1982 – Finished in 8th place
  • 1983 – Finished in 9th place (Won "Pool B")
  • 1984 – Not held[12]
  • 1985 – Finished in 4th place
  • 1986 – Finished in 6th place
  • 1987 – Finished in 7th place
  • 1988 – Not held[12]
  • 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
  • 2010 – Finished in 13th place
  • 2011 – Finished in 8th place
Year Division Group play Playoff finish
Group Finish Overall Finish GP Wins OTW OTL Ties Loss GF GA DIF Pts Result Place
2012 Championship 2nd, Group H 4th 7 4 2 0 -- 1 32 17 +15 16 Lost in quarterfinals, 2–3 (Finland) 7th
2013 Championship 3rd, Group H 5th 7 5 0 0 -- 2 24 16 +8 15 Won in quarterfinals, 8–3 (Russia)
Lost in semifinals, 0–3 (Switzerland)
Won third place game, 3–2 (Finland)		 Bronze medal icon.svg

Others[edit]

IIHF World Championship directorate awards[edit]

Main article: List of IIHF World Championship directorate award winners

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 USA team members have won awards.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ World Ranking
  2. ^ http://www.usahockey.com/uploadedFiles/USAHockey/Menu_About_USA_Hockey/AnnualGuide0708(6).pdf
  3. ^ Darren Eliot (2002-02-15). "Final round wide open with six teams in the hunt". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 21, 2012. 
  4. ^ Burnside, Scott (2010-02-08). "Hockey's miracle before the 'Miracle'". ESPN. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
  5. ^ "The Morning Skate: The Forgotten Miracle of 1960". New York Times. 2009-12-11. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
  6. ^ "Hockey Game Seen by 27.6 Million" New York Times, 1 March 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2010
  7. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey: Team United States Tournamement Standings and Statistics". International Olympic Committee. 
  8. ^ Roarke, Shawn P. (14 February 2010). "Miller the linchpin for inexperienced Americans". National Hockey League. 
  9. ^ See: Ice Hockey World Championships.
  10. ^ See Ice Hockey World Championships#1930–1953: Canadian dominance. World War II forced the cancellation of the 1940 and 1944 Winter Olympics and the world championships from 1941 to 1946. "International hockey timeline". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2009-03-10.  (ed.) Carl Diem (January 1940). "The Fifth Olympic Winter Games Will Not Be Held" (PDF). Olympic Review (Berlin: International Olympic Institute) (8): 8–10. Retrieved 2009-03-10. 
  11. ^ See: 1972 World Ice Hockey Championships. For the first time, a separate tournament is held for both the World Championships and the Winter Olympics. Previously, the Winter Olympics tournament was held in lieu of a world championships, with the winner being declared world champion for that year. It also marked the first time in international ice hockey that all goaltenders were required to wear face masks.
  12. ^ a b c No championships were held during the Olympic years 1980, 1984, and 1988. See: Ice Hockey World Championships#1976–1987: First years of open competition and List of IIHF World Championship medalists.
  13. ^ USA Hockey Deutschland Cup Archives
  14. ^ 2003&2004 Deutschland Cup
  15. ^ 2005 Deutschland Cup
  16. ^ USA Hockey Deutschland/TUI Cup results

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