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== History ==
== History ==
The American ice hockey team is possibly the worst hockey team to ever step foot on earth. However team Canada on the other hand KILLED USA in the 2010 olypics in overtime OH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
The American ice hockey team's greatest success was the "[[Miracle on Ice]]" at the [[1980 Winter Olympics]] in [[Lake Placid, New York|Lake Placid]], New York when they defeated the heavily favored [[Soviet Union national ice hockey team|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 U.S. also won the gold medal in the [[1960 Winter Olympics|1960 games]] at [[Squaw Valley Ski Resort|Squaw Valley]], [[California]].

U.S. hockey has always relied on 4 or 5 NHL superstars at international competitions, with most of the rest found lower on NHL team depth charts. Notable players included [[Kevin Stevens]], [[Neal Broten]], [[Joe Mullen]], [[Ken Morrow]], [[Mike Ramsey (ice hockey)|Mike Ramsey]], [[Dave Christian]], and goaltender [[Frank Brimsek]].

U.S. hockey had a spike in talent in the 1980s and 1990s with top [[NHL]] stars like [[Brett Hull]], [[Jeremy Roenick]], [[Tony Amonte]], [[Doug Weight]], [[Tom Barasso]], [[Mike Richter]], [[Brian Leetch]], [[Chris Chelios]], [[John LeClair]], [[Keith Tkachuk]], [[Pat Lafontaine]] and [[Mike Modano]]. As a result, the team won the [[1996 World Cup of Hockey|1996 World Cup]] and earned a silver medal at the [[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Winter Olympics]], which the roster included additional superstars such as [[Chris Drury]], [[Scott Gomez]], [[Brian Rafalski]], [[Jamie Langenbrunner]], and [[Adam Deadmarsh]]. But by 2006, many of these [[National Hockey League All-Star Game|NHL 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]].

The [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010]] team was composed of much younger and faster players than teams of previous years such as [[Patrick Kane]], [[Zach Parise]], [[Dustin Brown (ice hockey)|Dustin Brown]], [[Joe Pavelski]], [[Ryan Callahan]], [[Phil Kessel]], [[Mike Komisarek]], and [[Bobby Ryan]]. At the start of the tournament, Goaltender [[Ryan Miller (ice hockey)|Ryan Miller]] of the Buffalo Sabres was considered one of the hottest goalies in the NHL, but the U.S. was not considered to be a favorite for a medal<ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/michael_farber/01/14/mens.preview/index.html "Vancouver Games hockey preview"] [[Sports Illustrated]] 15 January 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2010</ref>. 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 Winter Classic broadcast<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/02/sports/olympics/02sandomir.html "Hockey Game Seen by 27.6 Million"] [[The New York Times]] 1 March 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2010</ref>. Many hockey analysts and some economists are predicting that this sudden spike of interest in hockey in the United States could give the struggling NHL a much needed boost in ratings at least for a brief amount of time, however is still unlikely due to the current TV contract the NHL has signed.<ref>[http://www.csmonitor.com/Money/new-economy/2010/0301/Will-Olympics-hockey-boost-the-NHL "Will Olympics hockey boost the NHL?"] [[The Christian Science Monitor]] 1 March 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2010.</ref>.<br clear="right"/>


==2010 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships roster==
==2010 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships roster==

Revision as of 14:19, 7 May 2010

US National Hockey Team
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Team U.S.A., Ice Yanks
AssociationUSA Hockey
General managerUnited States Brian Burke
Head coachUnited States Ron Wilson 2009 - Present
AssistantsUnited States Scott Gordon
United States John Tortorella
CaptainJamie Langenbrunner
Most gamesWilliam Schneider (126)
Most pointsPat LaFontaine (140)
Team colors     
Ranking
Current IIHF5
Highest IIHF5 (first in 2003)
Lowest IIHF7 (first in 2006)
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
Appearances52 (first in 1930)
Best result Gold: 2 – 1933, 1960
Olympics
Appearances20 (first in 1920)
Medals Gold: 2 - 1960, 1980
Silver: 8 - 1920, 1924, 1932, 1952, 1956, 1972, 2002, 2010
Bronze: 1 - 1936
International record (W–L–T)
437-408-80

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' performance in the 2009 World Championships (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. The team's 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 semifinals. Most recently, the team finished fourth in the 2009 IIHF World Championship. Its 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] They are the current Olympic Silver medalists, after losing to Canada in overtime at Vancouver Olympics, 2010.

History

The American ice hockey team is possibly the worst hockey team to ever step foot on earth. However team Canada on the other hand KILLED USA in the 2010 olypics in overtime OH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

2010 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships roster

Goaltenders
# Player Catches Height Weight DOB Team
1 Ben Bishop L 201 cm 95 kg Nov. 21, 1986 United States Peoria Rivermen
30 Scott Clemmensen L 191 cm 93 kg Jul. 23, 1977 United States Florida Panthers
33 David Leggio L 180 cm 81 kg Jul. 31, 1984 Finland TPS Turku
Defencemen
# Player Shoots Height Weight DOB Team
2 Matt Greene R 191 cm 108 kg May 13, 1983 United States Los Angeles Kings
3 Jack Johnson L 183 cm 99 kg Jan. 13, 1987 United States Los Angeles Kings
6 Andy Greene L 180 cm 86 kg Oct. 30, 1982 United States New Jersey Devils
38 Jack Hillen L 180 cm 91 kg Jan. 24, 1986 United States New York Islanders
39 Mike Lundin L 188 cm 89 kg Sep. 24, 1984 United States Tampa Bay Lightning
41 Taylor Chorney L 180 cm 83 kg Apr. 27, 1987 Canada Edmonton Oilers
93 Keith Yandle L 185 cm 88 kg Sep. 9, 1986 United States Phoenix Coyotes
97 Matt Gilroy R 185 cm 91 kg Jul. 20, 1984 United States New York Rangers
Forwards
# Player Shoots Height Weight DOB Team
13 Tim Kennedy L 178 cm 78 kg Apr. 30, 1986 United States Buffalo Sabres
16 Ryan Potulny L 183 cm 86 kg Sep. 5, 1984 Canada Edmonton Oilers
17 Brandon Dubinsky L 185 cm 93 kg Apr. 29, 1986 United States New York Rangers
18 T.J. Galiardi L 188 cm 86 kg Apr. 22, 1988 United States Colorado Avalanche
19 Chris Kreider L 188 cm 93 kg Apr. 30, 1991 United States Boston College Eagles
20 Christian Hanson R 191 cm 92 kg Mar. 10, 1986 Canada Toronto Maple Leafs
21 Kyle Okposo R 185 cm 91 kg Apr. 16, 1988 United States New York Islanders
22 Ryan Carter L 188 cm 91 kg Aug. 3, 1983 United States Anaheim Ducks
23 Eric Nystrom L 185 cm 88 kg Feb. 14, 1983 Canada Calgary Flames
25 David Moss R 191 cm 91 kg Dec. 28, 1981 Canada Calgary Flames
71 Nick Foligno L 183 cm 95 kg Oct. 31, 1987 Canada Ottawa Senators
74 T.J. Oshie R 180 cm 88 kg Dec. 23, 1986 United States St. Louis Blues

2010 Olympic roster

Template:2010 Winter Olympics United States men's ice hockey team roster

Olympic medal record
Men’s ice hockey
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp Ice hockey
Silver medal – second place 1924 Chamonix Ice hockey
Silver medal – second place 1932 Lake Placid Ice hockey
Bronze medal – third place 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Ice hockey
Silver medal – second place 1952 Oslo Ice hockey
Silver medal – second place 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Ice hockey
Gold medal – first place 1960 Squaw Valley Ice hockey
Silver medal – second place 1972 Sapporo Ice hockey
Gold medal – first place 1980 Lake Placid Ice hockey
Silver medal – second place 2002 Salt Lake City Ice hockey
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver Ice hockey


Olympic record

  • 1920 (Summer Olympics) - Silver medal winner
  • 1924 - Silver medal winner
  • 1928 - Did not participate
  • 1932 - Silver medal winner
  • 1936 - Bronze medal winner
  • 1948 - Disqualified
  • 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
    Further information: Miracle on Ice
  • 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
  • 2010 - Silver medal winner

Canada Cup record

  • 1976 - Finished in 5th place (round robin)
  • 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

World Championship record

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.[3]

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  • 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[4]
  • 1947 - Finished in 5th place
  • 1948 - Disqualified
  • 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


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  • 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")[5]
  • 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[6]
  • 1981 - Finished in 5th place
  • 1982 - Finished in 8th place
  • 1983 - Finished in 9th place (Won "Pool B")
  • 1984 - Not held[6]
  • 1985 - Finished in 4th place


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  • 1986 - Finished in 6th place
  • 1987 - Finished in 7th place
  • 1988 - Not held[6]
  • 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

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Others

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IIHF World Championship directorate awards

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. Template:MultiCol

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See also

References

  1. ^ World Ranking
  2. ^ http://www.usahockey.com/uploadedFiles/USAHockey/Menu_About_USA_Hockey/AnnualGuide0708(6).pdf
  3. ^ See: Ice Hockey World Championships.
  4. ^ 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 (1940). "The Fifth Olympic Winter Games Will Not Be Held" (PDF). Olympic Review (8). Berlin: International Olympic Institute: 8–10. Retrieved 2009-03-10. {{cite journal}}: |author= has generic name (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ USA Hockey Deutschland Cup Archives
  8. ^ 2003&2004 Deutschland Cup
  9. ^ 2005 Deutschland Cup
  10. ^ USA Hockey Deutschland/TUI Cup results

External links

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