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United States men's national field hockey team

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United States
AssociationUnited States Field Hockey Association (USFHA)
ConfederationPAHF (Americas)
Head CoachHarendra Singh
ManagerBrian Schledorner
CaptainAjai Dhadwal
Home
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FIH ranking
Current 24 Steady (August 13, 2024)[1]
Highest20 (2009 – 2010)
Lowest30 (2008)
Olympic Games
Appearances6 (first in 1932)
Best result3rd (1932)
Pan American Games
Appearances15 (first in 1967)
Best result3rd (1967, 1987. 1991, 1995, 2019)
Pan American Cup
Appearances6 (first in 2000)
Best result2nd (2009)

The United States men's national field hockey team represents the United States in the international field hockey competitions. The governing body is the United States Field Hockey Association (USFHA), which is a U.S. Olympic Committee organization.[2][3]

The team won bronze at the 1932 Summer Olympics, and has had success in the Pan American Games and Pan American Cup.

Field hockey is not a major sport at college level in the United States, so the men's team does not have as much experience as most other international teams that have professional players. The sport is largely thought of as a women's game in the United States; field hockey has historically been used as a "Title IX" sport to offset the numerous men who play college football, and as such, colleges have typically only sponsored women's field hockey teams. The players on the national team play overseas in European and Australian pro leagues. Despite this, the American team managed to achieve some limited success.

Tournament history

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Summer Olympics

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The United States hosted the Olympic field hockey tournaments three times. In their first Olympics in 1932, Team USA hosted India and Japan. With only three teams in the tournament, the U.S. lost both their games and finished third for the bronze medal. The U.S. was the host nation for the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games. During group stages, Team USA lost to Australia 2–1. In the 9th-12th place playoff, the U.S. lost to Kenya in sudden death penalty strokes 6-5 after a 1-1 regulation and then lost 11th/12th place game to Malaysia 9–8 in sudden death penalty strokes after 3–3 tie in regulation. The team finished last in tournament play. At the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games, the squad finished last again.

FIH Hockey World Cup

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The U.S. team has never qualified for an outdoor World Cup. However, the team has competed twice for the indoor World Cup, most recently in 2011.

Pan American Games

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Finishing 5th at the 2015 Pan American Games, the U.S. missed out on qualifying for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Pan American Cup

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The U.S. missed out on the final of the 2009 Men's Pan American Cup from a missed penalty stroke in normal time. Had the penalty been converted the team would have won the final vs. Canada for direct qualification to the World Cup. As it was, they lost in overtime on a golden goal and Canada went to the 2010 World Cup in India.

Pan American Cup record
Year Host Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
2000 Cuba Havana, United States 5th place game 5th 6 4 0 2 19 11
2004 Canada London, Canada 7th place game 7th 7 4 0 3 42 12
2009 Chile Santiago, Chile Final 2nd 5 3 0 2 16 14
2013 Canada Brampton, Canada 3rd place game 4th 5 2 0 3 16 14
2017 United States Lancaster, United States 3rd place game 3rd 5 3 1 1 12 8
2022 Chile Santiago, Chile 3rd place game 4th 5 3 1 1 16 8
Total Best: 3rd 6/6 33 19 2 12 121 67

Hockey World League

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In 2016, the U.S. competed in FIH Hockey World League Round 1 in Salamanca, Mexico. The U.S. put in a dominant performance to finish undefeated and as FIH Hockey World League round 1 champions to secure a spot at FIH Hockey World League round 2 in March 2017. The 6–1 win over Barbados added to U.S.'s 33 goals while only allowing 2 over the 4 match tournament. Going into the final, the U.S. was familiar with their opponent as they had played Barbados in the first game and came out on top with a 3–1 victory. With the roster that was representing the United States, the squad kept developing their play throughout the week culminating in a dominant performance in the final. Team USA finished third in Round 2 and didn't make it to the semifinal Round of the 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League.

Champions Challenge II

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Players

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Current squad

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The following 16 players were named on July 9, 2019 for the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.[4]

Head coach: Rutger Wiese

Caps updated as of August 10, 2019, after the match against Chile.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
1 GK Jonathan Klages (1997-05-14) May 14, 1997 (age 27) 30 Spain Atletico San Sebastián

7 DF Tom Barratt (1991-08-06) August 6, 1991 (age 33) 78 England Beeston
9 DF Adam Miller (1992-03-15) March 15, 1992 (age 32) 73 England Oxted
14 DF Aki Kaeppeler (1994-07-10) July 10, 1994 (age 30) 71 Germany TSV Mannheim
22 DF Johnny Orozco (1993-02-18) February 18, 1993 (age 31) 95

3 MF Michael Barminski (1993-02-11) February 11, 1993 (age 31) 87 United States Ventura Roadrunners
12 MF Ajai Dhadwal (Captain) (1993-08-13) August 13, 1993 (age 31) 119
18 MF Paul Singh (1993-03-11) March 11, 1993 (age 31) 80 United States LA Tigers
20 MF Sean Cicchi (1995-03-23) March 23, 1995 (age 29) 73 United States Conejo Bulldogs
26 MF Mohan Gandhi (1993-03-17) March 17, 1993 (age 31) 98 England Beeston

4 FW Tyler Sundeen (1993-12-21) December 21, 1993 (age 30) 109 United States LA Tigers
5 FW Pat Harris (1985-03-13) March 13, 1985 (age 39) 150 Germany Mannheimer HC
10 FW Alberto Montilla (1998-01-24) January 24, 1998 (age 26) 13 United States Bulldogs
15 FW Kei Kaeppeler (1997-06-17) June 17, 1997 (age 27) 24 Germany TSV Mannheim
17 FW Christian DeAngelis (1999-02-13) February 13, 1999 (age 25) 32 United States WC Eagles
21 FW Deegan Huisman (1997-10-29) October 29, 1997 (age 26) 27 Netherlands Almere

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. August 13, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "USA Field Hockey - Features, Events, Results - Team USA". Archived from the original on May 19, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  3. ^ "Field Hockey USA". Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  4. ^ "Wiese Names USMNT Roster for 2019 Pan American Games". www.teamusa.org. USA Field Hockey. July 9, 2019. Archived from the original on August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
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