United States men's national junior ice hockey team

Medal record
World Junior Championship

United States
Nickname	Team USA
Association	USA Hockey
General manager	John Vanbiesbrouck
Head coach	David Carle
Assistants	Steve Miller; Brett Larson; Garrett Raboin
Captain	Ryan Leonard (2025)
Top scorer	Jeremy Roenick (13)
Most points	Jordan Schroeder & Trevor Zegras (27)
Team colors
IIHF code	USA
First international
	Canada 5–4 United States ; (Leningrad, Soviet Union; December 27, 1973)
Biggest win
	United States 19–1 Norway ; (Regina, Canada; January 1, 1991)
Biggest defeat
	Sweden 11–1 United States ; (Leningrad, Soviet Union; December 29, 1973); Soviet Union 15–5 United States ; (Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia; December 30, 1976); Czechoslovakia 11–1 United States ; (Moscow, Soviet Union; December 31, 1987)
IIHF World Junior Championship
Appearances	50 (first in 1977)
Best result	Gold: 7 (2004, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2024, 2025)

The United States men's national junior ice hockey team represents the United States at the IIHF World Junior Championship.

The team has won the World Junior Championships seven times. (2004, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2024, 2025). Many NHL prospects, including John Carlson, Jack Eichel, Auston Matthews, Patrick Kane, Zach Parise, Adam Fox and Matthew Tkachuk, played on the national junior team.

Competitive record

IIHF World Junior Championship

Record book data:^[1]

Note: 1974, 1975 and 1976 tournaments are considered unofficial. They are not included in the IIHF records.

Year	Result	Rank	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	Pts
1974	Round-robin	5th place	5	1	0	0	4	10	32	2
/ 1975	Round-robin	6th place	5	0	0	0	5	9	28	0
1976	Did not participate
1977	Round-robin	7th place	7^[2]	1	0	0	5	25	45	3
1978	Preliminary round	5th place	6	4	0	0	2	41	30	8
1979	Preliminary round	6th place	5	2	0	0	3	21	23	4
1980	Preliminary round	7th place	5^[2]	1	0	0	3	21	26	3
1981	Preliminary round	6th place	5	2	0	0	3	19	27	4
/ 1982	Round-robin	6th place	7	2	0	0	5	28	34	4
1983	Round-robin	5th place	7	3	0	0	4	28	29	6
1984	Round-robin	6th place	7	2	0	0	5	32	38	4
1985	Round-robin	6th place	7	2	0	0	5	23	37	4
1986	Third place		7	4	0	0	3	35	26	8
1987	Semifinals	4th place	7	4	0	0	3	42	30	8
1988	Round-robin	6th place	7	1	0	0	6	28	46	2
1989	Round-robin	5th place	7^[2]	3	0	0	3	41	25	7
1990	Round-robin	7th place	7	1	0	0	6	22	37	2
1991	Semifinals	4th place	7^[2]	4	0	0	2	45	19	9
1992	Third place		7	5	0	0	2	30	22	10
1993	Round-robin	4th place	7	4	0	0	3	32	23	8
1994	Round-robin	6th place	7^[2]	1	0	0	5	20	33	3
1995	Round-robin	5th place	7	3	0	0	4	28	33	6
1996	Quarterfinals	5th place	6	3	0	0	3	21	27	6
1997	Runner-up		6^[2]	4	0	0	1	23	9	9
1998	Quarterfinals	5th place	7	4	0	0	3	25	19	8
1999	Preliminary round	8th place	7	3	0	0	4	28	29	6
2000	Semifinals	4th place	7^[3]	2	0	1	2	14	12	6
2001	Quarterfinals	5th place	7	5	0	0	2	29	12	10
2002	Quarterfinals	5th place	7^[3]	3	1	0	1	22	20	10
2003	Semifinals	4th place	7	4	0	0	3	23	17	8
2004	Champions		6	6	0	0	0	27	8	12
2005	Semifinals	4th place	7	3	0	1	3	27	28	6
2006	Semifinals	4th place	7^[2]	3	0	0	3	26	22	7
2007	Third place		7	3	1	2	1	22	17	13
2008	Semifinals	4th place	6	4	0	0	2	20	16	12
2009	Quarterfinals	5th place	5	3	0	0	2	31	17	9
2010	Champions		7	5	1	1	0	43	18	18
2011	Third place		6	4	1	0	1	20	10	14
2012	Preliminary round	7th place	6	3	0	0	3	30	18	9
2013	Champions		7	5	0	0	2	34	9	15
2014	Quarterfinals	5th place	5	3	0	0	2	24	12	9
2015	Quarterfinals	5th place	5	2	1	0	2	16	9	8
2016	Third place		7	5	0	0	2	34	10	15
2017	Champions		7	5	2	0	0	29	15	19
2018	Third place		7	4	1	0	2	35	19	14
2019	Runner-up		7	5	0	1	1	25	14	16
2020	Quarterfinals	6th place	5	2	1	0	2	17	14	8
2021	Champions		7	6	0	0	1	36	10	18
2022	Quarterfinals	5th place	5	4	0	0	1	24	8	12
2023	Third place		7	4	1	0	2	40	25	14
2024	Champions		7	6	1	0	0	45	15	20
2025	Champions		7	5	1	1	0	37	16	18
2026	Quarterfinals	5th place	5	3	0	1	1	20	19	10
Total	7 Titles	52/53	335^[4]	171	12	8	133	1427	1137	464

Team

Roster for the 2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.^[5]

Head coach: David Carle

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Hometown	2024–25 Team	NHL rights, if any
D	2	Luke Osburn	6 ft 1 in	189 lb	September 9, 2006	Plymouth, Michigan	University of Wisconsin (Big Ten)	Buffalo Sabres
F	4	Teddy Stiga — A	5 ft 11 in	178 lb	April 5, 2006	Sudbury, Massachusetts	Boston College (HEA)	Nashville Predators
D	5	Logan Hensler	6 ft 2 in	198 lb	October 14, 2006	Woodbury, Minnesota	University of Wisconsin (Big Ten)	Ottawa Senators
D	6	Adam Kleber	6 ft 5 in	210 lb	March 24, 2006	Chaska, Minnesota	University of Minnesota Duluth (NCHC)	Buffalo Sabres
D	7	Dakoda Rheaume-Mullen	6 ft 1 in	188 lb	December 18, 2006	Northville, Michigan	University of Michigan (Big Ten)	Undrafted
F	8	A. J. Spellacy	6 ft 3 in	205 lb	February 24, 2006	Westlake, Ohio	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)	Chicago Blackhawks
F	10	James Hagens — A	5 ft 11 in	193 lb	November 3, 2006	Hauppauge, New York	Boston College (HEA)	Boston Bruins
F	11	Cole McKinney	6 ft 1 in	198 lb	March 16, 2007	Lake Forest, Illinois	University of Michigan (Big Ten)	San Jose Sharks
F	12	Will Zellers	6 ft 0 in	180 lb	April 4, 2006	Maple Grove, Minnesota	University of North Dakota (NCHC)	Boston Bruins
D	14	Asher Barnett	6 ft 1 in	197 lb	May 16, 2007	Wilmette, Illinois	University of Michigan (Big Ten)	Edmonton Oilers
D	16	E. J. Emery	6 ft 3 in	185 lb	March 30, 2006	Compton, California	University of North Dakota (NCHC)	New York Rangers
F	17	Ryker Lee	6 ft 1 in	185 lb	November 8, 2006	Wilmette, Illinois	Michigan State University (Big Ten)	Nashville Predators
F	18	L. J. Mooney	5 ft 8 in	165 lb	March 2, 2007	West Mifflin, Pennsylvania	University of Minnesota (Big Ten)	Montreal Canadiens
F	22	Brendan McMorrow	5 ft 11 in	180 lb	March 27, 2006	Lakeville, Minnesota	University of Denver (NCHC)	Los Angeles Kings
F	23	Shane Vansaghi	6 ft 2 in	215 lb	October 11, 2006	St. Louis, Missouri	Michigan State University (Big Ten)	Philadelphia Flyers
F	24	Will Horcoff	6 ft 5 in	201 lb	January 23, 2007	Birmingham, Michigan	University of Michigan (Big Ten)	Pittsburgh Penguins
D	25	Chase Reid	6 ft 2 in	185 lb	December 30, 2007	Chesterfield Michigan	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)	2026 NHL Draft
F	26	Max Plante — A	5 ft 11 in	180 lb	February 20, 2006	Hermantown, Minnesota	University of Minnesota Duluth (NCHC)	Detroit Red Wings
G	30	Caleb Heil	6 ft 2 in	196 lb	June 19, 2006	Victoria, Minnesota	Madison Capitols (USHL)	Tampa Bay Lightning
G	31	Nicholas Kempf	6 ft 2 in	196 lb	March 1, 2006	Morton Grove, Illinois	University of Notre Dame (Big Ten)	Washington Capitals
F	34	Cole Eiserman	6 ft 0 in	189 lb	August 29, 2006	Newburyport, Massachusetts	Boston University (HEA)	New York Islanders
G	35	Brady Knowling	6 ft 5 in	203 lb	March 9, 2008	Chicago, Illinois	USA Hockey NTDP (USHL)	2026 NHL Draft
F	38	Kamil Bednarik	6 ft 1 in	185 lb	May 26, 2006	Elmhurst, Illinois	Boston University (HEA)	New York Islanders
D	44	Cole Hutson — A	5 ft 11 in	171 lb	June 28, 2006	North Barrington, Illinois	Boston University (HEA)	Washington Capitals
F	74	Brodie Ziemer — C	5 ft 11 in	195 lb	February 22, 2006	Hutchinson, Minnesota	University of Minnesota (Big Ten)	Buffalo Sabres

References

^ "World Juniors". Team USA Hockey.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g One game for Drawn
^ ^a ^b Two game for Drawn
^ 11 game for Drawn
^ "2026 WJC | Roster". Team USA Hockey.

External links

Team USA U20 all-time scoring leaders - QuantHockey

[1] "World Juniors". Team USA Hockey.

[Drawn-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g One game for Drawn

[Drawn2-3] Two game for Drawn

[4] 11 game for Drawn

[5] "2026 WJC | Roster". Team USA Hockey.

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