United States men's national ice hockey team

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USA Hockey
Nickname(s) Team U.S.A., Ice Yanks
Association USA Hockey
General Manager Jim Johannson
Head coach John Hynes
Assistants David Quinn
Todd Richards
Captain Matt Hendricks
Most games Mark Johnson (151)
Most points Mark Johnson (146)
IIHF code USA
IIHF ranking 5 Increase1
Highest IIHF ranking 5 (first in 2009)
Lowest IIHF ranking 7 (first in 2003)
Team colors               
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 (1933, 1960)
Olympics
Appearances 21 (first in 1920)
Medals Gold (1960, 1980)
Silver (1920, 1924, 1932, 1952, 1956, 1972, 2002, 2010)
Bronze: (1936)
International record (W–L–T)
469–423–80
Medal record
Olympic Games
1960 Team
1980 Team
1920 Team
1924 Team
1932 Team
1952 Team
1956 Team
1972 Team
2002 Team
2010 Team
1936 Team
World Championship
1933
1931
1934
1939
1950
1949
1962
1996
2004
2013
2015
Winter Universiade
1972

The United States men's national ice hockey team is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with its U18 and U17 development program in Plymouth, Michigan. The team is controlled by USA Hockey, the governing body for amateur and Olympic ice hockey in the United States. The US team is ranked 5th in the IIHF World Rankings.[1] The current head coach is John Tortorella.

The United States won gold medals at the 1960 and 1980 Winter Olympics and more recently, silver medals at the 2002 and 2010 Winter Olympics. The United States won the 1996 World Cup of Hockey but was unable to defend its title at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, losing to Finland in the semifinals. The team's most recent medal at the World Championships came with a bronze in 2015. They won the tournament in 1933.

United States is a member of the so-called "Big Six", the unofficial group of the six strongest men's ice hockey nations, along with Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and Sweden.[2]

As of 2014, the US has a registered ice hockey population of 611,926 with USA Hockey.[3] USA Hockey is the largest governing body for ice hockey in the United States and the is considered the best representation of the number of players playing ice hockey in the US.[4]

History

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".[5][6]

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.[7]

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.

Tournament record

Olympic Games

Year Result
1920  Silver
1924  Silver
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
2014 4th place
Totals
Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
21 2 8 1 11

World Championship

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.[8]

Canada Cup

World Cup

Others

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2016 IIHF World Championship.[16]

Head coach: John Hynes

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1 G Kinkaid, KeithKeith Kinkaid 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) July 4, 1989 United States New Jersey Devils
5 D Murphy, ConnorConnor MurphyA 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 96 kg (212 lb) March 26, 1993 United States Arizona Coyotes
6 D Wideman, ChrisChris Wideman 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 82 kg (181 lb) January 7, 1990 Canada Ottawa Senators
7 F Compher, J. T.J. T. Compher 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 87 kg (192 lb) April 8, 1995 United States University of Michigan
10 F Schroeder, JordanJordan Schroeder 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 80 kg (180 lb) September 29, 1990 United States Minnesota Wild
14 F Motte, TylerTyler Motte 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 86 kg (190 lb) March 10, 1995 United States University of Michigan
15 D Hanifin, NoahNoah Hanifin 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 93 kg (205 lb) January 25, 1997 United States Carolina Hurricanes
16 D Santini, StevenSteven Santini 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 94 kg (207 lb) March 7, 1995 United States Boston College
18 F Connor, KyleKyle Connor 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 79 kg (174 lb) December 9, 1996 United States University of Michigan
19 F Maroon, PatrickPatrick Maroon 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 104 kg (229 lb) April 23, 1988 Canada Edmonton Oilers
21 F Larkin, DylanDylan Larkin 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) July 30, 1996 United States Detroit Red Wings
23 F Hendricks, MattMatt HendricksC 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 94 kg (207 lb) June 17, 1981 Canada Edmonton Oilers
24 F Fasching, HudsonHudson Fasching 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 98 kg (216 lb) July 28, 1995 United States Buffalo Sabres
28 F Wood, MilesMiles Wood 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) September 13, 1995 United States Boston College
29 D McCabe, JakeJake McCabe 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 97 kg (214 lb) October 12, 1993 United States Buffalo Sabres
30 G Condon, MikeMike Condon 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 89 kg (196 lb) April 27, 1990 Canada Montreal Canadiens
31 G Demko, ThatcherThatcher Demko 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) December 8, 1995 United States Boston College
34 F Matthews, AustonAuston Matthews 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) September 17, 1997 Switzerland ZSC Lions
48 F Hinostroza, VinceVince Hinostroza 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 82 kg (181 lb) April 3, 1994 United States Chicago Blackhawks
55 D Warsofsky, DavidDavid Warsofsky 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 77 kg (170 lb) May 30, 1990 United States New Jersey Devils
71 F Foligno, NickNick FolignoA 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 95 kg (209 lb) October 31, 1987 United States Columbus Blue Jackets
72 F Vatrano, FrankFrank Vatrano 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 98 kg (216 lb) March 14, 1994 United States Boston Bruins
76 D Skjei, BradyBrady Skjei 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 93 kg (205 lb) March 26, 1994 United States New York Rangers
Initial roster for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.

Head coach: John Tortorella

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
G Bishop, BenBen Bishop 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb) November 21, 1986 United States Tampa Bay Lightning
G Quick, JonathanJonathan Quick 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 100 kg (220 lb) January 21, 1986 United States Los Angeles Kings
G Schneider, CoryCory Schneider 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) March 18, 1986 United States New Jersey Devils
D Byfuglien, DustinDustin Byfuglien 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 120 kg (260 lb) March 27, 1985 Canada Winnipeg Jets
D Carlson, JohnJohn Carlson 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 99 kg (218 lb) January 10, 1990 United States Washington Capitals
D McDonagh, RyanRyan McDonagh 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 97 kg (214 lb) June 13, 1989 United States New York Rangers
D Suter, RyanRyan Suter 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) January 21, 1985 United States Minnesota Wild
F Abdelkader, JustinJustin Abdelkader 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 99 kg (218 lb) February 25, 1987 United States Detroit Red Wings
F Kane, PatrickPatrick Kane 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 80 kg (180 lb) November 19, 1988 United States Chicago Blackhawks
F Kesler, RyanRyan Kesler 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 92 kg (203 lb) August 31, 1984 United States Anaheim Ducks
F Oshie, T. J.T. J. Oshie 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 86 kg (190 lb) December 23, 1986 United States Washington Capitals
F Pacioretty, MaxMax Pacioretty 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 97 kg (214 lb) November 20, 1988 Canada Montreal Canadiens
F Parise, ZachZach Parise 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 89 kg (196 lb) July 28, 1984 United States Minnesota Wild
F Pavelski, JoeJoe Pavelski 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 88 kg (194 lb) July 11, 1984 United States San Jose Sharks
F Stepan, DerekDerek Stepan 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 89 kg (196 lb) June 18, 1990 United States New York Rangers
F Wheeler, BlakeBlake Wheeler 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) August 31, 1986 Canada Winnipeg Jets

IIHF World Championship directorate awards

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

References

  1. World Ranking
  2. "NHL announces World Cup of Hockey for 2016". The Canadian Press. 2015-01-24. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  3. http://www.usahockey.com/page/show/839306-membership-statistics
  4. http://unitedstatesofhockey.com/2014/06/17/u-s-hockey-participation-numbers-for-2013-14/
  5. Burnside, Scott (2010-02-08). "Hockey's miracle before the 'Miracle'". ESPN. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  6. "The Morning Skate: The Forgotten Miracle of 1960". New York Times. 2009-12-11. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  7. "Hockey Game Seen by 27.6 Million" New York Times, 1 March 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2010
  8. See: Ice Hockey World Championships.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 1 2 3 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.
  12. USA Hockey Deutschland Cup Archives
  13. 2003&2004 Deutschland Cup
  14. 2005 Deutschland Cup
  15. USA Hockey Deutschland/TUI Cup results
  16. 2016 roster

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