United States men's national ice hockey team

USA Hockey
Nickname(s) Team U.S.A., Ice Yanks
Association USA Hockey
General Manager Brian Burke
Head coach Scott Gordon
Assistants Todd Richards
Ron Rolston
Captain Jack Johnson
Most games William Schneider (126)
Most points Pat LaFontaine (140)
IIHF code USA
IIHF ranking 6
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 52 (first in 1930)
Best result Gold: 2 – 1933 - 1960
Olympics
Appearances 20 (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)
443-413-80
Olympic medal record
Olympic Games
Silver 1920 Antwerp Team
Silver 1924 Chamonix Team
Silver 1932 Lake Placid Team
Bronze 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Team
Silver 1952 Oslo Team
Silver 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Team
Gold 1960 Squaw Valley Team
Silver 1972 Sapporo Team
Gold 1980 Lake Placid Team
Silver 2002 Salt Lake City Team
Silver 2010 Vancouver Team
World Championships medal record
World Championship
Silver 1931 Poland USA
Gold 1933 Czechoslovakia USA
Silver 1934 Italy USA
Silver 1939 Switzerland USA
Bronze 1949 Sweden USA
Silver 1950 Great Britain USA
Bronze 1962 USA USA
Bronze 1996 Austria USA
Bronze 2004 Czech Republic 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 U.S. was unable to defend its title, losing to Finland in the semifinals. Most recently, the team finished 13th in the 2010 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]

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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 U.S. 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."[3][4]

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 U.S. 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 and top defenseman Brian Rafalski. 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 NHL Winter Classic broadcast.[5]

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 U.S from medal contention and dropped them below 12th place. Only three wins in the relegation round, including a shootout win over over Italy, prevented the U.S. from being relegated to Division I and gave Team USA a chance to play for the IIHF World Championship in 2011.

2011 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships roster

Goalies
# Player Catches Height Weight DOB Team Birthplace
1 Jack Campbell L 6' 2" 185 lbs. Jan. 9, 1992 Windsor Spitfires Port Huron, MI
29 Ty Conklin L 6' 0" 183 lbs. Mar. 30, 1976 St. Louis Blues Anchorage, AK
35 Al Montoya L 6' 2" 194 lbs. Feb. 13, 1985 New York Islanders Glenview, IL
Defensemen
# Player Catches Height Weight DOB Team Birthplace
2 Ryan McDonagh L 6' 1" 213 lbs. Jun. 13, 1989 New York Rangers St.Paul, MN
3 Jack Johnson L 6' 1" 219 lbs. Jan. 13, 1987 Los Angeles Kings Indianapolis, IN
4 Clay Wilson L 6' 0" 194 lbs. Apr. 5, 1983 Florida Panthers Sturgeon Lake, MN
5 Mark Stuart L 6' 2" 212 lbs. Apr. 27, 1984 Winnipeg Jets Rochester, MN
7 Cam Fowler L 6' 2" 190 lbs. Dec. 5, 1991 Anaheim Ducks Windsor, ON
8 Mike Komisarek R 6' 4" 238 lbs. Jan. 19, 1982 Toronto Maple Leafs West Islip, NY
12 Kevin Shattenkirk R 5' 11" 192 lbs. Jan. 29, 1989 St. Louis Blues Greenwich, CT
34 Mark Fayne R 6' 3" 220 lbs. May 15, 1987 New Jersey Devils Nashua, NH
Forwards
# Player Catches Height Weight DOB Team Birthplace
9 Derek Stepan R 6' 0" 182 lbs. Jun. 18, 1990 New York Rangers Hastings, MN
15 Craig Smith R 6' 1" 190 lbs. Sep. 5, 1989 University of Wisconsin Madison, WI
16 James van Riemsdyk L 6' 3" 209 lbs. May 4, 1989 Philadelphia Flyers Middletown Township, NJ
17 Blake Wheeler R 6' 4" 205 lbs. Aug. 31, 1986 Winnipeg Jets Robbinsdale, MN
18 Mike Brown R 6' 0" 209 lbs. Jun. 24, 1985 Toronto Maple Leafs Northbrook, IL
19 Chris Kreider L 6' 2" 203 lbs. Apr. 30, 1991 Boston College Boxford, MA
20 Jack Skille R 6' 1" 203 lbs. May 19, 1987 Florida Panthers Madison, WI
21 Andy Miele L 5' 8" 174 lbs. Apr. 15, 1988 Miami University Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
23 Tim Stapleton R 5' 9" 161 lbs. Jul. 9, 1982 Winnipeg Jets Forest Park, IL
24 Chris Porter L 6' 2" 205 lbs. May 29, 1984 St. Louis Blues Thunder Bay, ON
25 Nick Palmieri R 6' 2" 225 lbs. Jul. 12, 1989 New Jersey Devils Utica, NY
26 Ryan Shannon R 5' 9" 172 lbs Mar. 2, 1983 Ottawa Senators Darien, CT
28 Paul Gaustad L 6' 5" 225 lbs. Feb. 3, 1982 Buffalo Sabres Fargo, ND

2010 Olympic roster

The following is the American roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics.[6]

No. Pos. Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2009–10 team
39 G Miller, RyanRyan Miller 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) &1000000000000007500000075 kg (170 lb) 01980-07-17 July 17, 1980 East Lansing, MI Buffalo Sabres (NHL)
29 G Quick, JonathanJonathan Quick 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) &1000000000000009100000091 kg (200 lb) 01986-01-21 January 21, 1986 Hamden, CT Los Angeles Kings (NHL)
30 G Thomas, TimTim Thomas 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) &1000000000000009100000091 kg (200 lb) 01974-04-15 April 15, 1974 Davison, MI Boston Bruins (NHL)
4 D Gleason, TimTim Gleason 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) &1000000000000009800000098 kg (220 lb) 01983-01-29 January 29, 1983 Clawson, MI Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)
6 D Johnson, ErikErik Johnson 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) &10000000000000107000000107 kg (240 lb) 01988-03-21 March 21, 1988 Bloomington, MN St. Louis Blues (NHL)
3 D Johnson, JackJack Johnson 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) &10000000000000102000000102 kg (220 lb) 01987-01-13 January 13, 1987 Indianapolis, IN Los Angeles Kings (NHL)
44 D Orpik, BrooksBrooks Orpik 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) &1000000000000009900000099 kg (220 lb) 01980-09-26 September 26, 1980 San Francisco, CA Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
28 D Rafalski, BrianBrian Rafalski – A 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) &1000000000000008700000087 kg (190 lb) 01973-09-28 September 28, 1973 Dearborn, MI Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
20 D Suter, RyanRyan Suter – A 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) &1000000000000008800000088 kg (190 lb) 01985-01-21 January 21, 1985 Madison, WI Nashville Predators (NHL)
19 D Whitney, RyanRyan Whitney 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) &1000000000000009500000095 kg (210 lb) 01983-02-19 February 19, 1983 Scituate, MA Anaheim Ducks (NHL)
42 F Backes, DavidDavid Backes 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) &10000000000000102000000102 kg (220 lb) 01984-05-01 May 1, 1984 Blaine, MN St. Louis Blues (NHL)
32 F Brown, DustinDustin Brown – A 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) &1000000000000009400000094 kg (210 lb) 01984-11-04 November 4, 1984 Ithaca, NY Los Angeles Kings (NHL)
24 F Callahan, RyanRyan Callahan 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) &1000000000000008400000084 kg (190 lb) 01985-03-21 March 21, 1985 Rochester, NY New York Rangers (NHL)
23 F Drury, ChrisChris Drury 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) &1000000000000008600000086 kg (190 lb) 01976-08-20 August 20, 1976 Trumbull, CT New York Rangers (NHL)
88 F Kane, PatrickPatrick Kane 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) &1000000000000008100000081 kg (180 lb) 01988-11-19 November 19, 1988 Buffalo, NY Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)
17 F Kesler, RyanRyan Kesler 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) &1000000000000009200000092 kg (200 lb) 01984-08-31 August 31, 1984 Livonia, MI Vancouver Canucks (NHL)
81 F Kessel, PhilPhil Kessel 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) &1000000000000008200000082 kg (180 lb) 01987-10-02 October 2, 1987 Madison, WI Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
15 F Langenbrunner, JamieJamie Langenbrunner – C 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) &1000000000000009100000091 kg (200 lb) 01975-07-24 July 24, 1975 Cloquet, MN New Jersey Devils (NHL)
12 F Malone, RyanRyan Malone 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) &10000000000000102000000102 kg (220 lb) 01979-12-01 December 1, 1979 Pittsburgh, PA Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)
9 F Parise, ZachZach Parise – A 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) &1000000000000008600000086 kg (190 lb) 01984-07-28 July 28, 1984 Prior Lake, MN New Jersey Devils (NHL)
16 F Pavelski, JoeJoe Pavelski 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) &1000000000000008800000088 kg (190 lb) 01984-07-11 July 11, 1984 Plover, WI San Jose Sharks (NHL)
54 F Ryan, BobbyBobby Ryan 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) &1000000000000009700000097 kg (210 lb) 01987-03-17 March 17, 1987 Cherry Hill, NJ Anaheim Ducks (NHL)
26 F Stastny, PaulPaul Stastny 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) &1000000000000009300000093 kg (210 lb) 01985-12-27 December 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.[7]

Olympic record

Canada Cup record

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.[8]
  • 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[9]
  • 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")[10]
  • 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[11]
  • 1981 - Finished in 5th place
  • 1982 - Finished in 8th place
  • 1983 - Finished in 9th place (Won "Pool B")
  • 1984 - Not held[11]
  • 1985 - Finished in 4th place
  • 1986 - Finished in 6th place
  • 1987 - Finished in 7th place
  • 1988 - Not held[11]
  • 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

Others

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ World Ranking
  2. ^ http://www.usahockey.com/uploadedFiles/USAHockey/Menu_About_USA_Hockey/AnnualGuide0708(6).pdf
  3. ^ Burnside, Scott (2010-02-08). "Hockey's miracle before the 'Miracle'". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/olympics/winter/2010/icehockey/columns/story?columnist=burnside_scott&id=4897805. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
  4. ^ "The Morning Skate: The Forgotten Miracle of 1960". The New York Times. 2009-12-11. http://slapshot.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/11/the-morning-skate-the-forgotten-miracle-of-1960/. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
  5. ^ "Hockey Game Seen by 27.6 Million" The New York Times 1 March 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2010
  6. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey: Team United States Tournamement Standings and Statistics". International Olympic Committee. http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/schedule-and-results/men_ihm400000nUSA-vtour_team_stats-SF.html. 
  7. ^ Roarke, Shawn P. (14 February 2010). "Miller the linchpin for inexperienced Americans". National Hockey League. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=517435. 
  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. http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/history/the-iihf/timeline.html. 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. http://www.la84foundation.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1940/ORUE8/ORUE8c.pdf. 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. ^ 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.
  12. ^ USA Hockey Deutschland Cup Archives
  13. ^ 2003&2004 Deutschland Cup
  14. ^ 2005 Deutschland Cup
  15. ^ USA Hockey Deutschland/TUI Cup results

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