Nickname(s) | Team U.S.A., Ice Yanks |
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Association | USA Hockey |
General Manager | Dean Lombardi |
Head coach | John Tortorella |
Assistants |
Jack Capuano Scott Gordon Phil Housley John Hynes Mike Sullivan |
Captain | Joe Pavelski |
Most games | Mark Johnson (151) |
Most points | Mark Johnson (146) |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | USA |
Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 4 1 |
Highest IIHF | 4 (2016) |
Lowest IIHF | 7 (first in 2003) |
First international | |
United States 29–0 Switzerland (Antwerp, Belgium; April 23, 1920) |
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Biggest win | |
United States 31–1 Italy (St. Moritz, Switzerland; February 1, 1948) |
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Biggest defeat | |
Sweden 17–2 United States (, Sweden; March 12, 1963) Soviet Union 17–2 United States (, Sweden; March 15, 1969) |
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IIHF World Championships | |
Appearances | 70 (first in 1930) |
Best result | Gold: 2 (1933, 1960) |
Canada Cup / World Cup | |
Appearances | 8 (first in 1976) |
Best result | Winner: 1 (1996) |
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) | |
473–428–81 |
Medal record | ||
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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 |
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 4th in the IIHF World Rankings. 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, and was ousted before group play finished in the 2016 Cup. 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.