United States national women's ice hockey team
| Nickname(s) | Team USA, Ice Yanks |
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| Association | USA Hockey |
| General Manager | Reagan Carey |
| Head coach | Robb Stauber |
| Assistants | Brett Strot Paul Mara Chris Tamer |
| Captain | Meghan Duggan |
| Most games | Angela Ruggiero (257) |
| Top scorer | Natalie Darwitz (114) |
| Most points | Natalie Darwitz (237) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | USA |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 1  1 |
| Highest IIHF | 1 (first in 2009) |
| Lowest IIHF | 3 (2007) |
| First international | |
 Canada 2–1 United States  (North York or Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; April 21, 1987) |
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| Biggest win | |
United States 20–0 Netherlands  (North York or Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; April 23, 1987) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
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Canada 8–0 United States (Tampere, Finland; April 26, 1992) |
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| IIHF World Women's Championships | |
| Appearances | 18 (first in 1990) |
| Best result |
 (2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1998) |
| Medals |
 Gold (1998) Silver (2002, 2010, 2014) Bronze (2006) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 228–72–4 | |
The United States women's national ice hockey team is controlled by USA Hockey. The United States has been one of the most dominant women's hockey teams in international play – second only to Canada – having won gold or silver in every major tournament with the exception of the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they captured bronze. The U.S. had 61,612 female players in 2011.
In 1998, the Women's Olympic Hockey Team was named the USOC Team of the Year. In 2015, the Women's National Ice Hockey Team was named the USOC Team of the Month, in April.
The team's training and development program was located in Blaine, Minnesota, at the Schwan Super Rink, the largest ice facility in the world for the 2010 Winter Olympics. For the 2014 Winter Olympics, the team's training was located in the Greater Boston region at the The Edge Sports Center in Bedford, Massachusetts and for off-ice fitness at the Mike Boyle Strength & Conditioning Center in Woburn, Massachusetts.
On 15 March 2017, players for the US women's ice hockey team announced that they would boycott the World Championship over inequitable support and conditions for women's hockey unless concessions were made by USA Hockey. Members of the team including captain Meghan Duggan made public statements regarding poor pay and conditions for female hockey players. The players were publicly supported by the players' associations for the NBA, WNBA, MLB and the NHL. On 28 March 2017, the players agreed to play in the World Championship after an agreement was struck with USA Hockey to increase player pay and support for women's development.
Roster for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Head coach: Robb Stauber
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