United States men's national ice hockey team

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United States
USA hockey logo.gif
Nickname(s)Team USA
Association USA Hockey
General manager Brett Peterson
Head coach John Hynes
Assistants Derek Lalonde
Ty Hennes
Jack Capuano
Greg Moore
Captain Brady Tkachuk
Most games Mark Johnson
Most points Mark Johnson (146)
Team colors   
IIHF codeUSA
USA national ice hockey team jerseys 2022 IHWC.png
Ranking
Current IIHF 6 Decrease2.svg 2 (May 27, 2024) [1]
Highest IIHF4 (2016, 2018, 2021–23)
Lowest IIHF7 (2003, 2006–07, 2012)
First international
United States  Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg 29–0 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
(Antwerp, Belgium; April 24, 1920)
Biggest win
United States  Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg 31–1 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
(St. Moritz, Switzerland; February 1, 1948)
Biggest defeat
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg 17–2 Flag of the United States.svg  United States
(Stockholm, Sweden; March 12, 1963)
Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 17–2 Flag of the United States.svg  United States
(Stockholm, Sweden; March 15, 1969)
Olympics
Appearances24 (first in 1920 )
Medals Gold medal.svg Gold: (1960, 1980)
Silver medal.svg Silver: (1920, 1924, 1932, 1952, 1956, 1972, 2002, 2010)
Bronze medal.svg Bronze: (1936)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances71 (first in 1920 )
Best result Gold medal world centered-2.svg Gold: (1933, 1960 [2] )
Canada Cup / World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1976 )
Best result Simple gold cup.svg Winner: (1996)
International record (W–L–T)
914–471–86
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1960 Squaw Valley Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1980 Lake Placid Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1920 Antwerp Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1924 Chamonix Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1932 Lake Placid Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1952 Oslo Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1972 Sapporo Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Salt Lake City Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Vancouver Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Team
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1933 Czechoslovakia
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1931 Poland
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1934 Italy
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1939 Switzerland
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1950 Great Britain
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1949 Sweden
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1962 United States
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Austria
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Czech Republic
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Sweden/Finland
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Czech Republic
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Denmark
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Latvia
Canada Cup / World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Montreal
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Hamilton

The United States men's national ice hockey team [3] 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 organized ice hockey in the United States. The U.S. team is currently ranked 6th in the IIHF World Rankings. [4]

Contents

The U.S. won gold medals at the 1960 and the 1980 Olympics and more recently, silver medals at the 2002 and 2010 Olympics. The U.S. also won the 1996 World Cup of Hockey, defeating Canada in the finals. The team's most recent medal at the World Championships came with a bronze in 2021. They won the tournament in 1933 and 1960. Unlike other nations, the U.S. does not typically use its best NHL players in the World Championships. Instead, it provides the younger players with an opportunity to gain international experience. [5] Overall, the team has collected eleven Olympic medals (two of them gold), nineteen World Championship medals (two of them gold), and it reached the semi-final round of the Canada Cup/World Cup five times, twice advancing to the finals and winning gold once. [6] The U.S. has never reached a World Championship gold medal game, having lost in the semi-final round twelve times since the IIHF introduced a playoff system in 1992; this includes six semi-finals appearances in ten tournaments from 2013 through 2023, and three consecutive in 2021, 2022, and 2023.

The U.S. is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world and 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. [7] [8] [9]

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 American college players defeated the heavily favored seasoned professionals from the Soviet Union on the way to a gold medal. Though ice hockey is not a major sport in most areas of the United States, the "Miracle" is often listed as one of the all-time greatest American sporting achievements. [10] [11] 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". [12] [13]

The United States hockey experienced a spike in talent in the 1980s and 1990s, with future NHL stars including Tony Amonte, Chris Chelios, Derian Hatcher, 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 (unlike other teams that used professionals, the U.S. team was limited to amateurs at these tournaments), the Americans reached the finals of the 1991 Canada Cup and won the 1996 World Cup. Six years later, after the International Olympic Committee and NHL arranged to accommodate an Olympic break in the NHL schedule, the U.S. earned a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics with a roster that included NHL stars Adam Deadmarsh, Chris Drury, Brian Rafalski, and Brian Rolston. However, by 2006, many of these NHL players had retired or had declined 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 such stars as goalie Ryan Miller, defenseman Brian Rafalski, and 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 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 Finals or NHL Winter Classic broadcast. [14]

The NHL pulled out of the Olympics for the 2018 competition in a dispute over insurance and the IOC's ambush marketing restrictions, prohibiting the national teams from inviting any player it held under contract. The American team was put at a particular disadvantage, as more than 31% of NHL players are Americans (in comparison, only 4.1% are Russians). As a result, the U.S. had to enter the tournament with a hastily assembled team of free agents, players from European leagues, AHLers on one-way contracts, and college players. [15] The team proved unsuccessful, losing to Slovenia and the Olympic Athletes from Russia in the preliminary round, and being eliminated by the Czechs in the quarterfinals. [16] The OAR team benefited most from NHL's absence and ultimately won the tournament with a team that was composed primarily of SKA Saint Petersburg and HC CSKA Moscow players from the Russia-based KHL and featured ex-NHL all-stars Pavel Datsyuk, Ilya Kovalchuk and Vyacheslav Voynov (all SKA). [17] [18]

On March 31, 2021, Stan Bowman was appointed the general manager of the U.S. Olympic men's hockey team for the 2022 Beijing Games. [19] On October 26, 2021, Bowman resigned in response to the results of an independent investigation into allegations of sexual assault committed by a member of the Blackhawks' video coaching staff. [20] The lead investigator stated that Bowman's failure to report the alleged assault had eventually led to the perpetrator committing further acts of sexual abuse. [21]

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Games [6] [22] ResultPositionGPWLTGFGACoachCaptain
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 1920 Antwerp Silver medalSilver medal icon.svg4310522 Cornelius Fellowes
Roy Schooley
Joe McCormick
Flag of France.svg 1924 Chamonix Silver medalSilver medal icon.svg5410736 William S. Haddock Irving Small
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1928 St. Moritz Did not participate
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg 1932 Lake Placid Silver medalSilver medal icon.svg6411275 Alfred Winsor John Chase
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Bronze medalBronze medal icon.svg8521104 Albert Prettyman John Garrison
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1948 St. Moritz Round-robin4th, DSQ85308633 John Garrison Goodwin Harding
Flag of Norway.svg 1952 Oslo Silver medalSilver medal icon.svg86114321 Connie Pleban Allen Van
Flag of Italy.svg 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Silver medalSilver medal icon.svg75203316 John Mariucci Gene Campbell
Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg 1960 Squaw Valley Gold medalGold medal icon.svg77004817 Jack Riley Jack Kirrane
Flag of Austria.svg 1964 Innsbruck Round-robin5th72502933 Eddie Jeremiah Herb Brooks
Bill Reichart
Flag of France.svg 1968 Grenoble Round-robin6th72412328 Murray Williamson Lou Nanne
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1972 Sapporo Silver medalSilver medal icon.svg64202318 Murray Williamson Tim Sheehy
Flag of Austria.svg 1976 Innsbruck Round-robin5th63302325 Bob Johnson John Taft
Flag of the United States.svg 1980 Lake Placid Gold medalGold medal icon.svg76013315 Herb Brooks Mike Eruzione
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1984 Sarajevo Quarter-finals7th62222321 Lou Vairo Phil Verchota
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1988 Calgary Quarter-finals7th63303531 Dave Peterson Brian Leetch
Flag of France.svg 1992 Albertville Semi-finals4th85212519 Dave Peterson Clark Donatelli
Flag of Norway.svg 1994 Lillehammer Quarter-finals8th81432832 Tim Taylor Peter Laviolette
Flag of Japan.svg 1998 Nagano Quarter-finals6th4130914 Ron Wilson Chris Chelios
Flag of the United States.svg 2002 Salt Lake City Silver medalSilver medal icon.svg64112610 Herb Brooks Chris Chelios
Flag of Italy.svg 2006 Turin Quarter-finals8th61411617 Peter Laviolette Chris Chelios
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2010 Vancouver Silver medalSilver medal icon.svg651249 Ron Wilson Jamie Langenbrunner
Flag of Russia.svg 2014 Sochi Semi-finals4th6422012 Dan Bylsma Zach Parise
Flag of South Korea.svg 2018 Pyeongchang Quarter-finals7th5231112 Tony Granato Brian Gionta
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 Beijing Quarter-finals5th431177 David Quinn Andy Miele
Flag of Italy.svg 2026 Milan/Cortina Qualified
Total2 Titles24/26151875113737407

Results by "Big Six" opponent

OpponentsPlayedWonTiedLostBiggest victoryBiggest defeat
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1943124:13:12
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia/
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
211001116:01:7
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 137248:2, 6:01:6, 0:5
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union/
Flag of the CIS.svg  CIS/
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
144194:3, 3:2 (x3)2:10
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1562720:01:5
Total813084320:03:12

World Championships

Note: Between 1920 and 1968, the Olympic ice hockey tournament was also considered the World Championship for that year. [23]
Note: World War II forced cancellation of all tournaments from 1940 to 1946.
Note: In 1972, a separate tournament was held both for the World Championships and the Winter Olympics for the first time.
Note: No World Championships were held during the Olympic years 1980, 1984, and 1988.
Note: The 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [24]
GamesResultPositionGPWOTWOTLLTGFGA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 1920 See Ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics [2]
Flag of France.svg 1924 See Ice hockey at the 1924 Winter Olympics [2]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1928 Did not participate
Flag of France.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Austria.svg 1930 Did not participate
Flag of Poland.svg 1931 Runner-upSilver medal icon.svg
Flag of the United States.svg 1932 Runner-upSilver medal icon.svg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1933 ChampionsGold medal icon.svg
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg 1934 Runner-upSilver medal icon.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1935 Did not participate
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg 1936 See Ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics [2]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 1937 Did not participate
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1938 7th
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1939 Runner-upSilver medal icon.svg
Flag placeholder.svg 1940–1946Competitions not held because of World War II
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1947 5th
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1948 See Ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics [2]
Flag of Sweden.svg 1949 Third placeBronze medal icon.svg
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 1950 Runner-upSilver medal icon.svg
Flag of France.svg 1951 6th
Flag of Norway.svg 1952 See Ice hockey at the 1952 Winter Olympics [2]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1953 Did not participate
Flag of Sweden.svg 1954 Did not participate
Flag of Germany.svg 1955 4th
Flag of Italy.svg 1956 See Ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics [2]
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1957 Did not participate
Flag of Norway.svg 1958 5th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1959 4th
Flag of the United States.svg 1960 See Ice hockey at the 1960 Winter Olympics [2]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1961 6th
Flag of the United States.svg 1962 Third placeBronze medal icon.svg
Flag of Sweden.svg 1963 8th
Flag of Austria.svg 1964 See Ice hockey at the 1964 Winter Olympics [2]
Flag of Finland.svg 1965 6th
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1966 6th
Flag of Austria.svg 1967 5th
Flag of France.svg 1968 See Ice hockey at the 1968 Winter Olympics [2]
Flag of Sweden.svg 1969 6th [25]
Flag of Sweden.svg 1970 7th [26]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1971 6th [27]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1972 8th [28]
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1973 8th [29]
Flag of Finland.svg 1974 7th [30]
Flag of Germany.svg 1975 6th
Flag of Poland.svg 1976 4th
Flag of Austria.svg 1977 6th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1978 6th
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1979 7th
Flag placeholder.svg 1980Competition not held during 1980 Winter Olympics
Flag of Sweden.svg 1981 5th
Flag of Finland.svg 1982 8th [31]
Flag of Germany.svg 1983 9th [32]
Flag placeholder.svg 1984Competition not held during 1984 Winter Olympics
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1985 4th
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1986 6th
Flag of Austria.svg 1987 7th
Flag placeholder.svg 1988Competition not held during 1988 Winter Olympics
Flag of Sweden.svg 1989 6th
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1990 5th
Flag of Finland.svg 1991 4th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1992 7th
Flag of Germany.svg 1993 6th
Flag of Italy.svg 1994 4th
Flag of Sweden.svg 1995 6th
Flag of Austria.svg 1996 Third placeBronze medal icon.svg
Flag of Finland.svg 1997 6th
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1998 12th
Flag of Norway.svg 1999 6th
Flag of Russia.svg 2000 5th
Flag of Germany.svg 2001 4th
Flag of Sweden.svg 2002 7th
Flag of Finland.svg 2003 13th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2004 Third placeBronze medal icon.svg
Flag of Austria.svg 2005 6th
Flag of Latvia.svg 2006 7th
Flag of Russia.svg 2007 5th
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2008 6th
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2009 Fourth place4th940233228
Flag of Germany.svg 2010 Preliminary round13th62121219
Flag of Slovakia.svg 2011 Quarterfinals8th730132024
Flag of Finland.svg Flag of Sweden.svg 2012 Quarterfinals7th842023420
Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Finland.svg 2013 Third placeBronze medal icon.svg1070033524
Flag of Belarus.svg 2014 Quarterfinals6th841033027
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2015 Third placeBronze medal icon.svg1071022819
Flag of Russia.svg 2016 Fourth place4th1031152930
Flag of Germany.svg Flag of France.svg 2017 Quarterfinals5th860023116
Flag of Denmark.svg 2018 Third placeBronze medal icon.svg1062024625
Flag of Slovakia.svg 2019 Quarterfinals7th841033019
Flag placeholder.svg 2020Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [33]
Flag of Latvia.svg 2021 Third placeBronze medal icon.svg1080023514
Flag of Finland.svg 2022 Fourth place4th1042042824
Flag of Finland.svg Flag of Latvia.svg 2023 Fourth place4th1071204316
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2024 Quarter-finals5th850123717
Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Denmark.svg 2025 Qualified
Total1 Title71/88

Canada Cup / World Cup of Hockey

Games [34] GPWLTGFGACoachCaptainRoundPosition
1976 51311421 Bob Pulford Bill Nyrop Group stage5th
1981 62311823 Bob Johnson Robbie Ftorek Semi-finals4th
1984 63212322 Bob Johnson Rod Langway Semi-finals4th
1987 52301314 Bob Johnson Rod Langway Group stage5th
1991 85302926 Bob Johnson Joel Otto FinalsSilver medal icon.svg Silver
1996 76103718 Ron Wilson Brian Leetch FinalsGold medal icon.svg Gold
2004 52301111 Ron Wilson Chris Chelios Semi-finals4th
2016 303511 John Tortorella Joe Pavelski Group stage7th

Results by "Big Six" opponent

OpponentsPlayedWonTiedLostBiggest victoryBiggest defeat
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1431105:2 (x2)3:8
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia/
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
63126:21:3
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 64117:31:2
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union/
Flag of the CIS.svg  CIS/
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
94055:2 (x2)0:5
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 64027:12:9
Total41183207:12:9

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2024 IIHF World Championship. [35] [36] [37]

Head coach: John Hynes

No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam
1G Trey Augustine 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)81 kg (179 lb)February 23, 2005 (age 19) Flag of the United States.svg Michigan State Spartans
4D Seth Jones A 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)97 kg (214 lb)October 3, 1994 (age 30) Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Blackhawks
5D Michael Kesselring 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)86 kg (190 lb)January 13, 2000 (age 24) Flag of the United States.svg Utah Hockey Club
6F Will Smith 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)82 kg (181 lb)March 17, 2005 (age 19) Flag of the United States.svg San Jose Sharks
7F Brady Tkachuk C 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)102 kg (225 lb)September 16, 1999 (age 25) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ottawa Senators
8D Zach Werenski A 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)99 kg (218 lb)July 19, 1997 (age 27) Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Blue Jackets
9F Trevor Zegras 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)84 kg (185 lb)March 20, 2001 (age 23) Flag of the United States.svg Anaheim Ducks
11F Luke Kunin 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)89 kg (196 lb)December 4, 1997 (age 27) Flag of the United States.svg San Jose Sharks
12F Matt Boldy 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)91 kg (201 lb)April 5, 2001 (age 23) Flag of the United States.svg Minnesota Wild
13F Johnny Gaudreau 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)74 kg (163 lb)August 13, 1993 (age 31) Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Blue Jackets
22F Cole Caufield 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)79 kg (174 lb)January 2, 2001 (age 23) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal Canadiens
23F Mikey Eyssimont 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)86 kg (190 lb)September 9, 1996 (age 28) Flag of the United States.svg Tampa Bay Lightning
24F Ryan Leonard 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)86 kg (190 lb)January 21, 2005 (age 19) Flag of the United States.svg Boston College Eagles
26F Kevin Hayes 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)98 kg (216 lb)May 8, 1992 (age 32) Flag of the United States.svg Pittsburgh Penguins
29F Brock Nelson 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)96 kg (212 lb)October 15, 1991 (age 33) Flag of the United States.svg New York Islanders
34G Alex Lyon 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)89 kg (196 lb)December 9, 1992 (age 32) Flag of the United States.svg Detroit Red Wings
39G Alex Nedeljkovic 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)92 kg (203 lb)January 7, 1996 (age 28) Flag of the United States.svg Pittsburgh Penguins
43D Luke Hughes 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)89 kg (196 lb)September 9, 2003 (age 21) Flag of the United States.svg New Jersey Devils
45F Gavin Brindley 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)77 kg (170 lb)October 5, 2004 (age 20) Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Blue Jackets
46D Jeff Petry 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)94 kg (207 lb)December 9, 1987 (age 37) Flag of the United States.svg Detroit Red Wings
51D Matthew Kessel 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)93 kg (205 lb)June 23, 2000 (age 24) Flag of the United States.svg St. Louis Blues
57F Shane Pinto 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)91 kg (201 lb)November 12, 2000 (age 24) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ottawa Senators
72D Alex Vlasic 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)98 kg (216 lb)June 5, 2001 (age 23) Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Blackhawks
79G Charlie Lindgren 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)83 kg (183 lb)18 December 1993 (age 31) Flag of the United States.svg Washington Capitals
85D Jake Sanderson 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)92 kg (203 lb)July 8, 2002 (age 22) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ottawa Senators
86F Joel Farabee 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)84 kg (185 lb)February 25, 2000 (age 24) Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Flyers

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 American team members have won awards.

Uniform evolution

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