United States women's national ice hockey team

United States

Nickname(s)	Team USA
Association	USA Hockey
General manager	Katie Million
Head coach	John Wroblewski
Assistants	Alli Altmann Shari Dickerman Brent Hill Josh Sciba
Captain	Hilary Knight
Most games	Angela Ruggiero (256)
Top scorer	Cammi Granato (186)
Most points	Cammi Granato (343)
Team colors
IIHF code	USA
Ranking
Current IIHF	1 1 (21 April 2025) [1]
Highest IIHF	1 (first in 2009)
Lowest IIHF	2 (first in 2003)
First international
Canada   2–1   United States (North York or Mississauga, Canada; April 21, 1987)
Biggest win
United States   20–0   Netherlands (North York or Mississauga, Canada; April 23, 1987)
Biggest defeat
Canada   8–0   United States (Tampere, Finland; April 26, 1992)
Olympics
Appearances	7 (first in 1998 )
Medals	Gold: (1998, 2018) Silver: (2002, 2010, 2014, 2022) Bronze: (2006)
IIHF Women's World Championship
Appearances	24 (first in 1990 )
Best result	Gold: (2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025)
International record (W–L–T)
324–112–3 [2]

Medal record
Olympic Games
	1998 Nagano	Team
	2018 Pyeongchang	Team
	2002 Salt Lake City	Team
	2010 Vancouver	Team
	2014 Sochi	Team
	2022 Beijing	Team
	2006 Turin	Team
Women's World Championship
	2005 Sweden
	2008 China
	2009 Finland
	2011 Switzerland
	2013 Canada
	2015 Sweden
	2016 Canada
	2017 United States
	2019 Finland
	2023 Canada
	2025 Czechia
	1990 Canada
	1992 Finland
	1994 United States
	1997 Canada
	1999 Finland
	2000 Canada
	2001 United States
	2004 Canada
	2007 Canada
	2012 United States
	2021 Canada
	2022 Denmark
	2024 United States
Women's Pacific Rim Championship
	1995 United States
	1996 Canada
4 Nations Cup
	1997 Lake Placid
	2003 Skövde
	2008 Lake Placid
	2011 Nyköping
	2012 Tikkurila
	2015 Sundsvall Municipality
	2016 Järvenpää
	2017 Tampa
	2018 Saskatoon
	1996 Ottawa
	1998 Kuortane
	1999 Montreal
	2000 Provo, Utah
	2002 Kitchener
	2004 Lake Placid
	2005 Hameenlinna
	2006 Kitchener
	2007 Leksand
	2009 Tikkurila
	2010 Newfoundland and Labrador
	2014 Kamloops
	2013 Lake Placid

The United States women's national ice hockey team is controlled by USA Hockey. The U.S. has been one of the most successful women's ice hockey teams in international play, having medaled in every major tournament.

In 1998, the women's Olympic hockey team was named the USOC Team of the Year. In April 2015, the women's national ice hockey team was named the USOC Team of the Month. ^[3]

Tournament record

Olympic Games

Year [4]	Result	Position [5]	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Coach	Captain
1998 Nagano	Gold medal		6	6	0	0	36	8	Ben Smith	Cammi Granato
2002 Salt Lake City	Silver medal		5	4	1	0	33	4	Ben Smith	Cammi Granato
2006 Turin	Bronze medal		5	4	1	0	24	6	Ben Smith	Krissy Wendell-Pohl
2010 Vancouver	Silver medal		5	4	1	—	40	4	Mark Johnson	Natalie Darwitz
2014 Sochi	Silver medal		5	3	2	—	22	8	Katey Stone	Meghan Duggan
2018 Pyeongchang	Gold medal		5	4	1	—	17	5	Robb Stauber	Meghan Duggan
2022 Beijing	Silver medal		7	5	2	—	30	11	Joel Johnson	Kendall Coyne Schofield
2026 Milan	To be determined
Total	2 Titles	7/8	38	30	8	0	202	46	—

IIHF Women's World Championship

Year	Result	Position	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA
1990 [6]	Runner-up		5	4	0	0	1	50	15
1992	Runner-up		5	4	0	0	1	37	16
1994	Runner-up		5	4	0	0	1	41	10
1997	Runner-up		5 [7]	3	0	0	1	29	7
1998	Not held during 1998 Winter Olympics
1999	Runner-up		5	4	0	0	1	31	6
2000	Runner-up		5	4	0	1	0	44	8
2001	Runner-up		5	4	0	0	1	43	4
2002	Not held during 2002 Winter Olympics
2003	Cancelled due to SARS outbreak in China
2004	Runner-up		5	4	0	0	1	29	6
2005	Champions		5	4	1	0	0	28	4
2006	Not held during 2006 Winter Olympics
2007	Runner-up		5	3	0	1	1	27	11
2008	Champions		5	4	0	1	0	23	8
2009	Champions		5	4	0	0	1	28	3
2010	Not held during 2010 Winter Olympics
2011	Champions		5	4	1	0	0	35	5
2012	Runner-up		5	4	0	1	0	43	7
2013	Champions		5	4	0	1	0	17	7
2014	Not held at top level during 2014 Winter Olympics
2015	Champions		5	5	0	0	0	37	11
2016	Champions		5	4	1	0	0	23	2
2017	Champions		5	4	1	0	0	28	5
2018	Not held at top level during 2018 Winter Olympics
2019	Champions		7	6	1	0	0	41	5
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [8]
2021	Runner-up		7	5	0	1	1	28	10
2022	Runner-up		7	6	0	0	1	53	7
2023	Champions		7	6	0	1	0	43	12
2024	Runner-up		7	5	1	1	0	36	9
2025	Champions		7	6	1	0	0	27	6
Total	11 Titles	24/29	132 [7]	105	7	8	11	821	184

IIHF Women's Pacific Rim Championship

Year	Result	Position	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA
1995	Runner-up		5	4	0	1	0	35	6
1996	Runner-up		5	3	0	0	2	27	9
Total	0 Title	2/2	10	7	0	1	2	62	15

4 Nations Cup

Year	Result	Position	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA
/ 1996 [9]	Runner-up		5	2	1	0	2	12	10
/ 1997	Champions		5 [7]	2	0	0	2	18	14
1998	Runner-up		4	2	0	1	1	10	10
1999	Runner-up		5	2	0	0	3	15	16
2000	Runner-up		4	3	0	0	1	23	6
2001	Withdrew due to September 11 attacks
2002	Runner-up		4	2	0	0	2	17	14
2003	Champions		4	4	0	0	0	17	2
2004	Runner-up		4 [7]	2	0	0	1	14	7
2005	Runner-up		4	2	0	0	2	8	8
2006	Runner-up		4	2	0	0	2	14	10
2007	Runner-up		4	2	0	0	2	9	9
2008	Champions		4	3	0	0	1	13	9
2009	Runner-up		4	3	0	0	1	11	9
2010	Runner-up		5	3	1	1	0	17	6
2011	Champions		4	2	1	0	1	23	6
2012	Champions		4	3	0	0	1	23	4
2013	Third place		4	2	0	0	2	21	8
2014	Runner-up		4	2	0	1	1	12	6
2015	Champions		4	3	1	0	0	19	4
2016	Champions		4	3	0	0	1	17	6
2017	Champions		4	4	0	0	0	22	5
2018	Champions		4	4	0	0	0	17	5
2019	Cancelled due to contract disputes between Swedish Ice Hockey Association and Swedish national team
/ 2020	Not scheduled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Total	9 Titles	22/25	92 [10]	57	4	3	26	352	174

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship. ^{[11] [12]}

Head coach: John Wroblewski

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
2	D	Lee Stecklein	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1994-04-23) April 23, 1994 (age 31)	Minnesota Frost
3	D	Cayla Barnes	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(1999-01-07) January 7, 1999 (age 26)	Montreal Victoire
4	D	Caroline Harvey	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	(2002-10-14) October 14, 2002 (age 22)	University of Wisconsin
5	D	Megan Keller – A	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	(1996-05-01) May 1, 1996 (age 29)	Boston Fleet
7	F	Lacey Eden	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(2002-05-02) May 2, 2002 (age 23)	University of Wisconsin
8	D	Haley Winn	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	(2003-07-14) July 14, 2003 (age 22)	Clarkson University
9	F	Kirsten Simms	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	(2004-08-31) August 31, 2004 (age 21)	University of Wisconsin
10	D	Laila Edwards	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(2004-01-25) January 25, 2004 (age 21)	University of Wisconsin
12	F	Kelly Pannek	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	(1995-12-29) December 29, 1995 (age 29)	Minnesota Frost
13	F	Grace Zumwinkle	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	(1999-04-23) April 23, 1999 (age 26)	Minnesota Frost
15	D	Savannah Harmon	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(1995-10-27) October 27, 1995 (age 29)	Toronto Sceptres
16	F	Hayley Scamurra	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	(1994-12-14) December 14, 1994 (age 30)	Toronto Sceptres
17	F	Britta Curl-Salemme	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	(2000-03-20) March 20, 2000 (age 25)	Minnesota Frost
18	F	Jesse Compher	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	(1999-07-01) July 1, 1999 (age 26)	Toronto Sceptres
21	F	Hilary Knight – C	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	(1989-07-12) July 12, 1989 (age 36)	Boston Fleet
22	F	Tessa Janecke	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	(2004-05-12) May 12, 2004 (age 21)	Penn State University
24	F	Joy Dunne	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	(2005-06-13) June 13, 2005 (age 20)	Ohio State University
25	F	Alex Carpenter – A	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	(1994-04-13) April 13, 1994 (age 31)	New York Sirens
26	F	Kendall Coyne	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)	57 kg (126 lb)	(1992-05-25) May 25, 1992 (age 33)	Minnesota Frost
27	F	Taylor Heise	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	(2000-03-17) March 17, 2000 (age 25)	Minnesota Frost
30	G	Ava McNaughton	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	(2004-10-27) October 27, 2004 (age 20)	University of Wisconsin
31	G	Aerin Frankel	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(1999-05-24) May 24, 1999 (age 26)	Boston Fleet
33	G	Gwyneth Philips	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	(2000-09-17) September 17, 2000 (age 24)	Ottawa Charge
37	F	Abbey Murphy	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	(2002-04-14) April 14, 2002 (age 23)	University of Minnesota
38	D	Anna Wilgren	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	(1999-11-18) November 18, 1999 (age 25)	Montreal Victoire

Development team roster

Roster for the 2025 Collegiate Series. ^[13]

Head coach: Molly Engstrom

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
4	D	Molly Jordan	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	(2005-02-18) February 18, 2005 (age 20)	University of Minnesota
6	F	Lily Shannon	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	(2003-08-21) August 21, 2003 (age 22)	Northeastern University
7	F	Maggie Scannell	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	(2006-03-24) March 24, 2006 (age 19)	University of Wisconsin
8	F	Ava Lindsay	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	(2005-02-20) February 20, 2005 (age 20)	University of Minnesota
9	F	MaryKate O'Brien	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	(2002-08-22) August 22, 2002 (age 23)	University of Minnesota Duluth
10	F	Maddie Kaiser	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	(2004-07-10) July 10, 2004 (age 21)	University of Minnesota
11	F	Kelly Gorbatenko	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(2004-08-05) August 5, 2004 (age 21)	University of Wisconsin
12	F	Jamie Nelson	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	(2002-06-13) June 13, 2002 (age 23)	University of Minnesota
13	D	Casey Borgiel	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(2004-06-14) June 14, 2004 (age 21)	Colgate University
15	F	Cassie Hall – A	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(2005-10-18) October 18, 2005 (age 19)	University of Wisconsin
17	F	Kaia Malachino	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	(2004-11-02) November 2, 2004 (age 20)	Ohio State University
18	F	Julia Pellerin	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	59 kg (130 lb)	(2004-10-22) October 22, 2004 (age 20)	University of Connecticut
19	F	Bella Fanale	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	(2007-05-19) May 19, 2007 (age 18)	University of Minnesota
20	D	Rose Dwyer	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(2006-04-07) April 7, 2006 (age 19)	Cornell University
22	D	Laney Potter	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	(2004-12-05) December 5, 2004 (age 20)	University of Wisconsin
24	F	Lindzi Avar	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	(2005-12-12) December 12, 2005 (age 19)	Cornell University
25	F	Sloane Matthews – C	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	(2004-07-18) July 18, 2004 (age 21)	Ohio State University
28	D	Vivian Jungels	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	(2003-10-08) October 8, 2003 (age 21)	University of Wisconsin
29	G	Layla Hemp	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	57 kg (126 lb)	(2006-07-05) July 5, 2006 (age 19)	University of Minnesota
31	G	Annelies Bergmann	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	(2005-11-22) November 22, 2005 (age 19)	Cornell University
32	F	Elyssa Biederman – A	1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)	52 kg (115 lb)	(2004-07-14) July 14, 2004 (age 21)	Colgate University
35	G	Jojo Chobak	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	(2001-04-21) April 21, 2001 (age 24)	St. Cloud State University
36	D	Grace Dwyer	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	(2004-07-21) July 21, 2004 (age 21)	Cornell University
39	D	Jules Constantinople	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(2003-07-03) July 3, 2003 (age 22)	Northeastern University
43	D	Sydney Morrow – A	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	(2004-04-12) April 12, 2004 (age 21)	University of Minnesota

Facilities

For the 2010 Olympics, 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 2014 Olympics, the team's training was located in the Greater Boston region at the Edge Sports Center in Bedford, Massachusetts, while off-ice fitness facility was located at the Mike Boyle Strength & Conditioning Center in Woburn, Massachusetts. ^[14]

Threatened 2017 World Championship boycott

On March 15, 2017, players for the U.S. women's ice hockey team announced that they would boycott the 2017 World Championship over inequitable support and conditions for women's ice hockey unless concessions were made by USA Hockey. ^[15] Members of the team including captain Meghan Duggan made public statements regarding poor pay and conditions for female hockey players. ^[16] The players were publicly supported by the players' associations for the NBA, WNBA, MLB and the NHLPA. On March 28, 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. ^[17]

See also

• List of United States women's national ice hockey team rosters
• List of Olympic women's ice hockey players for the United States

References

1. "World Ranking". IIHF.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
2. "United States". National Teams of Ice Hockey. National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
3. "U.S. Olympic Committee Announces Best of April Honors For Team USA Awards, Presented By Dow". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
4. "Women's Teams and Events". teamusa.usahockey.com. Archived from the original on February 26, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
5. "Women's Olympic Teams". teamusa.usahockey.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
6. "Women's World Championship". teamusa.usahockey.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
7. One game for Drawn
8. "Women's Worlds cancelled". iihf.com. March 7, 2020. Archived from the original on December 12, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
9. "Four Nations Cup". teamusa.usahockey.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
10. Two game for Drawn
11. "2025 U.S. Women's National Team Roster Unveiled". USA Hockey . March 5, 2025. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
12. "Team Roster: United States" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation . April 9, 2025. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
13. "2025 Collegiate Series Roster". USA Hockey . August 10, 2025. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
14. "US women's hockey team's training emphasized lower body strength". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
15. Associated Press (March 29, 2017). "US women's hockey team strike 'historic' pay deal and agree to end boycott". The Guardian. Archived from the original on December 24, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
16. Domonoske, Camila (March 15, 2017). "U.S. Women's Hockey Team Boycotting World Championships To Protest Low Pay". NPR. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
17. Guardian Sport (March 26, 2017). "USA Hockey rebuffed as replacements stand in support of women's boycott". The Guardian. Archived from the original on November 22, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2017.

Further reading

• Theberge, Nancy (2000). Higher goals: women's ice hockey and the politics of gender. Albany: State University of New York Press. ISBN   0791446417. OCLC   42771390.
• Ruggiero, Angela (2006). Breaking the ice : my journey to Olympic hockey, the Ivy League, and beyond (1st ed.). East Bridgewater, MA: Drummond Publishing Company. ISBN   1597630098. OCLC   62261070.
• Scott, Richard (2017). Who's Who in Women's Hockey Guide 2018. Blurb, Incorporated. ISBN   978-1364113308. OCLC   990850828.
• Smith, Lissa (1998). Nike is a goddess : the history of women in sports . New York: Atlantic Monthly Press. ISBN   0871137267. OCLC   39313490.
• Milner, Adrienne N; Braddock, Jomills H (2017). Women in Sports : Breaking Barriers, Facing Obstacles. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger. ISBN   9781440851254. OCLC   968151835.

External links

• Official website
• IIHF profile