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The United States men's national ice hockey team is the national team for the United Statesmarker, based in Ann Arbor, Michiganmarker. The team is controlled by USA Hockey. Because of the United States performance in the 2009 Worlds (4th place), the team moved up one spot passing Czech Republic to 5th in the IIHF World Rankings. The United States won the silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics, and the gold medal at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey. Their most recent medal at the World Championships came in 2004 with a bronze and they won the tournament in 1960 and 1933. At the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, the U.S. was unable to defend its title, losing to Finlandmarker in the semi-finals. Most recently, the team finished sixth in the 2008 IIHF World Championship. Their current head coach is Ron Wilson. As of 2007, the United States has a total of 457,038 registered ice hockey players (0.16% of its population).

The American ice hockey team's greatest success was the "Miracle on Ice" at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placidmarker, 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.

U.S. hockey had a spike in talent in the 1990s with top NHL stars like Brett Hull, Jeremy Roenick, Mike Richter, Brian Leetch and Mike Modano and as a result, the team won the 1996 World Cup and earned a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics. But by 2006, many of these All-Stars had retired or lost their skill with age. Though the 2006 Olympic Team finished a disappointing 8th place, it was more of a transitional team, featuring young NHL players like Rick DiPietro, Jordan Leopold and John-Michael Liles, and other young talents like Patrick Kane, Dustin Brown, Zach Parise, Phil Kessel and Ryan Miller already have hockey analysts listing the United States as a potential medal contender for 2010.

2009 World Championship roster

Forwards
# align=left Player Pos. Shoots Height Weight D.O.B. Club
7 Peter Harrold F R 5' 11" 188 lbs. Jun. 8, 1983 Los Angeles Kings
8 Joe Pavelski F R 5' 11" 194 lbs. Jul. 11, 1984 San Jose Sharks
9 Kyle Okposo RW R 6' 1" 200 lbs. Apr. 16, 1988 New York Islanders
12 Patrick O'Sullivan C L 5' 11" 190 lbs. Feb. 1, 1985 Edmonton Oilers
17 Nick Foligno LW L 6' 0" 205 lbs. Oct. 31, 1987 Ottawa Senators
18 Chris Higgins LW L 6' 0" 199 lbs. Jun. 2, 1983 New York Rangers
21 Drew Stafford RW R 6' 2" 202 lbs. Oct. 30, 1985 Buffalo Sabres
22 Lee Stempniak RW R 6' 0" 195 lbs. Feb. 4, 1983 Toronto Maple Leafs
23 Dustin Brown — C LW R 6' 0" 207 lbs. Nov. 4, 1984 Los Angeles Kings
26 Ryan Shannon RW R 5' 9" 173 lbs. Mar. 2, 1983 Ottawa Senators
33 Colin Wilson C L 6' 2" 215 lbs. Oct. 20, 1989 Boston U. Terriers
42 David Backes C R 6' 3" 216 lbs. May 1, 1984 St. Louis Blues
49 Colin Stuart LW L 6' 2" 205 lbs. Jul. 8, 1982 Atlanta Thrashers
55 Jason Blake — A LW L 5' 10" 180 lbs. Sep. 2, 1973 Toronto Maple Leafs
74 T. J. Oshie C R 5' 11" 170 lbs. Dec. 23, 1986 St. Louis Blues


Defensemen
# align=left Player Pos. Shoots Height Weight D.O.B. Club
2 Keith Ballard D L 5' 11" 208 lbs. Nov. 26, 1982 Florida Panthers
3 Jack Johnson D L 6' 1" 225 lbs. Jan. 13, 1987 Los Angeles Kings
4 Zach Bogosian D R 6' 2" 200 lbs. Jul. 15, 1990 Atlanta Thrashers
5 Matt Niskanen D R 6' 0" 194 lbs. Dec. 6, 1986 Dallas Stars
6 Ron Hainsey — A D L 6' 3" 205 lbs. Mar. 24, 1981 Atlanta Thrashers
15 John-Michael Liles D L 5' 10" 185 lbs. Nov. 25, 1980 Colorado Avalanche
20 Ryan Suter D L 6' 1" 194 lbs. Jan. 21, 1985 Nashville Predators


Goaltenders
# align=left Player Pos. Catches Height Weight D.O.B. Club
30 Scott Clemmensen G L 6' 3" 205 lbs. Jul. 23, 1977 Florida Panthers
31 Robert Esche G L 6' 0" 204 lbs. Jan. 22, 1978 SKA St. Petersburg
35 Al Montoya G L 6' 2" 185 lbs. Feb. 13, 1985 Phoenix Coyotes


Team Staff


Coaching Staff


2008 World Championship roster

The US team at the 2008 IIHF World Championship finished in 6th place after a loss to Finlandmarker in the quarterfinal round.

Goaltenders


Defensemen


Forwards


National Team Advisory Group


Coaching Staff
Director of Operations


2006 Olympic team

Goaltenders
Defensemen


Forwards
Reserves


Olympic record

  • 1920 - Silver medal winner
  • 1924 - Silver medal winner
  • 1928 - Did not participate
  • 1932 - Silver medal winner
  • 1936 - Bronze medal winner
  • 1948 - Finished in 4th place
  • 1952 - Silver medal winner
  • 1956 - Silver medal winner
  • 1960 - Gold medal winner
  • 1964 - Finished in 5th place
  • 1968 - Finished in 6th place
  • 1972 - Silver medal winner
  • 1976 - Finished in 5th place
  • 1980 - Gold medal winner
  • 1984 - Finished in 7th place
  • 1988 - Finished in 7th place
  • 1992 - Finished in 4th place
  • 1994 - Finished in 8th place
  • 1998 - Finished in 6th place
  • 2002 - Silver medal winner
  • 2006 - Finished in 8th place


Canada Cup record

  • 1976 - Finished in 5th place
  • 1981 - Finished in 4th place, lost semi-final
  • 1984 - Finished in 4th place, lost semi-final
  • 1987 - Finished in 5th place
  • 1991 - Finished in 2nd place, lost final


World Cup record

  • 1996 - Won World Cup
  • 2004 - Lost semi-final


World Championship record

  • 1930 - Did not participate
  • 1931 - Won silver medal
  • 1933 - Won gold medal
  • 1934 - Won silver medal
  • 1935-1937 - Did not participate
  • 1938 - Finished in 7th place
  • 1939 - Won silver medal
  • 1947 - Finished in 5th place
  • 1949 - Won bronze medal
  • 1950 - Won silver medal
  • 1951 - Finished in 6th place
  • 1953-1954 - Did not participate
  • 1955 - Finished in 4th place
  • 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
  • 1965 - Finished in 6th place
  • 1966 - Finished in 6th place
  • 1967 - Finished in 5th 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")
  • 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
  • 1981 - Finished in 5th place
  • 1982 - Finished in 8th place
  • 1983 - Finished in 9th place (Won "Pool B")
  • 1985 - Finished in 4th place
  • 1986 - Finished in 6th place
  • 1987 - Finished in 7th place
  • 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


Others



See also



References

  1. World Ranking
  2. http://www.usahockey.com/uploadedFiles/USAHockey/Menu_About_USA_Hockey/AnnualGuide0708(6).pdf
  3. USA Hockey Deutschland Cup Archives
  4. 2003&2004 Deutschland Cup
  5. 2005 Deutschland Cup
  6. USA Hockey Deutschland/TUI Cup results


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