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{{Infobox national hockey team
| Name               = USA Hockey
| Badge              = United States national ice hockey team logo.png
| Badge_size         = 150px
| Nickname           = ''Team U.S.A.'', ''Ice Yanks''
| Association        = [[USA Hockey]]
| Most games         = Mark Johnson (151)
| Top scorer         = 
| Most points        = Mark Johnson (146)
| Home Stadium       = 
| IIHF code          = USA
| IIHF Rank          = 5 {{increase}}1
| IIHF max           = 5
| IIHF max date      = first in 2009
| IIHF min           = 7
| IIHF min date      = first in 2003
| Team_Colors        = {{color box|#BF0A30}} {{color box|#ffffff}} {{color box|#002868}}
| Jerseys            = [[File:USA national hockey team jerseys - 2014 Winter Olympics.png|173px]]
| First game         = {{ih|USA|1912}} 29–0 {{ih-rt|SUI}} <br> <small>([[Antwerp]], [[Belgium]]; April 23, 1920)</small>
| Largest win        = {{ih|USA|1912}} 31–1 {{ih-rt|ITA}} <br> <small>([[St. Moritz]], [[Switzerland]]; February 1, 1948)</small>
| Largest loss       = {{ih|SWE}} 17–2 {{ih-rt|USA}} <br> <small>([[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]; March 12, 1963)</small><br>
                       {{ih|URS}} 17–2 {{ih-rt|USA}} <br> <small>([[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]; March 15, 1969)</small>
| World champ apps   = 70
| World champ first  = 1930
| World champ best   = [[Image:Gold medal icon.png|16px]] ''Gold'' ([[1933 World Ice Hockey Championships|1933]])
| Olympic apps       = 21
| Olympic first      = [[1920 Summer Olympics|1920]]
| Olympic medals     = [[Image:Gold medal icon.png|16px]] ''Gold'' (1960, 1980)<br>[[Image:Silver medal icon.png|16px]] ''Silver'' (1920, 1924, 1932, 1952, 1956, 1972, 2002, 2010)<br>[[Image:Bronze medal icon.png|16px]] ''Bronze'': (1936)
| Record             = 469–423–80
}}
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{{Medal|Comp|[[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|Olympic Games]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1960 Winter Olympics|1960]]|Team}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1980 Winter Olympics|1980]]|Team}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[1920 Summer Olympics|1920]]|Team}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[1924 Winter Olympics|1924]]|Team}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[1932 Winter Olympics|1932]]|Team}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[1952 Winter Olympics|1952]]|Team}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[1956 Winter Olympics|1956]]|Team}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[1972 Winter Olympics|1972]]|Team}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2002 Winter Olympics|2002]]|Team}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2010 Winter Olympics|2010]]|Team}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1936 Winter Olympics|1936]]|Team}}
{{Medal|Comp|[[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championship]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1933 World Ice Hockey Championships|1933]]|Team}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[1931 World Ice Hockey Championships|1931]]|Team}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[1934 World Ice Hockey Championships|1934]]|Team}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[1939 World Ice Hockey Championships|1939]]|Team}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[1950 World Ice Hockey Championships|1950]]|Team}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1949 World Ice Hockey Championships|1949]]|Team}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1962 World Ice Hockey Championships|1962]]|Team}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1996]]|Team}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2004]]|Team}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2013 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2013]]|Team}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2015 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2015]]|Team}}
{{Medal|Comp|[[Winter Universiade]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1972 Winter Universiade|1972]]|Team}}
}}
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 international ice hockey in the United States. The US team is ranked 5th in the [[IIHF World Ranking]]s.<ref>[http://www.iihf.com/channels/iihf-world-championship/home/world-ranking.html World Ranking<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> T

The United States won gold medals at the [[1960 Winter Olympics|1960]] and [[1980 Winter Olympics]] and more recently, silver medals at the [[2002 Winter Olympics|2002]] and [[2010 Winter Olympics|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 men's national ice hockey team|Finland]] in the semifinals. The team's most recent medal at the World Championships came with a bronze in [[2015 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2015]]. They won the tournament in [[1933 World Ice Hockey Championships|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 men's national ice hockey team|Canada]], the [[Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team|Czech Republic]], [[Finland men's national ice hockey team|Finland]], [[Russia men's national ice hockey team|Russia]] and [[Sweden men's national ice hockey team|Sweden]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-announces-world-cup-of-hockey-for-2016-1.2930670/|title=NHL announces World Cup of Hockey for 2016|publisher=The Canadian Press|date=2015-01-24|accessdate=January 29, 2015}}</ref>

As of 2014, the US has a registered ice hockey population of 611,926 with [[USA Hockey]].<ref>http://www.usahockey.com/page/show/839306-membership-statistics</ref> [[USA Hockey]] is the largest governing body for ice hockey in the [[United States]] and the is considered the best representation of the number of players playing ice hockey in the US.<ref>http://unitedstatesofhockey.com/2014/06/17/u-s-hockey-participation-numbers-for-2013-14/</ref>

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==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 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. The United States 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".

U.S. hockey experienced a spike in talent in the 1980s and 1990s, with future National Hockey League (NHL) stars including Tony Amonte, Tom Barrasso, Chris Chelios, Brett Hull, Pat LaFontaine, John LeClair, Brian Leetch, Mike Modano, Mike Richter, Jeremy Roenick, Kevin Stevens, Keith Tkachuk, and Doug Weight. Although the United States finished no higher than fourth in any World or Olympic event from 1981 through 1994, the Americans did win the 1996 World Cup with a squad of NHL players. Six years later, after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and NHL arranged to allow NHL players to participate in the Olympic Games, the United States earned a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics with a roster that included NHL stars Adam Deadmarsh, Chris Drury, Scott Gomez, Jamie Langenbrunner, and Brian Rafalski. But by 2006, many of these NHL All-Stars had retired or lost their skill 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 top NHL goalie Ryan Miller top defenseman Brian Rafalski and U.S. Olympic 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 United States 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 United States 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]] Final or NHL Winter Classic broadcast.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/02/sports/olympics/02sandomir.html "Hockey Game Seen by 27.6 Million"] ''New York Times'', 1 March 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2010</ref>

However, several months later at the [[2010 IIHF World Championship|IIHF World Championship]], the U.S. team posted the worst record in its history by losing all three of its games in the preliminary round. The losses eliminated the United States from medal contention and dropped them below 12th place. Only three wins in the relegation round, including a shootout win over [[Italy men's national ice hockey team|Italy]], prevented the United States from being relegated to [[IIHF World Championship Division I|Division&nbsp;I]] and gave Team USA a chance to play for the IIHF World Championship in 2011.

==Tournament record==

===Olympic Games===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"
|-
! Year !! colspan=4|Result
|-style="background:silver"
| [[1920 Summer Olympics|1920]] || colspan=4|{{Silver medal}}
|-style="background:silver"
| [[1924 Winter Olympics|1924]] || colspan=4|{{Silver medal}}
|-style="background:silver"
| [[1932 Winter Olympics|1932]] || colspan=4|{{silver medal}}
|-style="background:#c96"
| [[1936 Winter Olympics|1936]] || colspan=4|{{Bronze medal}}
|-
| [[1948 Winter Olympics|1948]] || colspan=4|''disqualified''
|-style="background:silver"
| [[1952 Winter Olympics|1952]] || colspan=4|{{Silver medal}}
|-style="background:silver"
| [[1956 Winter Olympics|1956]] || colspan=4|{{Silver medal}}
|- style="background:gold"
| [[1960 Winter Olympics|1960]] || colspan=4|{{Gold medal}}
|-
| [[1964 Winter Olympics|1964]] || colspan=4|5th place
|-
| [[1968 Winter Olympics|1968]] || colspan=4|6th place
|-style="background:silver"
| [[1972 Winter Olympics|1972]] || colspan=4|{{Silver medal}}
|-
| [[1976 Winter Olympics|1976]] || colspan=4|5th place
|- style="background:gold"
| [[1980 Winter Olympics|1980]] || colspan=4|{{Gold medal}}
|-
| [[1984 Winter Olympics|1984]] || colspan=4|7th place
|-
| [[1988 Winter Olympics|1988]] || colspan=4|7th place
|- style="background:#9acdff;"
| [[1992 Winter Olympics|1992]] || colspan=4|4th place
|-
| [[1994 Winter Olympics|1994]] || colspan=4|8th place
|-
| [[1998 Winter Olympics|1998]] || colspan=4|6th place
|-style="background:silver"
| [[2002 Winter Olympics|2002]] || colspan=4|{{Silver medal}}
|-
| [[2006 Winter Olympics|2006]] || colspan=4|8th place
|-style="background:silver"
| [[2010 Winter Olympics|2010]] || colspan=4|{{Silver medal}}
|- style="background:#9acdff;"
| [[2014 Winter Olympics|2014]] || colspan=4|4th place
|-
! colspan=5|'''Totals'''
|-
! Games !! style="background:gold"|Gold !! style="background:silver"|Silver !! style="background:#c96"|Bronze !! Total
|-
| 21 || 2 || 8 || 1 || 11
|}

===World Championship===
:''See: [[Ice Hockey World Championships]] and [[List of IIHF World Championship medalists]]''
:''Note: Between 1920 and 1968, the [[Olympic Games|Olympic hockey tournament]] was also considered the World Championship for that year.''<ref>See: [[Ice Hockey World Championships]].</ref>

*[[1920 Summer Olympics|1920]] – Won {{Silver medal}} medal
*[[1924 Winter Olympics|1924]] – Won {{Silver medal}} medal
*1931 – Won {{Silver medal}} medal
*[[1932 Winter Olympics|1932]] – Won {{Silver medal}} medal
*[[1933 World Ice Hockey Championships|1933]] – '''Won {{Gold medal}} medal'''
*1934 – Won {{Silver medal}} medal
*[[1936 Winter Olympics|1936]] – Won {{Bronze medal}} medal
*1938 – Finished in 7th place
*1939 – Won {{Silver medal}} medal
*1940–46 – ''Not held''<ref>See [[Ice Hockey World Championships#1930–1953: Canadian dominance]]. World War II forced the cancellation of the 1940 and 1944 Winter Olympics and the world championships from 1941 to 1946. {{Cite web |title=International hockey timeline |url=http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/history/the-iihf/timeline.html |publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation |accessdate=2009-03-10}}</ref>
*1947 – Finished in 5th place
*[[1948 Winter Olympics|1948]] – Finished in 4th place
*1949 – Won {{Bronze medal}} medal
*1950 – Won {{Silver medal}} medal
*1951 – Finished in 6th place
*[[1952 Winter Olympics|1952]] – Won {{Silver medal}} medal
*1955 – Finished in 4th place
*[[1956 Winter Olympics|1956]] – Won {{Silver medal}} medal
*1958 – Finished in 5th place
*1959 – Finished in 4th place
*[[1960 Winter Olympics|1960]] – '''{{Gold medal}} medal'''
*1961 – Finished in 6th place
*1962 – Won {{Bronze medal}} medal
*1963 – Finished in 8th place
*[[1964 Winter Olympics|1964]] – Finished in 5th place
*1965 – Finished in 6th place
*1966 – Finished in 6th place
*1967 – Finished in 5th place
*[[1968 Winter Olympics|1968]] – Finished in 6th 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")<ref>See: [[1972 World Ice Hockey Championships]]. For the first time, a separate tournament is held for both the World Championships and the Winter Olympics. Previously, the Winter Olympics tournament was held in lieu of a world championships, with the winner being declared world champion for that year. It also marked the first time in international ice hockey that all goaltenders were required to wear face masks.</ref>
*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
*1980 – ''Not held''<ref name=IHWC>No championships were held during the Olympic years 1980, 1984, and 1988. See: [[Ice Hockey World Championships#1976–1987: First years of open competition]] and [[List of IIHF World Championship medalists]].</ref>
*1981 – Finished in 5th place
*1982 – Finished in 8th place
*1983 – Finished in 9th place (Won "Pool B")
*1984 – ''Not held''<ref name=IHWC/>
*1985 – Finished in 4th place
*1986 – Finished in 6th place
*1987 – Finished in 7th place
*1988 – ''Not held''<ref name=IHWC/>
*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}} medal
*1997 – Finished in 6th place
*[[1998 IIHF World Championship|1998]] – Finished in 12th place
*[[1999 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1999]] – Finished in 6th place
*[[2000 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2000]] – Finished in 5th place
*[[2001 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2001]] – Finished in 4th place
*[[2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2002]] – Finished in 7th place
*[[2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2003]] – Finished in 13th place
*[[2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2004]] – Won {{Bronze medal}} medal
*[[2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2005]] – Finished in 6th place
*[[2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2006]] – Finished in 7th place
*[[2007 IIHF World Championship|2007]] – Finished in 5th place
*[[2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2008]] – Finished in 6th place
*[[2009 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2009]] – Finished in 4th place
*[[2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2010]] – Finished in 13th place
*[[2011 IIHF World Championship|2011]] – Finished in 8th place
*[[2012 IIHF World Championship|2012]] – Finished in 7th place
*[[2013 IIHF World Championship|2013]] – Won {{Bronze medal}} medal
*[[2014 IIHF World Championship|2014]] – Finished in 6th place
*[[2015 IIHF World Championship|2015]] – Won {{Bronze medal}} medal

===Canada Cup===
*[[1976 Canada Cup|1976]] – Finished in 5th place
*[[1981 Canada Cup|1981]] – Finished in 4th place, lost semi-final
*[[1984 Canada Cup|1984]] – Finished in 4th place, lost semi-final
*[[1987 Canada Cup|1987]] – Finished in 5th place
*[[1991 Canada Cup|1991]] – Finished in 2nd place, lost final

===World Cup===
*[[1996 World Cup of Hockey|1996]] – '''Won [[World Cup of Hockey|World Cup]]'''
*[[2004 World Cup of Hockey|2004]] – Lost semi-final

===Others===
*1988 [[Spengler Cup]] – Winners
* 2002 [[Deutschland Cup]] – Finished in 2nd place<ref>[http://www.usahockey.com//Template_Usahockey.aspx?NAV=TU_01_02_01&ID=205382 USA Hockey Deutschland Cup Archives]</ref>
* 2003 [[Deutschland Cup]] – Winners
* 2004 [[Deutschland Cup]] – Winners<ref>[http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-hockey/stories/111404aao.html 2003&2004 Deutschland Cup]</ref>
* 2005 [[Deutschland Cup]] – Finished in 3rd place<ref>[http://www.nhl.com/news/2005/11/243242.html 2005 Deutschland Cup]</ref>
* 2005 [[TUI Nations Cup]] – Finished in 2nd place
* 2007 [[Deutschland Cup]] – Finished in 2nd place<ref>[http://www.usahockey.com//Template_Usahockey.aspx?NAV=TU_01_02&ID=22290 USA Hockey Deutschland/TUI Cup results]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.usahockey.com/ Official website]
*[http://www.iihf.com/sk/iihf-home/countries/united_states/ IIHF profile]

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