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'''USA Hockey''' (known until June 1991 as the Amateur Hockey Association of the United States or '''AHAUS''') is recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the United States Olympic Committee as the governing body for organized amateur ice hockey in the [[United States]] and is a member of the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]]. Founded on Oct. 29, 1937, in New York City, New York, the organization is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and has a total membership exceeding one million. Its mission is to promote the growth of hockey in America and provide the best possible experience for all participants by encouraging, developing, advancing and administering the sport.
'''USA Hockey''' is the national ice hockey organization in the United States. It is recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee as the governing body for organized ice hockey in the United States and is a member of the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xdV_JV1fbZMC&q=hockey+usa+hockey&pg=PA219|title=Encyclopedia of Ethnicity and Sports in the United States|first1=George B.|last1=Kirsch|first2=Othello|last2=Harris|first3=Claire Elaine|last3=Nolte|date=1 January 2000|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=9780313299117|access-date=14 December 2016|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/american-hockey-has-come-a-long-way-since-1980s-miraculous-gold/|title=American hockey has come a long way since 1980s miraculous gold|date=24 February 2015 |publisher=[[CBS]]|access-date=23 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/nhl/story/_/id/9418183/usa-hockey-encourages-kids-nhl-dreams-play-other-sports-espn-magazine |title=USA Hockey encourages kids with NHL dreams to play other sports - ESPN The Magazine |website=Espn.co.uk |date=2013-06-26 |access-date=2016-10-28}}</ref> Before June 1991, the organization was known as the '''Amateur Hockey Association of the United States''' (AHAUS).


==See also==
The organization is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Its mission is to promote the growth of ice hockey in the U.S.<ref name="auto"/> USA Hockey programs support and develop players, coaches, officials, and facilities. USA Hockey also has junior ice hockey and senior ice hockey programs, and supports a disabled ice hockey program. USA Hockey provides certification programs for coaches and officials.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usahockey.com/coachingcertification|title=Coaching Certification|access-date=1 April 2020}}</ref> Members of the organization receive a subscription to USA Hockey Magazine.<ref name="Alliance for Audited Media Snapshot Report - 6/30/2013">{{cite web|url=http://abcas3.auditedmedia.com/ecirc/magtitlesearch.asp|title=Alliance for Audited Media Snapshot Report - 6/30/2013|access-date=2 February 2014}}</ref>
* [[Ice Hockey World Championships]]
 
* [[United States men's national ice hockey team]]
==History==
* [[United States women's national ice hockey team]]
The Amateur Hockey Association of the United States (AHAUS) was founded on October 29, 1937, in New York City by [[Tommy Lockhart]].<ref name="auto"/> When he first started operating AHAUS, the paperwork fit into a shoebox in his apartment.<ref name="Allen">''Allen, Kevin (2011) Star-Spangled Hockey''</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://usahockeymagazine.com/article/2015-06/digger|title=Digger: A Lifetime Of Leadership|last=Thompson|first=Harry|date=2015–2016|website=USA Hockey Magazine|access-date=2018-10-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cdn2.sportngin.com/attachments/document/0039/8872/Hockey_Talk_2017_FINAL.pdf|title=Hockey Talk|website=USA Hockey|access-date=2018-04-16}}</ref> The need for a national governing body for hockey came from the desire to efficiently manage the growing game of ice hockey, rather than having several different groups which included the [[Amateur Athletic Union]].<ref name="USHHOF">{{cite web|url=https://www.ushockeyhalloffame.com/page/show/818905-thomas-f-lockhart|title=Thomas F. Lockhart|website=United States Hockey Hall of Fame|access-date=2018-04-12}}</ref>
 
In September 1938, Lockhart reached signed an agreement with [[W. G. Hardy]] of the [[Canadian Amateur Hockey Association]] (CAHA) which regulated international games in North America, set out provisions for transfer of players between the organizations, and recognized of each other's authority.<ref>{{cite news|title=Canadian-U.S. Amateur Hockey Pact Is Signed|date=September 6, 1938|newspaper=Lethbridge Herald|location=Lethbridge, Alberta|page=13|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-sep-06-1938-1467867/}}{{free access}}</ref> In 1940, he led AHAUS into a union with the CAHA by establishing the [[International Ice Hockey Association]], and served as its vice-president.<ref name="apr-16-1940">{{cite news|title=New Controlling Body Formed At C.A.H.A. Meet|last=Clarke|first=Robert|date=April 16, 1940|newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press|location=Winnipeg, Manitoba|page=15 |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-apr-16-1940-1471642/}}{{free access}}</ref> AHAUS was admitted as a member of the [[International Ice Hockey Federation|Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace]] in 1947, being recognized as the international governing body of hockey in the United States instead of the Amateur Athletic Union which was previously recognized by the IIHF.<ref>{{cite news|title=C.A.H.A. Gains Few Points At Prague Hockey Confab|date=March 22, 1947|newspaper=Winnipeg Tribune|location=Winnipeg, Manitoba|page=33|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-mar-22-1947-1462563/}}{{free access}}</ref>
 
Lockhart established the first national ice hockey tournaments for pre-high school boys in 1949.<ref name="USHHOF" /> He announced the establishment of the [[United States Hockey Hall of Fame]] on May 19, 1968, to be located in the town of Eveleth, Minnesota.<ref>{{cite news|title=Eveleth Site Of Hockey Hall of Fame|newspaper=Fergus Falls Daily Journal|location=Fergus Falls, Minnesota|date=May 20, 1968|page=8|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-may-20-1968-721141/}}{{free access}}</ref> Lockhart was succeeded as president by [[William Thayer Tutt]] in 1972.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ushockeyhall.com/page/show/3003339-william-thayer-tutt|title=WILLIAM THAYER TUTT|website=US Hockey Hall|access-date=2018-10-05}}</ref>
 
===Executive personnel===
'''Presidents'''
*[[Tommy Lockhart]] (1937–1972)
*[[William Thayer Tutt]] (1972–1986)
*[[Walter Bush]] (1986–2003)<ref name="DeGregorio">{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/tireless-worker-degregorio-lifted-usa-hockey/c-792096|title='Tireless worker' DeGregorio lifted USA Hockey|last=Morreale|first=Mike|date=2015-12-13|website=NHL.com|access-date=2018-10-05}}</ref>
*[[Ron DeGregorio]] (2003–2015)<ref name="DeGregorio" />
*[[Jim Smith (ice hockey, born 1957)|Jim Smith]] (2015–2021)
*[[Mike Trimboli]] (2021–present)
 
'''Executive directors'''
*Hal Trumble (1972–1987)
*Bob Johnson (1987–1990)
*Baaron Pittenger (1990–1993)
*Dave Ogrean (1993–1999)
*Doug Palazzari (1999–2005)
*Dave Ogrean (2005–2017)
*Pat Kelleher (2017–present)
 
'''Director of hockey operations'''
*Jim Johannson (2000–2018)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usahockey.com/news_article/show/878149|title=Jim Johannson Passes Away|date=January 27, 2018|website=USA Hockey|access-date=November 28, 2021}}</ref>
'''Coaching directors'''
*Ken Johannson (1970–1978)<ref>{{cite news|title=Hockey: Johannson lived to give back to the game he loved|last=Feldman|first=Jason|date=December 5, 2018|work=[[Associated Press]] News|url=https://apnews.com/article/03a2a7c50e374bda9a679251ef730c3e|access-date=November 27, 2021}}</ref>
*Lou Vairo (1978–1984)<ref>{{cite book|last=Allen|first=Kevin|author-link=Kevin Allen (journalist)|title=Star-Spangled Hockey: Celebrating 75 Years of USA Hockey|publisher=[[Triumph Books]]|date=2011|location=Chicago, Illinois|url=https://archive.org/details/starspangledhock0000alle|url-access=registration|isbn=9781633190870|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
*Dave Peterson (c. 1980s–1997)<ref>{{cite news|title=1988 Calgary Winter Olympics: Steady as he goes, this isn't the Dave Peterson show|last=Weiner|first=Jay|date=February 7, 1988|newspaper=[[Star Tribune]]|location=Minneapolis, Minnesota|page=1P|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119340301/peterson-1988/}}; {{cite news|title=Peterson (continued)|last=Weiner|first=Jay|date=February 7, 1988|newspaper=[[Star Tribune]]|location=Minneapolis, Minnesota|page=10P|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119340031/peterson-1988/}}</ref>
'''Chief medical officers'''
*George Nagobads (1984 to 1992)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ushockeyhalloffame.com/page/show/833453-dr-v-george-nagobads|title=Dr. V. George Nagobads|website=[[United States Hockey Hall of Fame]]|access-date=July 8, 2021}}; {{cite web|url=https://www.ushockeyhall.com/drgeorgenagobads|title=Dr. V. George Nagobads|website=[[United States Hockey Hall of Fame]]|access-date=July 8, 2021}}</ref>
*Michael Stuart (c. 2000s)<ref>{{cite news|title=Seen & Heard: Physician, 'hockey dad' sticking up for the sport|last=Kennedy|first=Megan|date=February 18, 2016|newspaper=[[Post-Bulletin]]|location=Rochester, Minnesota|url=https://www.postbulletin.com/lifestyle/arts-and-entertainment/seen-heard-physician-hockey-dad-sticking-up-for-the-sport|access-date=March 1, 2023}}</ref>
 
==Hall of fame==
{{main|United States Hockey Hall of Fame}}
 
==Districts==
[[File:Usahockeydistrictmap.png|thumb|300px|Map of USA Hockey districts]]
 
USA Hockey has divided its control into geographical youth districts as follows:<ref name="USA Hockey Districts & Affiliates">{{cite web |url=https://www.usahockey.com/districtsandaffiliates |title=USA Hockey Districts & Affiliates |access-date=2023-05-24 |publisher=USAHockey.com |year=2023}}</ref>
 
;Atlantic
*Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
;Central
*Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska
;Massachusetts
;Michigan
;Mid-American
*Ohio, Indiana, Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky
;Minnesota
;New England
*Connecticut, Vermont, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire
;New York
;Northern Plains
*Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming
;Pacific
*California, Hawaii, Nevada, Alaska, Oregon, Washington
;Rocky Mountain
*Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Texas, Oklahoma, Utah, New Mexico
;Southeastern
*Florida, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland
 
==National teams==
*[[United States men's national ice hockey team|Men's national team]]
*[[United States men's national junior ice hockey team|Men's U20 national team]]
*[[USA Hockey National Team Development Program|Men's U18 national team]]
*[[United States women's national ice hockey team|Women's national team]]
*[[United States women's national under-18 ice hockey team|Women's U18 national team]]
===National Team Development Program===
{{main|USA Hockey National Team Development Program}}
USA Hockey also operates the '''National Team Development Program''' (NTDP), based in Plymouth, Michigan. The program's goal is to prepare student-athletes under the age of 18 for participation on U.S. national teams and continued success throughout their future hockey careers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/article/how-usa-hockey-went-from-failure-to-hockey-factory#more-43321|title=How USA Hockey went from failure to hockey factory - The Hockey News|first=Ryan|last=Kennedy|date=21 June 2015 |access-date=16 November 2016}}</ref> The NTDP consists of two teams; the U.S. National Under-18 Team, and the U.S. National Under-17 Team.<ref name="USAHockey">{{Cite web|url=http://www.usahockey.com/USANTDP/default.aspx|title=USA Hockey's National Team Development Program|access-date=2009-05-04|publisher=USAHockey.com|year=2009}}</ref> The teams compete in the United States Hockey League in addition to playing NCAA colleges and in International competition. Until 2009, the NTDP competed in the North American Hockey League. Numerous NTDP alumni have gone on to play in the NHL.
 
==USA Hockey Nationals==
USA Hockey has conducted the country’s ice hockey national championship tournaments since 1938, with teams from all across the United States crowned champions across various classifications.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usahockey.com/news_article/show/1244764|title=2024 Host Sites Announced For Chipotle-USA Hockey National Championships|access-date=2022-10-27|publisher=USAHockey.com|year=2022}}</ref> The 2022 Chipotle-USA Hockey National Championships crowned champions at 25 different classifications, across nine different host sites across the country. Champions represented 17 different states.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nationals.usahockey.com/news_article/show/1219654|title=Champions Crowned at Chipotle-USA Hockey National Championships|access-date=2022-10-27|publisher=USAHockey.com|year=2022}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 17:25, 8 August 2024

USA Hockey
USA Hockey
Organization USA Hockey
Joined IIHF April 26, 1920
President Mike Trimboli
IIHF Men's Ranking 4[1]
IIHF Women's Ranking 1[1]
Website usahockey.com

USA Hockey is the national ice hockey organization in the United States. It is recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee as the governing body for organized ice hockey in the United States and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.[2][3][4] Before June 1991, the organization was known as the Amateur Hockey Association of the United States (AHAUS).

The organization is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Its mission is to promote the growth of ice hockey in the U.S.[3] USA Hockey programs support and develop players, coaches, officials, and facilities. USA Hockey also has junior ice hockey and senior ice hockey programs, and supports a disabled ice hockey program. USA Hockey provides certification programs for coaches and officials.[5] Members of the organization receive a subscription to USA Hockey Magazine.[6]

History

The Amateur Hockey Association of the United States (AHAUS) was founded on October 29, 1937, in New York City by Tommy Lockhart.[3] When he first started operating AHAUS, the paperwork fit into a shoebox in his apartment.[7][8][9] The need for a national governing body for hockey came from the desire to efficiently manage the growing game of ice hockey, rather than having several different groups which included the Amateur Athletic Union.[10]

In September 1938, Lockhart reached signed an agreement with W. G. Hardy of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) which regulated international games in North America, set out provisions for transfer of players between the organizations, and recognized of each other's authority.[11] In 1940, he led AHAUS into a union with the CAHA by establishing the International Ice Hockey Association, and served as its vice-president.[12] AHAUS was admitted as a member of the Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace in 1947, being recognized as the international governing body of hockey in the United States instead of the Amateur Athletic Union which was previously recognized by the IIHF.[13]

Lockhart established the first national ice hockey tournaments for pre-high school boys in 1949.[10] He announced the establishment of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame on May 19, 1968, to be located in the town of Eveleth, Minnesota.[14] Lockhart was succeeded as president by William Thayer Tutt in 1972.[15]

Executive personnel

Presidents

Executive directors

  • Hal Trumble (1972–1987)
  • Bob Johnson (1987–1990)
  • Baaron Pittenger (1990–1993)
  • Dave Ogrean (1993–1999)
  • Doug Palazzari (1999–2005)
  • Dave Ogrean (2005–2017)
  • Pat Kelleher (2017–present)

Director of hockey operations

  • Jim Johannson (2000–2018)[17]

Coaching directors

  • Ken Johannson (1970–1978)[18]
  • Lou Vairo (1978–1984)[19]
  • Dave Peterson (c. 1980s–1997)[20]

Chief medical officers

  • George Nagobads (1984 to 1992)[21]
  • Michael Stuart (c. 2000s)[22]

Hall of fame

Main article: United States Hockey Hall of Fame

Districts

Map of USA Hockey districts

USA Hockey has divided its control into geographical youth districts as follows:[23]

Atlantic
  • Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
Central
  • Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mid-American
  • Ohio, Indiana, Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky
Minnesota
New England
  • Connecticut, Vermont, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire
New York
Northern Plains
  • Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming
Pacific
  • California, Hawaii, Nevada, Alaska, Oregon, Washington
Rocky Mountain
  • Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Texas, Oklahoma, Utah, New Mexico
Southeastern
  • Florida, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland

National teams

National Team Development Program

Main article: USA Hockey National Team Development Program

USA Hockey also operates the National Team Development Program (NTDP), based in Plymouth, Michigan. The program's goal is to prepare student-athletes under the age of 18 for participation on U.S. national teams and continued success throughout their future hockey careers.[24] The NTDP consists of two teams; the U.S. National Under-18 Team, and the U.S. National Under-17 Team.[25] The teams compete in the United States Hockey League in addition to playing NCAA colleges and in International competition. Until 2009, the NTDP competed in the North American Hockey League. Numerous NTDP alumni have gone on to play in the NHL.

USA Hockey Nationals

USA Hockey has conducted the country’s ice hockey national championship tournaments since 1938, with teams from all across the United States crowned champions across various classifications.[26] The 2022 Chipotle-USA Hockey National Championships crowned champions at 25 different classifications, across nine different host sites across the country. Champions represented 17 different states.[27]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/united-states.html
  2. (1 January 2000) Encyclopedia of Ethnicity and Sports in the United States. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313299117. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "American hockey has come a long way since 1980s miraculous gold". CBS. 24 February 2015. http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/american-hockey-has-come-a-long-way-since-1980s-miraculous-gold/. 
  4. "USA Hockey encourages kids with NHL dreams to play other sports - ESPN The Magazine". 2013-06-26. http://www.espn.co.uk/nhl/story/_/id/9418183/usa-hockey-encourages-kids-nhl-dreams-play-other-sports-espn-magazine. 
  5. "Coaching Certification". https://www.usahockey.com/coachingcertification. 
  6. "Alliance for Audited Media Snapshot Report - 6/30/2013". http://abcas3.auditedmedia.com/ecirc/magtitlesearch.asp. 
  7. Allen, Kevin (2011) Star-Spangled Hockey
  8. Thompson, Harry (2015–2016). "Digger: A Lifetime Of Leadership". http://usahockeymagazine.com/article/2015-06/digger. 
  9. "Hockey Talk". https://cdn2.sportngin.com/attachments/document/0039/8872/Hockey_Talk_2017_FINAL.pdf. 
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Thomas F. Lockhart". https://www.ushockeyhalloffame.com/page/show/818905-thomas-f-lockhart. 
  11. "Canadian-U.S. Amateur Hockey Pact Is Signed", September 6, 1938, p. 13. 
  12. Clarke, Robert. "New Controlling Body Formed At C.A.H.A. Meet", April 16, 1940, p. 15. 
  13. "C.A.H.A. Gains Few Points At Prague Hockey Confab", March 22, 1947, p. 33. 
  14. "Eveleth Site Of Hockey Hall of Fame", May 20, 1968, p. 8. 
  15. "WILLIAM THAYER TUTT". https://www.ushockeyhall.com/page/show/3003339-william-thayer-tutt. 
  16. 16.0 16.1 Morreale, Mike (2015-12-13). "'Tireless worker' DeGregorio lifted USA Hockey". https://www.nhl.com/news/tireless-worker-degregorio-lifted-usa-hockey/c-792096. 
  17. "Jim Johannson Passes Away". January 27, 2018. https://www.usahockey.com/news_article/show/878149. 
  18. Feldman, Jason. "Hockey: Johannson lived to give back to the game he loved", Associated Press News, December 5, 2018. 
  19. Allen, Kevin (2011). Star-Spangled Hockey: Celebrating 75 Years of USA Hockey. Chicago, Illinois: Triumph Books. ISBN 9781633190870. 
  20. Weiner, Jay. "1988 Calgary Winter Olympics: Steady as he goes, this isn't the Dave Peterson show", February 7, 1988, p. 1P. ; Weiner, Jay. "Peterson (continued)", February 7, 1988, p. 10P. 
  21. "Dr. V. George Nagobads". https://www.ushockeyhalloffame.com/page/show/833453-dr-v-george-nagobads. ; "Dr. V. George Nagobads". https://www.ushockeyhall.com/drgeorgenagobads. 
  22. Kennedy, Megan. "Seen & Heard: Physician, 'hockey dad' sticking up for the sport", February 18, 2016. 
  23. "USA Hockey Districts & Affiliates". USAHockey.com. 2023. https://www.usahockey.com/districtsandaffiliates. 
  24. Kennedy, Ryan (21 June 2015). "How USA Hockey went from failure to hockey factory - The Hockey News". http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/article/how-usa-hockey-went-from-failure-to-hockey-factory#more-43321. 
  25. "USA Hockey's National Team Development Program". USAHockey.com. 2009. http://www.usahockey.com/USANTDP/default.aspx. 
  26. "2024 Host Sites Announced For Chipotle-USA Hockey National Championships". USAHockey.com. 2022. https://www.usahockey.com/news_article/show/1244764. 
  27. "Champions Crowned at Chipotle-USA Hockey National Championships". USAHockey.com. 2022. https://nationals.usahockey.com/news_article/show/1219654. 

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