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United States men's national ice hockey team
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USA Hockey
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| Nickname(s) |
Team U.S.A., Ice Yanks |
| Association |
USA Hockey |
| General Manager |
Jim Johannson |
| Head coach |
Dan Bylsma |
| Assistants |
Tim Army
Phil Housley |
| Captain |
Paul Stastny |
| Most games |
Mark Johnson (151) |
| Most points |
Mark Johnson (146) |
| IIHF code |
USA |
| IIHF ranking |
6  1 |
| Highest IIHF ranking |
5 (first in 2003) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking |
7 (first in 2006) |
| Team colours |
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| First international |
 United States 29–0 Switzerland 
(Antwerp, Belgium; April 23, 1920) |
| Biggest win |
United States 31–1 Italy 
(St. Moritz, Switzerland; February 1, 1948) |
| Biggest defeat |
 Sweden 17–2 United States 
(Stockholm, Sweden; March 12, 1963)
 Soviet Union 17–2 United States
(Stockholm, Sweden; March 15, 1969) |
| IIHF World Championships |
| Appearances |
70 (first in 1930) |
| Best result |
 Gold: 2 – 1933 – 1960 |
| Olympics |
| Appearances |
20 (first in 1920) |
| Medals |
Gold: 2 – 1960, 1980
 Silver: 8 – 1920, 1924, 1932, 1952, 1956, 1972, 2002, 2010
 Bronze: 1 – 1936 |
| International record (W–L–T) |
| 456–418–80 |
The
United States men's national ice hockey team is based in
Colorado Springs, Colorado, with its U18 and U17 development program in
Ann Arbor, Michigan. The team is controlled by
USA Hockey. Because of the United States' fourth-place performance in the
2009 World Championships, the team moved up one spot – passing the
Czech Republic – to 5th in the
IIHF World Rankings.
[1] The United States won silver medals at the
2002 and
2010 Winter Olympics and the gold medal at the
1996 World Cup of Hockey. The team's most recent medal at the World Championships came with a bronze in
2004, and they won the tournament in
1933 and
1960 (from 1920 to 1968, the Olympic gold medallist was also crowned the world champion for that year). At the
2004 World Cup of Hockey, the United States was unable to defend its title, losing to
Finland in the semifinals. Most recently, the team finished 7th in the
2012 IIHF World Championship. Its current
head coach is Dan Bylsma. As of 2007, the United States has a total of 480,038 registered
ice hockey players (0.20% of its population).
[2] The United States is a member of the so-called "
Big Seven", the unofficial group of seven the strongest men's ice hockey nations, along with
Canada, the
Czech Republic,
Finland,
Russia,
Slovakia, and
Sweden.
[3]
Gold: 2 – 1933 – 1960
Silver: 8 – 1920, 1924, 1932, 1952, 1956, 1972, 2002, 2010
Bronze: 1 – 1936
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