American national men's hockey team

The American national men's hockey team is the national ice hockey team for the United States. The team is controlled by USA Hockey. As of 2004 the American team was ranked 6th in the IIHF World Rankings. The US won the silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics, and won the 1996 World Cup of Hockey. Their only recent medal at the World Championships came in 2004 with a bronze. At the 2004 World Cup of Hockey the Americans were unable to defend their 1996 title, losing to Finland in the semi-finals. The United States has a total of 485,017 players. Their coach is Peter Laviolette.

Current top players

• Tony Amonte
• Chris Chelios
• Ty Conklin
• Rick DiPietro
• Chris Drury
• Mike Dunham
• Robert Esche
• Bill Guerin
• Derian Hatcher
• Brett Hull
• Steve Konowalchuk
• John LeClair
• Brian Leetch
• Mike Modano
• Jeremy Roenick
• Brian Rolston
• Keith Tkachuk
• Doug Weight

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 4th place
• 2002 – Silver medal winner

Canada Cup record

• 1976 – Finished in 5th place
• 1981 – Finished tied in 3rd place
• 1984 – Finished tied in 3rd place
• 1987 – Finished in 5th place
• 1991 – Finished in 2nd place

World Cup record

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

World Championship record

• 1930- did not play
• 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 play
• 1955- Finished in 4th place
• 1957- did not play
• 1958- Finished in 5th place
• 1959- Finished in 4th place
• 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

External Links

• USA Hockey official website