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United States men's national junior ice hockey team

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United States
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Team USA
AssociationUSA Hockey
General managerJohn Vanbiesbrouck
Head coachDavid Carle
AssistantsSteve Miller
Brett Larson
Garrett Raboin
CaptainRutger McGroarty (2024)
Top scorerJeremy Roenick (13)
Most pointsJordan Schroeder & Trevor Zegras (27)
Team colors     
IIHF codeUSA
First international
 Canada 5–4 United States 
(Leningrad, Soviet Union; December 27, 1973)
Biggest win
 United States 19–1 Norway 
(Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; January 1, 1991)
Biggest defeat
 Sweden 11–1 United States 
(Leningrad, Soviet Union; December 29, 1973)
 Soviet Union 15–5 United States 
(Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia; December 30, 1976)
 Czechoslovakia 11–1 United States 
(Moscow, Soviet Union; December 31, 1987)
IIHF World Junior Championship
Appearances48 (first in 1977)
Best result Gold: (2004, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2024)
Medal record
World Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place 2004 Finland Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Canada Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Russia Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Canada Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Canada Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Sweden Team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Switzerland Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Canada Team
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Canada Team
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Germany Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Sweden Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 United States Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Finland Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 United States Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Canada Team

The United States men's national junior ice hockey team represents the United States at the IIHF World Junior Championship.

The team has won six times World Junior Championships (2004, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2024). Many NHL prospects, including John Carlson, Jack Eichel, Auston Matthews, Patrick Kane, Zach Parise, Adam Fox and Matthew Tkachuk, played on this team.

Competitive record

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IIHF World Junior Championship

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Record book data:[1]

Note: 1974, 1975 and 1976 tournaments are considered unofficial. They are not included in the IIHF records.
Year Result Rank GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts
Soviet Union 1974 Round-robin 5th place 5 1 0 0 4 10 32 2
Canada / United States 1975 Round-robin 6th place 5 0 0 0 5 9 28 0
Finland 1976 Did not participate
Czechoslovakia 1977 Round-robin 7th place 7[2] 1 0 0 5 25 45 3
Canada 1978 Preliminary round 5th place 6 4 0 0 2 41 30 8
Sweden 1979 Preliminary round 6th place 5 2 0 0 3 21 23 4
Finland 1980 Preliminary round 7th place 5[2] 1 0 0 3 21 26 3
West Germany 1981 Preliminary round 6th place 5 2 0 0 3 19 27 4
United States / Canada 1982 Round-robin 6th place 7 2 0 0 5 28 34 4
Soviet Union 1983 Round-robin 5th place 7 3 0 0 4 28 29 6
Sweden 1984 Round-robin 6th place 7 2 0 0 5 32 38 4
Finland 1985 Round-robin 6th place 7 2 0 0 5 23 37 4
Canada 1986 Third place 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 4 0 0 3 35 26 8
Czechoslovakia 1987 Semifinals 4th place 7 4 0 0 3 42 30 8
Soviet Union 1988 Round-robin 6th place 7 1 0 0 6 28 46 2
United States 1989 Round-robin 5th place 7[2] 3 0 0 3 41 25 7
Finland 1990 Round-robin 7th place 7 1 0 0 6 22 37 2
Canada 1991 Semifinals 4th place 7[2] 4 0 0 2 45 19 9
Germany 1992 Third place 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 5 0 0 2 30 22 10
Sweden 1993 Round-robin 4th place 7 4 0 0 3 32 23 8
Czech Republic 1994 Round-robin 6th place 7[2] 1 0 0 5 20 33 3
Canada 1995 Round-robin 5th place 7 3 0 0 4 28 33 6
United States 1996 Quarterfinals 5th place 6 3 0 0 3 21 27 6
Switzerland 1997 Runner-up 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6[2] 4 0 0 1 23 9 9
Finland 1998 Quarterfinals 5th place 7 4 0 0 3 25 19 8
Canada 1999 Preliminary round 8th place 7 3 0 0 4 28 29 6
Sweden 2000 Semifinals 4th place 7[3] 2 0 1 2 14 12 6
Russia 2001 Quarterfinals 5th place 7 5 0 0 2 29 12 10
Czech Republic 2002 Quarterfinals 5th place 7[3] 3 1 0 1 22 20 10
Canada 2003 Semifinals 4th place 7 4 0 0 3 23 17 8
Finland 2004 Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 6 0 0 0 27 8 12
United States 2005 Semifinals 4th place 7 3 0 1 3 27 28 6
Canada 2006 Semifinals 4th place 7[2] 3 0 0 3 26 22 7
Sweden 2007 Third place 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 3 1 2 1 22 17 13
Czech Republic 2008 Semifinals 4th place 6 4 0 0 2 20 16 12
Canada 2009 Quarterfinals 5th place 5 3 0 0 2 31 17 9
Canada 2010 Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 5 1 1 0 43 18 18
United States 2011 Third place 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 4 1 0 1 20 10 14
Canada 2012 Preliminary round 7th place 6 3 0 0 3 30 18 9
Russia 2013 Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 5 0 0 2 34 9 15
Sweden 2014 Quarterfinals 5th place 5 3 0 0 2 24 12 9
Canada 2015 Quarterfinals 5th place 5 2 1 0 2 16 9 8
Finland 2016 Third place 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 5 0 0 2 34 10 15
Canada 2017 Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 5 2 0 0 29 15 19
United States 2018 Third place 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 4 1 0 2 35 19 14
Canada 2019 Runner-up 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 5 0 1 1 25 14 16
Czech Republic 2020 Quarterfinals 6th place 5 2 1 0 2 17 14 8
Canada 2021 Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 6 0 0 1 36 10 18
Canada 2022 Quarterfinals 5th place 5 4 0 0 1 24 8 12
Canada 2023 Third place 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 4 1 0 2 40 25 14
Sweden 2024 Champions 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 6 1 0 0 45 15 20
Canada 2025 To be determined
Total 6 Titles 50/52 323[4] 163 11 6 132 1370 1102 436

Team

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Preliminary roster for the 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[5]

Head coach: David Carle

Pos. No. Name Height Weight Birthdate Hometown 2024–25 Team NHL rights, if any
G 1 Trey Augustine 6 ft 1 in 194 lb February 23, 2005 Michigan South Lyon, Michigan United States Michigan State University (Big Ten) Detroit Red Wings
F 2 Teddy Stiga 5 ft 10 in 179 lb April 5, 2006 Massachusetts Sudbury, Massachusetts United States Boston College (HEA) Winnipeg Jets
D 3 Logan Hensler 6 ft 2 in 197 lb October 14, 2006 Minnesota Woodbury, Minnesota United States University of Wisconsin (Big Ten) 2025 NHL Draft
D 4 Colin Ralph 6 ft 4 in 210 lb October 4, 2005 Minnesota Maple Grove, Minnesota United States St. Cloud State University (NCHC) St. Louis Blues
D 5 Drew Fortescue 6 ft 2 in 180 lb April 28, 2005 New York (state) Pearl River, New York United States Boston College (HEA) New York Rangers
D 6 Adam Kleber 6 ft 5 in 210 lb March 24, 2006 Minnesota Chaska, Minnesota United States University of Minnesota Duluth (NCHC) Buffalo Sabres
D 7 EJ Emery 6 ft 3 in 180 lb March 30, 2006 California Compton, California United States University of North Dakota (NCHC) New York Rangers
F 8 Brandon Svoboda 6 ft 3 in 210 lb February 4, 2005 Pennsylvania Level Green, Pennsylvania United States Boston University (HEA) San Jose Sharks
F 9 Ryan Leonard 6 ft 0 in 200 lb January 21, 2005 Massachusetts Amherst, Massachusetts United States Boston College (HEA) Washington Capitals
F 10 Carey Terrance 6 ft 1 in 186 lb May 10, 2005 New York (state) Akwesasne, New York United States Erie Otters (OHL) Anaheim Ducks
F 11 Oliver Moore 6 ft 0 in 185 lb January 22, 2005 Minnesota Mounds View, Minnesota United States University of Minnesota (Big Ten) Chicago Blackhawks
F 12 James Hagens 5 ft 11 in 178 lb November 3, 2006 New York (state) Hauppauge, New York United States Boston College (HEA) 2025 NHL Draft
D 14 Aram Minnetian 5 ft 11 in 204 lb March 19, 2005 New Jersey Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey United States Boston College (HEA) Dallas Stars
D 16 Paul Fischer 6 ft 0 in 203 lb January 30, 2005 Illinois River Forest, Illinois United States University of Notre Dame (Big Ten) Edmonton Oilers
F 17 Danny Nelson 6 ft 2 in 215 lb August 3, 2005 Minnesota Maple Grove, Minnesota United States University of Notre Dame (Big Ten) New York Islanders
F 16 AJ Spellacy 6 ft 3 in 204 lb February 24, 2006 Ohio Westlake, Ohio Canada Windsor Spitfires (OHL) Chicago Blackhawks
F 19 Trevor Connelly 6 ft 1 in 165 lb February 28, 2006 California Tustin, California United States Providence College (HEA) Vegas Golden Knights
F 20 Joey Willis 5 ft 11 in 185 lb March 14, 2005 Illinois Elmhurst, Illinois United States Saginaw Spirit (OHL) Nashville Predators
F 22 Max Plante 5 ft 11 in 180 lb February 20, 2006 Minnesota Hermantown, Minnesota United States University of Minnesota Duluth (NCHC) Detroit Red Wings
F 23 Austin Burnevik 6 ft 4 in 200 lb January 3, 2005 Minnesota Blaine, Minnesota United States St. Cloud State University (NCHC) Anaheim Ducks
D 24 Cole Hutson 5 ft 11 in 171 lb June 28, 2006 Illinois North Barrington, Illinois United States Boston University (HEA) Washington Capitals
F 26 Chris Pelosi 6 ft 2 in 183 lb March 6, 2005 New Jersey Sewell, New Jersey United States Quinnipiac University (ECAC) Boston Bruins
D 27 Blake Fiddler 6 ft 4 in 210 lb July 9, 2007 Texas Frisco, Texas Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) 2025 NHL Draft
D 28 Zeev Buium 6 ft 0 in 186 lb December 7, 2005 California San Diego, California United States University of Denver (NCHC) Minnesota Wild
G 30 Hampton Slukynsky 6 ft 2 in 185 lb July 2, 2005 Minnesota Warroad, Minnesota United States Western Michigan University (NCHC) Los Angeles Kings
G 31 Sam Hillebrandt 6 ft 1 in 170 lb February 21, 2005 Florida Riverview, Florida Canada Barrie Colts (OHL) Undrafted
F 34 Gabe Perreault 5 ft 11 in 178 lb May 7, 2005 Illinois Hinsdale, Illinois United States Boston College (HEA) New York Rangers
F 36 Cole Eiserman 6 ft 0 in 200 lb August 29, 2006 Massachusetts Newburyport, Massachusetts United States Boston University (HEA) New York Islanders
F 74 Brodie Ziemer 5 ft 11 in 190 lb February 22, 2006 Minnesota Hutchinson, Minnesota United States University of Minnesota (Big Ten) Buffalo Sabres

References

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  1. ^ "World Juniors". Team USA Hockey.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g One game for Drawn
  3. ^ a b Two game for Drawn
  4. ^ 11 game for Drawn
  5. ^ "2025 WJC | Roster". Team USA Hockey.
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