United States men's national junior ice hockey team
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The United States men's national junior ice hockey team represents the United States at the IIHF World Junior Championship.
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| Nickname | Team USA |
|---|---|
| Association | USA Hockey |
| General manager | John Vanbiesbrouck |
| Head coach | David Carle |
| Assistants | Steve Miller Brett Larson Garrett Raboin |
| Captain | Ryan Leonard (2025) |
| Top scorer | Jeremy Roenick (13) |
| Most points | Jordan Schroeder & Trevor Zegras (27) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | USA |
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| First international | |
 Canada 5–4 United States  (Leningrad, Soviet Union; December 27, 1973) | |
| Biggest win | |
United States 19–1 Norway  (Regina, 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 | |
| Appearances | 50 (first in 1977) |
| Best result |  Gold: 7 (2004, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2024, 2025) |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| World Junior Championship | ||
 | 2004 Finland | Team |
| 2010 Canada | Team |
| 2013 Russia | Team |
| 2017 Canada | Team |
| 2021 Canada | Team |
| 2024 Sweden | Team |
| 2025 Canada | Team |
 | 1997 Switzerland | Team |
| 2019 Canada | Team |
 | 1986 Canada | Team |
| 1992 Germany | Team |
| 2007 Sweden | Team |
| 2011 United States | Team |
| 2016 Finland | Team |
| 2018 United States | Team |
| 2023 Canada | Team |
The team has won the World Junior Championships seven times. (2004, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2024, 2025). Many NHL prospects, including John Carlson, Jack Eichel, Auston Matthews, Patrick Kane, Zach Parise, Adam Fox and Matthew Tkachuk, played on the national junior team.
Competitive record
IIHF World Junior Championship
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Round-robin | 5th place | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 2 |
| / 1975 | Round-robin | 6th place | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 0 |
 1976 | Did not participate | |||||||||
| 1977 | Round-robin | 7th place | 7[2] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 45 | 3 |
| 1978 | Preliminary round | 5th place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 30 | 8 |
| 1979 | Preliminary round | 6th place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 23 | 4 |
| 1980 | Preliminary round | 7th place | 5[2] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 26 | 3 |
 1981 | Preliminary round | 6th place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 27 | 4 |
| / 1982 | Round-robin | 6th place | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 34 | 4 |
| 1983 | Round-robin | 5th place | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 29 | 6 |
| 1984 | Round-robin | 6th place | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 38 | 4 |
| 1985 | Round-robin | 6th place | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 37 | 4 |
| 1986 | Third place |  | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 26 | 8 |
| 1987 | Semifinals | 4th place | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 30 | 8 |
| 1988 | Round-robin | 6th place | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 46 | 2 |
| 1989 | Round-robin | 5th place | 7[2] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 25 | 7 |
| 1990 | Round-robin | 7th place | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 37 | 2 |
| 1991 | Semifinals | 4th place | 7[2] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 19 | 9 |
| 1992 | Third place | | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 22 | 10 |
| 1993 | Round-robin | 4th place | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 23 | 8 |
| 1994 | Round-robin | 6th place | 7[2] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 33 | 3 |
| 1995 | Round-robin | 5th place | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 33 | 6 |
| 1996 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 27 | 6 |
 1997 | Runner-up |  | 6[2] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 9 |
| 1998 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 8 |
| 1999 | Preliminary round | 8th place | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 29 | 6 |
| 2000 | Semifinals | 4th place | 7[3] | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 6 |
 2001 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 10 |
| 2002 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 7[3] | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 10 |
| 2003 | Semifinals | 4th place | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 8 |
| 2004 | Champions |  | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 12 |
| 2005 | Semifinals | 4th place | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 28 | 6 |
| 2006 | Semifinals | 4th place | 7[2] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 7 |
| 2007 | Third place | | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 13 |
| 2008 | Semifinals | 4th place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 12 |
| 2009 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 9 |
| 2010 | Champions | | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 18 | 18 |
| 2011 | Third place | | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 14 |
| 2012 | Preliminary round | 7th place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 9 |
| 2013 | Champions | | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 9 | 15 |
| 2014 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 9 |
| 2015 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 8 |
| 2016 | Third place | | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 10 | 15 |
| 2017 | Champions | | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 15 | 19 |
| 2018 | Third place | | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 14 |
| 2019 | Runner-up | | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 16 |
| 2020 | Quarterfinals | 6th place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 8 |
| 2021 | Champions | | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 18 |
| 2022 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 12 |
| 2023 | Third place | | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 25 | 14 |
| 2024 | Champions | | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 15 | 20 |
| 2025 | Champions | | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 16 | 18 |
| 2026 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 10 |
| Total | 7 Titles | 52/53 | 335[4] | 171 | 12 | 8 | 133 | 1427 | 1137 | 464 |
Team
Roster for the 2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[5]
Head coach: Bob Motzko
