United States men's national junior ice hockey team

United States

Nickname(s)	Team USA
Association	USA Hockey
General manager	John Vanbiesbrouck
Head coach	Nate Leaman
Assistants	Ted Donato Kris Mayotte Theresa Feaster
Captain	Jake Sanderson
Top scorer	Jeremy Roenick (13)
Most points	Jordan Schroeder & Trevor Zegras (27)
Team colors
IIHF code	USA
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 U20 Championship
Appearances	45 (first in 1977)
Best result	Gold: (2004, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2021)

Medal record
World U20 Championship
	2004 Finland	Team
	2010 Canada	Team
	2013 Russia	Team
	2017 Canada	Team
	2021 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

The United States men's national junior ice hockey team represents the United States at the IIHF World U20 Championship.

The team has won 5 world junior championships (2004, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2021). Many talented NHL prospects, such as John Carlson, Jack Eichel, Auston Matthews, Patrick Kane, Zach Parise, Adam Fox, and Matthew Tkachuk, played on this team.

World U20 Championship record[]

Record book data:^[1]

Note: 1974, 1975 and 1976 tournaments are considered unofficial. They are not included in the IIHF records.

• 1974 — 5th place
• 1975 — 6th place
• 1976 — did not participate
• 1977 — 7th place
• 1978 — 5th place
• 1979 — 6th place
• 1980 — 7th place
• 1981 — 6th place
• 1982 — 6th place
• 1983 — 5th place
• 1984 — 6th place
• 1985 — 6th place
• 1986 —  Bronze
• 1987 — 4th place
• 1988 — 6th place
• 1989 — 5th place
• 1990 — 7th place
• 1991 — 4th place
• 1992 —  Bronze
• 1993 — 4th place
• 1994 — 6th place
• 1995 — 5th place
• 1996 — 5th place
• 1997 —  Silver
• 1998 — 5th place
• 1999 — 8th place
• 2000 — 4th place
• 2001 — 5th place
• 2002 — 5th place
• 2003 — 4th place
• 2004 —  Gold
• 2005 — 4th place
• 2006 — 4th place
• 2007 —  Bronze
• 2008 — 4th place
• 2009 — 5th place
• 2010 —  Gold
• 2011 —  Bronze
• 2012 — 7th place
• 2013 —  Gold
• 2014 — 5th place
• 2015 — 5th place
• 2016 —  Bronze
• 2017 —  Gold
• 2018 —  Bronze
• 2019 —  Silver
• 2020 — 6th place
• 2021 —  Gold

Team[]

Roster for the 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.^[2]

Head coach: Nate Leaman

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Hometown	2020–21 Team	NHL rights, if any
G	1	Dylan Silverstein	6 ft 0 in	179 lb	February 7, 2004	Calabasas, California	USA Hockey NTDP (USHL)	2022 Draft
D	2	Ian Moore	6 ft 3 in	185 lb	January 4, 2002	Salt Lake City, Utah	Harvard University (ECAC)	Anaheim Ducks
D	3	Jack Peart	5 ft 11 in	190 lb	May 15, 2003	Grand Rapids, Minnesota	St. Cloud State University (NCHC)	Minnesota Wild
D	5	Wyatt Kaiser	6 ft 0 in	184 lb	July 31, 2002	Ham Lake, Minnesota	University of Minnesota Duluth (NCHC)	Chicago Blackhawks
D	8	Jake Sanderson – C	6 ft 1 in	195 lb	July 8, 2002	Whitefish, Montana	University of North Dakota (NCHC)	Ottawa Senators
F	10	Matthew Beniers – A	6 ft 1 in	175 lb	November 5, 2002	Hingham, Massachusetts	University of Michigan (Big Ten)	Seattle Kraken
F	11	Mackie Samoskevich	5 ft 11 in	190 lb	November 15, 2002	Newtown, Connecticut	University of Michigan (Big Ten)	Florida Panthers
F	12	Sasha Pastujov	6 ft 0 in	183 lb	July 15, 2003	Bradenton, Florida	Guelph Storm (OHL)	Anaheim Ducks
D	14	Brock Faber – A	6 ft 1 in	194 lb	August 22, 2002	Maple Grove, Minnesota	University of Minnesota (Big Ten)	Los Angeles Kings
F	15	Matt Coronato	5 ft 10 in	183 lb	November 14, 2002	New York, New York	Harvard University (ECAC)	Calgary Flames
F	16	Dominic James	5 ft 11 in	165 lb	July 3, 2002	Plymouth, Michigan	University of Minnesota Duluth (NCHC)	Undrafted
F	18	Logan Cooley	5 ft 10 in	179 lb	May 4, 2004	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	USA Hockey NTDP (USHL)	2022 Draft
F	19	Landon Slaggert – A	6 ft 0 in	188 lb	June 25, 2002	South Bend, Indiana	University of Notre Dame (Big Ten)	Chicago Blackhawks
F	20	Red Savage	5 ft 11 in	181 lb	May 15, 2003	Scottsdale, Arizona	Miami University (NCHC)	Detroit Red Wings
F	21	Brett Berard	5 ft 9 in	163 lb	September 9, 2002	East Greenwich, Rhode Island	Providence College (HEA)	New York Rangers
D	23	Scott Morrow	6 ft 2 in	192 lb	November 2, 2002	Darien, Connecticut	University of Massachusetts (HEA)	Carolina Hurricanes
D	25	Tyler Kleven	6 ft 4 in	208 lb	January 9, 2002	Fargo, North Dakota	University of North Dakota (NCHC)	Ottawa Senators
F	28	Chaz Lucius	6 ft 1 in	185 lb	May 2, 2003	Grant, Minnesota	University of Minnesota (Big Ten)	Winnipeg Jets
G	29	Drew Commesso	6 ft 2 in	181 lb	July 19, 2002	Norwell, Massachusetts	Boston University (HEA)	Chicago Blackhawks
G	30	Kaidan Mbereko	5 ft 11 in	190 lb	July 28, 2003	Aspen, Colorado	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	Undrafted
F	34	Carter Mazur	6 ft 0 in	180 lb	March 28, 2002	Jackson, Michigan	University of Denver (NCHC)	Detroit Red Wings
D	43	Luke Hughes	6 ft 2 in	184 lb	September 9, 2003	Canton, Michigan	University of Michigan (Big Ten)	New Jersey Devils
F	71	Tanner Dickinson	6 ft 0 in	170 lb	March 5, 2002	Perrysburg, Ohio	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)	St. Louis Blues
F	89	Matt Knies	6 ft 3 in	212 lb	October 17, 2002	Phoenix, Arizona	University of Minnesota (Big Ten)	Toronto Maple Leafs
F	96	Ty Smilanic	6 ft 1 in	179 lb	January 20, 2002	Denver, Colorado	Quinnipiac University (ECAC)	Florida Panthers

References[]

External links[]

• Team USA U20 all-time scoring leaders - QuantHockey