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The United States of America's men's, women's, and men's under-20 teams compete annually in the Ice Hockey World Championships, IIHF World Women's Championships, and the IIHF World Junior Championship. The men's and women's senior teams also compete quadrennially in the Olympic Games, starting from 1920 and 1998, respectively.
The Americans won a bronze medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics. The gold medal-winning 1980 team lit the Olympic flame at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City. Tony Amonte played in two Olympics for the United States, winning a silver medal in 2002. Chris Chelios is the only three-time captain in US Olympic history.
The American ice hockey team's greatest success was the "Miracle on Ice" at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, when American college players defeated the heavily favored seasoned professionals from the Soviet Union on the way to a gold medal. Though ice hockey is not a major sport in most areas of the United States, the "Miracle ...
Roster The following is the United States roster for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics. [3] Head coach: Ron Wilson. Assistant coaches: John Cunniff, Paul Holmgren, Jeff Jackson
[1] [2] Russia topped the overall medal count at 7 Summer Olympics and 8 Winter Olympics, while the United States placed first at 19 Summer Olympics and 1 Winter Olympics. Medal totals of the Soviet Union/Unified Team/Russia/OAR/ROC and the United States since 1956, when the Soviet Union started to compete, are presented below.
These are the team rosters of the nations participating in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2022 Winter Olympics. Team Denmark is the oldest team in the tournament, averaging 30 years and 11 months. Team USA is the youngest, with 25 years and 5 months. [1] Age and clubs listed as of the start of the tournament, 9 February 2022.
The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States, was the 14th Olympic Championship. Twelve teams competed in the tournament, which was held from February 12 to 24, 1980. The United States won its second gold medal, including a win over the heavily favored Soviet Union that became known as the "Miracle ...
These were the team rosters of the nations participating in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Each team was permitted a roster of 20 skaters and 3 goaltenders. Each team was permitted a roster of 20 skaters and 3 goaltenders.