United States men's national junior ice hockey team

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

United States

Nickname(s)	Team USA
Association	USA Hockey
General Manager	John Vanbiesbrouck
Head coach	Nate Leaman
Assistants	Ted Donato Kris Mayotte Steve Miller Theresa Feaster
Captain	Cam York
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 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 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[2]

Head coach: Nate Leaman

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Hometown	2020–21 Team	NHL rights, if any
D	2	Drew Helleson	6 ft 2 in	186 lb	March 26, 2001	Farmington, Minnesota	Boston College (HEA)	Colorado Avalanche
D	3	Hunter Skinner	6 ft 2 in	187 lb	April 29, 2001	Pinckney, Michigan	London Knights (OHL)	New York Rangers
D	4	Cam York – C	5 ft 11 in	174 lb	January 5, 2001	Anaheim, California	University of Michigan (Big Ten)	Philadelphia Flyers
D	5	Jackson LaCombe	6 ft 2 in	190 lb	January 9, 2001	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	University of Minnesota (Big Ten)	Anaheim Ducks
D	7	Tyler Kleven	6 ft 4 in	201 lb	January 9, 2002	Fargo, North Dakota	University of North Dakota (NCHC)	Ottawa Senators
D	8	Jake Sanderson	6 ft 2 in	186 lb	July 8, 2002	Whitefish, Montana	University of North Dakota (NCHC)	Ottawa Senators
F	9	Trevor Zegras	6 ft 0 in	174 lb	March 20, 2001	Bedford, New York	Anaheim Ducks (NHL)	Anaheim Ducks
F	10	Matthew Beniers	6 ft 1 in	168 lb	November 5, 2002	Hingham, Massachusetts	University of Michigan (Big Ten)	2021 Draft
D	11	Brock Faber	6 ft 0 in	193 lb	August 22, 2002	Maple Grove, Minnesota	University of Minnesota (Big Ten)	Los Angeles Kings
F	12	Matthew Boldy	6 ft 2 in	194 lb	April 5, 2001	Millis, Massachusetts	Boston College (HEA)	Minnesota Wild
F	13	Cole Caufield – A	5 ft 7 in	163 lb	January 2, 2001	Stevens Point, Wisconsin	University of Wisconsin (Big Ten)	Montreal Canadiens
F	15	Alex Turcotte – A	5 ft 11 in	185 lb	February 26, 2001	Chicago, Illinois	Los Angeles Kings (NHL)	Los Angeles Kings
F	18	Brendan Brisson	5 ft 11 in	177 lb	October 22, 2001	Manhattan Beach, California	University of Michigan (Big Ten)	Vegas Golden Knights
F	19	Patrick Moynihan	5 ft 11 in	185 lb	January 23, 2001	Millis, Massachusetts	Providence College (HEA)	New Jersey Devils
F	21	Brett Berard	5 ft 9 in	152 lb	September 9, 2002	East Greenwich, Rhode Island	Providence College (HEA)	New York Rangers
F	22	Sam Colangelo	6 ft 2 in	205 lb	December 26, 2001	Stoneham, Massachusetts	Northeastern University (HEA)	Anaheim Ducks
D	23	Ryan Johnson	6 ft 1 in	175 lb	July 24, 2001	Irvine, California	University of Minnesota (Big Ten)	Buffalo Sabres
F	24	Bobby Brink	5 ft 8 in	165 lb	July 8, 2001	Minnetonka, Minnesota	University of Denver (NCHC)	Philadelphia Flyers
F	25	John Farinacci	6 ft 0 in	185 lb	February 14, 2001	Red Bank, New Jersey	Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)	Arizona Coyotes
F	26	Landon Slaggert	6 ft 0 in	182 lb	June 25, 2002	South Bend, Indiana	University of Notre Dame (Big Ten)	Chicago Blackhawks
D	27	Henry Thrun	6 ft 2 in	195 lb	March 12, 2001	Southborough, Massachusetts	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)	Anaheim Ducks
F	28	Arthur Kaliyev	6 ft 2 in	190 lb	June 26, 2001	Staten Island, New York	Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)	Los Angeles Kings
G	29	Logan Stein	6 ft 2 in	210 lb	March 12, 2001	Suwanee, Georgia	Ferris State University (WCHA)	Undrafted
G	30	Spencer Knight	6 ft 3 in	194 lb	April 19, 2001	Darien, Connecticut	Boston College (HEA)	Florida Panthers
G	32	Dustin Wolf	6 ft 0 in	161 lb	April 16, 2001	Gilroy, California	Everett Silvertips (WHL)	Calgary Flames

References

1. "World Juniors". Team USA Hockey.
2. "2021 WJC | U.S. Roster". Team USA Hockey.

External links

• Team USA U20 all-time scoring leaders - QuantHockey